JP2602706Y2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote handling machine suitable for use in a ticket vending machine for selling tickets based on inserted banknotes and a vending machine for various kinds of products. This is related to banknote return processing when a cancellation is made after the bill has been issued.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, automatic ticket vending machines sell trains, train tickets, and movie theater entrance tickets. The configuration of automatic ticket vending machines is diverse, but one example of this is the bill processing.If the inserted bill, for example, a 1,000-yen bill, is judged to be true or false, the genuine bill is temporarily stored, then stored in a safe, Some are configured to return to the insertion slot. In the case where the genuine bill is canceled after being held, the held bill is returned from the bill return slot. However, according to the study of the present inventor, it has been found that the ticket vending machine having the above configuration has the following problems.

[0003]

That is, the bill to be returned is discharged to the return slot so that it can be easily taken out, and the ticket vending machine does not restrain the returned bill at all. But,
In some cases, the person who has canceled the ticket may forget to retrieve it, and in this case, the bill may be left in the return slot, and there is a risk of theft. Then, even if the person who has canceled notices and requests a return, no action can be taken since the bill has already been returned from the ticket vending machine side.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide a bill processing apparatus configured to prevent theft when returning a bill.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to sell tickets and the like when a transaction is completed based on a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot, and to return a bill to a return slot when a transaction is not established. in the banknote processing apparatus for performing an inlet conveying means for conveying sandwich the inserted bill from the insertion slot, again sandwiched write No upper conveying path is conveyed banknote by the inlet conveying means, and splicing from the upper feeding path
It has a lower transport path through which the banknotes are subsequently transported, and temporarily holds the banknotes in the lower transport path until the transaction is completed. When another banknote is conveyed, the other banknote is already
Wherein said at least one sheet of paper money so as to overlap with at least one of the bill being held on the side carrying path upper feeding
A temporary holding unit that transports the paper money again to the path and overlaps the other banknotes, and temporarily holds the stacked banknotes on the lower transport path, and is provided at least between the temporary holding unit and the driving source. And a conveyance direction conversion means for changing the conveyance direction of the bill, and detecting that the bill has been conveyed to the return port, and detecting that the bill is not taken out of the return port after a predetermined time has elapsed. A bill processing device comprising: a detecting unit; and a bill collecting unit that, when the bill is not taken out of the return slot, drives the transport direction changing unit to reversely carry the bill and collects the bill. Achieved by

[0006]

In other words, when the transaction is not successful, if the banknote is not taken out within a predetermined time after detecting that the banknote has been conveyed to the return port, the banknote conveyed to the return port is reversely conveyed into the apparatus. If you forget to take it, you won't be stolen.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a bill processing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing installation positions of a driving unit, a detection unit for detecting a bill conveyance position, and the like.
Is an enlarged configuration diagram of a main part, and FIGS. 4 to 8 are time charts for explaining a bill processing operation. In the description of the embodiment, the overall configuration will be described first to facilitate understanding of the invention, and then the bill processing operation will be described.

First, the overall structure of the bill processing apparatus 1 will be described. The bill discriminating section (hereinafter, also referred to as BV) 2 determines the authenticity of the bill X inserted from the bill insertion slot 11, conveys the genuine note to the next-stage entrance conveying section 3, and also transmits the counterfeit note. Is reversed and returned to the insertion slot 11. The transport speed during the authenticity determination, during reverse rotation, and during transport to the entrance transport unit 3 is, for example, 400 m in order to ensure accurate determination.
m / s, but processing after that is 700 mm
/ S is set at a considerably high speed. In addition, about the conveyance speed of a banknote, etc., the conveyance speed which frequently appears below as well as the said 400 mm / s is only an example, and is not limited to these numerical values.

The entrance transport section 3 includes pulleys P shown in a circle in the figure and upper and lower belts 12, 1,
3, 14, furthermore a photo sensor, a solenoid plunger,
The bill is constituted by a member such as a stepping motor, and the bill is conveyed by clamps in the direction of arrow A by the upper and lower belts 12 to 14, in other words, conveyed in a sandwiched state. In addition, the entrance transport unit 3 includes a mechanism for absorbing a transport speed difference between the bill validating unit 2 and the entrance transport unit 3 to enable smooth transport. It is provided with a mechanism and the like that enables standby until the banknote is temporarily held. The transport speed is 700 mm / s when the first bill is inserted, and 700 mm / s to 350 mm / s, and 700 m / s, according to a designated pulse to the stepping motor during the overlapping operation with the first inserted bill.
A mechanism is provided that allows switching to m / s.

The primary holding unit 4 is used to temporarily hold inserted bills from the time of receipt of bills to the time of completion of a transaction, and is wound around pulleys P shown in a circle in FIG. Upper and lower belts 15, 16 and a photo sensor,
The bill is constituted by members such as a solenoid plunger and a stepping motor, and bills are conveyed by clamps by upper and lower belts 15 and 16. Note that a mechanism for controlling the transport speed and the speed switching of the banknotes is provided in the same manner as the entrance transport unit 3, and is set to 700 mm / s both when the banknotes are stored and when the banknotes are returned.

The storage section 5 is composed of pulleys P shown in a circle in the figure, belts 21 and 22 wrapped around the respective pulleys P, a photosensor and a DC motor, a press guide, and the like. Is established, a mechanism for holding the banknotes conveyed from the primary holding unit 4 until the next customer's transaction starts, and a bill insertion detection for the next customer (detection at the entrance of the BV)
Alternatively, there is provided a mechanism for performing a pusher operation by detecting coin insertion by the next customer (detected at a coin insertion slot of a separately provided coin processing mechanism not shown) and storing bills in the safe section 7. The transport speed is set to 700 mm / s, and the pusher operation time is set to about 0.6 s.

The return section 6 constitutes a main part of the present invention, and will be described later in detail with reference to FIG. In brief, here, it is constituted by pulleys P shown in a circle in the figure, belts 23 and 24 wrapped around each pulley P, a photo sensor, an electromagnetic clutch, and the like. Note that the electromagnetic clutch corresponds to the transport direction changing means in the present invention, and is described as a return drive clutch SL6 in the description of the bill processing operation described later. When the cancel button (not shown) is pressed after the insertion of the banknote and the transaction is not established, the return unit 6 transfers the banknote transported from the primary holding unit 4 to a position about 70 mm from the tip of the return port 25. It has a function of stopping conveyance at the time of dispensing and holding the banknote in a state of being held until the customer's banknote is extracted, in other words, the banknote is clamped. Also,
If the bill is not removed within the designated time, the bill is regarded as forgotten and taken into the machine and stored in the safe 7 described later, so that theft can be prevented. Note that the speed of bill transportation is 700 m for both return and take-in.
m / s.

The safe section 7 is a box-shaped safe made of SUS material, and includes a coin lock, a spring, a press plate, a bearing and the like. And
It has a function of holding stored bills in a pressed state by using a spring, and also has a function of detecting a fixed position of a safe by a microswitch. Further, a function of detecting the fullness of bills (about 1,000 sheets) and a function of detecting a full notice (about 900 sheets) by using a photo interrupter are provided, and when a bill is collected, the safe is pulled out after unlocking, and is taken out from the upper side of the safe. .

The control unit 8 controls the apparatus 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a CPU board, an I / F board, and the like. The CPU board includes a ROM and a RAM with a battery backup, a CDL communication I / F, and the like. The I / F board includes a photo sensor that detects bills, a DC motor, a stepping motor, a drive device such as a solenoid plunger, and the photo sensor has a level check margin function. It should be noted that although not particularly mentioned in the description of the bill processing, all the detection signals and the like that have detected the transport position of the bill are transmitted to the control unit 8,
By the operation of the transmission unit 8, control such as conveyance control, holding, and storage is performed.

The monitor section 9 has, for example, 7 segments (2
Digit) and push-button switches (three).
The error code number is displayed in the segment, and the mode code number is displayed in the offline mode. In addition, when the push button switch is pressed down, the banknotes are forcibly stored, and the mode can be set in the offline mode.

The floor base 31 and the guide rail 3
Among them, the floor base 31 is fixed to the main body base on the unit side, and the guide rail 32 is fixed to the housing side.
When the present apparatus 1 is mounted on a ticket vending machine, the floor base and the guide rail are connected via a slide rail. The floor base unit 31 includes a set mechanism, and is configured to set the device unit and pull out the device unit by operating the lever.
The setting position and the setting completion are configured to be detected by a microswitch or the like provided on the floor base 31 side. In this embodiment, the total amount of the device unit to be withdrawn is about 730 mm.

Next, the bill processing operation will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 shows the positions of a sensor and a motor for performing banknote processing, and FIG.
And the like are shown in the configuration diagram shown in FIG. First, the processing at the time of inserting the first bill will be sequentially described. When a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 11, the insertion of the bill is detected by the entrance sensor of the BV, and the detection signal V1 shown in FIG.
Is supplied to the control unit 8. At this time, if the bills of the first customer are held in the storage unit 5, the storage motor M3 is driven (high level H) as shown in FIG. . Then, the pusher fixed position confirming sensor PH6 operates from off (low level L) to on (high level H) as shown in FIG. 4 (J), and again operates to low level with the storage of the bill, as shown in FIG. 4 (I). As shown, the storage motor M3 is turned off. During this time, the entrance transport motor M1 is driven as shown by the high level H in FIG. 4B, and transports the inserted bill in the direction of arrow A. The transport speed is set to, for example, 700 mm / s.

When the bill is transported to the entrance transport section 3, the bill shown in FIG.
As shown in (C), a high-level detection signal V2 detected by the entrance reservation sensor PH1 is supplied to the control unit 6. Then, after a delay of a predetermined time, for example, 100 ms, as shown in FIGS. 4D and 4E, the inlet clamp solenoid SL1 and the inlet stopper solenoid SL
2 is driven at the high level H, and at the same time, the main transport motor M2 is driven as shown in FIG. As a result, the bills are transferred from the entrance transport section 3 to the belts 13 and 1.
4 and is conveyed toward the primary holding unit 4 as shown by an arrow A.

Belt 1 in which bills form primary holding unit 4
When the sheet is conveyed to the installation position of the turn sensor PH2 while being sandwiched by the sheets 4 and 15, the bill is detected as shown by a high level H in FIG. Supplied to The controller 8 controls the inlet clamp solenoid SL1 and the inlet stopper solenoid SL.
2. The entrance conveyance motor M1 is controlled to be off. When the bill is continuously transported by the main transport motor M2 and transported to the installation position of the primary holding sensor PH3, FIG.
At the high level H. Detection signal V
4 is supplied to the control section 8, and the control section 8 controls the main transport motor M2 to be turned off, for example, about 50 ms after the detection, as shown in FIG. However, when the next banknote is continuously inserted and detected by the entrance holding sensor PH1, the transport speed is switched to, for example, 350 ms, and a standby state is set.

Next, the processing operation at the time of inserting the second and subsequent bills will be described with reference to FIG. When a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 11, it is detected by the entrance sensor of the BV as shown in FIG. 5 (A), and as shown in FIG.
1 is driven. As a result, the bill is transported to the entrance transport section 3 at a transport speed of about 700 mm / s. However, if the primary storage of the previously inserted banknote has not been completed and has not reached the position where the turn sensor PH2 has been installed, the entrance transport motor M1 is not turned off. The operation for driving the motor M1 is not performed. Such control is entirely performed by the control unit 8.

On the other hand, when the primary storage of the previously inserted banknote is completed and the standby state is established, the main transport motor M2
Is turned on, but the transport speed is set to, for example, 350 mm / s as shown in the period T in FIG. If the primary holding is not completed, the transfer speed of the main transfer motor M2 is increased from 700 mm / s to 35 as soon as the primary holding is completed.
Switching control is performed to 0 mm / s. The inserted bill is detected as shown in FIG. 5 (C) at the time when the bill is conveyed to the installation position of the entrance holding sensor PH1, and after t hours (for example, after 50 ms) from the time of detection, FIG. As shown in FIG. 5 (E), the inlet clamp solenoid SL1 and the inlet stopper solenoid SL2 are turned on. Next, after the inserted bill is transported based on the designated number of pulses (however, indicated by the time width t1 in FIG. 4C), the transport speed of the entrance transport motor M1 of 700 mm / s is shown in FIG. The period is switched to 350 mm / s for the period indicated by T1. At the same time, FIG.
As shown in (I), the holding stopper solenoid SL4 is driven to convey the inserted bill which has been in the standby state in the primary holding unit 4.

In this state, the inserted bills and the remaining bills (first inserted bills) are conveyed for a specified number of pulses.
When the overlapping amount reaches a length of about 3 cm from the bill tip, this time is shown in FIG.
After one elapse, the rotation speeds of the entrance conveyance motor M1 and the main conveyance motor M2 are switched again, and the conveyance speed is set to 700 mm /
s. Then, the bill is conveyed and the turn sensor PH
5 is detected as shown at a high level in FIG. 5 (G), and by this detection, as shown at Ta, the entrance transport motor M1 and the clamp solenoid S are detected.
L1 and the stopper solenoid SL2 are controlled to be off.
However, as shown in FIG. 5 (F), the main transport motor M2 continues to be driven, so that the banknote is transported toward the installation position of the primary holding sensor PH3.

When the bill is detected by the primary holding sensor PH3, the detection output is turned on as shown at the time point Tb,
Next, after about 50 ms, the main transport motor M2 is turned off as shown at the time point Tc. However, when the next inserted banknote has reached the installation position of the entrance holding sensor PH1,
The conveyance speed is switched to 350 mm / s and the operation is made to wait.

Next, a description will be given of a bill processing operation when a transaction is completed. The transaction is established when the person purchasing the ticket presses an amount button (not shown). When it is determined that the transaction has been established by matching the amount of the inserted bill with the amount button, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6D, the storage solenoid SL5 is controlled to be turned on, and as shown in FIG. 6A, the main transport motor M2 is also controlled to be turned on. When the banknotes in the standby state are conveyed to the installation position of the holding stopper solenoid SL4 in the primary holding unit 4, the banknotes SL4 are turned on as shown in FIG. Transport. The transport speed at this time is 700 mm / s. Then, when the bill is transported to the installation position of the storage suspension sensor PH4, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6C, after about 50 ms, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6D, the holding stopper solenoid SL4
And the storage solenoid SL5 is turned off.

Next, a description will be given of a bill processing operation when a transaction is not established. When the purchaser of the ticket presses a cancel button (not shown), the transaction is not established. In this case, td in FIG.
As shown at the time, all of the main transport motor M2, the return drive clutch SL6, the reject solenoid SL3, and the hold stopper solenoid SL4 are controlled to be ON, and the banknote is transported to the return unit 6. At this time, the transport speed is 700 m
m / s. When the bill is conveyed to the set position of the return hold sensor PH5, the banknote is turned on as shown in FIG. 7 (G). After a lapse of the time width t2 shown in FIG. 7 (G), further description will be given with reference to another drawing. As shown in FIG. At the point in time when the length of the return drive clutch S
L6, reject solenoid SL3, controls to turn off the main conveyance motor M2.

The returned bill is 70 mm from the tip of the return section 6.
Since the ticket is out of order, the person who purchases the ticket can take it out by hand, and when the ticket is taken out, the ticket sale ends. However, the user often forgets to take it. In such a case, the following control is performed to prevent theft.

When there is a banknote that has been left behind, a left-behind timer (not shown) operates, and after a predetermined time has passed, the timer shown in FIG.
The reject solenoid SL3 is controlled to be turned on as shown at time tg. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, a transport path Y of the banknote X is formed between the primary holding unit 4 and the return unit 6. Then, at the time point when a predetermined time has elapsed, the main transport motor M2 is reversely rotated as shown in FIG. 8A, and at the same time, the return drive clutch SL6 is driven. Therefore,
The belts 16 and 17 constituting the primary holding unit 4 and the belts 23 and 24 constituting the return unit 6 are both at the time of bill ejection.
That is, the vehicle travels in the opposite direction to the case where the paper is transported to the return unit 6. Most of the bill X whose tip was peeped from the return section 6
Since the belts 23 and 24 sandwich the belts 23 and 24,
When the vehicle 4 travels in the reverse direction, the vehicle 4 is drawn into the return section 6. Note that the transport speed is set to about 700 mm / s.

The bills X that have been pulled in are transferred to belts 23 and 24.
In FIG. 3, the paper is first conveyed in the upward direction in FIG. 3, then travels rightward on the conveyance path Y, and is conveyed into the primary holding unit 4. A turn sensor P is provided in the primary storage unit 4.
H2 is installed, the bill X is applied to the turn sensor PH2, and the bill X is turned on as shown in FIG. 8B until it passes. Then, it is turned off after passing, and as shown at time ti, the main transport motor M2, the return drive clutch SL6, and the reject solenoid SL3 are turned off.

In this state, the taken banknote X is held in the primary holding unit 4. Then, at time tj when the predetermined time has elapsed, the main transport motor M2 is turned on, that is, is controlled to rotate forward, and the holding stopper solenoid S
L4, the storage solenoid SL5 is turned on. As a result,
The banknote X is conveyed from the upper side of the primary holding unit 4 to the lower side while being sandwiched between the belts 16 and 17, and further conveyed vertically downward by the belts 21 and 22 constituting the storage unit 5.

When the banknote X reaches the installation position of the storage hold sensor PH4, it turns on as shown in FIG. 8 (F), and at time tl about 50 ms after this time tk, the main transport motor M2 and the hold stopper solenoid are operated. SL4 and the storage solenoid SL5 are turned off. When the conveyance of the banknote X is stopped and the holding in the storage unit 5 is completed, the pusher fixed position confirmation sensor PH6 operates to drive the storage motor M3 from off to on and further off. As a result, the pusher 31 moves in the direction of arrow B shown in FIG. 1 to push the banknote X into the safe section 7, and then returns to the original position to complete the storage of the banknote X.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, if the return banknote X is forgotten to be taken, it is reversely transported into the apparatus after a predetermined time has elapsed, so that a theft accident can be prevented. Also, if there is a request from a person who has forgotten it,
Since the returned bills are stored, the person in charge can return the bills, thereby preventing troubles related to the return.

The following effects can be obtained by applying the electromagnetic clutch to the return drive clutch SL6. That is, the belts 15 to 17 constituting the primary holding unit 4,
Further, the belts 23 and 24 constituting the return section 6 are both driven by the main transport motor M2. Therefore, if the main transport motor M2 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions, the return bill X can be transported to the return unit 6 and can be reversely transported into the apparatus if the user forgets to take it.

However, since the rotating devices such as the main transport motor M2 have inertia, they continue to rotate even if they are turned off. If the rotation is controlled to be turned off and the rotation is stopped before the rotation is stopped, an operation delay or an impact is generated, which is not preferable. Therefore, in the present embodiment, an electromagnetic clutch is applied, the main transport motor is rotated in a predetermined direction, and the belt transport direction can be changed by changing the connection of the belt as a load. According to this configuration, the inconvenience can be prevented beforehand, and the return bill can be taken in smoothly.

Each of the sensors PH1 to PH in the embodiment is
A photosensor is applied to H5 and further to the secondary holding sensor PH9, and a photointerrupter is applied to the pusher fixed position sensor PH6, the full detection sensor PH7, and the full notice sensor PH8. Further, the counting of the bill transporting time is performed by an electromagnetic counter, and DC solenoids are applied to SL1 to SL5. Further, a stepping motor is applied to the motors M1 and M2, and a DC is applied to the motor M3.
A motor has been applied.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above, and can be variously modified. For example, a sensor that detects the position of a bill
The invention is not limited to a photo sensor, and can be replaced with a touch sensor. The application of the present invention is not limited to ticket vending machines, but can be widely applied to vending machines for various products.

[0036]

As described above, the bill processing apparatus according to the present invention constitutes a part for returning a bill from the primary holding part when the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot needs to be returned. The belt is conveyed by a belt or the like so that it can be taken out to the return port. Configured.

Therefore, if the return bill is forgotten, it is taken into the return section, and the return bill can be prevented from being stolen. In addition, since the taken-in banknotes are held in the apparatus, if there is an offer to forget them, they can be returned by hand, and unnecessary troubles over banknote return can be prevented beforehand, Customer service also improves.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a bill processing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a bill processing apparatus showing installation of various sensors and motors.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged configuration diagram of a return unit of the bill processing device.

FIG. 4 is a timing chart illustrating processing of a first inserted bill.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart illustrating processing of a second and subsequent inserted bills.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart for explaining banknote storage and holding processing.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart illustrating a bill returning process.

FIG. 8 is a timing chart illustrating a bill forgetting process.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote processing apparatus 2 Banknote discrimination part 3 Entrance conveyance part 4 Primary holding part 5 Storage part 6 Returning part 7 Safe part 8 Control part 9 Monitor part 11 Banknote insertion opening 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22 Belt 25 Bill return port M1 Inlet transfer motor M2 Main transfer motor M3 Storage motor PH1 Entrance hold sensor PH2 Turn sensor PH3 Hold sensor PH4 Storage hold sensor PH5 Return hold sensor PH6 Pusher fixed position sensor SL1 Inlet clamp solenoid SL2 Inlet stopper solenoid SL3 Reject solenoid SL4 Hold stopper solenoid SL5 Storage solenoid SL6 Return drive clutch A Transport direction B Storage direction X Banknote Y Reverse transport path ta to tl Operating time T, t Time width H, L Signal level V Detection signal

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] Claims: 1. A bill processing device that sells a ticket or the like based on a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot when a transaction is completed and performs a process of returning a bill to a return slot when a transaction is unsuccessful. an inlet conveying means for conveying sandwich the banknote, again sandwiched write no bills conveyed by the inlet conveyance means
Upper transport path, and banknotes continuously from the upper transport path
Has a lower transport path through which the bills are transported , and temporarily holds the banknotes in the lower transport path until the transaction is completed, and another banknote is transported from the entrance transport unit until the transaction is completed. If the other banknotes are already
The at least one sheet of paper money so as to overlap with at least one of the bill being held by road to transport re <br/> beauty to the upper conveying path superimposed with the other bills, the bill obtained by their superimposed A temporary holding means for temporarily holding the paper money in the lower transport path, provided at least between the temporary holding means and a driving source, and a transfer direction converting means for changing the transfer direction of the bill, Detecting means for detecting that the bill has been conveyed to the return port, and detecting that the bill is not taken out of the return port after a lapse of a predetermined time; and when the bill is not taken out of the return port, the conveyance is performed. A bill processing device, comprising: a bill collecting means for driving a direction changing means to reversely convey the bill and collecting the bill.