JP2603405Y2 - Bill holding mechanism of bill receiving / dispensing device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill receiving / dispensing apparatus installed in a financial institution such as a bank, and more particularly to a mechanism for holding bills stored in a denomination cassette.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the structure of a banknote pay-in / pay-out device. In the drawing, 1 is a teller port unit that has a bill receiving port and a bill discharging port, and transfers a bill to a teller, and 2 is a bill validator, which is provided with a bill discriminating unit, true / false, denomination, denomination, and amount. And a recognition unit 3 for recognizing the number of sheets, etc., 3 is a safe unit in which a denomination cassette 4 or a reject cassette for storing deposited bills and dispensed bills is mounted at a predetermined position, and 5 is provided with a bill stacking section and a bill feeding section. This is a deposit and withdrawal unit for depositing and withdrawing banknotes from and to each cassette 4 of the safe unit 3.

[0003] Above the denomination cassette 4 in the safe unit 3, a moving plate 6 is provided for placing and temporarily storing deposited bills.
Is movably provided. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the denomination cassette 4 and the moving plate 6.

In FIG. 5, a stage 7 is provided on the denomination cassette 4 so as to be able to move up and down.
Is placed. The stage 7 is moved up and down by a motor (not shown). Guides 9a and 9b are provided in the denomination cassette 4, and the bill 8 is stored between the guides 9a and 9b. Further, a deposit position sensor 10 is provided on both upper sides of the denomination cassette 4 so as to detect the uppermost position of the bill 8 in the denomination cassette 4 at the time of deposit. The moving plate 6 is moved in the directions of arrows AB by a motor (not shown).

Next, the operation of the stage 7 and the temporary holding plate 6 at the time of deposit will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the conventional example. In FIG. 6, when the start of the deposit processing is confirmed on the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus side, the inside of the apparatus enters the deposit mode. At this time, the stage 7 in the denomination cassette 4 starts descending by a motor (not shown). When the stage 7 is lowered, the banknote 8 is also lowered, and when the deposit position sensor 10 is turned off, the passage of the topmost portion of the banknote 8 is detected.
When the passage of the uppermost portion of the bill 8 is detected, the motor (not shown) is stopped, and the stage 7 is stopped.

Thereafter, the moving plate 6 is moved in the direction of arrow A by a motor (not shown) to a position indicated by a two-dot chain line to form a banknote holding section, in preparation for the arrival of a deposited banknote.

[0007]

However, in the above-described conventional apparatus, if the bill in the denomination cassette is a folded banknote, especially if the top bill is a folded bill, the bill is not affected even if the deposit position sensor is turned off. As shown in FIG. 6, when the moving plate 6 moves, the moving plate 6 may hit the folded banknote 8a and cause a malfunction of the moving plate 6. In this case, there was a risk that subsequent transactions would not be possible. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a conventional problem.

To prevent the movable plate 6 from colliding with the folded bills 8a, the stage 7 may be lowered sufficiently. However, if the stage 7 is further lowered, the bill storage capacity of the denomination cassette 4 is reduced. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable device which prevents collision between a moving plate and bills without reducing the amount of bills accommodated. .

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a denomination cassette for storing bills on a vertically movable stage, and lowers bills stored in the denomination cassette to a predetermined position. Thereafter, the moving plate is moved to above the bill receiving slot of the denomination cassette, and the deposited bills are accumulated on the moving plate, and then the moving plate is retracted from above the bill receiving port to deposit the deposited bills into the denomination cassette. In the bill receiving and dispensing device to be stored in the denomination cassette, a movable press plate is disposed rotatably above the denomination cassette, and after the stored bills in the denomination cassette are lowered to the predetermined position, the movable press plate rotates. Then, the uppermost part of the stored banknotes is pushed down to a position that does not interfere with the moving plate, and then the movable platen is pressed down the uppermost part of the stored banknotes while the movable platen is in the bill receiving slot of the denomination cassette. Move up Those were Unishi.

[0011]

In the present invention having the above structure, at the start of the depositing process, the stage is lowered until the uppermost part of the stored banknotes reaches a predetermined position. Here, the movable presser plate rotates to push down the uppermost part of the stored bills. Thereby, even if the top banknote is folded, it is flattened. Then, the movable plate moves above the bill receiving slot in a state where the movable holding plate is holding the uppermost portion of the stored bills. At this time, the moving plate does not collide with the uppermost bill.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are assigned the same reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a movable presser plate driving mechanism in the embodiment.

In FIG. 1, in a denomination cassette 4, a stage 7 is provided so as to be able to ascend and descend similarly to the conventional example, and a bill 8 is placed thereon. Above the denomination cassette 4, shafts 11a and 11b are rotatably provided on a support frame (not shown). A plurality of movable holding plates 12a, 12b are fixed to the shafts 11a, 11b, respectively.
These movable holding plates 12a and 12b are
It rotates with 11b.

A link 13a is fixed to the shaft 11a, and the link 13a is rotatably connected to a link 14a at a rotation fulcrum 15a. Further, a link 13b is fixed to the shaft 11b, and the link 13b is rotatably connected to the link 14b at a rotation fulcrum 15b. Link 14
The link a and the link 14b are rotatably connected by rivets 17a and 17b by a link 16, respectively. A post 18 is formed on the link 16 on the side opposite to the side on which the links 14a and 14b are mounted, and the link 16 is attached to a support frame (not shown) so as to be rotatable about a fulcrum 19. A movable plate 6 is provided above the denomination cassette 4 so as to be movable by a motor (not shown).

In FIG. 2, movable holding plates 12a, 12b
Will be described. Below the link 16 is the first
A movable plate 21 is provided, and the first movable plate 21 has long holes 22a and 22b. Slot 22a,
22b has a post 24a provided on the bracket 23,
24b are fitted respectively, and the first movable plate 21
Is movable in the direction of arrow CD by the length of the elongated holes 22a and 22b with respect to the bracket 23.

An elongated hole 25 is formed in the first movable plate 21, and a post 27 formed in the second movable plate 26 is fitted into the elongated hole 25. Second movable plate 2
Reference numeral 6 is disposed along the first movable plate 21, and the second movable plate 26 is urged in the direction of arrow D with respect to the first movable plate 21 by a tension coil spring 28.

A gear 29 is provided on the right side of the first movable plate 21.
Are mounted rotatably by a motor (not shown), and a post 30 is attached to the gear 29 by welding. The post 30 is located within the notch 31 of the first movable plate 21 and below the second movable plate 26. The gear 29 is designed to rotate in a predetermined section in both forward and reverse directions. Torsion springs 32a and 32b are wound around the shafts 11a and 11b, respectively. The torsion spring 32a urges the link 13a in a counterclockwise direction, and the torsion spring 32b urges the link 13b in a clockwise direction. are doing.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the start of the deposit processing is confirmed on the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus side, the inside of the apparatus enters the deposit mode. First, the stage 7 in the denomination cassette 4 is lowered by a motor (not shown). The stage 7 stops when the deposit position sensor 10 detects the highest position of the bill 8.

Next, the gear 29 is rotated in the direction of arrow E by a motor (not shown). As a result, the post 30 also rotates in the same direction, and the post 30 pushes up the second movable plate 26 in the direction of arrow C. Then, the first movable plate 21 is also pushed up in the same direction by the action of the tension spring 28. At this time, the upper end of the first movable plate 21 contacts the post 18 of the link 16 and pushes it up. As a result, the link 16 rotates around the fulcrum 19 in the direction of arrow F shown in FIG.

When the link 16 rotates, the link 13a and the shaft 11a rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 2 via the link 14a, and the movable holding plate 12a rotates.
Rotates from the position shown by the solid line to the position shown by the broken line. At the same time, the rotation of the link 16 causes the link 13b and the shaft 11b to rotate clockwise in FIG. 2 via the link 14b, and the movable holding plate 12b to rotate from the position shown by the solid line to the position shown by the broken line. Movable holding plates 12a, 12b
Are stopped at the positions indicated by broken lines by stoppers (not shown).

At this time, the movable holding plates 12a and 12b
(2), the top of the banknote 8 placed on the stage 7 is pressed down, and even if the top banknote 8a is folded, it is flattened. Even after the movable holding plates 12a and 12b are stopped by the stopper (not shown), and even if the second movable plate 26 is further pushed up by the gear 30, the first movable plate 21 is pushed up because there is play by the slot 25. I can't. After the movable holding plates 12a and 12b hold down the bill, the moving plate 6 moves in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. At this time, the moving plate 6 does not collide with the bill 8. That is, the bill 8 pressed by the movable holding plates 12a and 12b is located below the position where the moving plate 6 moves.

After the moving plate 6 has moved to the upper part of the bill 8,
The post 30 of the gear 29 is disengaged from the second movable plate 26, and the first movable plate 21 and the second movable plate 26
Is lowered, and the movable holding plates 12a and 12b return to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 by the force of the torsion springs 32a and 32b, respectively. The gear 29 then rotates in the direction of arrow G, and at this time, the post 30 contacts the second movable plate 26. When the gear 29 further rotates, the second movable plate 26 rotates about the post 27 in the direction of the arrow H, whereby the post 30 returns to the position shown in FIG.

In the above description, when the movable plate 6 comes to a predetermined position on the banknote 8, the movable holding plates 12a and 12b are returned to the vertical state, but after the movable plate 6 is completely closed, the movable holding plate 12a is closed. , 12b may be returned. (It is possible by adding a sensor.)

In the above embodiment, the apparatus in which the banknote holding section is located above the denomination cassette is described. However, the present invention can be applied to an apparatus having a banknote holding section at another location.

[0025]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, since the movable holding plate for pressing the top of the bills placed on the stage in the denomination cassette is provided, the top of the bills is folded. Even a loose banknote does not collide with the moving plate, does not cause a malfunction of the moving plate, and improves reliability. In addition, since the amount of lowering of the stage when storing the deposited banknotes can be reduced, the capacity of the stored banknotes can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a movable presser plate driving mechanism in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the operation of a movable holding plate.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a banknote pay-in / pay-out device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional problem.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Denomination cassette 6 Moving plate 7 Stage 8 Banknote 10 Deposit position sensor 12a, 12b Movable holding plate

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-62-60753 (JP, A) JP-A-1-275370 (JP, A) JP-A-60-193355 (JP, U) JP-A-4-197355 44234 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65H 31/00-31/40

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A denomination cassette for storing banknotes on a stage that can be raised and lowered, and after moving the banknotes stored in the denomination cassette to a predetermined position, the moving plate is moved to above the banknote receiving port of the denomination cassette. The banknote depositing / dispensing device, which moves and accumulates deposited banknotes on the moving plate and then retracts the moving plate from above the bill receiving slot to store the accumulated deposited banknotes in the denomination cassette, A movable holding plate is rotatably disposed, and after the bills stored in the denomination cassette are lowered to the predetermined position, the movable holding plate is rotated so that the uppermost part of the bills does not interfere with the moving plate. A bill receiving and dispensing device, wherein the movable plate is moved to a position above the bill receiving slot of the denomination cassette while the movable holding plate is pushing down the uppermost part of the stored bills.