JP2906796B2 - Paper storage box - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage box which is loaded in, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) to store bills.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of the above-described ATM, if a deposited banknote is damaged, it is inconvenient to circulate and use it as a withdrawal banknote. A storage box for storing such bills such as damaged banknotes and other collected banknotes is used for effectively utilizing the internal space of the machine body such as an ATM and reducing the size of the machine body. Some types are set to be thin so that they cannot be integrated horizontally. To be more specific, as shown in FIG. 5, the width L3 of the input paper sheet S in the input direction is smaller than the width L4 of the stacking space 21 in the paper sheet storage box 20.

[0003]

The paper sheet storage box 2 described above.
At 0, the sheets S to be inserted should be sequentially accumulated at the bottom like S1, S2, S3. However, after the sheets are inserted one by one, and after being separated from the sandwiching rollers 22, 22, the sheets S are inserted. Due to the free fall of S, each stacked sheet S1
, S2, and S3, there is a gap, and the direction of free fall of paper sheets is not determined due to air resistance.
Like S4 and S5, the paper sheets S1 and S2 stacked earlier
, S3 may be stacked in a direction opposite to that of S3.

[0004] Then, needless space is naturally increased, and the amount of integration is reduced. Moreover, since the sheets S1 to S5 are not stacked in the stacking space 21 in an orderly manner, there is a problem that the work of taking out the sheets S1 to S5 becomes complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to increase the amount of paper sheets stacked so that the paper sheets can be stacked in an orderly manner and there is no gap between the stacked paper sheets.

[0006]

Means for solving the above-mentioned problem will be described with reference to FIG. 1 of the embodiment. The structure is such that an insertion port 12 into which a sheet S is inserted is formed on the upper surface. The width L1 of the internal stacking space 11 is set to a thin sheet storage box 9 that cannot be stacked with the input sheets S lying down.
In the stacking space 11, the first stacking space 11a on the inlet 12 side and the second stacking space 11b on the lower side are divided by being inclined in the width direction of the stacking space 11 on the inlet 12 side. A paper sheet storage box 9 having a partition plate 15 and an upper end of the partition plate 15 pivotally connected to a biased state in which the lower end of the partition plate 15 can be opened by a predetermined load. .

[0007]

In other words, according to the above-described structure, the inserted paper sheets are sequentially stacked on the partition plate inclined in one direction along the same direction as the inclination. At this time, each paper sheet
Because the falling distance is short, they come into close contact with each other and are integrated.

[0008] When the load on the partition plate becomes larger than a predetermined value due to, for example, the amount of accumulation in the first stacking space above the partition plate becoming larger than a predetermined value, the lower end of the partition plate is opened, and each paper sheet is opened. Are dropped into the second accumulation space while being integrated, and are accumulated. When each sheet falls, the partition plate is rotated and returned to the original state by the urging force, and prepares for the next sheet.

[0009]

As a result of the above, according to the present invention, the paper sheets are once stacked neatly in the first stacking space and then stacked directly in the second stacking space. It is possible to prevent wasteful space due to gaps or different stacking directions between the stacked sheets, and to make full use of the internal stacking space to increase stacking volume. it can. Also, when taking out the paper sheets accumulated in the paper sheet storage box, it is easy because the paper sheets are orderly accumulated as described above.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 in the automatic teller machine. As shown in FIG.
Inside, a receiving unit 3 located at the lower part of the bill entrance 2 for taking in and out of bills, a discriminating unit 4 for performing bill distinction discrimination, denomination discrimination and front / back discrimination, and front and back for aligning bills front and back. Reversing unit 5 and temporary holding unit 6 for temporarily holding banknotes
And a return holding unit 7 having a processing function of releasing and transporting the held banknotes in a lump, and 3 corresponding to a denomination of 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen having a function of stacking and feeding banknotes. Stacker 8, a bill storage box 9 for collecting badly discriminated bills, forgotten bills, damaged bills, and the like at the time of deposit / withdrawal transactions and replenishment of bills, and replenishing and collecting bills according to the operation state of the apparatus. An operation box 10 provided with a transaction operation promotion function for maintaining stable operation is provided.
0 is connected by a loop-shaped transport line to transport the banknote to a predetermined position according to the processing item.

The above-mentioned bill storage box 9 has a thin box shape in which the width L1 of the internal accumulation space 11 is set to be smaller than the width L2 in the insertion direction of the bill S to be inserted, as shown in FIG. is there. And the inside forms the inlet 12 on the upper surface,
Rollers 13 and 14 for feeding the bills S to be inserted therein are provided below the slot 12 so that the internal stacking space 11 is formed.
A tumbler 15 which is inclined in the width direction of the accumulation space 11 is provided on the side of the inlet 12, and the accumulation space 11 is divided into a first accumulation space 11 a on the entrance 12 side and a second accumulation space 11 b on the lower side. It is.

The above-mentioned tumbler 15 is made of a magnetically attachable metal plate, is inclined at an angle such that the bills S... Can be accommodated within the width of the accumulation space 11, and is pivotally attached to an openable biased state.
That is, the sucked portion 15a is bent at the lower end edge in the inclined direction, and the support portion 15b is bent at the upper end edge in the inclined direction. A balancer weight 16 is mounted on the upper surface of the support portion 15b, and a rotating shaft 17
Above, when the tumbler 15 is rotated in a direction in which the inclination is tight, the balance is made in a direction in which the tumbler 15 is returned to the original state. In addition, a magnet 18 is attached to the above-mentioned attracted portion contact portion of the bill storage box 9,
The magnetic force has a relationship with the weight of the balancer weight 16 described above, and when a predetermined number of banknotes S are accumulated on the tumbler 15 and the load exceeds a predetermined value, the portion to be attracted 15a is disengaged from the magnet 18 and has a steep inclination. In the direction of
The accumulation space 11a is set to be open.

The operation and effect of the bill storage box thus configured will be described below. First, as shown in FIG.
Is inserted, the bills S are fed into the first stacking space 11a while the leading end thereof slides on the upper surface of the tumbler 15, and are stacked in the same direction as the tilt of the tumbler 15. At this time, the trailing end of the fed bill S is beaten by the impeller 14a provided on one of the rollers 14, so that collision with the leading end of the next bill inserted is avoided.

Next, the bills S to be inserted are skewed and accumulated in the same manner as the preceding bills S by sliding the leading end of the bills S... In addition, at this time, the bills S are stacked while the leading end thereof is slid on the bills S...
It is difficult to form a thick air layer between the bills S to be accumulated, and the bills sequentially accumulated are integrated.

When the number of sheets stacked in the first stacking space 11a exceeds, for example, a predetermined number, and the load on the tumbler 15 exceeds a predetermined value, the attracted portion 15a at the leading edge of the tumbler 15 is quickly detached from the magnet 18 and the balancer weight 16 is attached. It turns in a direction in which the inclination is tight against the force, and makes the first accumulation space 11a communicate with the second accumulation space 11b. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the banknotes S... Fall into the second stacking space 11b in an integrated state, and are stacked neatly as indicated by the virtual line. At the same time, the tumbler 15 uses the biasing force of the balancer weight 16 to move the attracted portion 15 a to the magnet 1.
8 rotates relatively slowly in the direction in which the magnet 1 is attracted.
When the attracted portion 15a is pivotally moved to a distance to which the force of 8 applies, the attracted portion 15a is also attracted to the magnet 18 under the action of the magnetic force, and returns to the original closed state. When the tumbler 15 is rotated and returned to the original state, the state shown in FIG.
Will be able to receive

In this manner, the bills S are temporarily stacked and unified in the first stacking space 11a in a state where they cannot be transparent to each other and incline in the same direction. Since the two bills are stacked neatly in the stacking space 11b, it is possible to prevent wasteful spaces from being generated in which the directions of the bills to be stacked are different or a thick gap is formed between the bills S. Narrow integration space 11
Can be fully utilized, and the amount of accumulation can be increased. Moreover, since the stacked banknotes S are stored neatly, the banknotes S can be easily taken out of the banknote storage box 9.

Since the tumbler 15 is biased using the balancer weight 16 and the magnetic force, the first integrated space 11a
Are not suddenly rotated and returned before falling into the second stacking space 11b, so that the banknotes S from the first stacking space 11a to the second stacking space 11b are not returned. Can be completely integrated, and the purpose can be achieved.

In the configuration of the embodiment shown above, the bill S
.. Correspond to the paper sheets of the invention, the bill storage box 9 corresponds to a paper sheet storage box, and the tumbler 15 corresponds to a partition plate. Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the internal structure of a bill storage box.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a banknote pay-in / pay-out device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an operation state of the bill storage box.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an operation state of the bill storage box.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a paper sheet storage box showing a conventional problem.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9 Bill storage box 11 Stack space 11a First stack space 11b Second stack space 12 Loading port 15 Tumbler 15a Adsorbed part 15b Support part 16 Balancer weight 17 Rotating shaft 18 Magnet S …bill

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sheet storage box which is formed in a thin shape in which an input port for inputting paper sheets is formed on an upper surface, and a width of an internal collecting space is set so that the input paper sheets cannot be stacked in a lying state. A partition plate that is inclined in the width direction of the stacking space and separates the first stacking space on the inlet side from the second stacking space on the lower side is provided on the inlet side of the stacking space, A sheet storage box having an inclined upper end pivotally connected to a biased state in which the inclined lower end of the partition plate can be opened by a predetermined load.