JP3137161B2 - 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 used in vending machines, currency exchange machines, pachinko ball lending machines, medal lending machines and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a machine body such as a vending machine for handling bills, bill processing is performed so as to determine the authenticity of inserted bills and to store and store only bills regarded as genuine coins. The device is mounted.

The bill processing apparatus is roughly divided into a bill conveying path for guiding a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot into the apparatus body, a bill discriminating means for discriminating the conveyed bill, and a bill discriminator. And bill storage means for pushing the considered bills into the stacker and sequentially stacking and storing them.

FIG. 27 is a partially cutaway sectional view showing a conventional banknote handling apparatus.

The bill processing apparatus 1 is composed of a device body 2 which is formed in a substantially inverted L-shape as viewed from the side, and a bill insertion slot 3 is formed at the upper left end.

The bill insertion slot 3 is attached to a door (not shown) constituting the front of a machine such as a vending machine, and is arranged so that its tip is exposed to the outside.

On the other hand, the bill insertion slot 3 of the bill processing device 1
Immediately after this, a horizontal first banknote transport path 4 for guiding the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 3 to the right side of the drawing is formed, and a first transport belt 5 and this transport belt are provided in the middle thereof. A bill conveying means 8 including driven rollers 6, 7, etc., which is in pressure contact with 5, is provided. Note that bill discriminating means (not shown) such as a magnetic sensor and a photosensor for discriminating the authenticity of the bill are horizontally arranged along the horizontal first bill transport path 4.

In such a banknote processing apparatus 1, when a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 3, the presence or absence of the inserted banknote is detected by a banknote detection sensor (not shown) provided in the banknote insertion slot 3, and the detection is performed. The inserted bill is horizontally conveyed along the first bill conveyance path 4 rightward in the drawing by the driving force of the first conveyance belt 5 that rotates counterclockwise based on the signal.

On the other hand, when the inserted bill is horizontally conveyed to the right in the drawing by the normal rotation of the first conveyor belt 5, a not-shown bill discrimination disposed at a substantially intermediate point of the first conveyor belt 5 is determined. The authenticity of the inserted bill is determined by the means.

When the bill discriminating means determines that the inserted bill is counterfeit, the first conveyor belt 5 is turned (rotated clockwise), and the inserted bill is returned from the bill insertion slot 3.

On the other hand, if the inserted bill is judged to be genuine by the bill discriminating means, the first transport belt 5 continues to rotate forward and moves the inserted bill along the first transport path 4 based on the detection signal. To further convey horizontally. In addition, the input bills that have been horizontally conveyed are turned approximately 90 degrees downward with respect to the first bill conveying path 4 in the middle of the apparatus main body 2 and further conveyed vertically downward along the second bill conveying path 9 that is extended. You.

More specifically, the second conveyor belt 10 disposed along the second banknote conveyance path 9 rotates forward in the clockwise direction following the normal rotation of the first conveyor belt 5. The leading end of the determined bill is conveyed to the lower side of the stacker 11.

On the other hand, the second bill transport path 9 is provided with bill storage means 12 for successively pushing bills judged as genuine coins into the stacker 11 for stacking.

The bill storing means 12 comprises a link mechanism 13 having a pantograph structure, and when a bill judged to be genuine is guided along the second bill conveying path 9 to a predetermined position on the lower side of the stacker 11, FIG. As shown at 28, the link mechanism 13 having the pantograph structure reciprocates to the right in the drawing and stacks and stores the banknotes regarded as genuine coins one by one in the stacker 11.

[0015]

By the way, the stacker 1
The banknotes stored in 1 are collected by the manager at regular intervals or when a predetermined amount is accumulated.
In the case of the banknote processing apparatus as shown in FIG. 27, the engagement between the apparatus main body 2 and the stacker 11 is released by a latch means (not shown), and the clockwise direction around the shaft 14 provided at the lower end of the stacker 11 is used. By rotating the stacker 11 to open the upper surface, the stack of bills stacked inside is pulled out upward and collected.

As described above, in the banknote handling machine as shown in FIG. 27, the door of the machine body such as a vending machine is opened, and the engagement between the machine body 2 and the stacker 11 is released by latch means (not shown). , It is possible to easily take out the bills inside. Therefore, when the door of the device main body is opened by a third party other than the administrator, there is a possibility that stored bills may be illegally extracted. Incidentally, in order to solve such a problem, a device that always locks the stacker when the stacker is attached to the apparatus body has been disclosed, as disclosed in JP-A-1-308352. However, since the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-308352 locks the stacker at all times when the stacker is attached to the apparatus body, the key is always used to release the stacker. Therefore, even if the banknote processing device is installed in a place where the stacker does not need to be locked, the lock must be released using a key, which complicates the work. There are difficulties.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a banknote processing apparatus capable of selecting between a lockable state and an unlockable state of a stacker with respect to the apparatus main body.

[0018]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in a bill processing apparatus according to the present invention, a bill conveyance path for guiding an inserted bill to a stacker in the apparatus main body, and a bill conveyed by the bill conveyance path. A bill processing device having a stacker for stacking and storing bills, and opening one end of the stacker from the apparatus main body to collect bills housed therein, provided on a side portion of the stacker. A first connecting means having a hole formed in a predetermined shape; and a first connecting means provided at an appropriate position of the apparatus main body and communicating with the hole of the first connecting means when the stacker is mounted in the apparatus main body. A second connecting means having a hole of a predetermined shape to be formed, and, when the stacker is mounted in the apparatus main body, passing through the respective holes of the first connecting means and the second connecting means. And initiatives engagement, so that freely disposed detachably with respect to said first connecting means locking means capable of achieving the disengagement and a second connecting means.

[0019]

According to the bill processing apparatus described above, the hole of the second connection means formed on the apparatus main body and the hole of the first connection means formed on the stacker are engaged and disengaged. The locking means is provided detachably with respect to the first connecting means and the second connecting means. When the stacker is mounted on the apparatus main body, the stacker is released unless a key is used. Either a lockable state in which the key cannot be locked or a lockable state in which the stacker can be released without the key can be selected and adopted.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail.

FIG. 1 shows a bill processing apparatus 20 according to the present invention.
It is a conceptual sectional view of.

The bill processing apparatus 20 is also generally formed in a substantially inverted L-shape as viewed from the side, as in the conventional case.

The bill processing device 20 includes a bill insertion slot 21
And a device main body 25 supported on the front plate 23 so as to be rotatable clockwise about a shaft 24 disposed at the lower end of the front plate 23. ing. The device main body 25 is provided with a latch means 26 provided on the upper part thereof.
By this, normally, it is engaged with the front plate 23 and its rotation is regulated.

On the other hand, in the banknote processing apparatus 20, similarly to the conventional case, the first banknote is connected to the banknote insertion slot 21 and transports the inserted banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 21 to the intermediate portion in the apparatus main body 25. A transport path 27 is formed.

In the apparatus main body 25, the traveling direction of the conveyed banknotes is changed from the terminal end 27a of the first banknote conveying path 27 to the longitudinal direction of the stored banknotes stacked and stored in the stacker 28 provided on the back of the apparatus main body 25. A second banknote transport path 29 formed by bending approximately 90 degrees downward along the direction (longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 25) is continuously provided.

Of these, the first bill transport path 27 directly communicating with the bill insertion slot 21 is substantially along the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 25) of bills stacked and stored in the stacker 28 as shown in the figure. It is formed in a meandering U-shape.

A cockpit for forcibly transporting inserted bills into the apparatus main body 25 is provided between a horizontal portion 27b and a falling portion 27c which constitute the upstream side of the first bill transport path 27 formed in a meandering U-shape. A first bill transporting means 31 including a belt transport belt 30 is provided, and a shutter portion 32 for opening and closing the first bill transporting path 27 is provided at a bottom 27d of the first bill transporting path 27. I have.

A bill discriminating means 33 for discriminating the inserted bill is provided along the rising portion 27e of the rising portion 27e which is located downstream of the first bill conveying path 27.

Therefore, according to the configuration of the first banknote transport path 27 described above, the first banknote transport path 27 is formed to meander in a substantially U-shape along the longitudinal direction of the stored banknotes.
The second banknote transport path 2 can be moved from the front end 21a of the banknote insertion slot 21 without shortening the overall banknote transport path length of the banknote transport path 27.
9, the distance (thickness) L ′ in the depth direction up to the start end (the end 27a of the first bill transport path 27) can be greatly reduced.

On the other hand, in the front mask 22 forming the above-mentioned bill insertion slot 21, the first bill transport means 31 is provided.
In addition to the shutter means 32, an entrance lever 41 for detecting the start end and the end of the inserted bill is provided. Although not shown, the entrance lever 41 is provided near the entrance lever 41 to insert a bill by the entrance lever 41 in the vicinity thereof. An optical sensor for detecting discharge is provided. In addition, the optical sensor 40 is a monitor lamp that notifies the operating state of the bill.

The first bill transporting means 31 includes the transport belt 30 wound around a pair of pulleys 42 and 43, a driven roller 44 pressed against the transport belt 30, and applies a driving force to the transport belt 30. In-mask transfer motor 45
The driving force of the motor 45 is transmitted to the transport belt 30 via a gear transmission mechanism 46 including a plurality of gears.

As shown in an enlarged front view of FIG. 2, the shutter means 32 includes a first plate 50 fixed to the front mask 22 and a rack and pinion mechanism 51 to be described later with respect to the first plate 50. The lower end 52a of the second plate 52 is alternately (in a staggered manner) provided at the lower end 52a of the second plate 52 as shown in FIG.
A shutter 54 composed of a plurality of plates 53 implanted in different postures is provided.

The plate 53a implanted at the center of the plurality of plates 53 has a substantially rectangular cross section, and the other has a substantially rectangular cross section.

Further, since the shutters 54 composed of the plurality of plates 53 are implanted with their postures changed alternately, when viewed from the front as shown in FIG. The whole area in the direction is covered with almost no gap.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
The upper and lower chutes 55 and 56 of the first banknote transport path 27 (FIG. 1) at positions opposite to the cross sections of the plurality of plates 53 so that the plurality of plates 53 of the shutter 54 can protrude and retreat, respectively. Are formed in a plurality of holes 55a and 56a having a shape corresponding to.

Next, the operation of the shutter means 32 will be described, and the structure thereof will be described in more detail.

As shown in FIG. 5, which is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the main part of FIG. 1, when the first bill transport path 27 is expanded, the pinion 57a of the shutter motor 57 and the pinion 57a meshing with the pinion 57a are engaged. The rack including the rack 52b formed on the two plates 52 and the pinion mechanism 51 raise the second plate 52 upward by a predetermined distance, thereby moving the plurality of plates 53 constituting the shutter 54 at the lower end of the second plate 52 to the lower chute 56. The first banknote transport path 27 formed between the upper and lower chutes 55 and 56 is expanded by being escaped from the hole 56a formed in the first banknote.

On the other hand, when closing the first bill conveying path 27, as shown in FIG. 6, the driving force of the shutter motor 57 lowers the second plate 52 downward by a predetermined distance via the rack and the pinion mechanism 51. Thus, the plurality of plates 5 constituting the shutter 54 at the lower end of the second plate 52
3 is inserted into a hole 56 a formed in the lower chute 56 to close the first bill transport path 27 formed between the upper and lower chutes 55, 56.

According to the shutter means 32 described above, the upper and lower chutes 55 and 56 of the first bill transport path 27 which are opened and closed are provided with narrow holes 55a through which a plurality of plates 53 constituting the shutter 54 appear and disappear. Since a plurality of 56a may be formed, when the bill passes between the upper and lower chutes 55 and 56 in which the plurality of holes 55a and 56a are formed, bill jam due to factors such as the tip of the bill being caught does not occur. There is an operational effect.

Next, the second bill conveying means 60 disposed along the rising portion 27e downstream of the first bill conveying path 27 shown in FIG. 1 and the bill discriminating means 33 for discriminating the inserted bill.
Will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second bill conveying means 60 includes a driving pulley 6 rotatably supported on a driving shaft 61.
2 and a driven pulley 64 rotatably supported by a driven shaft 63
And a conveyor belt 65 composed of a cocked belt wound between the conveyor belts, and driven rollers 66 and 67 are pressed against the conveyor belt 65.

A driven roller 68 which is in pressure contact with the driven roller 67 is provided at the start end of the rising portion 27e.

On the other hand, the transport motor 69 for applying a driving force to the drive shaft 61 is disposed at the uppermost portion of the apparatus main body 25. When the transport motor 69 is driven, the transport motor 69 moves to the side of the apparatus main body 25. The drive shaft 61 rotates via a gear transmission mechanism (not shown) provided.

When the drive shaft 61 is rotationally driven as described above,
The inserted bills sandwiched between the transport belt 65 and the driven rollers 66 and 67 and between the driven rollers 67 and the driven rollers 68 are forcibly transported toward the terminal end 27a of the first bill transport path 27.

The drive shaft 61 of the second bill transport means 60
The bill discriminating means 33 for discriminating the authenticity of the inserted bill is disposed between the bill and the driven shaft 63.

The bill discriminating means 33 is connected to the first bill transport path 2
7 comprises an optical sensor 70 and a magnetic sensor 71 for detecting changes in density and magnetism of the inserted bill passing through the inside 7, and the authenticity of the inserted bill is determined based on the output signals of the optical sensor 70 and the magnetic sensor 71. You.

The optical sensor 70 is connected to the first banknote transport path 2
The magnetic sensor 71 is composed of a magnetic head 71a and a pressure roller 71b pressed against the magnetic head 71a.

Next, in order to transport the inserted bills transported in the first bill transport path 27 along the longitudinal direction of the stacker 28 (the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 25), the end 27a of the first bill transport path 27 A description will be given of the second banknote transport path 29 formed so as to be bent approximately 90 degrees downward from the third banknote transport means 29, and a third banknote transport means 80 disposed along the second banknote transport path 29, The bill storage means 90 for stacking and storing the bills transported in the bill transport path 29 one by one in the stacker 28 will be described.

Each of the components of the third bill transport means 80 disposed along the second bill transport path 29 is partially used in common with the components of the second bill transport means 60.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the third bill conveying means 80 includes a driving pulley 62 rotatably supported by a driving shaft 61, a driven pulley 64 rotatably supported by a driven shaft 63, The driving and driven pulleys 62 and 64 are configured by a conveyor belt 65 formed of a cocked belt wound between the driving and driven pulleys 62 and 64.

The third bill transport means 80 is provided in the main unit 2.
7, a driven pulley 81 rotatably supported by a driven shaft 63 outside a driven pulley 64, and one end being turned at an intermediate portion of the driven shaft 63, as shown in FIG. Chute plate 82 movably supported
, A driven shaft 83 rotatably supported at the tip of the chute plate 82, a driven pulley 84 rotatably supported by the driven shaft 83, and a winding between the driven pulley 84 and the driven pulley 81. And a transport belt 85 composed of a turned cocked belt. The chute plate 82 constitutes a part of a bill storage means 90 described later, and the chute plate 82 is stretched between the back surface thereof and the back plate 25a of the apparatus main body 25 as shown in FIG. 1 is always urged toward the back plate 25a by the coil spring 86 provided.
It has stopped at the initial position indicated by.

According to the third bill transporting means 80, as shown in FIG. 1, when the drive shaft 61 is rotated by the transport motor 69 disposed at the uppermost part of the apparatus main body 25, the drive shaft 61 Following the transfer belt 65 and the transfer belt 8
5 rotate in the same direction, and forcibly transport the inserted bill transported to the terminal end 27a of the first bill transport path 27 along the second bill transport path 29 by the third bill transport means 80. Become.

The pulleys and the transport belts of the bill transporting means shown in FIG. 1 are arranged in pairs, one on each side of the shaft supporting the pulleys.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 200 denotes an exit lever disposed upstream of the second banknote transport path 29 for detecting the start end and the rear end of a bill inserted in the second banknote transport path 29. It is.

The stacker plate 28b shown in FIG.
Is configured to maintain a state substantially parallel to the back plate and 25a. However, as shown in FIG. 29, the lower portion of the stacker plate 28b is urged toward the back plate 25a by a spring 28a, and the entire stacker plate is As shown in the figure, it is also possible to configure to lock in an inclined state. With such a configuration, when the bill stored in the stacker 28 is taken out from the upper portion, the bill can be easily taken out.

Next, the bill storage means 90 for stacking and storing the bills conveyed in the second bill conveyance path 29 one by one in the stacker 28 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 7, the bill storage means 90 is provided in a longitudinal direction on both sides in the apparatus main body 25, and a pair of bill guides rotatably supported in one direction about upper and lower ends thereof. Drums 91 and 92 and the bill guide drum 9
And a drive unit 93 for rotating the first and the second 92 in the opposite direction in the same phase.

Among them, lattice-shaped ribs 91a and 92a are formed on the peripheral surface of the bill guide drums 91 and 92, and the ribs 91a and 92a are formed in the longitudinal direction, that is, in the direction along the second bill transport path 29. A slit (described later) for guiding the inserted bill transported in the bill transport path 29 is formed.

Notches 91b and 92b are formed in the center of the bill guide drums 91 and 92 along the circumferential direction, and are formed at both ends of the chute plate 82 in the notches 91b and 92b. Projections 82a, 82b
Are engaged.

On the other hand, a driving device 93 for driving the bill guide drums 91 and 92 includes a stack motor 94 and a stack motor 94 as shown in FIG.
Worm gears 98 and 99 are formed on shafts 96 and 97 disposed on both sides of the gear transmission 95, respectively.
A pair of worm wheels 101, 102 formed with protrusions 101a, 102a fitted to the lower ends of the bill guide drums 91, 92 mesh with the worm gears 98, 99.

According to the driving device 93, when the stack motor 94 rotates in one direction, the worm wheels 101 and 102 are rotated in the opposite directions via the gear transmission 95 and the worm gears 98 and 99 as shown by arrows in the drawing. The bill guide drums 91 and 92 fitted with the protrusions 101a and 102a of the worm wheels 101 and 102 rotate in the same phase in opposite directions.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned bill storage means 90 will be described, and the structure will be described in more detail.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 7, and particularly shows a state where the stacker 28 is mounted on the back of the apparatus main body.

On the peripheral surfaces of the bill guide drums 91 and 92, bill guide grooves 91c and 92c are formed in the axial direction, that is, along the transport direction of the second bill transport path 29, respectively.
In the initial position of the bill guide drums 91 and 92, the bill guide grooves 91c and 92c are stopped so as to face each other as shown in FIG. 9, and the bill is guided into the bill guide grooves 91c and 92c from the leading end side. Waiting for you.

On the other hand, such bill guide drums 91 and 9
The bill 100 is guided in the second bill guide grooves 91c, 92c by the third bill guide means 80 as shown in FIG. 9, and when it reaches a predetermined position, the bill guide drums 91, 92.
Starts to rotate in the opposite directions in the same phase as indicated by arrows.

As described above, the bill guide drums 91 and 92 are opposite to each other as shown by the arrows (in FIG.
Is counterclockwise, and the bill guide drum 92 is clockwise), and when rotated in the same phase, the bill 100 is translated toward the stacker 28 by the bill guide grooves 91c and 92c as shown in FIGS. Is pressed and held between the stacker plate 28b and the outer peripheral surfaces of the bill guide drums 91 and 92 against the pressing force of the stack spring 28a disposed in the stacker 28. At this time, the chute plate 82 of the second bill transport path 29 in which the protrusions 82a and 82b engage with the bill guide grooves 91c and 92c formed in the cutouts 91b and 92b of the bill guide drums 91 and 92 at the same time. In accordance with the rotation of the guide drums 91 and 92, the stacker 28
The banknote 100 is securely pushed into the stacker 28 and accommodated.

On the other hand, after the bill 100 guided in the bill guide grooves 91c and 92c is stored in the stacker 28, the bill guide drums 91 and 92 continue to rotate in the same direction as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 13, when the bill is rotated by a certain rotation angle or more, the bill guide grooves 91 are formed by the notches 91 b and 92 b formed in the bill guide drums 91 and 92.
The engagement between the c and 92c and the chute plate projections 82a and 82b is released, and the suction force of the coil spring 86 causes the chute plate 82 to instantly return to the initial position for guiding the next bill to be inserted.

The bill guide drums 91 and 92 further rotate from the position shown in FIG. 13 and stop rotating when reaching the position shown in FIG.
It returns to the initial position to be accommodated in.

A stack position detecting switch (with a lever) for detecting that the inserted banknote 100 has been conveyed to the stacking position is provided in the banknote storing means 90, and the central portion of the stacked banknotes is hung down. A lever (both not shown) for prevention is provided, and the lever is configured so that the transport path to the bill storage means 90 is not blocked by the stacked bills.

This lever (hereinafter, referred to as a sag preventing lever) is located at an intermediate position between the transport path and the stacker 28, and can be moved only to the stacker 28 side. Therefore, when stacking the bills, the bills always fall down to the stacker 28 side and return to the standby position only when the stacking of the bills is normally completed. You can know whether or not. Therefore, the stack position detection switch and the sag prevention lever are detected by the same switch, and first, the conveyance to the stack position is detected as the first purpose of the switch, and thereafter, the normal end of the stack is detected. .

Next, the operation of the entire bill processing apparatus 20 having the above-described configuration will be described, and the configuration will be described in more detail.

First, as shown in FIG. 14 in which the same parts as those in FIG.
If there is an abnormality, the shutter means 32 closes the first bill transport path 27 to restrict the entry of the inserted bill, and determines that the bill is normal. Then, the first banknote transport path 27 is expanded by the shutter means 32 to allow the input banknotes to enter.

Next, the bill insertion slot 21 of the bill processing device 20
When the inserted bill 100 is inserted into the inside and the entrance lever 41 rotates counterclockwise, the entrance sensor is turned on by the rotation of the lever, and the entry of the inserted bill 100 is detected.

Then, based on the bill detection signal by the rotation of the entrance lever 41, the in-mask carrying motor 45 of the first bill carrying means 31 is driven to rotate the carrying belt 30 in the counterclockwise direction. Is held between the transport belt 30 and the driven roller 44 and is transported into the apparatus main body 25 along the first bill transport path 27. In addition, based on the bill detection signal by the rotation of the entrance lever 41, in addition to the first bill transport means 31, the second and third bill transport means 60,
80 is driven in the same manner, and the inserted bill 100 is
Conveyed inside.

On the other hand, the true or false of the inserted bill 100 is determined as shown in FIG.
0 is conveyed while being rotated counterclockwise, and furthermore, while the rear end 100b of the inserted bill 100 reaches the lower end of the shutter means 32, the bill is discriminated based on the detection signal of the bill discriminating means 33.

When the bill 100 is judged to be genuine by the bill discriminating means 33 at the transport position of the inserted bill 100 shown in FIG.
00 is further transported downstream of the second bill transport path 29 by the third bill transport means 80.

At the transfer position of the inserted bill 100 shown in FIG. 15, when the bill 100 is judged to be fake by the bill discriminating means 33, the first to third bill conveying means 31,
60 and 80 are respectively reversed, and the inserted bill 100 is returned from the bill insertion slot 21.

On the other hand, when the inserted bill 100 is determined to be a genuine coin and the leading end 100a is guided into the bill guiding drums 91 and 92 of the bill storing means 90 as shown in FIG. The end 100b moves to a position beyond the exit lever 200 also serving as a pullout prevention lever.

As shown in FIG. 16, when the rear end 100b of the bill 100 reaches a position beyond the exit lever 200,
The exit lever 200 is rotated clockwise by the resilience of a return spring (not shown), and returns to an initial position that closes the second bill transport path 29. Therefore, the exit bill 10 shown in FIG.
This means that the input bill 100 cannot be pulled out from the 0 transfer position.

As shown in FIG. 16, when the exit lever 200 for detecting the presence / absence of a bill returns to the initial position, the shutter means 32 is driven based on the detection signal, and the shutter 54 at the tip of the exit means 200 transports the first bill. The passage 27 is closed to restrict the continuous feeding of bills, and at the same time, the driving of all bill conveying means is stopped.

The rear end 100b of the inserted bill 100 passes through the position of the exit lever 200 according to the detection signal by the return of the exit lever 200 to the initial position, and the entire bill 100 is formed on the bill guide drums 91 and 92 of the bill storage means 90. When it is detected that the bills are guided into the guided bill guide grooves 91c and 92c (FIG. 9), the bill storage means 9 is detected based on the detection signal.
The drive unit 93 of 0 is driven, and the operation of housing the inserted bill 100 in the stacker 28 is started.

When the drive unit 93 of the bill storage means 90 is driven, the bill guide grooves 91c of the bill guide drums 91 and 92,
The inserted bill 100 guided into the inside of the banknote 92c (FIG. 9) is rotated as shown in FIG.
7, is translated into the stacker 28. At this time, in conjunction with the rotation of the bill guide drums 91 and 92, the second
Chute plate 82 that constitutes a part of the bill transport path 29
Also rotates counterclockwise about the axis 63, and
To the stacker 28 side.

In this way, as shown in FIG. 18, after the inserted bill 100 is pushed and held between the outer peripheral surfaces of the bill guide drums 91 and 92 and the stacker plate 28b,
When the bill guide drums 91 and 92 further rotate and return to the initial position, the chute plate 82 also returns to the initial position by the attraction force of the coil spring 86 as shown in FIG. The shutter 54 of the shutter means 32 based on the signal of the
Also returns to the initial position in which the first bill transport path 27 is expanded, and is ready to accept the next bill to be inserted.

Note that the genuine banknotes 100 are sequentially loaded and stored in the banknote stacker 28 according to the above-described procedure, and as a result, the stacker plate 28b moves a predetermined distance depending on the thickness of the loaded banknotes 100 as shown in FIG. When the banknote is moved to the right, the full stack sensor (not shown) detects that the banknotes stacked in the stacker 28 are in a full distribution state.

After it is detected that the bills stacked in the stacker 28 are in a full state, as shown in FIG. 21, the stacker 28 is disposed at the lower end from inside the apparatus main body 25. The stacker 28 is rotated clockwise about a support shaft (not shown) to open the upper surface of the stacker 28, and a bundle of bills 300, which is a bundle of loaded bills, is drawn upward as indicated by an arrow and collected.

As shown in FIG. 21, when the bundle of bills 300 stacked and stored in the stacker 28 is pulled out and collected upward, the stacker 2 is prevented from scattering.
On both sides of the box 8, box levers 110 for scattering prevention are provided to partially restrain both sides of the bill bundle 300.

This box lever 110 is
As shown in a plan view of FIG. 8, a pair of opposing sides is provided on both sides of the stacker 28, and the structure thereof is
L-shaped lever 112 supported rotatably about
It is composed of

When the upper portion of the stacker 28 is removed from the apparatus main body 25 as shown in FIG. 24, the tip 112a of the lever 112 is pushed by the pressing force of the coil spring 113 wound around the shaft 111 as shown in FIG. The stack 300 enters the upper surface of the stack 300 and restrains the upper surface of the stack 300 from both sides, thereby restricting the stack 300 from being scattered when pulled out from above the stacker 28 as indicated by an arrow.

When the stacker 28 is mounted in the apparatus main body 25 as shown in FIG. 22, the lever rear end 112b of the box lever 110 is a disc-shaped box disposed in the apparatus main body 25 shown in FIG. The box lever 110 is in contact with the lever guide 114, so that the box lever 110 rotates along the outer shape of the box lever guide 114 around the shaft 111 as indicated by an arrow, and the lever tip 112a is retracted from the upper surface of the stacker plate 28b. Therefore, when storing the inserted bills, the box lever 110 does not obstruct the bill storage.

Next, a description will be given of the protection means 120 for preventing illegal removal of banknotes stacked and stored in the stacker 28. The protection means 120 is provided on the rear side surface of the banknote handling machine 20 as shown in the schematic perspective view of FIG.

On the right side of the stacker 28, a substantially L-shaped arm 12 having a hole 121 as a first connecting means is formed.
2, a hole 123 communicating with the hole 121 of the arm 122, which is the first connection means, is formed on the right side surface of the apparatus main body 25 when the stacker 28 is mounted in the apparatus main body 25. Further, an arm receiving portion 124 as a second connecting means is attached.

[0092] These protection means 120 are fixedly held so that they can be removed when mounting is unnecessary. That is, the arm 122 has two window holes 125 for screwing.
Are formed, and the stacker 28 is formed through these window holes.
Are fixed with screws 126 on the side surfaces of the. Further, the arm receiving portion 124 is fixed to a side surface of the apparatus main body 25 with a screw 127. It should be noted that female screws corresponding to the screws are formed at predetermined positions on the side surfaces of the stacker 28 and the apparatus main body 25.

When the stacker 28 is mounted on the apparatus main body 25 from the state in which the stacker 28 is opened as shown in FIG. 30, the arm 122 as the first connecting means and the second connecting means are connected as shown in FIG. Are overlapped, and the respective holes 121 and 123 substantially coincide with each other in plan view. Here, when locking is performed with a lock 128 which is a detachable locking means so as to penetrate through the holes 121 and 123, the upper portion of the stacker 28 cannot be opened from the apparatus main body 25. That is, the third person other than the administrator
Even if the door of the main body of the device is opened by the user without permission, the upper part of the stacker 28 cannot be opened unless the lock 128 hung on the protection means 120 is opened. Can be.

Note that, in the protection means 120 of this embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 31, when the stacker 28 is mounted on the apparatus main body 25, two window holes 125 formed in the arm 122 are formed.
Is closed by the side surface of the apparatus main body 25, and the screw 127 of the arm receiving portion 124 is also shielded by one end of the arm 122, so that removal of the protection means 120 itself can be prevented. The mounting position of the protection means 120 is as follows.
It can be appropriately selected within a range that does not interfere with the collection and maintenance of the banknote, and the shape and arrangement of the arm, the arm receiving portion, and each hole can also be appropriately selected. The protection means 120 may be provided at a plurality of locations. The lock 128 serving as a locking means may be one that opens and closes using a key, one that opens and closes using a combination of numbers, and an electronic type that opens and closes by entering a password or inserting a magnetic card or the like. Locks can also be used.

In the above-mentioned bill processing apparatus 20, FIG.
The main body 25 can be opened and closed with respect to the front plate 23 about the shaft 24 at the lower end as shown in FIG.
When the device body 25 and the front plate 23 are disengaged from each other and the device body 25 is rotated clockwise about the shaft 24, the space between the device body 25 and the front plate 23 expands, and Since the first banknote transport passage 27 is released, the workability thereof can be improved. Further, if the lower chute 56 of the first banknote transport passage 27 is rotated clockwise, the first banknote located on the lower surface of the shutter 54 can be improved. The bill transport passage 27 is expanded, and the maintenance and inspection performance of that portion can be further improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the first banknote conveying means 31 is provided in the front mask 22 as shown in FIG. 1, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. As shown in the banknote processing apparatus 20 of FIG.
The bill conveying means 31 is deleted, and the first bill conveying path 27 is
It is also possible to form a meandering shape in the shape of a letter.
9, the distance L ″ (L ″ <L ′) in the depth direction to the start end (the end 27a of the first banknote transport path 27) is further reduced, and the thickness of the banknote processing apparatus 20 in the depth direction is further reduced. be able to.

[0097]

As described above, according to the bill processing apparatus according to the present invention, the hole of the second connecting means formed in the apparatus main body and the hole of the first connecting means formed in the stacker. The locking means capable of engaging and disengaging with the part is provided detachably with respect to the first connecting means and the second connecting means, so that when the stacker is attached to the apparatus main body, , One of a lockable state in which the stacker cannot be released without using the key and a lockable state in which the stacker can be released without the key can be selected and adopted. For this reason, when the banknote handling apparatus is installed in a place where the stacker does not need to be locked, the unlocking operation using the key is not required, so that the stacker releasing operation is simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual cross-sectional view of a banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual bottom view of a shutter unit.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual bottom view of a shutter unit.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a conveyance path.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual sectional view of a shutter unit.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual sectional view of a shutter unit.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the apparatus main body.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual conceptual diagram of a driving unit constituting a bill storage unit.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the bill storage unit.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the bill storage unit.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the bill storage unit.

FIG. 12 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the bill storage unit.

FIG. 13 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the bill storage unit.

FIG. 14 is a conceptual sectional view showing the operation of the banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a conceptual sectional view showing the operation of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a conceptual sectional view showing the operation of the banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a conceptual sectional view showing the operation of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a conceptual sectional view showing the operation of the banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a conceptual diagram showing the operation of the banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a plan view of a stacker showing a box lever.

FIG. 23 is a plan view of a stacker showing a box lever.

FIG. 24 is a conceptual side view of the banknote handling apparatus showing a box lever.

FIG. 25 is a conceptual sectional view showing the operation of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a conceptual sectional view showing another embodiment of the bill processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a conventional bill processing apparatus.

FIG. 28 is a conceptual sectional view showing the operation of a conventional banknote handling machine.

FIG. 29 is a conceptual cross-sectional view of a bill processing apparatus showing another configuration example of a stacker plate.

FIG. 30 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration of a protection means.

FIG. 31 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration of a protection means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Banknote processing apparatus 25 ... Device main body 27 ... 1st banknote transport path 28 ... Stacker 29 ... 2nd banknote transport path

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A bill transporting path for guiding inserted bills to a stacker in the apparatus main body; a stacker for stacking and storing bills transported by the bill transporting path; and one end of the stacker is opened from the apparatus main body. Thereby, in the banknote handling apparatus configured to be able to collect the banknotes stored therein, a first connection unit provided on a side portion of the stacker and having a hole of a predetermined shape is formed; A second connection means provided at an appropriate position and formed with a hole having a predetermined shape which communicates with the hole of the first connection means when the stacker is mounted in the apparatus main body; When installed in the main body, the first connecting means and the second connecting means penetrate through the respective holes and engage with each other, and the locking means capable of releasing the engagement is provided by the first connecting means. Connection means and Banknote processing apparatus according to claim of that so as freely disposed detachably with respect to the connecting means.