JP3225990B2 - 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 apparatus which transports inserted banknotes along a banknote transport path and stacks and stores them in a banknote storage section. The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus that facilitates a banknote removing operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a machine body such as a vending machine for handling bills, it is determined whether or not the inserted bills are genuine bills, and only the bills determined to be genuine bills are loaded and accommodated. A banknote handling device is installed.

[0003] This bill processing apparatus includes a bill transport section for transporting a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot into the apparatus body along a bill transport path, and a discriminating section for determining whether the transported bill is genuine. It has a data reading unit for reading data and a bill storage unit for loading and storing the transported bills.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional banknote handling machine, when a banknote jam occurs in the banknote transport path, an operation for removing the jammed banknote by opening and closing a part of the banknote transport path is performed. It must be done, but there is not always a bill in this open bill transport path,
This operation of removing banknotes is very troublesome, and there is a problem that operability is poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote handling apparatus which facilitates the operation of removing a banknote when the banknote is jammed and has improved operability.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 conveys a bill inserted into a bill insertion slot to the inside of the apparatus main body along a bill conveyance path, and the bill is If it is determined that the bill is genuine inside the apparatus main body, the bill is further transported in the same direction and stored and stored in the bill storage unit inside the main body apparatus. In the banknote handling apparatus that conveys the banknote in the reverse direction and returns it to the banknote paper insertion slot, if a banknote jam occurs on the banknote conveyance path, the banknote jam direction storage unit that stores the jam direction of the banknote, When removing the banknotes jammed in the banknote transport path, the banknotes are provided with banknote reverse direction transport control means for transporting the banknotes in the direction opposite to the direction in which the banknotes are stored in the banknote jam direction storage means. I do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the bill jam direction storage means stores the bill conveying direction immediately before the bill jam occurs as the bill jam direction. Features.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the bill reverse direction transport control means includes a timer means for counting a predetermined time, and during the counting time by the timer means, It is characterized in that bills are conveyed in a direction opposite to a bill jam direction stored in the bill jam direction storage means.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the bill reverse direction transport control means includes a bill detecting means for detecting whether or not a bill is present on the bill transport path. On the condition that the bill detecting means detects that there is a bill on the bill conveying path, the bill is conveyed in a direction opposite to the jam direction of the bill stored in the bill jam direction storage means. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an opening / closing means for opening / closing a part of the bill conveyance path, and wherein the part of the bill conveyance path is opened by the opening / closing means. Detecting means for detecting, the bill reverse direction transport control means transports the bill in the direction opposite to the jam direction of the bill stored in the bill jam direction storage means based on the detection output of the detecting means. It is characterized by doing.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the bill reverse direction transport control means includes a timer means for counting a predetermined time, and during the counting time by the timer means, It is characterized in that bills are conveyed in a direction opposite to a bill jam direction stored in the bill jam direction storage means.

Further, according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the invention, the bill reverse direction transport control means includes a bill detection means for detecting whether or not a bill is present on the bill transport path, On the condition that the bill detecting means detects that there is a bill on the bill conveying path, the bill is conveyed in a direction opposite to the jam direction of the bill stored in the bill jam direction storage means. .

[0013]

[0014]

[0015]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a control system of a banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing the configuration of a banknote processing apparatus 500 according to the present invention. .

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the bill processing apparatus 500 is provided with an entrance sensor 10 for detecting a bill 300 inserted from the bill insertion slot 11 near the bill insertion slot 11. The detection output of the entrance sensor 10 is
0, the control unit 100 drives the bill transport motor 50 via the drive circuit 51 based on the detection output of the entrance sensor 10, whereby the transport mechanism (not shown) starts operating, and inserts the bill. Banknote 3 inserted from mouth 11
00 is transported along the bill transport path 400.

The bill transport belt 52 suspended between the pulley 53 and the pulley 54 constitutes a part of the transport mechanism, and the bill 300 reaching the position where the bill transport belt 52 is disposed. Is transported along the bill transport path 400 by the bill transport belt 52.

In the bill conveying path 400, an entrance shutter 71 is provided.
Is provided. The entrance shutter 71 is moved up and down by a shutter motor 70 to open and close the banknote transport path 400, and the shutter motor 70 is driven by the control unit 100 via a drive circuit 72.

The bill conveying path 400 is provided with an identification sensor 20 comprising an optical sensor and a magnetic sensor for identifying bills.

The bill 300 conveyed along the bill conveyance path 400 reads necessary data by the identification sensor 20. The output of this identification sensor 20 is
The control unit 100 determines whether the bill 300 is authentic based on the output of the identification sensor 20.

The bill transport path 400 is provided with a passage sensor 30 for detecting passage of the bill 300 passing through the position where the identification sensor 20 is provided. The detection output of the passage sensor 30 is applied to the control unit 100.

At the end point of the bill transport path 400, a stacker 90 for storing the bills 300 transported along the bill transport path 400 is provided. The banknotes 300 transported along the banknote transport path 400 are accumulated in the stacker 90 by driving the stack motor 80 using a stack mechanism (not shown).

The stack motor 80 includes a control unit 100
It is driven via a drive circuit 81 by a stack command from.

The banknote transport motor 50 is provided with a pulse generator 60 for generating a pulse in synchronization with the rotation of the banknote transport motor 50. The pulse generated from the pulse generator 60 is controlled by a control unit. 100, and the control unit 100 counts the number of the pulses so that the banknote transport path 4
The position of the bill on 00 and the jam of the bill on the bill transport path 400 are determined.

The stacker 90 is configured to be rotatable about a shaft 90a. When the banknotes stored in the stacker 90 are to be taken out, the stacker 90 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
To take out the banknotes accumulated in the stacker 90, and also when the banknotes are jammed on the banknote transport path 400, the stacker 90 is rotated as shown in FIG. Thus, a part of the bill transport path 400 is opened to take out a jammed bill.

Here, the opening / closing of the stacker 90 is detected by the bill storage unit opening / closing detection sensor 40, and the detection output of the bill storage unit opening / closing detection sensor 40 is applied to the control unit 100.

The control unit 100 includes a bill conveyance path 40.
When the banknote jam occurs on the banknote 0, the banknote jam direction storage unit 100a that stores the banknote jam direction and the operation of removing the banknote jammed on the banknote transport path 400 are performed.
A bill reverse direction transport control unit 100b is provided for transporting bills jammed on the bill transport path 400 in a direction opposite to the bill jam direction stored in the bill jam direction storage unit 100a for a predetermined time.

Next, the schematic operation of the bill processing apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the bill 300 is inserted from the bill insertion slot 11, the bill 300 is first detected by the entrance sensor 10. When the insertion of the bill 300 is detected by the entrance sensor 10, the shutter motor 70 is driven by the detection output of the entrance sensor 10, the shutter 71 is moved upward, and the bill conveyance path 400 is opened. In addition, the bill output motor 50 is driven by the detection output of the entrance sensor 10, and the bill 300 inserted from the bill insertion slot 11 is transported upward by the transport belt 52 by the transport mechanism (not shown). Then, when the leading end of the bill 300 reaches the position where the identification sensor 20 is provided, the identification operation of the bill 300 by the identification sensor 20 is started.

In this embodiment, the bill 300 is determined at any time based on the detection output of the identification sensor 20.

That is, in this embodiment, the bill 300 is divided into a plurality of points along the length of the bill, the detection output of the identification sensor 20 is sampled at the plurality of points, and the sampled value is set in advance. Judgment reference values (identification data) corresponding to the above multiple points
And if the sampled value is not within the allowable range of the identification data, it is determined that the banknote is a counterfeit note at this point, and the banknote transport motor 50 is rotated in reverse. Return to mouth 11.

The transport belt 52 is moved along the bill transport path 400.
Of the bill 300 conveyed by the path sensor 30
When the banknote 300 reaches the disposition position, the passage sensor 30 is turned on, the bill 300 further advances, and when it is determined that the bill 300 is a genuine bill, the shutter motor 70 is driven and the shutter 71 is moved downward. It moves and closes the banknote transport path 400.

When the bill 300 further advances along the bill transport path 400 and the rear end of the bill 300 reaches the position where the passage sensor 30 is provided, the passage sensor 30 is turned off, and the bill 300 is temporarily suspended. (Escrow state).

In this state, when a stack command is issued from the control unit 100, the bill 300 is further advanced by driving the transport belt 52, and is accumulated in the stacker 90 by a stack mechanism (not shown).

In the above operation, when a banknote jam occurs on the banknote transport path 400, the control unit 100 changes the detection output of the identification sensor 20, the passage sensor 30 and the count value of the pulse generated from the pulse generation unit 60. Detect based on Then, a predetermined abnormality display is performed by a display unit (not shown). In this case, as shown in FIG.
, And an operation of removing the jammed banknotes is performed.

In this embodiment, when the control unit 100 detects a banknote jam, the direction of the banknote jam at this time is stored in the banknote jam direction storage unit 10 of the control unit 100.
0a is stored. The direction in which the banknotes are jammed is determined by the control unit 10.
A value of 0 can be detected from the transport direction of the banknote immediately before the banknote jam is detected.

Thereafter, when it is detected based on the detection output of the bill storage unit opening / closing detection sensor 40 that the stacker 90 has been opened to remove the jammed bill, the bill reverse direction transport control unit 100b of the control unit 100 As a result, the banknote reverse direction transport control for transporting the banknote jammed on the banknote transport path 400 in the direction opposite to the banknote jam direction stored in the banknote jam direction storage unit 100a for a predetermined time is performed.

This bill reverse direction transport control is, specifically,
When the jam direction of the banknotes stored in the banknote jam direction storage unit 100a is the stacker 90 side, that is, the banknote storage direction, the banknotes are conveyed for a predetermined time in the banknote insertion slot 11 side, that is, the banknote refund direction, and the banknote jam direction. When the jam direction of the bill stored in the storage unit 100a is the bill insertion slot 11 side, that is, the bill refund direction, the bill is stacked on the stacker 90 side.
That is, the paper is transported in the bill storage direction for a predetermined time.

Thus, the jammed banknote is inserted into the bill insertion slot 1
1 or the stacker 90, so that the jammed banknotes can be easily removed.

That is, when a bill is jammed on the bill transport path 400, the tip of the bill is bent or wrinkled in the bill jam direction, and it is difficult to transport the bill in the bill jam direction. However, the banknotes can be transported in the direction opposite to the banknote jam direction because the banknotes do not bend or wrinkle.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when removing a jammed bill on the bill transport path, the jammed bill can be easily removed by transporting the bill in a direction opposite to the bill jam direction. It was done.

Next, the details of the processing in this embodiment when a banknote jam occurs will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

In FIG. 4, first, it is checked whether or not the control unit 100 determines that a banknote is jammed (step 1).
01), when it is determined that there is a banknote jam, the banknote jam direction at this time is stored in the banknote jam direction storage unit 100a (step 102).

Then, based on the detection output of the bill storage unit open / close detection sensor 40, it is checked whether or not the stacker (bill storage unit) 90 has been opened to remove the jammed bill (step 103). Here, if it is determined that the stacker (banknote storage unit) 90 has been opened, it is next checked whether or not there is a banknote based on the detection output of the identification sensor 20 (step 104). If it is determined that there is a banknote based on the detection output of the passage sensor 30 (step 105).

When it is determined in step 105 that there is no bill, there is no jammed bill on the bill transport path 400, and the system waits for the stacker (bill storage unit) 90 to be closed (step 106) and enters a standby state. Become.

If it is determined in step 104 or 105 that there is a banknote, there is a jammed banknote on the banknote transport path 400, and the process proceeds to step 107 shown in FIG.

In step 107 shown in FIG. 5, it is checked whether the banknote jam direction is the banknote storage direction or the refund direction based on the storage in the banknote jam direction storage unit 100a (step 107). Here, if the banknote jam direction is the banknote refund direction, the banknote transport motor 50 is rotated forward (step 1).
08), a specified timer (not shown) is started (step 109). Then, it is checked whether or not there is a bill based on the detection output of the identification sensor 20 (Step 110). If it is determined that there is no bill, then the bill is determined based on the detection output of the passage sensor 30. It is checked whether or not there is (step 111).

If it is determined in step 111 that there is no bill, the bill jammed on the bill transport path 400 is determined to be discharged to the stacker 90, and the bill transport motor 50 is stopped (step 112). Step 1 of FIG.
The process proceeds to step 06, and waits until the stacker (banknote storage unit) 90 is closed to enter a standby state.

Determination in step 110 or step 11
If it is determined in step 1 that there is a bill, it is checked whether or not the time of the specified timer started in step 109 has elapsed (step 113). Stops the bill transport motor 50 (step 114) and proceeds to step 103 shown in FIG.

In step 107 shown in FIG. 5, if the banknote jam direction is the banknote storage direction based on the storage in the banknote jam direction storage unit 100a, step 1 shown in FIG.
Go to 15.

In step 115 shown in FIG. 6, the banknote transport motor 50 is reversed (step 115), and a specified timer (not shown) is started (step 116). Then, it is checked whether or not there is a bill based on the detection output of the identification sensor 20 (step 117). If it is determined that there is no bill, then the bill is determined based on the detection output of the passage sensor 30. It is checked whether or not there is (step 11
8).

If it is determined in step 118 that there is no bill, the bill jammed on the bill transport path 400 is determined to be discharged to the bill insertion slot 11 and the bill transport motor 50 is stopped (step 119). 4), the process proceeds to step 103 and subsequent steps in FIG.

The judgment of step 117 or step 11
If it is determined in step 8 that there is a banknote, it is checked whether the time of the specified timer started in step 116 has elapsed (step 120). If it has not elapsed, the process returns to step 117. Stops the banknote transport motor 50 (step 121), proceeds to step 106 in FIG. 4, and waits for the stacker (banknote storage unit) 90 to be closed to enter a standby state.

In the above-described configuration, when the stacker (banknote storage section) 90 is opened, the banknotes jammed on the banknote conveyance path are conveyed in the direction opposite to the banknote jam direction. However, the banknotes jammed on the banknote conveyance path by opening and closing other portions of the banknote conveyance path 400 may be configured to be conveyed in a direction opposite to the banknote jam direction.

[0056]

As explained above, according to the present invention,
When a paper jam occurs on the paper money transport path, the paper jam direction is stored in the paper money jam direction storage means, and when the paper money jammed in the paper money transport path is removed, the paper money reverse direction transport control means Is transported in the direction opposite to the direction in which the banknotes are stored in the banknote jam direction storage means, so that the operation of removing the banknotes jammed on the banknote transport path can be performed extremely easily. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a control system of a banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a bill processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where the stacker shown in FIG. 2 is opened.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of processing when a banknote jam occurs in this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating details of processing when a banknote jam occurs in this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing details of processing when a banknote jam occurs in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 entrance sensor 11 bill insertion slot 20 identification sensor 30 passage sensor 40 bill storage unit open / close detection sensor 50 bill transport motor 52 bill transport belt 60 pulse generator 70 shutter motor 71 shutter 80 stack motor 90 stacker 100 control unit 100a storage of bill jam direction Unit 100b bill reverse direction transport control unit 300 bill 400 bill transport path 500 bill processing device

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bill inserted into a bill insertion slot is conveyed to the inside of the apparatus main body along a bill conveyance path, and when the bill is determined to be genuine inside the apparatus main body, the bill is further processed. Conveyed in the same direction to accumulate and store in the bill storage unit inside the main unit, if it is determined that it is not a genuine bill, in a bill processing device that conveys the bill in the opposite direction and returns it to the bill paper insertion slot If a jam of the banknotes occurs on the banknote conveying path, a banknote jam direction storage unit that stores the jamming direction of the banknotes, and when the banknotes jammed in the banknote conveying path are removed, the banknotes are moved in the banknote jam direction. A banknote handling apparatus comprising: a banknote reverse direction transport control unit configured to transport a banknote stored in a storage unit in a direction opposite to a jam direction of the banknotes. 2. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banknote jam direction storage unit stores a banknote conveyance direction immediately before the banknote jam occurs as a banknote jam direction. 3. The bill reverse direction transport control means includes a timer means for counting a predetermined time. During the counting time by the timer means, the bill is stored in the bill jam direction storage means. 2. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banknote is conveyed in a direction opposite to a jam direction. 4. The bill reverse direction transport control means includes a bill detecting means for detecting whether or not a bill is present on the bill transport path, and detects that a bill is present on the bill transport path by the bill detecting means. 2. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banknote is conveyed in a direction opposite to a banknote jam direction stored in the banknote jam direction storage unit on condition that the banknote is jammed. 5. A bill reverse direction further comprising: opening and closing means for opening and closing a part of the bill conveying path; and detecting means for detecting that a part of the bill conveying path is opened by the opening and closing means. The bill processing device according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance control unit conveys the bill in a direction opposite to a jam direction of the bill stored in the bill jam direction storage unit based on a detection output of the detection unit. . 6. The bill reverse direction transport control means includes a timer means for counting a predetermined time, and the bill stored in the bill jam direction storage means during the counting time by the timer means. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the bill is conveyed in a direction opposite to the jam direction. 7. The bill reverse direction transport control means includes a bill detecting means for detecting whether or not a bill is present on the bill transport path, and detects that a bill is present on the bill transport path by the bill detecting means. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the banknote is conveyed in a direction opposite to a banknote jam direction stored in the banknote jam direction storage means on condition that the banknote is jammed.