JP3445182B2 - Banknote handling machine - Google Patents

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Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote handling machine, and more particularly, to a banknote handling machine equipped with a banknote stacking device capable of stacking banknotes having greatly different sizes as desired. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For foreign currency bills, especially European currency bills, 181 mm × 85 mm to 120 mm × 61.
The size of the banknotes is significantly different, such as 5 mm, and when these banknotes are transported so that their short side directions coincide with the transport direction, the width in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction depends on the banknotes. Since it is significantly different from 120 mm to 181 mm, it becomes difficult to convey and discriminate small-sized bills along a desired route, and
In European countries, a banknote handling machine is generally used to transfer banknotes such that the long side direction thereof coincides with the transfer direction. However, when the banknote is conveyed such that its long side direction coincides with the conveying direction, the banknote is
It is possible to discriminate as desired, but it becomes difficult to stack small-sized banknotes in one banknote stacking device so that one ends thereof are aligned, and banknotes are stacked for each denomination. It is necessary to provide a device, which complicates the structure of the banknote handling machine and increases the size of the banknote handling machine. In addition, it is preferable in the banknote processing machine that the banknotes that have been deposited can be used for withdrawal, but banknotes of different denominations can be aligned in one banknote stacking device at one end thereof. In addition, since it is difficult to stack the banknotes, there is a problem that the banknotes stacked in the banknote stacking device cannot be fed out and stored for each denomination, and the deposited banknotes cannot be used for dispensing. Therefore, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 9-293160 discloses a banknote handling machine equipped with a banknote stacking device capable of stacking banknotes having greatly different lengths in the banknote conveying direction so that one ends thereof are aligned. is doing.

This banknote stacking device is equipped with a banknote pressing plate whose tip is positioned above a banknote stacking plate on which banknotes are stacked by a biasing member such as a spring, and the banknotes are stacked. After a lapse of a predetermined time after the sensor provided at the entrance of the banknote stacking device detects the rear end of the banknote, the leading end of the banknote pressing plate is pressed by the solenoid toward the banknote stacking plate. By driving so that the banknotes are stopped at a predetermined position, the banknotes are stacked so that the rear ends of the banknotes are aligned. In this banknote stacking device, banknotes are stacked such that the rear ends of the banknotes are aligned when the number of banknotes stacked is not so large even if the banknotes have greatly different lengths along the transport direction of the banknotes. It is possible and preferable.

[0004]

However, since the timing of driving the bill pressing plate is constant regardless of the number of bills stacked on the bill stacking plate, the bills stacked on the bill stacking plate are not changed. When the number of bills increases, the moving distance of the tip of the bill pressing plate becomes shorter than that in the case where the number of accumulated bills is small, and the bills are quickly pressed by the tip of the bill pressing plate and stop. There is a problem that the banknotes cannot be stacked so that the rear ends of the banknotes are aligned. Therefore, the present invention is a banknote provided with a banknote stacking device capable of stacking banknotes having greatly different lengths along the transport direction of banknotes even if the number of banknotes stacked is large so that the rear end portions are aligned. The purpose is to provide a processor.

[0005]

The object of the present invention is to:
A banknote stacking member that stacks banknotes on its upper surface, a banknote pressing member whose tip portion is swingably supported, a biasing member that biases the tip end portion of the banknote pressing member upward, and the banknote pressing member. A banknote pressing member drive means capable of pressing the leading end of the banknote against the biasing force of the biasing member toward the banknote stacking member, and a sensor means for detecting the rear end of the banknotes to be stacked. , A control means for actuating the bill holding member driving means after a predetermined time has elapsed after the sensor means detects the rear end of the bill based on the detection signal of the sensor means, and the predetermined time is This is achieved by a banknote handling machine equipped with a banknote stacking device that is set to be longer as the number of banknotes stacked on the upper surface of the banknote stacking member increases.

According to the present invention, the banknote pressing member drive means is operated after a predetermined time elapses after the sensor means detects the rear end of the banknote based on the detection signal of the sensor means to operate the banknote pressing member. Press the bills toward the upper surface of the banknote stacking member, press the banknotes to be stacked sent to the upper surface of the banknote stacking member or the uppermost banknote stacked on the upper surface of the banknote stacking member by the banknote pressing member, When stopping, the larger the number of banknotes stacked on the upper surface of the banknote stacking member, the longer the predetermined time is set.
Regardless of the number of banknotes stacked on the upper surface of the banknote stacking member, the banknotes can be stopped so that the rear end of the fed banknotes is located at a fixed position, and the rear end of the banknotes are aligned. , Can be accumulated. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bill collecting device further comprises:
A counting unit that counts the number of banknotes stacked on the upper surface of the banknote stacking member is provided, and the control unit is configured to set the predetermined time based on a count signal of the counting unit. In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the counting means is constituted by the sensor means. In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the banknote stacking device further includes an impeller for scraping off the rear end of the banknote. In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the bill pressing member driving means is constituted by a solenoid. In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the banknote stacking device is further movable between the fixed drive endless belt means and the drive endless belt means, and between the drive endless belt means. It is provided with a driven endless belt means capable of holding a bill. In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the biasing member is constituted by a spring.

[0007] In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the banknote stacking device is attached to the machine body such that the downstream side is located higher than the upstream side in the banknote supply direction. According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the banknote stacking device is attached to the machine body so that the downstream side is located higher than the upstream side in the banknote supply direction, the banknote pressing member is provided. After the tip of the banknote returns to its original position by the biasing member,
It is possible to surely align them along the upstream side wall of the banknote stacking device. In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the banknote stacking device further comprises:
The banknote stacking member is provided with a swinging unit that swings around the upstream end so that the downstream side is located above the upstream side in the banknote supply direction as compared with the upstream side. According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the banknotes are stacked,
Since the banknote stacking member is swung around its upstream end so that the downstream side is positioned higher than the upstream side in the banknote supply direction, the tip of the banknote pressing member is
By the biasing member, after returning to the original position, the rear end portion of the bill can be reliably aligned along the upstream side wall portion of the bill stacking device. In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the upstream end of the banknote stacking member is
The banknote stacking device is swingably attached to the upstream side wall.

[0008]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of a banknote depositing machine including a banknote stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a banknote depositing machine including a banknote stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transaction port 1 used when depositing banknotes and returning unacceptable banknotes. 1 is connected to the inside of the banknote deposit machine via a shutter 2.
A banknote loading platform 3 is provided in the transaction port 1. Banknotes are loaded on the banknote loading platform 3 and deposited in a banknote deposit machine, and unacceptable banknotes are loaded on the banknote loading platform. Three
It is configured to be placed on top and returned.

A hollow rotatable drum 4 is provided at a position adjacent to the shutter 2 inside the bill depositing machine. Inside the drum 4, a pair of drive endless belts 5 and a pair of driven endless belts 6 are provided so as to face each other, and a bill conveyance path is formed. In FIG. 1, only one of the pair of drive endless belts 5 and the pair of driven endless belts 6 is shown. The driven endless belt 6 is provided so as to be able to approach and separate from the drive endless belt 5. A first shutter 7 and a second shutter 8 for opening and closing the banknote transport path are provided at both ends of the banknote transport path formed by the drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, and the drive endless belt 5 and A third shutter 9 projecting into the banknote transport path and retractable from the banknote transport path is provided at a substantially central portion of the banknote transport path formed by the driven endless belt 6. The length of the banknote transport path formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 in the drum 4 is slightly larger than the length of the long side of the banknote to be processed, which has the longest side. The length from the end of the banknote loading platform 3 of the transaction port 1 on the opposite side of the drum 4 to the central part of the banknote transport path where the third shutter 9 projects is also processed. It is set to be slightly larger than the length of the long side of the bill having the longest side among the power bills. Further, the drum 4 of the bill loading table 3
From the end on the opposite side to the end on the side of the transaction port 1 of the banknote transport path formed by the drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, and the end of the banknote placing table 3 on the drum 4 side. The length from the part to the third shutter 9 is set to be smaller than the length of the long side of the bill having the smallest long side among the bills to be processed. Therefore, the banknotes are the transaction port 1 of the shutter 2 and the drum 4.
The first shutter 7 opposed to is opened and the third shutter 9 is inserted into the transaction port 1 in a state of being held at the position projecting to the banknote transport path. Of these, the bill with the longest side being the largest is almost the third shutter 9
A portion of the bill having the smallest long side, which is housed between the third shutter 9 and the end of the bill mounting table 3 on the side opposite to the drum 4, so that the drive endless. It is housed between the third shutter 9 and the end of the banknote placing table 3 on the side opposite to the drum 4 so as to be placed on the belt 5.
As a result, after that, when the third shutter 9 is retracted from the bill transport path and the driven endless belt 6 is moved,
The bill inserted into the transaction port 1 can be held by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, and the driving endless belt 5 is driven by the motor (not shown) attached to the drum 4. ,
The banknotes inserted into the transaction port 1 can be reliably taken into the drum 4. Further, the drum 4 is configured to be rotatable by a motor (not shown) attached to the machine body of the banknote deposit machine.

A banknote deposit section 10 is provided immediately below the drum 4. The banknote deposit unit 10 includes a pair of fixed drive endless belts 11 and a drive endless belt 11
A pair of driven endless belts 12 movable between a holding position for holding the bills and a retracted position for releasing the holding of the bills, and a unit (not shown) integrally with the driven endless belts 12. A banknote pressing plate 13 that is supported and movable parallel to the surface of the driven endless belt 12 on the drive endless belt 11 side, a lower end plate 14 that forms the lower part of the banknote deposit section 10, a drive endless belt 11 and a lower end plate 14. A shutter 15 that can be opened and closed between the lower end plate 14 and the shutter 15 is provided in the vicinity of the lower part of the shutter 15. And a separation roller 17 for ensuring that Figure 1
In FIG. 1, only one of the pair of drive endless belts 11 and the pair of driven endless belts 12 is shown. The drive endless belt 11 has a surface on the driven endless belt 12 side that is continuous with the surface of the drive endless belt 5 when the drum 4 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the position shown in FIG. To
It is arranged.

When the bills taken into the drum 4 and sandwiched by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 are sent to the bill depositing section 10, the drum 4 is
From the position shown in FIG. 1, after being rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, the drive endless belt 5 and the drive endless belt 11 are driven. As a result, the bill is sent between the drive endless belt 11 and the driven endless belt 12 and is sandwiched between the drive endless belt 1 and the driven endless belt 1.
When 1 is driven, it is sent into the banknote deposit section 10. After that, the driven endless belt 12 is retracted to the retracted position, and the banknote is supported by the drive endless belt 11, the banknote pressing plate 13 and the lower end plate 14 and held in the banknote depositing section 10. A first banknote transport unit 23 is connected to the downstream side of the payout roller 16 of the banknote depositing unit 10, and the banknotes stored in the banknote depositing unit 10 are separated one by one by the payout roller 16 and the separating roller 17. Then, it is fed out, counted by a sensor (not shown) provided immediately downstream of the feeding roller 16, and fed to the first banknote transport unit 23. The first banknote transport unit 23,
When a bill is being conveyed with its long side forming an angle with the conveying direction, the direction of the bill is corrected so that the long side of the bill coincides with the conveying direction, and the rear side of the bill depositing machine. It is configured to convey the bill toward the.

A second banknote transport unit 25 extending upward is provided at the end of the first banknote transport unit 23. Banknotes are transferred from the first banknote transport unit 23 to the second banknote transport unit. 25
It is configured so as to be delivered to the banknote deposit machine and then to the front of the banknote deposit machine. At the starting end of the second banknote transport unit 25, there is provided a banknote discriminating unit 24 that discriminates whether or not a banknote can be received and, when the banknote can be received, a denomination of the banknote. Second banknote transport unit 25
The first gate member 26 is provided at the terminal end of the banknote, and the banknote that is determined to be unacceptable by the banknote discriminating section 24 is stored in the first banknote stacking device 30 by the first gate member 26. Sent. On the other hand, the banknote determined to be acceptable is delivered to the third banknote transport unit 27 connected to the terminal end of the second banknote transport unit 25, transported upward, and transported to the second gate. The members 28 are stacked in the second banknote stacking device 80. The first banknote stacking device 30 is disposed below the rear of the drum 4 such that the longitudinal direction thereof forms an angle of about 45 degrees with the horizontal.
The banknote stacking device 80 is disposed behind the drum 4 such that its longitudinal direction is substantially horizontal. When the drum 4 rotates about 45 degrees clockwise from the position shown in FIG. 1, the first banknote stacking device 30 is in communication with the drum 4 so that the banknotes can be transferred, and the second banknote stacking device 30 can collect the banknotes. Device 8
0 is configured to communicate with the drum 4 so that bills can be transferred when the drum 4 is at the position shown in FIG. 1.

Further, in the bill depositing machine, bills which are not accepted by the bill discriminating unit 24 and which are not accepted by the customer in front of the bill depositing unit 10 are rejected by the bill discriminating unit 24. An unacceptable banknote collecting unit 29 for collecting and a safe 90 for storing accepted banknotes that have been deposited are provided at the rear part. When all the banknotes deposited from the banknote depositing unit 10 are sent out, the unacceptable banknotes accumulated in the first banknote stacking device 30 are sent to the drum 4, returned to the transaction port 1, and transferred to the transaction port 1. If the customer does not receive it even though it has been returned, it is sent again to the drum 4 and collected in the unacceptable banknote collecting section 29.

The deposited amount is displayed on the display means (not shown) based on the discrimination result by the bill discriminating section 24, and the customer confirms the deposited amount and instructs the deposit. When it does, the acceptable banknotes accumulated in the second banknote stacking device 80 are sent to the drum 4, and the banknote depositing section 10, the first banknote transporting section 23, the banknote discriminating section 24, and the second banknote. It is configured to be sent to the third banknote transport unit 27 via the transport unit 25 and stored in the safe 90 by the second gate member 28. FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional view showing details of the transaction opening 1 and the drum 4 of the banknote deposit machine shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the shutter 2
A motor 100 that opens and closes the shutter 2 is provided in the upper part between the drum 4 and the drum 4. An arm 102 is fixed to an output shaft 100a of the motor 100, and a roller 101 is rotatably attached to a tip portion of the arm 102. The roller 101 abuts on and supports the lower surface of the bent portion 2a of the shutter 2 that extends substantially horizontally from the upper end of the shutter 2 toward the drum 4. Therefore, when the motor 100 is driven to swing the arm 102 counterclockwise in FIG.
The roller 101 attached to the leading end of the shutter 2 descends in an arc shape, and as a result, the bent portion 2a of the shutter 2 descends, so that the shutter 2 moves from the open position shown in FIG. It is configured to move to a closed position that shuts off the inside of the deposit machine. FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the shutter 2. As shown in FIG. 3, at the lower edge of the shutter 2, a plurality of protrusions 2b protruding downward are provided.
Are formed at substantially equal intervals, and the complementary ends of the bill mounting table 3 facing the shutter 2 on the drum side are complementary so as to mesh with the protrusions 2b of the shutter 2 when the shutter 2 is closed. A concave portion 3b having a dimension and shape is formed. Therefore, when the banknotes remain between the shutter 2 and the banknote mounting table 3, the protrusions 2b and the recesses 3b are not completely meshed with each other and the shutter 2 cannot be closed. By detecting whether or not the banknote remains between the shutter 2 and the banknote mounting table 3, it becomes possible to detect whether or not the banknote remains. As shown in FIG. 2, the drive endless belt 5 fixed to the drum 4 is wound around the rollers 103, 104, 105, and slightly slightly smaller than the surface of the drive endless belt 5 on the driven endless belt 6 side. The bill guide 106 is attached below.

Further, the movable endless belt 6 is movable.
Is wound around rollers 108, 109, 110,
The rollers 108, 109, 110 are rotatably attached to a connecting member 107 attached to the drum 4 so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the bill conveyance path. A banknote guide 111 that is movable in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the driven endless belt 6 on the drive endless belt 5 side is attached to the connecting member 107. Banknote guide 11
1 is engaged with a stopper (not shown) when the driven endless belt 6 is moved to a position separated from the drive endless belt 5, and the driven endless belt 6 is more than the surface of the driven endless belt 6 on the drive endless belt 5 side. Located near the drive endless belt 5 and driven endless belt 6
Is close to the drive endless belt 5 and moves to a position where the banknote can be held between the drive endless belt 5 and the drive endless belt 5, the surface is separated from the drive endless belt 5 from the surface of the driven endless belt 6 on the drive endless belt 5 side. It is configured so as not to affect the holding and conveyance of banknotes by retracting to the position. As shown in FIG. 2, the first end provided at one end of the banknote transport path formed by the drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6.
The shutter 7 includes an upper shutter member 7a and a lower shutter member 7b, and the second shutter 8 provided at the other end includes an upper shutter member 8a and a lower shutter member 8b. 7a,
8a and the lower shutter members 7b, 8b are configured to be opened and closed by approaching and separating from each other.

Further, at a substantially central portion of the bill conveying path formed by the driving endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, a third shutter which projects into the bill conveying path and can be retracted from the bill conveying path. In FIG. 2, the lower end of the shaft 9 is connected to the shaft 11 by the solenoid 112.
3 is connected to the tip end of a swing arm 114 which is swingable, and the solenoid 112 is operated to move the swing arm 114 from the retracted position shown by the broken line in FIG. 2 to the projecting position shown by the solid line. Up to this, it is configured so that it can be projected into the banknote transport path by swinging around the shaft 113. FIG. 4 is a drum 4 of the banknote deposit machine.
FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, three rollers 108 around which the driven endless belt 6 is wound,
Of the rollers 109 and 110, the roller shafts 108a and 110a of the rollers 108 and 110 are respectively formed on the left side plate 115 of the drum 4 with respect to the banknote transport direction, and extend in a direction orthogonal to the banknote transport path. Long hole 115a of
A pair of blocks 117, 11 which protrude through the drum 115a to the outside of the drum 4 and are movable along a pair of slide rails 116, 116 in a direction orthogonal to the banknote transport path.
7 are connected to each other. A pair of blocks 11
7, 117 are connected to both ends of the connecting plate 118, respectively. In FIG. 4, both ends of a spring 120, which is provided along the lower peripheral surfaces of the pair of pulleys 119 and 119, are connected to the lower edges of both ends of the connecting plate 118, respectively. 118 is a spring 1
It is urged downward by 20.

As shown in FIG. 4, a substantially L-shaped releasing arm 121 is attached to the drum 4 so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the bill conveying path. Release arm 121
4, by moving upward in FIG. 4, the upper side surface of the bent portion 121a extending from the lower end portion thereof in a substantially horizontal direction engages with the lower edge portion of the central portion of the connecting plate 118, and the connecting plate 118 is springed. It is configured to be able to move upward against the spring force of 120. The release arm 121 is shown in FIG.
4 is connected to a swing arm 123 fixed to an output shaft 122a of a motor 122 attached to the side plate 115 of the drum 4, and by rotating the motor 122, it can move upward in FIG. It is configured to be able to.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the drum 4
A pulley 124 is fixed to the side plate 115 of the bank 1 and the motor 1 attached to the body of the banknote deposit machine.
In the pulley 125 fixed to the output shaft 126a of 26,
The belt 127 is wound, and the drum 4 is the motor 1
By driving 26, the drum 4 can rotate about the central axis 4a of the drum 4. In this embodiment,
By a CPU (not shown) described later, the motor 126
Can be rotated in both forward and reverse directions repeatedly and little by little. FIG. 5 is a schematic right side view of the drum 4 of the banknote deposit machine. As shown in FIG. 5, of the three rollers 103, 104, 105 around which the drive endless belt 5 is wound, the rollers 103, 1
The roller shafts 103a and 105a of No. 05 pass through the right side plate 128 of the drum 4 and project to the outside of the drum 4, and the pulleys 129 and 130 are attached to the tips of the projecting roller shafts 103a and 105a. ing. Also,
A drive pulley 132 attached to an output shaft 131a of a motor 131 that drives the drive endless belt 5 and a driven pulley 133 are attached to the side plate 128. A belt 134 is wound around these pulleys 129, 130, 132, 133, and the driving force of the motor 131 is
After passing through the pulleys 129 and 130 and the rollers 103 and 105,
It is configured to be transmitted to the drive endless belt 5.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper shutter member 7a and the lower shutter member 7b constituting the first shutter 7 are provided around pins 135a and 135b extending in a direction orthogonal to the bill conveying direction. In addition, the drum 4 is swingably mounted between a closed position that closes the bill transport path and an open position that opens the bill transport path. Pin 1
The upper shutter member 7a below 35a is formed with an elongated hole 136a extending in a direction orthogonal to the banknote transport path, and in FIG. 5, the lower shutter member 7 above the pin 135b.
The slot 13 has a long hole 13 extending in a direction orthogonal to the banknote transport path.
6b is formed. In the long holes 136a and 136b,
Pins 137a and 137b formed on a slide plate 137 attached to the drum 4 so as to be movable in the banknote transport direction.
Has been inserted. One end of a pair of springs 138, 138 is connected to the end of the slide plate 137 on the second shutter 8 side.
8, 138 urges the slide plate 137 toward the second shutter 8 and the upper shutter member 7a and the lower shutter member 7b via the pins 137a and 137b.
Are held in the closed position, as shown in FIG. Further, at the end of the slide plate 137 on the second shutter 8 side, the pin 1 provided at the tip of the drive arm 140 attached to the drum 4 is swingable around the shaft 139.
41 is engaged. The drive arm 140 between the shaft 139 and the pin 141 includes a plunger 1 of the solenoid 142.
The tip end of 42a is connected. Therefore, by activating the solenoid 142 and contracting the plunger 142a, the drive arm 140 is swung in the clockwise direction around the shaft 139 in FIG.
38,138 against the spring force, slide plate 137,
The pin 137a is moved toward the first shutter 7,
The upper shutter member 7a and the lower shutter member 7b are configured to rotate around the pins 135a and 135b via the 137b and can be moved from the closed position shown by the dotted line in FIG. 5 to the open position. ing.

As shown in FIG. 5, the second shutter 8
The upper shutter member 8a and the lower shutter member 8b, which constitute the above, are located at a closed position around the pins 143a and 143b extending in a direction orthogonal to the banknote transport direction and at an open position for opening the banknote transport path. It is mounted on the drum 4 so as to be swingable between the position and the position. In FIG. 5, the upper shutter member 8a below the pin 143a includes
An elongated hole 144a extending in a direction orthogonal to the bill conveying path is formed, and an elongated hole 1 extending in a direction orthogonal to the bill conveying path is formed in the lower shutter member 8b above the pin 143b.
44b is formed. These long holes 144a, 14
4b includes a pin 145 provided on a slide plate 145 attached to the drum 4 so as to be movable in the banknote transport direction.
a and 145b are inserted. At the end of the slide plate 145 on the side of the first shutter 7, one end is attached to the slide plate 137, and a pair of springs 138 and 138 are attached.
The other end of the pair of springs 138,
138 causes the slide plate 145 to move to the first shutter 7
Is urged toward, and through the pins 144a and 144b,
The upper shutter member 8a and the lower shutter member 8b are
It is held in the closed position as shown in FIG. Further, a pin 148 formed at the tip of a drive arm 147 attached to the drum 4 so as to be swingable around a shaft 146 is engaged with the end of the slide plate 145 on the first shutter 7 side. . The drive arm 147 between the shaft 146 and the pin 148 includes a plunger 149a of a solenoid 149.
Are connected at their tips. Therefore, solenoid 1
Actuating 49 to retract the plunger 149a causes the drive arm 147 to pivot about axis 146 in the clockwise direction in FIG.
The slide plate 145 is moved toward the second shutter 8 against the spring force of the pin 145a, 145.
The upper shutter member 8a and the lower shutter member 8b rotate around pins 143a and 143b via b,
In FIG. 5, it can be moved from the closed position shown by the dotted line to the open position.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing the structure of the first banknote stacking device 30. As shown in FIG. 6, the first banknote stacking device 30 includes an impeller 32 below the roller pair 31 adjacent to the first gate member 26, and below the pair of fixed rollers. The drive endless belt 33 has an upwardly movable pair of driven endless belts 34.
However, bill pressing plates 35 that are respectively provided and press the accumulated bills are swingably attached to the support shaft 36. In FIG. 6, a pair of drive endless belts 3
Of the three and the pair of driven endless belts 34, only one is shown, respectively. The roller group 37 and the support shaft 36 around which the driven endless belt 34 is wound are
It is supported by the mounting unit 38. Also, the impeller 3
A sensor 39 for detecting the rear end of the banknote is provided on the second gate member 26 side. An opening 41 extending perpendicularly to the drive endless belt 33 is formed in the center of the unit side plate 40 to which the drive endless belt 33 is fixed, and rotatably supports the center roller around which the driven endless belt 34 is wound. A roller shaft 42 fixed to the mounting unit 38 projects to the outside of the unit side plate 40 through the opening 41.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the roller shaft 42 that rotatably supports the central roller of the roller group 37 around which the driven endless belt 34 is wound is fixed to the block 43, and
3 is supported by a slide rail 44 that extends vertically with respect to the drive endless belt 33 formed on the unit side plate 40. The roller shaft 42 is the swing arm 4
5 is rotatably engaged with a recess 46 formed at the tip of the swing arm 45, and the swing arm 45 is swingably supported by a shaft 47. One end of the spring 48 is attached to the swing arm 45, and the other end of the spring 48 is attached to the connecting arm 49. The connecting arm 49 is swingably supported by the shaft 47 and has a pin 50 formed therein. Pin 50 is
It is fitted in an elongated hole 52 formed in the crank arm 51, and is urged downward in FIG. 7 by a spring 53. A cam 55 to which a motor shaft 54 is fixed is rotatably attached to the crank arm 51. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first banknote stacking device 3
Reference numeral 0 denotes a lower shutter that is swingable downward about the pin 68a at the end opposite to the side where the impeller 32 is provided and around the pin 68a. The upper shutter member 56a and the lower shutter member 56b are provided with the member 56b, and the pin 57 and the upper shutter member 5 provided on the lower shutter member 56b.
They are connected by a long hole 58 formed in 6a.
A roller 60 protruding outward is formed in the upper shutter member 56a through an opening 59 formed in the unit side plate 40, and the roller 60 is supported by a block 43 to which a roller shaft 42 is fixed. It engages with the guide hole 62 formed in 61.

In the first banknote stacking device 30 thus constructed, the driven endless belt 34 can be moved with respect to the drive endless belt 33 by rotating the motor shaft 54. That is,
The driven endless belt 34 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
However, when the motor shaft 54 is rotated while being separated from the drive endless belt 33, the cam 55 also makes a half rotation, and the crank arm 51 moves downward accordingly. As a result, the pin 50 formed in the connecting arm 49 and fitted in the elongated hole 52 formed in the crank arm 51 is urged downward by the spring 53, and thus moves downward. , The connecting arm 49 swings downward. Therefore, the swing arm 45 is also swung downward via the spring 48, and the roller shaft 42 is rotatably engaged with the recess 46 formed at the tip of the swing arm 45.
Are pushed downward, the mounting unit 38 moves downward, and the driven endless belt 34 mounted on the mounting unit 38 moves so as to approach the drive endless belt 33.

The driven endless belt 34 descends to the first
When contacting the banknotes stacked in the banknote stacking device 30 of
The lowering of the mounting unit 38 is stopped, and the swing arm 45 is stopped.
Also, the swing of the connecting arm 49 is stopped. The crank arm 51 continues to descend after that, but the connecting arm 4
9 and the long hole 5 formed in the crank arm 51
The movement of the pin 50 fitted in the second bill is stopped, and as a result, the bills accumulated in the first bill collecting device 30 are driven by the driven endless belt 34 by the spring force of the spring 53.
And the drive endless belt 33. Also,
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the bill pressing plate 35
Is provided with a roller 63 projecting outward through an opening 64 of the unit side plate 40 at a position separated from a support shaft 36 that swingably supports the bill pressing plate 35, while shown in FIG. As described above, the solenoid 65, the link 67 connected to the plunger 66 of the solenoid 65, and one end portion of the unit side plate 40 are connected to the wall of the unit side plate 40 opposite to the drive endless belt 33 and the driven endless belt 34. An operating plate 69 is provided, which is swingably supported by a shaft 47 formed at 1, the other end of which is connected to the tip of the link 67, and whose side surface abuts the roller 63. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the banknotes are stacked in the first banknote stacking device 30, the driven endless belt 34 is held at a position separated from the drive endless belt 33, and at this time, the operating plate 69. Is in contact with the roller 63. The solenoid 65 is driven at a predetermined timing after the bill is fed into the first bill stacking device 30, and the operating plate 69 causes the roller 63 to move to the position shown in FIG.
, To the left, in FIG. 7, to the right,
By the banknote pressing plate 35, banknotes are stacked with their rear ends along one wall of the first banknote stacking device 30. On the other hand, when the motor shaft 54 is rotated, the mounting unit 38 is moved downward, and the driven endless belt 34 and the drive endless belt 33 hold the banknotes stacked in the first banknote stacking device 30. , The roller 63 is moved downward along the opening 64 formed in the unit side plate 40, and as shown in FIG. 8, the bill pressing plate 35 is moved from the surface of the driven endless belt 34 on the drive endless belt 33 side. Is also located above, and is configured so as not to affect the delivery of banknotes from the first banknote stacking device 30.

Further, at the time of stacking bills, a bill stacking plate 70 on which bills are stacked is provided on the upper surface thereof, and the bill stacking plate 70 is connected to a slide plate 71 engaged with a roller shaft 42. The mounting unit 38 and the driven endless belt 34 are movable together. Therefore, the banknote stacking plate 70 is located above the upper surface of the drive endless belt 33 at the time of stacking the banknotes, receives the banknotes on the upper surface, and sends out the banknotes from the first banknote stacking device 30. In addition, when the accumulated banknotes are sandwiched by the driven endless belt 34 and the drive endless belt 33, the banknotes are retracted below the upper surface of the drive endless belt 33. In this way, since the banknotes are stacked on the banknote stacking plate 70, when the first banknote is stacked, the banknotes are not subjected to frictional force from the drive endless belt 33, and the first banknote is stacked as desired. It is guaranteed that the banknotes of 1 are stacked in the first banknote stacking device 30. The second banknote stacking device 80 is arranged adjacent to the second gate member 28, behind the drum 4, such that its longitudinal direction is substantially horizontal. FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing the structure of the second banknote stacking device 80. As shown in FIG. 9, in the second banknote stacking device 80, one end 870a of the banknote stacking plate 870 is swingably connected to the lower end of the wall on the side where the impeller 832 is provided. At the same time, a long hole 310 is formed substantially in the center, and a guide roller 320 formed on a slide plate 871 is engaged with the long hole 310. Further, the bill pressing plate 835 has its tip end portion twisted by the torsion spring 330.
The second banknote stacking device 80, which is constantly urged upward
A sensor 839 for detecting the rear end of the bill fed into the inside
Is provided at the position of the roller 340 adjacent to the second gate member 28. In the second banknote stacking device 80, the sensor 839 also functions as a counting unit that counts the number of banknotes sent into the second banknote stacking device 80. The bill pressing plate 835 is configured such that the leading end of the bill pressing plate 835 can be pressed toward the leading end of the bill sent to the upper surface of the bill stacking plate 870 by the solenoid 865. After detecting the rear end of the bill sent into the bill collecting device 80 of No. 2,
Depending on the number of banknotes stacked on the banknote stacking plate 870,
After a predetermined time has passed, the solenoid 86
5, the leading end of the bill is pressed toward the leading end of the bill sent to the upper surface of the bill stacking plate 870 to stop the bill at a predetermined position. Drive endless belt 833, driven endless belt 83
4, other structures such as the solenoid 865 are the same as those of the first banknote stacking device 30 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

In the second banknote stacking device 80 thus constructed, the driven endless belt 834 also moves the slide plate 871 upward when stacking the banknotes retracted upward, and therefore the banknote stacking plate 870. Impeller 83
2 is swung around one end 870a swingably connected to the lower end of the wall on the side where 2 is provided, and is in a state of being inclined so that the downstream side is located above with respect to the bill feeding direction. . 10 to 13 are schematic side views showing the structure of the banknote stacking device 91 of the safe 90 and the stacking process of banknotes in the safe 90. 10 to 13, the banknote stacking device 91 of the safe 90 is provided with an impeller 92 and a sensor 93 for detecting the rear end of the banknote fed into the safe 90 by the impeller 92 at the entrance portion thereof. There is. The banknotes are configured to be stacked on the movable stacking plate 94, and the movable stacking plate 94 is movable in the vertical direction according to the number of stacked banknotes.
A bill pressing plate 95 for pressing the bills stacked on the sheet 4 is provided. The bill pressing plate 95 is fixed to the tip of a link 98 connected to the plunger 97 of the solenoid 96.

FIG. 10 shows a state in which the tip of the bill has started to be fed into the safe 90, and FIG. 11 shows that the tip of the bill has been fed into the safe 90 and the bill is on the lower surface of the bill holding plate 95. Along the way, as shown in FIG. 12, the bills are
Further, when the bill is fed into the safe 90 and the rear end of the bill is detected by the sensor 93, in FIG. 13, the solenoid 96 is driven and the front end of the bill pressing plate 95 is directed toward the bill stacking plate 94. , The bills fed into the safe 90 are stopped, and the trailing ends of the bills are scraped downward by the impeller 92. That is, the bills are fed into the safe 90 by the impeller 92 along the lower surface of the bill holding plate 95, and the solenoid 96 is activated after a predetermined time has elapsed since the rear end of the bill was detected by the sensor 93. The banknotes driven and fed into the safe 90 are stopped, and the rear end of the banknote is scraped down by the impeller 92, so that the rear end of the banknote is the wall on the entrance side of the safe. The banknotes are stacked on the banknote stacking plate 94 in the safe so as to be aligned along the section.

FIG. 14 is a schematic side view of the banknote depositing section 10, FIG. 15 is a schematic plan view thereof, and FIG. 16 is a schematic front view thereof.
7 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. Figure 1
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 17, the banknote deposit unit 10 includes a unit side plate 150, and the drive endless belt 11 is fixed to the unit side plate 150. A bill guide 151 extending vertically is attached to the unit side plate 150. Movable driven endless belt 1
Reference numeral 2 denotes shafts 153a and 153 supported by the support member 152.
b, a roller 154a rotatably supported by 153c,
It is wound around 154b and 154c. Of these three shafts 153a, 153b, 153c, the central shaft 153
b is fixed to the support member 152, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 15, a mounting block 155 is fixed to the shaft 153b projecting outward from the unit side plate 150. This mounting block 155
Is supported by the unit side plate 150 via a horizontally extending slide rail 156. Shafts 153a, 153
The banknote pressing plate 13 is supported by c via support members 157a and 157c. The bill pressing plate 13 is moved toward the drive endless belt 11 by the spring 158,
Being energized. A solenoid 160 is supported by a shaft 153b projecting outward of the unit side plate 150, and a link 16 attached to a plunger 161 of the solenoid 160.
An arm 163 is swingably supported by the second arm 163.
A connecting member 166 is swingably attached to a shaft 165 near the upper end of the supporting member 152, and the connecting member 166 is attached.
The bill pressing plate 13 is engaged with the other end of the. A roller 167, which is rotatably provided, is engaged with the end of the arm 163 at the connecting member 166.

A sensor operating plate 170 is provided on the bill pressing plate 13.
The support member 169 is provided with a sensor 171 which is operated by the sensor operating plate 170 and detects the position of the bill pressing plate 13. 16 and 1
As shown in FIG. 7, outside the unit side plate 100,
A cam 182 fixed to the output shaft 181 of the motor 180 is provided, and a sensor 183 and a sensor 184 are provided near the cam 182. The cam 182 has a sensor operating plate 1 for operating the sensor 183 and the sensor 184.
85 is attached. In the vicinity of the cam 182, a cam follower 186 that contacts the cam 182 is supported, and the shaft 18
7, a drive arm 188 swingably supported, and a spring 1
A swing arm 190 which is connected to a drive arm 188 via 89 and is swingably supported by a shaft 187 at one end.
Is provided. A recess 191 is formed at the other end of the swing arm 190, and the shaft 15 protruding from an opening 192 formed in the unit side plate 150 is formed in the recess 191.
3b is engaged. Further, as shown in FIG. 14, a sensor 195 that detects whether or not a bill exists in the central portion of the bill depositing unit 10 and a presence or absence of a bill at the lower end of the bill depositing unit 10 are detected. A sensor 196 is provided.

FIG. 18 is a schematic side view of a bill feeding device for feeding the bills in the bill depositing section 10. As shown in FIG. 18, the bill feeding device has a feeding roller 16 that feeds a bill by contacting the leading end of the bill, and cooperates with the feeding roller 16 to feed two or more bills at the same time. A separation roller 17 for preventing the above-mentioned movement, a driven conveyance roller 18a in contact with the peripheral surface of the feeding roller 16,
It is composed of a reference roller 19, a driven roller 20 and a rotary encoder 21, and the moving amount of the driven roller 20 when the bill passes through the gap between the reference roller 19 and the driven roller 20 is detected by the rotary encoder 21 to detect the bill. Banknote thickness sensor 2 that detects the thickness and outputs a detection signal
2 and. The peripheral surface of the feeding roller 16 is made of a high friction material, and a large diameter portion, a small diameter portion and a large diameter portion (not shown) are formed along the axis of the feeding roller 16. The separation roller 17 is the feeding roller 1
6, a small diameter portion, a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion (not shown) are formed so as to mesh with the large diameter portion, the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion, and two or more banknotes are formed by the feeding roller 16 and the separation roller 17. However, a first bill separating unit is formed to prevent the bills from being simultaneously sent.

The conveying roller 18a is a torque limiter 18
A second bill separating unit is formed which is connected to the support shaft 18c via b and prevents two or more bills from being fed simultaneously by the feeding roller 16 and the conveying roller 18a. The torque limiter 18b is configured to cut off the connection between the transport roller 18a and the support shaft 18c when the torque applied to the transport roller 18a is equal to or larger than a predetermined torque. In FIG. 18, 23a is the first
Is a conveyance roller that is provided in the banknote transport path 23 and that sandwiches and transports the banknote between the banknote guide 23b and the banknote guide 23b that constitutes the lower surface of the first banknote transport path 23.
It has a function of promoting the separation of banknotes by being rotated at a speed higher than the rotation speed of.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a drive system and a control system of a bill depositing machine equipped with a bill stacking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a detection system and a control system thereof. Is. Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 9, the drive system of the banknote deposit machine includes a motor 100 that opens and closes the shutter 2, a motor 126 that rotates the drum 4, and a motor 1 that drives the drive endless belt 5.
31, a motor 12 for moving the driven endless belt 6
2, a solenoid 142 that opens and closes the first shutter 7, a solenoid 149 that opens and closes the second shutter 8, and a solenoid 112 that causes the third shutter 9 to project into the banknote conveyance path and retract from the banknote conveyance path. A motor 207 for driving the drive endless belt 11 of the deposit unit 10, a motor 180 for moving the driven endless belt 12, a solenoid 160 for moving the bill pressing plate 13, a first bill transport unit 23, and a second bill transport unit 25. The third banknote transport unit 27 is driven, and the first banknote stacking device 3 is driven.
The impeller 32 of 0, the impeller 832 provided in the second banknote stacking device 80, and the impeller 92 of the safe 90 are rotated,
A motor 208 for rotating the feeding roller 16, a motor 210 for driving the drive endless belt 33 of the first banknote stacking device 30, and a motor shaft 54 of the first banknote stacking device 30 via the electromagnetic clutch 400 and the electromagnetic brake 402. A motor 211 that rotates to move the driven endless belt 34, i.e., the mounting unit 38,
The solenoid 65 that drives the bill pressing plate 35 of the first bill stacking device 30 and the motor 21 that drives the drive endless belt 833 fixed in the second bill stacking device 80.
2. A motor 21 for moving a movable driven endless belt 834 provided in the second banknote stacking device 80.
3, a solenoid 865 that drives the bill holding plate 835 provided in the second bill stacking device 80, a solenoid 96 that drives the bill holding plate 95 of the safe 90, and a gate driving means 215 that drives the first gate member 26. , Gate driving means 216 for driving the second gate member 28, safe 90
217 for moving the banknote stacking plate 94 and solenoid 218 for opening and closing the shutter 15 of the banknote deposit section 10.
Is equipped with.

As shown in FIG. 20, the detection system of the banknote deposit machine includes a banknote thickness sensor 22, a banknote discriminating section 24 which discriminates whether or not a banknote can be accepted, and a denomination when the banknote is acceptable. A sensor 39 provided at the entrance of the first banknote stacking device 30 and a sensor 39 provided at the entrance of the second banknote stacking device 80 to detect the rear end of the banknotes fed into the second banknote stacking device 80, A sensor 83 that counts the number of bills sent into the second bill stacking device 80.
9, a sensor 93 provided at the entrance of the safe 90, a sensor 171 for detecting the position of the bill pressing plate 13, a sensor 183 and a sensor 184 for detecting the position of the driven endless belt 12, and a central portion of the bill depositing section 10. A sensor 195 that detects whether or not a banknote exists, and a sensor 196 that detects whether or not a banknote exists at the lower end of the banknote deposit section 10.
In addition, the sensor 220 for detecting the banknotes in the transaction port 1 is provided. As shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, the control system of the banknote deposit machine outputs a drive signal to each motor and solenoid constituting the drive system based on a detection signal from each sensor constituting the detection system, A ROM 251 storing a control program and the like and a RAM 252 storing various data are provided.

The banknote depositing machine having the banknote stacking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above receives and processes the banknotes deposited by the customer in the banknote depositing machine as follows. . First, when the customer inputs a predetermined instruction signal to the input means (not shown), the CPU 250
Outputs a drive signal to the motor 100, the solenoid 142, and the solenoid 112 to open the shutter 2 and the first shutter 7, and causes the third shutter 9 to project into the banknote transport path in the drum 4. Here, the length from the end of the banknote loading platform 3 of the transaction port 1 on the side opposite to the drum 4 to the central part of the banknote transport path from which the third shutter 9 projects is:
Of the banknotes to be processed, the long side is set to be slightly larger than the long side of the banknote having the largest length, and the drive endless belt 5 and the drive endless belt 5 and The length of the banknote transport path formed by the driven endless belt 6 to the end on the trading port 1 side is smaller than the length of the long side of the banknote having the smallest long side among the banknotes to be processed. Therefore, the banknote having the longest side among the banknotes to be processed is set so as to substantially contact the third shutter 9 and the drum 4 of the banknote mounting table 3.
Is housed between the third shutter 9 and the opposite end,
In addition, the banknote having the smallest long side is also composed of the third shutter 9 and the end of the banknote mounting table 3 opposite to the drum 4 so that a part of the banknote is mounted on the drive endless belt 5. Accommodated in between.

Next, when the customer places a bill on the bill placing table 3 and the drive endless belt 5 in the transaction port 1 and inputs an instruction signal for deposit into the input means,
The CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 112 to retract the third shutter 9 held at the position projecting to the banknote transport path from the banknote transport path, and outputs a drive signal to the motor 122 for driven endless. The belt 6 is moved. Here, a part of the bill with the longest side is the minimum,
Since all the banknotes are accommodated between the third shutter 9 and the end of the banknote mounting table 3 on the side opposite to the drum 4 so as to be mounted on the drive endless belt 5, all the banknotes are stored in the drive endless belt. 5 and the driven endless belt 6. Further, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 131 to drive the drive endless belt 5, thus taking in the banknotes sandwiched by the drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 into the drum 4. When the bill is taken into the drum 4, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 100 and the solenoid 142 to close the shutter 2 and the first shutter 7, and outputs a drive signal to the motor 126 to drive the drum 4 Is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the position shown in FIG.

Next, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 180, and the sensor operating plate 185 operates the sensor 183 to drive the motor 180 until the operation signal is input to the CPU 250, and the fixed endless belt 11 and The drive endless belt 12 is shown in FIGS.
5 as shown in FIG. At the same time, CPU250
Outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 160 to drive the solenoid 160. As a result, the plunger 161 is retracted, and the link 162, the arm 163, the arm 16
Via the roller 167 and the connecting member 166 at the tip of
The banknote pressing plate 13 urged toward the drive endless belt 11 by the spring 158 resists the spring force of the spring 158 and is retracted rearward from the surface of the driven endless belt 12 on the drive endless belt 11 side. It After that, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 142 to open the first shutter 7 and at the same time to the motor 13
1 when the drive signal is output to drive the drive endless belt 5 and the banknotes sandwiched between the drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 are sent out from the drum and the banknotes are sent out for a predetermined length. Then, a stop signal is output to the motor 131 to stop the motor 131.

Next, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 180, and the sensor operating plate 185 operates the sensor 184 to drive the motor 180 in the reverse direction until the operation signal is input to the CPU 250. as a result,
The cam follower 186 is pushed rightward in FIG. 17 by the cam 182, so that the drive arm 188 swings clockwise around the shaft 187, and is connected to the drive arm 188 via the spring 189. Moving arm 190 also has axis 1
87 swinging clockwise around the swinging arm 190
Shaft 15 engaged with a recess 191 formed at the tip of the shaft
3b is horizontally moved along the opening 192 of the unit side plate 150, and accordingly, the driven endless belt 12 is moved toward the drive endless belt 11. Until the sensor 184 is operated by the sensor operation plate 185 and the operation signal is input to the CPU 250, the motor 180 causes the drive arm 188 to swing clockwise about the shaft 187, but the swing arm 190 swings. The movement of the driven endless belt 12 is hindered by the bills sandwiched between the drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, and is stopped at a position corresponding to the number of bills. As a result, the driven endless belt 12 is urged toward the drive endless belt 11 by the spring force of the spring 189, and the banknote is reliably held between the driven endless belt 12 and the drive endless belt 11. After that, the CPU 250 causes the motor 131 and the motor 207 to operate.
A drive signal is output to drive the drive endless belt 5 and the drive endless belt 11, and the banknotes sandwiched by the drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6 and the drive endless belt 11 and the driven endless belt 12 are inserted into a bill. It is sent into the section 10.

When a bill is detected by the sensor 196 and a detection signal is input, the CPU 250 outputs a stop signal to the motor 131 and the motor 207 to stop the drive endless belt 5 and the drive endless belt 11, and at the same time, Output a stop signal to the solenoid 160,
The driving of the solenoid 160 is stopped. As a result, the bill pressing plate 13 presses the bill by the spring force of the spring 158. After that, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 180 to drive the motor 180 in the forward direction. With the drive of the motor 180 in the forward direction, the driven endless belt 12 starts to separate from the drive endless belt 11, and the bill holding plate 13 moves to the driven endless belt 12.
Than the drive endless belt 11, the banknote is sandwiched between the drive endless belt 11 and the drive endless belt 11. The motor 180 is rotated in the forward direction, and the driven endless belt 1
When 2 separates from the drive endless belt 11, the banknote pressing plate 13 also gradually separates from the drive endless belt 11, and as a result, the sensor 171 is operated by the sensor operating plate 170 provided on the banknote pressing plate 13. Then, an operation signal is output to the CPU 250 and the CPU 2
50 outputs a stop signal to the motor 180, and the motor 1
The drive of 80 is stopped. FIG. 21 shows a state in which the operation signal is output from the sensor 171 to the CPU 250 and the motor 180 is stopped. In this state, the force applied to the banknotes from the banknote pressing plate 13 and the drive endless belt 11 becomes almost zero, and therefore the banknotes drop on the lower end plate 14 by their own weight. At the time of this drop, due to the force applied from the lower end plate 14 to the leading end of the bill, the leading end of the bill becomes substantially aligned along the upper surface of the lower end plate 14.

After outputting the stop signal to the motor 180,
After the lapse of a predetermined time, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 180 to move the motor 180 in the reverse direction for a predetermined time.
To drive. As a result, the bill whose front end is located on the lower end plate 14 is again clamped by the bill pressing plate 13 and the drive endless belt 11. After that, CPU250
Outputs a drive signal to the motor 80 to drive the motor 180 in the forward direction, and the sensor operating plate 170 operates the sensor 171. When the operation signal is input to the CPU 250, the motor 180 outputs a stop signal. Output. further,
After a lapse of a predetermined time, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 180, drives the motor 180 in the reverse direction for a predetermined time, outputs a stop signal to the motor 180, and outputs the bill pressing plate 13 and the drive endless belt 11. With the bills being clamped by, the motor 180 stops.

In this way, by repeatedly sandwiching and releasing the sandwiching of the bill by the bill pressing plate 13 and the drive endless belt 11, the bill is vibrated, and the leading end of the bill follows the upper surface of the lower end plate 14. So that they will come together. In this way, the deposited banknotes are transferred to the banknote pressing plate 13,
After being held by the lower end plate 14 and the drive endless belt 11, the CPU 250 transfers the bills to the bill depositing unit 10.
First, in order to feed one by one, first, the motor 208
To drive the first banknote transport unit 23, the second banknote transport unit 25, and the third banknote transport unit 27, and at the same time, to output the drive signal to
The impeller 832 of the banknote stacking device 80 and the impeller 92 of the safe 90 are rotated. Next, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 218 to open the shutter 15 and outputs a drive signal to the motor 207 to drive the drive endless belt 11. As a result, a predetermined number of banknotes located on the drive endless belt 11 side are delivered toward the delivery roller 16. In synchronization with the delivery of the bills, the electromagnetic brake 402 is released, the electromagnetic clutch 400 is driven, the delivery roller 16 is rotated, and the bills are dispensed from the bill depositing unit 10 one by one.

The peripheral surface of the feeding roller 16 is formed of a high friction material, and a large diameter portion, a small diameter portion and a large diameter portion (not shown) are formed along the axis of the feeding roller 16 and separated. The roller 17 is a large-diameter portion of the feeding roller 16,
Since the small diameter portion, the large diameter portion, and the small diameter portion (not shown) are formed so as to mesh with the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion, the first bill separating portion formed by these, The force of separating the bills is applied, and two or more bills are prevented from being fed out at the same time. When two or more banknotes have passed through the first banknote separating unit, these banknotes are sent between the delivery roller 16 and the transport roller 18a, but the frictional force generated between the banknotes is When the bills are sandwiched between the feeding roller 16 and the transport roller 18a, the torque applied to the transport roller 18a becomes less than the predetermined torque because the frictional force between the transport roller 18a and the bill is smaller than the frictional force generated between the bills. The transport roller 18a and the support shaft 18c are connected by the limiter 18b.
As a result, due to the inertial force, the transport roller 18a is stopped, and only the banknotes in contact with the feeding roller 16 are transported toward the downstream side, and the banknotes are separated one by one, and two or more banknotes are separated. It is possible to prevent the bills from being fed out at the same time.

However, since the peripheral surface of the feeding roller 16 is formed of a high friction material, the bills are separated one by one, but when two or more bills are partially overlapped and sent. Can be. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the banknote thickness sensor 22 including the reference roller 19, the driven roller 20, and the rotary encoder 21 causes the banknote of the driven roller 21 when the banknote passes between the reference roller 19 and the driven roller 20. The amount of movement is detected by the rotary encoder 21, the thickness of the bill is detected, the detection signal is output to the CPU 250, and based on the input detection signal, the CPU 250 has at least twice the thickness of the bill to be processed. And the time when the banknote thickness sensor 22 detects a banknote having a thickness twice or more the thickness of the banknote to be processed is a predetermined time or more based on the detection signal input from the banknote thickness sensor 22. The CPU 250 determines that two or more banknotes are sent with a large overlap, and it is difficult to separate the banknotes one by one. During the time, along with releasing the electromagnetic clutch 400, and drives the electromagnetic brake 402 is configured to temporarily stop the feed roller 16. As a result, the preceding banknote already has the trailing end portion of the payout roller 1
6 has passed through the gap between the conveyance roller 18a and the conveyance roller 18a, so that only the preceding bill is directed toward the downstream side by the conveyance roller 23a which is rotated at a higher speed than the feeding roller 16. Then, the bills can be conveyed and reliably separated into individual sheets.

On the other hand, when a bill having a thickness twice or more the thickness of the bill to be processed is detected, but the detection time is less than the predetermined time, the overlap of the bills is small and the preceding bill is Since it is considered that the bills are separated one by one by being conveyed at a high speed by the conveying roller 23a which is rotating at a higher speed than the feeding roller 16, the CPU 250 outputs no signal. Instead, the bill processing is continued. Therefore, the CPU 250 releases the electromagnetic clutch 400 and the electromagnetic brake 402.
The predetermined time for determining whether or not to drive is determined by whether or not two or more banknotes are overlapped to the extent that they cannot be separated by the transport roller 23a rotating at high speed. Therefore, it depends on the rotation speed of the feeding roller 16, the rotation speed of the transport roller 23a, the maximum length and the minimum length of the banknote to be processed, the material, and the like. It can be set to the time required to detect the length of 1/2. From the banknote deposit section 10,
When the detection signal is no longer input from the bill thickness sensor 22 that detects the thickness of the bills fed out one by one, CP
The U250 further outputs a drive signal to the motor 207 to rotate the drive endless belt 11, and again, a predetermined number of banknotes located on the drive endless belt 11 side,
It is fed toward the feeding roller 16.

In the first banknote transport unit 23, the banknotes are sent toward the rear of the banknote deposit machine while the direction of the banknotes is corrected so that the long sides of the banknotes coincide with the transport direction.
It is delivered to the second banknote transport unit 25. The banknotes transferred to the second banknote transport unit 25 are determined by the banknote discrimination unit 24 provided at the starting end of the second banknote transport unit 25, whether or not the banknotes can be accepted, and the denomination of the banknotes. Is determined, a determination signal is output to the CPU 250, and the number of denominations is counted.

Further, the bills are delivered to the second bill transport unit 25, and are transported upward, and then forward of the bill depositing machine. When the banknote determined to be unacceptable by the banknote discrimination unit 24 reaches the first gate member 26 provided at the end of the second banknote transport unit 25, the CP
The U250 outputs a drive signal to the first gate drive unit 215 to drive the first gate member 26, and sends the unacceptable banknote into the first banknote stacking device 30. At this point, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the mounting unit 38 is held upward and the driven endless belt 3
The banknote stacking plate 70 is located above the upper surface of the drive endless belt 33, and is located above the banknote pressing plate 35.
Is in contact with the upper surface of the banknote stacking plate 70 by its own weight. Therefore, the bill discriminated by the bill discriminating unit 24 is sent into the first bill stacking device 30 while being guided along the lower surface of the bill pressing plate 35. When the sensor 39 provided at the entrance detects the rear end of the unacceptable bill, a detection signal is output to the CPU 250, and the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 65 after a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the detection signal from the sensor 39. Is output and the tip of the bill pressing plate 35 is connected to the bill stacking plate 7
Press toward 0. As a result, the leading edge of the unacceptable bill is stopped at the predetermined position, and the motor 208
By the impeller 32 rotated by, the rear end is scraped off, and the rear end of the banknote is aligned along the wall on the side where the impeller 32 is provided so that the first banknote stack Integrated in device 30.

On the other hand, when the bill discriminated by the bill discriminating unit 24 reaches the first gate member 26, the CPU 250 outputs a reverse drive signal to the first gate drive means 215 to make the first gate drive unit 215. The gate member 26 is driven in the reverse direction, and the receivable banknotes are further delivered to the third banknote transport unit 27 to be transported upward. When the banknote determined to be acceptable reaches the second gate member 28, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the second gate driving unit 216 to drive the second gate member 28,
The acceptable banknotes are sent into the second banknote stacking device 80. The banknote pressing plate 835 of the second banknote stacking device 80 is
Since the tip of the torsion spring 330 is always urged upward, the receivable banknotes are sent to the upper surface of the banknote stacking plate 870 below the banknote pressing plate 835. When the sensor 839 provided at the entrance of the second banknote stacking device 80 detects the rear end of the acceptable banknote, a detection signal is output to the CPU 250.

Conventionally, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 865 after a lapse of a certain time after receiving the detection signal from the sensor 839, and the bill pressing plate 835.
The front end of the banknote is pressed downward, the fed bill is pressed down, and the rear end of the acceptable bill is at a predetermined position,
It was configured to be stopped, but solenoid 8
65 is driven to press the leading end of the bill pressing plate 835, and then the time required for the leading end of the bill pressing plate 835 to hold down the bills fed into the second bill stacking device 80 is the bill stacking unit. The larger the number of banknotes stacked on the plate 870, the shorter the moving distance of the tip of the banknote holding plate 835, and thus the larger the number of banknotes stacked on the banknote stacking plate 870. The banknotes sent to the second banknote stacking device 80 are stopped by the tip of the banknote pressing plate 835 at the position where the rear end of the banknotes is located on the upstream side, and as a result, are stacked on the banknote stacking plate 870. When the number of bills increases, there is a problem that the bills cannot be stacked so that their rear ends are aligned. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the banknote stacking plate 8
Depending on the number of banknotes accumulated on 70, the CPU 250
However, the timing at which the drive signal is output to the solenoid 865 is experimentally determined in advance and stored in the RAM 252, and when the bill detection signal is received from the sensor 839, the CPU 250 accumulates the bill on the bill stacking plate 870. According to the number of bills, the timing for outputting the drive signal to the solenoid 865 stored in the RAM 252 is read out, and the solenoid 8 is read based on the timing.
The drive signal is output to 65.

That is, when the sensor 839 detects the rear end of the bill sent to the second bill stacking device 80 and the detection signal is input, the CPU 250 sends the bill to the second bill stacking device 80. Since the number of banknotes stacked on the banknote stacking plate 870 can be known, the CPU2
The RAM 50 stores the number of banknotes accumulated on the banknote stacking plate 870 in the RAM 252 based on the banknote detection signal from the sensor 839. The number n of the stored banknotes stacked on the banknote stacking plate 870 is increased by one.

On the other hand, after the sensor 839 detects the rear end of the bill fed into the second bill stacking device 80, the following formula is experimentally calculated in order to calculate the time T for outputting the drive signal to the solenoid 865. Is stored in the RAM 252. T (msec) = (12 + n ÷ 10) × 1.25 ... That is, in the present embodiment, every time the number n of banknotes stacked on the banknote stacking plate 870 increases by one, 0.1
It is set such that the time for which the CPU 250 outputs the drive signal to the solenoid 865 is delayed by 25 msec. The second banknote stacking device 8 configured as described above
0 stacks banknotes on the banknote stacking plate 870 as follows. FIG. 22 is a schematic side view of the second banknote stacking device 80, showing a state in which the leading end of the banknote has started to be fed into the second banknote stacking device 80. As shown in FIG. 22, when the banknotes are stacked, the driven endless belt 8
34 is moved to a position separated from the drive endless belt 833 upward, and the slide plate 871 is also moved upward, so that one end portion 870a thereof has an impeller 832
Is swingably connected to the lower end of the wall on the side where
In the guide roller 320 formed on the slide plate 871,
Banknote stacking plate 870 supported through slot 310
Is swung around one end portion 870a and is inclined so that the downstream side is located above with respect to the bill feeding direction. Further, the bill pressing plate 835 is provided with a torsion spring 33.
The leading end of the bill stacking plate 870 is biased upward by 0, and is positioned at a position separated from the upper surface of the banknote stacking plate 870. FIG. 23
[Fig. 6] is a schematic side view of the second banknote stacking device 80, showing a state in which the rear end of the banknote is detected by the sensor 839. As shown in FIG. 23, when the sensor 839 detects the rear end of the acceptable bill, the detection signal is sent to the CPU 2
50, and the CPU 250 updates the number of banknotes stacked on the banknote stacking plate 870 stored in the RAM 252 by increasing the number n of the banknotes by one, and the banknotes stacked on the updated banknote stacking plate 870. After the sensor 839 detects the rear end of the bill fed into the second bill stacking device 80 according to the formula based on the number n of
5, the time T for outputting the drive signal is calculated. CPU25
0 indicates that after the time T elapses after the sensor 839 detects the rear end of the bill sent to the second bill stacking device 80,
A drive signal is output to the solenoid 865. As a result, the leading end of the bill pressing plate 835 begins to move toward the upper surface of the bill stacking plate 870 against the spring force of the torsion spring 330.

FIG. 24 is a schematic side view of the second banknote stacking device 80, showing a state where the front end of the banknote is pressed by the front end of the banknote pressing plate 835. As shown in FIG. 24, when the leading end of the bill is pressed by the leading end of the bill holding plate 835 and the bill is stopped, the trailing end of the bill is moved by the impeller 832 to the second bill stacking device. 8
It is scraped off along the 0 wall. In this way, the rear end of the banknote can be scraped off by the impeller 832 along the wall of the second banknote stacking device 80.
Since the bills are not pressed by the tip of the bill pressing plate 835 until the bills arrive, even foldable bills or wrinkled bills can be fed into the second bill stacking device 80 as desired. FIG. 25 is a schematic side view of the second banknote stacking device 80, which includes a solenoid 865.
Drive is stopped, and the tip of the bill pressing plate 835 is moved upward by the torsion spring 330. As shown in FIG. 25, the leading end of the bill is pressed by the leading end of the bill holding plate 835 to stop the bill, and the trailing end of the bill is moved by the impeller 832 to the second position.
After being scraped off along the wall of the banknote stacking device 80, the CPU 250 outputs a drive stop signal to the solenoid 865, and as a result, the tip of the banknote pressing plate 835 is driven by the spring force of the torsion spring 330. , Retracted upwards. Here, the bill stacking plate 870 has one end 870a.
The bills fed into the second bill stacking device 80 are swung around and inclined so that the downstream side is located upward with respect to the bill feeding direction.
Make sure to align along the wall on the side where 2 is provided,
The bills are stacked in the second bill stacking device 80.

Based on the detection signals input from the sensors 195 and 196 and the detection signal input from the bill discriminating unit 24, the bill finally fed out from the bill depositing unit 10 is the first bill accumulating device 30 or the first bill collecting unit 30. When it is determined that the banknotes are stacked in the first banknote stacking device 30 based on the detection signal from the sensor 39 after it is determined that the banknotes are stacked in one of the second banknote stacking device 80, C
The PU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 211 to rotate the motor shaft 54 and move the mounting unit 38 and the driven endless belt 34 downward. As a result, the unacceptable banknotes stacked in the first banknote stacking device 30 are nipped by the driven endless belt 34 and the drive endless belt 33. At this time, the bill pressing plate 35 is located above the upper surface of the drive endless belt 33. At the same time, the CPU 250 causes the motor 126 to
To drive the drum 4 clockwise about 45 degrees from the position shown in FIG.
The drive signal is output to 9, and the second shutter 8 is opened,
The front end portion of the unacceptable banknote sandwiched by the driven endless belt 34 and the drive endless belt 33 is
Drive endless belt 5 and driven endless belt 6
To be clamped by. After that, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 210 and the motor 131 to drive the drive endless belt 33 and the drive endless belt 5, and takes in the unacceptable bill into the drum 4.

When an unacceptable bill is taken into the drum 4, the CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 149 to close the second shutter 8 and the motor 12
6, a drive signal is output to rotate the drum 4 counterclockwise by about 45 degrees, and the solenoid 104 and the motor 100 are rotated.
A drive signal is output to the first shutter 7 and the shutter 2 of the transaction port 1 is opened, and a drive signal is output to the motor 131 to drive the drive endless belt 5.
The unacceptable banknotes are placed on the banknote placing table 3 in the transaction port 1,
Send back. After that, the CPU 250 causes the solenoid 112 to
To output the drive signal to the third shutter 9 so that the third shutter 9 is projected to the banknote transport path to close the banknote transport path in the drum 4, and the drive signal is output to the motor 122 to drive the driven endless belt 6. Retreat to the retreat position. Here, in the present embodiment, the drum 4 of the banknote loading platform 3 of the transaction opening 1
From the end opposite to the third shutter 9 on the banknote transport path.
The length up to the part where
A portion that is set to be slightly larger than the length of the long side of the banknote having the largest long side, and the third shutter 9 of the banknote transport path projects from the end of the banknote mounting table 3 on the drum 4 side. Is set to be shorter than the length of the long side of the bill with the smallest long side among the bills to be processed, the long side is the largest among the bills to be processed. The banknotes are placed on the entire banknote mounting table 3, and a part of the banknote having the smallest long side is also mounted on the banknote mounting table 3 and sent back to the transaction port 1. further,
The CPU 250 outputs a drive signal to the motor 100,
The shutter 2 is positioned above the bill returned to the bill mounting table 3 in the transaction port 1, and the bill is pressed by the weight of the shutter 2.

On the other hand, all the bills deposited from the bill depositing unit 10 are sent out, and the bill discriminating unit 24 discriminates whether or not the bills can be accepted and, in the case of acceptable bills, the denomination thereof. By the CPU 250
It is configured to be displayed on a display unit (not shown), and when the customer confirms the deposit amount and instructs the input unit (not shown) to deposit, the bill discriminating unit 24 accepts the deposit amount. The bills that have been discriminated and accumulated in the second bill accumulating unit 80 are accumulated in the first bill accumulating device 30 in the drum 4 located at the position shown in FIG. 1 by the signal from the CPU 250. They are sent back just like unacceptable banknotes. Acceptable banknotes sent back into drum 4 are exactly the same as when depositing,
It is sent to the banknote depositing section 10, passes through the first transport section 23, the second banknote transport section 25, the first gate member 26 and the third banknote transport section 27, and is sent to the second gate member 28. It is sent toward the safe 90 by the second gate member 28. As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the accepted bills sent to the safe 90 are bill holding plates 9
While being guided along the lower surface of 5, it is fed into the safe 90, and the rear end portion is detected by the sensor 93,
After a predetermined time elapses after the detection signal is output to the CPU 250, a drive signal is output from the CPU 250 to the solenoid 96, and the solenoid 96 is driven, so that the tip portion thereof is stopped at a predetermined position, and the motor is driven. Two
The rear end is scraped off by the impeller 92 rotated by 08, and the rear end is accumulated in the safe 90 so as to be aligned along the wall of the safe 90 on the side of the impeller 92. .

If the customer does not receive the unacceptable banknotes returned in the transaction unit 1 even after a lapse of a predetermined time after the unacceptable banknotes are returned in the transaction unit 1, the transaction unit 1 is again returned. The shutter 2 and the first shutter 7 are opened and the unacceptable banknotes on the banknote mounting table 3 are taken into the drum 4 in the same manner as when depositing. Thereafter, the drum 4 is rotated counterclockwise to a position facing the entrance of the unacceptable banknote collecting section 29, the drive endless belt 5 is driven, and the unacceptable banknote collecting section 29 collects the unacceptable banknote. . According to the present embodiment, in the second banknote stacking device 80 for stacking the banknotes that can be received, when the banknotes are fed, the tip end of the banknote pressing plate 835 retracts upward due to the spring force of the torsion spring 330. Therefore, even a bill that is easily bent or a wrinkled bill can be fed into the second bill stacking device 80 as desired. Further, according to the formula, according to the number n of sheets stacked on the banknote stacking plate 870, the tip end of the banknote pressing plate 835 is moved to the banknote stacking plate 87.
The timing for driving the solenoid 865 that presses toward 0 is set to the tip of the bill holding plate 835 that is retracted upward due to the spring force of the torsion spring 330 when the number n of sheets stacked on the bill stacking plate 870 is large. The second banknote stacking device 8 is controlled so that the shorter the distance to the banknotes fed into the second banknote stacking device 80, the slower the control.
It becomes possible to stack the banknotes on the banknote stacking plate 870 so that the rear ends of the banknotes fed into 0 are always at the same position. Further, at the time of stacking the banknotes on the banknote stacking plate 870, the banknote stacking plate 870 has one end 870a.
The bills fed into the second bill stacking device 80 are swung around and tilted so that the downstream side is positioned upward with respect to the bill feeding direction.
Make sure to align along the wall on the side where 2 is provided,
It becomes possible to accumulate in the second banknote stacking device 80.

According to this embodiment, the first banknote stacking device 30 for stacking unacceptable banknotes and the banknote stacking device 91 of the safe 90 for stacking deposited banknotes are both
While guiding the bill along the lower surface thereof, the bill is received in the bill accumulating devices 30, 91, and after a lapse of a predetermined time from the detection of the rear end of the bill, the bill is pressed toward the bill to make the bill predetermined. Since the banknote pressing plates 35 and 95 for stopping the banknotes are provided, the banknotes are transported such that the long side direction thereof coincides with the transport direction, and the lengths of the banknotes along the transport direction are significantly different, It becomes possible to stack the banknotes so that their rear ends are aligned. Further, according to the present embodiment, the banknote is sandwiched by the drive endless belt 11 and the driven endless belt 12 while being sandwiched by the drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt 6, and is transferred from the drum 4 to the banknote deposit section 10. Since the bills are delivered, the bills are conveyed so that the long side direction thereof coincides with the conveying direction, and even bills having greatly different lengths in the conveying direction are sent to the bill deposit unit 10 without disturbing the relative positional relationship. Further, by the drive endless belt 11 and the driven endless belt 12, after being conveyed to a predetermined position, the banknote pressing plate 13 is projected and sandwiched between the banknote pressing plate 13 and the drive endless belt 11, Separate the driven endless belt 12 from the drive endless belt 11 to a predetermined position. Thus, the holding of the bill by the bill pressing plate 13 and the drive endless belt 11 is released, and the bill is dropped on the lower end plate 14. Therefore, the bill is conveyed such that its long side direction coincides with the conveying direction. Even for banknotes having greatly different lengths in the transport direction, the leading ends of the banknotes can be reliably aligned along the upper surface of the lower end plate 14, and the banknotes can be reliably separated and processed one by one. It will be possible.

Further, according to the present embodiment, after the bill is dropped on the lower end plate 14, the bill is clamped by the bill pressing plate 13 and the drive endless belt 11, and the clamp of the bill is released. Again, the banknote pressing plate 13 and the drive endless belt 11 sandwich the banknote, and
Since the bills are fed from the bill depositing unit 10, the bills are vibrated, and the leading end of the bills can be more reliably fixed to the lower end plate 14
It is possible to align the tops of the banknotes along the surface, and the banknotes can be separated and processed one by one.

Further, according to this embodiment, since the drive endless belt 11 sends out the bill from the bill depositing portion 10 toward the feeding roller 16, normally,
The banknotes can be paid out from the banknote depositing section 10 without providing a required kicking roller, and the structure of the banknote depositing section 10 can be simplified. Further, according to the present embodiment, the length from the end of the banknote placing table 3 of the transaction port 1 on the side opposite to the drum 4 to the portion of the banknote transport path where the third shutter 9 projects is to be processed. Of the banknotes, the long side is set to be slightly larger than the long side of the banknote having the longest side, and the drive endless belt 5 and the driven endless belt are started from the end of the banknote placing table 3 opposite to the drum 4. Transaction port 1 of the banknote transport path formed by 6
Since the length to the side end is set to be smaller than the length of the long side of the banknote with the smallest long side, the long side of the banknote to be processed is the longest side when depositing the banknote. So that the banknotes that are in contact with the third shutter 9 are almost
A part of the banknote, which is housed between the third shutter 9 and the end of the banknote mounting table 3 on the side opposite to the drum 4 and has the longest side, is also mounted on the drive endless belt 5. like,
It is accommodated between the third shutter 9 and the end of the bill mounting table 3 on the side opposite to the drum 4, and the bills inserted into the transaction opening 1 are reliably deposited regardless of the size of the bill. It can be taken into the machine, and further, the drum 4 of the bill loading table 3
The length from the end on the side to the portion where the third shutter 9 projects in the bill transport path is smaller than the length of the long side of the bill having the smallest long side among the bills to be processed. Since it is set, when returning unacceptable banknotes, among the banknotes to be processed, even the banknotes with the longest sides are sent back so that part of them is placed on the banknote placing table 3.
Therefore, the customer can easily collect the unacceptable bill. FIG. 26 is a schematic side view showing the structure of the first banknote stacking device 30 of the banknote handling machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 26, in the first banknote stacking device 30 of the banknote handling machine according to another embodiment of the present invention, the torsion spring 300 is attached to the support shaft 36 and the banknote pressing plate 35, and the banknotes are transferred. Holding plate 35
Has a structure different from that of the first banknote stacking device 30 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 in that its tip is constantly urged upward by the torsion spring 300. Further, the sensor 39 for detecting the rear end of the banknote is provided on the upstream side in the banknote transport direction as compared with the first banknote stacking device 30 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. . Other structures are the same as those of the first banknote stacking device 30 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The first banknote stacking device 30 according to the present embodiment is suitable for stacking easily bent bills and wrinkled bills. That is, in the first banknote stacking device 30 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the banknotes are sent to the first banknote stacking device 30, the banknote pressing plate 35 is placed on the banknote stacking plate 70 by its own weight. When stacking new banknotes that are difficult to bend and have few wrinkles, the banknotes are guided along the lower surface of the banknote pressing plate 35 into the first banknote stacking device 30 while being abutted against It can be sent, but if it is a banknote that has been used for a long time and is easily bent, or a wrinkled banknote, even if the tip of the banknote comes into contact with the banknote pressing plate 35, the banknote pressing plate In some cases, the banknote pressing plate 35 cannot be pushed up against the weight of the banknote 35, and the banknotes may be bent and stacked while the tip end portion is in contact with the banknote pressing plate 35. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the torsion spring 30
If the sensor 39 provided at the entrance of the first banknote stacking device 30 detects the rear end of the unacceptable banknote, the front end of the banknote pressing plate 35 is always urged upward by 0. The signal is output to the CPU 250, and the CPU 250
Outputs a drive signal to the solenoid 65 after a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the detection signal from the sensor 39, and the torsion spring 300 causes the tip end portion of the bill holding plate 35 held above to move the bill stacking plate 70. Press toward.
As a result, the front end of the unacceptable banknote is stopped at a predetermined position, and the rear end of the banknote is scraped off by the impeller 32 rotated by the motor 208, and the rear end of the banknote becomes the impeller 32. The banknotes are stacked in the first banknote stacking device 30 so as to be aligned along the wall on the side where the is provided. In this way, the tip of the bill pressing plate 35 is always
The sensor 39, which is located above and is driven by the solenoid 65 when stopping the banknotes, detects the rear end of the banknote. The sensor 39 is the first banknote stacking device 30 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. In comparison with the above, it is provided on the more upstream side in the banknote transport direction. In addition, the first banknote stacking device 3
0 means that the upstream side is downward with respect to the bill feeding direction,
Since it is provided so as to be inclined so that the downstream side is located above, driving of the solenoid 65 is stopped, and when the leading end of the bill pressing plate 35 is returned to the upper position by the torsion spring 300, the unacceptable bill Is the rear end
The banknotes are stacked in the first banknote stacking device 30 along the wall on the side where the impeller 32 is provided so as to be surely aligned.

According to this embodiment, even if the unacceptable bill is easily bent or wrinkled,
It becomes possible to stack the rear end portion in the first banknote stacking device 30 so as to be surely aligned along the wall portion on the side where the impeller 32 is provided. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and are included within the scope of the invention. Needless to say.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the description is added for the case where the banknote handling machine is a banknote deposit machine, but the present invention is
It can also be applied to banknote processing machines other than banknote depositing and dispensing machines such as banknote depositing and dispensing machines and banknote counting machines. Moreover, in the said embodiment, only in the 2nd banknote stacking | stacking apparatus 80 which stacks an acceptable banknote, the sensor 839 is the rear end part of a banknote according to the number n of banknotes stacked on the banknote stacking plate 870. CPU 250 detects the solenoid 86
5 controls the time for outputting the drive signal to FIG.
In the first banknote stacking device 30 for stacking unacceptable banknotes shown in FIG. 1, similarly, the time for outputting a drive signal to the solenoid 65 is controlled according to the number of banknotes stacked on the banknote stacking plate 70. Good.

Further, in the banknote stacking device 91 of the safe 90 for stacking deposited banknotes, the tip of the banknote pressing plate 95 is always urged upward by using a biasing means such as a spring, and the sensor is used. After a predetermined time elapses after 93 detects the rear end of the bill, a drive signal is output to the solenoid 96 so that the front end of the bill pressing plate 95 presses the bill so that the bill is easily bent or wrinkled. However, the rear end can be integrated in the safe 90 so as to be surely aligned along the wall on the side where the impeller 92 is provided. In this case, the banknotes are movable stacking plates 94 that are vertically movable according to the number of banknotes stacked.
Since they are stacked on top of each other, the distance between the leading edge of the banknote pressing plate 95 and the topmost stacked banknote is controlled to be substantially constant regardless of the number of banknotes stacked on the movable stacking plate 94. It is not necessary to control the time for outputting the drive signal to the solenoid 96 according to the number of bills accumulated on the 94. Further, in the above embodiment, the formula is stored in the RAM 252, and the CPU 250 is calculated based on the number n of the banknotes stacked on the banknote stacking plate 870.
Calculates the time T for outputting the drive signal to the solenoid 865 based on the formula, but the formula is only one example, and the time T for outputting the drive signal to the solenoid 865 is calculated according to another formula. Even if it is calculated, the preferable time T for outputting the drive signal to the solenoid 865 is experimentally determined in advance in accordance with the number n of the banknotes stacked on the banknote stacking plate 870, a table is prepared, and the RAM 2 is stored.
52, and the CPU 250 causes the banknote stacking plate 8
The time T for outputting a drive signal to the solenoid 865 corresponding to the number n of banknotes accumulated on 70 is read from the table stored in the RAM 252, and the time T for outputting a drive signal to the solenoid 865 is determined. Good.

Further, in the above embodiment, the first banknote stacking device 30, the second banknote stacking device 80 and the cashbox 9 are provided.
The banknote stacking device 91 of 0 has all impellers 32 and 83.
2 and 92, the bill holding plates 35, 83 which operate so that the rear end of the bill is stopped at a predetermined position.
Since it is equipped with 5, 95, impellers 32, 832, 92
The banknotes can be stacked without the need to provide the trailing edges, and thus the impellers 32, 832,
92 is not always necessary. Further, in the above embodiment, the bill holding plates 35, 835, 95 are driven by the solenoids 65, 214, 96, but the bill holding plates 35, 83 are driven by a driving means other than the solenoid.
You may make it drive 5 and 95. Moreover, in the said embodiment, after dropping a banknote, the banknote pressing plate 1
3 and the drive endless belt 11 pinch the banknote, release the pinch of the banknote, and again hold the banknote pressing plate 13 and the drive endless belt 11 to pinch the banknote,
Although the bills are fed from the bill depositing unit 10, after the bills are dropped, the bills are clamped by the bill pressing plate 13 and the drive endless belt 11, and the bills are fed without releasing the clamp of the bills. Alternatively, the banknotes may be dropped, and then the banknotes may be clamped and the clamps may be released several times.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, unacceptable banknotes are accumulated in the first banknote stacking device 30 and acceptable banknotes are stacked in the second banknote stacking device 80. The banknote stacking device 30 of No. 1 is configured as shown in FIG. 26, and similarly to the banknote pressing plate 835 of the second banknote stacking device 80, the drive signal to the solenoid 65 that presses the tip of the banknote pressing plate 35 is transmitted. If the output timing is controlled, acceptable banknotes may be accumulated in the first banknote stacking device 30 and unacceptable banknotes may be stacked in the second banknote stacking device 80. In addition, the bill pressing plate 835 of the second bill stacking device 80 and FIG.
Although the tip end portion of the bill pressing plate 35 of the first bill stacking device according to another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6 is constantly urged upward by the torsion springs 330 and 300, respectively, By using a biasing means other than the torsion springs 330 and 300, the tip end portions of the bill pressing plates 835 and 35 are constantly
You may make it urge upward.

[0062]

According to the present invention, even if the number of banknotes to be stacked is large, banknotes can be stacked such that the rear ends of banknotes having different lengths along the banknote transport direction are aligned. It becomes possible to provide the banknote processing machine provided with the device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a banknote depositing machine including a banknote stacking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view showing details of a trading port and a drum of the banknote deposit machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of a shutter.

FIG. 4 is a schematic left side view of a drum of the banknote deposit machine.

FIG. 5 is a schematic right side view of a drum of the banknote deposit machine.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing a structure of a first banknote stacking device.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing a state in which the banknotes stacked in the first banknote stacking device are sandwiched by the driven endless belt and the drive endless belt.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing a structure of a second banknote stacking device.

FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the banknote stacking device of the safe, showing a state in which the leading end of the banknote has started to be fed into the safe.

FIG. 11 is a schematic side view of the banknote stacking device of the safe, in which the tip of the banknote is fed into the safe,
The state is shown along the lower surface of the bill pressing plate.

FIG. 12 is a schematic side view of the banknote stacking device of the safe, showing a state in which the banknotes are further fed into the safe and the rear end of the banknotes is detected by the sensor.

FIG. 13 is a schematic side view of the banknote stacking device of the safe, in which the solenoid is driven and the leading end of the banknote pressing plate is pressed toward the banknote stacking plate and fed into the safe. Is stopped and the rear end of the bill is scraped downward by the impeller.

FIG. 14 is a schematic side view of a bill depositing unit.

FIG. 15 is a schematic plan view of a bill deposit unit.

FIG. 16 is a schematic front view of a bill deposit unit.

17 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a schematic side view of a bill payout device for paying out bills in the bill depositing unit.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a drive system and a control system of a banknote deposit machine including a banknote stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a detection system and a control system of a banknote deposit machine including a banknote stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 16 showing a state in which the motor is stopped.

FIG. 22 is a schematic side view of the second banknote stacking device, showing a state where the leading end of the banknote has started to be fed into the second banknote stacking device.

FIG. 23 is a schematic side view of the second banknote stacking device, showing a state where the rear end of the banknote is detected by a sensor.

FIG. 24 is a schematic side view of the second banknote stacking device, showing a state in which the front end of the banknote is pressed by the front end of the banknote pressing plate.

FIG. 25 is a schematic side view of the second banknote stacking device, showing a state in which the driving of the solenoid is stopped and the tip of the banknote pressing plate is moved upward by the torsion spring. .

FIG. 26 is a schematic side view showing the structure of a first banknote stacking device of a banknote handling machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 trading unit 2 shutter 2a Bent part of shutter 2b Shutter projection 3 banknote placement table 3b Recessed part of bill mounting table 4 drums 4a Drum center axis 5 drive endless belt 6 Driven endless belt 7 First shutter 7a Upper shutter member 7b Lower shutter member 8 Second shutter 8a Upper shutter member 8b Lower shutter member 9 Third shutter 10 banknote deposit section 11 Drive endless belt 12 Driven endless belt 13 Banknote holder 14 Bottom plate 15 shutter 16 Feeding roller 17 Separation roller 18a transport roller 18b Torque limiter 18c support shaft 19 Reference roller 20 Driven roller 21 rotary encoder 22 Banknote thickness sensor 23 First Banknote Transfer Section 23a transport roller 23b Banknote guide 24 Banknote discrimination section 25 2nd bill conveyance part 26 First Gate Member 27 Third Banknote Transfer Section 28 Second gate member 29 Unacceptable banknote collection unit 30 First banknote stacking device 31 roller pair 32 impeller 33 Drive endless belt 34 Driven endless belt 35 banknote holding plate 36 spindle 37 Roller group 38 Mounting unit 39 sensors 40 unit side plate 41 opening 42 roller shaft 43 blocks 44 slide rail 45 swing arm 46 Recess of swing arm 47 axes 48 springs 49 connecting arm 50 pin 51 crank arm 52 long hole 53 spring 54 motor shaft 55 cam 56a Upper shutter member 56b Lower shutter member 57 pin 58 long hole 59 opening 60 roller 61 Guide member 62 guide hole 63 Roller 64 openings 65 solenoid 66 Plunger 67 links 69 operating plate 70 Banknote stacking board 71 slide plate 80 Second Banknote Stacking Device 90 safe 91 Banknote stacking device 92 impeller 93 sensor 94 Movable integrated board 95 banknote holding plate 96 solenoid 97 Plunger 98 links 100 motor 100a Motor output shaft 101 Laura 102 arms 103, 104, 105 rollers 106 banknote guide 108, 109, 110 rollers 108a, 110a Roller shaft 111 Banknote Guide 112 solenoid 112a solenoid plunger 113 axes 114 swing arm 115 Side plate 115a, 115a long holes 116 slide rail 117 blocks 118 Connection plate 119 pulley 120 spring 121 Release Arm 121a Bending part of release arm 122 motor 122a Motor output shaft 123 Swing arm 124 pulley 125 pulley 126 motor 126a Motor output shaft 127 Belt 128 drum right side plate 129 pulley 130 pulley 131 motor 132 Drive pulley 133 pulley 134 Belt 135a, 135b pins 136a, 136b long holes 137 slide plate 138 spring 139 axis 140 drive arm 141 pin 142 solenoid 142a Plunger Pins 143a and 143b 144a, 144b long holes 145 slide plate 146 axes 147 drive arm 148 pin 149 solenoid 149a Plunger 150 unit side plate 151 Banknote Guide 152 Support member 153a, 153b, 153c axis 154a, 154b, 154c rollers 155 mounting block 156 slide rail 157a, 157c Support member 158 spring 160 solenoid 161 Plunger 162 links 163 arm 165 axis 166 connecting member 167 Laura 169 Support member 170 Sensor operating plate 171 sensor 180 motor 181 Motor output shaft 182 cam 183 sensor 184 sensor 185 Sensor operating plate 186 Cam Follower 187 axis 188 drive arm 189 spring 190 Swing arm 191 recess 192 opening 195 sensor 196 sensor 207 motor 208 motor 210 motor 211 motor 212 motor 213 motor 215 Gate drive means 216 Gate drive means 217 motor 218 solenoid 220 sensor 250 CPU 251 ROM 252 RAM 300 torsion spring 310 long hole 320 guide roller 330 torsion spring 400 electromagnetic clutch 402 Electromagnetic brake 832 impeller 833 drive endless belt 834 Driven endless belt 835 banknote holding plate 839 sensor 865 solenoid 870 banknote stacking board 870a One end of the banknote stacking plate 871 slide plate

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Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A banknote stacking member for stacking banknotes on its upper surface, and a banknote pressing member whose tip portion is swingably supported.
A biasing member that biases the tip end portion of the bill holding member upward and the tip end portion of the bill holding member can be pressed against the bill stacking member against the biasing force of the biasing member. Banknote pressing member driving means, a sensor means for detecting the rear end of the banknotes to be stacked, and a predetermined time after the sensor means detects the rear end of the banknote based on the detection signal of the sensor means After a lapse of time, the banknote stacking device is provided with a control unit that operates the banknote pressing member drive unit, and the predetermined time is set to become longer as the number of banknotes stacked on the upper surface of the banknote stacking member increases. A bill processing machine characterized by being provided. 2. The banknote stacking device further comprises counting means for counting the number of banknotes stacked on the upper surface of the banknote stacking member, and the control means based on the count signal of the counting means. The banknote handling machine according to claim 1, wherein the banknote handling machine is configured to set a time. 3. The banknote handling machine according to claim 2, wherein the counting means is constituted by the sensor means. 4. The banknote handling machine according to claim 1, wherein the banknote stacking device further includes an impeller for scraping off the rear end of the banknote. 5. The banknote handling machine according to claim 1, wherein the banknote pressing member driving means is constituted by a solenoid. 6. The bill stacking device is further movable with respect to a fixed drive endless belt means and the drive endless belt means, and is capable of holding a bill between the drive endless belt means. The banknote handling machine according to claim 1, further comprising a driven endless belt unit. 7. The banknote handling machine according to claim 1, wherein the biasing member is a spring. 8. The banknote stacking device is arranged such that the downstream side is located higher than the upstream side in the banknote supply direction,
8. The device according to claim 1, wherein the device is attached to an airframe.
The banknote handling machine according to any one of 1. 9. The banknote stacking device further comprises an upstream end of the banknote stacking member so that the banknote stacking member is located on the upstream side with respect to the upstream side in the banknote supply direction when stacking the banknotes. The bill processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: a swinging unit that swings around the section. 10. The upstream end of the banknote stacking member,
The banknote handling machine according to claim 9, wherein the banknote stacking apparatus is swingably attached to an upstream side wall portion of the banknote stacking apparatus.