JP3556468B2 - Sheet transport device of sheet processing machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a paper sheet transport device of a paper sheet processing machine that transports paper sheets such as bills, gift certificates, checks, and the like in order to perform required processing such as feeding and stacking.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In a paper sheet processing machine that performs various kinds of processing on paper sheets such as bills, gift certificates, checks, and the like, a transport device for transporting the paper sheets to a required location is provided in the body.
[0003]
In a conventional sheet processing machine of this type, in the case of a conveying device that conveys a sheet in the longitudinal direction, a substantially central position in the conveying width direction of the sheet is nipped by a rotary conveying member including a belt or a roller. It is made to be transported, and because it is to be transported between a plurality of processing units that perform required processing such as paper sheet feeding processing and stacking processing, the transport path is winding, Or, it branches off in the middle to form a branch.
[0004]
At the branch point, there are provided switching pieces a, a for switching the transport direction depending on the processing of the paper sheet, as shown in FIG. 7 as a part of the transport path. The guide plates c, c, c, c, c, c, c, c, c, and c are provided on both sides of the belt or the switching piece so that the conveyed paper sheets are smoothly conveyed at the discontinuous connecting portions of the belts b, b, b forming the conveyance path. c is attached.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the conventional technique of attaching the above-mentioned guide plate, the guide plate c is formed by bending a metal plate as shown in FIG. 8, and its guide surface d is provided at a central position corresponding to the belt b or the switching piece a. The notch e is formed, and the base of the notch e does not interfere with the belt b or the switching piece a, and is attached to the machine frame f by a screw or the like. Occurs, and paper sheets are caught there, causing troubles such as paper jams. (2) The notch e of the guide plate c must be located at the position of the belt or the switching piece, and the assembling must be performed. Poor assemblability; (3) Easy release operation when paper jams occur; (4) In models with complicated transport paths, the shape of the guide plate (c) is also complicated, so manufacturing and assembling costs are rising. And increase costs Want, there has been a variety of problems such as.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is directed to a paper sheet transport device of a paper sheet processing machine that can be easily assembled and obtained at a low cost while reducing the occurrence of paper jams, and even in the event that a paper jam occurs, the operation for clearing the paper jam can be extremely easily performed. It was made to provide.
[0007]
As a means for solving the above problems, the present invention has a plurality of processing units for performing required processing such as paper sheet feeding processing, stacking processing, and the like. In a paper sheet transporting device of a paper sheet processing machine for nipping and transporting a substantially central position in the transport width direction of a leaf, a rotary transport comprising the belt or the roller protruded from one side in the transport width direction of the leaf. A rotating carrier supporting means for supporting the body in a cantilever manner, and being disposed over substantially the entire area along the transport path of the paper sheet so as to protrude in the width direction of the paper sheet from the side where the rotating carrier supporting means is provided. A fixed guide member having a guide groove having a predetermined width and guiding one side of the sheet in the conveying width direction; and a sheet formed substantially symmetrically with the fixed guide member and guided by the fixed guide member. Guide the other side closer to the other side A movable guide member having a guide groove, and movable guide support means for supporting the movable guide member so as to be able to take a transport guide position for guiding the transport of paper sheets and a transport path opening position for retreating from the transport path. I have had it.
[0008]
The fixed guide member and the movable guide member can be formed integrally with a resin material so as to have a size covering the entire area of the paper sheet transport path, and the movable guide support means supports the movable guide member in a swingable manner. It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which:
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of one embodiment showing a case of a circulation type banknote pay-in / pay-out machine 1 as an example of a paper sheet processing machine to which the present invention is applied. A dispensing port 3 is disposed in the upper region from above, and a deposit port 4 is disposed immediately below the dispensing port 3. Inside the rear surface 2B of the body 2, a forgotten banknote collection box 5, a banknote replenishment and collection section 6, The first collection unit 7 (10,000 yen collection unit), the rejected banknote collection unit 8, the second collection unit 9 (5,000 yen stacker unit), and the first stacker unit 10 (10,000 yen stacker unit) are stacked. A second stacker 11 (thousand-yen stacker) is provided in front of the first stacker 10 and on the front surface 2A side of the body 2. Unit 4, the second stacker unit 11, the forgotten banknote collection box 5, the banknote replenishment and collection unit 6, the first collection unit 7, -Object bill collecting section 8, the second recovery unit 9, a position between the first stacker part 10 conveying path 12 for conveying the paper money is disposed.
[0010]
An outline of the configuration of each unit will be described.
The dispensing port 3 is composed of a dispensing port 13 opened on the front face 2A of the body 2 and a dispensing temporary holding unit 14 provided on the back side of the dispensing port 13. Reference numeral 13 denotes a shutter 14a which can be freely opened and closed by a solenoid from a closed position in a vertical position (a position shown by a solid line in FIG. 1) to an open position (a position shown by a chain line in FIG. 1). ing.
[0011]
The withdrawal temporary holding unit 14 has a tray-shaped box 15 and a receiving plate 16 which moves up and down as shown by an arrow in FIG. A part of a plurality of rollers 17, 17,... Is pivotally mounted to the upper surface of the receiving plate 16 so as to protrude from a window hole of the receiving plate 16, and is mounted on a lower surface of a belt 18 disposed above the receiving plate 16. On the other hand, the dispensed bills accumulated on the receiving plate 16 are pressed against the belt 18, and the dispensed bills are conveyed in a lump by the rotation of the belt 18 so as to protrude to the dispensing port 13 so that a part thereof can be grasped. Is formed. The belt 18 also has a function of collectively transporting the banknotes that have been left in the outlet 13 to the banknote collection box 5 that has been left behind.
[0012]
The deposit port 4 includes a deposit port 19 opened on the front surface 2A of the machine body 2, and a deposit banknote batch feed section 22 including rollers 20, 21 disposed inside the deposit port 19 in a vertical pair. A belt 23 is provided in the upper part on the back side following the feeding part 22, and a receiving plate 24 for receiving deposited bills is provided in a lower part opposed thereto, and the receiving plate 24 is moved by an elevating mechanism (not shown) in FIG. The receiving plate 24 is raised based on a deposit instruction, the upper surface of the deposited bill is pressed against the lower surface of the belt 23, and the belt is passed through a gate roller 23a and a transport roller 23b with respect to the belt 23. 23 are driven one by one. The belt 23, the gate roller 23 a, the transport roller 23 b, and the receiving plate 24 constitute a bill feeding mechanism of the deposit port 4. The deposit port 19 is opened and closed by a shutter 25 which moves up and down by a solenoid.
[0013]
The lower rollers 21 are fixed in position, and the upper rollers 20 are lowered by a feeding-in command, sandwich the bills with the lower rollers 21, and feed the bills.
[0014]
The forgotten banknote collection box 5 accepts forgotten banknotes when the banknotes dispensed to the dispensing port 13 are not received after a predetermined time has elapsed. Opening a door (not shown) on the back surface 2B of the printer 1 allows collection.
[0015]
The banknote replenishment and collection section 6 stacks and stores a predetermined number (for example, 60) of first and second two denomination banknotes (assuming a 1,000-yen banknote and a 10,000-yen banknote) one by one, and feeds out one by one. In addition, bills are replenished to the second stacker units 10 and 11, and bills are fed out one by one from the second stacker unit 11 to collect a first denomination bill (in this case, a 1,000 yen bill). In the figure, P indicates a bill.
[0016]
The transport path 12 includes the deposit port 4, the dispensing port 3, the forgotten banknote collection box 5, the banknote replenishment and collection unit 6, the first collection unit 7, the rejected banknote collection unit 8, and the second collection unit. 9, the banknotes are arranged to convey the bills across the entrances or exits of the first stacker unit 10 and the second stacker unit 11, and a switching piece 44 is provided at a branch portion to each unit. A sensor for checking passage of the banknote P is provided at a key point of the transport path 12.
[0017]
The rotary conveyance body constituting the conveyance path 12 is mainly composed of a pulley and a belt, and the width of the belt is narrow so as to sandwich and convey the bill P at a central position in the longitudinal direction.
[0018]
A fixed guide member 30 and a movable guide member 31 are provided in a portion requiring the transport path 12 over substantially the entire area of the path.
[0019]
These guide members 30 and 31 show the external shape in FIG. 2, FIGS. 3A and 3B show a part of each of the guide members 30 and 31 in a developed state, and FIG. When the members 30 and 31 are combined, the movable guide member 31 is removed in the same manner (B) and only the fixed guide member 30 is shown as a sectional view, and the substrates 32 and 33 of the same shape formed of a resin material are opposed to each other. The guide grooves 35, 36 having a required interval into which the sides of the bills P conveyed in the longitudinal direction, which are sandwiched by the belts 34, 34, and conveyed in the longitudinal direction, are formed integrally with the substrates 32, 33 and project. The walls 37 and 38 are provided so as to be plane-symmetric.
[0020]
The pulleys 39, 39, around which the belts 34, 34 are wound, are rotatably supported by a rotating carrier supporting means on a machine frame 40 of the machine body 2 on which the substrate 32 of the fixed guide member 30 is placed. I have.
[0021]
The support means has a cantilever support structure in which the base of a pulley shaft 41 penetrates through the substrate 32 of the fixed guide member 30 and is rotatable by bearings 42, 42. And a pulley 39 is fixed to the pulley 39. In the case of the driving pulley 39 ', a pulley 43 is fixed to the base of the pulley shaft 41, and a belt for transmitting rotation is hanged from a motor (not shown) to be driven to rotate in a predetermined direction.
[0022]
The switching pieces 44, 44 are provided as a pair of left and right sides on both sides thereof so as not to interfere with the pulleys 39, 39, the belts 34, 34, and the shaft 45 is also cantilevered by the machine frame 40. The switching operation is performed by an installed solenoid 46. Notches 47 and 48 are formed in the walls 37 and 38 at the positions where the switching pieces 44 and 44 are provided, to the extent that the switching operation of the switching pieces 44 and 44 is not hindered.
[0023]
Therefore, when the guide grooves 35 and 36 of the fixed guide member 30 and the movable guide member 31 are combined so as to face each other, the wall portions 37 and 38 of the guide grooves 35 and 36 as shown in FIG. A space slightly wider than each width of the belt 34 and the pulley 39 is kept between the opposite sides of the banknote P, and both sides in the conveyance direction of the banknote P conveyed while being clamped at the center in the conveyance width direction by these belts are substantially the entire area of the conveyance path 12. Are guided by the guide grooves 35 and 36 which are continuous without interruption, so that the paper jam due to being caught in the middle of the transport path 12 does not occur. When the movable guide member 31 is separated from the fixed guide member 30, the pulley 39, the belt 34, and the switching piece 44 are all exposed as shown in FIG. The side is exposed in a free state, and even if a banknote is jammed in any part of the transport path 12, the jam can be immediately eliminated.
[0024]
In the illustrated embodiment, the support means of the movable guide member 31 shows a case where the transport path 12 is opened by swinging the movable guide member 31 about the shaft 49 with respect to the body 2. That is, the upper and lower sides of a side end of a portion 33a of the movable guide member 31, which has a laterally protruding portion which is inserted between the above-mentioned deposit opening 4 of the substrate 33 and the second stacker 11 below the same. Shafts 49, 49 are protruded from the body 2 and are supported by a bearing 50 on the side of the body 2 so that the movable guide member 31 can swing with respect to the body 2. The support means of the movable guide member 31 may be configured to be detachable from the machine body 2 depending on the configuration of the processing machine.
[0025]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 51 is a bill identification unit disposed in the transport path 12.
[0026]
Also, FIG. 6 shows one of the configuration examples of the second collection unit 9, the first stacker unit 10, and the second stacker unit 11 having the storing and feeding functions and the temporary holding function in FIG. This is shown as an operation diagram at the time of feeding.
[0027]
That is, a belt 54 extending horizontally from the entrance / exit portion 53 to the vicinity of the rear end is provided between the front and rear pulleys 55 and 56 above the inside of the housing 52, and is provided below the pulley 55 on the entrance / exit portion 53 side. Is provided with a roller 57 for transporting the bill P with the belt 54.
[0028]
A receiving plate 59 for stacking the banknotes P is provided on the upper surface of the storage unit 58 in which the banknotes P are stored in a stackable manner, and the receiving plate 59 is constantly urged upward by a spring (not shown). Further, the lift of the receiving plate 59 can be restrained at an arbitrary position by the lock mechanism 60.
[0029]
A temporary holding plate 61 is provided at a position above the receiving plate 59 and corresponding to the rear half of the receiving plate 59 so as to be able to move up and down. The temporary holding plate 61 has a planar shape that supports only the both sides in the transport direction of the banknote P so that the temporary holding plate 61 can rise above the belt 54 and the pulley 56 without interfering with the belt 54 and the pulley 56 at the rear. are doing.
[0030]
A guide roller 62 is provided at an upper end position of a front wall 58a of the storage portion 58 on the entrance / exit portion 53 side, and a bill holding claw 63 is provided immediately below the guide roller 62.
[0031]
The bill holding claw 63 has a fulcrum shaft 64 at a position outside the storage portion 58, and extends from a retracted position to the outside of the front wall 58a of the storage portion 58 to an advanced position where it falls into a horizontal position at an internal position of the front wall 58a. It is provided rotatably by driving means such as a solenoid.
[0032]
At a position slightly above the lower traveling side of the belt 54, a base of a pressing member 65 is pivotally supported by a shaft 66 and is provided so as to be vertically swingable by a driving means such as a solenoid. The upper surface of the banknote P on the receiving plate 59 can be pressed between the holding plates 61.
[0033]
Therefore, when the banknotes P are stored, the temporary storage plate 61 is positioned on the upper surface of the stacked banknotes P 'already stored as shown in FIG. A temporary storage space is formed between the upper surface of the temporary storage plate 61 and the lower surface of the belt 54. At this time, the bill holding claws 63 advance into the storage section 58 and press the upper surface of the front portion that is not pressed by the temporary holding plate 61 of the stacked banknotes P ′. ′ Without being interfered with. Therefore, even if only the latter half of the stacked banknote P 'is pressed by the temporary holding plate 61, and even if the front end of the stacked banknote P' is bent like a circulating banknote, the banknote pressing claw 63 presses and corrects it. As a result, the fed bills slide smoothly onto the temporary holding plate 61 and are accumulated (FIG. 5 (B)).
[0034]
When the temporary banknotes P ″ are combined with the stacked banknotes P ′ and stored, the banknote holding claws 63 are moved out of the storage unit 58, while the temporary banknotes P ″ are raised, and the temporary banknotes P ″ are The temporary banknotes P ″ are not placed on the lower bank of the stacked banknotes P ′ while the temporary banking plate 61 moves upward above the belt 54 without rising any further. 5 (C)).
[0035]
Subsequently, the temporary storage plate 61 is lowered to a predetermined temporary storage position, and the upper surface of the stacked banknotes P 'is pressed to descend together with the receiving plate 59, thereby forming a temporary storage space on the temporary storage plate 61 again (FIG. 5 (D)).
[0036]
At the time of feeding, the temporary holding plate 61 is retracted above the belt 54 as shown in FIG. 6 (A), the upper surface of the stacked banknotes P 'is pressed against the lower surface of the belt 54, and the banknote 54 is rotated by the belt 54 in the direction of the arrow. It is fed out one by one. At this time, when the trailing end of the fed banknote P passes the pressing member 65, the pressing member 65 swings downward and presses the next banknote at the leading end to prevent the banknote from being taken out.
[0037]
When the feeding of the predetermined number of banknotes P is completed, the temporary holding plate 61 is lowered to push the upper surface of the stacked banknotes P ', and the receiving plate 59 is lowered against the spring. At this time, the leading end of the uppermost banknote P may be stuck between the belt 54 and the roller 62 (FIG. 6B).
[0038]
In this case, even if the belt 54 is reversed, since the latter half of the banknote P cannot be returned because it is pressed by the temporary holding plate 61, the receiving plate 59 is locked at that position by the lock mechanism 60 (FIG. 6 ( C)), the temporary holding plate 61 is lifted to release the pressing of the uppermost banknote P, and the belt 54 is reversed to return to the stacked state (FIG. 6D).
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a fixed guide member that guides one side in the sheet width direction and a movable guide that guides the other side over substantially the entire area of the sheet conveyance path in the sheet processing machine. The guide member and the guide member are formed in the middle position, and the guide grooves of these guide members guide both sides of the sheet, which is conveyed while being sandwiched and conveyed by a conveying rotating body such as a belt, so that the conventional method is used. It is not necessary to provide the guide plate described above, whereby the paper sheets are prevented from being caught and jammed at the portion where the belt is interrupted or at the portion of the guide plate, and the occurrence of troubles can be greatly reduced.
[0040]
In addition, since the movable guide member is retracted with respect to the fixed guide member so that the fixed guide member can be opened, even if a trouble such as jamming of paper sheets occurs, the trouble can be immediately resolved, Maintenance work can be significantly facilitated.
[0041]
Further, each of the fixed guide member and the movable guide member includes a guide groove made of a resin material and can be integrally formed, and can be obtained at low cost, and the assemblability can be remarkably improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional side view showing an example of a paper sheet processing machine to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing an outer shape of a movable guide member of the paper sheet transporting device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a partial inner view showing a state where a fixed guide member and a movable guide member are opened.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are enlarged cross-sectional views taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 4A shows a state where a fixed guide member and a movable guide member are combined, and FIG. Sectional drawing at the time of a member retreat.
5 (A) to 5 (D) are action explanatory diagrams at the time of storage showing an example of a paper sheet storing and feeding unit of the sheet processing machine of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the operation at the time of feeding.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional technique.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a guide plate in FIG. 7;
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Body 3 Dispensing port 4 Deposit port 5 Forgotten banknote collection box 6 Banknote replenishment and collection section 7 First collection section 8 Rejected banknote collection section 9 Second collection section 10 First stacker section 11 Second stacker Portion 30 Fixed guide member 31 Movable guide member 32, 33 Substrate 35, 36 Guide groove 37, 38 Wall 40 Machine frame 47, 48 Notch 49 Axis

Claims (3)

It has a plurality of processing units for performing required processing such as sheet feeding processing and stacking processing, and a substantially central position in the conveyance width direction of the paper sheets between the processing units by a rotating conveyance body including a belt or a roller. In a sheet conveying device of a sheet processing machine for pinching and conveying, a rotary conveying member supporting means protruding from one side in a conveying width direction of the sheet and supporting a rotary conveying member comprising the belt or the roller in a cantilever manner. A sheet having a guide groove of a predetermined width, which is provided over substantially the entire area along the sheet conveyance path so as to protrude from the side provided with the rotary conveyance body support means in the conveyance width direction of the sheet. A fixed guide member for guiding one side of the sheet in the conveying width direction, and another side of the sheet opposite to the one side of the sheet which is formed substantially in plane symmetry with the fixed guide member and is guided by the fixed guide member. A movable guide member having a guide groove for guiding Paper sheets having movable guide supporting means for supporting the movable guide member of the present invention in a transport guide position for guiding the transport of the paper sheet and a transport path opening position for retreating from the transport path. Paper transport equipment for processing machines. 2. The sheet conveying device of a sheet processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the fixed guide member and the movable guide member are integrally formed of a resin material so as to have a size that covers the entire sheet conveying path. The sheet transport device of a sheet processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the movable guide supporting unit swingably supports the movable guide member.

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