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JP3614465B2
JP3614465B2 JP16457194A JP16457194A JP3614465B2 JP 3614465 B2 JP3614465 B2 JP 3614465B2 JP 16457194 A JP16457194 A JP 16457194A JP 16457194 A JP16457194 A JP 16457194A JP 3614465 B2 JP3614465 B2 JP 3614465B2
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【0001】
【産業上の利用分野】
本発明は入金紙幣を出金紙幣として使用する循環式紙幣入出金機に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
入金紙幣を出金紙幣として使用する循環式紙幣入出金機として従来特公平3−33616号公報に記載のものがある。
【0003】
この公報に記載の循環式紙幣入出金機は、機体の前面に入金口が設けられ、この入金口から後方へ延びて途中に識別部が設けられる紙幣送込み搬送通路(このものではこの通路に表裏反転合流通路部も備えており、また識別部については入金用と出金用の別々の識別部を備える場合と入金用と出金用で識別部の一部または全部を共用する場合がある。)その末端から下方へ向かい、前後方向に設けられる入金紙幣分類通路、この分類通路の下部にそって機体の前後方向に設けられる種類別(金種別と、損券およびオーバーフロー券用の一括)入金紙幣一時保留部、その下部に臨み機体の前後方向に配列される種類別収納部、この収納部のうち出金用収納部の下部に設けられる繰出し部、前記種類別収納部の下部にそって機体の前後方向に設けられ前記繰出し部から繰出される紙幣を搬送する水平出金搬送路、この搬送路に続き最前位の収納部の前側位置から上方に延び、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路に接続される垂直出金搬送路、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の後部端から上方へ向かい、紙幣送込み搬送通路の上部を通って前方へ延びる紙幣放出通路を備え、前記入金口の上部位置で前記紙幣放出通路の末端に設けられる出金口を具有する構成となっている。
【0004】
上記の構成により、▲1▼入金口からの入金繰込み紙幣の識別と出金紙幣の識別とを共通の紙幣送込み搬送通路により識別することができるので、紙幣識別通路の構成が入金識別、出金識別を別個の通路で行なうものに比して簡略化ができる。▲2▼入金口と出金口とを別々とすることにより、入金紙幣繰込み中の入金リジェクト紙幣(識別不能紙幣、偽紙幣、連鎖状態での入金紙幣、損傷のひどい紙幣等)は機械操作者が出金口から何時でも取出して確認ができ、入金紙幣繰込み終了時に直ちに入金承認、入金不承認の操作に移ることができる。すなわち入金口と出金口が一緒である場合は、入金口の紙幣が全てなくなった段階で他の場所に保管していた入金リジェクト紙幣を入金口へ送り出すことになり、その送り出された入金リジェクト紙幣を機械操作者が確認したのち入金の承認・不承認の操作に移ることになって時間が掛ることになる。▲3▼出金時は、紙幣送込み搬送通路で出金不適正紙幣をチェックして出金リジェクト紙幣としてリジェクトし、出金口へは送られない。という作用効果を有している。
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上記従来の循環式紙幣入出金機は、前述のような利点を有する反面、▲4▼紙幣搬送通路が多く存在し、そのため複雑な搬送路構成となっていること、▲5▼入金一時保留紙幣の自動返却ができないこと、▲6▼種類別収納部が機体の前部側から背部側へ配列されているので、機械の前面側へ引出せる引出し枠体上に収納部を前後方向に並べて搭載し、この引出し枠体を機体の前方へ引出したのち収納部を引出し枠体から上方へ抜き出すことにより脱着することになり、その結果種類別収納部の機体に対する装填や取出しがやりにくいことなどの種々の問題点があった。
【0006】
そこで上記問題点の解決策として、搬送系の正転で入金、逆転で出金が行なえるようにすれば、搬送系、出金繰出し系の構成が著しく簡略化することができることに着目した。このように正,逆転させることにより搬入,搬出するようにしたものとして特公昭64−5356号公報に示されるものがある。
【0007】
しかるに上記公報に記載の技術は、出金時の出金リジェクト紙幣は出金すべき紙幣と一緒に出金口へ送られ、正規の出金紙幣も出金リジェクト紙幣も共にリジェクト部(出金口の下部)へ排出したのち再度出金繰出しするものであり、また入金時における入金紙幣の一時保留機能はない。さらに収納部は機体の背部にあって機体前面側への引出しができない構造である。それ故この機械では、前述の▲5▼,▲6▼の問題点の解決はできない。
【0008】
本発明はこれに鑑み、上記従来技術が有する利点はそのままに従来技術の問題点をすべて解消することができる循環式紙幣入出金機を提供すること、換言すれば、▲1▼入金口からの入金繰込み紙幣の識別と出金紙幣の識別とを共通の紙幣送込み搬送通路により識別することができること、▲2▼入金口と出金口とを別々とし、入金紙幣繰込み中の入金リジェクト紙幣を機械操作者が出金口から何時でも取出して確認することができること、▲3▼出金時は紙幣送込み搬送通路で出金不適正紙幣をチェックして出金リジェクト紙幣としてリジェクトし、出金口へは送らないこと、▲4▼紙幣搬送通路の通路構成の簡略化を図ること、▲5▼入金一時保留紙幣の自動返却ができること、▲6▼各種類別収納部を機体前面側から直接機体に対して装着および取出しができるようにし、各種類別収納部の機体に対する装着や取り出しをやりやすくすること、の6項目の課題をすべて解決することのできる循環式紙幣入出金機を提供することを第1の目的とする。
【0009】
また、この種の循環式紙幣入出金機を使用する銀行等の金融機関においては、業務終業時に種類別収納部をすべて機体から抜きとって精算管理所へ回収し、翌日の業務始業時には精算管理所においてそれらの収納部のうち出金に使用する収納部については紙幣の補充を行なったのち他の収納部も含めすべての収納部を精算管理所から機体の置かれている処へ持参して装着するようになっている。ところがこうした補充・回収方法を望む金融機関ばかりではない。特に出金に使用する収納部が多いと運搬する収納部の数が多くなり、運搬作業が大変な作業となる。そこで終業時には複数の収納部の紙幣を一個の一括収納部へ回収収納せしめ、この一括収納部のみを機体から抜きとって精算管理所へ運搬して回収し、翌日の始業時にはその一括収納部に出金用の紙幣を複数金種分収納せしめて機体の処まで運び、この一括収納部を機体に装着して機体内の出金用の各収納部へ補充せしめるといった補充・回収方法を望む金融機関もある。
【0010】
こうした要望に応えるためには「(7)一括収納部を設け、これを機体前面側から直接機体に対して装着や取出しができるようにすること」という課題を解決する必要があり、この場合でも保守・点検等のやりやすさの点から前述の(6)各種類別収納部を機体前面側から直接機体に対して装着や取出しができるようにし、各種類別収納部の機体に対する装着や取り出しをやりやすくすることの課題の解決も望まれる。
【0011】
それ故、前述の▲1▼〜▲7▼のすべての課題を解決した循環式紙幣入出金機を提供することを第2の目的とする。
【0012】
また循環式紙幣入出金機を製造・販売するメーカーの立場からすると「種類別収納部をすべて機体から抜きとって回収する方式の機械」と「一括収納部のみを機体から抜きとって回収する方式の機械」を金融機関の要望に合わせて製造・販売することは、製造面、管理面で多大の煩雑さと手間を要する。そこで「▲8▼両方式を切換えにより一台の機械で可能にしたい」という課題が生まれ、前述の▲1▼〜▲8▼のすべての課題を解決した循環式紙幣入出金機を提供することを第3の目的としている。
【0013】
上記従来の技術が有する問題点を解決し、第1の目的を達成する手段が〔請求項1〕に記載の発明であり、この発明は、
機体前面上部域に設けられ繰込み手段により入金紙幣を1枚ずつ機体内へ繰込む入金口と、
この入金口より上方位置に設けられ、出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣および入金紙幣中の入金リジェクト紙幣としての入金不適正紙幣を受収する出金口と、
前記入金口から機体内へ送り込まれた入金紙幣を搬送するとともに途中に識別部が設けられた紙幣送込み搬送通路と、
機体前面の入金口より下方域に上下に複数段に形成される装着口と、
各々の装着口に機体前面から背部方向に向けて個々に挿入可能とされ、出金用紙幣を背部方向へ押圧して立位整列姿勢に保持する金種別紙幣収納部を各々有する複数個の金種別収納カセットと、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の前記識別部により識別された入金適正紙幣中の出金可能紙幣を金種別に区分する紙幣区分通路と、
紙幣区分通路に接続されるとともに各金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に臨んで設けられ、金種別に紙幣の繰込みおよび繰出しを行なう金種別繰込み・繰出し機構と、
この金種別繰込み・繰出し機構により繰出すべき収納紙幣と前記金種別繰込み・繰出し機構との間に一時的に紙幣の一時保留空間を形成する金種別一時保留空間形成機構と、
入金承認時に一時保留紙幣を収納せしめる金種別収納作動機構と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により識別された入金リジェクト紙幣を、前記出金口へ送ってなる入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣と識別された紙幣を前記出金口へ送る出金紙幣送出路と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により出金紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣と識別された紙幣を出金リジェクト紙幣として紙幣送込み搬送通路から分岐する出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段と、
出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段により分岐された出金リジェクト紙幣を収納する出金リジェクト紙幣収納部と、
を具備したものにおいて、
前記入金口から機体の背部方向へ入金紙幣を搬送するとともに途中に識別部が設けられた紙幣送込み搬送通路と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の下方に上下に複数段に形成される複数個の金種別収納カセットと、
前記入金口に対し機体の背部方向へ入金紙幣を搬送する前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の前記識別部より後方位置から、複数個の金種別収納カセットの背部域に向けて設けられ、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路から送り込まれる入金適正紙幣中の出金適正紙幣を金種別に区分する紙幣区分通路と、
紙幣区分通路に接続されるとともに各金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に臨んで設けられ、金種別に紙幣の繰込みおよび繰出しを行ない、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には順方向に、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時および出金モード時には逆方向に駆動させる金種別繰込み・繰出し機構と、
紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路の各搬送手段および金種別繰込み・繰出し機構群を、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には順方向に、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時および出金モード時には逆方向に駆動させる搬送駆動制御部と、
この金種別繰込み・繰出し機構により繰出すべき収納紙幣と前記金種別繰込み・繰出し機構との間に一時的に紙幣の金種別一時保留空間を形成し、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には金種別繰込み・繰出し機構の順方向駆動により入金紙幣を金種別一時保留空間に一時保留してなり、入金モードにおける入金承認時は金種別一時保留紙幣を金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に収納し、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時は、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構の逆方向駆動により、金種別一時保留空間に一時保留されていた紙幣を紙幣区分通路へ送出してなる金種別一時保留空間形成機構と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における前記識別部より後方位置から、もしくはそれに続く紙幣区分通路から分岐して上方へ向かい、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の上部を通って前記出金口へ紙幣を送る入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における識別部より前方位置から上方へ分岐し、出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣を前記出金口へ送る出金紙幣送出路と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における識別部より前方位置から分岐され、出金紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣を出金リジェクト紙幣として下方向へ分岐する出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段と、
出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段により分岐された出金リジェクト紙幣を収納する出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を有し、この出金リジェクト紙幣収納部が、金種別紙幣収納部に対する前側位置に形成された最上段の金種別収納カセットと、
を具備するものである。
出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を機械に内蔵する構造にすると、各金種別カセットの運搬時にこの出金リジェクト紙幣収納部内の出金リジェクト紙幣を取り出して各金種別カセットと一緒に運搬することになり、運搬者が盗んだり紛失したりすることが発生する。そこでこの出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を専用カセットにすればよいが、これによると運搬するカセット数が増え、運搬が容易でなくなる。〔請求項1〕に記載の発明は、この問題点を解決したものであり、前記複数個の金種別収納カセットのうち最上段の金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部の前面側域に前記出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を形成したものである。
【0014】
ところでこの循環式紙幣入出金機は、設置場所、稼動時間帯等によって入金紙幣量が出金紙幣量より極端に多くなることがある。これに対処するためには、入金紙幣を受入れる金種別収納カセットの紙幣収納量を増やせばよいが、こうすると機械が大型化する。そこで入金紙幣を受入れる金種別収納カセットのいずれかの紙幣収納量が満杯になると機械をダウンさせるようにする方法も考えられるが、機械を作動状態に戻すまでに時間がかかり、業務遅滞に陥ってしまう。
【0015】
〔請求項2〕に記載の発明は〔請求項1〕の発明において上記の問題点を解決したもので、
前記搬送駆動制御部が、入金紙幣中の識別不能紙幣および入金オーバーフロー紙幣を前記入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路を通じ入金リジェクト紙幣として出金口へ送るように駆動制御するようにしたものである。
【0018】
また〔請求項3〕に記載の発明は、〔請求項1〕の発明において、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路が、前記識別部より入金口に対する後方位置に表裏反転合流通路部を有し、この表裏反転合流通路部の末端を前記紙幣区分通路に接続したものである。すなわち金種別カセットへ収納させる紙幣の表裏を揃えて収納するようにし、その結果出金口へ送り出される出金紙幣は表裏の向きが揃った状態となり、その出金紙幣を受取る利用者に好印象を与えるようにしたものである。
【0019】
ところで〔請求項1〕において、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構は紙幣の繰出し時(逆方向駆動時)に確実に紙幣を1枚ずつ繰出す機能を有するだけでなく、紙幣の繰込み時(順方向駆動時)は繰込み済紙幣の後端縁と繰込み中の紙幣の先端縁の衝突を防ぎ、繰込み順に紙幣を整列集積させる機能が必要である。そのためには紙幣端縁衝突防止手段が必要であるが、この手段が紙幣の繰出しに障害を及ぼさないことが要求される。
【0020】
こうした要求に応えたものが〔請求項4〕に記載の発明であり、〔請求項1〕の発明において、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構が、キッカローラと、フィードローラと、ゲート部材と、フィードローラおよびゲート部材の設けられる一時保留空間入口部の繰込み紙幣搬送域と交差状態の待機位置で帯動される自由変形可能な無端ベルトとを具備したものである。
【0021】
また従来の技術が有する問題点を解決し、第2の目的を達成する手段が〔請求項5〕に記載の発明であり、この発明は、
機体前面上部域に設けられ繰込み手段により入金紙幣を1枚ずつ機体内へ繰込む入金口と、
この入金口より上方位置に設けられ、出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣および入金紙幣中の入金リジェクト紙幣としての入金不適正紙幣を受収する出金口と、
前記入金口から機体内へ送り込まれた入金紙幣を搬送するとともに途中に識別部が設けられた紙幣送込み搬送通路と、
機体前面の入金口より下方域に上下に複数段に形成される装着口と、
各々の装着口に機体前面から背部方向に向けて個々に挿入可能とされ、出金用紙幣を背部方向へ押圧して立位整列姿勢に保持する金種別紙幣収納部を各々有する複数個の金種別収納カセットと、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の前記識別部により識別された入金適正紙幣中の出金可能紙幣を金種別に区分する紙幣区分通路と、
紙幣区分通路に接続されるとともに各金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に臨んで設けられ、金種別に紙幣の繰込みおよび繰出しを行なう金種別繰込み・繰出し機構と、
この金種別繰込み・繰出し機構により繰出すべき収納紙幣と前記金種別繰込み・繰出し機構との間に一時的に紙幣の一時保留空間を形成する金種別一時保留空間形成機構と、
入金承認時に一時保留紙幣を収納せしめる金種別収納作動機構と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により識別された入金リジェクト紙幣を、前記出金口へ送ってなる入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣と識別された紙幣を前記出金口へ送る出金紙幣送出路と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により出金紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣と識別された紙幣を出金リジェクト紙幣として紙幣送込み搬送通路から分岐する出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段と、
出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段により分岐された出金リジェクト紙幣を収納する出金リジェクト紙幣収納部と、
を具備したものにおいて、
前記入金口から機体の背部方向へ入金紙幣を搬送するとともに途中に識別部が設けられた紙幣送込み搬送通路と、
上下に複数段に形成される各金種別収納カセット用の前記装着口に対し、上下に複数段に形成される前記装着口の一つが金種別収納カセットと共用されるか、或いは上下方向にさらに段数が増やされて形成された一括収納カセット用装着口と、
上下に複数段に形成される全ての装着口に対し、機体前面から背部方向に向けて個々に挿入される一括収納カセットおよび複数個の金種別収納カセットで構成し、一括収納カセットは紙幣のカセット補充、カセット回収、入金適正紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣の収納を行い、複数個の金種別収納カセットは、出金紙幣を収納してなり、そのため各収納カセットは紙幣を背部方向へ押圧して立位整列姿勢に保持する紙幣収納部を有し、全ての各収納カセットが前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の下方に形成されてなる複数個の収納カセットと、
前記入金口に対し機体の背部方向へ入金紙幣を搬送する前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の前記識別部より後方位置から、複数個の金種別収納カセットの背部域に向けて設けられ、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路から送り込まれる入金適正紙幣中の出金適正紙幣を金種別に区分する紙幣区分通路と、
紙幣区分通路に接続されるとともに各金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に臨んで設けられ、金種別に紙幣の繰込みおよび繰出しを行ない、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には順方向に、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時および出金モード時には逆方向に駆動させる金種別繰込み・繰出し機構と、
この金種別繰込み・繰出し機構により繰出すべき収納紙幣と前記金種別繰込み・繰出し機構との間に一時的に紙幣の金種別一時保留空間を形成し、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には金種別繰込み・繰出し機構の順方向駆動により入金紙幣を金種別一時保留空間に一時保留してなり、入金モードにおける入金承認時は金種別一時保留紙幣を金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に収納し、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時は、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構の逆方向駆動により、金種別一時保留空間に一時保留されていた紙幣を紙幣区分通路へ送出してなる金種別一時保留空間形成機構と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における前記識別部より後方位置から、もしくはそれに続く紙幣区分通路から分岐して上方へ向かい、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の上部を通って前記出金口へ紙幣を送る入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における識別部より前方位置から上方へ分岐し、出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣を前記出金口へ送る出金紙幣送出路と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における識別部より前方位置から分岐され、出金紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣を出金リジェクト紙幣として下方向へ分岐する出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段と、
出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段により分岐された出金リジェクト紙幣を収納する出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を有し、この出金リジェクト紙幣収納部が、最上段の収納カセットの紙幣収納部に対する前側位置に形成された構成としてなる最上段の収納カセットと、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における識別部より後方位置から、もしくはそれに続く紙幣区分通路から分岐され、入金適正紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣を出金不使用紙幣として搬送する出金不使用紙幣分岐通路と、
出金不使用紙幣分岐通路に接続されるとともに一括収納カセットの一括収納紙幣収納部に臨んで設けられ、紙幣の繰込みおよび繰出しを行なう一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構と、
一括収納紙幣収納部の収納紙幣と一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構との間に一時的に紙幣の一時保留空間を形成せしめる一括収納紙幣用一時保留空間形成機構と、
入金承認時に一括一時保留紙幣を収納せしめる一括収納紙幣用収納作動機構と、
入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時、出金モード時、カセット補充モード時、カセット回収モード時に、各モードにあわせて紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路の各搬送手段および一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構ならびに各金種別繰込み・繰出し機構を順方向または逆方向に駆動させる搬送駆動制御部と、
入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の途中位置を、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、紙幣区分通路、あるいは紙幣送込み搬送通路における入金口に対する入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の分岐位置より後方位置のいずれかとを接続し、カセット補充モード時およびカセット回収モード時に紙幣の順方向および逆方向のバイパス搬送を可能とするバイパス通路と、
を具備するものである。
【0022】
また〔請求項5〕に記載の発明において、出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を機械に内蔵する構造にすると、一括収納カセットの引抜き時にこの出金リジェクト紙幣収納部内の出金リジェクト紙幣を取り出して一括収納カセットと一緒に運搬することになり、運搬者が盗んだり紛失したりすることが発生する。そこでこの出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を専用カセットにすればよいが、こうすると運搬するカセット数が増え、運搬が容易でなくなる。
【0023】
〔請求項6〕に記載の発明は、〔請求項5〕の発明において上記の問題点を解決したものであり、特に複数個の収納カセットのうち紙幣一括収納カセットを最上段に配置させるとともにそのカセットの一括収納紙幣収納部の前側位置に前記出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を形成し、前記バイパス通路は、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、紙幣区分通路、あるいは紙幣送込み搬送通路における入金口に対する入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の分岐位置より後方位置のいずれかと入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の途中位置とを接続することにより解決したものである。
【0024】
また〔請求項1〕または〔請求項5〕に記載の発明において、金種別一時保留空間形成機構と金種別収納作動機構を別々に設けたり、一括収納紙幣用一時保留空間形成機構と一括収納紙幣用収納作動機構を別々に設けると機械が非常に大型で複雑となる。この問題を解決したものが〔請求項7〕に記載の発明で、金種別一時保留空間形成機構は金種別収納作動機構と共用とし、また一括収納紙幣用一時保留空間形成機構は一括収納紙幣用収納作動機構と共用としたものである。
【0025】
ところで〔請求項5〕の発明において、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構および一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構は、紙幣の繰出し時(逆方向駆動時)に確実に紙幣を1枚ずつ繰出す機能を有するだけでなく、紙幣の繰込み時(順方向駆動時)は、繰込み済紙幣の後端縁と繰込み中の紙幣の先端縁の衝突を防ぎ繰込み順に紙幣を整列集積させる機能が必要である。そのためには紙幣端縁衝突防止手段が必要であるが、この手段が紙幣の繰出しに障害を及ぼさないことが要求される。
【0026】
こうした要求に応えたものが〔請求項8〕に記載の発明であり、〔請求項5〕の発明において、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構および一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構の各々が、キッカローラと、フィードローラと、ゲート部材と、フィードローラおよびゲート部材の設けられる一時保留空間入口部の繰込み紙幣搬送域と交差状態の待機位置で帯動される自由変形可能な無端ベルトとを具備したものである。
【0027】
また〔請求項9〕に記載の発明は〔請求項6〕の発明において、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路が、前記識別部より入金口に対する後方位置に表裏反転合流通路部を有し、この表裏反転合流通路部の末端を前記紙幣区分通路に接続してなり、前記バイパス通路は前記表裏反転合流通路部の前記識別部側域と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路とを接続してなるものであり、金種別カセットへ収納される紙幣の表裏を揃えて収納するようにし、その結果、出金口へ送り出される出金紙幣は表裏の向きが揃った状態となり、その出金紙幣を受取る利用者に好印象を与えるようにしたものである。
【0028】
また従来の技術が有する問題点を解決し、第3の目的を達成する手段が〔請求項10〕に記載の発明で、この発明は、
請求項5に記載の循環式紙幣入出金機において、
上下に複数段に形成される装着口のうち、最上段の装着口は、紙幣のカセット補充、カセット回収、入金適正紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣の収納を行う一括収納カセットか金種別出金紙幣を収納する金種別収納カセットが選択的に装着可能とするとともに、
最上段の装着口へ挿入される収納カセットが一括収納カセットか金種別カセットかの切換を行うカセット態様切換手段を備え、
最上第に対応する最上段用繰込み・繰出し機構、最上段用一時保留空間形成機構、最上段用紙幣区分通路部域、バイパス通路、搬送駆動制御部は、挿入される収納カセットが一括収納カセットの場合は、カセット補充とカセット回収のための紙幣の繰出しと繰込みと入金時の入金適正紙幣中の出金不使用紙幣の繰込みに対応する動作をし、挿入される収納カセットが金種別カセットの場合は、それ以外の金種別カセットに対応する金種別繰込み・繰出し機構、金種別一時保留空間形成機構、金種別紙幣区分通路部域と同じ動作をしてなる
ことを特徴とするものである。
【0029】
【作用】
〔請求項1〕〜〔請求項4〕および〔請求項7〕の発明においては、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路の各搬送手段および金種別繰込み・繰出し機構群は順方向に駆動され、入金口に堆積載置された紙幣が繰込み手段により1枚ずつ繰込まれ、紙幣送込み搬送通路を搬送されて識別部により金種、真偽等がチェックされ、入金適正紙幣中の出金適正紙幣は紙幣区分通路を通り、該当する金種の金種別繰込み・繰出し機構を通じ、対応する金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に一時保留空間形成機構により一時的に形成される一時保留部へ一時保留される。一方、入金リジェクト紙幣は、紙幣送込み搬送通路から直接、あるいは紙幣区分通路を経由して入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路へ送り込まれて出金口へ返却される。入金モードにおける入金承認時には、機械操作者により入金承認操作がなされ、その結果一時保留紙幣は金種別収納作動機構により紙幣収納される。
【0030】
入金モードにおける入金不承認時、すなわち入金紙幣返却時には、機械操作者により入金不承認操作がなされ、その結果紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路の各搬送手段および繰出すべき金種の金種別繰込み・繰出し機構が逆方向に駆動され、各一時保留紙幣を対応する金種の金種別繰込み・繰出し機構を通じて繰出し、紙幣区分通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路、出金紙幣送出路を通じて出金口へ返却される。
【0031】
また出金モード時には紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路の各搬送手段、および繰出すべき金種の金種別繰込み・繰出し機構が逆方向に駆動され、繰出すべき金種の金種別収納部に収納された紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、紙幣区分通路を通って紙幣送込み搬送通路へ送り込まれ、この紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により出金紙幣が出金適正紙幣か否か識別され、出金適正紙幣は出金紙幣送出路を通じて出金口へ送出され、機械操作者はこの出金口へ送出された所望金額の出金紙幣をこの出金口から取り出せる。
【0032】
紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部において出金不適正紙幣と識別された出金紙幣は出金リジェクト紙幣として出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段で分岐されて出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ収納される。
【0033】
〔請求項5〕〜〔請求項9〕の発明においては、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路の各搬送手段および金種別繰込み・繰出し機構、一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構を順方向に駆動し、入金口に堆積載置された紙幣が繰込み手段により1枚ずつ繰込まれ、紙幣送込み搬送通路を搬送されて識別部により金種、真偽等がチェックされ、入金紙幣が入金適正紙幣か否か、また入金適正紙幣の中でも出金適正紙幣か否かが判断され、入金適正紙幣中の出金適正紙幣は紙幣区分通路を通り、該当する金種の金種別繰込み・繰出し機構を通じ、対応する金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に一時保留空間形成機構により一時的に形成される一時保留部へ一時保留される。また入金適正紙幣のうち出金不適正紙幣は出金不使用紙幣として出金不使用紙幣分岐通路を通り、一括収納紙幣用一時保留空間形成機構により形成される一時保留部へ一時保留される。
【0034】
一方、入金不適正紙幣は入金リジェクト紙幣として入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路へ送られ、出金口へ返却される。
【0035】
入金モードにおける入金承認時には、機械操作者により入金承認操作がなされ、その結果、一時保留紙幣は各金種別収納作動機構および一括収納紙幣用収納作動機構により収納される。
【0036】
入金モードにおける入金不承認時、すなわち入金紙幣返却時には、機械操作者により入金不承認操作がなされ、その結果紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路の各搬送手段および金種別繰込み・繰出し機構、一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構を逆方向に駆動し、各一時保留紙幣を対応する金種の金種別繰込み・繰出し機構および一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構を通じて繰出し、紙幣区分通路および出金不使用紙幣分岐通路を通じて紙幣送込み搬送通路から出金紙幣送出路を経由して出金口へ返却される。
【0037】
また出金モード時は、紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路、繰出すべき金種の繰込み・繰出し機構が逆方向に駆動され、繰出すべき金種の金種別収納部に収納された紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、紙幣区分通路から紙幣送込み搬送通路へ送り込まれて識別部により出金紙幣が出金適正紙幣か否か識別され、出金適正紙幣は出金紙幣送出路から出金口へ送出され、機械操作者はこの出金口へ送出された所望金額の出金紙幣をこの出金口から取り出せる。
【0038】
識別部において、出金不適正紙幣と識別された紙幣は出金リジェクト紙幣として出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段で分岐されて出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ収納される。
【0039】
次に、カセット補充モード時およびカセット回収モード時の作用について述べる。
【0040】
まず、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路と出金不使用紙幣分岐通路とをバイパス通路で接続する構成とした場合の作用を説明する。
【0041】
その構成でのカセット補充モード時には、紙幣送込み搬送通路における入金口に対する出金紙幣送出路への分岐位置より後方域、つまり識別部配置域、紙幣区分通路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の各搬送手段、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構が順方向に駆動され、紙幣送込み搬送通路における入金口に対する出金紙幣送出路への分岐位置より手前側域、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、バイパス通路の各搬送手段および一括収納紙幣用送込み・繰出し機構が逆方向駆動される。
【0042】
その結果、紙幣一括収納カセット内の紙幣は1枚ずつ繰出され、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、バイパス通路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路、出金紙幣送出路、紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部配置域を通り、補充に適正な金種紙幣は紙幣区分通路、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構を通じ、金種別収納カセットに収納される。また出金紙幣送出路あるいは入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路のバイパス通路合流位置より後流位置に搬送異常検知部が設けられる。そして補充に不適正な紙幣は、紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部を通過したあと入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路へ送り込まれ、バイパス通路から送り込まれる識別前の補充紙幣と合流する。識別不能紙幣が搬送異常検知部に至った段階でその搬送異常が検知され、紙幣送込み搬送通路の入金口に対する出金紙幣送出路への分岐位置より手前側へ送られ、出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ収納される。また、識別不能紙幣とバイパス通路から送り込まれる識別前の補充紙幣とが2枚重なり連鎖状態となることもあり、その場合は識別不能紙幣と識別前の補充紙幣の両方が搬送異常検知部で搬送異常紙幣と判定されて出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ収納される。
【0043】
またカセット回収モード時には、紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路、出金紙幣送出路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の各搬送手段および金種別繰込み・繰出し機構は逆方向駆動され、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、バイパス通路の各搬送手段および一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構は正方向駆動される。
【0044】
その結果、各金種別収納カセット内の紙幣は金種別繰込み・繰出し機構により1枚ずつ繰出され、紙幣区分通路を通じて紙幣送込み搬送通路へ送り込まれて識別部で識別される。この識別部で識別された紙幣が適正回収紙幣(金種識別された紙幣)の場合は、出金紙幣送出路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路、バイパス通路、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路を経由して、一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構により、紙幣一括収納カセットの一括収納紙幣収納部へ収納される。ところで識別部で識別される紙幣が不適正回収紙幣(例えば識別不能紙幣)の場合に、これも適正回収紙幣と同様に同じ搬送路を通して紙幣一括収納カセットの一括収納紙幣収納部へ収納させる方法をとる場合と、紙幣送込み搬送通路から出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段を通じ出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ収納せしめる方法をとる場合とがある。
【0045】
次に、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路と紙幣送込み搬送通路における入金口に対する入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の分岐位置より後方位置とをバイパス通路で接続する構成とした場合の作用を説明する。
【0046】
その構成でのカセット補充モード時には、紙幣送込み搬送通路における入金口に対する出金紙幣送出路の分岐位置より手前側の第一搬送路域、紙幣送込み搬送通路における入金口に対する出金紙幣送出路への分岐位置と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路および出金不使用紙幣分岐通路の各分岐位置のうち入金口に対する後側に位置する分岐位置の間の第二搬送路域、出金紙幣送出路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路の各搬送手段および一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構を逆方向駆動し、バイパス通路、紙幣区分通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第二搬送路域および紙幣区分通路に接続される第三搬送路域の各搬送手段、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構を順方向駆動する。
【0047】
その結果、紙幣一括収納カセット内の紙幣は1枚ずつ繰出され、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路における第二搬送路域へ送込まれ、識別部で補充紙幣が識別される。補充に適正な金種紙幣は、出金紙幣送出路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路、バイパス通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路における第三搬送路域、紙幣区分通路、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構を通じて各金種別収納カセットへ収納される。また、識別部で補充に不適正な紙幣は、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第二搬送路域から第一搬送路域へ送られ、出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ収納される。
【0048】
また、カセット回収モード時には、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第二搬送路域、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、出金紙幣送出路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の各搬送手段および一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構を順方向駆動し、バイパス通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第三搬送路域、紙幣区分通路、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構を逆方向駆動せしめる。
【0049】
その結果、各金種別収納カセット内の紙幣は紙幣区分通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第三搬送路域、バイパス通路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路、出金紙幣送出路を経て紙幣送込み搬送通路の第二搬送路域へ送込まれ、識別部で紙幣識別される。その識別時に金種識別可能な回収適正紙幣か回収不適正な識別不能紙幣(2枚重なり、斜行、連鎖等による識別不能な紙幣)かが判断される。この識別の結果、回収適正な紙幣は出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構を通じて一括収納カセットの一括収納紙幣収納部へ収納される。
【0050】
また、識別部で識別不能紙幣と判断された紙幣についてリジェクトしない場合には、回収適正紙幣と同じ搬送経路を通って一括収納カセットの一括収納紙幣収納部へ収納される。
【0051】
また、識別不能紙幣をリジェクトする場合は、出金紙幣送出路あるいは入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路のバイパス通路合流位置より後流位置に搬送異常検知部を設ける。そして識別部で回収紙幣中に識別不能紙幣が識別されると紙幣送込み搬送通路の第二搬送路域から入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路へ送り込まれ、バイパス通路から送り込まれる識別前の回収紙幣と合流する。識別不能紙幣が搬送異常検知部に至った段階でその搬送異常が検知され、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第一搬送路域へ送られ、出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ収納される。また識別不能紙幣とバイパス通路から送り込まれる識別前の回収紙幣とが2枚重なり状態とか連鎖状態となることもあり、その場合は識別不能紙幣と識別前の回収紙幣の両方が搬送異常検知部で搬送異常紙幣と判断され、出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ送られる。
【0052】
請求項10の発明については、まず最上段の装着口に挿入される収納カセットが一括収納カセットの場合の作用から説明する。
【0053】
入金モードにおける入金紙幣送込み時には紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路の各搬送手段および各繰込み・繰出し機構を順方向に駆動し、入金口に堆積載置された紙幣が繰込み手段により1枚ずつ繰込まれ、紙幣送込み搬送通路を搬送されて識別部により金種、真偽等がチェックされ、入金紙幣が入金適正紙幣か否か、入金適正紙幣の中でも出金適正紙幣が否かが判断され、入金適正紙幣中の出金適正紙幣は紙幣区分通路を通り、該当する金種の金種別繰込み・繰出し機構を通じ、対応する金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に一時保留空間形成機構により一時的に形成される一時保留部へ一時保留される。また入金適正紙幣のうち出金不適正紙幣は出金不使用紙幣として出金不使用紙幣分岐通路を通り、一括収納紙幣用一時保留空間形成機構により形成される一時保留部へ一時保留される。
【0054】
一方、入金不適正紙幣は入金リジェクト紙幣として入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路へ送られ、出金口へ返却される。
【0055】
入金モードにおける入金承認時には、機械操作者により入金承認操作がなされ、その結果、一時保留紙幣は各収納作動機構により紙幣収納される。
【0056】
入金モードにおける入金不承認時、すなわち、入金紙幣返却時には、機械操作者により入金不承認操作がなされ、その結果、紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路の各搬送手段および各繰込み・繰出し機構を逆方向に駆動し、各一時保留紙幣を対応する各繰込み・繰出し機構を通じて繰出し、紙幣区分通路および出金不使用紙幣分岐通路を通じて紙幣送込み搬送通路から出金紙幣送出路を経由して出金口へ返却する。
【0057】
また出金モード時は、紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路、繰出すべき金種の繰込み・繰出し機構が逆方向に駆動され、繰出すべき金種の金種別収納部に収納された紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、紙幣区分通路から紙幣送込み搬送通路へ送り込まれて識別部により出金紙幣が出金適正紙幣か否か識別され、出金適正紙幣は出金紙幣送出路から出金口へ送出され、機械操作者はこの出金口へ送出された所望金額の出金紙幣をこの出金口から取り出せる。識別部において、出金不適正紙幣と識別された紙幣は、出金リジェクト紙幣として出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段で分岐されて出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ収納される。
【0058】
カセット補充モード時には、紙幣送込み搬送通路における入金口に対する出金紙幣送出路への分岐位置より手前側の第一搬送路域、紙幣送込み搬送通路における入金口に対する出金紙幣送出路への分岐位置と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路および出金不使用紙幣分岐通路の各分岐位置のうち入金口に対する後側に位置する分岐位置の間の第二搬送路域、出金紙幣送出路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路の各搬送手段および一括収納紙幣用の繰込み・繰出し機構を逆方向駆動し、バイパス通路、紙幣区分通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第二搬送路域および紙幣区分通路に接続される第三搬送路域の各搬送手段、金種別の繰込み・繰出し機構を順方向駆動する。
【0059】
その結果、紙幣一括収納カセット内の紙幣は1枚ずつ繰出され、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路における第二搬送路域へ送り込まれ、識別部で補充紙幣が識別される。補充に適正な金種紙幣は、出金紙幣送出路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路、バイパス通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路における第三搬送路域、紙幣区分通路、金種別の繰込み・繰出し機構を通じて各金種別収納カセットへ収納される。また識別部で補充に不適正な紙幣は、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第二搬送路域から第一搬送路域へ送られ、出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ収納される。
【0060】
またカセット回収モード時には、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第二搬送路域、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、出金紙幣送出路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の各搬送手段および一括収納紙幣用の繰込み・繰出し機構を順方向駆動し、バイパス通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第三搬送路域、紙幣区分通路、金種別の繰込み・繰出し機構を逆方向駆動せしめる。
その結果、各金種別収納カセット内の紙幣は紙幣区分通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第三搬送路域、バイパス通路、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路、出金紙幣送出路を経て紙幣送込み搬送通路の第二搬送路域へ送り込まれ、識別部で紙幣識別される。その識別時に金種識別可能な回収適正紙幣か回収不適正な識別不能紙幣(2枚重なり、斜行、連鎖等による識別不能な紙幣)かが判断される。この識別の結果、回収適正な紙幣は出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、一括収納紙幣用の繰込み・繰出し機構を通じて一括収納カセットの一括収納紙幣収納部へ収納される。
【0061】
また識別部で識別不能紙幣と判断された紙幣についてリジェクトしない場合には、回収適正紙幣と同じ搬送経路を通って一括収納カセットの一括収納紙幣収納部へ収納される。
【0062】
また、識別不能紙幣をリジェクトする場合は、出金紙幣送出路あるいは入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路のバイパス通路合流位置より後流位置に搬送異常検知部を設ける。そして識別部で回収紙幣中に識別不能紙幣が識別されると紙幣送込み搬送通路の第二搬送路域から入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路へ送り込まれ、バイパス通路から送り込まれる識別前の回収紙幣と合流する。識別不能紙幣が搬送異常検知部に至った段階でその搬送異常が検知され、紙幣送込み搬送通路の第一搬送路域へ送られ、出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ収納される。また識別不能紙幣とバイパス通路から送り込まれる識別前の回収紙幣とが2枚重なり状態とか連鎖状態となることもあり、その場合は識別不能紙幣と識別前の回収紙幣の両方が搬送異常検知部で搬送異常紙幣と判断され、出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ送られる。
【0063】
次に最上段の装着口に装着される収納カセットが金種別カセットの場合の作用を述べる。
【0064】
入金モードにおける入金紙幣送込み時には、紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路の各搬送手段および金種別の繰込み・繰出し機構群は順方向に駆動され、入金口に堆積載置された紙幣が繰込み手段により1枚ずつ繰込まれ、紙幣送込み搬送通路を搬送されて識別部により金種、真偽等がチェックされ、入金適正紙幣中の出金適正紙幣は紙幣区分通路(最上段の金種別の収納カセットについては紙幣区分通路の分岐通路から出金不使用紙幣分岐通路)を経由して該当する金種の金種別繰込み・繰出し機構を通じ、対応する金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に一時保留空間形成機構により一時的に形成される一時保留部へ一時保留される。一方、入金リジェクト紙幣は紙幣送込み搬送通路から入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路へ送り込まれて出金口へ返却される。入金モードにおける入金承認時には、機械操作者により入金承認操作がなされ、その結果、一時保留紙幣は各収納作動機構により紙幣収納される。
【0065】
入金モードにおける入金不承認時、すなわち入金紙幣返却時には、機械操作者により入金不承認操作がなされ、その結果紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路の各搬送手段および繰出すべき金種の繰込み・繰出し機構が逆方向に駆動され、各一時保留紙幣を対応する金種の繰込み・繰出し機構を通じて繰出し、紙幣区分通路、紙幣送込み搬送通路、出金紙幣送出路を通じて出金口へ返却される(なお最上段の収納カセットの一時保留紙幣の返却については出金不使用紙幣分岐通路から直接紙幣送込み搬送通路へ送込むようにしてもよい)。
【0066】
また出金モード時には、紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路の各搬送手段および繰出すべき金種の繰込み・繰出し機構が逆方向に駆動され、繰出すべき金種の金種別収納部に収納された紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、紙幣区分通路を通って紙幣送込み搬送通路へ送り込まれる(なお最上段の収納カセットの紙幣については出金不使用紙幣分岐通路から直接紙幣送込み搬送通路へ送り込むようにしてもよい)。
【0067】
この紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により出金紙幣が出金適正紙幣か否か識別され、出金適正紙幣は出金紙幣送出路を通じて出金口へ送出され、機械操作者はこの出金口へ送出された所望金額の出金紙幣をこの出金口から取り出せる。
【0068】
紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部において出金不適正紙幣と識別された出金紙幣は、出金リジェクト紙幣として出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段で分岐されて出金リジェクト紙幣収納部へ収納される。
【0069】
【実施例】
以下、本発明を図面に示す実施例を参照して説明する。
図1〜図12は本発明の第一の実施例を示すものであり、特に図1は本発明の第一実施例の外観を示し、図2は内部構造の略示断面を示すもので、その機体1は正面形状が縦長矩形状で奥行きのある箱形をなし、その前面上方部は凹状に窪み、その内部が入金口2とされ、その上方位置に出金口3が設けられている。この入金口2の一側部の上面部分には操作部4が配設されている。
【0070】
機体1の前面1aには、上下方向に複数(図では3個)の装着口1cが形成され、この各装着口1c,1c,1cへ装着された各収納カセット5,5,5が配列されており、これらの収納カセット5,5,5は引出し形態に形成されて機体1に対し機体前面側から背部方向(後方)への挿入と機体前面側(前方)への引出しが可能なように設けられ、引出しやすくするため収納カセット5,5,5の端面に取手6,6,6が取付けられている。
【0071】
これらの収納カセット5,5,5はすべて金種別出金紙幣の収納カセットで、上段から下段に向けて一万円紙幣、五千円紙幣、千円紙幣が各々収納される。
【0072】
機体1の前面上部に設けられる入金口2は、紙幣Pを堆積状態にセットするようになっており、その底部2aにはキッカローラ7、フィードローラ8、このフィードローラ8の上部に対設される一方向(紙幣の繰出し方向と反対の方向)のみ回転可能なゲートローラ9とで構成される繰込み手段10が設けられ、キッカローラ7により最下位の紙幣Pをけり出し、フィードローラ8とゲートローラ9との間で形成されるゲート間隙により1枚のみに分離して紙幣Pを1枚ずつ繰込むようになっている。前記フィードローラ8、キッカローラ7は周面に滑面と摩擦面を持ち、相互に同期して1回転され、この1回転で1枚の紙幣を繰出すようになっている。
【0073】
上記繰込み手段10に続いて機体1の背部方向へ延びる紙幣送込み搬送通路11が配設され、この紙幣送込み搬送通路11の途中には紙幣送込み搬送通路11の構成要素となって紙幣Pの金種、真偽、2枚重ね等をチェックする識別部12が設けられている。この紙幣送込み搬送通路11の搬送手段は上下対をなすローラ群によって構成されている。
【0074】
上記紙幣送込み搬送通路11の前記識別部12より後方の位置から下方に向かい、前記収納カセット5,5,5がおかれる高さ位置にわたって延びる紙幣区分通路13、および上記紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12より後方の位置から上方へ向かい、前記識別部12の上部を通って前記出金口3へ向かう入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14が設けられ、この搬送路14は出金口3の一部を構成する放出紙幣収納部15へ紙幣Pを送り込むようになっている。また前記識別部12より入金口2側には、上方に向けて分岐され紙幣を放出紙幣収納部15へ送る出金紙幣送出路16および収納カセット5の出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送る搬送路17が設けられている。なお放出紙幣収納部15の直前の搬送域の搬送ローラ15a,15aは入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14からの紙幣と出金紙幣送出路16からの紙幣の両方を受け入れる通路域にあり、放出紙幣収納部15内のローラ群と同期回転できるようモータM(後述)で駆動するようになっている。またローラ15a,15aの直後に収納空間を形成することも可能である。それ故本実施例では、搬送ローラ15a,15aの搬送域と放出紙幣の収納空間の両方を放出紙幣収納部5として扱うことにする。
【0075】
また上記各分岐部には分岐手段として切換レバー18,19,20,21,22,22がそれぞれ図示しないソレノイドSD,SD,SD,SD4−1 ,SD5−1 ,SD5−2 により進路が切換えられるようになっている。上記各搬送路は、対をなすローラと対をなすベルトとの組合せによって構成されている。なお後述する表裏反転合流通路機構25を接続する場合はソレノイドSD4−1 は省略してもよく、その代りにソレノイドSD4−2 ,SD4−3 が加えられる。
【0076】
前記紙幣区分通路13は紙幣区分通路部13aとその通路部13aから分岐する分岐通路23,23,23からなり、各分岐通路23,23,23は収納カセット5,5,5の内端上部へ向けて設けられている。また紙幣送込み搬送通路11の末端には、その通路11の一部を構成し前記機体1の後部に接合されるオプション形式の機体24内の表裏反転合流通路機構25が連なるようになっている。この表裏反転合流通路機構25自体は公知に属するもので、その入口部に羽根車26とベルト27とを有し、反転、非反転の指示により揺動して上記羽根車26の下側部位とベルト27との間に進入または退避して紙幣の先端を係止、非係止するようソレノイドSD4−2 で動作されるレバー28aがあり、また非反転通路29aと反転通路29b、合流通路29cの各通路を有している。
【0077】
なお合流通路29cの直前位置には、非反転通路29a、反転通路29bを搬送される紙幣をガイドするガイド部材28bが設けられており、このガイド部材28bは図2において斜め左上方向へソレノイドSD4−3 により移動可能とされている。すなわち出金時に合流部29cから送られてくる紙幣を確実に非反転通路29aへ送り込むためにこのガイド部材28bが反転通路28bを塞ぐ位置まで斜め左上方向へ上昇位置させるわけである。
【0078】
この表裏反転合流通路機構25が接続される場合は、切換レバー21は水平状態で固定され、ソレノイドSD4−1 も取りつけない。その理由は、入金紙幣も出金紙幣も表裏反転合流通路機構25を通過させて搬送するようにしているためである。
【0079】
そして図2において入金紙幣が識別部12を通過して表裏反転合流通路機構25へ進入すると、羽根車26の下面部位とベルト27とで右方へ送られ、識別部12での識別結果が裏向き紙幣(反転すべき紙幣)のときはソレノイドSD4−2 が励磁されてレバー28aが上方へ突出し、左方から進行してくる裏向き紙幣はレバー28aにその先端が突き当って進行が停止され、一方その裏向き紙幣の後端は羽根車26の回転により羽根車26の上面部位に移動され、その結果この羽根車26の上面部位とそれに対向するローラとで挟持されて後端が先端となって反転通路29bを送られ、ガイド部材28bの上面でガイドされて合流通路29cへ送り込まれ、その通路の末端から紙幣区分通路部13aの入口部(切換レバー22の設置位置)へ送り込まれる。また識別部12が表向き紙幣(反転不要の紙幣)と識別したときはソレノイドSD4−2 は励磁されず、レバー28aは搬送路から退避した下降位置にあり、表向き紙幣は水平方向右方へ進み、さらに鋭角的にカーブして斜め左上方へ進むよう非反転通路29aを送られ、ガイド部材28bの右側面でガイドされながら合流通路29cへ送り込まれ、この通路29cから紙幣区分通路部13aへ送り込まれる。なお表裏反転合流通路機構25へ進入した紙幣は途中で反転通路29b、非反転通路29aに分かれるが、進入する紙幣順序を保ちながら合流通路29cへ送り込まれ、その後流側での紙幣区分が確実に行なえる。また入金返却紙幣あるいは出金紙幣は紙幣区分通路13aの入口部(切換レバー22の設置位置)から合流通路29cへ送り込まれる。そのときガイド部材28bはソレノイドSD4−3 の励磁により斜め左上方へ移動して位置され、反転通路29bを塞いでおり、合流通路29cから出る紙幣はガイド部材28bの右側面でガイドされて非反転通路29aへ送り込まれ、斜め下右方へ向かったあと鋭角的にカーブして左水平方向へ送られて切換レバー20,21(切換レバー21は固定位置)間を通って識別部12へ送られる。この例の場合は、紙幣送込み搬送通路11は表裏反転合流通路機構25の通路(29a,29b,29c)を含めたものによって構成される。
【0080】
なおこの例では切換レバー21を水平方向に固定とし、ソレノイドSD4−1 を取り除いたものとしたが、切換レバー21を揺動可能とし、ソレノイドSD4−1 をそのまま設け、入金紙幣返却時および出金時には紙幣区分通路13aを垂直に上昇させて切換レバー21で識別部12側へ左折させるようにしてもよいことはいうまでもない。
【0081】
次に前記収納カセット5,5,5の具体的実施例につき図3〜図11を参照して説明する。
【0082】
図3はその一つの収納カセットを代表して符号5で示す外観図で、扁平な箱状を有し、その内端面5aから一側面5bにかけて蛇腹構造のシャッタ30が上下のレール31にそって開動自在に設けられ、図3では収納カセット5の内端面5aが閉鎖された状態を示している。なおシャッタ30は図示しないバネで閉塞方向へ付勢されるが、32はこのシャッタ30を開放させるための突部で、機体1の装着口1cへ収納カセット5を挿入したとき機体1側に固設の係合部33(図4)に係合して収納カセット5の挿入動に対し相対的にシャッタ30がスライドして収納カセット5の挿入完了時にその内端面5aが全開状態となるように形成されている。
【0083】
上記収納カセット5は、図6、図7に示すように、外枠34(収納カセット5に一体的に形成)と、この外枠34の内部にそって嵌合される中間枠35と、この中間枠35の内部にそって嵌合される内枠36とを有し、外枠34と中間枠35、中間枠35と内枠36とは、いずれも長孔37,38とピン39,40との嵌合により相互に機体1の前面1aに対する前後方向(収納カセット5の長手方向)に摺動可能とされており、中間枠35および内枠36はいずれもバネ41,42により外枠34に対し収納カセット5の内端面5a方向へ付勢されている。そして内枠36内が収納部43とされる。
【0084】
前記中間枠35の内端(内端面5aの側に同じ)の底部44は延長されており、この底部44の両側にはアーム45,45が立設されている。このアーム45,45は、前記底部44の側縁の外側にそって立上がる立杆部46と、この立杆部46の下端から直角に屈曲し前記底板44の幅方向に延びる長孔47を有する水平杆部48と、この水平杆部48の端部から直角に下方に屈曲され収納カセット5の前後方向に延びる垂直面部49とを有しており、前記長孔47に底部44のピン50,50が嵌合されてアーム45が底板44の裏面に保持されるとともに底板44の幅方向にスライド自在とされている。
【0085】
上記立杆部46の上部には、平面よりみてL形をなす規制部材51が固設され、左右のアーム45,45の規制部材51,51の一方の面51a,51aにより収納紙幣の両端部の面を抑え、他方の面51b,51bにより紙幣の両端を規制するようになっている。また上記底板44の先端部一側にはローラ52が軸着されている。
【0086】
前記内枠36の内端は図7のように端壁53により閉鎖され、その両側の側壁54,54の内端側近傍域は一段低くなっていて前記規制部材51,51の下端の下に入る高さとされており、前記端壁53には機体1側に設けられる繰込み・繰出し手段55のキッカローラ56,56の周面の一部が嵌入する窓孔53a,53aが開口され、端壁53の上部には紙幣の繰出しを誘導するガイド57,57が外方に湾曲するように突設されている。
【0087】
また内枠36の上部には基部が側壁54,54に固定されて水平方向に延びる上面板58があり、この上面板58の先端には前記ガイド57,57と協働して紙幣を誘導するガイド59,59,59が上方へ湾曲して突設されている。
【0088】
機体1側には、前記アーム45,45間の幅、すなわち規制部材51,51間の幅を拡縮する拡縮機構が設けられている。この拡縮機構は、機体1に収納カセット5〜5が装着されたのち内枠36、中間枠35が背部方向へ突出(詳細は後述)された際に収納カセット5〜5の前記アーム45,45の垂直面部49,49間に位置する位置関係で左右のカム60,60が揺動支点となる軸61,61に固着して設けられる。この軸61,61の端部に固着のフォーク62,62にはソレノイドSDのプランジャに連結されたアーム63bを固定した支軸63aから突出されるレバー63,63がバネ62a,62aの付勢によってその上面から当接している。ソレノイドSDは通常は非励磁で、そのときはアーム63bがバネ63dで付勢されてストッパ63cにより係止されており、支軸63aを中心に揺動するレバー63,63も図4の位置にあり、各レバー63,63にバネ62a,62aで付勢されて当接するフォーク62,62を通じカム60,60は立位姿勢にある。内枠36、中間枠35が機体1の背部方向(後方)へ突出されると垂直面部49,49は立位姿勢のカム60,60の両外側に離反状態で位置されることになる。そのとき垂直面部49,49は水平杆部48,48の長孔47,47の両側外端とピン50,50の係合によりその縮小方向位置が規制されているからである。また規制部材51,51の面51b,51bは内枠36の両側壁54,54の各内面と同一面となる位置におかれ、紙幣の幅方向寸法よりやや大なる位置に位置される。ソレノイドSDが励磁されフォーク62,62を通じて立位姿勢から傾斜姿勢に回動するカム60,60により垂直面部49,49をバネ64(両垂直面部49,49間に張設)に抗して押圧することによりアーム45,45間の間隔を広げ、規制部材51,51および後述のスペーサー76,76が内枠36の両側壁54,54より両外側へ位置される(この動作は一時保留紙幣を収納するとき、すなわち一時保留紙幣を収納紙幣に加えるときに行なわれる)。
【0089】
また、ソレノイドSDが非励磁となってフォーク62,62も水平姿勢になりカム60,60が立位姿勢に位置することによりアーム45,45間の間隔が狭まって前記規制部材51,51の面51b,51b間の間隔が紙幣の幅方向寸法よりやや大なる元の位置におかれるようになっている。
【0090】
一方、規制部材51,51の前後移動機構が設けられる。その移動機構は、モータMで回転されるカム65と、そのカム65の周面にバネ67により常時当接されるレバー66とからなり、カム65の最径小カム面がレバー66と接触しているとき(このときがカム65の定位置となる)には図5位置の前記中間枠35のローラ52はレバー66から僅かの間隔をおいて位置され、カム65が正転されるとレバー66でこのローラ52が押され、バネ42の付勢に抗して中間枠35が移動され、その結果アーム45,45および規制部材51,51が機体1の前面1a側(前方)へ移動され、カム65の逆転によりアーム45,45および規制部材51,51が機体1の背面側(後方)へ移動される。これらの移動動作は、収納カセット5〜5内に一時保留空間を形成する時と、一時保留空間内の一時保留紙幣が増える都度一時保留空間を拡げる時と、一時保留紙幣返却の時と、一時保留紙幣を収納させるためにアーム45,45および規制部材51,51が広げられたときにこれらアーム45,45とそれらに固定される規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76を端壁53側へ復帰させる時に用いられる。
【0091】
図8〜図11における符号68は、外枠34に対する中間枠35および内枠36のロック部材で、外枠34にピン69により揺動可能に取付けられ、その一端のロック部68aが中間枠35および内枠36の底面に穿設された穴70,71に係脱自在とされており、バネ72により係合方向へ付勢されている。SDはこのロック部材68のロックを解除するためのソレノイドで、機体1側に設置され、収納カセット5の挿入時にソレノイドSDのプランジャ73が伸出してロック部材68の他端をバネ72に抗して押すことによりロックを解き、中間枠35および内枠36をバネ41,42により機体1の後方(図8の右方)へ移動させるためのものである。
【0092】
また内枠36の端壁53の下端域にはストッパ53bが固定されており、中間枠35の機体1に対する背部方向の端部がバネ42の付勢でストッパ53bに当接している。そしてロック部材48のロックが解かれると内枠36および中間枠35は図4位置から図5位置へ一体的に移動し、内枠36の端壁53が後述の作動アーム75に当って停止する。このときローラ52はレバー66との間に少許の間隙をおいて位置される。またこのとき、内枠36の端壁53のストッパ53bは中間枠35の端部に当接状態にあり、そのとき規制部材51,51の面51a,51aは端壁53の内面より機体1後方へ突出した位置関係にある。この位置関係をとる理由は、次記による。一時保留紙幣を収納するために規制部材51,51が内枠36の両側壁より外方へ広げられ、その広がり状態のまま背壁53方向へ移動されてストッパ53bによる中間枠35の端部の係止によりその移動が停止され、この停止位置から規制部材51,51が互いに接近する縮小方向へ移動する。この規制部材51,51の縮小方向移動の際に規制部材51,51が収納紙幣に接触しないで縮小方向定位置に移動し得るように考慮しているためである。
【0093】
図4、図5における74は、図5位置の上記中間枠35および内枠36を機体1前方へ移動させて図4位置に戻し、前記ロック部材68に係合させるためのベルトであり、モータM(実際は各カセット毎のモータM8−1 〜M8−3 )で駆動される。このベルト74に作動アーム75が固設され、図4において実線図示から鎖線図示の間にわたり移動することにより内枠36の端壁53が作動アーム75に押されて外枠34内に戻され、またストッパ53bおよびバネ42を通じて中間枠35も内枠36と一体的に外枠34内に戻され、図4位置に至るとロック部材68が穴70,71へ入り込み、中間枠35、内枠36は図4位置にロックされるようになっている。またその直後にモータMおよびベルト74は逆転し、作動アーム75が図4の一点鎖線位置から実線位置へ復帰したときベルト74は停止する。
【0094】
さらに図6において76,76は、前記アーム45,45の上部の規制部材51,51の面51a,51aの外面に固着されたスペーサーで、一時保留紙幣の繰出し時に収納部43内の収納紙幣にキッカローラ56および後述のフィードローラ77,77が接触しないよう一時保留紙幣と収納紙幣との間に十分な間隔を設けるためのものである。
【0095】
前記繰込み・繰出し手段55は、図5に示すように前述の左右一対のキッカローラ56と、その上方位置であって前記端壁53のガイド57,57の間に位置する左右一対のフィードローラ77と、この各フィードローラ77に対設され、内枠36の上面板58のガイド59,59,59の間に位置されて矢印方向(紙幣の繰出しとは反対方向)へのみ回転可能で該フィードローラ77との間に紙幣1枚のみ通すゲート間隙を作るゲートローラ78と、各ゲートローラ78の両外側に近接して一対設けられローラ79,80間に挟まれて無端回動しその自由端が前記フィードローラ77の周面位置を超えて延び前記ゲート間隙を通過する紙幣と交差する待機位置におかれるルーズベルト81とで構成されている。ローラ80はゲートローラ78の軸に対して軸方向には規制され回転方向には自由に支持されており、駆動ローラ79の正転または逆転駆動によりルーズベルト81を紙幣繰込み方向または紙幣繰出し方向に無端回動させる。
【0096】
このルーズベルト81を用いて紙幣の集積を行なうことは特公昭57−33258号公報に開示のように公知であるが、本例はそのルーズベルト81をフィードローラ77およびゲートローラ78等の繰込み・繰出し手段55と組合せて用いた点に特徴がある。特に紙幣の繰出し時は例えば図9においてルーズベルト81,81が実線図示状態で紙幣繰出し方向へ回転されて紙幣の繰出しを助けるとともにその繰出し紙幣によってゲート間隙(フィードローラ77とゲートローラ78とで形成)に対する繰出し方向へこのルーズベルト81,81が姿勢変形(図9の一点鎖線)され、一方、このルーズベルト81,81は自身の回転によりその繰出し紙幣の通過とともに図9実線位置に復帰して次の紙幣繰出しに備える。またこのルーズベルト81,81は一時保留紙幣の返却時において、その紙幣量が減少したときにはその一時保留減少紙幣をフィードローラ77,77に押圧する役目をする。すなわちスペーサー76,76の間の部分には一時保留紙幣をキッカローラ56,56、フィードローラ77,77へ直接押圧するものがなく、一時保留紙幣はその両側上部をスペーサー76,76と後述の押え板82,82により挟着することで一時保留紙幣をその幅方向に緊張させ、その緊張力で一時保留紙幣をキッカローラ56,56、フィードローラ76,76に押圧する。この一時保留紙幣量が多い場合はその緊張力が保持されてさして支障がないが、一時保留紙幣量が減少すると十分な緊張力が保ち難くなる。このように枚数が少なくなった一時保留減少紙幣の繰出し時には前述のルーズベルト81,81の紙幣収納部側のベルト部位が一時保留減少紙幣の背部(図10において一時保留紙幣の左側)へ位置され、ルーズベルト81,81による押圧紙幣部位がフィードローラ77,77に押圧される。これによって一時保留紙幣が少なくなっても確実にすべての一時保留紙幣がなくなるまで確実な紙幣繰出しがなされる。
【0097】
なおスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面の幅(両スペーサー76,76の間隔方向の幅、すなわち紙幣の繰出し幅方向の幅)を十分にとってフィードローラ77,77の押圧域まで設けるようにしてもよい。その場合はスペーサー76,76を完全に側壁54,54の両外側へ退避させるには非常に大なる距離を移動させねばならないばかりでなく大なる退避空間を側壁54,54の両側に確保しておく必要がある。本例はその点を考慮してスペーサー76,76の幅をできるだけ小さくしているのである。なおスペーサー76,76の幅方向寸法を十分にとってフィードローラ77,77の押圧域までこのスペーサー76,76を設ける場合は、ルーズベルト81,81は紙幣繰出し時には回動を停止させるようにしてもよい。その場合にはルーズベルト81,81は回動停止状態のまま繰出される紙幣で紙幣搬送面まで姿勢変形(図11の実線位置から一点鎖線位置へ変形)され、繰出しがとぎれたり、あるいは繰出しが終了すると元の姿勢(図11の実線位置)に復帰する。
【0098】
また紙幣繰込み時はルーズベルト81,81は図10においてフィードローラ77,77の周面位置を越えた実線位置の待機姿勢から繰込み紙幣先端で押され、繰込み済紙幣の後端をこのルーズベルト部位で押しのけながら繰込み紙幣とともに収納空間もしくは一時保留空間へ入り込む。これによって繰込み済紙幣の後端と繰込み紙幣先端の衝突を防ぎ、確実に繰込み紙幣を集積させるのである。繰込み紙幣が繰込まれるとルーズベルト81,81は自身の回動による移動によって紙幣間から抜け出し、元の姿勢に復帰し、つぎの紙幣の繰込みに備える。
【0099】
図4、図5、図7において、押え板82,82は、通常は機体1の図5の位置(スペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面から少許の間隙をおいた位置)に位置しているが、一時保留紙幣繰出時にスペーサー76,76側へ移動して押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面と端壁53の内面とが同一面となる位置に停止され、スペーサー76,76と押圧板82,82との間で一時保留紙幣を押圧保持するようになっている。また図8において83は収納部43内の収納紙幣P、および一時保留紙幣を押圧する押圧部材で、内枠36の側壁内面に形成された後方(図8の右方)へ下り傾斜するレール84に押圧部材83の側部のローラが係合され、このローラを下方へ付勢するバネ85の力で押圧部材83が機体1の後方(図8の右方)へ移動する力を生じさせるようになっている。
【0100】
各搬送系の駆動系は、図2および図12に示すように、入金口2に設けられる繰込み手段10を駆動するモータMと、紙幣送込み搬送通路11、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16を駆動するモータMと、紙幣区分通路13(区分通路部13aおよび各分岐通路23〜23)を駆動するとともに各繰込み・繰出し手段55,55,55を各クラッチCL,CL,CLを介して駆動するモータMと、放出紙幣収納部15へ紙幣を送入するローラ群を駆動するとともに搬送路17のローラ17a,17bを駆動するモータMとを備え、また表裏反転合流通路機構25を接続する場合には、同機構25を駆動するモータMも加えられる。これらのモータのうちモータM,Mは正転駆動のみとし、M,M,Mは正逆駆動されるものである。
【0101】
また搬送時の通路切換用としてソレノイドSD,SD,SD,SD4−1 ,SD5−1 ,SD5−2 が設けられ、表裏反転合流通路機構25が接続される場合はソレノイドSD4−1 をなくするとともにソレノイドSD4−2 ,SD4−3 が加わる。
【0102】
また搬送系以外の駆動手段としては、入金口2へ堆積載置された紙幣Pを繰込み手段10へ押圧する押板2bの移動を行なうモータM、各収納カセット5,5,5の中間枠35を移動させるモータM7−1 ,M7−2 ,M7−3 、同様に各カセット5〜5ごとに設けられるベルト74の駆動用モータM8−1 ,M8−2 ,M8−3 、垂直面部49,49の移動用ソレノイドSD6−1 ,SD6−2 ,SD6−3 、ロック部材68のロック解除用ソレノイドSD7−1 ,SD7−2 ,SD7−3 がそれぞれ設けられる。そしてこれらのモータおよびソレノイドが駆動制御部Cに接続され、この駆動制御部Cは全体制御部Cに接続される。この全体制御部Cは、入金モード操作、入金承認操作、入金非承認操作、出金モード操作、出金希望金額指定操作等の操作を行なうめたの操作部4に接続されるとともに、識別部12および各収納カセット5,5,5の収納紙幣量の満杯を検知する満杯検知センサS,S,Sに接続される。
【0103】
特に入金紙幣の繰込み時において満杯検知センサS,S,Sが満杯検知をしない場合は、識別部12で金種識別された紙幣は各収納カセット5,5,5へ送り込まれる。しかしいずれかの満杯検知センサS〜Sが紙幣の満杯を検知している場合には、識別部で金種識別された紙幣であっても入金リジェクト紙幣として出金口3へ返却されるように、識別部12の識別結果と満杯検知センサS〜Sの検知結果に基づき入金紙幣繰込み時のソレノイドSD,SD4−1 の切換わりが制御されるのである。
【0104】
次に上記実施例の作用につき図12に示す制御ブロック図と併せて説明する。
【0105】
まず「(A)収納カセット5〜5の機体1への装填動作」から説明する。一万円、五千円、千円の各紙幣を補充した収納カセット5〜5を図1に示す機体1の前面1aの装着口1c,1c,1cへ挿入すると、挿入開始時点で各収納カセット5〜5のシャッタ30,30,30のロックが解除され、さらに挿入すると装着口1c,1c,1cの内部に固定して設けられている係合部33,33,33にシャッタ30,30,30の突部32,32,32が当接し、収納カセット5〜5の挿入にしたがってシャッタ30,30,30が開かれていく。
【0106】
収納カセット5〜5が完全に挿入されると、機体1の前面1aは図1の状態となり、機体1に装着された収納カセット5〜5は図4および図8に実線で示す状態におかれ、ここでソレノイドSD(実際はSD7−1 〜SD7−3 )に通電されるとプランジャ73が突出してロック部材68が図において時計方向に回動し、そのロック部68aが中間枠35、内枠36の穴70,71から抜け、中間枠35、内枠36はバネ42,41の作用を受けて機体1の背部方向(図8の右方)へ突出移動する。内枠36の端壁53のストッパ53bは中間枠35の端部を係止しているので、内枠36、中間枠35ともに一体的に移動し、内枠36の端壁53が定位置の作動アーム75に当ると、内枠36と中間枠35はその位置で停止される。これにより内枠36の端壁53の窓孔53a,53aにキッカローラ56,56の一部が進入し、フィードローラ77,77はガイド57,57間に位置し、ゲートローラ78,78とルーズベルト81,81はガイド59,59間に位置する(図5図示および図8の鎖線図示)。
【0107】
規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76の幅方向位置(内枠36の両側壁54,54間方向)は通常は規制部材51,51の面51b,51bが内枠36の両側壁54,54内面と同一面の位置にあり、また規制部材51,51の面51a,51aは、内枠36の端壁53のストッパ53bが中間枠35の端部を係止しているときは端壁53の内面より少許の間隔をおく外方(図8の右方)に位置しており、その結果収納紙幣群は一端面が端壁53内面に接し、他端面が押圧部材83に接している。そのとき、面51a,51aは収納紙幣群の一端面とは接触せず、間隔をおいて位置されている。
【0108】
それ故、内枠36、中間枠35が図5図示および図8の鎖線図示位置に位置されても、規制部材51,51の面51a,51aおよび面51b,51bは内枠36の端壁53および両側壁54,54に対する位置関係は変わらない。またそのとき、押え板82,82は規制部材51,51に固定されるスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面に僅かの間隔をおいて位置されている。またローラ52はレバー66とは少許の間隙を有する位置にあり、またカム60,60は立位姿勢をとっており、垂直面部49,49とは間隔をおいて位置される。以上が「(A)収納カセット5〜5の機体1への装填動作」である。この状態で入金モード操作もしくは出金モード操作をするのであるが、表裏反転合流通路機構25が接続されない場合と接続される場合の両例があり、まず接続しない場合から説明する。
【0109】
「(B)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」について説明する。
【0110】
入金口2の押板2bは通常は立位姿勢(図2の一点鎖線図示位置)にあり、機械操作者は入金紙幣を入金口2の底板2a上に揃えて集積し、入金スタート釦を操作する。それによってモータMが正転し、押板2bが水平姿勢となって入金紙幣の上面を押圧する。一方、モータM7−1 〜M7−3 が正転してレバー66でローラ52を押動し、各カセット5〜5の規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76が機体1の前方(図8の左側)へ移動され、内枠36の端壁53内面とスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(端壁53の内面の対向面)間に数枚の紙幣を繰込むことのできる一時保留空間が形成され、モータM7−1 〜M7−3 はその位置で停止してブレーキング状態となって保持される。
【0111】
次にモータM,M,Mが正転される。これにより紙幣送込み搬送通路11、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、紙幣区分通路13(区分通路13aおよび各分岐通路23〜23)が順方向駆動される。一方各金種別のクラッチCL〜CLも接続状態となり、各金種別繰込み・繰出し手段55,55,55が順方向駆動(紙幣繰込み方向に駆動)される。
【0112】
やや遅れてモータMが正転し、キッカローラ7、フィードローラ8が回転され、入金紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、紙幣送込み搬送通路11を図2の右方へ送られ、識別部12で真偽、金種、正損(正規の金種紙幣であって出金に使用できる正券かそれとも正規の金種紙幣ではあるが出金に使用できない損券か)、二枚重ね、連鎖、斜行等がチェックされる。一方、各収納カセット5〜5の挿入される機体1側には、図2において一時保留空間形成時における押圧部材83の左方向極限位置を検知することにより各収納部43内の紙幣の満杯を検知する満杯検知センサS,S,Sが設けられているが、この満杯検知センサS,S,Sが満杯を検知していない状態においては万円紙幣、五千円紙幣、千円紙幣の正券紙幣が入金適正紙幣と判断され、またいずれかの満杯センサS,S,Sが満杯を検知している場合はその満杯金種紙幣については例え正券紙幣であっても入金オーバーフロー紙幣となり、入金不適正紙幣、すなわち入金リジェクト紙幣として扱われる。入金不適正紙幣、すなわち入金リジェクト紙幣(偽紙幣、二枚重ね、連鎖、斜行の各紙幣、入金オーバーフロー紙幣等)の場合は切換レバー20の切換えにより入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14へ送り込まれ、図2に示すようにこの搬送路14内を上昇したあと左折され、放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込まれる。このとき押板2bは入金紙幣の上面に位置しており、入金リジェクト紙幣は自由に放出紙幣収納部15から出金口3を通じて取り出せる。一方、識別部12と満杯検知部S〜Sの検知結果に基づいて入金適正紙幣と判断されると、切換レバー21により図2の紙幣区分通路13へ送り込まれ、切換レバー22,22の切換えにより、対応する金種の分岐通路23〜23へ送られ、金種毎の各繰込み・繰出し手段55を通じて各金種別の収納部43に形成された一時保留空間へ収納される。また図12の全体制御部Cには識別部12の識別データにもとづき算出される金種毎の一時保留枚数を記憶する金種別一時保留枚数記憶部(図示せず)があり、各記憶部に記憶される一時保留枚数データに基づき駆動制御部Cを介して一時保留紙幣枚数の増加する金種のモータM7−1 〜M7−3 が駆動され、カム65、レバー66、ローラ52により対応する金種の規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76が図2の左方へ移動して一時保留空間が拡げられ、常に数枚の紙幣の受け入れが可能な一時保留空間が形成保持される。
【0113】
このようにして各収納部43に形成された各一時保留空間へ、入金口1に装填されたすべての入金紙幣が繰込まれて一時保留される。入金口1には紙幣の有無を検知する投受光センサ(図示せず)があり、この投受光センサ(図示せず)が入金紙幣繰込中に紙幣無を検知してから所定時間経過後(繰込まれた最後の紙幣が一時保留空間または放出紙幣収納部15へ到達するに十分な所定時間後)にモータM,M,M,Mが停止される。この状態で入金承認、入金非承認の操作が可能となる。
【0114】
このときモータMは停止状態(入金紙幣繰込み開始時にモータMが回転されて押板2bが紙幣を押圧し水平姿勢になったのちはモータMは停止し、この押板2bはバネ力で紙幣を押圧し、紙幣がなくなるまでそのバネ力で水平姿勢を保ちながら下降する。)のままであり、押板2bも水平姿勢のまま入金口2の底板2a上部に位置されて放出紙幣収納部15は開放状態にある。
【0115】
機械操作者は、放出紙幣収納部15へ放出された入金リジェクト紙幣がある場合はその紙幣をとり出し、機体1の前面1a上部に設けられる表示部の入金金額を見て操作部4により入金承認または入金非承認の釦操作を行なう。
【0116】
〔(a) 入金承認釦操作〕がなされると、ソレノイドSD6−1 〜SD6−3 が励磁され、図6および図8に示すカム60,60が立位姿勢から傾斜姿勢に回動されて垂直面部49,49を押動し、規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は内枠36の両側壁54,54より両側外方へ移動される。そのとき収納済紙幣が押圧部材83で機体1の背部方向(図8の右方)へ押動移動され、一時保留紙幣も一緒に端壁53の内面へ押しつけられる。規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は、各モータM7−1 〜M7−3 の逆転によりカム65が逆転し、カム65の最小径カム面がレバー66に接触するまで回転、すなわちカム65が定位置まで回転して停止する。内枠36および中間枠35は、ローラ52がレバー66に当接しているので一体的に移動するが、その移動途中で内枠36の端壁53が作動アーム75に当って停止し、中間枠35もストッパ53bを通じて内枠36と一体的にその位置で停止される。この時点までソレノイドSD6−1 〜SD6−3 は励磁状態が保たれ、規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は両側壁54,54の両側外方に位置し、その前後方向位置は規制部材51,51の面51a,51aが図8において端壁53の内面より右方に位置しかつ押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面(図8の左面)よりスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(図8の右面)がやや左方に位置する。その状態でソレノイドSD6−1 〜SD6−3 が非励磁となり、カム60,60は立位姿勢となり、垂直面部49,49の押圧を解除する。その結果、規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は面51b,51bが接近する幅方向に移動し、ピン50,50が長孔47,47の外端で係止された位置で止まり、図5図示位置すなわち図8鎖線図示位置に位置される。このときの規制部材51,51の面51a,51aの機体1に対する前後方向位置は、端壁53の内面より後方(図8の右方)に位置し、また押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面(図8の左面)とスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(図8の右面)との間にわずかの間隙がある。また規制部材51,51の面51b,51bは側壁54,54の内面と同一面の位置におかれる。
【0117】
以上で規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76は初期位置に戻されたことになり、一時保留紙幣の収納動作がなされたことになる(一時保留紙幣自身の収納動作は収納紙幣と合体された時点で終っているが、機構自身の収納動作は規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76が初期位置へ復帰して収納動作の終了となる。)。
【0118】
その直後にモータMが逆転し、押板2bが上昇した後垂直姿勢になり、出金口3を閉塞する位置に復帰する。
【0119】
つぎに〔(b) 入金非承認の釦操作〕を行なった場合について説明する。
【0120】
入金非承認釦操作により、まず押え板82,82が図示しない移動機構により図10において左方へ移動し、押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面(図10における左面)が端壁53の内面と同一面に位置される。その直後にモータM7−1 〜M7−3 が逆転し、カム65も逆転されて定位置(カム65の最径小カム面がレバー66に接触する位置)まで回転したときモータM7−1 〜M7−3 は停止する。規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76はそのとき図10の右方へ動かされ、一時保留紙幣がスペーサー76,76で押え板82,82に押しつけられて締めつけられたときスペーサー76,76、規制部材51,51は停止する。一時保留紙幣は押え板82,82およびスペーサー76,76の各紙幣押圧面間に挟着保持され、また収納紙幣は規制部材51,51の面51a,51aと押圧部材83との間に押圧保持される。次にソレノイドSD,SD4−1 が励磁され、切換レバー19,21が切換えられて入金返却紙幣を出金紙幣送出路16への送込み姿勢、識別部12への送込み姿勢をとっており、このときソレノイドSD5−1 ,SD5−2 は非励磁のままで、切換レバー22,22は分岐通路23,23から送られてくる紙幣を紙幣区分通路部13aへ送り込む姿勢をとっている。この状態でモータM,Mが逆回転され、またモータMが正回転する。
【0121】
次にクラッチCLが入り、万円紙幣の収納カセット5に対応する繰込み・繰出し手段55が逆方向駆動され、一時保留された万円紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、分岐通路23、切換レバー22、紙幣区分通路部13a、切換レバー21、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域、切換レバー19、出金紙幣送出路16を通り放出紙幣収納部15へ送出される。このようにして、一時保留された一万円紙幣がなくなるとスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面は端壁53の内面と同一面の位置にある押え板82,82に当って停止する。識別部12では一万円紙幣が所定時間到来しないことにより一時保留された一万円紙幣がすべて繰出されたと判断し、クラッチCLを断とし、一万円紙幣の繰込み・繰出し手段55は停止する。またその直後にソレノイドSD5−1 が励磁され、切換レバー22は垂直姿勢(分岐通路23を塞ぐ姿勢)となる。
【0122】
次に五千円紙幣に対応するクラッチCLが入り、収納カセット5に対応する繰込み・繰出し手段55が逆方向駆動され、同様にして一時保留された五千円紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、分岐通路23、切換レバー22、紙幣区分通路部13a、切換レバー21、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域、切換レバー19、出金紙幣送出路16を通り放出紙幣収納部15へ送出される。このようにして、一時保留された五千円紙幣がなくなるとスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面は端壁53の内面と同一面の位置にある押え板82,82に当って停止する。識別部12では五千円紙幣が所定時間到来しないことにより一時保留された五千円紙幣がすべて繰出されたと判断してクラッチCLを断とし、五千円紙幣の繰込み・繰出し手段55は停止される。
【0123】
その直後にソレノイドSD5−2 が励磁され、切換レバー22は垂直姿勢(分岐通路23を塞ぐ位置)となる。
【0124】
次に千円紙幣に対応するクラッチCLが入り、収納カセット5に対応する繰込み・繰出し手段55が逆方向駆動され、同様にして一時保留された千円紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、分岐通路23、紙幣区分通路部13a、切換レバー21、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域、切換レバー19、出金紙幣送出路16を通り放出紙幣収納部15へ送出される。このようにして一時保留された千円紙幣がなくなるとスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面は端壁53の内面と同一面の位置にある押え板82,82に当って停止する。識別部12では、千円紙幣が所定時間到来しないことにより一時保留された千円紙幣がすべて繰出されたと判断してクラッチCLを断とし、千円紙幣の繰込み・繰出し手段55は停止される。その後搬送系にあるすべての紙幣が放出紙幣収納部15へ収納される所定時間経過後にモータM,M,Mが停止され、またソレノイドSD,SD4−1 ,SD5−1 ,SD5−2 も非励磁となって図2の姿勢に復帰する。また最後に繰出し動作される繰込み・繰出し手段55に対応するクラッチCLが断となった時点ですべての収納カセット5〜5の各押え板82,82が図10の右方へ移動し、実線位置で停止する。その結果各収納カセット5〜5の規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76も図10の右方へ移動するが、その移動途中で中間枠35の端部が内枠36のストッパ53aで係止されて停止される。その位置が元の位置で、そのとき規制部材51,51の面51a,51aは端壁53の内面より図10におけるやや右方に位置し、押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面に対しスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面はやや間隔をおいた位置に位置される。また中間枠35のローラ52はカム65に当接するレバー66に僅かの間隙をおいて位置される。
【0125】
なお一時保留紙幣が三金種共ある場合であろうと二金種以下であろうとすべての収納カセット5,5,5には一時保留空間が形成されているので、必ず上記説明の順に作動する。なお例えば万円紙幣がない場合はクラッチCLが入いり、一万円紙幣用の繰込み・繰出し手段55が駆動されても識別部12が所定時間の間紙幣の到来を検知しないので、一時保留の一万円紙幣が存在しないと判断(一時保留の一万円紙幣が繰出されてしまった時と同じ状態)して次の動作に進むのである。一時保留の五千円紙幣とか千円紙幣がない場合も同じである。
【0126】
こうして一時保留された入金紙幣が放出紙幣収納部15へ収納され終ったとき押板2bは入金紙幣繰込み終了時と同じ底板2a上で水平姿勢のままの位置にあり、機械操作者は入金返却紙幣を出金口3から自由に取り出せる。この入金返却紙幣が出金口3から取り出されると放出紙幣収納部15内の図示しない投受光センサにより放出紙幣の抜取りが検知され、モータMが逆転され、その結果押板2bが上昇して垂直姿勢になり、出金口3を塞ぎ、機械全体が待機状態に復帰する。
【0127】
つぎに「(C)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」について説明する。
【0128】
操作部4により出金金額もしくは出金すべき金種と金額(または枚数)を入力し、出金スタート釦を操作する。このとき押板2bは出金口3を閉じた図2状態にある。
【0129】
出金釦操作によりモータM,Mが逆転回転し、モータMは正転回転する。クラッチCL,CL,CLはまだ入っていない。
【0130】
この状態で収納カセット5,5,5の各モータM7−1 〜M7−3 が正転駆動され、規制部材51,51の面51a,51aが端壁53の内面と同一面になった位置で停止される。これにより収納カセット5〜5の収納紙幣は端壁53の内面および面51a,51aと押圧部材83との間に挟持されて保持される。一方、紙幣区分通路13、紙幣送込み搬送通路11、出金紙幣送出路16、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14は逆方向へ駆動され、放出紙幣収納部15の各ローラおよび搬送路17は順方向駆動されている。またソレノイドSD4−1 が励磁され、出金紙幣を紙幣送込み搬送通路11へ送り込む姿勢をとる。ソレノイドSD5−1 ,SD5−2 は非励磁で、切換レバー22,22は分岐通路23,23と紙幣区分通路部13aとの接続姿勢をとっている。
【0131】
万円紙幣の出金が有か無かを全体制御部Cで判断し、無の場合はソレノイドSD5−1 を励磁させて切換レバー22を垂直姿勢にし、紙幣区分通路部13aの下方から上昇してくる紙幣の上昇を許容する。
【0132】
万円紙幣の出金が有る場合は、ソレノイドSD5−1 は励磁させないままクラッチCLを励磁させ、希望枚数の紙幣を繰出した後、クラッチCLを切る。つまりキッカローラ7、フィードローラ9が同期して一回転(キッカローラ7の一回転でフィードローラ9が一回転)することにより紙幣の1枚繰出しがされるので、キッカローラ7の回転数を図示しない検知センサで検知し、繰出すべき紙幣枚数分の回転がなされると一旦停止させるのである。繰出された一万円紙幣は分岐通路23、切換レバー22、紙幣区分通路部13a、切換レバー21、紙幣送込み搬送通路11へと送られ、識別部12で出金適正紙幣(一万円紙幣)か出金不適正紙幣(一万円紙幣以外の金種紙幣、二枚重なり、連鎖、斜行紙幣等)かの識別がなされ、出金適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDの励磁により切換レバー19を下方へ揺動させてその紙幣を出金紙幣送出路16を通じて放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込む。また出金不適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDは非励磁となって切換レバー19は上昇し、またソレノイドSDが励磁されて切換レバー18は上昇し、その出金不適正紙幣は出金リジェクト紙幣として図2において紙幣送込み搬送通路11を左方へ移動して搬送路17から収納カセット5に形成される出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送り込まれる。識別部12の識別結果により図12の全体制御部Cでは1万円紙幣について指定された枚数値(金額指定の場合は換算された枚数値をこう呼ぶ)と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数を比較し、不足する枚数分について一万円紙幣用のキッカローラ7およびフィードローラ9をその枚数分追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切る。繰出された紙幣は識別部12で出金適正紙幣か出金不適正紙幣か判断され、その識別結果により放出紙幣収納部15または出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納され、全体制御部Cで一万円紙幣について指定された枚数値と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数値が一致するまで不足枚数分キッカローラ7、フィードローラ9を追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切り、前記各値が一致したとき次位の金種紙幣の繰出しに移る。
【0133】
すなわち、まずソレノイドSD5−1 が励磁されて切換レバー22は垂直姿勢となる。そして五千円紙幣の出金が有るか無かを全体制御部Cで判断し、無の場合はソレノイドSD5−2 を励磁させて切換レバー22を垂直にし、紙幣区分通路部13aの下方から上昇してくる紙幣の上昇を許容する。この状態で千円紙幣の出金が有るか無かを全体制御部Cで判断し、無の場合はソレノイドSD4−1 ,SD5−1 ,SD5−2 は非励磁になって図2の姿勢となり、また操作者の希望する金額の出金紙幣が放出紙幣収納部15へ収納されるに十分な所定時間経過後に全体制御部Cおよび駆動制御部Cを通じてモータM,M,Mが停止されるとともにモータMが正転され、図2において押板2bが底板2a上で水平姿勢となる。その結果出金口3を通じ放出紙幣収納部15へ放出された出金紙幣の取り出しができる。そしてこの放出紙幣収納部15内の出金紙幣が取り出されたことが投受光センサ(図示せず)により検知されると、全体制御部Cおよび駆動制御部CでモータMが逆転され、押板2bは図2の一点鎖線図示位置に至り、出金口3を閉じる。これによって機械は待機状態に復帰する。また五千円紙幣の出金が無で千円紙幣の出金がある場合は、五千円紙幣の出金が有りで千円紙幣の出金が有りのときの、五千円紙幣の出金終了後の千円紙幣出金の動作と同じであるのでこの点の動作は後述することにする。五千円紙幣の出金がある場合は、ソレノイドSD5−2 は非励磁のままでクラッチCLを励磁させ、希望枚数の紙幣を繰出した後、クラッチCLを切る。つまりキッカローラ7、フィードローラ9が同期して一回転(キッカローラ7の一回転でフィードローラ9が一回転)することにより紙幣の1枚くり出しがなされるので、キッカローラ7の回転数を図示しない検知センサで検知し、繰出すべき紙幣枚数分の回転がなされると一旦停止させる。繰出された五千円紙幣は分岐通路23、切換レバー22、紙幣区分通路部13a、切換レバー21、紙幣送込み搬送通路11へと送られ、識別部12で出金適正紙幣(五千円紙幣)か出金不適正紙幣(五千円紙幣以外の金種紙幣、二枚重なり、連鎖、斜行紙幣等)かの識別がなされ、出金適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDの励磁により切換レバー19を下方へ揺動させてその紙幣を出金紙幣送出路16を通じて放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込む。また出金不適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDは非励磁となって切換レバー19は上昇し、またソレノイドSDが励磁されて切換レバー18は上昇し、その出金不適正紙幣は出金リジェクト紙幣として図2において紙幣送込み搬送通路11を左方へ移動して搬送路17から収納カセット5に形成される出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送りこまれる。
【0134】
識別部12の識別結果により図12の全体制御部Cでは、五千円紙幣について指定された枚数値(金額指定の場合は換算された枚数値をこう呼ぶ)と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数とを比較し、不足する枚数分について五千円紙幣用のキッカローラ7およびフィードローラ9をその枚数分追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切る。追加繰出された紙幣は識別部12で出金適正紙幣か出金不適正紙幣かが判断され、その識別結果により放出紙幣収納部15または出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納され、全体制御部Cで五千円紙幣について指定された枚数値と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数値とが一致するまで不足枚数分キッカローラ7、フィードローラ9を追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切り、前記各値が一致したとき、次位の金種紙幣(千円紙幣)の繰出しに移る。
【0135】
すなわち、まずソレノイドSD5−2 が励磁されて切換レバー22は垂直姿勢となる。そして千円紙幣の出金が有るか無かを全体制御部Cで判断し、無の場合はソレノイドSD4−1 ,SD5−1 ,SD5−2 は非励磁になって切換レバー21,22,22は図2の姿勢となり、また操作者の希望する金額の出金紙幣が放出紙幣収納部15へ収納されるに十分な所定時間経過後に全体制御部Cおよび駆動制御部Cを通じてモータM,M,Mが停止されるとともにモータMが正転され、図2において押板2bが底板2a上で水平姿勢となる。その結果出金口3を通じ放出紙幣収納部15へ放出された出金紙幣の取り出しができる。そしてこの放出紙幣収納部15内の出金紙幣が取り出されたことが投受光センサ(図示せず)により検知されると、全体制御部Cおよび駆動制御部CでモータMが逆転され、押板2bは図2の一点鎖線図示位置に至り、出金口3を閉じる。これによって機械は待機状態に復帰する。また千円紙幣の出金が有りの場合(これは「五千円紙幣出金が無で千円紙幣出金有りの場合(前記では説明省略)も同じ作用)、ソレノイドSD5−2 の励磁が維持されて切換レバー22も垂直姿勢に維持される。そしてクラッチCLを励磁させ、希望枚数の紙幣を繰出した後、クラッチCLを切る。つまりキッカローラ7、フィードローラ9が同期して一回転(キッカローラ7の一回転でフィードローラ9が一回転)することにより紙幣の1枚繰り出しがなされるので、キッカローラ7の回転数を図示しない検知センサで検知し、繰出すべき紙幣枚数分の回転がなされると一旦停止させる。繰出された千円紙幣は分岐通路23、紙幣区分通路部13a、切換レバー21、紙幣送込み搬送通路11へと送られ、識別部12で出金適正紙幣(千円紙幣)か出金不適正紙幣(千円紙幣以外の金種紙幣、二枚重なり、連鎖、斜行紙幣等)かの識別がなされ、出金適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDの励磁により切換レバー19を下方へ揺動させてその紙幣を出金紙幣送出路16を通じて放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込む。また出金不適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDは非励磁となって切換レバー19は上昇し、またソレノイドSDが励磁されて切換レバー18は上昇し、その出金不適正紙幣は出金リジェクト紙幣として図2において紙幣送込み搬送通路11を左方へ移動して搬送路17から収納カセット5に形成される出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送りこまれる。識別部12の識別結果により図12の全体制御部Cでは、千円紙幣について指定された枚数値(金額指定の場合は換算された枚数値をこう呼ぶ)と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数とを比較し、不足する枚数分について千円紙幣用のキッカローラ7およびフィードローラ9をその枚数分追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切る。追加繰出された紙幣は識別部12で出金適正紙幣か出金不適正紙幣か判断され、その識別結果により放出紙幣収納部15または出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納され、全体制御部Cで千円紙幣について指定された枚数値と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数値が一致するまで不足枚数分キッカローラ7、フィードローラ9を追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切り、前記各値が一致したとき全金種の紙幣の出金繰出しが終了する。そしてソレノイドSD4−1 ,SD5−1 ,SD5−2 は非励磁になって切換レバー21,22,22は図2の姿勢となり、また操作者の希望する金額の出金紙幣が放出紙幣収納部15へ収納されるに十分な所定時間経過後に全体制御部Cおよび駆動制御部Cを通じてモータM,M,Mが停止されるとともにモータMが正転され、図2において押板2bが底板2a上で水平姿勢となる。その結果出金口3を通じ放出紙幣収納部15へ放出された出金紙幣の取り出しができる。そしてこの放出紙幣収納部15内の出金紙幣が取り出されたことが投受光センサ(図示せず)により検知されると、全体制御部Cおよび駆動制御部CでモータMが逆転され、押板2bは図2の一点鎖線図示位置に位置されて出金口3を閉じる。一方モータM7−1 ,M7−2 ,M7−3 が逆転し、カム65,65,65が定位置へ復帰したとき停止し、規制部材51,51も定位置へ復帰する。これによって機械は待機状態となる。
【0136】
以下同様にして操作者の入金モードまたは出金モードの操作により機械がそのモードに対応する入金モード動作または出金モード動作をする。
【0137】
次に「(D)収納カセット5〜5の機体1からの回収動作」について説明する。
【0138】
操作部4において金種別カセット引抜き釦(図示せず)を操作する。つまりすべての収納カセット5〜5を回収したい場合は、万円用、五千円用、千円用の各カセット引抜き釦を押す。また業務中に或る特定金種の収納カセットが収納紙幣量が満杯になったり不足したりして回収したい場合は、その金種のカセット引抜き釦のみを押す。
【0139】
このカセット引抜き釦が押されると、図12の全体制御部C、駆動制御部Cによりカセット引抜き釦に対応する金種のモータM(実際はM8−1 〜M8−3 のカセット引抜き釦に対応するもの)が正転され、図5におけるベルト74が回動され、作動アーム75が内枠36の端壁53を押動して図5左方へ移動させる。このとき中間枠35はバネ42で内枠36のストッパ53bに当接しているのでこの中間枠35も内枠36と一体的に図5左方へ移動される。図8においては一点鎖線図示位置の内枠36、中間枠35が実線図示位置の作動アーム75で左方へ移動されて実線図示位置へ移動され、収納カセット5内へ格納される。すると中間枠35の底部下面に接触状態のロック部材68のロック部68aが中間枠35および内枠36の底面の穴70,71に入り込み、中間枠35、内枠36を図8の実線位置で係止する。その状態が図4に示す状態である。この図4図示の状態で収納カセット5を引抜いていくと、係合部33に対し収納カセット5は機体1の前面側(図4の左方向)へ相対移動し、そのためこの係合部33にバネ付勢される収納カセット5のシャッタ30は閉じられていき、シャッタ30が係合部33から外れたとき収納カセット5の内端面5aがシャッタ30で閉鎖される。
【0140】
そしてこの収納カセット5が機体1から引抜きが終了した時点で収納カセット5のシャッタ30にロックがかけられ、鍵によらなければ開放できないようになる。その直後にこの収納カセット5は機体1から完全に引抜かれ、精算所等へ持ち運ばれる。収納カセット5〜5のすべてを引き出す場合は各カセット毎に同じ動作をすればよい。
【0141】
以上の動作説明は、表裏反転合流通路機構25が接続されない場合の説明であったが次に表裏反転合流通路機構25を接続した場合について説明する。なお表裏反転合流通路機構25を接続しない場合の動作と同じ動作の部分は省略し、異なる点のみ説明することにする。ところでこの例ではソレノイドSD4−1 は用いず、切換レバー21は図2図示の水平姿勢で固定される。またソレノイドSD4−2 ,SD4−3 およびモータMが加えられる。
【0142】
そしてこの例では「(B)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有」のときと「(C)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有」のときが前述の動作説明と相違する。
【0143】
(B)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)のときは、図2において入金スタート釦操作後のモータM,M,Mの正転時にモータMも正転され、これにより紙幣送込み搬送通路11、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、紙幣区分通路13に加え、表裏反転合流通路機構25も正方向駆動される(なお本発明においては表裏反転合流通路機構25も紙幣送込み搬送通路11の構成部分であるが、説明を分りやすくするためこの実施例の説明においては別の構成として説明することにする。)。
【0144】
そしてやや遅れてモータMが正転し、入金紙幣が1枚ずつ繰込まれ、識別部12でその紙幣が入金適正紙幣か否か、入金適正紙幣のときは表向き紙幣か裏向き紙幣か(実際の紙幣の表面、裏面をさす場合に限られず、実際の紙幣の裏面向きの紙幣を表向き紙幣と設定する場合は実際の紙幣の表面向きの紙幣が裏向き紙幣に設定される。)の判定がなされる。入金不適正紙幣は前述の動作説明と同じであるが、入金適正紙幣は切換レバー20,21(ソレノイドSDは非励磁で、両レバー20,21共水平姿勢)の間を通過し、羽根車26の下面部位とベルト27とで図2の右方の非反転通路29aへ送られ、識別部12での識別結果が裏向き紙幣(反転すべき紙幣)のときはソレノイドSD4−2 が励磁されてレバー28aが上方へ突出し、左方から進行してくる裏向き紙幣はレバー28aにその先端が突き当って進行が停止され、一方その裏向き紙幣の後端は羽根車26の回転により羽根車26の上面部位に移動され、その結果この羽根車26の上面部位とそれに対向するローラとで挟持されて後端が先端となって反転通路29bを送られ、ガイド部材28bの上面でガイドされて合流通路29cへ送り込まれる。
【0145】
また識別部12が表向き紙幣(反転不要の紙幣)と識別されたときは、ソレノイドSD4−2 は励磁されず、レバー28aは搬送路から退避した下降位置にあり、表向き紙幣は水平方向右方へ進み、さらに鋭角的にカーブして斜め左上方へ向く非反転通路29aを送られ、ガイド部材28bの右側面でガイドされながら合流通路29cへ送り込まれる。
【0146】
このようにして表裏反転合流通路機構25へ進入した紙幣は途中で反転通路29b、非反転通路29aに分かれるが、進入する紙幣順序を保ちながら合流通路29cへ送り込まれる。こうして合流通路29cの末端から紙幣区分通路部13aの入口部(切換レバー22の設置位置)へ送り込まれる。このとき切換レバー22は到来する紙幣の金種によって一万円紙幣の場合はソレノイドSD5−1 が非励磁となってその一万円紙幣を分岐通路23へ送り、また五千円紙幣および千円紙幣の場合はソレノイドSD5−1 を励磁させて切換レバー22を垂直姿勢にし、紙幣区分通路部13aを下降させてソレノイドSD5−2 の励磁または非励磁による切換レバー22の切換により対応する金種の分岐通路23または23へ送り込まれる。
【0147】
またこうして一時保留された入金紙幣を返却する〔(b) 入金非承認の釦操作〕時および「(C)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」のときには次のように動作する点が相違する。すなわち、入金非承認釦操作時はその操作から所定時間経過後にモータM,Mの逆回転およびモータMの正回転が開始される点は既に述べたが、その開始時に同時にモータMも逆回転され、またソレノイドSD4−3 が励磁されてガイド部材28bが図2の斜め左上方位置に位置され、反転通路29bを塞ぐ。また出金釦操作時には即時にモータM,Mの逆回転とモータMの正回転が開始されることは既に述べたが、その開始時にモータMも逆回転されて表裏反転合流通路機構25は逆方向駆動され、またソレノイドSD4−3 が励磁されてガイド部材28bが図2の斜め左上方位置に位置されて反転通路29bを塞ぐ。そして各収納カセット5〜5から繰り出された入金返却紙幣または出金紙幣は分岐通路23,23,23から紙幣区分通路部13aへ送り込まれ、紙幣区分通路13aの入口部(切換レバー22の設置位置)から合流通路29cへ送り込まれる。そのときガイド部材28bはソレノイドSD4−3 の励磁により斜め左上方へ移動位置されて反転通路29bを塞いでおり、合流通路29cから出る紙幣はガイド部材28bの右側面でガイドされて非反転通路29aへ送り込まれ、斜め下右方へ向ったあと鋭角的にカーブして左水平方向へ送られて切換レバー20,21(切換レバー21は固定位置)間を通って識別部12へ送られる。
【0148】
なおこの例では、切換レバー21を水平方向に固定とし、ソレノイドSD4−1 を取り除いたものとしたが、切換レバー21を揺動可能とし、ソレノイドSD4−1 をそのまま設け、入金紙幣返却時および出金時には紙幣区分通路13aを垂直に上昇させて切換レバー21で識別部12側へ左折させるようにしてもよい。すなわちその場合は入金紙幣の繰込み・搬送・一時保留動作時のみ表裏反転合流通路機構25を使うわけである。その例での入金紙幣返却時および出金時は「(B)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」の〔(b) 入金非承認の釦操作〕および「(C)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」の動作と全く同じである。
【0149】
次に第二の実施例について図13および図14により説明する。
【0150】
第一実施例と同じ構造部分は同番号もしくは対応番号(第一実施例ではM,Mであったものを第二実施例ではM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 で示している)を付した。
【0151】
まずこの実施例では、収納カセット5,5,5のうち、収納カセット5を一括収納カセットとし、収納カセット5は一万円出金紙幣用収納カセット、収納カセット5は千円出金紙幣用の各金種別収納カセットとされ、特に一括収納カセット5は入金適正紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣(5千円金種紙幣と万円紙幣および千円紙幣中の損券紙幣と、万円紙幣および千円紙幣中の正券紙幣であっても収納カセット5,5が満杯のときに機内へ送り込まれる入金オーバーフロー紙幣とをいう。ここで入金適正紙幣中の正券紙幣とは、紙幣の疲労、痛みが少なく、出金紙幣として使用することができる紙幣、入金適正紙幣中の損券紙幣とは紙幣の疲労、痛みが大で、出金紙幣として使用できない紙幣をいう。)を収納するカセットで、また業務の始業時、業務中の必要時、業務の終業時に収納カセット5,5に対して紙幣の補充、紙幣の回収(詳細説明は動作説明時に述べる)が行なえるようになっている。
【0152】
また前記の第一実施例では紙幣送込み搬送通路11、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16をモータMで駆動していたが、この第二実施例では紙幣送込み搬送通路11の切換レバー18および19間の搬送域をモータM2−2 で駆動し、また紙幣識別通路11の識別部12設置域と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14および出金紙幣送出路16をモータM2−1 で駆動するようになっている。
【0153】
またこの例では、切換レバー21により切換えられて下方へ向かい、切換レバー92により左斜め下方へ向かい、途中で鈍角に折れて斜め下方へ向かい、さらに折れて左水平方向へ向かい、切換レバー22に至る紙幣区分通路部13aが設けられ、切換レバー22の位置から左水平方向に向かう分岐通路23、切換レバー22の位置から垂直下方へ向かい下端で左水平方向に向かう分岐通路23を有する。
【0154】
また紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12より後流位置でかつ切換レバー21より上流位置に切換レバー22が設けられ、この切換レバー22により下方へ分岐され入金オーバーフロー紙幣を斜め下方へ分岐搬送する第一の入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90と、この通路90の下端から左水平方向にむかう第二の入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90とを備えている。
【0155】
また別にバイパス通路91が設けられる。このバイパス通路91の下端は紙幣区分通路部13aの切換レバー92の位置に接続され、通路91の上端は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14の切換レバー93の位置に接続される。そして切換レバー94,95が設けられており、これらの切換レバー94,95を通じて入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14と出金紙幣送出路16とが接続される。
【0156】
またこの例における切換レバー19は、図13に示す位置にあるときは出金紙幣送出路16を下降してくる紙幣を紙幣送込み搬送通路11の左側域へ誘導し、切換レバー19が図13の位置から左斜め下方へ移動位置したとき出金紙幣送出路16と紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置側通路域とを接続状態にするようになっている。
【0157】
切換レバー22,22,92,93,94,95はソレノイドSD5−1 ,SD5−2 ,SD,SD,SD10,SD11により切換えられるが、その動作の詳細は全体の動作説明時に説明する。
【0158】
またこの例では、紙幣区分通路部13a、分岐通路23,23、バイパス通路91がモータM3−1 で駆動され、また万円紙幣用収納カセット5用および千円紙幣用収納カセット5用の繰込み・繰出し手段55,55はクラッチCL,CLを介して駆動される(この点は第一実施例と同じ)。
【0159】
またオーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90はモータM3−2 で駆動され、一括収納紙幣用収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55,55はクラッチCLを介してモータM3−2 で駆動される。
【0160】
なお表裏反転合流通路機構25はオプションとして客先が希望する場合に取りつけるものであり、この機構25が取りつけられる場合は識別部12右横のローラ位置から選択的に取りつけられる固定ガイド(図示せず)等により紙幣が上方へ送られて機構25内へ送り込まれ、その機構25から出てくる紙幣は切換レバー22位置のローラへ送り出されるようになっている。この場合は識別部12右横のローラと切換レバー22位置のローラとの中間に位置するローラは取り除かれて両者間を直線的に結ぶ通路はなくされる。
【0161】
また表裏反転合流通路機構25を取りつけない場合は、識別部12右横のローラと切換レバー22位置のローラを直線的に結ぶ搬送路が形成され、紙幣搬送にこの直進する搬送路が使われる。
【0162】
また出金紙幣送出路16には搬送異常検知センサ96が設けられる。そしてこのセンサ96は一括紙幣収納用収納カセット5へ他の収納カセット5,5から紙幣を回収する場合に使われる。
【0163】
また図13および図14において、機体1のカセット挿入口1cの内部には収納カセット5〜5の種類検知センサS01〜S04が設けられる。特にこの例では、センサS01が五千円用収納カセット5の検知センサ、センサS02は一万円用、センサS03が千円用の各収納カセット5,5の検知センサであり、またセンサS04は一括紙幣収納用収納カセット5の検知センサである。カセット5〜5の側面にはこれらの作動片H01〜H03が設けられる。
【0164】
この例では通常はカセット5は一括収納紙幣用として用いられ、このカセット5によって補充回収を行なうが、客先の要望として金種別カセットとして収納カセット5を使いたい場合もある。それ故最上段の挿入口1cの内部にはカセット挿入方向に位置を異ならせてセンサS01とS04が設けられ、作動片H01は一括収納紙幣用の収納カセットとして収納カセット5を使用したい場合は右方へ動かされてセンサS04に対応する位置に固定され、また収納カセット5を五千円紙幣カセットとして使用したい場合は左方へ動かされてセンサS01に対応する位置で固定される。なお作動片H02,H03はセンサS02,S03に対応するカセット側位置に固定されている。
【0165】
上述のセンサS01〜S04のカセット種類検知状態によって一括収納カセットタイブ(センサS04がカセット5を検知するとき)か、金種別カセットタイプかが設定される。
【0166】
まず〈一括収納カセットタイプ(センサS04がカセット5を検知するとき)〉での各モード説明をする。
【0167】
「(A)一括収納カセット5による補充動作(表裏反転25無)」
前日の終業時に引き抜かれて精算所におかれている一括収納カセット5に出金紙幣として使用する万円紙幣、千円紙幣を所定枚数ずつ装填する(収納カセット5,5へ自動補充するに適切な所定枚数である)。
【0168】
この一括収納カセット5を作業者(機械操作者)が精算所から機体1のところまで運んできて機体1の最上段の装着口1cへ挿入する。この一括収納カセット5が装着口1cへ挿入され、終ると図13のセンサS04がカセット5の作動片H01を検知し、機械が一括収納カセットタイプにセットされる。なおカセット5,5は、その時点では収納部43,43内には紙幣無の状態で機体1に装着状態のままであり、センサS02,S03は作動片H02,H03を検知している。一方一括収納カセット5挿入時のシャッタ30の開放および内枠36ならびに中間枠35の突出動作(図5図示および図8の鎖線図示の位置への移動動作)は第一実施例の収納カセット5の動作と同じであるので省略する。
【0169】
一括収納カセット5の機体1への装着動作により収納カセット5の内枠36、中間枠35は図5図示状態となる。なおカセット5,5の内枠36、中間枠35も同じ状態位置におかれている。それ故各カセット5〜5の規制部材51,51,51の面51a,51aは端壁53の内面より図5において右方位置にあり、各カセット5〜5の収納紙幣は端壁53と押圧部材83との間に挾持されている。
【0170】
この状態で操作部4のカセット補充釦操作を行なうと、まずモータM7−2 ,M7−3 が正転してレバー66でローラ52を押動し、各カセット5,5の規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76が機体1の前方(図8の左側)へ移動され、内枠36の端壁53内面とスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(端壁53の内面の対向面)間に数枚の紙幣を繰込める一時保留空間が形成され、モータM7−2 ,M7−3 はその位置で停止してブレーキ保持される。
【0171】
次にモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−2 が逆転され、モータM3−1 ,Mは正転される。その結果、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の全域(切換レバー18から切換レバー21までの域)、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90は逆方向駆動され、分岐通路23,23、紙幣区分通路部13a、バイパス通路91、搬送路17、放出紙幣収納部15のローラ(搬送ローラ15a,15aを含む)は正方向駆動される。一方ソレノイドSD5−1 は励磁され、切換レバー22は上昇揺動し、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90と紙幣送込み搬送通路11を接続状態にする。またソレノイドSDが励磁されて切換レバー93を揺動させ、パイパス通路91と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14とを接続する。またソレノイドSD11は励磁されて切換レバー95はスライド上昇し、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14と出金紙幣送出路16とを接続する。またソレノイドSDは励磁されて切換レバー18は紙幣送込み搬送通路11と搬送路17とを接続状態にする。ソレノイドSDは識別部12による紙幣の識別結果に基づき励磁または非励磁され、識別部12により補充紙幣が出金適正紙幣と識別されたときはソレノイドSDを励磁させ、切換レバー19を斜め下方へ移動させて紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設定域と出金紙幣送出路16とを接続し、また補充紙幣が出金不適正紙幣と識別されたときはソレノイドSDを非励磁とし、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設定域と切換レバー18および19との間の通路域を接続するようになっている。
【0172】
この状態でクラッチCL,CL,CLが入り、一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55はモータM3−2 、クラッチCLを介して、逆転されて紙幣の繰出しがなされる。また収納カセット5,5の繰込み・繰出し手段55はモータM3−1 およびクラッチCL,CLを介して正転されて紙幣の繰込みがなされる。
【0173】
一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55で繰出しされた紙幣は、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12へ進む。補充紙幣が識別部12で出金不適正紙幣(二枚重なり紙幣、斜行紙幣、連鎖紙幣等で金種判別ができない紙幣、万円紙幣、千円紙幣のうち紙幣の疲労とから痛みが激しく、出金紙幣として使用できない紙幣、万円紙幣、千円紙幣以外の紙幣で例えば五千円紙幣、偽紙幣等)と識別されると、紙幣送込み搬送通路11を図13の左方へ直進し、搬送通路17から出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送り込まれる。また補充紙幣が識別部12で出金適正紙幣(出金に使用できる疲労、傷みの少ない万円紙幣および千円紙幣)と識別されると、その紙幣は紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12域から切換レバー19により出金紙幣送出路16、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、バイパス通路91を通り、紙幣区分通路13の紙幣区分通路部13aへ送り込まれる。
【0174】
この紙幣区分通路13aの切換レバー22へ接近する紙幣が万円紙幣の場合はソレノイドSD5−2 は非励磁のままで切換レバー22により分岐通路23へ送り込まれ、繰込み・繰出し手段55により繰込み作用により一時保留空間へ収納される。また切換レバー22へ接近する紙幣が千円紙幣の場合はソレノイドSD5−2 が励磁され切換レバー22が直立して紙幣は分岐通路23へ送り込まれ、繰込み・繰出し手段55による繰込み作用により一時保留空間へ収納される。こうして収納カセット5,5の一時保留空間への紙幣送り込み量が増加すると、図14の全体制御部Cのカセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cの記憶内容に基づき対応するカセット5または5のモータM7−2 またはM7−3 が正転され、数枚の紙幣を繰込める一時保留空間に保つ。このとき各収納カセット5,5の規制部材51,51の面51aには押圧部材83が当接している。このようにして補充紙幣が順次各収納カセット5,5の一時保留空間へ繰込まれる。
【0175】
なおこの例では、万円紙幣収納カセット5、千円紙幣収納カセット5の最大一時保留空間は各々の規制部材51,51が図8の二点鎖線図示位置(図7に示す位置)に位置されるときであり、一括収納カセット5に収納される万円紙幣および千円紙幣の各補充紙幣量は各カセット5,5の最大一時保留量以下とされている。それ故一括収納カセット5内の補充紙幣がすべて繰出されても各カセット5,5の各一時保留空間は最大一時保留量とならず、識別部12は所定時間の間補充紙幣が到来しないことを検知(カセット5内に紙幣がなくなったことの検知の意図)してクラッチCL,CL,CLを切ると共にモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mの駆動を断とする。なおその所定時間は識別部12を通過した最後の紙幣が出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′もしくは収納カセット5,5の一時保留空間へ収納されるに十分な時間に設定されている。
【0176】
もし各カセット5,5の最大一時保留空間への各一時保留収納量より大なる紙幣量(その紙幣量が収納カセット5に収納されている)を各収納カセット5,5へ補充収納せしめる場合は、図14のカセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cがどちらかの収納カセット5または5の最大一時保留収納量を検知すると、クラッチCLを断にしてカセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55を一時停止させる。一方識別部12が紙幣を検知してから前述した所定時間経過後にクラッチCL,CLを切り、カセット5,5の繰込み・繰出し手段55を一時停止させる。その状態で最大一時保留量となった収納カセット5または5の規制部材51,51を、側壁54,54より両側外方へ退避させ、その結果一時保留された補充紙幣は端壁53の内面と押圧部材83との間に挾持される。規制部材51,51は側壁54,54の外方位置を端壁53側へ移動し、端壁53の内面より規制部材51,51の面51a,51aが収納部外方に位置した段階でこの規制部材51,51が接近して停止する。次にこの規制部材51,51が押圧部材83方向へ移動し、端壁53の内面と規制部材51,51に固定されるスペーサー76,76との間に新たな一時保留空間を形成する。これにより既に繰込まれた補充紙幣は規制部材51a,51aと押圧部材83との間で挾持されて収納状態となる。カセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cの補充紙幣収納済のカセット5または5の枚数記憶値がリセットされ、クラッチCL,CL,CLが再度入り、紙幣の補充動作が再開される。
【0177】
こうして一括収納カセット5内のすべての紙幣が繰出され、識別部12が前記所定時間の間補充紙幣が到来しないことを検知したときクラッチCL,CL,CLおよびモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mの駆動が断となり、ソレノイドSD5−1 ,SD5−2 ,SD,SD,SD10,SD11,SD,SDは非励磁状態となる。一方、一括収納カセット5の押圧部材83は端壁53の内面に押圧状態にあり、また収納カセット5,5についてはソレノイドSD6−2 ,SD6−3 が励磁されて規制部材51,51が側壁54,54の両側外方へ移動され、その状態を保ちながらモータM7−2 ,M7−3 の逆転により規制部材51,51は面51a,51aが端壁53の内面より収納部43外方に位置した位置で停止し、ソレノイドSD6−2 ,SD6−3 の非励磁により規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76は定位置に復帰する。
【0178】
これで一括収納カセット5による金種別の収納カセット5,5への紙幣補充動作が完了する。
【0179】
「(B)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」
入金口2の押板2bは通常は立位姿勢(図2の一点鎖線図示位置)にあり、機械操作者は入金紙幣を入金口2の底板2a上に揃えて集積し、入金スタート釦を操作する。これによってモータMが正転し、押板2bが水平姿勢となって入金紙幣の上面を押圧する。一方、モータM7−1 〜M7−3 が正転してレバー66でローラ52を押動し、各カセット5〜5の規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76が機体1の前方(図8の左側)へ移動され、内枠36の端壁53の内面とスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(端壁53の内面の対向面)との間に数枚の紙幣を繰込める一時保留空間が形成され、モータM7−1 〜M7−3 はその位置で停止してブレーキ保持される。
【0180】
次にモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mが正転され、これにより紙幣送込み搬送通路11全域、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、紙幣区分通路部13a、分岐通路23,23、バイパス通路91、搬送路17、放出紙幣収納部15のローラ(搬送ローラ15a,15aを含む)が正方向駆動される。一方、各クラッチCL〜CLが入り、各繰込み・繰出し手段55,55,55が正方向駆動(紙幣繰込み方向に駆動)される。
【0181】
やや遅れてモータMが正転し、キッカローラ7、フィードローラ8が回転され、入金紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、紙幣送込み搬送通路11を図13において右方へ送られ、識別部12で紙幣の識別が行なわれる。入金適正紙幣は予じめ一万円紙幣、五千円紙幣、千円紙幣と設定され、入金紙幣の真偽、金種、正損(出金に使われる金種紙幣は一万円紙幣と千円紙幣であり、入金紙幣中の一万円紙幣と千円紙幣について疲労度とか傷みが少なく出金に使用できる紙幣を正券紙幣とし、疲労度とか傷みが大で出金に使用できない紙幣を損券紙幣として扱い、正券紙幣か損券紙幣かを見わける識別を正損識別という)、二枚重ね、連鎖、斜行等の各紙幣がチェックされる。
【0182】
その識別部12において偽紙幣、二枚重ね、連鎖、斜行等と識別された各紙幣は、入金リジェクト紙幣とされ、ソレノイドSDの励磁により切換レバー20を下方へ揺動させ、その入金リジェクト紙幣は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14から放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込まれる。また入金適正紙幣のうちでも出金に使用できない五千円紙幣と一万円および千円紙幣中の損券紙幣はソレノイドSD5−1 の励磁により切換レバー22を通じ入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90へ送られ、繰込み・繰出し手段55の繰込み動作により一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ収納される。
【0183】
一方、各収納カセット5〜5の挿入される機体1側には、図13において一時保留空間形成時における押圧部材83の左方向極限位置を検知することにより各収納部43内の紙幣の満杯を検知する満杯検知センサS,S,Sが設けられている。それ故満杯検知センサS,Sが満杯を検知していない状態においては万円紙幣および千円紙幣の正券紙幣はすべて出金に使用される紙幣として扱われ、またいずれかの満杯センサS,Sが満杯を検知している場合はその満杯金種紙幣については例え紙幣が万円または千円の正券紙幣であっても入金オーバーフロー紙幣として扱われる。そしてこの入金オーバーフロー紙幣はソレノイドSD5−1 の励磁により切換レバー22により入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90へ送られ、繰込み・繰出し手段55により一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ送り込まれる。入金オーバーフロー紙幣でない万円正券紙幣、千円正券紙幣は、ソレノイドSD4−1 の励磁により切換レバー21を上方へ揺動させ、紙幣区分通路部13aへ導き、その紙幣が切換レバー22の近くへ搬送されてきたときその紙幣が万円紙幣であれば切換レバー22により分岐通路23へ送り、繰込み繰出し手段55の繰込み動作により一万円の収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ収納される。その紙幣が千円紙幣であればソレノイドSD5−2 を励磁させ、切換レバー22を垂直紙幣にしてその紙幣を分岐通路23へ送り込み、繰込み・繰出し手段55により千円用の収納カセット5の一時保留空間部へ送り込む。
【0184】
また収納カセット5,5の双方の満杯検知センサS,Sが満杯を検知しているときは、万円正券紙幣、千円正券紙幣はすべて入金オーバーフロー紙幣として一括収納カセット5の一時保留部へ送り込まれる。一方、この一括収納カセット5の満杯検知センサSが満杯を検知しているときは、満杯検知センサS,Sの満杯検知有無に関係なく動作途中の入金処理は済ませたのち機械をダウンさせる。また収納カセット5〜5の一時保留空間へ送り込まれる繰込紙幣によって紙幣繰込み間隙が小となると、カセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cの記憶データに基づき対応するモータM7−1 〜M7−3 を駆動してカム65、レバー66、ローラ52により規制部材51,51およびスペーサ76,76を図13において左方へ移動せしめて一時保留空間が拡げられ、常に数枚の紙幣の受け入れが可能な一時保留空間が形成保持される。
【0185】
このとき押板2bは入金紙幣の上面に位置しており、入金リジェクト紙幣は開放状態の出金口3を通じ放出紙幣収納部15から自由に取り出しができる。
【0186】
このようにして入金口1に装填されたすべての入金紙幣が繰込まれて収納カセット5〜5の一時保留空間または放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込まれる。入金口1には紙幣の有無を検知する投受光センサー(図示せず)が設けられており、この投受光センサーが入金紙幣繰込中に紙幣無を検知してから所定時間経過後(繰込まれた最後の紙幣が一時保留空間または放出紙幣収納部15へ到達するに十分な所定時間後)にモータM,M2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mが停止され、クラッチCL〜CLも断となる。
【0187】
この状態で入金承認、入金非承認の操作が可能となる。
【0188】
このときモータMは停止状態(入金紙幣繰込み開始時にモータMが回転されて押板2bが紙幣を押圧し、水平姿勢になったのちはモータMは停止し、この押板2bはバネ力で紙幣を押圧し、紙幣がなくなるまでそのバネ力で水平姿勢を保ちながら下降する。)のままであり、押板2bも水平姿勢のまま入金口2の底板2a上部に位置されて放出紙幣収納部15は開放状態にある。
【0189】
機械操作者は放出紙幣収納部15へ放出された入金リジェクト紙幣がある場合はその紙幣を取り出し、機体1の前面1a上部に設けられる表示部の入金金額を見て操作部4により入金承認または入金非承認の釦操作を行なう。
【0190】
〔(a) 入金承認釦操作〕がなされると、ソレノイドSD6−1 〜SD6−3 が励磁され、図6およば図8図示のカム60,60が立位姿勢から傾斜姿勢に回動されて垂直面部49,49を押動し、規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は内枠36の両側壁54,54より両側外方へ移動される。そのとき収納済紙幣が押圧部材83で機体1の背部方向(図8の右方)へ押動移動され、一時保留紙幣も一緒に端壁53の内面へ押しつけられる。規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は、各モータM7−1 〜M7−3 の逆転によりカム65が逆転し、カム65の最小径カム面がレバー66に接触するまで回転、すなわちカム65が定位置まで回転して停止する。内枠36および中間枠35は、ローラ52がレバー66に当接しているので一体的に移動するが、その移動途中で内枠36の端壁53が作動アーム75に当って停止し、中間枠35もストッパ53bを通じて内枠36と一体的にその位置で停止される。この時点までソレノイドSD6−1 〜SD6−3 は励磁状態が保たれ、規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は両側壁54,54の両側外方に位置し、かつその前後方向位置は規制部材51,51の面51a,51aが図8において端壁53の内面より右方に位置しかつ押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面(図8の左面)よりスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(図8の右面)がやや左方に位置する。その状態でソレノイドSD6−1 〜SD6−3 が非励磁となり、カム60,60は立位姿勢となり、垂直面部49,49の押圧を解除する。その結果、規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は面51b,51bが接近する幅方向に移動し、ピン50,50が長孔47,47の外端で係止された位置で止まり、図5に示す位置、すなわち図8の鎖線図示位置に位置される。この際の規制部材51,51の面51a,51aの機体1に対する前後方向位置は端壁53の内面より後方(図8右方)に位置し、また押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面(図8の左面)とスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(図8の右面)との間に僅かの間隙がある。
【0191】
また規制部材51,51の面51b,51bは側壁54,54の内面と同一面の位置におかれる。
【0192】
以上で規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76は初期位置に戻されたことになり、一時保留紙幣の収納動作がなされたことになる(一時保留紙幣自身の収納動作は収納紙幣と合体された時点で終っているが、機構自身の収納動作は規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76が初期位置へ復帰して収納動作の終了となる)。
【0193】
その直後にモータMが逆転し、押板2bが上昇した後垂直姿勢になり、出金口3を閉塞する位置に復帰する。
【0194】
つぎに〔(b) 入金非承認の釦操作〕をした場合について説明する。
【0195】
入金非承認釦操作によりまず押え板82,82が図示せぬ移動機構により図10において左方へ移動し、押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面(図10における左面)が端壁53の内面と同一面に位置される。その直後にモータM7−1 〜M7−3 が逆転し、カム65も逆転されて定位置(カム65の最径小カム面がレバー66に接触する位置)まで回転したときモータM7−1 〜M7−3 は停止する。規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76はそのとき図10の右方へ動かされ、一時保留紙幣がスペーサー76,76で押え板82,82に押しつけられて締めつけられたときスペーサー76,76、規制部材51,51は停止する。このとき一時保留紙幣は押え板82,82およびスペーサー76,76の各紙幣押圧面間に挾着保持され、また収納紙幣は規制部材51,51の面51a,51aと押圧部材83との間に押圧保持される。つぎにソレノイドSDが励磁し、切換レバー19は斜め下方に位置されて識別部12設置側の紙幣送込み搬送通路11と出金紙幣送出路16とを接続し、ソレノイドSDは非励磁で切換レバー92はバイパス通路91の閉塞姿勢をとり、ソレノイドSD4−1 は励磁されて切換レバー21は上昇揺動姿勢となり、ソレノイドSD5−1 も励磁されて切換レバー22も上昇揺動姿勢をとり、ソレノイドSD10も励磁されて切換レバー94を右側へ移動させ、出金紙幣送出路16を収納部15と接続する。この状態でモータM2−1 ,M3−1 、M3−2 を逆転駆動させ、モータMを正転駆動せしめる。
【0196】
次にクラッチCLが入り、一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55が逆方向駆動され、一時保留された一括紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、紙幣識別通路11、出金紙幣送出路16を通じて放出紙幣収納部15へ収納される。このようにして、一時保留された一括紙幣がなくなると、スペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面は端壁53の内面と同一面の位置にある押え板82,82に当って停止する。識別部12では一括紙幣が所定時間到来しないことにより一時保留された一括紙幣がすべて繰出されたと判断し、クラッチCLを断とし、一括紙幣の繰込み・繰出し手段55は停止する。
【0197】
その直後にソレノイドSD5−1 が非励磁となり、切換レバー22は下降姿勢となる。
【0198】
次に、一万円紙幣に対応するクラッチCLが入り、収納カセット5に対応する繰込み・繰出し手段55が逆方向駆動され、同様にして一時保留された一万円紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、分岐通路23、切換レバー22、紙幣区分通路部13a、切換レバー92および21、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域、切換レバー19、出金紙幣送出路16を通り放出紙幣収納部15へ送出される。このようにして、一時保留された万円紙幣がなくなるとスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面は端壁53の内面と同一面の位置にある押え板82,82に当って停止する。識別部12では、万円紙幣が所定時間到来しないことにより一時保留された万円紙幣がすべて繰出されたと判断してクラッチCLを断とし、万円紙幣の繰込み・繰出し手段55は停止される。
【0199】
その直後にソレノイドSD5−2 が励磁され、切換レバー22は垂直姿勢(分岐通路23を塞ぐ位置)となる。
【0200】
次に千円紙幣に対応するクラッチCLが入り、収納カセット5に対応する繰込み・繰出し手段55が逆方向駆動され、同様にして一時保留された千円紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、分岐通路23、紙幣区分通路部13a、切換レバー92および21、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域、切換レバー19、出金紙幣送出路16を通り放出紙幣収納部15へ送出される。このようにして、一時保留された千円紙幣がなくなるとスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面は端壁53の内面と同一面の位置にある押え板82,82に当って停止する。識別部12では千円紙幣が所定時間到来しないことにより一時保留された千円紙幣がすべて繰出されたと判断してクラッチCLを断とし、千円紙幣の繰込み・繰出し手段55は停止される。その後搬送系にあるすべての紙幣が放出紙幣収納部15へ収納される所定時間経過後にモータM2−1 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mが停止され、またソレノイドSD4−1 ,SD5−2 ,SD,SD10が非励磁となり、切換レバー21,22,19,94は図13の位置となる。
【0201】
また最後に繰出し動作される繰込み・繰出し手段55に対応するクラッチCLが断となった時点ですべての収納カセット5〜5の各押え板82,82が図10の右方へ移動し、実線位置で停止する。その結果各収納カセット5〜5の規制部材51,51および、スペーサー76,76も図10の右方へ移動するが、その移動途中で中間枠35の端部が内枠36のストッパ53aで係止されて停止される。その位置が元の位置で、そのとき規制部材51,51の面51a,51aは端壁53の内面より図10におけるやや右方に位置し、押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面に対しスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面はやや間隔をおいた位置に位置される。
【0202】
また中間枠35のローラ52はカム65に当接するレバー66に僅かの間隙をおいて位置される。
【0203】
なお一時保留紙幣がすべてのカセット5〜5に存在する場合であろうと、二個以下のカセットに存在する場合であろうと、すべての収納カセット5,5,5には一時保留空間が形成されているので必らず上記説明の順に作動する。例えば一括紙幣の一時保留紙幣がない場合はクラッチCLが入り、一括紙幣用の繰込み・繰出し手段55が駆動されても識別部12が所定時間の間紙幣の到来を検知しないので、一時保留の一括紙幣が存在しないと判断(一時保留の一括紙幣が繰出されてしまった時と同じ状態)して次の動作に進むのである。一時保留の一万円紙幣とか千円紙幣がないときも同じである。
【0204】
こうして一時保留された入金紙幣が放出紙幣収納部15へ収納され終ったとき押板2bは入金紙幣繰込終了時と同じ底板2a上で水平姿勢のままの位置にあり、機械操作者は入金返却紙幣を出金口3から自由に取り出せる。この入金返却紙幣が出金口3から取り出されると、放出紙幣収納部15内の図示しない投受光センサにより、放出紙幣の抜取りが検知され、モータMが逆転され、その結果押板2bが上昇して、垂直姿勢になり、出金口3を塞ぎ、機械全体が待機状態に復帰する。
【0205】
つぎに「(C)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」について説明する。
【0206】
操作部4により出金金額もしくは出金すべき金種と金額(または枚数)を入力し、出金スタート釦を操作する。このとき押板2bは出金口3を閉じた図13一点鎖線図示状態にある。
【0207】
出金釦の操作によりモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 が逆転回転し、モータMは正転回転する。その結果、紙幣送込み搬送通路11全域、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、紙幣区分通路部13a、分岐通路23,23、バイパス通路91が逆方向駆動され、搬送路17および放出紙幣収納部15のローラ(搬送ローラ15a,15a含む)が正方向駆動される。なおクラッチCL,CLは未だ入っていないのでカセット5,5の繰込み・繰出し手段55,55は停止状態にある。
【0208】
この状態で収納カセット5,5のモータM7−1 ,M7−2 が正転駆動され、規制部材51,51の面51a,51aが端壁53の内面と同一面になった位置で停止される。これにより収納カセット5,5の収納紙幣は端壁53の内面および面51a,51aと押圧部材83間に挾持保持される。
【0209】
また切換レバー92はソレノイドSDが非励磁のままでバイパス通路91遮閉姿勢にあり、またソレノイドSD4−1 は励磁されて切換レバー21は上昇揺動姿勢(紙幣送込み搬送通路11と紙幣区分通路部13aの接続姿勢)、ソレノイドSD10が励磁されて切換レバー94は右方へ水平移動され出金紙幣送出路16と放出紙幣収納部との接続姿勢をとる。またソレノイドSD5−1 は非励磁のままで切換レバー22は紙幣送込み搬送通路11から退避した下降姿勢にある。またソレノイドSDは励磁され、切換レバー18は上昇姿勢にあって紙幣送込み搬送通路11と搬送路17の接続姿勢にある。ソレノイドSDは出金待機時は励磁され、切換レバー19は図13の左斜め下方へ移動され、出金紙幣送出路16と識別部12設置側の紙幣送込み搬送通路11域との接続姿勢にあるが、識別部12で出金リジェクト紙幣と判断された紙幣のときにはソレノイドSDを非励磁にし、紙幣送込み搬送通路11を図13の左方へ直進させ、搬送路17へ送る。ソレノイドSD5−2 は出金待機時は非励磁のままで切換レバー22は分岐通路23と紙幣区分通路部13aとの接続状態にある(出金は万円紙幣の投出から開始されるためである。)。
【0210】
次に万円紙幣の出金が有るか無しかを全体制御部Cで判断し、無の場合はソレノイドSD5−2 を励磁させて切換レバー22を起立姿勢にし、分岐通路23から上昇してくる紙幣を紙幣区分通路部13a側への通過を許容する。そして千円紙幣の出金に移るが、この動作は万円紙幣の出金の終了後の千円紙幣出金と同じであるのでここでの説明は省略する。
【0211】
万円紙幣の出金がある場合はソレノイドSD5−1 は非励磁のままでクラッチCLを入れ、希望枚数の紙幣を繰り出した後、クラッチCLを切る。つまりキッカローラ7、フィードローラ9が同期して一回転(キッカローラ7の1回転でフィードローラ9が1回転)することにより紙幣の1枚繰り出しがなされるので、キッカローラ7の回転数を図示しない検知センサで検知し、繰出すべき紙幣枚数分の回転がなされると一旦停止させる。繰出された一万円紙幣は分岐通路23、切換レバー22、紙幣区分通路部13a、切換レバー92および21、紙幣送込み搬送通路11へと送られ、識別部12で出金適正紙幣(一万円紙幣)か出金不適正紙幣(一万円紙幣以外の金種紙幣、二枚重なり、連鎖、斜行紙幣等)かの識別がなされ、出金適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDの励磁状態維持により切換レバー19は図13の左斜め下方位置に維持され、その出金適正紙幣は出金紙幣送出路16を通って放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込まれる。また出金不適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDが非励磁となって切換レバー19は右斜め上方へ移動して図13図示位置となり、出金不適正紙幣は出金リジェクト紙幣として図13の紙幣送込み搬送通路11を左方へ直進移動し、搬送路17から収納カセット5に形成される出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送り込まれる。
【0212】
識別部12の識別結果により図12の全体制御部Cでは、一万円紙幣について指定された枚数値(機械操作者が金額指定する場合は金額から換算された枚数値をこう呼ぶ)と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数とを比較し、不足する枚数分について一万円紙幣用のキッカローラ7およびフィードローラ9をその枚数分追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切る。繰出された紙幣は識別部12で出金適正紙幣か出金不適正紙幣かが判断され、その識別結果により放出紙幣収納部15または出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納され、全体制御部Cで一万円紙幣について指定された枚数値と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数値が一致するまで不足枚数分キッカローラ7、フィードローラ9を追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切り、前記両値が一致したとき次位の金種紙幣の繰出しに移る。
【0213】
すなわち先ソレノイドSD5−2 が励磁されて切換レバー22は起立姿勢となる。この状態で、千円紙幣の出金が有るか無かを全体制御部Cで判断する。千円紙幣の出金無の場合の動作は千円紙幣の出金終了後の動作と同じであるのでここでは省略する。
【0214】
千円紙幣出金有りと判断した場合は、クラッチCLを励磁させ、希望枚数の紙幣を繰出した後クラッチCLを切る。つまりキッカローラ7、フィードローラ9が同期して一回転(キッカローラ7の一回転でフィードローラ9が一回転)することにより紙幣の1枚繰り出しがなされるのでキッカローラ7の回転数を図示しない検知センサで検知し、繰出すべき紙幣枚数分の回転がなされると一旦停止させる。繰出された千円紙幣は分岐通路23、紙幣区分通路部13a、切換レバー92および21、紙幣送込み搬送通路11へと送られ、識別部12で出金適正紙幣(千円紙幣)か出金不適正紙幣(千円紙幣以外の金種紙幣、二枚重なり、連鎖、斜行紙幣等)かの識別がなされ、出金適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDの励磁により切換レバー19を下方へ揺動させてその紙幣を出金紙幣送出路16を通じて放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込む。また出金不適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDは非励磁となって切換レバー19は上昇し、またソレノイドSDは励磁状態で切換レバー18は上昇位置にあり、その出金不適正紙幣は出金リジェクト紙幣として図13において紙幣送込み搬送通路11を左方へ移動して搬送路17から収納カセット5に形成される出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送り込まれる。識別部12の識別結果により図12の全体制御部Cでは、千円紙幣について、指定された枚数値(金額指定の場合は換算された枚数値をこう呼ぶ)と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数とを比較し、不足する枚数分について千円紙幣用のキッカローラ7およびフィードローラ9をその枚数分追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切る。
【0215】
追加繰出された紙幣は識別部12で出金適正紙幣か出金不適正紙幣か判断され、その識別結果により放出紙幣収納部15または出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納され、全体制御部Cで千円紙幣について指定された枚数値と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数値が一致するまで不足枚数分キッカローラ7、フィードローラ9を追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切り、前記各値が一致したとき全金種の紙幣の出金繰出しは終了する。
【0216】
そして励磁されていたソレノイド群は非励磁となり、切換レバー群は初期位置に復帰する。
【0217】
また操作者の希望する金額の出金紙幣が放出紙幣収納部15へすべて収納されるに十分な所定時間経過後(希望金額となる最後の出金適正紙幣が識別部12で出金適正紙幣と判定されてから所定時間後)に全体制御部Cおよび駆動制御部Cを通じてモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,Mが停止されるとともにモータMが正転され、図13において押板2bが底板2a上で水平姿勢となる。その結果出金口3を通じ放出紙幣収納部15へ放出された出金紙幣の取り出しができる。そしてこの放出紙幣収納部15内の出金紙幣が取り出されたことが投受光センサー(図示せず)により検知されると、全体制御部Cおよび駆動制御部CでモータMが逆転され、押板2bは図13の一点鎖線図示位置に位置されて出金口3を閉じる。一方、モータM7−1 ,M7−2 が逆転し、カム65,65が定位置へ復帰したとき停止し、規制部材51,51も定位置へ復帰する。これによって機械は待機状態となる。
【0218】
次に「(D)一括収納カセット5による紙幣回収動作(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」について説明する。
【0219】
まず操作部4の紙幣回収釦操作を行なうと、モータM7−1 が正転してレバー66でローラ52を押動し、収納カセット5の規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76が機体1の前方(図8の左側)へ移動され、内枠36の端壁53内面とスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(端壁53の内面の対向面)間に数枚の紙幣を繰込める一時保留空間が形成され、モータM7−1 はその位置で停止してブレーキ保持される。つぎにモータM2−1 ,M3−2 ,Mが正転回転され、モータM2−2 およびM3−1 は逆転回転される。その結果、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置側搬送域、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、放出紙幣収納部15のローラ群および搬出路17は正方向駆動され、分岐通路23,23、紙幣区分通路部13a、バイパス通路91、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の切換レバー18および19間の搬送域は逆方向駆動される。
【0220】
一方、ソレノイドSD5−2 は非励磁で、切換レバー22は分岐通路23と紙幣区分通路部13aの接続姿勢、ソレノイドSDは励磁されて切換レバー92は紙幣区分通路部13aとバイパス通路91の接続姿勢、ソレノイドSDは励磁されて切換レバー93がバイパス通路91と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14の接続姿勢、ソレノイドSD11は励磁されて切換レバー95は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14と出金紙幣送出路16の接続姿勢、ソレノイドSDは励磁されて切換レバー19は出金紙幣送出路16と識別部12設置側の紙幣送込み搬送通路11域との接続姿勢(識別部12および搬送異常検知センサ96の検知状況によりソレノイドSDの励磁、非励磁のきりかえが行なわれる)、ソレノイドSD5−1 は励磁されて切換レバー22は紙幣送込み搬送通路11と入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90との接続姿勢、またソレノイドSDは励磁され切換レバー18は上昇位置にあって紙幣送込み搬送通路11と搬送路17の接続姿勢、またソレノイドSDは励磁され切換レバー20は紙幣送込み搬送通路11と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14の接続姿勢にある。
【0221】
この状態でクラッチCLおよびCLが入る。収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55はモータM3−1 およびクラッチCLを介して逆転駆動され、一万円紙幣の繰出しを行なう。また一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55はモータM3−2 、クラッチCLを介して正転され、紙幣の繰込みに備える。
【0222】
まず収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55で繰出された紙幣は、分岐通路23、切換レバー22、紙幣区分通路部13a、バイパス通路91、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12へと搬送され、この識別部12で金種判別され、この識別部12で金種判別された紙幣データは、全体制御部C内に記憶されている一括収納カセット5の収納部43に収納済の紙幣の紙幣データ(金種別枚数データ)に加えられる。また金種確認がなされた紙幣は、切換レバー22により入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90から一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ搬送される。
【0223】
もし識別部12で金種判別できない紙幣、すなわち識別不能紙幣(偽紙幣、二枚重なり紙幣、連鎖紙幣、斜行紙幣等)が判別されると、その識別不能紙幣が切換レバー22に接近したとき、ソレノイドSD5−1 が非励磁となって切換レバー22は下降し、識別不能紙幣は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14へ送り込まれる。そのとき切換レバー93は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14を塞ぐ位置に位置されるが、上昇搬送されてくる識別不能紙幣の入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14内の搬送を妨げないようになっており、識別不能紙幣は切換レバー93の位置を通過し、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14から出金紙幣送出路へ入り、搬送異常検知センサ96へ至ると識別不能紙幣が検知され、ソレノイドSDの非励磁により切換レバー19を上昇させ、その識別不能紙幣を搬送路17から出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納せしめる。この識別不能紙幣が入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14の切換レバー93を通過するとき、バイパス通路91から他の出金紙幣が入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14へ送り込んでおり、その出金紙幣が識別不能紙幣と二枚重ねになったり連鎖状態になることもあり、この場合は識別不能紙幣と二枚重ねとか連鎖状態の紙幣も搬送異常検知センサ96による検知で識別不能紙幣と一緒に搬送路17を通じて出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納される。
【0224】
こうして、一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ紙幣が繰り込まれ、その送り込み量が増加すると、図14のカセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cの記憶内容に基づきモータM7−1 が正転されて数枚の紙幣が繰り込める一時保留空間に修正され、繰込み部動作が続けられる。こうして一括収納カセット5の規制部材51,51が図8の二点鎖線図示位置(図7図示位置)に位置され、一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間が最大一時保留空間となったとき、カセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cからの信号でクラッチCLを断にして収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55を一時停止させる。一方、識別部12が紙幣を検知してから所定時間経過後(収納カセット5,5から繰出される紙幣が識別部12を通過した後一括収納カセット5もしくは出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納されるに十分な所定時間後)にクラッチCLを切り、一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55を一時停止させる。
【0225】
その状態で一括収納カセット5の規制部材51,51を側壁54,54より両側外方へ退避させ、その結果一時保留されていた回収紙幣は収納済紙幣(入金オーバーフロー紙幣、入金損券紙幣等)と合体されて一緒に端壁53の内面と押圧部材83との間に挾持される。
【0226】
規制部材51,51は側壁54,54の外方位置を端壁53側へ移動し、端壁53の内面より規制部材51,51の面51a,51aが収納部外方に位置した段階でこの規制部材51,51が接近して停止する。次にこの規制部材51,51が押圧部材83方向へ移動し、端壁53の内面と規制部材51,51に固定されるスペーサー76,76との間に新たな一時保留空間を形成する。これにより収納済紙幣とこれに合体された回収紙幣は規制部材51,51の面51a,51aと押圧部材83との間で挾持された状態となる。またカセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cの一括収納カセットについての枚数記憶値がリセットされ、クラッチCL,CLが再度入り、収納カセット5からの紙幣繰出しが再開され、再度一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ回収紙幣の繰込みが行なわれ、一時保留空間が最大一時保留空間になったとき前述と同様の動作が繰返えされて収納カセット5内のすべての紙幣が繰出される。この収納カセット5内の最後の紙幣が識別部12で識別されてから前述の所定時間後にクラッチCLが断たれ、一方ソレノイドSD5−2 の励磁により切換レバー22が起立姿勢となって分岐通路23と紙幣区分通路部13aを接続し、次にクラッチCLを入れる。その結果収納カセット5から紙幣が繰出されて分岐通路23から紙幣区分通路部13aへ送られ、バイパス通路91を通じて万円紙幣の回収と同じ搬送経路を通って一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間または出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納される。千円紙幣が一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ順次繰込まれて最大一時保留空間となったときの新たな一時保留空間の形成は前述した動作と同じである。こうして収納カセット5のすべての紙幣が一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間または出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納され、識別部12が最後の紙幣の識別から前述の所定時間紙幣を検知しないときは、クラッチCLおよびCLを切り、またモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mを停止させ、切換レバー群を定位置に戻すべくソレノイド群を非励磁にする。
【0227】
このとき収納カセット5,5の各押圧部材83,83は各端壁53,53の内面に押圧状態にある。
【0228】
一方、一括収納カセット5については、ソレノイドSD6−1 励磁されて規制部材51,51が側壁54,54の両側外方へ移動され、その状態を保ちながらモータM7−1 の逆転により規制部材51,51は面51a,51aが端壁53の内面より収納部43の外方に位置した位置で停止し、次にソレノイドSD6−1 の非励磁により規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76は互いに接近移動して定位置に復帰する。
【0229】
次に操作部4において、収納カセット5引抜き釦(図示せず)を操作する。
【0230】
このカセット引抜き釦が押されると、図14の全体制御部C、駆動制御部Cにより収納カセット5引抜き釦に対応する収納カセット5のモータM8−1 が正転され、図5におけるベルト74が回動され、作動アーム75が内枠36の端壁53を押動して図5左方へ移動される。このとき中間枠35はバネ42で内枠35のストッパ53bに当接しているので、この中間枠36も内枠36と一体的に図5左方へ移動される。図8においては一点鎖線図示位置の内枠36、中間枠35が実線図示位置の作動アーム75で左方へ移動されて実線図示位置へ移動され、収納カセット5内へ格納される。すると中間枠35の底部下面に接触状態のロック部材68のロック部68aが中間枠35および内枠36の底面の穴70,71に入り込み、中間枠35、内枠36を図8の実線位置で係止する。その状態が図4図示の状態である。この図4図示の状態で収納カセット5を引抜いていくと、係合部33に対し収納カセット5は機体1の前面側(図4の左方向)へ相対移動し、そのためこの係合部33にバネ付勢される収納カセット5のシャッタ30は閉じられていき、シャッタ30が係合部33から外れたとき収納カセット5の内端面5aがシャッタ30で閉鎖される。
【0231】
そしてこの収納カセット5が機体1からの引き抜きが終了した時点で収納カセット5のシャッタ30にロックがかけられ、鍵によらなければ開放出きないようになる。その直後にこの一括収納カセット5は機体1から完全に引き抜かれ、精算所等へ持ち運ばれる。
【0232】
以上の動作説明は表裏反転合流通路機構25が接続されない場合の説明であっが、次に〔表裏反転合流通路機構25を接続した場合〕について説明する。なお表裏反転合流通路機構25を接続しない場合の動作と同じ動作の部分は省略し、異なる点のみ説明することにする。
【0233】
この表裏反転合流通路機構25の構造は第一実施例と同じであるが、その機構25が設けられる場合は図13の識別部12の右外側横のローラ11a周面右側に固定ガイド(図示せず)を設け、識別部12を出た紙幣をその右横のローラ11aおよびローラ25aにくわえ込ませ、これらのローラ11a、25aにより固定ガイドにそって羽根車26とベルト27間へ送り込むようになっている。また切換レバー22位置の紙幣送込み搬送通路11にある一対のローラ11b,11cと表裏反転合流通路機構25の合流搬送路29cとが接続され、合流搬送路29cと切換レバー22位置の上部にあるローラ11bとの間に固定ガイド(図示せず)が設けられる。
【0234】
ところでこの例では、一括収納カセット5へ精算所で紙幣を詰めるときには裏向きに揃えて詰めるようになっている(精算所の機械により裏向きに収納せしめる。)。
【0235】
そして「(A′)一括収納カセット5による補充動作(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」時には、一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55→入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路99,99→切換レバー22→ローラ11b,11c→合流通路29c→ガイド部材28b→非反転通路29a→羽根車26およびベルト27→ローラ25aおよび11a→識別部12に至り、補充紙幣のうち出金に使用できる出金適正紙幣(一万円紙幣および千円紙幣)は切換レバー19により出金紙幣送出路16→切換レバー94→接続路16A,(14と16の接続路を16Aとする)→切換レバー95→入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14→切換レバー93→パイパス通路91→切換レバー92→紙幣区分通路部13a→〔分岐通路23→収納カセット5用繰込み・繰出し手段55または分岐通路23→収納カセット5用繰込み・繰出し手段55〕の搬送ルートをとる。その結果収納カセット5,5へは表向き紙幣の向きとなって収納される。
【0236】
また補充紙幣のうち出金リジェクト紙幣は、識別部12→切換レバー19→切換レバー18→搬送路17→出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送られる。
【0237】
次に「(B′)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」について説明する。
【0238】
入金紙幣は、紙幣識別部12で真偽、金種、表裏、出金適正紙幣か出金不適正紙幣かが判断されたのちローラ11a,25aにより羽根車26とベルト27により非反転通路29aを進む。このうち出金適正紙幣(万円および千円の正券紙幣であって入金オーバーフロー紙幣でない紙幣)の中でも裏紙幣がレバー28aに接近してくると、このレバー28aが下降し、その裏紙幣先端を係止する。一方その裏紙幣の後端は羽根車26で反転通路29b側へ変位され、この反転通路29bから合流通路29cへ送られる。それ以外の紙幣がレバー28aに接近しても、レバー28aは下降せず、非反転通路29aを進んで合流通路29cへ送られる。合流通路29cへの各紙幣の送り込み順は、ローラ11a,25aから送り込まれた紙幣の搬送順が保たれている。こうしてローラ11b,11cから出ようとする紙幣が出金不適正紙幣(入金適正紙幣中のすべての五千円紙幣および一万円紙幣、千円紙幣の損券紙幣および一万円紙幣、千円紙幣の入金オーバーフロー紙幣)の場合は、切換レバー22が浮上し、その紙幣は入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90および収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55を通じて一時保留される。それ以外の紙幣は図13の識別通路11を右方へ直進し、出金適正紙幣は切換レバー21で紙幣分岐通路部13aへ送られ、金種(万円か、千円)によって分岐通路23または23へ送られ、対応する繰込み・繰出し手段55を通じて収納カセット5,5の一時保留空間へすべての紙幣が表向きで一時保留される。
【0239】
また入金リジェクト紙幣(二枚重なり紙幣、連鎖紙幣、斜行紙幣、偽紙幣等の識別不能紙幣)は、切換レバー20を通じ入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14から放出紙幣収納部15へ収納される。
【0240】
入金紙幣収納時は、一時保留紙幣が収納紙幣と合体されるので、万円および千円の収納カセット5,5の収納紙幣はすべて表向きとなっている。
【0241】
また入金紙幣の返却時は、一括収納カセット5、万円および千円収納カセット5,5の一時保留紙幣は紙幣送込み搬送通路11へ送り出され、ローラ11b,11cにより合流通路29c、非反転通路20a、羽根車26とベルト27、ローラ11a,25aを通じ、識別部12、出金紙幣送出路16から放出紙幣収納部15へ送り出す。
【0242】
また「(C′)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」の場合は、収納カセット5,5から繰出される紙幣は表向き姿勢で繰出され、分岐通路23,23、紙幣区分通路部13aを通って切換レバー21により紙幣送込み搬送通路11へ送り込まれ、ローラ11b,11cから合流通路29c、非反転通路29a、羽根車26とベルト27を通じてローラ11aに至り、識別部12へ送り込まれる。出金適正紙幣(万円、千円紙幣、この識別では正券紙幣のみならず損券紙幣でもよい。)は、出金紙幣送出路16から放出紙幣収納部15へ表向きで放出される。出金不適正紙幣(二枚重なり紙幣、連鎖、斜行紙幣等)は出金リジェクト紙幣として搬送路17から出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納される。
【0243】
次に「(D′)一括収納カセット5による紙幣回収動作(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」について説明する。
【0244】
まず識別部12による回収紙幣リジェクトが無い場合を説明する。
【0245】
収納カセット5または5から繰出された紙幣は、分岐通路23,23、紙幣区分通路部13aからバイパス通路91、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、接続路14A、出金紙幣送出路16、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12、ローラ11aおよび25a、羽根車26およびベルト27、非反転通路29a、合流通路29c、ローラ11b,11c、切換レバー22、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、繰込み・繰出し手段55を通じて一括収納カセット5へ一時保留され、所定枚数に達する毎に収納される。
【0246】
また回収リジェクトが有る場合は、識別部12で識別不能紙幣(二枚重なり紙幣、連鎖、斜行紙幣等)と判断され、回収リジェクト紙幣と判断された紙幣はローラ11b,11cから出て図13の右方へ進み、切換レバー20により入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14へ送り込まれる。以下の動作は「表裏反転合流通路機構25無」のときの動作と同じであるので省略する。
【0247】
次に〈収納カセット5を五千円カセットとして使用する場合〉について説明する。
【0248】
この場合は第一実施例の作用と同じであり、「(A)収納カセット5〜5の機体1への装填動作」、「(B)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」、「(C)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」、「(D)収納カセット5〜5の機体1からの回収動作」、「(B)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」、「(C)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」と同じ作用をなす。
【0249】
この場合、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90は紙幣区分通路13の分岐通路23として機能し、また収納カセット5に対応する繰込み・繰出し手段55も五千円紙幣の繰込み・繰出しに使われる。
【0250】
またこの場合は、紙幣送込み搬送通路11は切換レバー22の位置より入金口2に対する前方域までであり、入金口2に対する切換レバー22の位置より後方の搬送域、すなわち切換レバー22と切換レバー21の間の搬送域も紙幣区分通路部13aとして機能する。それ故この例の場合は、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14は紙幣区分通路13から、すなわち紙幣区分通路13として機能する搬送域(切換レバー22および21間の搬送域)から切換レバー20により分岐されていることになる。またこの収納カセット5を五千円カセットとして使う場合はバイパス通路91は使用されない。
【0251】
次に第三実施例について図13を参照して説明する。第三実施例の場合は収納カセット5が万円紙幣カセット、収納カセット5が千円カセット、収納カセット5が一括収納カセットまたは五千円カセットに切換使用される。またこの実施例では、第二実施例における入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90が紙幣区分通路13として機能し、また搬送路90(一点鎖線図示)で入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90と分岐通路23が接続され、搬送路90も紙幣区分通路として機能する。また紙幣区分通路として機能するため搬送路90と入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90との接続部分には切換レバー(図示せず)が設けられ、入金紙幣を入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90から入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90(万円紙幣分岐通路として機能)側または搬送路90(千円紙幣分岐通路として機能)側へ識別部12の識別結果に基づき切り換える。なおこの場合図13の切換レバー22および分岐通路23の垂直搬送域は不要となる。
【0252】
一方、収納カセット5の分岐通路23の図13図示の水平搬送路域右端と紙幣区分通路部13aの左下りに傾斜する傾斜通路域下端部とが搬送路90で接続されている。
【0253】
その結果、この第三実施例の場合は、紙幣区分通路部13a、搬送路90、分岐通路23が入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路として機能し、バイパス通路91は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14と入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路(図13の紙幣区分通路部13aがその機能をしている。但し収納カセット5が一括カセットとして使われている場合である。)とを接続していることになる。
【0254】
また収納カセット5用の繰込み・繰出し手段55および分岐通路23、搬送路90、紙幣区分通路部13a(切換レバー21位置のローラ対は紙幣送込み搬送通路11のモータで駆動され切換レバー92位置のローラ対から下方が紙幣区分通路部13aとなる)、バイパス通路91が一個のモータで駆動される(但しそのモータと繰込み・繰出し手段55との間には電磁クラッチが介在される。)。また入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、搬送路90、分岐通路23、各収納カセット5および5の各繰込み・繰出し手段55は別のモータにより駆動される(但しモータと各繰込み・繰出し手段55,55との間には各々電磁クラッチが介在される)。また切換レバー22位置のローラ対は紙幣送込み搬送通路11に属し、それより下方のローラ群が入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90に属する。他の搬送系と駆動手段は第二実施例と同じである。そして〈収納カセット5を一括収納カセットとして使う場合〉の作用は「(A)一括収納カセットによる補充動作(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」、「(B)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」、「(C)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」、「(D)一括収納カセットによる紙幣回収動作(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」、「(A′)一括収納カセットによる補充動作(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」、「(B′)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」、「(C′)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」、「(D′)一括収納カセットによる紙幣回収動作(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」と同じ動作をする。
【0255】
なおこの実施例の場合は一括カセット5の機体1からの抜きとり時に出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′内の紙幣も運ぶ必要があり、収納カセット5および5の両方を運ぶことになる。
【0256】
次に〈収納カセット5を五千円カセットとして使用する場合〉は、紙幣送込み搬送通路11は入金口2に対する後方端が切換レバー22までとなり、それより後方の搬送路域(切換レバー22と21との間の搬送路域)と紙幣区分搬送路部13a、搬送路90、分岐通路23が紙幣区分通路の一部として機能する。
【0257】
この場合は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14は紙幣区分通路から分岐されていることになり、バイパス通路は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14と紙幣区分通路とを接続している。その動作は第一実施例の作用と同じであり、「(A)収納カセット5〜5の機体1への装填動作」、「(B)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」、「(C)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」、「(D)収納カセット5〜5の機体1からの回収動作」、「(B)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」、「(C)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」と同じ作用をなす。
【0258】
次に第四の実施例を図15および図14により説明する(図15の制御ブロック図は図12に対応する)。
【0259】
なお第二実施例(図13)と同じ構造部分は同番号もしくは対応番号(第二実施例では22,22およびSD5−1 ,SD5−2 であったものを第四実施例では22,22,22およびSD5−1 ,SD5−2 ,SD5−3 というように対応番号を付して示している。)を付した。
【0260】
まずこの実施例でも第二実施例と同様、収納カセット5,5,5のうち収納カセット5を一括収納カセットとし、収納カセット5は一万円出金紙幣用、収納カセット5は千円出金紙幣用の各金種別収納カセットとされ、特に一括収納カセット5は入金適正紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣(5千円紙幣のすべてと万円紙幣および千円紙幣中の損券紙幣と、万円紙幣および千円紙幣中の正券紙幣であっても収納カセット5,5が満杯のときに機内へ送り込まれる入金オーバーフロー紙幣とをいう。ここで入金適正紙幣中の正券紙幣とは、紙幣の疲労、傷みが少なく、出金紙幣として使用できる紙幣、入金適正紙幣中の損券紙幣とは、紙幣の疲労、傷みが大で、出金紙幣として使用できない紙幣をいう。)を収納するカセットで、また業務の始業時、業務中の必要時、業務の終業時に収納カセット5,5に対して紙幣の補充、紙幣の回収(詳細説明は動作説明時に述べる。)が行なえるようになっている。なお図14の制御部の構成により、収納カセット5を「一括収納カセット」または「五千円紙幣収納カセット」の切換え使用が可能になっている。
【0261】
また本実施例でも紙幣送込み搬送通路11の切換レバー18および19間の搬送域をモータM2−2 で駆動し、識別部12載置域(切換レバー19および20,21間の搬送域)と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14および出金紙幣送出路16をモータM2−1 で駆動するようになっている点は第二実施例と同じである。
【0262】
一方、この実施例では、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域右端(切換レバー20,21位置)から図15の右方へ直進し、その右端から直下方へ向かい、ローラ11a,11aの位置から左斜め下方へ向かい、その下端のローラ11bの位置から左斜め上方へ向かい、切換レバー22の位置のローラ11d,11d位置に至る後続搬送路11Aが設けられ、この後続搬送路11Aも紙幣送込み搬送通路11の一部を構成している。
【0263】
また、この実施例では、バイパス通路91は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14と後続搬送路11Aのローラ11a,11a位置(紙幣送込み搬送通路11における入金口2に対する識別部12および切換レバー20,21より後流位置)とを接続している。この後続搬送路11AもモータM3−1 で駆動される。なおパイパス通路91がモータM3−1 で駆動される点は第二実施例と同じである。
【0264】
また後続搬送路11Aの端部のローラ11d,11dは紙幣区分通路13の始端ローラ11d,11dとして機能し、このローラ11d,11dから上方へ向かう分岐通路23が設けられる(この分岐通路23は収納カセット5が一括収納カセットから5千円紙幣収納カセットに切換使用される場合でかつ表裏反転合流通路機構25が用いられる場合の五千円入金紙幣の繰込み時の表裏反転に不可欠な通路である)。
【0265】
またこの実施例では、入金紙幣送込み搬送通路11の切換レバー21の位置から垂直下方へ向かう通路90と、その下端から左方へ水平に延び収納カセット5の入口域に接続される通路90とが設けられ、これら通路が入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90となる。そして前述の分岐通路23の上端は入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90の右端に接続される。
【0266】
切換レバー22は、ソレノイドSD5−1 の励磁・非励磁により図15図示位置(入金紙幣を後続搬送路11Aから分岐通路23,23へ送る位置)または斜め下方へ移動した位置(入金紙幣を後続搬送路11Aから分岐通路23へ送る位置)をとるようになっている。また切換レバー22はソレノイドSD5−2 の励磁・非励磁により分岐通路23または23へ切換えるようになっている。切換レバー22はソレノイドSD5−3 の励磁・非励磁により通路90と通路90を接続する位置(図15図示位置)と、図15に示す位置から左方へ移動して分岐通路23と通路90とを接続する位置とをとるようになっている。
【0267】
また表裏反転合流通路機構25が組込まれる場合は、同機構25の非反転通路29aの始端が後続搬送路11Aのローラ11a,11aの位置と接続される。
【0268】
切換レバー97は、表裏反転合流通路機構25が取り付けられないときは図15に示す位置に固定され、後続搬送路11Aのローラ11a,11aより上方域とローラ11a,11aより下方域とを接続する紙幣搬送ガイドとして機能する。そしてこの切換レバー97は、表裏反転合流通路機構25が取りつけられる場合は図15に示す位置から左方へ揺動された位置、すなわち後続搬送路11Aのローラ11a,11aより上方域と非反転通路29aの始端とを接続する位置に固定され、紙幣搬送ガイドとして機能する。
【0269】
また切換レバー98は、表裏反転合流通路機構25が取り付けられないときは図15に示す位置に固定されて紙幣搬送ガイドとして機能し、後続搬送路11Aのローラ11b,11c位置より上方域とローラ11b,11c位置より左方域とを接続状態にする。
【0270】
また表裏反転合流通路機構25が取り付けられる場合は、切換レバー98は図15に示す位置から上方へ揺動された位置、すなわち合流搬送路29Cと後続搬送路11Aとを接続する位置に固定され、紙幣搬送ガイドとして機能する。
【0271】
次に上記実施例の作用を説明するが、この第四実施例については次の2通りの方式があり、これを列記する。
【0272】
▲1▼第四実施例(1) ……表裏反転合流通路機構25が無で、収納カセット5が「一括収納カセットと五千円紙幣収納カセットの切替え方式」の例
▲2▼第四実施例(2) ……表裏反転合流通路機構25有で、収納カセット5
「一括収納カセットと五千円紙幣収納カセットの切替え方式」の例(特長……第四実施例(1) が表裏取り揃えできないのに対し第四実施例(2) は表裏取り揃えが可能であり、そのうえ第四実施例(2) は通路23を設けているので収納カセット5を五千円紙幣収納カセットへ切り換えた場合でも五千円入金紙幣も表裏取り揃えを行なって収納カセット5へ送り込め、その点で第二、第三実施例および第四実施例(1) より優れている。)
まず第四実施例(1) において〈収納カセット5を一括収納カセットとして使用の場合(表裏取り揃え無)〉(センサS04がカセット5を検知するとき)での各モード説明をする。
【0273】
「(A4−1 )一括収納カセット5による補充動作」
前日の終業時に引き抜かれて精算所におかれている一括収納カセット5に出金紙幣として使用する万円紙幣、千円紙幣を所定枚数ずつ装填する(収納カセット5,5へ自動補充するに適切な所定枚数である。)。
【0274】
この一括収納カセット5を作業者(機械操作者)が精算所から機体1のところまで運んできて機体1の最上段の装着口1cへ挿入する。この一括収納カセット5が装着口1cへ挿入され終ると図15のセンサS04がカセット5の作動片H01を検知し、機械が一括収納カセットタイプにセットされる。なおカセット5,5は、その時点では収納部43,43内には紙幣無の状態で機体1に装着状態のままであり、センサS02,S03は作動片H02,H03を検知している。一方一括収納カセット5挿入時のシャッタ30の開放、ならびに内枠36および中間枠35の突出動作(図5図示および図8の鎖線図示の位置への移動動作)は第一実施例の収納カセット5の動作と同じであるので省略する。
【0275】
一括収納カセット5の機体1への装着動作により、収納カセット5の内枠36、中間枠35は図5図示状態となる。なおカセット5,5の内枠36、中間枠35も同じ状態位置におかれている。それ故各カセット5〜5の規制部材51,51,51の各々の面51a,51aは端壁53の内面より図5の右方位置にあり、各カセット5〜5の収納紙幣は端壁53と押圧部材83との間に挾持されている。
【0276】
この状態で操作部4のカセット補充釦操作を行なうと、まずモータM7−2 ,M7−3 が正転してレバー66でローラ52を押動し、各カセット5,5の規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76が機体1の前方(図8の左側)へ移動され、内枠36の端壁53内面とスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(端壁53の内面の対向面)間に数枚の紙幣を繰込める一時保留空間が形成され、モータM7−2 ,M7−3 はその位置で停止してブレーキ保持される。
【0277】
次にモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−2 が逆転され、モータM3−1 ,Mは正転される。その結果、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の切換レバー18と切換レバー20,21間の通路域、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、分岐通路23は逆方向駆動され、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の後続搬送路11A、分岐通路23,23、バイパス通路91、搬送路17、放出紙幣収納部15のローラ(搬送ローラ15a,15a含む)は正方向に駆動される。そのときの切換レバー18,19,20,21,28a,28b,22,22,22,92,93,94,95,97,98は図15の状態にある。この状態でクラッチCL,CL,CLが入り、一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55はモータM3−2 、クラッチCLを介して逆転されて紙幣の繰出しがなされる。また収納カセット5,5の繰込み・繰出し手段55はモータM3−1 およびクラッチCL,CLを介して正転されて紙幣の繰込みがなされる。
【0278】
一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55で繰出しされた紙幣は、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12へ進む。補充紙幣が識別部12で出金不適正紙幣(二枚重なり紙幣、斜行紙幣、連鎖紙幣等で、金種の判別ができない紙幣、万円紙幣、千円紙幣のうち紙幣の疲労とか傷みが激しく、出金紙幣として使用できない紙幣、万円紙幣、千円紙幣以外の紙幣で例えば五千円紙幣、偽紙幣等)と識別されると、紙幣送込み搬送通路11を図15の左方へ直進し、搬送路17から出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送り込まれる。また補充紙幣が識別部12で出金適正紙幣(出金に使用できる疲労、傷みの少ない万円紙幣および千円紙幣)と識別されると、その紙幣は紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12域から切換レバー19により出金紙幣送出路16、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、バイパス通路91を通り、後続搬送路11Aへ送られ、識別部12での識別結果に基づく切換レバー22,22の切換えにより分岐通路23,23へ送られ、対応する金種の収納カセット5または5の一時保留空間へ各繰込み・繰出し手段55,55により受収される。こうして収納カセット5,5の一時保留空間への紙幣送込み量が増加すると、図16の全体制御部Cのカセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cの記憶内容に基づいて対応するカセット5または5のモータM7−2 あるいはM7−3 が正転され、数枚の紙幣を繰込める一時保留空間に保つ。このとき各収納カセット5,5の規制部材51,51の面51a,51aには押圧部材83が当接している。このようにして補充紙幣が順次各収納カセット5,5の一時保留空間へ繰込まれる。
【0279】
なおこの例では、万円紙幣収納カセット5、千円紙幣収納カセット5の最大一時保留空間は各々の規制部材51,51が図8の二点鎖線図示位置(図7図示位置)に位置されるときであり、一括収納カセット5に収納される万円紙幣および千円紙幣の各補充紙幣量は各カセット5,5の最大一時保留量以下とされている。それ故一括収納カセット5内の補充紙幣がすべて繰出されても各カセット5,5の各一時保留空間は最大一時保留量とならず、識別部12は所定時間の間補充紙幣が到来しないことを検知(カセット5内に紙幣がなくなったことの検知の意図)してクラッチCL,CL,CLをきるとともにモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mの駆動を断とする。なおその所定時間は識別部12を通過した最後の紙幣が出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′もしくは収納カセット5,5の一時保留空間へ収納されるに十分な時間に設定されている。
【0280】
もし各カセット5,5の最大一時保留空間への各一時保留収納量より大なる紙幣量(その紙幣量が収納カセット5に収納されている)を各収納カセット5,5へ補充収納せしめる場合は、図16のカセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cがどちらかの収納カセット5または5の最大一時保留収納量を検知すると、クラッチCLを断にしてカセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55を一時停止させる。一方、識別部12が紙幣を検知してから前述した所定時間経過後にクラッチCL,CLを切り、カセット5,5の繰込み・繰出し手段55を一時停止させる。その状態で最大一時保留量となった収納カセット5または5の規制部材51,51を側壁54,54より両側外方へ退避させ、その結果一時保留された補充紙幣は端壁53の内面と押圧部材83との間に挾持される。規制部材51,51は側壁54,54の外方位置を端壁53側へ移動し、端壁53の内面より規制部材51,51の面51a,51aが収納部外方に位置した段階でこの規制部材51,51が接近して停止する。次にこの規制部材51,51が押圧部材83方向へ移動し、端壁53の内面と規制部材51,51に規定されるスペーサー76,76との間に新たな一時保留空間を形成する。これにより既に繰込まれた補充紙幣は規制部材51,51の面51a,51aと押圧部材83との間で挾持されて収納状態となる。カセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cの補充紙幣収納済のカセット5または5の枚数記憶値がリセットされ、クラッチCL,CL,CLが再度入り、紙幣の補充動作が再開される。
【0281】
こうして一括収納カセット5内のすべての紙幣が繰出され、識別部12が前記所定時間の間補充紙幣が到来しないことを検知したときクラッチCL,CL,CLおよびモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mの駆動が断となる。一方、一括収納カセット5の押圧部材83は端壁53の内面に押圧状態にあり、また収納カセット5,5についてはソレノイドSD6−2 ,SD6−3 が励磁されて規制部材51,51が側壁54,54の両側外方へ移動され、その状態を保ちながらモータM7−2 ,M7−3 の逆転により規制部材51,51は面51a,51aが端壁53の内面より収納部43外方に位置した位置で停止し、ソレノイドSD6−2 ,SD6−3 の非励磁により規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76は定位置に復帰する。
【0282】
これで一括収納カセット5による金種別の収納カセット5,5への紙幣補充動作が完了する。
【0283】
「(B4−1 )入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」
入金口2の押板2bは通常は立位姿勢(図2の一点鎖線図示)にあり、機械操作者は入金紙幣を入金口2の底板2a上に揃えて集積し、入金スタート釦を操作する。それによってモータMが正転し、押板2bが水平姿勢となって入金紙幣上面を押圧する。一方、モータ(M7−1 )〜(M7−3 )が正転してレバー66でローラ52を押動し、各カセット5〜5の規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76が機体1の前方(図8の左側)へ移動され、内枠36の端壁53内面とスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(端壁53の内面の対向面)間に数枚の紙幣を繰込める一時保留空間が形成され、モータ(M7−1 )〜(M7−3 )はその位置で停止してブレーキ保持される。
【0284】
次にモータ(M2−1 )(M2−2 )(M3−1 )(M3−2 )(M)が正転され、これにより紙幣送込み搬送通路11全域、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、分岐通路231,23,23、バイパス通路91、搬送路17、放出紙幣収納部15のローラ(搬送ローラ15a,15a含む)が正方向駆動される。
【0285】
一方、各クラッチCL〜CLが入り、各繰込み・繰出し手段55,55,55が正方向駆動(紙幣繰込み方向に駆動)される。
【0286】
やや遅れてモータMが正転し、キッカローラ7、フィードローラ8が回転され、入金紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、紙幣送込み搬送通路11を図15において右方へ送られ、識別部12で紙幣の識別が行なわれる。入金適正紙幣は予め一万円紙幣、五千円紙幣、千円紙幣と設定され、入金紙幣の真偽、金種、正損(出金に使われる金種紙幣は一万円紙幣と千円紙幣であり、入金紙幣中の一万円紙幣と千円紙幣について疲労度とか傷みが少なく出金に使用できる紙幣を正券紙幣とし、疲労度とか傷みが大で出金に使用できない紙幣を損券紙幣として扱い、正券紙幣か損券紙幣かを見わける識別を正損識別という)、二枚重ね、連鎖、斜行等の各紙幣がチェックされる。
【0287】
その識別部12において偽紙幣、二枚重ね、連鎖、斜行等の各紙幣は入金リジェクト紙幣とされ、切換レバー20を下方へ稼動させ、その入金リジェクト紙幣は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14から放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込まれる。また入金適正紙幣のうちでも出金に使用できない五千円紙幣すべてと一万円および千円紙幣中の損券紙幣は、切換レバー21,22を通じ、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90へ送られ、繰込み・繰出し手段55の繰込み動作により一括収納カセット5一時保留空間へ収納される。
【0288】
一方、各収納カセット5〜5の挿入される機体1側には図15において一時保留空間形成時における押圧部材83の左方向極限位置を検知することにより各収納部43内の紙幣の満杯を検知する満杯検知センサS,S,Sが設けられている。それ故満杯検知センサS,Sが満杯を検知していない状態においては識別部12による識別の結果万円紙幣および千円紙幣の正券紙幣はすべて出金に使用される紙幣として扱われ、またいずれかの満杯検知センサS,Sが満杯を検知している場合はその満杯金種紙幣については例え紙幣が万円または千円の正券紙幣であっても入金オーバーフロー紙幣として扱われる。そしてこの入金オーバーフロー紙幣は切換レバー21,22により入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90へ送られ、繰込み・繰出し手段55により一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ送り込まれる。
【0289】
入金オーバーフロー紙幣でない万円正券紙幣および千円正券紙幣は識別部12を通過して後続搬送路11Aへ送られ、その末端から切換レバー22により万円紙幣用の分岐通路23または千円紙幣用の分岐通路23へ送り込まれて各繰込み・繰出し手段55,55により各収納カセット5,5の一時保留空間へ収納される。
【0290】
また収納カセット5,5の両方の満杯検知センサS,Sが満杯を検知しているときは、万円正券紙幣、千円正券紙幣はすべて入金オーバーフロー紙幣として一括収納カセット5の一時保留部へ送り込まれる。一方、この一括収納カセット5の満杯検知センサSが満杯を検知しているときは、満杯検知センサS,Sの満杯検知有無に関係なく動作途中の入金処理は済ませたのち機械ダウンさせる。また収納カセット5〜5の一時保留空間へ送り込まれる繰込み紙幣によって紙幣繰込み間隙が小となるとカセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cの記憶データに基づき対応するモータM7−1 〜M7−3 を駆動してカム65、レバー66、ローラ52により規制部材51,51およびスペーサ76,76を図15の左方へ移動せしめて一時保留空間が拡げられ、常に数枚の紙幣の受け入れが可能な一時保留空間が形成保持される。
【0291】
このとき押板2bは入金紙幣上面に位置しており、入金リジェクト紙幣は開放状態の出金口3を通じ放出紙幣収納部15から自由に取り出すことができる。
【0292】
このようにして入金口1に装填されたすべての入金紙幣が繰込まれて収納カセット5〜5の一時保留空間または放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込まれる。入金口1には紙幣の有無を検知する投受光センサー(図示せず)が設けられ、この投受光センサーが入金紙幣繰込中に紙幣無を検知してから所定時間経過後(繰込まれた最後の紙幣が一時保留空間または放出紙幣収納部15へ到達するに十分な所定時間後)にモータM,M2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mが停止され、クラッチCL〜CLも断となる。
【0293】
この状態で入金承認、入金非承認の操作が可能となる。
【0294】
このときモータMは停止状態(入金紙幣繰込み開始時にモータMが回転されて押板2bが紙幣を押圧し水平姿勢になったのちはモータMは停止し、この押板2bはバネ力で紙幣を押圧し、紙幣がなくなるまでそのバネ力で水平姿勢を保ちながら下降する。)のままであり、押板2bも水平姿勢のまま入金口2の底板2a上部に位置されて放出紙幣収納部15は開放状態にある。
【0295】
機械操作者は放出紙幣収納部15へ放出された入金リジェクト紙幣がある場合はその紙幣をとり出し、機体1の前面1a上部に設けられる表示部の入金金額を見て操作部4により入金承認又は入金非承認の釦操作を行なう。
【0296】
〔a入金承認釦操作〕がなされると、ソレノイドSD6−1 〜SD6−3 が励磁され、図6および図8に示すカム60,60が立位姿勢から傾斜姿勢に回動して垂直面部49,49を押動し、規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は内枠36の両側壁54,54より両側外方へ移動される。そのとき収納済紙幣が押圧部材83で機体1の背部方向(図8の右方)へ押動移動され、一時保留紙幣も一緒に端壁53の内面へ押しつけられる。規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は、各モータM7−1 〜M7−3 の逆転によりカム65が逆転し、カム65の最径小カム面がレバー66に接触するまで回転、すなわちカム65が定位置まで回転して停止する。内枠36および中間枠35は、ローラ52がレバー66に当接しているので一体的に移動するが、その移動途中で内枠36の端壁53が作動アーム75に当って停止し、中間枠35もストッパ53bを通じて内枠36と一体的にその位置で停止される。この時点までソレノイドSD6−1 〜SD6−3 は励磁状態が保たれ、規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は両側壁54,54の両側外方に位置し、その前後方向位置は規制部材51,51の面51a,51aが図8において端壁53の内面より右方に位置しかつ押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面(図8の左面)よりスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(図8の右面)がやや左方に位置する。その状態でソレノイドSD6−1 〜SD6−3 が非励磁となり、カム60,60は立位姿勢となって垂直面部49,49の押圧を解除する。その結果、規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76は面51b,51bが接近する幅方向に移動し、ピン50,50が長孔47,47の外端で係止された位置で止まり、図5に示す位置、すなわち図8の鎖線図示位置に位置される。このときの規制部材51,51の面51a,51aの機体1に対する前後方向位置は端壁53の内面より後方(図8右方)に位置し、また押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面(図8の左面)とスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(図8の右面)との間に僅かの間隙がある。また規制部材51,51の面51b,51bは側壁54,54の内面と同一面の位置におかれる。以上で規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76は初期位置に戻されたことになり、一時保留紙幣の収納動作がなされたことになる(一時保留紙幣自身の収納動作は収納紙幣と合体された時点で終っているが、機構自身の収納動作は規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76が初期位置へ復帰して収納動作の終了となる)。その直後にモータMが逆転し、押板2bが上昇した後垂直姿勢になり、出金口3を閉塞する位置に復帰する。つぎに〔b入金非承認の釦操作〕をした場合について説明する。
【0297】
入金非承認釦操作によりまず押え板82,82が図示せぬ移動機構により図10において左方へ移動し、押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面(図10における左面)が端壁53の内面と同一面に位置される。その直後にモータM7−1 〜M7−3 が逆転し、カム65も逆転されて定位置(カム65の最径小カム面がレバー66に接触する位置)まで回転したときモータM7−1 〜M7−3 は停止する。規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76はそのとき図10の右方へ動かされ、一時保留紙幣がスペーサー76,76で押え板82,82に押しつけられて締めつけられた時スペーサー76,76、規制部材51,51は停止する。このとき一時保留紙幣は押え板82,82およびスペーサー76,76の各紙幣押圧面間に挟着保持され、また収納紙幣は規制部材51,51の面51a,51aと押圧部材83との間に押圧保持される。つぎにソレノイドSDが励磁し、切換レバー19は斜め下方に位置されて紙幣送込み搬送通路11と出金紙幣送出路16とを接続し、ソレノイドSDは非励磁で切換レバー92はバイパス通路91閉塞姿勢、切換レバー20,21は水平姿勢のままであり、ソレノイドSD5−1 も非励磁で切換レバー22は上昇姿勢のままである。またソレノイドSD10は励磁されて切換レバー94を右側へ移動させ、出金紙幣送出路16を収納部15と接続する。この状態でモータM2−1 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 を逆転駆動させ、モータMを正転駆動せしめる。次にクラッチCLが入り、一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55が逆方向に駆動され、一時保留された一括紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、紙幣送込み搬送通路11、出金紙幣送出路16を通じて放出紙幣収納部15へ収納される。このようにして、一時保留された一括紙幣がなくなるとスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面は端壁53の内面と同一面の位置にある押え板82,28に当って停止する。識別部12では一括紙幣が所定時間到来しないことにより一時保留された一括紙幣がすべて繰出されたと判断し、クラッチCLを断とし、一括紙幣の繰込み・繰出し手段55は停止する。
【0298】
次に一万円紙幣に対応するクラッチCLが入り、収納カセット5に対応する繰込み・繰出し手段55が逆方向駆動され、同様にして、一時保留された万円紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、分岐通路23、切換レバー22、および22、後続搬送路11A、切換レバー97,92、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域、切換レバー19、出金紙幣送出路16を通り放出紙幣収納部15へ送出される。このようにして、一時保留された万円紙幣がなくなるとスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面は端壁53の内面と同一面の位置にある押え板82,82に当って停止する。識別部12では万円紙幣が所定時間到来しないことにより一時保留された万円紙幣がすべて繰出されたと判断してクラッチCLを断とし、万円紙幣の繰込み・繰出し手段55は停止される。
【0299】
その直後にソレノイドSD5−2 が励磁され、切換レバー22は垂直姿勢(分岐通路23を塞ぐ位置)となる。
【0300】
次に、千円紙片に対応するクラッチCLが入り、収納カセット5に対応する繰込み・繰出し手段55が逆方向駆動され、同様にして一時保留された千円紙幣が1枚ずつ繰出され、分岐通路23、後続紙幣搬送路11A、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域、切換レバー19、出金紙幣送出路16を通り放出紙幣収納部15へ送出される。このようにして、一時保留された千円紙幣がなくなるとスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面は端壁53の内面と同一面の位置にある押え板82,82に当って停止する。識別部12では千円紙幣が所定時間到来しないことにより一時保留された千円紙幣がすべて繰出されたと判断してクラッチCLを断とし、千円紙幣の繰込み・繰出し手段55は停止される。その後搬送系にあるすべての紙幣が放出紙幣収納部15へ収納される所定時間経過後にモータM2−1 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mが停止され、また切換レバー19,22,19,94は図15の位置となる。
【0301】
また最後に繰出し動作される繰込み・繰出し手段55に対応するクラッチCLが断となった時点ですべての収納カセット5〜5の各押え板82,82が図10の右方へ移動し、実線図示の位置で停止する。その結果各収納カセット5〜5の規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76も図10の右方へ移動するが、その移動途中で中間枠35の端部が内枠36のストッパ53aで係止されて停止される。その位置が元の位置で、その時規制部材51,51の面51a,51aは端壁53の内面より図10におけるやや右方に位置し、押え板82,82の紙幣押圧面に対しスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面はやや間隔をおいた位置に位置される。また中間枠35のローラ52はカム65に当接するレバー66にわずかの間隙をおいて位置される。
【0302】
なお一時保留紙幣がすべてのカセット5〜5に存在する場合であろうと、二個以下のカセットに存在する場合であろうと、すべての収納カセット5,5,5には一時保留空間が形成されているので必ず上記説明の順に作動する。なお例えば一括紙幣の一時保留紙幣がない場合は、クラッチCLが入り、一括紙幣用の繰込み・繰出し手段55が駆動されても識別部12が所定時間の間紙幣の到来を検知しないので、一時保留の一括紙幣が存在しないと判断(一時保留の一括紙幣が繰出されてしまったときと同じ状態)して次の動作に進むのである。一時保留の万円紙幣とか千円紙幣がないときも同じである。
【0303】
こうして一時保留された入金紙幣が放出紙幣収納部15へ収納され終ったとき、押板2bは入金紙幣繰込終了時と同じ底板2a上で水平姿勢のままの位置にあり、機械操作者は入金返却紙幣を出金口3から自由に取り出せる。この入金返却紙幣が出金口3から取り出されると放出紙幣収納部15内の図示しない投受光センサにより放出紙幣の抜取りが検知され、モータMが逆転され、その結果押板2bが上昇して垂直姿勢になり、出金口3を塞ぎ、機械全体が待機状態に復帰する。
次に「(C4−1 )出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」について説明する。
【0304】
操作部4により出金金額もしくは出金すべき金種と金額(または枚数)を入力し、出金スタート釦を操作する。このとき押板2bは出金口3を閉じた図15一点鎖線図示状態にある。
【0305】
出金釦操作によりモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 が逆転回転し、モータMは正転回転する。その結果、紙幣送込み搬送通路11全域(後続搬送路11Aを含む)、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、分岐通路23,23、バイパス通路91が逆方向駆動され、搬送路17および放出紙幣収納部15のローラ(搬送ローラ15a,15aを含む)が正方向駆動される。なおクラッチCL,CLはまだ入っていないのでカセット5,5の繰込み・繰出し手段55,55は停止状態にある。
【0306】
この状態で収納カセット5,5のモータM7−1 ,M7−2 が正転駆動され、規制部材51,51の面51a,51aが端壁53の内面と同一面になった位置で停止される。これにより収納カセット5,5の収納紙幣は端壁53の内面および面51a,51aと押圧部材83との間に挟持保持される。
【0307】
また切換レバー92はソレノイドSDが非励磁のままゆえバイパス通路91遮閉姿勢にあり、また切換レバー20および21は水平姿勢(識別部12通路域と後続搬送路11の接続姿勢)、切換レバー94は右方へ水平移動されて出金紙幣送出路16と放出紙幣収納部15との接続姿勢をとる。またソレノイドSD5−1 は非励磁のままゆえ切換レバー22は上昇位置にあり、後続搬送路11Aと分岐通路23,23との接続姿勢にある。またソレノイドSDは励磁され、切換レバー18は上昇姿勢にあって紙幣送込み搬送通路11と搬送路17の接続姿勢にある。ソレノイドSDは出金待機時は励磁され、切換レバー19は図15の左斜め下方へ移動され、出金紙幣送出路16と識別部12設置側の紙幣送込み搬送通路11域との接続姿勢にあるが、識別部12で出金リジェクト紙幣と判断された紙幣のときにはソレノイドSDを非励磁にし、出金リジェクト紙幣を紙幣送込み搬送通路11を図15の左方へ直進させ、搬送路17へ送る。ソレノイドSD5−2 は出金待機時は非励磁のままで切換レバー22は分岐通路23と後続搬送路11Aとの接続状態にある(出金は万円紙幣の投出から開始されるためである)。
【0308】
次に万円紙幣の出金が有るか無かを全体制御部Cで判断し、無の場合は、ソレノイドSD5−2 を励磁させて切換レバー22を起立姿勢にして分岐通路23から上昇してくる紙幣を後続搬送路11A側への通過を許容する。そして千円紙幣の出金に移るが、この移行動作は万円紙幣の出金の終了時から千円紙幣出金開始までの移行動作(後述)と同じであるのでここでの説明は省略する。
【0309】
万円紙幣の出金が有る場合は、ソレノイドSD5−1 は非励磁のままでクラッチCLを入れ、希望枚数の紙幣を繰り出した後、クラッチCLを切る。つまりキッカローラ7、フィードローラ9が同期して一回転(キッカローラ7の1回転でフィードローラ9が1回転)することにより紙幣の1枚繰り出しがされるので、キッカローラ7の回転数を図示しない検知センサで検知し、繰出すべき紙幣枚数分の回転がなされると一旦停止させる。繰出された万円紙幣は、分岐通路23、切換レバー22、後続搬送路11A、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12域へと送られ、識別部12で出金適正紙幣(一万円紙幣)が出金不適正紙幣(一万円紙幣以外の金種紙幣、二枚重なり、連鎖、斜行紙幣等)かの識別がなされ、出金適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDの励磁状態維持により切換レバー19は図15の左斜め下方位置に維持され、その出金適正紙幣は出金紙幣送出路16を通って放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込まれる。また出金不適正紙幣のときは、ソレノイドSDが非励磁となって切換レバー19は右斜め上方へ移動して図15図示の位置となり、出金不適正紙幣は出金リジェクト紙幣として図15の紙幣送込み搬送通路11を左方へ直進移動し、搬送路17から収納カセット5に形成される出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送り込まれる。
【0310】
識別部12の識別結果により図14の全体制御部Cでは一万円紙幣について指定された枚数値(機械操作者が金額指定する場合は金額から換算された枚数値をこう呼ぶ)と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数を比較し、不足する枚数分について一万円紙幣用のキッカローラ7およびフィードローラ9をその枚数分追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切る。繰出された紙幣は識別部12で出金適正紙幣か出金不適正紙幣かが判断され、その識別結果により放出紙幣収納部15または出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納され、全体制御部Cで一万円紙幣について指定された枚数値と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数値が一致するまで不足枚数分キッカローラ7、フィードローラ9を追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切り、前記両値が一致したとき次位の金種紙幣の繰出しに移る。
【0311】
すなわちまずソレノイドSD5−2 が励磁されて切換レバー22は起立姿勢となる。この状態で、千円紙幣の出金が有るか無かを全体制御部Cで判断する。千円紙幣の出金なしの場合の動作は、千円紙幣の出金終了後の動作(後述)と同じであるのでここでは省略する。
【0312】
千円紙幣出金有りと判断した場合、クラッチCLを作動させ、希望枚数の紙幣を繰出した後クラッチCLを切る。つまりキッカローラ7、フィードローラ9が同期して一回転(キッカローラ7の1回転でフィードローラ9が1回転)することにより紙幣の1枚繰出しがなされるので、キッカローラ7の回転数を図示しない検知センサで検知し、繰出すべき紙幣枚数分の回転がなされると一旦停止させる。繰出された千円紙幣は分岐通路23、後続搬送路11A、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域へと送られ、識別部12で出金適正紙幣(千円紙幣)が出金不適正紙幣(千円紙幣以外の金種紙幣、二枚重なり、連鎖、斜行紙幣等)かの識別がなされ、出金適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDの励磁により切換レバー19を下方へ揺動させてその紙幣を出金紙幣送出路16を通じて放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込む。また出金不適正紙幣のときはソレノイドSDは非励磁となって切換レバー19は上昇し、またソレノイドSDは励磁状態で切換レバー18は上昇位置にあり、その出金不適正紙幣は出金リジェクト紙幣として図15において紙幣送込み搬送通路11を左方へ直進移動して搬送路17から収納カセット5に形成される出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送り込まれる。識別部12の識別結果により図14の全体制御部Cでは、千円紙幣について、指定された枚数値(金額指定の場合は換算された枚数値をこう呼ぶ)と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数値とを比較し、不足する枚数分について千円紙幣用のキッカローラ7およびフィードローラ9をその枚数分追加回転させたのちクラッCLを切る。追加繰出された紙幣は識別部12で出金適正紙幣か出金不適正紙幣か判断され、その識別結果により放出紙幣収納部15または出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納され、全体制御部Cで千円紙幣について指定された枚数値と識別部12を通過した出金適正紙幣の枚数値とが一致するまで不足枚数分キッカローラ7、フィードローラ9を追加回転させたのちクラッチCLを切り、前記各値が一致したとき全金種の紙幣の出金繰出しは終了する。そして励磁されていたソレノイド群は非励磁となり、切換レバー群は初期位置に復帰する。
【0313】
また操作者の希望する金額の出金紙幣が放出紙幣収納部15へすべて収納されるに十分な所定時間経過後(希望金額となる最後の出金適正紙幣が識別部12で出金適正紙幣と判定されてから所定時間後)に全体制御部Cおよび駆動制御部Cを通じてモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,Mが停止されるとともにモータMが正転され、図15において押板2bが底板2a上で水平姿勢となる。その結果出金口3を通じ放出紙幣収納部15へ放出された出金紙幣の取り出しができる。そしてこの放出紙幣収納部15内の出金紙幣が取り出されたことが投受光センサー(図示せず)により検知されると、全体制御部Cおよび駆動制御部CでモータMが逆転され、押板2bは図13の一点鎖線図示位置に位置されて出金口3を閉じる。一方、モータM7−1 ,M7−2 が逆転し、カム65,65が定位置へ復帰したとき停止し、規制部材51,51も定位置へ復帰する。これによって機械は待機状態となる。
【0314】
次に「(D4−1 )一括収納カセット5による紙幣回収動作(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」について説明する。
【0315】
まず操作部4の紙幣回収釦操作を行なうと、モータM7−1 が正転してレバー66でローラ52を押動し、収納カセット5の規制部材51,51およびスペーサー76,76が機体1の前方(図8の左側)へ移動され、内枠36の端壁53内面とスペーサー76,76の紙幣押圧面(端壁53の内面の対向面)との間に数枚の紙幣を繰込める一時保留空間が形成され、モータM7−1 はその位置で停止してブレーキ保持される。つぎにモータM2−1 ,M3−2 ,Mが正転回転され、モータM2−2 およびM3−1 は逆転回転される。その結果、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、放出紙幣収納部15のローラ群および搬出路17は正転駆動、すなわち正方向駆動され、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の切換レバー18,19間の搬送域および後続搬送路11A、分岐通路23,23、バイパス通路91は逆方向駆動される。
【0316】
一方、ソレノイドSD5−2 は非励磁ゆえ切換レバー22は分岐通路23と後続搬送路11Aの接続姿勢、ソレノイドSDは励磁されて切換レバー92は後続搬送路11Aとバイパス通路91の接続姿勢、ソレノイドSDは励磁されて切換レバー93がバイパス通路91と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14の接続姿勢、ソレノイドSD11は励磁されて切換レバー95は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14と出金紙幣送出路16の接続姿勢、ソレノイドSDは励磁されて切換レバー19は出金紙幣送出路16と紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域との接続姿勢(識別部12および搬送異常検知センサ96の検知状況によりソレノイドSDの励磁、非励磁のきりかえが行なわれる)、ソレノイドSD5−1 は非励磁状態のままで切換レバー22は後続搬送路11Aと分岐通路23,23との接続姿勢、またソレノイドSDは励磁され切換レバー18は上昇位置にあって紙幣送込み搬送路11と搬送路17の接続姿勢、またソレノイドSDは励磁され切換レバー20は紙幣送込み搬送通路11と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14の接続姿勢にそれぞれおかれる。
【0317】
この状態でクラッチCLおよびCLが入る。収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55は、モータM3−1 およびクラッチCLを介して逆転駆動され、万円紙幣の繰出しを行なう。また一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55はモータM3−2 、クラッチCLを介して正転され紙幣の繰込みに備える。
【0318】
まず収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55で繰出された紙幣は、分岐通路23、切換レバー22,22、後続搬送路11A、バイパス通路91、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域へと搬送され、この識別部12で金種判別され、この識別部12で金種判別された紙幣データは、全体制御部C内に記憶されている一括収納カセット5の収納部43に収納済の紙幣の紙幣データ(金種別枚数データ)に加えられる。また金種確認された紙幣は切換レバー21により入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90から一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ搬送される。
【0319】
もし識別部12で金種判別ができない紙幣、すなわち識別不能紙幣(偽紙幣、二枚重なり紙幣、連鎖紙幣、斜行紙幣等)が判別されると、その識別不能紙幣が切換レバー21に接近したとき、ソレノイドSDが励磁となって切換レバー20は下降し、識別不能紙幣は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14へ送り込まれる。そのとき、切換レバー93は入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14を塞ぐ位置に位置されるが、上昇搬送されてくる識別不能紙幣の入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14内の搬送を妨げないようになっており、識別不能紙幣は切換レバー93の位置を通過し、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14から出金紙幣送出路16へ入り、搬送異常検知センサ96へ至ると、識別不能紙幣が検知され、ソレノイドSDの非励磁により切換レバー19を上昇させ、その識別不能紙幣を搬送路17から出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納せしめる。この識別不能紙幣が入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14の切換レバー93を通過するとき、バイパス通路91から他の出金紙幣が入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14へ送り込まれており、その出金紙幣が識別不能紙幣と二枚重ねになったり連鎖状態になることもあり、この場合は識別不能紙幣と二枚重ねとが連鎖状態の紙幣も搬送異常検知センサ96による検知で識別不能紙幣と一緒に搬送路17を通じて出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納される。
【0320】
こうして、一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ紙幣が繰込まれ、その送り込み量が増加すると、図14のカセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cの記憶内容に基づきモータM7−1 が正転されて数枚の紙幣が繰込める一時保留空間に修正され、繰込み動作が続けられる。こうして一括収納カセット5の規制部材51,51が図8の二点鎖線図示位置(図7図示位置)に位置され、一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間が最大一時保留空間となったとき、カセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cからの信号でクラッチCLを断にして収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55を一時停止させる。一方、識別部12が紙幣を検知してから所定時間経過後(収納カセット5,5から繰出される紙幣が識別部12を通過した後、一括収納カセット5もしくは出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納されるに十分な所定時間後)にクラッチCLを切り、一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55を一時停止させる。
【0321】
その状態で一括収納カセット5の規制部材51,51を側壁54,54より両側外方へ退避させ、その結果一時保留されていた回収紙幣は収納済紙幣(入金オーバーフロー紙幣、入金損券紙幣等)と合体されて一緒に端壁53の内面と押圧部材83との間に挟持される。
【0322】
規制部材51,51は側壁54,54の外方位置を端壁53側へ移動し、端壁53の内面より規制部材51,51の面51a,51aが収納部外方に位置した段階でこの規制部材51,51が接近して停止する。次にこの規制部材51,51が押圧部材83の方向へ移動し、端壁53の内面と規制部材51,51に固定されるスペーサー76,76との間に新たな一時保留空間を形成する。これにより収納済紙幣とこれに合体された回収紙幣は規制部材51,51の面51a,51aと押圧部材83との間で挟持された状態となる。またカセット別一時保留枚数記憶部Cの一括収納カセットについての枚数記憶値がリセットされ、クラッチCL,CLが再度入り、収納カセット5からの紙幣繰出しが再開され、再度一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ回収紙幣の繰込みが行なわれ、一時保留空間が最大一時保留空間になったとき前述と同様の動作が繰返されて収納カセット5内のすべての紙幣が繰出される。この収納カセット5内の最後の紙幣が識別部12で識別されてから前述の所定時間後にクラッチCLが断たれ、一方ソレノイドSD5−2 の励磁により切換レバー22が起立姿勢となって分岐通路23と後続搬送路11Aを接続し、次にクラッチCLを入れる。その結果、収納カセット5から紙幣が繰出されて分岐通路23から後続搬送路11Aへ送られ、バイパス通路91を通じて万円紙幣の回収と同じ搬送経路を通って一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間または出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納される。千円紙幣が一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ順次繰込まれて最大一時保留空間となったときの新たな一時保留空間の形成は前述した動作と同じである。こうして収納カセット5のすべての紙幣が一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間または出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納され、識別部12が最後の紙幣の識別から前述の所定時間紙幣を検知しないときは、クラッチCLおよびCLを切り、またモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mを停止させ、切換レバー群を定位置に戻すべくソレノイド群を非励磁にする。
【0323】
このとき収納カセット5,5の各押圧部材83,83は各端壁53,53の内面に押圧状態にある。一方、一括収納カセット5については、ソレノイドSD6−1 が励磁されて規制部材51,51が側壁54,54の両側外方へ移動され、その状態を保ちながらモータM7−1 の逆転により規制部材51,51は面51a,51aが端壁53の内面より収納部43の外方に位置した位置で停止し、次にソレノイドSD6−1 の非励磁により規制部材51,51、スペーサー76,76は互いに接近移動して定位置に復帰する。
【0324】
次に操作部4において、収納カセット5引抜き釦(図示せず)を操作する。
【0325】
このカセット引抜き釦が押されると、図16の全体制御部C、駆動制御部Cにより収納カセット5引抜き釦に対応する収納カセット5のモータM8−1 が正転し、図5におけるベルト74が回動し、作動アーム75が内枠36の端壁53を押動して図5の左方へ移動させる。このとき中間枠35はバネ42で内枠36のストッパ53bに当接しているのでこの中間枠35も内枠36と一体的に図5左方へ移動される。図8においては一点鎖線図示位置の内枠36、中間枠35が実線図示位置の作動アーム75で左方へ移動されて実線図示位置へ移動され、収納カセット5内へ格納される。すると中間枠35の底部下面に接触状態のロック部材68のロック部68aが中間枠35および内枠36の底面の穴70,71に入り込み、中間枠35、内枠36を図8の実線位置で係止する。その状態が図4図示の状態である。この図4図示の状態で収納カセット5を引き抜いていくと、係合部33に対し収納カセット5は機体1の前面側(図4の左方向)へ相対移動し、そのためこの係合部33にバネ付勢される収納カセット5のシャッタ30は閉じられていき、シャッタ30が係合部33から外れたとき収納カセット5の内端面5aがシャッタ30で閉鎖される。
【0326】
そしてこの収納カセット5が機体1から引き抜き終了時点で収納カセット5のシャッタ30にロックがかけられ、鍵によらなければ開放出きないようになる。その直後にこの一括収納カセット5は機体1から完全に引き抜かれ、精算所等へ持ち運ばれる。
【0327】
なおこの「(D4−1 )一括収納カセット5による紙幣回収動作(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」においては、回収紙幣を識別部12で識別し、識別不能紙幣は出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納するようにした例について説明したが、識別不能紙幣も一括収納カセット5の一時保留空間へ回収正規紙幣と同様に一緒に回収するようにしてもよく、その場合はモータM2−2 およびモータMは停止のままでよく、また識別不能紙幣は識別部12の通過後回収正規紙幣と同様に入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90へ送り込めばよい。
【0328】
第四実施例(1)において〈収納カセット5を五千円紙幣収納カセットとして使用の場合(センサS01がカセット5を検知するとき)〉での各モードを説明をする。
【0329】
この場合は、第一実施例の作用と同じであり、「(A)収納カセット5〜5の機体1への装填動作」、「(B)入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」、「(C)出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無)」、「(D)収納カセット5〜5の機体1からの回収動作」と同じ作用をなす。さらに補足すると、第一実施例では収納カセット5,5,5が万円、五千円、千円の各紙幣収納カセットであるのに対し、第四実施例(1)では収納カセット5,5,5が五千円、万円、千円の各紙幣収納カセットとなる。
【0330】
なお「(B′4−1 )入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無、(B)に対応させて(B′4−1 )の符号を付した)」における「入金紙幣繰込時」には、モータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mが正転し、紙幣送込み搬送通路11全域(後続搬送路11Aを含む)、分岐搬送路23,23、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90、バイパス通路91、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14、出金紙幣送出路16等の全搬送域が正方向駆動される。
【0331】
また「入金返却時」には、モータM2−1 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 が逆転、モータMは正転、モータM2−2 は停止する。
【0332】
また「(C′4−1 )出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25無、(C)に対応させて(C′4−1 )の符号を付した)」においては、モータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 は逆転し、モータMは正転する。またこの場合、入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90は本発明の紙幣区分通路の分岐通路として機能し、また収納カセット5に対応する繰込み・繰出し手段55も五千円紙幣の繰込み・繰出しに使われる。
【0333】
またこの場合は、本発明にいう紙幣送込み搬送通路11は切換レバー21の位置より入金口2に対する前方域までであり、入金口2に対する切換レバー22の位置より後方域は紙幣区分通路として機能する。それ故この例の場合は、入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14は紙幣区分通路から切換レバー20により分岐されていることになる。また収納カセット5を五千円カセットとして使う場合は、バイパス通路91は使用されない。また分岐通路23もこの実施例では使われない。
【0334】
以上の動作説明は表裏反転合流通路機構25が接続されない場合の説明であったが、表裏反転合流通路機構25を接続した例を第四実施例(2)として以下に説明する。
【0335】
なお第四実施例(1)の動作と同じ動作の部分は省略し、異なる点のみ説明することにする。この表裏反転合流通路機構25が接続される場合は、同機構25の非反転通路29a始端を後続搬送路11Aのローラ11a,11aに接続し、切換レバー97も後続搬送路11Aの上方と表裏反転合流通路機構25の非反転通路29aを接続する位置(後続搬送路11Aのローラ11a,11aより下方域を塞ぐ位置)に固定し、紙幣搬送ガイドとして機能する。表裏反転合流通路機構25自身は第一実施例および第二実施例のものと同じであるのでその説明は省略する。
【0336】
また同機構25の合流搬送路29cは後続搬送路11Aのローラ11b,11c位置へ接続され、切換レバー98は合流搬送路29cと後続搬送路11Aを接続する姿勢位置(ローラ11b,11cより上方の後続搬送路11Aを塞ぐ位置)に固定され、紙幣搬送ガイドとして機能する。それ故この実施例では後続搬送路11Aのローラ11a,11aとローラ11b,11cの間の通路域は使われない。
【0337】
そして第四実施例(2)において〈収納カセット5を一括収納カセットとして使用の場合(センサS01がカセット5を検知するとき)〉での各モードを説明する。
【0338】
「(A4−2 )一括収納カセット5による補充動作(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」は「「A4−1 )の動作」と殆んど同じであるが、第四実施例(1)ではモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−2 が逆転され、モータM3−1 ,Mが正転されるのに対し、第四実施例(2)ではそれに加えモータM(表裏反転合流通路機構25駆動用)も正転される。
【0339】
その結果、紙幣は次のルートで搬送される。一括収納カセット5の繰込み・繰出し手段55→入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90→切換レバー21→紙幣送込み搬送通路11の識別部12設置域に至る。補充紙幣のうち出金に使用できる出金適正紙幣(一万円紙幣および千円紙幣)は切換レバー19(ソレノイドSDの励磁により図15の左斜め下方へ移動)により出金紙幣送出路16→切換レバー94(ソレノイドSD10の非励磁状態のまま)→接続路16A→切換レバー95(ソレノイドSD11の励磁による上昇位置)→入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路14→切換レバー93(ソレノイドSDによる励磁で図15の左方へ揺動した位置)→バイパス通路91→切換レバー92(ソレノイドSDの励磁で図15の左方へ揺動位置されている)→切換レバー97→非反転通路29a→羽根車26およびベルト27→非反転通路29aを進む。このとき反転する必要のない紙幣はさらに非反転通路29aを進み、合流通路29cへ進行する。一方反転する必要のある紙幣のときは、識別部12の識別信号にもとづきソレノイドSD4−2 を励磁させ、レバー28aを非反転通路29aへ突出させてその紙幣先端を係止し、一方その紙幣後端は羽根車26により反転通路29b側へ変位され、その結果その紙幣は反転通路29bを進んで合流通路29cへ送られる。こうしてすべて表向きにされた紙幣は後続搬送路11A→分岐通路23→収納カセット5用繰込み・繰出し手段55または分岐通路23→収納カセット5用繰込み・繰出し手段55の搬送ルートをとる。その結果収納カセット5,5へは表向き紙幣の向きとなって収納(実際は一時保留)される。
【0340】
また補充紙幣のうち出金リジェクト紙幣は、識別部12→切換レバー19→切換レバー18→搬送路17→出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ送られる。
【0341】
次に「(B4−2 )入金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」について説明する。このモードでの入金紙幣繰込時は(B4−1 )の動作と殆んど同じであるが、第四実施例(1)ではモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 ,M3−2 ,Mが正転されるのに対し、第四実施例(2)ではそれに加えモータMも正転される。
【0342】
入金紙幣は識別部12で識別されるが、そのうち出金適正紙幣(万円および千円の正券紙幣であって入金オーバーフロー紙幣でない紙幣)の搬送経路が第四実施例(1)と異なるところで、紙幣送込み搬送通路11の後続搬送路11A→非反転通路29a→羽根車26およびベルト27→非反転通路29aを進む。このとき反転する必要のない紙幣はさらに非反転通路29aを進み、合流通路29cへ進行する。一方反転する必要のある紙幣のときは、識別部12の識別信号に基づきソレノイドSD4−2 を励磁させ、レバー28aを非反転通路29aへ突出させてその紙幣先端を係止し、一方その紙幣後端は羽根車26により反転通路29b側へ変位され、その結果その紙幣は反転通路29bを進んで合流通路29cへ送られる。こうしてすべて表向きにされた紙幣は後続搬送路11A→分岐通路23→収納カセット5用繰込み・繰出し手段55または後続搬送路11A→分岐通路23→収納カセット5用繰込み・繰出し手段55の搬送ルートをとる。その結果収納カセット5,5へは表向き紙幣の向きに取り揃えられて一時保留される。
【0343】
また「入金承認時」は第四実施例(1)と同じであるが、「入金返却時」には収納カセット5,5からの入金紙幣の返却経路が第四実施例(1)とやや異なる。すなわちこの実施例では、分岐通路23または23→後続搬送路11A→合流通路29c→ガイド部材28b(ソレノイドSD4−3 の励磁で図15の左方へ移動され、合流通路29cから非反転通路29aへ進もうとする紙幣のガイドをするとともにその紙幣が反転通路29bへ進入するのを防ぐ役目をする)→非反転通路29a→羽根車26およびベルト27→非反転通路29a→ローラ11a,11a→後続搬送路11A→識別部12へと送られ、後は第四実施例(1)と同じ搬送経路を通って放出紙幣収納部15へ送られる。
【0344】
「(C4−2 )出金モード(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」についても、(C4−1 )の動作と殆んど同じであるが、第四実施例(1)では出金釦操作でモータM2−1 ,M2−2 ,M3−1 が逆転回転し、モータMが正転回転するのに対し、第四実施例(2)ではそれに加えモータMも逆転回転する。
【0345】
収納カセット5,5から繰出される万円紙幣および千円紙幣の識別部12までの搬送経路は(B4−2 )の入金紙幣返却時の搬送と同経路をとる。
【0346】
しかしこの識別部12へ送り込まれた出金紙幣が識別部12で識別され出金リジェクト紙幣と判断された紙幣は、搬送路17から出金リジェクト紙幣収納部5′へ収納され、また出金適正紙幣と識別された紙幣は出金紙幣送出路16から放出紙幣収納部15へ送り込まれる。
【0347】
「(D4−2 )一括収納カセット5による紙幣回収動作(表裏反転合流通路機構25有)」についても、(D4−1 )の動作と殆んど同じであるが、モータMも回転される点がさらに加わることになる。
【0348】
そして収納カセット5,5の紙幣が「分岐通路23または23→後続搬送路11A→合流通路29c→ガイド部材28b(図15の左方へ移動…ソレノイドSD4−3 の励磁による)→非反転通路29a→羽根車26およびベルト27→非反転通路29a→バイパス通路91」へ進み、他は第四実施例(1)と同じである。
【0349】
次に第四実施例(2)において〈収納カセット5を五千円紙幣収納カセットとして使用の場合(センサS01がカセット5を検知するとき)〉での各モードを説明する。この場合は第四実施例(1)の作用と殆んど同じである。第四実施例(2)が第四実施例(1)と相違する点は、収納カセット5(五千円紙幣出金用に使用)へ入金紙幣中の出金適正な五千円紙幣の送り込み経路として、識別部12→後続搬送路11A→表裏反転合流通路機構25→後続搬送路11A→ローラ11d,11d→分岐通路23→入金オーバーフロー分岐通路90を経由させて収納カセット5へ一時保留させる点である。これによって入金紙幣については万円、千円だけでなく五千円紙幣も表裏取り揃えがなされるわけである。なおこの収納カセット5からの五千円紙幣の出金時には入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90、分岐通路23を通じて後続搬送路11Aへ送り込んでもよいし、あるいは入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90,90および切換レバー21を通じて直接識別部12設置域の搬送部へ送り込んでもよい。
【0350】
次に本発明、特に請求項1および6と各実施例との対応関係について分りにくい部分を明記する。
【0351】
まず請求項1に記載の発明と各実施例とを対応させると、第一実施例において表裏反転合流通路機構25無のときは「紙幣送込み搬送通路」はローラ8,9位置近傍通路域から切換レバー20,21までであり、「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」および「紙幣区分通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」末端から分岐される。
【0352】
また第一実施例において、表裏反転合流通路機構25有のときは「紙幣送込み搬送通路」はローラ8,9近傍通路域から表裏反転合流通路機構25の通路を含む合流通路29c末端(切換レバー22位置直前)までをいい、「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」の途中(切換レバー20位置)から分岐、また「紙幣区分通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」末端に接続される。
【0353】
第二実施例において、表裏反転合流通路機構25無で収納カセット5を五千円カセットとして使用する場合は、「紙幣送込み搬送通路」はローラ8,9近傍通路域から切換レバー22までの通路域をいい、「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」は「紙幣区分通路」(90,90および11の22より右方も含まれる(図13参照))における切換レバー20位置で分岐されていることになる。
【0354】
第二実施例において、表裏反転合流通路機構25有で収納カセット5を五千円カセットとして使用する場合も、第二実施例において表裏反転合流通路機構25無のときと同じであり、表裏反転合流通路機構25の通路も「紙幣送込み搬送通路」の一部を構成する。
【0355】
第三実施例において、表裏反転合流通路機構25無の場合、および有の場合共に収納カセット5を五千円カセットとして使用する場合は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」はローラ8,9近傍通路域から切換レバー22位置までであり、「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」は「紙幣区分通路」(90,90および11の22と21間も含む)の切換レバー20位置で分岐されていることになる。
【0356】
第四実施例において、表裏反転合流通路機構25無でかつ収納カセット5を五千円カセットに使用の場合は、「紙幣送込み搬送通路」はローラ8,9近傍通路域から20までであり、「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」および「紙幣区分通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」末端(切換レバー20,21位置)から分岐されていることになる。
【0357】
第四実施例で、表裏反転合流通路機構25有でかつ収納カセット5を五千円カセットに使用の場合は、「紙幣送込み搬送通路」はローラ8,9近傍通路域から表裏反転合流通路機構25を経由して後続搬送路11A末端(ローラ11d,11d位置)までであり、分岐通路23および入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路90も「紙幣区分通路」の一部となり、この「紙幣区分通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」末端に接続される。また「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」はこの場合「紙幣送込み搬送通路」途中(切換レバー20位置)から分岐されている。
【0358】
次に請求項6と各実施例を対応させる。第二実施例において、表裏反転合流通路機構25無で収納カセット5を一括収納カセットに使用の場合は、「紙幣送込み搬送通路」はローラ8,9近傍通路域から切換レバー22までの搬送域であり、「紙幣区分通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」末端(切換レバー22)に接続されている。また「出金不使用紙幣分岐通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」の途中位置(切換レバー22位置)から分岐され、「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」中途(切換レバー20,21位置)から分岐される。
【0359】
また「バイパス通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」と「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」を接続している。
【0360】
なお第二実施例において、表裏反転合流通路機構25有で収納カセット5を一括収納カセットに使用する場合も第二実施例の表裏反転合流通路機構25無で述べた例と同じで、この場合は表裏反転合流通路機構25も「紙幣送込み搬送通路」の一部となる。
【0361】
次に第三実施例において、表裏反転合流通路機構25無の場合、および有の場合共に収納カセット5を一括収納カセットとして使用する場合は、「紙幣送込み搬送通路」はローラ8,9近傍通路域から切換レバー20,21までであり、「紙幣区分通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」の途中(切換レバー22位置)から分岐され、「出金不使用紙幣分岐通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」末端(切換レバー20,21位置)に接続され、また「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」末端(切換レバー20,21位置)から分岐され、「バイパス通路」は「出金不使用紙幣分岐通路」と「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」を接続している。また表裏反転合流通路機構25についても「紙幣送込み搬送通路」の一部を構成する。
【0362】
次に第四実施例において、表裏反転合流通路機構25無でかつ収納カセット5を一括収納カセットに使用の場合は、「紙幣送込み搬送通路」はローラ8,9近傍通路域から後続搬送路11A末端(ローラ11d,11d位置)までであり、「紙幣区分通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」末端(ローラ11d,11d位置)に接続される。また「出金不使用紙幣分岐通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」の途中(切換レバー21位置)から分岐され、「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」の途中(切換レバー20位置)から分岐され、「バイパス通路」は「紙幣送込み搬送通路」と「入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路」を接続している。
【0363】
また第四実施例において、表裏反転合流通路機構25有でかつ収納カセット5を一括カセットとして使用の場合も第四実施例の上述の例と同じである。なおこの場合、搬送路23,90も「紙幣区分通路」として使われ、また表裏反転合流通路機構25も「紙幣送込み搬送通路」の一部を構成する。
【0364】
なお、第四実施例についてあるいはすべての実施例についての共通事項の補足をすると、(1) 第四実施例の「紙幣送込み搬送通路」を構成する「後続搬送通路11A」および「バイパス通路91」は分岐通路23,23と同方向の回転をするので、モータM3−1 を共用したものであり、「後続搬送通路11A」および「バイパス通路91」専用の各モータを設けてもよいことはいうまでもない。それ故本発明の紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路の各搬送手段、繰込み・繰出し機構を各々独立した別個のモータで駆動させるものに限定されるものではなく、それらに共用されてもよいわけである。
(2) 紙幣送込み搬送通路については、必らず全域が順または逆方向へ駆動されるものに限定されず、第二〜第四実施例のようにその紙幣送込み搬送通路の一部は順方向、残りは逆方向駆動されるものも含まれるのはいうまでもない。なお、実施例においては、正方向駆動や正転の記載もあるが、いずれも順方向と同義であり、逆転についても同義である。
(3) 紙幣送込み搬送通路は、アライナー機構(紙幣の搬送幅方向の一方側縁を一定位置に揃える搬送機構をいう)とか、表裏反転合流通路機構を有するものであってもよいことはもちろんである。
(4) 紙幣送込み搬送通路に設けられる識別部は、入金、出金、補充、回収のすべてに共用される識別センサ群でもよいし、入金用と出金用に各々別の識別センサを設けるも、あるいは一部共用するものであってもよい。また補充用および回収用ついても同様である。
(5) 「出金不使用紙幣分岐通路」(本発明)は実施例では「入金オーバーフロー紙幣分岐通路」として示されている。
(6) 本発明の「上下に複数段に形成される装着口」とは、カセット毎に別個の開口が形成されている例に限らず、例えば机の引出しの例のように開口は一個でその一個の開口内が複数個のカセットが挿入できるよう上下に仕切が設けられているものであってもよい。
(7) 「紙幣送込み搬送通路」の搬送手段はベルト、ローラのいずれでもよく、またそれらの組合わせでもよい。
(8) 本発明の「繰込み・繰出し機構」、「一時保留空間形成機構」、「収納作動機構」はカセット側、本体側のいずれに設けてもよく、また両方に分割配置してもよい。なお「繰込み・繰出し機構」は本実施例では「繰込み・繰出し手段」として記載されている。
(9) 本発明の表裏反転合流通路機構25は、表裏反転させる紙幣も反転させない紙幣も反転空間内を通すようにしたが、表紙幣・裏紙幣混在搬送されている紙幣のうち裏紙幣のみ分岐して反転空間へ送り込み、これを反転させて送り出し、表紙幣のみ送られる紙幣と合流させるものでもよい。
(10) 第二〜第四実施例において、一括収納カセット・五千円紙幣収納カセット切換は収納カセット5の検出片H01がセンサS01に対応する位置にあると一括収納カセット、センサS04の位置にあると五千円収納カセットと判断し、全体制御部Cおよび駆動制御部Cもそのモードにあった駆動制御をなす。
【0365】
なお一括収納カセット、五千円収納カセットとして各専用の収納カセットが用意される場合と、収納カセット5の検出片H01の位置が変更され収納カセット5の検出片H01の位置を変えることにより一括収納カセットあるいは五千円収納カセットに選択的に変更使用できる場合のどちらでもよい。
【0366】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように本発明、特に請求項1に記載の発明によれば、紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路の各搬送手段および金種別繰込み・繰出し機構群を、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には順方向に、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時および出金モード時には逆方向に駆動させるので、搬送系を入出金に共用することができ、搬送系の構成を著しく簡略化することができる。
また、機体の背部方向へ延びる紙幣送込み搬送通路の下方に上下に複数段に複数個の金種別収納カセットを配置し、そのうちの最上位の金種別収納カセット内、特に金種別紙幣収納部に対する前側位置に出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を設けたので 出金リジェクト紙幣の機体からの回収は最上位の金種別収納カセットを取り外せば簡単に取り出せ、回収がやりやすい。
【0367】
また請求項5に記載の発明によれば、機体前面側から直接機体に対して装着や取出しが行える一括収納カセットを設け、紙幣の運搬はこの一括収納カセットにより行うので、全ての金種別収納カセットを運ぶ場合に比べて紙幣の運搬がやりやすい。
【0368】
さらにまた、客先によっては一括収納カセットを金種別収納カセットに換えて使用したいと要求するところもあり、請求項10に記載の発明によれば、一括収納カセットを用いる場合だけでなく、一括収納カセットを金種別収納カセットに切換えて使用することもでき、客先の幅広い要求に対応することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の一実施例の外観を示す斜視図。
【図2】本発明の第一実施例を示す縦断面図。
【図3】同、収納カセットの外観を示す斜視図。
【図4】同、収納カセットのシャッタが開いた状態時における関連機構の斜視図。
【図5】同、作動状態時の斜視図。
【図6】同、主要部の拡大斜視図。
【図7】同、作動状態時の拡大斜視図。
【図8】同、作動状態を示す縦断側面図。
【図9】同、作動状態を示す縦断側面図。
【図10】同、作動状態を示す縦断側面図。
【図11】同、作動状態を示す縦断側面図。
【図12】同、制御ブロック図。
【図13】本発明の第二、第三実施例を示す図2相当図。
【図14】同、第二〜第四実施例の制御ブロック図。
【図15】同、第四実施例の図2相当図。
【符号の説明】
1 機体
1c 装着口
2 入金口
3 出金口
4 操作部
5(5,5,5) 収納カセット
7,56 キッカローラ
8,77 フィードローラ
9 ゲートローラ
10 繰込み手段
11 紙幣送み搬送通路
12 識別部
13 紙幣区分通路
14 入金リジェット紙幣搬送路
15 放出紙幣収納部
16 出金紙幣送出路
24 オプション形式の機体
25 表裏反転合流通路機構
26 羽根車
27 ベルト
29a 非反転通路
29b 反転通路
30 シャッタ
34 外枠
35 中間枠
36 内枠
51 規制
53 端壁
55 繰込み・繰出し機構としての繰込み・繰出し手段
60,65 カム
68 ロック部材
81 ルーズベルト
83 押圧部材
[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing machine using a deposited banknote as a withdrawal banknote.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing machine that uses a deposited banknote as a withdrawal banknote, there is a conventional one described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-33616.
[0003]
The circulation type banknote depositing / dispensing machine described in this publication is provided with a depositing port on the front surface of the machine body, extending backward from the depositing port, and provided with an identification part in the middle (in this case, in this path It also has a front / back reversing merge passage section, and the identification section may have separate identification sections for depositing and withdrawing, and some or all of the identifying section may be shared for depositing and withdrawing. .) Deposited banknote classification passages that are provided in the front-rear direction from the end to the bottom, according to the types provided in the front-rear direction of the aircraft along the lower part of the classification passage (denominations and lump sums for lost and overflow tickets) The deposit bill temporary storage section, the storage section according to type arranged in the front-rear direction of the machine body facing the lower portion thereof, the feeding section provided below the withdrawal storage section of the storage section, and the lower section of the storage section according to type. Provided in the longitudinal direction of the aircraft A horizontal dispensing transport path for transporting banknotes fed out from the feeding section, and a vertical withdrawal transport extending upward from a front position of the foremost storage section following the transport path and connected to the banknote feeding transport path A banknote discharge passage extending upward from the rear end of the banknote transporting passage and extending forward through the upper part of the banknote transporting path, provided at the end of the banknote discharge path at the upper position of the deposit port It is the composition which has a withdrawal port.
[0004]
According to the above configuration, (1) the identification of the depositing banknote and the identification of the withdrawal banknote from the depositing port can be identified by the common banknote feeding conveyance path, so the configuration of the banknote identification path is the deposit identification, This can be simplified as compared with the case where the withdrawal identification is performed in a separate passage. (2) By using separate deposit and withdrawal slots, deposit-rejected banknotes that are being fed into banknotes (unidentifiable banknotes, fake banknotes, banknotes in a chained state, severely damaged banknotes, etc.) are mechanically operated. The person can take out and confirm from the withdrawal port at any time, and can immediately move to the operation of deposit approval or deposit non-approval at the end of depositing banknotes. In other words, if the deposit and withdrawal gates are the same, the deposit reject banknote stored in another location will be sent to the deposit port when all the banknotes in the deposit port are exhausted, and the dispensed deposit reject will be sent out. After the machine operator confirms the banknote, it takes time to move to the operation of approval / disapproval of payment. (3) At the time of withdrawal, the banknote feeding / conveying passage checks for an inappropriate banknote and rejects it as a withdrawal reject banknote, which is not sent to the withdrawal port. It has the operational effect.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above conventional circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing machine has the above-mentioned advantages, but (4) there are many banknote transport passages, and therefore has a complicated transport path configuration, and (5) temporarily depositing banknotes. (6) Since the storage units by type are arranged from the front side to the back side of the machine body, the storage units are mounted side by side on the drawer frame that can be pulled out to the front side of the machine. Then, after pulling out the drawer frame to the front of the machine body, the storage part is removed by pulling it upward from the drawer frame body. As a result, it is difficult to load and unload the storage part by type into the machine body. There were various problems.
[0006]
Therefore, as a solution to the above-mentioned problem, attention was paid to the fact that the structure of the transport system and the withdrawal system can be greatly simplified if the transport system can perform deposits in the forward direction and withdrawals in the reverse direction. Japanese Patent Publication No. 64-5356 discloses an example of carrying in and out by reversely rotating in the forward and reverse directions.
[0007]
However, according to the technique described in the above publication, the withdrawal banknotes withdrawn at the time of withdrawal are sent to the withdrawal outlet together with the banknotes to be withdrawn, and both the regular withdrawal banknotes and the withdrawal reject banknotes are rejected (withdrawal). The money is dispensed again after being discharged to the lower part of the mouth, and there is no function for temporarily holding deposited banknotes when depositing. Furthermore, the storage part is on the back of the aircraft and cannot be pulled out to the front of the aircraft. Therefore, this machine cannot solve the problems (5) and (6).
[0008]
In view of this, the present invention provides a circulation type banknote depositing / dispensing machine that can eliminate all the problems of the conventional technology while maintaining the advantages of the above-described conventional technology, in other words, (1) from the deposit port. It is possible to identify the identification of the depositing banknote and the identification of the withdrawal banknote by a common banknote transporting path. (2) Receipt rejection during feeding of the depositing banknote with the depositing port and the dispensing port being separated. The machine operator can take out and confirm the banknotes from the withdrawal port at any time. (3) At the time of withdrawal, check the banknote inadequate banknotes in the banknote transport path and reject it as a withdrawal reject banknote. (4) Simplify the path configuration of the banknote transport path, (5) Enable automatic return of deposit temporarily held banknotes, (6) Store each type of storage from the front side of the fuselage Directly against the aircraft The first is to provide a circulation type banknote depositing / dispensing machine that can solve all the six items of problems such as making it possible to attach and remove, and making it easy to attach and remove each type of storage unit to the machine body. Objective.
[0009]
Banks and other financial institutions that use this type of circulating banknote depositing and dispensing machine remove all types of storage units from the machine at the end of work and collect them at the checkout office. Of these storage units, for storage units used for withdrawal, after replenishing banknotes, bring all storage units including other storage units from the checkout office to the place where the aircraft is located. It comes to wear. However, it is not just financial institutions that want such replenishment and collection methods. In particular, when there are a large number of storage units used for withdrawal, the number of storage units to be transported increases, which makes the transporting work difficult. Therefore, banknotes in multiple storage units are collected and stored in one batch storage unit at the end of work, and only this batch storage unit is removed from the machine, transported to the checkout office, and collected at the start of the next day. A bank that wants a replenishment / collection method that stores banknotes for withdrawals to the machine, and attaches the batch storage part to the machine and replenishes each storage part for withdrawals. There are also institutions.
[0010]
In order to meet these demands, it is necessary to solve the problem of “(7) providing a collective storage unit so that it can be mounted and removed directly from the front of the aircraft”. From the viewpoint of ease of maintenance and inspection, the above-mentioned (6) Each type of storage unit can be directly attached to and removed from the aircraft from the front side of the aircraft, and each type of storage unit is attached to and removed from the aircraft. It is also desirable to solve the problem of making it easier.
[0011]
Therefore, it is a second object of the present invention to provide a circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing machine that solves all the problems (1) to (7).
[0012]
From the standpoint of a manufacturer that manufactures and sells recyclable banknote depositing and dispensing machines, "a machine that collects all types of storage units by removing them from the machine" and "a system that collects and collects only the bulk storage units from the machine." Manufacturing and selling the “machine” according to the demands of financial institutions requires a great deal of complexity and labor in terms of manufacturing and management. Therefore, the problem of “(8) I want to make both types possible with one machine by switching” was born, and to provide a circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing machine that solved all the problems (1) to (8) above. Is the third purpose.
[0013]
Means for solving the problems of the prior art and achieving the first object is the invention described in (Claim 1),
A depositing port that is provided in the upper front area of the machine body and that feeds banknotes one by one into the machine body by a feeding means;
A withdrawal port that is provided at a position above this depositing port, and that accepts a deposit appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote and a deposit inappropriate banknote as a deposit reject banknote in the deposited banknote,
A banknote feeding conveyance path in which an identification part is provided in the middle while conveying a deposited banknote fed into the machine body from the deposit port,
A mounting opening formed in multiple stages above and below the deposit opening on the front of the aircraft,
A plurality of gold coins each having a denomination banknote storing portion that can be inserted into each mounting opening individually from the front side of the machine body toward the back direction and presses the banknote for withdrawal in the back direction and holds the banknote in a standing position. Type storage cassette,
A banknote sorting path for classifying the banknotes that can be withdrawn in the deposit appropriate banknotes identified by the identification unit of the banknote feeding transport path into denominations;
A denomination feeding / feeding mechanism connected to the banknote sorting passage and provided facing the denomination banknote storage portion of each denomination storage cassette,
A denomination temporary holding space forming mechanism that temporarily forms a temporary holding space for banknotes between a stored banknote to be paid out by this denomination feeding / feeding mechanism and the denomination feeding / feeding mechanism;
A money storage operation mechanism for storing temporarily held banknotes when deposit is approved,
A deposit reject banknote transport path formed by sending the deposit reject banknote identified by the identification section of the banknote transport path, to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing banknote delivery path for sending the banknote identified as the withdrawal appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote by the identifying section of the banknote feeding conveyance path to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing reject banknote branching means for branching the banknote identified as a withdrawal inappropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote as a withdrawal reject banknote from the banknote feeding transport path by the identification section of the banknote transporting path,
A withdrawal reject banknote storing unit for storing withdrawal reject banknotes branched by the withdrawal banknote branching means;
In what has
A banknote feeding conveyance path in which an identification part is provided in the middle while conveying a deposited banknote from the deposit port toward the back of the machine body,
A plurality of denomination storage cassettes formed in a plurality of stages vertically below the banknote transporting path;
The banknote feeding is provided from a position behind the identification section of the banknote transporting passage for transporting deposited banknotes toward the back of the machine body with respect to the depositing port, toward the back area of a plurality of denomination storage cassettes. A banknote sorting path for classifying appropriate banknotes in the banknotes sent from the transport path into denominations, and
Connected to the banknote classification passage and provided facing the banknote storage part of each denomination type cassette, the banknotes are transferred into and out of the denominations, and when depositing banknotes in the deposit mode, A money type feed-in / out mechanism that is driven in the opposite direction when returning banknotes in the mode and in the withdrawal mode;
The banknote transport path, each transport means of the banknote sorting path, and the money type transfer / delivery mechanism group are in the forward direction when the deposited banknote is fed in the deposit mode, and in the reverse direction when the deposited banknote is returned in the deposit mode and in the withdrawal mode. A conveyance drive control unit to be driven,
A temporary detention space for denominations of banknotes is temporarily formed between the stored banknotes to be fed by the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism and the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism. The deposited banknote is temporarily held in the denomination temporary hold space by the forward drive of the type transfer / feedout mechanism, and when the deposit is approved in deposit mode, the temporary denomination banknote is stored in the denomination banknote storage part of the denomination storage cassette. When storing banknotes and returning deposited banknotes in deposit mode, the banknotes temporarily suspended in the denomination space are sent to the banknote passage by reverse driving of the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism. A space formation mechanism;
A banknote from a position behind the identification part in the banknote feeding and conveying path to the depositing port or branching from a subsequent banknote sorting path and going upward, and passing through the upper part of the banknote feeding and conveying path to the dispensing port A deposit reject banknote transport path,
Withdrawing banknote delivery path for branching upward from the front position from the identification part in the banknote feeding conveyance path to the depositing port, and sending the withdrawal appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing reject banknote branching means branching from the front position relative to the deposit port in relation to the banknote feeding conveyance path, and branching downward as a withdrawal reject banknote in the withdrawal banknote as a withdrawal reject banknote;
It has a withdrawal reject banknote storage part for storing the withdrawal reject banknotes branched by the withdrawal banknote branching means, and this withdrawal reject banknote storage part is formed at the front position with respect to the denomination banknote storage part. With a denomination storage cassette,
It comprises.
With a structure in which the withdrawal banknote storage unit is built in the machine, when each denomination cassette is transported, the withdrawal banknote in the withdrawal banknote storage unit is taken out and transported together with each denomination cassette. The carrier may be stolen or lost. Therefore, this withdrawal / reject banknote storage unit may be a dedicated cassette, but this increases the number of cassettes to be transported and makes transporting difficult. The invention described in [Claim 1] solves this problem, and in the front side area of the denomination banknote storage portion of the uppermost denomination storage cassette among the plurality of denomination storage cassettes, A withdrawal reject banknote storage unit is formed.
[0014]
By the way, this circulation type banknote depositing / dispensing machine may have an extremely larger amount of deposited banknotes than the amount of dispensed banknotes depending on an installation place, an operation time zone, and the like. In order to cope with this, it is only necessary to increase the amount of banknotes stored in the denomination storage cassette that accepts deposited banknotes, but this increases the size of the machine. Therefore, it is conceivable to bring the machine down when the amount of banknotes stored in the denomination storage cassette that accepts incoming banknotes is full, but it takes time to bring the machine back to operation, and this causes work delays. End up.
[0015]
The invention described in [Claim 2] solves the above-mentioned problems in the invention of [Claim 1],
The said conveyance drive control part is drive-controlled so that an indistinguishable banknote and a deposit overflow banknote in a deposit banknote may be sent to a withdrawal port as a deposit rejection banknote through the said deposit rejection banknote conveyance path.
[0018]
In the invention of [Claim 3], in the invention of [Claim 1], the banknote feeding and conveying passage has a front and back reversing merge passage portion at a position rearward of the deposit port from the identification portion. The terminal of the reverse merging passage portion is connected to the bill sorting passage. In other words, the front and back of the banknotes to be stored in the denomination cassette are stored side by side, and as a result, the withdrawal banknotes sent to the withdrawal port are in a state where the front and back sides are aligned, giving a good impression to the user who receives the withdrawal banknotes Is to give.
[0019]
By the way, in [Claim 1], the denomination feeding / delivery mechanism not only has a function of reliably feeding banknotes one by one at the time of banknote feeding (during reverse driving), but also at the time of banknote feeding (in order). In the direction driving), it is necessary to prevent the collision between the trailing edge of the fed banknote and the leading edge of the banknote being fed, and to arrange and stack the banknotes in the order of feeding. For this purpose, bill edge collision preventing means is required, but it is required that this means does not interfere with bill feeding.
[0020]
The invention according to [Claim 4] meets the above requirements. In the invention of [Claim 1], the money type feeding / feeding mechanism includes a kicker roller, a feed roller, a gate member, and a feed. It is provided with an endless belt that can be freely deformed and moved at a standby position in an intersecting state with a fed banknote conveyance area of a temporary holding space entrance provided with a roller and a gate member.
[0021]
A means for solving the problems of the prior art and achieving the second object is the invention described in (Claim 5),
A depositing port that is provided in the upper front area of the machine body and that feeds banknotes one by one into the machine body by a feeding means;
A withdrawal port that is provided at a position above this depositing port, and that accepts a deposit appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote and a deposit inappropriate banknote as a deposit reject banknote in the deposited banknote,
A banknote feeding conveyance path in which an identification part is provided in the middle while conveying a deposited banknote fed into the machine body from the deposit port,
A mounting opening formed in multiple stages above and below the deposit opening on the front of the aircraft,
A plurality of gold coins each having a denomination banknote storing portion that can be inserted into each mounting opening individually from the front side of the machine body toward the back direction and presses the banknote for withdrawal in the back direction and holds the banknote in a standing position. Type storage cassette,
A banknote sorting path for classifying the banknotes that can be withdrawn in the deposit appropriate banknotes identified by the identification unit of the banknote feeding transport path into denominations;
A denomination feeding / feeding mechanism connected to the banknote sorting passage and provided facing the denomination banknote storage portion of each denomination storage cassette,
A denomination temporary holding space forming mechanism that temporarily forms a temporary holding space for banknotes between a stored banknote to be paid out by this denomination feeding / feeding mechanism and the denomination feeding / feeding mechanism;
A money storage operation mechanism for storing temporarily held banknotes when deposit is approved,
A deposit reject banknote transport path formed by sending the deposit reject banknote identified by the identification section of the banknote transport path, to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing banknote delivery path for sending the banknote identified as the withdrawal appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote by the identifying section of the banknote feeding conveyance path to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing reject banknote branching means for branching the banknote identified as a withdrawal inappropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote as a withdrawal reject banknote from the banknote feeding transport path by the identification section of the banknote transporting path,
A withdrawal reject banknote storing unit for storing withdrawal reject banknotes branched by the withdrawal banknote branching means;
In what has
A banknote feeding conveyance path in which an identification part is provided in the middle while conveying a deposited banknote from the deposit port toward the back of the machine body,
One of the mounting ports formed in a plurality of stages above and below is shared with the money storage cassette, or further in the vertical direction, with respect to the mounting opening for each money storage cassette formed in a plurality of stages vertically. A batch storage cassette mounting opening formed with an increased number of stages,
Consists of a batch storage cassette and a plurality of denomination storage cassettes that are individually inserted from the front of the fuselage toward the back direction with respect to all mounting openings formed in a plurality of stages above and below, and the batch storage cassette is a cassette of banknotes Replenishment, cassette recovery, storage of unacceptable banknotes in banknotes with proper deposits, multiple denomination storage cassettes store withdrawal banknotes, so each storage cassette presses banknotes toward the back A plurality of storage cassettes, each of which has a banknote storage section that is held in a standing alignment posture, and each storage cassette is formed below the banknote feeding and conveying path;
The banknote feeding is provided from a position behind the identification section of the banknote transporting passage for transporting deposited banknotes toward the back of the machine body with respect to the depositing port, toward the back area of a plurality of denomination storage cassettes. A banknote sorting path for classifying appropriate banknotes in the banknotes sent from the transport path into denominations, and
Connected to the banknote classification passage and provided facing the banknote storage part of each denomination storage cassette, and transfers the banknotes into and out of the denominations. A money type feed-in / out mechanism that is driven in the opposite direction when returning banknotes in the mode and in the withdrawal mode;
A temporary detention space for denominations of banknotes is temporarily formed between the stored banknotes to be fed by the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism and the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism. The deposit banknote is temporarily held in the denomination temporary hold space by the forward drive of the type transfer / delivery mechanism, and when the deposit is approved in the deposit mode, the denomination temporary hold banknote is stored in the denomination banknote storage part of the denomination storage cassette. When storing banknotes and returning deposited banknotes in deposit mode, the banknote temporarily suspended in the denomination space is sent to the banknote passage by reverse driving of the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism. A space formation mechanism;
A banknote from a position behind the identification part in the banknote feeding and conveying path to the depositing port or branching from a subsequent banknote sorting path and going upward, and passing through the upper part of the banknote feeding and conveying path to the dispensing port A deposit reject banknote transport path,
Withdrawing banknote delivery path for branching upward from the front position from the identification part in the banknote feeding conveyance path to the depositing port, and sending the withdrawal appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing reject banknote branching means branching from the front position relative to the deposit port in relation to the banknote feeding conveyance path, and branching downward as a withdrawal reject banknote in the withdrawal banknote as a withdrawal reject banknote;
It has a withdrawal reject banknote storage part for storing the withdrawal reject banknote branched by the withdrawal banknote branching means, and this withdrawal reject banknote storage part is formed at the front side position relative to the banknote storage part of the uppermost storage cassette. The uppermost storage cassette as a structured,
It is branched from the identification part in the banknote feeding and conveying path to the depositing port from the rear position or from the banknote classification path that follows it, and the banknotes in the banking proper banknotes are not discharged. Used banknote branch passage,
A collect / unload mechanism for collective banknotes, which is connected to the banknote branch passage not using withdrawal and is provided facing the collective banknote storage part of the collective storage cassette,
A temporary storage space forming mechanism for collective banknotes that temporarily forms a temporary storage space for banknotes between the stored banknotes of the batch storage banknote storage unit and the retraction / feeding mechanism for batch storage banknotes;
A storage operation mechanism for collective banknotes for storing banknotes temporarily held at the time of deposit approval;
When transferring deposited banknotes in deposit mode, returning deposited banknotes in deposit mode, withdrawal mode, cassette replenishment mode, cassette recovery mode A conveyance drive control unit for driving each conveyance means of the banknote branch passage used and a batch storage bill feeding / feeding mechanism and each money type feeding / feeding mechanism in a forward direction or a reverse direction;
Connect the middle position of the deposit reject banknote transport path to any of the rear positions from the branch position of the deposit reject banknote transport path with respect to the deposit port in the banknote branch path, banknote sorting path, or banknote transport path A bypass passage that enables bypass conveyance in the forward direction and reverse direction of banknotes in the cassette replenishment mode and the cassette collection mode;
It comprises.
[0022]
In the invention described in [Claim 5], when the withdrawal reject banknote storage part is built in the machine, the withdrawal reject banknotes are taken out from the withdrawal reject banknote storage part when the batch storage cassette is pulled out and stored together. It will be transported with the cassette, and the carrier may be stolen or lost. Therefore, this withdrawal reject banknote storage unit may be a dedicated cassette, but this increases the number of cassettes to be transported and makes transport difficult.
[0023]
The invention described in [Claim 6] solves the above-mentioned problems in the invention of [Claim 5], and in particular, the banknote batch storage cassette is arranged at the top of the plurality of storage cassettes. The withdrawal banknote storage part is formed at the front side position of the batch storage banknote storage part of the cassette, and the bypass passage is a deposit to a deposit port in a withdrawal non-use banknote branching path, a banknote sorting path, or a banknote feeding transport path. The problem is solved by connecting any one of the positions behind the branch position of the reject banknote transport path and the midway position of the deposit reject banknote transport path.
[0024]
Further, in the invention according to [Claim 1] or [Claim 5], the denomination temporary storage space forming mechanism and the denomination storing operation mechanism are provided separately, or the temporary storage space forming mechanism for collective banknotes and the batch storage banknotes. If the storage operation mechanism is provided separately, the machine becomes very large and complicated. What solved this problem is the invention according to claim 7, wherein the denomination temporary storage space forming mechanism is shared with the denomination storing operation mechanism, and the temporary storage space forming mechanism for collective banknotes is used for collective banknotes. This is shared with the storage operation mechanism.
[0025]
By the way, in the invention of [Claim 5], the denomination feeding / feeding mechanism and the batch storing banknote feeding / feeding mechanism reliably feed banknotes one by one at the time of banknote feeding (during reverse driving). In addition, the function of aligning and stacking the banknotes in the order in which they are fed is prevented when the banknotes are fed (during forward driving), preventing a collision between the trailing edge of the fed banknotes and the leading edge of the banknotes being fed. is necessary. For this purpose, bill edge collision prevention means is required, but it is required that this means does not interfere with bill feeding.
[0026]
The invention described in [Claim 8] meets the above requirements. In the invention of [Claim 5], each of the denomination feeding / feeding mechanism and the banknote storing / feeding mechanism for the banknotes is a kit. A co-roller, a feed roller, a gate member, and a free-deformable endless belt driven at a standby position in a state of intersection with a feeding banknote conveyance area of a temporary storage space entrance portion where the feed roller and the gate member are provided It is a thing.
[0027]
Further, the invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 6, wherein the bill feeding / conveying passage has a front / back reversing / merging passage portion at a position rearward of the deposit port from the identification portion. The end of the merging passage portion is connected to the banknote sorting passage, and the bypass passage is formed by connecting the identification portion side area of the front and back reversing merging passage portion and the deposit reject bill conveyance path, The banknotes stored in the cassette are stored in the same direction, and as a result, the withdrawal banknotes sent to the withdrawal port are in a state where the front and back sides are aligned, giving a good impression to the user who receives the withdrawal banknotes. It is something to give.
[0028]
The means for solving the problems of the prior art and achieving the third object is the invention described in [Claim 10].
In the circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 5,
Of the mounting ports that are formed in a plurality of stages above and below, the uppermost mounting port is a batch storage cassette that performs bank note replenishment, cassette collection, and storage of inappropriate banknotes in banknotes that are properly deposited, or withdrawals by type of money A denomination storage cassette that stores banknotes can be selectively mounted,
A cassette mode switching means for switching whether the storage cassette to be inserted into the uppermost mounting port is a batch storage cassette or a denomination cassette,
The uppermost feeding / feeding mechanism corresponding to the uppermost, the temporary holding space forming mechanism for the uppermost stage, the banknote sorting passage area for the uppermost stage, the bypass passage, and the conveyance drive control unit are the storage cassette to be inserted as a batch storage cassette. In this case, the bank cassette for replenishing and collecting the cassette is operated corresponding to the feeding of unpaid banknotes in the banking appropriate banknotes when depositing, and the inserted storage cassette is denominated In the case of a cassette, the same operation as the denomination feeding / feeding mechanism, denomination temporary storage space forming mechanism, denomination banknote sorting passage area corresponding to other denomination cassettes is performed.
It is characterized by this.
[0029]
[Action]
In the inventions of [Claim 1] to [Claim 4] and [Claim 7], when the deposited banknotes are fed in the deposit mode, the respective banking transport paths, the respective transport means of the banknote sorting paths, and the denominations and feeds by denomination The mechanism group is driven in the forward direction, the banknotes deposited and placed in the deposit slot are fed one by one by the feeding means, transported through the banknote transporting path, and the denomination, authenticity, etc. are checked by the identification unit The correct withdrawal banknotes in the correct deposit banknotes pass through the banknote classification passage, and through the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism of the corresponding denomination, the temporary detention space forming mechanism in the denomination banknote storage section of the corresponding denomination storage cassette Is temporarily held in the temporary holding section formed temporarily. On the other hand, the deposit reject banknote is sent to the deposit reject banknote transport path directly from the banknote transport path or via the banknote sorting path and returned to the withdrawal port. At the time of deposit approval in the deposit mode, a deposit approval operation is performed by the machine operator, and as a result, the temporarily held banknote is stored in the banknote by the denomination storing operation mechanism.
[0030]
When deposit is not approved in the deposit mode, that is, when a deposited banknote is returned, the machine operator performs a deposit unapproval operation. The payout mechanism is driven in the reverse direction, and each temporarily held banknote is fed through the corresponding denomination denomination feeding / delivery mechanism, and returned to the withdrawal port through the banknote sorting path, banknote feeding transport path, and withdrawal banknote delivery path. Is done.
[0031]
Also, in the dispensing mode, the banknote feeding path, the banking path path transport means, and the denomination type feeding / feeding mechanism of the denomination to be fed are driven in the reverse direction, and the denomination storage section of the denomination to be fed The banknotes stored in the banknotes are fed out one by one and sent to the banknote feeding / conveying path through the banknote sorting passage, and the banknote feeding / conveying path identifying unit determines whether or not the withdrawal banknote is a withdrawal appropriate banknote. The withdrawal appropriate banknote is sent to the withdrawal opening through the withdrawal banknote delivery path, and the machine operator can take out the withdrawal banknote of the desired amount sent to the withdrawal opening from the withdrawal opening.
[0032]
A withdrawal banknote identified as a withdrawal inappropriate banknote in the identification part of the banknote transport path is branched as a withdrawal reject banknote by a withdrawal reject banknote branching unit and stored in a withdrawal reject banknote storage section.
[0033]
In the inventions of [Claim 5] to [Claim 9], when the deposited banknotes are fed in the deposit mode, the respective banking means, the banknote sorting path, the banknote sorting path, the non-withdrawal banknote branching path, and the money type feeding -The feeding mechanism and the batch storage bill feeding / feeding mechanism are driven in the forward direction so that the bills stacked and placed in the depositing slot are fed one by one by the feeding means and conveyed through the bill feeding conveyance passage. The identification part checks the denomination, authenticity, etc., determines whether the deposited banknote is a deposit proper banknote, and whether it is a deposit proper banknote among the deposit proper banknotes. Through the banknote sorting passage, through the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism of the corresponding denomination, temporarily to the temporary storage section that is temporarily formed by the temporary storage space forming mechanism in the denomination banknote storage section of the corresponding denomination storage cassette Deferred. In addition, among the appropriate deposit banknotes, the unpaid banknotes are temporarily withheld as a withdrawal non-use banknote through a withdrawal-unused banknote branch passage and temporarily stored in a temporary storage section formed by the temporary storage space forming mechanism for batch storage banknotes.
[0034]
On the other hand, the deposit inappropriate banknote is sent to the deposit reject banknote conveyance path as a deposit reject banknote and returned to the withdrawal port.
[0035]
At the time of deposit approval in the deposit mode, a deposit approval operation is performed by the machine operator, and as a result, the temporarily held banknotes are stored by the respective denomination storage operation mechanisms and collective storage banknote storage operation mechanisms.
[0036]
When deposit is rejected in the deposit mode, that is, when a deposited banknote is returned, the machine operator performs a deposit unapproval operation, and as a result, each transport means and banknote transfer of the banknote feeding / conveying path, banknote sorting path, and banknote branching path not using withdrawal are performed. The feeding / feeding mechanism, the batch storage bill feeding / feeding mechanism are driven in the reverse direction, and each temporarily stored banknote is fed through the corresponding denomination type feeding / feeding mechanism and the batch storage bill feeding / feeding mechanism. The bills are returned to the withdrawal port via the withdrawal banknote delivery path from the banknote delivery passage through the banknote sorting passage and the withdrawal-unused banknote branch passage.
[0037]
Also, in the withdrawal mode, the bill feeding / conveying passage, bill sorting passage, bill type feeding / feeding mechanism to be fed are driven in the reverse direction, and bills stored in the denomination storing portion of the denomination to be paid out Are fed out one by one, sent from the banknote sorting path to the banknote transport path, and the identification unit identifies whether or not the withdrawal banknote is a withdrawal appropriate banknote, and the withdrawal appropriate banknote is withdrawn from the withdrawal banknote delivery path. The machine operator can take out a desired amount of withdrawal banknotes sent to the withdrawal port from the withdrawal port.
[0038]
In the identification unit, the banknote identified as a withdrawal inappropriate banknote is branched as a withdrawal reject banknote by a withdrawal reject banknote branching unit and stored in a withdrawal reject banknote storage section.
[0039]
Next, the operation in the cassette replenishment mode and the cassette collection mode will be described.
[0040]
First, an operation in the case where the deposit reject banknote conveyance path and the withdrawal-unused banknote branch path are connected by a bypass path will be described.
[0041]
In the cassette replenishment mode in that configuration, each conveyance means in the rear area from the branch position to the withdrawal banknote delivery path with respect to the deposit port in the banknote delivery transport path, that is, the identification part arrangement area, the banknote sorting path, and the deposit reject banknote transport path The money type feeding / feeding mechanism is driven in the forward direction, and each of the front side area, the withdrawal-unused banknote branch path, and the bypass path from the branch position to the withdrawal banknote delivery path with respect to the deposit port in the banknote transport path The conveying means and the batch storage bill feeding / feeding mechanism are driven in the reverse direction.
[0042]
As a result, banknotes in the banknote batch storage cassette are fed out one by one, and the identification portion arrangement area of the banknote branch path, bypass path, deposit-reject banknote transport path, banknote transport path, banknote feed transport path is not used. The denomination banknotes suitable for replenishment are stored in the denomination storage cassette through the banknote sorting passage and the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism. Moreover, a conveyance abnormality detection part is provided in a back flow position from the bypass passage merge position of a withdrawal banknote delivery path or a deposit rejection banknote conveyance path. And the banknote improper for replenishment passes through the identification part of a banknote conveyance conveyance path, is sent to a deposit rejection banknote conveyance path, and merges with the replenishment banknote before identification sent from a bypass path. When an unidentifiable banknote reaches the transport abnormality detection section, the transport abnormality is detected, sent to the front side from the branch position to the withdrawal banknote delivery path with respect to the depositing port of the banknote transport path, and the withdrawal reject banknote is stored It is stored in the part. In addition, the unidentifiable banknotes and the replenishment banknotes before identification sent from the bypass passage may overlap and form a chained state. In that case, both the unidentifiable banknotes and the presupplementary banknotes before identification are conveyed by the conveyance abnormality detection unit. It is determined as an abnormal banknote and stored in a withdrawal reject banknote storage unit.
[0043]
Also, in the cassette recovery mode, the bank transfer path, banknote sorting path, withdrawal banknote delivery path, deposit reject banknote transport path, and denomination type banking / feeding mechanism are driven in the reverse direction, and banknotes not using withdrawal Each conveyance means of a branch passage and a bypass passage, and a batch storing bill feeding and feeding mechanism are driven in the forward direction.
[0044]
As a result, the banknotes in each denomination storage cassette are fed one by one by the denomination feeding / feeding mechanism, sent to the banknote feeding / conveying path through the banknote sorting path, and identified by the identification unit. When the banknote identified by this identification unit is a properly collected banknote (denominated banknote), it goes through a withdrawal banknote delivery path, a deposit rejection banknote transport path, a bypass path, and a withdrawal-unused banknote branch path. The bills are stored in the bill storage portion of the bill bill storage cassette by the bill bill feeding and feeding mechanism. By the way, when the banknote identified by an identification part is an improperly collect | recovered banknote (for example, an unidentifiable banknote), this is also stored in the collective banknote storage part of a banknote batch storage cassette through the same conveyance path similarly to an appropriate collection banknote. In some cases, there are cases in which the bill is taken from the banknote transporting passage into the withdrawal reject banknote storage section through the withdrawal banknote branching means.
[0045]
Next, a description will be given of the operation when the bypass reject passage is connected to the deposit reject banknote transport path and the branch position of the deposit reject banknote transport path with respect to the deposit port in the banknote transport path.
[0046]
In the cassette replenishment mode in that configuration, the first billing path area on the near side from the branch position of the withdrawal bill delivery path with respect to the deposit port in the bill feeding transport path, the withdrawal bill delivery path with respect to the deposit port in the bill feeding transport path Branch position between the branch position located on the rear side with respect to the deposit port, the withdrawal banknote delivery path, and the deposit Reject bill conveyance path, each delivery means of banknote branch passage not using withdrawal, and batch storage bill feeding / feeding mechanism are driven in the reverse direction, bypass passage, bill sorting passage, second feeding passage area of bill feeding conveyance passage And each conveyance means of a 3rd conveyance path area connected to a banknote division | segmentation channel | path, and a money-type feeding / feeding mechanism are driven forward.
[0047]
As a result, the banknotes in the banknote storage cassette are fed out one by one, sent to the second transport path area in the banknote branch path and banknote transport path, and the replenishment banknote is identified by the identification unit. . The appropriate denomination banknotes for replenishment are sent through the withdrawal banknote delivery path, deposit reject banknote transport path, bypass path, third transport path area in the banknote feed transport path, banknote sorting path, and denomination transfer / delivery mechanism. It is stored in the type storage cassette. Further, banknotes that are inappropriate for replenishment by the identification unit are sent from the second transport path area of the banknote transport path to the first transport path area, and are stored in the withdrawal reject banknote storage section.
[0048]
Also, in the cassette recovery mode, the second transport path area of the banknote transport path, the withdrawal banknote branch path, the withdrawal banknote delivery path, the deposit reject banknote transport means and the batch storage banknote transfer The feeding mechanism is driven in the forward direction, and the bypass passage, the third transport path area of the banknote feeding transport path, the banknote sorting path, and the money type feeding / feeding mechanism are driven in the reverse direction.
[0049]
As a result, the banknotes in each denomination storage cassette are passed through the banknote sorting path, the third transport path area of the banknote transport path, the bypass path, the deposit reject banknote transport path, and the withdrawal banknote transport path. It is sent to the second conveyance area, and the bill is identified by the identification unit. At the time of identification, it is determined whether the banknote is an appropriate collectable banknote or an improperly recoverable banknote that cannot be identified (a banknote that cannot be identified by overlapping, skewing, chaining, etc.). As a result of this identification, banknotes that are properly collected are stored in the batch storage banknote storage section of the batch storage cassette through the banknote branching passage not withdrawing money, and the banknote storage and feeding mechanism.
[0050]
Moreover, when the banknote judged as the banknote which cannot be identified by an identification part is not rejected, it passes through the same conveyance path | route as a collection | recovery appropriate banknote, and is accommodated in the package storage banknote storage part of a package storage cassette.
[0051]
Moreover, when rejecting an indistinguishable banknote, a conveyance abnormality detection part is provided in a downstream position from the bypass passage merge position of a withdrawal banknote delivery path or a deposit rejection banknote conveyance path. And when an unidentifiable banknote is identified in a collection | recovery banknote in an identification part, it will be sent to a deposit | rejection rejection banknote conveyance path from the 2nd conveyance path area of a banknote conveyance conveyance path, and will merge with the collection | recovery banknote before identification sent from a bypass channel | path. . When the unidentifiable banknote reaches the conveyance abnormality detection unit, the conveyance abnormality is detected, sent to the first conveyance area of the banknote feeding conveyance path, and stored in the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit. In addition, the unidentifiable banknotes and the collected banknotes before identification fed from the bypass passage may overlap or be in a chained state. In that case, both the unidentifiable banknotes and the uncollected banknotes collected by the conveyance abnormality detection unit It is determined that the banknote is abnormally fed and sent to the withdrawal banknote storage unit.
[0052]
The invention of claim 10 will be described first from the operation when the storage cassette to be inserted into the uppermost mounting opening is a batch storage cassette.
[0053]
When depositing banknotes in deposit mode, the transport means and banking / unpayment mechanism of the banknote transport path, banknote sorting path, and banknote branch path without withdrawal are driven in the forward direction and are deposited on the deposit port. The banknotes are fed one by one by the feeding means, transported through the banknote transport path, the denomination, authenticity, etc. are checked by the identification unit, whether the deposited banknote is an appropriate deposit banknote, In particular, it is determined whether or not a banknote is appropriate for withdrawal, and the banknotes for withdrawal in the banknotes that are appropriate for payment pass through the banknote sorting passages and are transferred to the corresponding denomination cassettes through the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism of the corresponding denomination. Temporary holding is performed on the temporary banking portion temporarily formed by the temporary holding space forming mechanism in the type banknote storage unit. In addition, among the appropriate deposit banknotes, the unpaid banknotes are temporarily withheld as a withdrawal non-use banknote through a withdrawal-unused banknote branch passage and temporarily stored in a temporary storage section formed by the temporary storage space forming mechanism for batch storage banknotes.
[0054]
On the other hand, the deposit inappropriate banknote is sent to the deposit reject banknote conveyance path as a deposit reject banknote and returned to the withdrawal port.
[0055]
At the time of deposit approval in the deposit mode, a deposit approval operation is performed by the machine operator, and as a result, the temporarily held banknotes are stored in the banknotes by the storage operation mechanisms.
[0056]
When deposit is rejected in the deposit mode, that is, when a deposited banknote is returned, the machine operator performs a deposit unapproved operation. As a result, each transport means of the banknote feeding transport path, banknote sorting path, banknote branch path not using withdrawal and each The feeding / feeding mechanism is driven in the reverse direction, and each temporarily held banknote is fed through the corresponding feeding / feeding mechanism, and the banknote feeding path is sent out from the banknote feeding path through the banknote sorting path and the banknote branching path not using withdrawal. Return to the withdrawal gate via the road.
[0057]
Also, in the withdrawal mode, the bill feeding / conveying passage, bill sorting passage, bill type feeding / feeding mechanism to be fed are driven in the reverse direction, and bills stored in the denomination storing portion of the denomination to be paid out Are fed out one by one, sent from the banknote sorting path to the banknote transport path, and the identification unit identifies whether or not the withdrawal banknote is a withdrawal appropriate banknote, and the withdrawal appropriate banknote is withdrawn from the withdrawal banknote delivery path. The machine operator can take out a desired amount of withdrawal banknotes sent to the withdrawal port from the withdrawal port. In the identification unit, the banknote identified as the withdrawal inappropriate banknote is branched by the withdrawal reject banknote branching unit as the withdrawal banknote and stored in the withdrawal reject banknote storage section.
[0058]
In the cassette replenishment mode, the first conveyance path area on the near side from the branching position to the withdrawal bill delivery path for the deposit opening in the banknote delivery transport path, the branch to the withdrawal banknote delivery path for the deposit opening in the banknote delivery transport path Position, the second conveyance path area between the branch positions located on the rear side with respect to the deposit port among the branch positions of the deposit reject banknote conveyance path and the non-withdrawal banknote branch path, the withdrawal banknote delivery path, the deposit reject banknote transport Road, each delivery means of the banknote branch passage not using withdrawal and the feeding / feeding mechanism for the banknotes stored in the reverse direction are driven in the reverse direction, bypass passage, bill sorting passage, second feeding passage area of bill feeding passage and bill Each conveyance means of a 3rd conveyance path area connected to a division path and the feeding / feeding mechanism according to money type are driven forward.
[0059]
As a result, the banknotes in the banknote batch storage cassette are fed out one by one, sent to the second conveyance path area in the withdrawal banknote branch passage and banknote feeding conveyance path, and the replenishment banknote is identified by the identification unit. The appropriate denomination banknotes for replenishment are provided through the withdrawal banknote delivery path, deposit reject banknote transport path, bypass path, third transport path area in the banknote transport path, banknote sorting path, and denomination / delivery mechanism for each denomination. It is stored in the money type storage cassette. Further, banknotes inappropriate for replenishment by the identification unit are sent from the second transport path area of the banknote transport path to the first transport path area and stored in the withdrawal reject banknote storage section.
[0060]
Also, in the cassette recovery mode, the second transport path area of the banknote transport path, the banknote branch path without withdrawal, the banknote delivery path, the deposit reject banknote transport path, and the batch storage bank The feeding mechanism is driven in the forward direction, and the bypass path, the third transport path area of the banknote feeding transport path, the banknote sorting path, and the money type feeding / feeding mechanism are driven in the reverse direction.
As a result, the banknotes in each denomination storage cassette are passed through the banknote sorting path, the third transport path area of the banknote transport path, the bypass path, the deposit reject banknote transport path, and the withdrawal banknote transport path. It is sent to the second conveyance area, and the bill is identified by the identification unit. At the time of identification, it is determined whether the banknote is an appropriate collectable banknote or an improperly recoverable banknote that cannot be identified (a banknote that cannot be identified by overlapping, skewing, chaining, etc.). As a result of this identification, banknotes that are properly collected are stored in the batch storage banknote storage section of the batch storage cassette through the dispensing-unused banknote branch path and the batch storage bank feeding / feeding mechanism.
[0061]
If the banknote determined to be unidentifiable by the identification unit is not rejected, the banknote is stored in the batch storage banknote storage section of the batch storage cassette through the same transport path as that of the recovery appropriate banknote.
[0062]
Moreover, when rejecting an indistinguishable banknote, a conveyance abnormality detection part is provided in a downstream position from the bypass passage merge position of a withdrawal banknote delivery path or a deposit rejection banknote conveyance path. And when an unidentifiable banknote is identified in a collection | recovery banknote in an identification part, it will be sent to a deposit | rejection rejection banknote conveyance path from the 2nd conveyance path area of a banknote conveyance conveyance path, and will merge with the collection | recovery banknote before identification sent from a bypass channel | path. . When the unidentifiable banknote reaches the conveyance abnormality detection unit, the conveyance abnormality is detected, sent to the first conveyance area of the banknote feeding conveyance path, and stored in the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit. In addition, the unidentifiable banknotes and the collected banknotes before identification fed from the bypass passage may overlap or be in a chained state. In that case, both the unidentifiable banknotes and the uncollected banknotes collected by the conveyance abnormality detection unit It is determined that the banknote is abnormally fed and sent to the withdrawal banknote storage unit.
[0063]
Next, the operation in the case where the storage cassette mounted in the uppermost mounting slot is a denomination cassette will be described.
[0064]
When depositing banknotes in the deposit mode, the transporting means of the banknote transport path, the banknote sorting path, and the money type transfer / delivery mechanism group are driven in the forward direction so that the banknotes deposited and placed at the deposit port are fed. The paper is fed one by one by the inserting means, conveyed through the banknote transporting path, checked for denomination, authenticity, etc. by the identification unit. For each type of storage cassette, the banknotes stored in the corresponding denomination cassettes are stored via the denomination / delivery mechanism of the corresponding denomination via the banknote branch passage from the branch passage of the banknote classification passage. Is temporarily held in a temporary holding portion that is temporarily formed by a temporary holding space forming mechanism. On the other hand, the deposit-rejected banknote is sent from the banknote feeding conveyance path to the deposit-rejecting banknote conveyance path and returned to the withdrawal port. At the time of deposit approval in the deposit mode, a deposit approval operation is performed by the machine operator, and as a result, the temporarily held banknotes are stored in the banknotes by the storage operation mechanisms.
[0065]
When deposit is not approved in the deposit mode, that is, when a deposited banknote is returned, the machine operator performs a deposit non-approval operation. As a result, each transport means of the banknote transport path, banknote sorting path, and the denomination / delivery mechanism of the denomination to be fed Is driven in the reverse direction, and each temporarily held banknote is fed out through the corresponding denomination feeding / feeding mechanism, and returned to the withdrawal port through the banknote sorting path, banknote feeding / conveying path, and withdrawal banknote delivery path (note that For returning the temporarily held banknotes in the uppermost storage cassette, the banknotes may be sent directly from the banknote branch passage not using withdrawal into the banknote transport path).
[0066]
Also, in the withdrawal mode, the transporting means for the banknote feeding path, the banknote sorting path, and the feeding / feeding mechanism for the denomination to be fed are driven in the opposite direction, and stored in the denomination storage section for the denomination to be paid out. The fed banknotes are fed out one by one and fed into the banknote feeding / conveying path through the banknote sorting path (for banknotes in the uppermost storage cassette, from the banknote branching path not using withdrawal to the banknote feeding / conveying path directly) May be sent in).
[0067]
Whether or not the withdrawal banknote is a withdrawal appropriate banknote is identified by the identification section of the banknote transporting passage, and the withdrawal appropriate banknote is sent to the withdrawal opening through the withdrawal banknote delivery path. The withdrawal bill of the desired amount sent to can be taken out from this withdrawal port.
[0068]
A withdrawal banknote identified as a withdrawal inappropriate banknote in the identification part of the banknote transport path is branched as a withdrawal rejection banknote by the withdrawal reject banknote branching unit and stored in the withdrawal reject banknote storage section.
[0069]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
1 to 12 show a first embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 1 shows an appearance of the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross section of an internal structure. The airframe 1 has a box shape with a vertically long rectangular shape and a depth. The upper portion of the front surface is recessed in a concave shape. The inside of the airframe 1 is used as a deposit port 2, and the withdrawal port 3 is provided at the upper position. . An operation unit 4 is disposed on the upper surface of one side of the deposit port 2.
[0070]
A plurality of (three in the figure) mounting ports 1c are formed in the front surface 1a of the machine body 1 in the vertical direction, and each storage cassette 5 mounted to each of the mounting ports 1c, 1c, 1c. 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Are arranged, and these storage cassettes 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Is formed in a drawer form so that it can be inserted into the fuselage 1 from the front side of the fuselage in the back direction (backward) and pulled out to the front side of the fuselage (front), and the storage cassette 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Handles 6, 6, 6 are attached to the end face of the.
[0071]
These storage cassettes 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Is a storage cassette for withdrawal banknotes by type, and stores 10,000-yen bills, 5,000-yen bills, and thousand-yen bills from the top to the bottom.
[0072]
A deposit port 2 provided at the upper front of the machine body 1 is configured to set the bills P in a piled state, and a bottom portion 2 a is provided with a kicker roller 7, a feed roller 8, and an upper portion of the feed roller 8. , A feeding means 10 composed of a gate roller 9 that can rotate only in one direction (the direction opposite to the bill feeding direction) is provided. The banknotes P are separated one by one by a gate gap formed between the gate rollers 9 and fed one by one. The feed roller 8 and kicker roller 7 have a smooth surface and a friction surface on their peripheral surfaces, and are rotated once in synchronism with each other.
[0073]
A bill feeding / conveying passage 11 extending in the direction of the back of the machine body 1 is arranged following the feeding means 10, and a bill becomes a component of the bill feeding / conveying passage 11 in the middle of the bill feeding / conveying passage 11. An identification unit 12 is provided for checking the denomination of P, authenticity, double stacking, and the like. The conveying means of the banknote feeding and conveying passage 11 is constituted by a group of rollers that make up and down pairs.
[0074]
From the position behind the identification part 12 of the banknote transporting path 11 toward the lower side, the storage cassette 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 The banknote sorting passage 13 extending over the height position where it is placed, and the rearward position of the banknote feeding / conveying path 11 from the position of the identification section 12 are moved upward to the withdrawal port 3 through the upper portion of the identification section 12. A deposit reject banknote transport path 14 is provided, and the transport path 14 is configured to feed the banknote P into a discharge banknote storage unit 15 constituting a part of the withdrawal port 3. Further, the banknote delivery path 16 and the storage cassette 5 which are branched upward from the identification unit 12 to the depositing port 2 side and which feeds the banknotes to the discharge banknote storage unit 15. 1 A delivery path 17 is provided for sending to the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 '. The transport rollers 15a and 15a in the transport area immediately before the discharge banknote storage section 15 are in a passage area that accepts both banknotes from the deposit reject banknote transport path 14 and banknotes from the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16, and the discharge banknote storage section. Motor M so that it can rotate synchronously with the rollers in 15 4 (To be described later). It is also possible to form a storage space immediately after the rollers 15a and 15a. Therefore, in this embodiment, both the transport area of the transport rollers 15 a and 15 a and the storage space for the released banknote are handled as the released banknote storage unit 5.
[0075]
In addition, the switching levers 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 are provided as branching means in the branch portions. 1 , 22 2 Are not shown solenoid SD 1 , SD 2 , SD 3 , SD 4-1 , SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 The course is switched by. Each of the conveying paths is configured by a combination of a pair of rollers and a pair of belts. In the case of connecting a front / back reversing merging passage mechanism 25 described later, a solenoid SD is used. 4-1 May be omitted, instead the solenoid SD 4-2 , SD 4-3 Is added.
[0076]
The banknote sorting passage 13 has a banknote sorting passage portion 13a and a branch passage 23 branched from the passage portion 13a. 1 , 23 2 , 23 3 Each branch passage 23 1 , 23 2 , 23 3 Is storage cassette 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 It is provided toward the upper part of the inner end. Further, at the end of the bill feeding / conveying passage 11, a front / back reversing merging passage mechanism 25 in an optional type machine body 24 that constitutes a part of the passage 11 and is joined to the rear part of the machine body 1 is connected. . This front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 itself belongs to the public knowledge, and has an impeller 26 and a belt 27 at its inlet, and swings according to a reverse / non-reverse instruction so that the lower portion of the impeller 26 Solenoid SD so that the leading edge of the bill is locked or unlocked by entering or retracting from the belt 27. 4-2 And has a non-reversing passage 29a, a reversing passage 29b, and a joining passage 29c.
[0077]
A guide member 28b for guiding the bills conveyed through the non-reversing passage 29a and the reversing passage 29b is provided immediately before the merging passage 29c. The guide member 28b is a solenoid SD in a diagonally upper left direction in FIG. 4-3 It can be moved by. That is, in order to reliably send the banknotes sent from the merge portion 29c to the non-reversing passage 29a at the time of withdrawal, the guide member 28b is raised to the upper left obliquely to a position where the reversing passage 28b is blocked.
[0078]
When the front / back reversing junction passage mechanism 25 is connected, the switching lever 21 is fixed in a horizontal state, and the solenoid SD 4-1 Can't be attached. The reason for this is that both the incoming bills and the outgoing bills are transported through the front / back reversing merging passage mechanism 25.
[0079]
Then, in FIG. 2, when the deposited banknote passes through the identification unit 12 and enters the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25, it is sent rightward by the lower surface portion of the impeller 26 and the belt 27, and the identification result at the identification unit 12 is reversed. Solenoid SD for facing banknotes (banknotes to be reversed) 4-2 Is excited, the lever 28a protrudes upward, and the forward-facing banknote proceeding from the left is stopped by abutting the leading edge of the lever 28a, while the rear-end banknote is rotated by the impeller 26. Is moved to the upper surface portion of the impeller 26, and as a result, is sandwiched between the upper surface portion of the impeller 26 and the roller facing it, and is fed through the reverse passage 29b with the rear end as a leading end, and on the upper surface of the guide member 28b. Guided and fed into the merging passage 29c, from the end of the passage, the inlet portion (switching lever 22) of the banknote sorting passage portion 13a. 1 To the installation position). In addition, when the identification unit 12 identifies a face-up banknote (a banknote that does not need to be reversed), the solenoid SD 4-2 Is not excited, the lever 28a is in the lowered position retracted from the conveyance path, and the front-facing banknote advances to the right in the horizontal direction. While being guided by the right side surface of the member 28b, the member 28b is fed into the merging passage 29c, and is sent from the passage 29c to the bill sorting passage portion 13a. Note that the bills that have entered the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 are divided into a reversing passage 29b and a non-reversing passage 29a on the way, but are fed into the joining passage 29c while maintaining the order of the bills to be entered, and the bills on the downstream side are reliably separated Yes. In addition, the deposit return banknote or the withdrawal banknote is input to the entrance of the banknote sorting passage 13a (the switching lever 22). 1 From the installation position) to the merging passage 29c. At that time, the guide member 28b is a solenoid SD. 4-3 The reversing passage 29b is closed by being excited by the excitation of the banknote, and the banknote coming out from the confluence passage 29c is guided by the right side surface of the guide member 28b and fed into the non-reversing passage 29a, and obliquely lower right Then, it curves at an acute angle and is sent to the left horizontal direction, and is sent to the identification unit 12 through the switching levers 20 and 21 (the switching lever 21 is a fixed position). In the case of this example, the banknote transporting path 11 is configured by including the paths (29a, 29b, 29c) of the front / back reversing / merging path mechanism 25.
[0080]
In this example, the switching lever 21 is fixed in the horizontal direction, and the solenoid SD 4-1 However, the switching lever 21 can be swung, and the solenoid SD 4-1 Needless to say, the banknote sorting passage 13a may be vertically raised and turned to the left with the switching lever 21 toward the identification unit 12 when the banknote is returned and withdrawn.
[0081]
Next, the storage cassette 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 A specific embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0082]
FIG. 3 is an external view of the single storage cassette represented by reference numeral 5, and has a flat box shape. A bellows-shaped shutter 30 extends from the inner end surface 5 a to the one side surface 5 b along the upper and lower rails 31. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the inner end surface 5a of the storage cassette 5 is closed. The shutter 30 is urged in the closing direction by a spring (not shown), and 32 is a projection for opening the shutter 30, and is fixed to the body 1 side when the storage cassette 5 is inserted into the mounting port 1c of the body 1. So that the shutter 30 slides relative to the insertion movement of the storage cassette 5 so that the inner end face 5a is fully opened when the storage cassette 5 is completely inserted. Is formed.
[0083]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the storage cassette 5 includes an outer frame 34 (formed integrally with the storage cassette 5), an intermediate frame 35 fitted along the inside of the outer frame 34, The inner frame 36 is fitted along the inside of the intermediate frame 35. The outer frame 34 and the intermediate frame 35, and the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36 are both long holes 37 and 38 and pins 39 and 40. Are slidable in the front-rear direction relative to the front surface 1a of the machine body 1 (longitudinal direction of the storage cassette 5), and the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36 are both outer frames 34 by springs 41 and 42. In contrast, the storage cassette 5 is biased toward the inner end surface 5a. The interior of the inner frame 36 is a storage portion 43.
[0084]
A bottom portion 44 at the inner end (same as the inner end surface 5 a side) of the intermediate frame 35 is extended, and arms 45, 45 are erected on both sides of the bottom portion 44. The arms 45, 45 are provided with an upright portion 46 that rises along the outside of the side edge of the bottom portion 44, and a long hole 47 that is bent at a right angle from the lower end of the upright portion 46 and extends in the width direction of the bottom plate 44. And a vertical surface portion 49 bent downward at a right angle from the end of the horizontal flange portion 48 and extending in the front-rear direction of the storage cassette 5. The pin 50 of the bottom portion 44 is formed in the long hole 47. 50, the arm 45 is held on the back surface of the bottom plate 44 and is slidable in the width direction of the bottom plate 44.
[0085]
A restriction member 51 having an L shape as viewed from the top is fixed to the upper portion of the upright portion 46, and both ends of the stored banknotes are formed by one surface 51a, 51a of the restriction member 51, 51 of the left and right arms 45, 45. The two sides of the bill are regulated by the other surfaces 51b and 51b. A roller 52 is pivotally attached to one end of the bottom plate 44.
[0086]
The inner end of the inner frame 36 is closed by an end wall 53 as shown in FIG. 7, and the areas near the inner ends of the side walls 54, 54 on both sides thereof are lowered one step below the lower ends of the regulating members 51, 51. The end wall 53 is provided with window holes 53a, 53a into which part of the peripheral surfaces of the kicker rollers 56, 56 of the feeding / feeding means 55 provided on the side of the machine body 1 is fitted. Guides 57 and 57 for guiding the feeding of bills are provided on the upper portion of the wall 53 so as to bend outward.
[0087]
Further, an upper surface plate 58 having a base portion fixed to the side walls 54 and 54 and extending in the horizontal direction is provided at the upper portion of the inner frame 36, and a bill is guided to the tip of the upper surface plate 58 in cooperation with the guides 57 and 57. Guides 59, 59, 59 protrude upwardly.
[0088]
An expansion / contraction mechanism for expanding / contracting the width between the arms 45, 45, that is, the width between the regulating members 51, 51 is provided on the body 1 side. This expansion / contraction mechanism is provided in the body 1 with a storage cassette 5. 1 ~ 5 3 When the inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 are projected in the back direction (details will be described later), the storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 The left and right cams 60, 60 are fixedly provided on the shafts 61, 61 serving as swing fulcrums in a positional relationship between the vertical surfaces 49, 49 of the arms 45, 45. Forks 62, 62 fixed to the ends of the shafts 61, 61 have a solenoid SD. 6 The levers 63 and 63 projecting from the support shaft 63a to which the arm 63b connected to the plunger is fixed are brought into contact with the upper surface by the bias of the springs 62a and 62a. Solenoid SD 6 Is normally de-energized, in which case the arm 63b is urged by a spring 63d and locked by a stopper 63c, and the levers 63 and 63 swinging around the support shaft 63a are also in the position of FIG. The cams 60, 60 are in a standing posture through the forks 62, 62 urged against the levers 63, 63 by springs 62 a, 62 a. When the inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 protrude in the back direction (rearward) of the machine body 1, the vertical surface portions 49 and 49 are positioned in a separated state on both outer sides of the cams 60 and 60 in the standing posture. This is because the vertical surface portions 49 and 49 are restricted in their contraction direction positions by the engagement between the outer ends of the long holes 47 and 47 of the horizontal flange portions 48 and 48 and the pins 50 and 50. Further, the surfaces 51b and 51b of the regulating members 51 and 51 are located on the same surface as the inner surfaces of the both side walls 54 and 54 of the inner frame 36, and are located slightly larger than the width direction dimension of the bill. Solenoid SD 6 Is excited, and the vertical surfaces 49 and 49 are pressed against the springs 64 (stretched between the two vertical surfaces 49 and 49) by the cams 60 and 60 that rotate from the standing posture to the inclined posture through the forks 62 and 62. The spacing between the arms 45, 45 is widened by the above, and the regulating members 51, 51 and spacers 76, 76, which will be described later, are positioned on both outer sides of the both side walls 54, 54 of the inner frame 36 (this operation stores temporarily held banknotes). When the temporary banknote is added to the stored banknote).
[0089]
Solenoid SD 6 Is de-energized and the forks 62, 62 are also in a horizontal position, and the cams 60, 60 are positioned in a standing position, so that the interval between the arms 45, 45 is narrowed and the space between the surfaces 51b, 51b of the restricting members 51, 51 is reduced. Is placed at the original position slightly larger than the width direction dimension of the bill.
[0090]
On the other hand, a mechanism for moving the regulating members 51 and 51 back and forth is provided. The moving mechanism is a motor M. 7 And a lever 66 that is always brought into contact with the peripheral surface of the cam 65 by a spring 67. When the cam surface with the smallest diameter of the cam 65 is in contact with the lever 66 (this time). The roller 52 of the intermediate frame 35 at the position shown in FIG. 5 is positioned at a slight distance from the lever 66. When the cam 65 is rotated forward, the roller 66 pushes the roller 52. Then, the intermediate frame 35 is moved against the bias of the spring 42. As a result, the arms 45, 45 and the restricting members 51, 51 are moved to the front surface 1a side (front) of the airframe 1, and the arm is rotated by the reverse rotation of the cam 65. 45 and 45 and the regulating members 51 and 51 are moved to the back side (rear side) of the airframe 1. These movement operations are performed by the storage cassette 5. 1 ~ 5 3 Arms 45, 45 are provided to form a temporary holding space, to expand the temporary holding space every time the temporary holding bill increases in the temporary holding space, to return the temporary holding bill, and to store the temporarily holding bill. When the restricting members 51, 51 are unfolded, the arms 45, 45, the restricting members 51, 51 fixed to them, and the spacers 76, 76 are used to return to the end wall 53 side.
[0091]
8 to 11, reference numeral 68 denotes a locking member for the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36 with respect to the outer frame 34. The locking member 68 is swingably attached to the outer frame 34 by a pin 69, and a lock portion 68 a at one end thereof is attached to the intermediate frame 35. The holes 70 and 71 formed in the bottom surface of the inner frame 36 can be freely engaged and disengaged, and are urged by the spring 72 in the engaging direction. SD 7 Is a solenoid for releasing the lock of the lock member 68, and is installed on the machine body 1 side. When the storage cassette 5 is inserted, the solenoid SD 7 The plunger 73 extends and the other end of the lock member 68 is pushed against the spring 72 to release the lock, and the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36 are moved to the rear of the machine body 1 by the springs 41 and 42 (rightward in FIG. 8). ).
[0092]
A stopper 53 b is fixed to the lower end region of the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36, and the end of the intermediate frame 35 in the back direction with respect to the machine body 1 is in contact with the stopper 53 b by the bias of the spring 42. When the lock member 48 is unlocked, the inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 move integrally from the position shown in FIG. 4 to the position shown in FIG. 5, and the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 comes into contact with an operating arm 75 described later and stops. . At this time, the roller 52 is positioned with a slight gap between the roller 52 and the lever 66. At this time, the stopper 53b of the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 is in contact with the end of the intermediate frame 35. At this time, the surfaces 51a and 51a of the regulating members 51 and 51 are located behind the body 1 from the inner surface of the end wall 53. It is in a positional relationship protruding. The reason for this positional relationship is as follows. In order to store temporarily held banknotes, the restricting members 51 and 51 are spread outward from the both side walls of the inner frame 36 and moved toward the back wall 53 in the expanded state so that the end of the intermediate frame 35 by the stopper 53b The movement is stopped by the locking, and the restricting members 51 and 51 are moved from the stop position in the contracting direction to approach each other. This is because when the restricting members 51, 51 are moved in the reduction direction, it is considered that the restricting members 51, 51 can move to a fixed position in the reduction direction without contacting the stored bills.
[0093]
4 and 5, reference numeral 74 denotes a belt for moving the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36 at the positions shown in FIG. 5 to the front of the machine body 1 and returning them to the positions shown in FIG. M 8 (Actually motor M for each cassette 8-1 ~ M 8-3 ). The operating arm 75 is fixed to the belt 74, and the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 is pushed by the operating arm 75 and returned into the outer frame 34 by moving from the solid line to the chain line in FIG. Further, the intermediate frame 35 is also returned to the outer frame 34 integrally with the inner frame 36 through the stopper 53b and the spring 42, and when reaching the position shown in FIG. 4, the lock member 68 enters the holes 70 and 71, and the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36. Is locked in the position of FIG. Immediately after that, the motor M 8 The belt 74 rotates in the reverse direction, and the belt 74 stops when the operating arm 75 returns to the solid line position from the one-dot chain line position in FIG.
[0094]
Further, in FIG. 6, 76 and 76 are spacers fixed to the outer surfaces of the surfaces 51a and 51a of the upper restriction members 51 and 51 of the arms 45 and 45, respectively. This is to provide a sufficient space between the temporarily held banknote and the stored banknote so that the kicker roller 56 and feed rollers 77 and 77 described later do not come into contact with each other.
[0095]
As shown in FIG. 5, the feeding / feeding means 55 includes a pair of left and right feed rollers 56 and a pair of left and right feed rollers positioned above and between the guides 57 and 57 of the end wall 53. 77 and each feed roller 77, and is positioned between the guides 59, 59, 59 of the upper surface plate 58 of the inner frame 36, and can rotate only in the direction of the arrow (the direction opposite to the bill feeding). A gate roller 78 that creates a gate gap through which only one bill passes between the feed roller 77 and a pair of rollers provided near the outer sides of each gate roller 78 and rotates endlessly between the rollers 79 and 80. A loose belt 81 whose end extends beyond the peripheral surface position of the feed roller 77 and crosses the banknote passing through the gate gap is formed. The roller 80 is regulated in the axial direction with respect to the axis of the gate roller 78 and is freely supported in the rotation direction. Rotate endlessly.
[0096]
It is known that banknotes are collected using the loose belt 81 as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 57-33258. -It is characterized in that it is used in combination with the feeding means 55. In particular, when a bill is fed, for example, in FIG. 9, the loose belts 81 and 81 are rotated in the direction shown in the solid line in the illustrated direction to assist the bill feeding, and the gate bill (formed by the feed roller 77 and the gate roller 78) is fed by the fed bill. The loose belts 81 and 81 are deformed in the feeding direction in FIG. 9 (the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 9). On the other hand, the loose belts 81 and 81 return to the solid line position in FIG. Prepare for the next bill delivery. The loose belts 81 and 81 serve to press the temporarily-reserved reduced banknotes against the feed rollers 77 and 77 when the amount of the banknotes is reduced when the temporarily-reserved banknotes are returned. That is, there is no portion between the spacers 76 and 76 that directly presses the temporarily held banknotes against the kicker rollers 56 and 56 and the feed rollers 77 and 77. The temporarily held banknotes are tensioned in the width direction by being sandwiched by the plates 82 and 82, and the temporarily held banknotes are pressed against the kicker rollers 56 and 56 and the feed rollers 76 and 76 by the tension force. When the amount of temporarily held banknotes is large, the tension is maintained and there is no problem, but when the amount of temporarily held banknotes decreases, it becomes difficult to maintain sufficient tension. Thus, at the time of paying out the temporarily held reduced banknotes, the belt portion on the banknote storage side of the aforementioned loose belts 81 and 81 is positioned to the back of the temporarily held reduced banknote (the left side of the temporarily held banknotes in FIG. 10). The banknotes pressed by the loose belts 81 and 81 are pressed by the feed rollers 77 and 77. As a result, even if the number of temporarily held banknotes decreases, the banknotes are reliably fed out until all temporarily held banknotes are used up.
[0097]
The width of the bill pressing surface of the spacers 76, 76 (the width in the interval direction between the spacers 76, 76, that is, the width in the bill feeding width direction) may be sufficiently provided up to the pressing region of the feed rollers 77, 77. . In that case, in order to completely retract the spacers 76, 76 to both outer sides of the side walls 54, 54, not only a very large distance has to be moved, but also a large retreat space is secured on both sides of the side walls 54, 54. It is necessary to keep. In this example, the width of the spacers 76 is reduced as much as possible in consideration of this point. In the case where the spacers 76, 76 are provided up to the pressing area of the feed rollers 77, 77 with sufficient width direction dimensions of the spacers 76, 76, the loose belts 81, 81 may stop rotating when the bills are fed. . In this case, the loose belts 81 and 81 are banknotes that are drawn out while being rotated, and the posture is changed to the banknote transport surface (deformation from the solid line position in FIG. 11 to the one-dot chain line position). When completed, the original posture (solid line position in FIG. 11) is restored.
[0098]
When the banknotes are fed, the loose belts 81 and 81 are pushed at the leading edge of the fed banknotes from the standby position in the solid line position beyond the peripheral surface positions of the feed rollers 77 and 77 in FIG. While pushing away at the loose belt part, it enters the storage space or temporary holding space together with the banknotes to be fed. This prevents collision between the trailing edge of the fed banknotes and the leading edge of the fed banknotes, and reliably stacks the fed banknotes. When the fed banknotes are fed, the loose belts 81 and 81 are pulled out of the banknotes by the movement of their own rotation, return to the original posture, and prepare for the next banknotes being fed.
[0099]
4, 5, and 7, the holding plates 82 and 82 are usually located at the position shown in FIG. 5 of the machine body 1 (position with a little clearance from the bill pressing surface of the spacers 76 and 76). When the temporarily held banknotes are fed out, the paper is moved to the spacers 76 and 76 side and stopped at a position where the banknote pressing surface of the presser plates 82 and 82 and the inner surface of the end wall 53 are flush with each other. The temporary holding banknote is pressed and held with 82. In FIG. 8, 83 is a pressing member that presses the stored banknote P and the temporarily stored banknote in the storage section 43, and a rail 84 that inclines downward toward the rear (rightward in FIG. 8) formed on the inner surface of the side wall of the inner frame 36. Is engaged with a roller on the side of the pressing member 83, and a force of a spring 85 that biases the roller downward generates a force for moving the pressing member 83 rearward (rightward in FIG. 8) of the machine body 1. It has become.
[0100]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 12, the drive system of each transport system is a motor M that drives the transfer means 10 provided in the deposit port 2. 1 And a motor M for driving the banknote transport path 11, the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, and the withdrawal banknote transport path 16. 2 And banknote sorting passage 13 (sorting passage portion 13a and each branch passage 23 1 ~ 23 3 ) And the feeding / feeding means 55, 55, 55 are connected to each clutch CL. 1 , CL 2 , CL 3 Motor M driven through 3 And a motor M for driving a roller group for feeding banknotes into the banknote storage unit 15 and for driving rollers 17a and 17b of the transport path 17. 4 When the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is connected, a motor M for driving the mechanism 25 is provided. 5 Is also added. Of these motors, motor M 1 , M 4 Is only forward rotation, M 2 , M 3 , M 5 Is driven forward and reverse.
[0101]
Solenoid SD is used for path switching during transport. 1 , SD 2 , SD 3 , SD 4-1 , SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 Is provided, and when the front / back reversing merging passage mechanism 25 is connected, the solenoid SD 4-1 Solenoid SD 4-2 , SD 4-3 Will be added.
[0102]
Further, as drive means other than the transport system, a motor M that moves the pressing plate 2b that presses the banknotes P placed and deposited in the deposit port 2 to the feeding means 10. 6 , Each storage cassette 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Motor M for moving the intermediate frame 35 7-1 , M 7-2 , M 7-3 Similarly, each cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Drive motor M of belt 74 provided for each 8-1 , M 8-2 , M 8-3 , Solenoid SD for moving the vertical surface portions 49, 49 6-1 , SD 6-2 , SD 6-3 , Solenoid SD for unlocking the lock member 68 7-1 , SD 7-2 , SD 7-3 Are provided. These motors and solenoids are connected to the drive controller C. 2 Connected to the drive control unit C 2 Is the overall control unit C 1 Connected to. This overall control unit C 1 Is connected to the operation unit 4 for performing operations such as a deposit mode operation, a deposit approval operation, a deposit non-approval operation, a withdrawal mode operation, and a desired withdrawal amount designation operation, and the identification unit 12 and each storage cassette 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Fullness detection sensor S that detects fullness of stored bills 1 , S 2 , S 3 Connected to.
[0103]
In particular, the full detection sensor S is used when depositing banknotes. 1 , S 2 , S 3 Banknotes whose denominations are identified by the identification unit 12 are stored in the respective storage cassettes 5. 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 It is sent to. However, either full detection sensor S 1 ~ S 3 When the banknote is detected as being full, the identification result of the identification unit 12 and the fullness detection so that even a banknote whose denomination is identified by the identification unit is returned to the withdrawal port 3 as a deposit reject banknote. Sensor S 1 ~ S 3 Solenoid SD when depositing banknotes based on the detection result 3 , SD 4-1 This switching is controlled.
[0104]
Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described together with the control block diagram shown in FIG.
[0105]
First, “(A 0 ) Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Will be described from “loading operation to the machine body 1”. Storage cassette 5 replenished with 10,000, 5,000 and 1,000 yen bills 1 ~ 5 3 1 is inserted into the mounting openings 1c, 1c, 1c on the front surface 1a of the machine body 1 shown in FIG. 1 ~ 5 3 The shutters 30, 30, and 30 are unlocked, and when further inserted, the projections of the shutters 30, 30, and 30 are inserted into the engaging portions 33, 33, and 33 that are fixedly provided inside the mounting openings 1c, 1c, and 1c. The parts 32, 32, 32 come into contact with each other, and the storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 The shutters 30, 30, and 30 are opened according to the insertion of.
[0106]
Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 1 is completely inserted, the front surface 1a of the airframe 1 is in the state shown in FIG. 1 ~ 5 3 4 and FIG. 8 are in the state indicated by the solid line, where the solenoid SD 7 (Actually SD 7-1 ~ SD 7-3 ) Is energized, the plunger 73 protrudes and the lock member 68 rotates clockwise in the figure, and the lock portion 68a is removed from the holes 70 and 71 of the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36, and the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame. Under the action of the springs 42 and 41, 36 projects and moves in the direction of the back of the body 1 (to the right in FIG. 8). Since the stopper 53b of the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 locks the end of the intermediate frame 35, both the inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 move together, and the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 is in a fixed position. When hitting the operating arm 75, the inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 are stopped at that position. As a result, a part of the kicker rollers 56, 56 enters the window holes 53a, 53a of the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36, the feed rollers 77, 77 are positioned between the guides 57, 57, and the gate rollers 78, 78 and the loose rollers. The belts 81 and 81 are located between the guides 59 and 59 (shown in FIG. 5 and shown in a chain line in FIG. 8).
[0107]
The positions of the regulating members 51, 51 and the spacers 76, 76 in the width direction (the direction between both side walls 54, 54 of the inner frame 36) are usually such that the surfaces 51b, 51b of the regulating members 51, 51 are both side walls 54, 54 of the inner frame 36. When the stoppers 53b of the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 are engaged with the end portions of the intermediate frame 35, the end surfaces 53a and 51a of the regulating members 51 and 51 are located on the same surface as the inner surface. As a result, the banknotes to be stored are in contact with the inner surface of the end wall 53 and the other end surface thereof is in contact with the pressing member 83. At that time, the surfaces 51a and 51a are not in contact with one end surface of the stored banknote group, and are positioned at intervals.
[0108]
Therefore, even if the inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 are positioned at the positions indicated by the chain lines in FIG. 5 and FIG. 8, the surfaces 51 a and 51 a and the surfaces 51 b and 51 b of the regulating members 51 and 51 are the end walls 53 of the inner frame 36. And the positional relationship with respect to both side walls 54 and 54 does not change. At that time, the presser plates 82 and 82 are positioned at a slight interval on the banknote pressing surface of the spacers 76 and 76 fixed to the regulating members 51 and 51. The roller 52 is at a position having a slight clearance from the lever 66, and the cams 60 and 60 are in a standing posture, and are positioned at a distance from the vertical surface portions 49 and 49. The above is "(A 0 ) Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Is a loading operation on the machine body 1. In this state, the deposit mode operation or the withdrawal mode operation is performed, and there are both cases where the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is not connected and when it is connected.
[0109]
"(B 0 ) “Payment mode (without front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25)” will be described.
[0110]
The push plate 2b of the deposit port 2 is normally in a standing position (the position indicated by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 2), and the machine operator aligns and deposits deposited bills on the bottom plate 2a of the deposit port 2 and operates the deposit start button. To do. Motor M 6 Rotates forward, and the pressing plate 2b is in a horizontal posture to press the upper surface of the deposited banknote. On the other hand, motor M 7-1 ~ M 7-3 Rotates forward and the roller 52 is pushed by the lever 66, and each cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are moved to the front of the machine body 1 (left side in FIG. 8), and the inner surface of the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 and the banknote pressing surface of the spacers 76 and 76 (the inner surfaces of the end walls 53). A temporary holding space in which several banknotes can be fed is formed between the opposing surfaces), and the motor M 7-1 ~ M 7-3 Stops at that position and is held in a braking state.
[0111]
Next, motor M 2 , M 3 , M 4 Is rotated forward. Thereby, the banknote transport path 11, the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, the withdrawal banknote transport path 16, the banknote sorting path 13 (the section path 13a and each branch path 23). 1 ~ 23 3 ) Is driven forward. On the other hand, each type of clutch CL 1 ~ CL 3 Is also connected, and each denomination transfer / delivery means 55, 55, 55 is driven in the forward direction (driven in the banknote transfer direction).
[0112]
Slightly late Motor M 1 Is rotated forward, the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 8 are rotated, the deposited banknotes are fed out one by one, and are sent to the right side of the banknote transporting path 11 in FIG. , Check for legitimacy (regular denomination banknotes that can be used for withdrawals or regular denomination banknotes that cannot be used for withdrawals), double stacking, chaining, skewing, etc. . Meanwhile, each storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 2, the fullness detection sensor S for detecting the fullness of the banknotes in each storage unit 43 by detecting the leftward limit position of the pressing member 83 when the temporary storage space is formed in FIG. 1 , S 2 , S 3 Is provided, but this full detection sensor S 1 , S 2 , S 3 Is not detected as full, a 10,000 yen bill, a 5,000 yen bill, and a genuine bill of a thousand yen bill are determined to be appropriate deposits, and either full sensor S 1 , S 2 , S 3 Is detected as a full banknote, even if it is a genuine banknote, it becomes a deposit overflow banknote, and is treated as a deposit improper banknote, that is, a deposit reject banknote. In the case of an improper deposit banknote, that is, a deposit reject banknote (fake banknote, double stack, chained, skewed banknote, deposit overflow banknote, etc.), it is sent to the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14 by switching the switching lever 20 and is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, after rising in the transport path 14, it is turned left and sent to the released bill storage unit 15. At this time, the push plate 2b is located on the upper surface of the deposited banknote, and the deposited reject banknote can be freely taken out from the released banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal port 3. On the other hand, the identification unit 12 and the full detection unit S 1 ~ S 3 2 is sent to the banknote sorting passage 13 of FIG. 2 by the switching lever 21, and the switching lever 22. 1 , 22 2 Switching of the corresponding denomination branch passage 23 1 ~ 23 3 And is stored in a temporary storage space formed in the storage unit 43 of each denomination through each feeding / feeding means 55 for each denomination. Also, the overall control unit C in FIG. 1 Has a denomination type temporary storage number storage unit (not shown) for storing the temporary reservation number for each denomination calculated based on the identification data of the identification unit 12. Based on the drive control unit C 2 Denomination motor M that increases the number of temporarily held banknotes 7-1 ~ M 7-3 2 and the cam 65, lever 66, and roller 52 move the corresponding denomination restricting members 51 and 51 and spacers 76 and 76 to the left in FIG. Is formed and held.
[0113]
In this way, all the deposited banknotes loaded in the deposit port 1 are brought into the temporary storage spaces formed in the storage units 43 and temporarily stored. The deposit port 1 has a light projecting / receiving sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence / absence of banknotes, and a predetermined time elapses after this light projecting / receiving sensor (not shown) detects the absence of banknotes during the receipt of deposited banknotes ( After a predetermined time sufficient for the last banknote transferred to reach the temporary storage space or the released banknote storage unit 15), the motor M 1 , M 2 , M 3 , M 4 Is stopped. In this state, payment approval and payment non-approval operations are possible.
[0114]
At this time, motor M 6 Is in a stopped state (motor M 6 Is rotated and the press plate 2b presses the banknote and assumes a horizontal posture, then the motor M 6 The pressing plate 2b presses the banknote with a spring force, and descends while maintaining the horizontal posture with the spring force until the banknote runs out. ), And the push plate 2b is positioned in the upper position of the bottom plate 2a of the deposit slot 2 in the horizontal posture, and the released bill storage unit 15 is in an open state.
[0115]
When there is a deposit rejected banknote released to the banknote storage unit 15, the machine operator takes out the banknote and confirms the deposit amount on the display unit provided on the front surface 1 a of the machine body 1 and confirms the deposit by the operation unit 4. Alternatively, a button operation for non-approval of deposit is performed.
[0116]
When [(a) Deposit Approval Button Operation] is performed, solenoid SD 6-1 ~ SD 6-3 6 and 8, the cams 60, 60 shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 are rotated from the standing posture to the inclined posture to push the vertical surface portions 49, 49, and the regulating members 51, 51 and the spacers 76, 76 are formed in the inner frame. It is moved outward from both side walls 54, 54 of 36. At that time, the stored banknotes are pushed and moved by the pressing member 83 in the back direction of the machine body 1 (to the right in FIG. 8), and the temporarily held banknotes are also pressed against the inner surface of the end wall 53 together. The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 7-1 ~ M 7-3 As a result of the reverse rotation, the cam 65 rotates in the reverse direction and rotates until the minimum diameter cam surface of the cam 65 contacts the lever 66, that is, the cam 65 rotates to a fixed position and stops. The inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 move integrally because the roller 52 is in contact with the lever 66, but the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 abuts against the operating arm 75 during the movement, and stops. 35 is also stopped at that position integrally with the inner frame 36 through the stopper 53b. Solenoid SD up to this point 6-1 ~ SD 6-3 8 is maintained in the excited state, and the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are located on the outer sides of the both side walls 54 and 54, and the front and rear direction positions thereof are the surfaces 51a and 51a of the regulating members 51 and 51 in FIG. The banknote pressing surface (right surface in FIG. 8) of the spacers 76 and 76 is positioned slightly to the left from the inner surface of the end wall 53 and the banknote pressing surface of the presser plates 82 and 82 (left surface in FIG. 8). Solenoid SD in that state 6-1 ~ SD 6-3 Is de-energized, the cams 60, 60 are in the standing posture, and the pressing of the vertical surface portions 49, 49 is released. As a result, the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 move in the width direction in which the surfaces 51b and 51b approach, and stop at the positions where the pins 50 and 50 are locked at the outer ends of the long holes 47 and 47. 5 is located at the position shown in FIG. At this time, the front and rear direction positions of the surfaces 51a and 51a of the regulating members 51 and 51 with respect to the machine body 1 are located behind the inner surface of the end wall 53 (rightward in FIG. 8), and the bill pressing surfaces of the press plates 82 and 82 There is a slight gap between (the left surface in FIG. 8) and the banknote pressing surface of the spacers 76 and 76 (the right surface in FIG. 8). Further, the surfaces 51b and 51b of the regulating members 51 and 51 are located on the same plane as the inner surfaces of the side walls 54 and 54.
[0117]
Thus, the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are returned to the initial positions, and the storing operation of the temporarily reserved banknote is performed (the storing operation of the temporarily stored banknote itself is combined with the stored banknote. Although the storage operation of the mechanism itself has been completed at the time, the restricting members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 return to the initial positions, and the storage operation ends.
[0118]
Immediately after that, the motor M 6 Is reversed, and after the push plate 2b is lifted, it becomes a vertical posture and returns to a position where the dispensing port 3 is closed.
[0119]
Next, a case where [(b) Button operation for non-approval of deposit] is performed will be described.
[0120]
By pressing the deposit non-approval button, first, the press plates 82 and 82 are moved to the left in FIG. 10 by a moving mechanism (not shown), and the bill pressing surface (the left surface in FIG. 10) of the press plates 82 and 82 is in contact with the inner surface of the end wall 53. Located on the same plane. Immediately after that, the motor M 7-1 ~ M 7-3 , And the cam 65 is also rotated in the reverse direction and rotated to a fixed position (position where the smallest cam surface of the cam 65 contacts the lever 66). 7-1 ~ M 7-3 Stops. The restricting members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are then moved to the right in FIG. 10, and when the temporarily held banknotes are pressed against the holding plates 82 and 82 by the spacers 76 and 76 and tightened, the spacers 76 and 76 are restricted. The members 51 and 51 are stopped. The temporarily held banknotes are held between the pressing surfaces of the press plates 82 and 82 and the spacers 76 and 76, and the stored banknotes are pressed and held between the surfaces 51 a and 51 a of the regulating members 51 and 51 and the pressing member 83. Is done. Next, solenoid SD 2 , SD 4-1 Is switched, and the switching levers 19 and 21 are switched to take the posture in which the deposit return bill is fed into the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 and the feeding posture into the identification unit 12. At this time, the solenoid SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 Remains de-energized and the switching lever 22 1 , 22 2 Is a branch passage 23 1 , 23 2 The banknotes sent from the banknote are sent to the banknote sorting passage part 13a. In this state, the motor M 2 , M 3 Is rotated in reverse and the motor M 4 Rotates forward.
[0121]
Next, clutch CL 1 Entered, storage cassette 5 of 10,000 yen bills 1 The feeding / feeding means 55 corresponding to is driven in the reverse direction so that the temporarily held 10,000 yen banknotes are fed one by one, and the branch passage 23 1 , Switching lever 22 1 The bill sorting passage portion 13 a, the switching lever 21, the identification portion 12 installation area of the bill feeding / conveying passage 11, the switching lever 19, and the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 are sent to the discharge bill storage portion 15. In this way, when the 10,000 yen banknote temporarily held is lost, the banknote pressing surface of the spacers 76 and 76 hits the holding plates 82 and 82 located at the same plane as the inner surface of the end wall 53 and stops. The discriminating unit 12 determines that all 10,000 yen banknotes temporarily held because the 10,000 yen banknotes have not arrived for a predetermined time have been delivered, and the clutch CL 1 , And the 10,000 yen bill feeding / feeding means 55 stops. Immediately after that, solenoid SD 5-1 Is excited and the switching lever 22 1 Is vertical posture (branch passage 23 1 Will be closed posture).
[0122]
Next, the clutch CL for 5,000 yen bills 2 Enters, storage cassette 5 2 The feeding / feeding means 55 corresponding to No. 1 is driven in the reverse direction, and the five thousand yen bills temporarily held in the same manner are fed one by one, and the branch passage 23 2 , Switching lever 22 2 The bill sorting passage portion 13 a, the switching lever 21, the identification portion 12 installation area of the bill feeding / conveying passage 11, the switching lever 19, and the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 are sent to the discharge bill storage portion 15. In this way, when there is no temporarily held 5,000 yen bill, the bill pressing surface of the spacers 76, 76 hits the holding plates 82, 82 located on the same surface as the inner surface of the end wall 53 and stops. The identification unit 12 determines that all the 5,000 yen banknotes temporarily suspended due to the 5,000 yen banknotes not coming for a predetermined time have been fed out, and the clutch CL. 2 The feeding / feeding-out means 55 for 5,000 yen bills is stopped.
[0123]
Immediately after that, solenoid SD 5-2 Is excited and the switching lever 22 2 Is vertical posture (branch passage 23 2 It is a position to block.
[0124]
Next, the clutch CL corresponding to the thousand yen bill 3 Enters, storage cassette 5 3 The feeding / feeding means 55 corresponding to No. 1 is driven in the reverse direction, and similarly, one thousand yen bills temporarily held are fed one by one, and the branch passage 23 3 The bill sorting passage portion 13 a, the switching lever 21, the identification portion 12 installation area of the bill feeding / conveying passage 11, the switching lever 19, and the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 are sent to the discharge bill storage portion 15. When the thousand yen banknotes temporarily held in this manner disappear, the banknote pressing surfaces of the spacers 76 and 76 come into contact with the holding plates 82 and 82 located on the same plane as the inner surface of the end wall 53 and stop. The identification unit 12 determines that all thousand yen banknotes temporarily held because the thousand yen banknotes have not arrived for a predetermined time have been fed out, and the clutch CL 3 , And the thousand yen bill feeding / feeding means 55 is stopped. Thereafter, after all the banknotes in the transport system are stored in the released banknote storage unit 15, the motor M 2 , M 3 , M 4 Is stopped, and the solenoid SD 2 , SD 4-1 , SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 Is also de-energized and returns to the posture shown in FIG. Further, the clutch CL corresponding to the feeding / feeding means 55 which is finally fed out. 3 All storage cassettes 5 when 1 ~ 5 3 The presser plates 82 and 82 move to the right in FIG. 10 and stop at the solid line position. As a result, each storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 also move to the right in FIG. 10, but the end of the intermediate frame 35 is locked by the stopper 53 a of the inner frame 36 and stopped during the movement. That position is the original position. At that time, the surfaces 51 a and 51 a of the regulating members 51 and 51 are located slightly to the right in FIG. 10 from the inner surface of the end wall 53, and are spacers 76 with respect to the bill pressing surfaces of the press plates 82 and 82. , 76 is located at a slightly spaced position. The roller 52 of the intermediate frame 35 is positioned with a slight gap in the lever 66 that contacts the cam 65.
[0125]
Note that all storage cassettes 5 regardless of whether there are three denominations or less than two denominations. 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Since a temporary storage space is formed, the operation always operates in the order described above. For example, if there is no 10,000 yen bill, the clutch CL 1 Since the identification unit 12 does not detect the arrival of the banknote for a predetermined time even if the feeding / feeding means 55 for 10,000 yen banknote is driven, it is determined that there is no temporarily held 10,000 yen banknote ( The same state as when the 10,000-yen banknote is temporarily paid out) proceeds to the next operation. The same applies when there are no temporarily held 5,000 yen bills or thousand yen bills.
[0126]
When the deposited banknotes temporarily held in this manner are stored in the released banknote storage unit 15, the push plate 2b is in a position in the horizontal position on the same bottom plate 2a as when the deposited banknotes are transferred, and the machine operator returns the deposit. Banknotes can be taken out from the withdrawal port 3 freely. When this deposit return banknote is taken out from the withdrawal port 3, the removal of the ejected banknote is detected by a light emitting / receiving sensor (not shown) in the ejected banknote storage unit 15, and the motor M 6 As a result, the push plate 2b rises to a vertical posture, closes the dispensing port 3, and the entire machine returns to the standby state.
[0127]
Next, “(C 0 ) “Withdrawal mode (without front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25)” will be described.
[0128]
The amount of money to be withdrawn or the type and amount (or number) of money to be withdrawn are input by the operation unit 4, and the withdrawal start button is operated. At this time, the pressing plate 2b is in the state shown in FIG.
[0129]
Motor M by withdrawal button operation 2 , M 3 Rotates in reverse and motor M 4 Rotates forward. Clutch CL 1 , CL 2 , CL 3 Has not yet entered.
[0130]
In this state, the storage cassette 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Motor M 7-1 ~ M 7-3 Is driven forward and stopped at a position where the surfaces 51 a and 51 a of the regulating members 51 and 51 are flush with the inner surface of the end wall 53. Thereby, the storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Are stored between the inner surface of the end wall 53 and the surfaces 51 a and 51 a and the pressing member 83. On the other hand, the banknote sorting path 13, the banknote transport path 11, the withdrawal banknote path 16, and the deposit reject banknote path 14 are driven in the reverse direction, and the rollers and the transport path 17 of the discharged banknote storage unit 15 are driven in the forward direction. Has been. Solenoid SD 4-1 Is energized to take a posture in which the withdrawal banknote is fed into the banknote feeding and conveying path 11. Solenoid SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 Is de-energized and the switching lever 22 1 , 22 2 Is a branch passage 23 1 , 23 2 And the banknote sorting passage portion 13a.
[0131]
Overall control unit C whether or not 10,000 yen banknotes are withdrawn 1 If not, Solenoid SD 5-1 Is energized to switch the lever 22 1 Is allowed to rise, and the rising of banknotes rising from below the banknote sorting passage portion 13a is allowed.
[0132]
Solenoid SD when there are withdrawals of 10,000 yen bills 5-1 Clutch CL without exciting 1 Is energized to feed out the desired number of banknotes, and then the clutch CL 1 Cut off. In other words, since the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 are synchronously rotated once (the feed roller 9 is rotated once per rotation of the kicker roller 7), one bill is fed out. It is detected by a detection sensor that does not, and once it is rotated for the number of bills to be paid out, it is temporarily stopped. The 10,000-yen banknotes fed out are branched passages 23 1 , Switching lever 22 1 , Banknote sorting passage portion 13a, switching lever 21, bill feeding conveyance passage 11 are sent to banknote delivery passage passage 11 and are appropriate for withdrawal banknotes (10,000 yen banknotes) or banknotes inappropriate banknotes (gold other than 10,000 yen banknotes). Type banknotes, double stacks, chains, skew banknotes, etc.) and solenoid SD when the banknotes are appropriate for withdrawal 2 With the excitation, the switching lever 19 is swung downward, and the banknote is fed into the discharged banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16. Solenoid SD for banknotes with incorrect withdrawal 2 Is de-energized and the switching lever 19 is raised, and the solenoid SD 1 And the switching lever 18 is raised, and the banknotes with inappropriate withdrawal are moved to the left in the banknote feeding / conveying path 11 in FIG. 1 Are sent to the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 '. Based on the identification result of the identification unit 12, the overall control unit C in FIG. 1 Then, the number of sheets specified for the 10,000 yen banknote (referred to as the converted number in the case of money designation) is compared with the number of banknotes that have passed through the discriminating unit 12, and the number of insufficient sheets is 10,000. The clutch CL after rotating the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 for yen bills by the number of sheets. 1 Cut off. The fed banknote is discriminated as an appropriate banknote or an unacceptable banknote by the identification unit 12, and is stored in the released banknote storage unit 15 or the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 'according to the identification result. 1 After further rotating the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 by an insufficient number until the number of sheets specified for the 10,000 yen banknote matches the number of banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 12, the clutch CL 1 When the above values match, the process proceeds to feeding the next denomination banknote.
[0133]
First, solenoid SD 5-1 Is excited and the switching lever 22 1 Takes a vertical posture. And whether there is a withdrawal of 5,000 yen bill or not 1 If not, Solenoid SD 5-2 Is energized to switch the lever 22 2 The bills rising from below the bill sorting passage portion 13a are allowed to rise. In this state, the overall control unit C determines whether or not there is a withdrawal of a thousand yen bill. 1 If not, Solenoid SD 4-1 , SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 2 is de-energized to the posture shown in FIG. 2, and after a predetermined time has elapsed to allow the withdrawal banknote of the amount desired by the operator to be stored in the release banknote storage section 15, the overall control section C 1 And drive control unit C 2 Through motor M 2 , M 3 , M 4 Is stopped and motor M 6 Is rotated forward, and in FIG. 2, the pressing plate 2b assumes a horizontal posture on the bottom plate 2a. As a result, it is possible to take out the dispensed banknotes released to the released banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal port 3. And when it is detected by the light projecting / receiving sensor (not shown) that the withdrawal banknote in the released banknote storage section 15 has been taken out, the overall control section C 1 And drive control unit C 2 Motor M 6 Is reversed, and the push plate 2b reaches the position indicated by the one-dot chain line in FIG. This returns the machine to a standby state. Also, if there is no withdrawal of a 5,000 yen bill and there is a withdrawal of a thousand yen bill, the withdrawal of a 5,000 yen bill when there is a withdrawal of a 5,000 yen bill and there is a withdrawal of a thousand yen bill. Since this is the same as the operation for dispensing a thousand yen bill after the end of gold, the operation at this point will be described later. If there is a withdrawal of 5,000 yen bill, solenoid SD 5-2 Remains unexcited and clutch CL 2 Is energized to feed out the desired number of banknotes, and then the clutch CL 2 Cut off. That is, the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 are synchronized to rotate once (one rotation of the kicker roller 7 causes the feed roller 9 to rotate one turn), so that one bill is drawn out. Detected by the detection sensor that does not, and once rotated for the number of banknotes to be paid out. The fed-out five thousand yen bill is a branch passage 23. 2 , Switching lever 22 2 , Banknote sorting passage portion 13a, switching lever 21, bill feeding conveyance passage 11 are sent to banknote delivery path 11 by means of discriminating section 12 and appropriate banknotes (5,000 yen banknotes) or inappropriate banknotes (gold other than 5,000 yen banknotes). Type banknotes, double stacks, chains, skew banknotes, etc.) and solenoid SD when the banknotes are appropriate for withdrawal 2 With the excitation, the switching lever 19 is swung downward, and the banknote is fed into the discharged banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16. Solenoid SD for banknotes with incorrect withdrawal 2 Is de-energized and the switching lever 19 is raised, and the solenoid SD 1 And the switching lever 18 is raised, and the banknotes with inappropriate withdrawal are moved to the left in the banknote feeding / conveying path 11 in FIG. 1 Are sent to the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 '.
[0134]
Based on the identification result of the identification unit 12, the overall control unit C in FIG. 1 Then, the number of sheets specified for the 5,000-yen banknote (referred to as the converted number in the case of monetary designation) is compared with the number of banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 12, and the insufficient number After rotating the kicker roller 7 and feed roller 9 for five thousand yen bills by the number, the clutch CL 2 Cut off. The additional fed banknote is determined by the identification unit 12 as a banknote appropriate for withdrawal or a banknote for inappropriate withdrawal, and is stored in the released banknote storage unit 15 or the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 ′ according to the identification result, and the overall control unit C 1 After further rotating the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 by the shortage until the number of sheets specified for the 5,000 yen banknote matches the number of sheets of the appropriate banknote that has passed through the identification unit 12, the clutch CL 2 When the above values match, the process proceeds to feeding the next denomination bill (thousand-yen bill).
[0135]
First, solenoid SD 5-2 Is excited and the switching lever 22 2 Takes a vertical posture. And whether or not there is withdrawal of thousand yen bills 1 If not, Solenoid SD 4-1 , SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 Is de-energized and switching levers 21 and 22 1 , 22 2 2 is in the posture shown in FIG. 2, and after the elapse of a predetermined time sufficient for the withdrawal banknote of the amount desired by the operator to be stored in the release banknote storage section 15, the overall control section C 1 And drive control unit C 2 Through motor M 2 , M 3 , M 4 Is stopped and motor M 6 Is rotated forward, and in FIG. 2, the pressing plate 2b assumes a horizontal posture on the bottom plate 2a. As a result, it is possible to take out the dispensed banknotes released to the released banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal port 3. And when it is detected by the light projecting / receiving sensor (not shown) that the withdrawal banknote in the released banknote storage section 15 has been taken out, the overall control section C 1 And drive control unit C 2 Motor M 6 Is reversed, and the push plate 2b reaches the position indicated by the one-dot chain line in FIG. This returns the machine to a standby state. In addition, when there is a withdrawal of a thousand yen bill (this is the same effect when there is no withdrawal of a 5,000 yen bill and there is a withdrawal of a thousand yen bill (not described above)), the solenoid SD 5-2 Is maintained and the switching lever 22 is 2 Is also maintained in a vertical position. And clutch CL 3 Is energized to feed out the desired number of banknotes, and then the clutch CL 3 Cut off. In other words, the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 are synchronously rotated once (one rotation of the kicker roller 7 causes the feed roller 9 to be rotated once) so that one bill is fed out. Detected by the detection sensor that does not, and once rotated for the number of banknotes to be paid out. Thousand-yen bills fed out are branched passages 23 3 , Bill sorting passage portion 13a, switching lever 21, bill feeding transport passage 11 and the identification portion 12 withdrawing appropriate bill (thousand yen bill) or withdrawing inappropriate bill (denomination bill other than thousand yen bill) , Double stack, chain, skew banknote, etc.), and solenoid SD 2 With the excitation, the switching lever 19 is swung downward, and the banknote is fed into the discharged banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16. Solenoid SD for banknotes with incorrect withdrawal 2 Is de-energized and the switching lever 19 is raised, and the solenoid SD 1 And the switching lever 18 is raised, and the banknotes with inappropriate withdrawal are moved to the left in the banknote feeding / conveying path 11 in FIG. 1 Are sent to the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 '. Based on the identification result of the identification unit 12, the overall control unit C in FIG. 1 Then, the number of sheets specified for the thousand yen banknote (referred to as the converted sheet number in the case of money designation) is compared with the number of banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 12, and the number of sheets that are insufficient The clutch CL after rotating the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 for yen bills by the number of sheets. 3 Cut off. The additional fed banknote is determined by the identification unit 12 as a banknote appropriate for withdrawal or an unacceptable banknote, and is stored in the discharged banknote storage unit 15 or the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 'according to the identification result. 1 The clutch CL is further rotated after the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 are additionally rotated until the number of sheets designated for the thousand yen banknote matches the number of sheets of the appropriate banknote that has passed through the identification section 12. 3 When the above values match, the withdrawal of the banknotes of all denominations is completed. And solenoid SD 4-1 , SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 Is de-energized and switching levers 21 and 22 1 , 22 2 2 is in the posture shown in FIG. 2, and after the elapse of a predetermined time sufficient for the withdrawal banknote of the amount desired by the operator to be stored in the release banknote storage section 15, the overall control section C 1 And drive control unit C 2 Through motor M 2 , M 3 , M 4 Is stopped and motor M 6 Is rotated forward, and in FIG. 2, the pressing plate 2b assumes a horizontal posture on the bottom plate 2a. As a result, it is possible to take out the dispensed banknotes released to the released banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal port 3. And when it is detected by the light projecting / receiving sensor (not shown) that the withdrawal banknote in the released banknote storage section 15 has been taken out, the overall control section C 1 And drive control unit C 2 Motor M 6 Is reversed, and the push plate 2b is positioned at the position indicated by the one-dot chain line in FIG. On the other hand, motor M 7-1 , M 7-2 , M 7-3 When the cams 65, 65, 65 return to their home positions, they stop, and the restricting members 51, 51 also return to their home positions. This puts the machine in a standby state.
[0136]
Similarly, when the operator operates the deposit mode or the withdrawal mode, the machine performs the deposit mode operation or the withdrawal mode operation corresponding to the mode.
[0137]
Next, “(D 0 ) Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Will be described.
[0138]
In the operation unit 4, a denomination cassette withdrawal button (not shown) is operated. In other words, all storage cassettes 5 1 ~ 5 3 If you want to collect the cassette, press the cassette pull-out button for 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, or 1,000 yen. In addition, when a storage cassette of a specific denomination is to be collected during a business because the amount of stored banknotes is full or insufficient, only the cassette withdrawal button for that denomination is pressed.
[0139]
When this cassette pull-out button is pressed, the overall control unit C in FIG. 1 , Drive control unit C 2 The denomination motor M corresponding to the cassette pull-out button 8 (Actually M 8-1 ~ M 8-3 5 corresponding to the cassette pull-out button of FIG. 5 is rotated forward, the belt 74 in FIG. 5 is rotated, and the operating arm 75 pushes the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 and moves it to the left in FIG. At this time, since the intermediate frame 35 is in contact with the stopper 53b of the inner frame 36 by the spring 42, the intermediate frame 35 is also moved to the left in FIG. In FIG. 8, the inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 at the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line are moved leftward by the operating arm 75 at the position indicated by the solid line, moved to the position indicated by the solid line, and stored in the storage cassette 5. Then, the lock portion 68a of the lock member 68 in contact with the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the intermediate frame 35 enters the holes 70 and 71 on the bottom surfaces of the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36, and the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36 are at the positions indicated by solid lines in FIG. Lock. This state is shown in FIG. When the storage cassette 5 is pulled out in the state shown in FIG. 4, the storage cassette 5 moves relative to the engagement portion 33 toward the front side of the machine body 1 (left direction in FIG. 4). The shutter 30 of the storage cassette 5 that is spring-biased is closed. When the shutter 30 is disengaged from the engaging portion 33, the inner end surface 5 a of the storage cassette 5 is closed by the shutter 30.
[0140]
When the storage cassette 5 is completely pulled out from the machine body 1, the shutter 30 of the storage cassette 5 is locked and cannot be opened without using a key. Immediately thereafter, the storage cassette 5 is completely pulled out of the machine body 1 and carried to a checkout office or the like. Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 When pulling out all of the above, the same operation should be performed for each cassette.
[0141]
The above description of the operation has been made in the case where the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is not connected. Next, a case where the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is connected will be described. In addition, the part of the operation | movement same as the operation | movement when not connecting the front-back inversion merging passage mechanism 25 is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different point is demonstrated. By the way, in this example, solenoid SD 4-1 The switching lever 21 is fixed in the horizontal posture shown in FIG. Solenoid SD 4-2 , SD 4-3 And motor M 5 Is added.
[0142]
And in this example, “(B 1 ) When in deposit mode (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) and “(C 1 ) The time of the withdrawal mode (with front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25) is different from the above-described operation description.
[0143]
(B 1 ) In the deposit mode (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25), the motor M after the deposit start button is operated in FIG. 2 , M 3 , M 4 Motor M during forward rotation 5 As a result, in addition to the banknote transport path 11, the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, the withdrawal banknote transport path 16, and the banknote sorting path 13, the front / back reversing merge path mechanism 25 is also driven in the forward direction (note that In the invention, the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is also a constituent part of the banknote feeding / conveying passage 11, but in the description of this embodiment, it will be described as another configuration for the sake of easy understanding.
[0144]
And a little behind the motor M 1 Is turned forward, and the deposited banknotes are fed one by one. Whether the banknotes are banknotes appropriate for depositing by the identification unit 12 or, when the banknotes are banknotes appropriate, whether they are face-up banknotes or face-down banknotes. In the case where a banknote facing the back side of an actual banknote is set as a front banknote, the banknote facing the front side of the actual banknote is set as a backside banknote. An improper deposit banknote is the same as the above-described operation explanation, but an appropriate deposit banknote is the switching lever 20, 21 (solenoid SD). 3 Passes between the levers 20 and 21 in a horizontal position), and is sent to the non-reverse passage 29a on the right side of FIG. Solenoid SD when the identification result is a face-down banknote (banknote to be reversed) 4-2 Is excited, the lever 28a protrudes upward, and the forward-facing banknote proceeding from the left is stopped by abutting the leading edge of the lever 28a, while the rear-end banknote is rotated by the impeller 26. Is moved to the upper surface portion of the impeller 26, and as a result, is sandwiched between the upper surface portion of the impeller 26 and the roller facing it, and is fed through the reverse passage 29b with the rear end as a leading end, and on the upper surface of the guide member 28b. It is guided and sent to the junction passage 29c.
[0145]
When the identification unit 12 is identified as a face-up banknote (a banknote that does not need to be reversed), the solenoid SD 4-2 Is not excited, the lever 28a is in the lowered position retracted from the conveyance path, and the front-facing banknote advances to the right in the horizontal direction, and is further sent through the non-reversing passage 29a that curves sharply and heads obliquely to the upper left. While being guided by the right side surface of 28b, it is fed into the merging passage 29c.
[0146]
The bills that have entered the front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25 in this way are divided into a reversing passage 29b and a non-reversing passage 29a in the middle, but are fed into the joining passage 29c while maintaining the order of the entering bills. In this way, from the end of the merging passage 29c to the inlet portion (switching lever 22) of the banknote sorting passage portion 13a. 1 To the installation position). At this time, the switching lever 22 1 Depending on the denomination of the incoming banknote, the solenoid SD 5-1 Is de-excited and the 10,000 yen banknote is branched into the passage 23 1 Solenoid SD for 5,000 yen bills and thousand yen bills 5-1 Is energized to switch the lever 22 1 In the vertical position, the bill sorting passage 13a is lowered and the solenoid SD 5-2 Switching lever 22 by excitation or non-excitation 2 By switching the corresponding denomination branch passage 23 2 Or 23 3 It is sent to.
[0147]
In addition, when the deposited banknote temporarily held in this manner is returned [(b) Button operation for non-acceptance of deposit] and “(C 1 The difference is that the operation is as follows when in the "withdrawal mode (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25)". That is, when the deposit non-approval button is operated, the motor M 2 , M 3 Reverse rotation and motor M 4 As described above, the forward rotation of the motor M has been already described. 5 Is also rotated in reverse and the solenoid SD 4-3 Is excited and the guide member 28b is positioned at an obliquely upper left position in FIG. 2 and closes the reverse passage 29b. When the withdrawal button is operated, the motor M is immediately 2 , M 3 Reverse rotation and motor M 4 As described above, the forward rotation of the motor M is started. 5 Is reversely rotated, and the front / back reversing merging passage mechanism 25 is driven in the reverse direction, and the solenoid SD 4-3 Is excited and the guide member 28b is positioned at an obliquely upper left position in FIG. 2 and closes the reverse passage 29b. And each storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 The return banknotes or withdrawal banknotes fed out from the branch passage 23 1 , 23 2 , 23 3 To the banknote sorting passage 13a, and the inlet (switching lever 22) of the banknote sorting passage 13a. 1 From the installation position) to the merging passage 29c. At that time, the guide member 28b is a solenoid SD. 4-3 The reversing passage 29b is closed by being moved obliquely to the upper left by the excitation of the bills, and the bills coming out from the confluence passage 29c are guided by the right side surface of the guide member 28b and fed into the non-reversing passage 29a, and are directed obliquely to the lower right. After that, it curves at an acute angle and is sent to the left horizontal direction, and is sent to the identification unit 12 through the switching levers 20 and 21 (the switching lever 21 is a fixed position).
[0148]
In this example, the switching lever 21 is fixed in the horizontal direction, and the solenoid SD 4-1 However, the switching lever 21 can be swung, and the solenoid SD 4-1 May be provided as it is, and when the banknote is returned and withdrawn, the banknote sorting passage 13a may be vertically raised and turned leftward by the switching lever 21 to the identification unit 12 side. That is, in that case, the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is used only during the transfer / conveyance / temporary holding operation of the deposited banknote. At the time of return of deposited banknotes and withdrawal in that example, “(B 0 ) “Payment mode (no front / back reversing merging passage mechanism 25)” [(b) Button operation for non-approval payment] and “(C 0 )) Withdrawal mode (front / reverse reversing / merging passage mechanism 25) "is exactly the same.
[0149]
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0150]
The same structural parts as in the first embodiment have the same numbers or corresponding numbers (in the first embodiment, M 2 , M 3 In the second embodiment, what was 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 Is attached).
[0151]
First, in this embodiment, the storage cassette 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Of which, storage cassette 5 1 Is a batch storage cassette and storage cassette 5 2 Is a storage cassette for 10,000 yen withdrawal banknotes, storage cassette 5 3 Is a storage cassette for each denomination for 1000-yen banknotes, especially the collective storage cassette 5 1 Is a banknote that is not appropriate for withdrawal in banknotes that are appropriate for depositing (even 5,000 yen denominated banknotes, 10,000 yen banknotes, non-performing banknotes in thousand yen banknotes, and correct banknotes in 10,000 yen banknotes and thousand yen banknotes) Cassette 5 2 , 5 3 This refers to the deposit overflow bill that is sent to the aircraft when it is full. Here, the correct banknotes in the banknotes that are appropriate for deposit are the banknotes that are less fatigued and painful and can be used as the banknotes that are used for withdrawals. A bill that cannot be used as a withdrawal bill. ), And at the start of work, when necessary during work, and at the end of work. 2 , 5 3 On the other hand, replenishment of banknotes and collection of banknotes (detailed explanation will be given at the time of operation explanation) can be performed.
[0152]
In the first embodiment, the bill feeding / conveying path 11, the deposit / rejecting banknote transporting path 14, and the withdrawal / dispensing banknote sending path 16 are connected to the motor M. 2 However, in this second embodiment, the conveyance area between the switching levers 18 and 19 of the banknote feeding conveyance path 11 is set to the motor M. 2-2 In addition, the identification unit 12 installation area of the banknote identification path 11, the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14, and the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16 are driven by the motor M. 2-1 It comes to be driven by.
[0153]
Further, in this example, the switching lever 21 switches to the lower side, the switching lever 92 heads to the lower left, the middle turns to an obtuse angle, heads to the lower side, and further turns to the left horizontal direction. 2 Is provided with a banknote sorting passage portion 13a. 2 Branch passage 23 from the position to the left horizontal direction 2 , Switching lever 22 2 A branch passage 23 that extends vertically downward from the position and toward the left horizontal direction at the lower end. 3 Have
[0154]
In addition, the switching lever 22 is located at a position downstream from the identification unit 12 of the banknote transporting passage 11 and upstream from the switching lever 21. 1 The switching lever 22 1 The first deposit overflow banknote branch passage 90 is branched downward by the above-described method to branch and convey the deposit overflow banknote obliquely downward. 1 And this passage 90 1 2nd deposit overflow banknote branch passage 90 which goes to the left horizontal direction from the lower end of 2 And.
[0155]
Separately, a bypass passage 91 is provided. The lower end of the bypass passage 91 is connected to the position of the switching lever 92 of the bill sorting passage portion 13a, and the upper end of the passage 91 is connected to the position of the switching lever 93 of the deposit reject banknote transport path 14. Further, switching levers 94 and 95 are provided, and the deposit reject banknote transport path 14 and the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16 are connected through these switching levers 94 and 95.
[0156]
Further, when the switching lever 19 in this example is in the position shown in FIG. 13, the banknote descending the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16 is guided to the left side area of the banknote transport path 11, and the switching lever 19 is shown in FIG. When the position is moved obliquely downward to the left from the position, the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 and the identification section 12 installation side passage area of the bill delivery transport passage 11 are brought into a connected state.
[0157]
Switching lever 22 1 , 22 2 , 92, 93, 94, 95 are solenoid SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 , SD 8 , SD 9 , SD 10 , SD 11 The details of the operation will be described when the overall operation is described.
[0158]
Moreover, in this example, the banknote division | segmentation channel | path part 13a, the branch channel | path 23 2 , 23 3 , Bypass passage 91 is motor M 3-1. Driven by the storage cassette 5 2 Storage cassette for bills and thousand yen 3 Feeding and feeding means 55, 55 for the clutch CL 2 , CL 3 (This is the same as in the first embodiment).
[0159]
Overflow bill branch passage 90 1 , 90 2 Is motor M 3-2 The cassette 5 for storing bills in a batch 1 Feeding / feeding means 55, 55 of the clutch CL 1 Motor M 3-2 It is driven by.
[0160]
The front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is installed as an option when the customer desires. When this mechanism 25 is installed, a fixed guide (not shown) that is selectively installed from the roller position on the right side of the identification unit 12 is installed. ) Or the like is sent upward into the mechanism 25, and the banknote coming out of the mechanism 25 is sent to the switching lever 22. 1 It is sent to the position roller. In this case, the roller on the right side of the identification unit 12 and the switching lever 22 1 The roller located in the middle of the roller at the position is removed, and the passage connecting the two linearly is eliminated.
[0161]
When the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is not attached, the roller on the right side of the identification unit 12 and the switching lever 22 are arranged. 1 A conveyance path that linearly connects the position rollers is formed, and this straight conveyance path is used for banknote conveyance.
[0162]
Further, a conveyance abnormality detection sensor 96 is provided in the withdrawal bill delivery path 16. The sensor 96 is a collective bill storage cassette 5. 1 Other storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Used when collecting banknotes.
[0163]
13 and 14, the storage cassette 5 is placed inside the cassette insertion slot 1c of the machine body 1. 1 ~ 5 3 Type detection sensor S 01 ~ S 04 Is provided. Particularly in this example, the sensor S 01 5,000 yen storage cassette 5 1 Detection sensor, sensor S 02 For 10,000 yen, Sensor S 03 Each storage cassette 5 for 1000 yen 2 , 5 3 Sensor S and sensor S 04 Is a banknote storage cassette 5 1 This is a detection sensor. Cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 On the side of these working pieces H 01 ~ H 03 Is provided.
[0164]
In this example, usually cassette 5 1 Is used for banknotes, this cassette 5 1 In this case, the replenishment collection is performed by the customer. 1 You may want to use Therefore, the position of the sensor S is changed in the cassette insertion direction inside the uppermost insertion slot 1c. 01 And S 04 Is provided, and the operating piece H 01 Is a storage cassette 5 as a storage cassette for batch storage bills 1 If you want to use the sensor S 04 Is fixed at a position corresponding to the storage cassette 5 1 Is used as a 5,000 yen bill cassette, it is moved to the left and the sensor S 01 It is fixed at a position corresponding to. Operating piece H 02 , H 03 Is sensor S 02 , S 03 It is fixed at the cassette side position corresponding to.
[0165]
Sensor S mentioned above 01 ~ S 04 Collective cassette type (Sensor S) 04 Is cassette 5 1 Or the cassette type by money type is set.
[0166]
First, <collective cassette type (Sensor S 04 Is cassette 5 1 Each mode is explained in).
[0167]
"(A 2 ) Collective storage cassette 5 1 Refilling operation (no reverse 25)
Collective storage cassette 5 pulled out at the closing day of the previous day and placed in the checkout office 1 A predetermined number of 10,000 yen bills and 1,000 yen bills to be used as withdrawal bills are loaded into the storage cassette 5 (storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Is a predetermined number suitable for automatic replenishment).
[0168]
This collective storage cassette 5 1 The operator (machine operator) carries it from the checkout station to the machine body 1 and inserts it into the uppermost mounting port 1c of the machine body 1. This collective storage cassette 5 1 Is inserted into the mounting opening 1c, and when finished, the sensor S of FIG. 04 Is cassette 5 1 Working piece H 01 Is detected, and the machine is set to the batch storage cassette type. Cassette 5 2 , 5 3 At that time, there is no bill in the storage units 43, 43, and it remains attached to the fuselage 1, and the sensor S 02 , S 03 Is a working piece H 02 , H 03 Is detected. On the other hand, collective cassette 5 1 When the shutter 30 is inserted and the inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 are protruded (moving to the position indicated by the chain line in FIG. 5 and FIG. 8), the storage cassette 5 of the first embodiment is used. 1 Since the operation is the same as that in FIG.
[0169]
Collective storage cassette 5 1 The storage cassette 5 is mounted by the operation of attaching the machine 1 to the body 1. 1 The inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 are in the state shown in FIG. Cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 are also in the same position. Therefore each cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 5 are located on the right side in FIG. 5 from the inner surface of the end wall 53, and the cassettes 5 1 ~ 5 3 Are stored between the end wall 53 and the pressing member 83.
[0170]
When the cassette refill button operation of the operation unit 4 is performed in this state, first the motor M 7-2 , M 7-3 Rotates forward and the roller 52 is pushed by the lever 66, and each cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are moved to the front of the machine body 1 (left side in FIG. 8). A temporary storage space for transferring several banknotes is formed between the opposing surfaces), and the motor M 7-2 , M 7-3 Stops at that position and is braked.
[0171]
Next, motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-2 Is reversed and the motor M 3-1. , M 4 Is rotated forward. As a result, the entire banknote transport path 11 (area from the switching lever 18 to the switching lever 21), the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, the withdrawal banknote transport path 16, and the deposit overflow banknote branch path 90. 1 , 90 2 Is driven in the opposite direction and the branch passage 23 2 , 23 3 The rollers (including the transport rollers 15a and 15a) of the banknote sorting passage portion 13a, the bypass passage 91, the transport path 17, and the released bill storage portion 15 are driven in the forward direction. Solenoid SD 5-1 Is excited and the switching lever 22 1 Swings up and down, deposit overflow banknote branch passage 90 1 And the bill feeding / conveying path 11 are connected. Solenoid SD 9 Is excited to swing the switching lever 93 to connect the bypass passage 91 and the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14. Solenoid SD 11 Is excited and the switching lever 95 slides up to connect the deposit reject banknote transport path 14 and the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16. Solenoid SD 1 Is excited, and the switching lever 18 brings the bill feeding and conveying path 11 and the conveying path 17 into a connected state. Solenoid SD 2 Is energized or de-energized based on the identification result of the banknote by the identification unit 12, and when the replenishment banknote is identified as a withdrawal appropriate banknote by the identification unit 12, the solenoid SD 2 And the switching lever 19 is moved obliquely downward to connect the identification area 12 setting area of the banknote transporting path 11 and the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16, and the replenishment banknote is identified as an inappropriate banknote. Solenoid SD 2 Is de-energized, and the passage area between the identification section 12 setting area of the banknote feeding and conveyance path 11 and the switching levers 18 and 19 is connected.
[0172]
In this state, the clutch CL 1 , CL 2 , CL 3 Enters, collective storage cassette 5 1 The feeding / feeding-out means 55 of the motor M 3-2 , Clutch CL 1 The bills are fed out in reverse. Storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The feeding / feeding-out means 55 of the motor M 3-1. And clutch CL 2 , CL 3 The bills are fed forward by rotating forward.
[0173]
Collective storage cassette 5 1 The bills fed out by the feeding / feeding-out means 55 are transferred into the deposit overflow bill branch passage 90. 2 , 90 1 Then, the process proceeds to the identification unit 12 of the banknote transport path 11. Replenished banknotes are not properly withdrawn at the identification unit 12 (double banknotes, skewed banknotes, banknotes that cannot be denominated by chained banknotes, ten thousand yen banknotes, thousand yen banknotes, and so on because of the fatigue of banknotes. , Banknotes that cannot be used as withdrawal banknotes, banknotes other than 10,000 yen banknotes, thousand yen banknotes, for example, 5,000 yen banknotes, fake banknotes, etc.) Then, it is sent from the transport passage 17 to the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 '. Further, when the replenishing banknote is identified by the identifying unit 12 as an appropriate withdrawal banknote (fatigue that can be used for withdrawal, 10,000 yen banknote and thousand-yen banknote with less damage), the banknote is identified by the identifying unit 12 of the banknote transport path 11. From the zone, the paper is fed into the banknote sorting passage portion 13a of the banknote sorting passage 13 through the withdrawal bill delivery path 16, the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, and the bypass passage 91 by the switching lever 19.
[0174]
Switching lever 22 of the banknote sorting passage 13a 2 Solenoid SD if the banknote approaching is a 10,000 yen banknote 5-2 Remains in the non-excited state and the switching lever 22 2 Branch passage 23 2 And is stored in the temporary storage space by the retraction action by the retraction / delivery means 55. The switching lever 22 2 Solenoid SD when the bill approaching is a thousand yen bill 5-2 Is excited and the switching lever 22 2 Is upright and banknotes are in the branch passage 23 3 And is accommodated in the temporary storage space by the retraction action by the retraction / delivery means 55. Thus, the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 When the amount of banknotes fed into the temporary storage space increases, the overall control unit C in FIG. 1 Temporary storage number storage unit C by cassette 3 Corresponding cassette 5 based on the stored contents of 2 Or 5 3 Motor M 7-2 Or M 7-3 Is rotated forward and kept in a temporary holding space where several bills can be fed. At this time, each storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The pressing member 83 is in contact with the surface 51 a of the regulating members 51, 51. In this way, replenishment banknotes are sequentially stored in the respective storage cassettes 5. 2 , 5 3 To the temporary holding space.
[0175]
In this example, the 10,000 yen banknote storage cassette 5 2 , Thousand yen bill storage cassette 5 3 The maximum temporary storage space is when the respective regulating members 51, 51 are located at the positions indicated by the two-dot chain lines in FIG. 8 (positions shown in FIG. 7). 1 The amount of replenished banknotes of 10,000 yen bills and 1000 yen bills stored in each cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Or less than the maximum temporary hold amount. Therefore, collective storage cassette 5 1 Even if all the replenishment banknotes are fed out, each cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Each of the temporary holding spaces is not the maximum temporary holding amount, and the identification unit 12 detects that a replenishing banknote does not arrive for a predetermined time (cassette 5 1 Clutch CL) 1 , CL 2 , CL 3 And motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 Is turned off. In addition, the last banknote which passed the identification part 12 is the withdrawal rejection banknote accommodating part 5 'or the accommodation cassette 5 for the predetermined time. 2 , 5 3 Is set to a time sufficient to be stored in the temporary storage space.
[0176]
If each cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The amount of banknotes larger than each temporary storage amount in the maximum temporary storage space (the amount of banknotes is stored in the storage cassette 5 1 In each storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 When replenishing and storing, the cassette-by-cassette temporary storage number storage unit C in FIG. 3 Either storage cassette 5 2 Or 5 3 When the maximum temporary storage amount is detected, the clutch CL 1 Cut the cassette 5 1 The feeding / feeding means 55 is temporarily stopped. On the other hand, after the predetermined time elapses after the identification unit 12 detects the banknote, the clutch CL 2 , CL 3 Cut the cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The feeding / feeding means 55 is temporarily stopped. The storage cassette 5 that has reached the maximum temporary hold amount in that state 2 Or 5 3 The regulating members 51, 51 are retracted outward from both side walls 54, 54, and as a result, the temporarily replenished banknotes are held between the inner surface of the end wall 53 and the pressing member 83. The restricting members 51 and 51 move the outer positions of the side walls 54 and 54 to the end wall 53 side, and when the surfaces 51a and 51a of the restricting members 51 and 51 are located outside the storage portion from the inner surface of the end wall 53, The restricting members 51 and 51 approach and stop. Next, the restricting members 51 and 51 move in the direction of the pressing member 83 to form a new temporary storage space between the inner surface of the end wall 53 and the spacers 76 and 76 fixed to the restricting members 51 and 51. As a result, the replenished banknotes already transferred are held between the restricting members 51a and 51a and the pressing member 83 to be stored. Temporary hold number storage unit C by cassette 3 5 replenished bills 2 Or 5 3 The stored number of sheets is reset and the clutch CL 1 , CL 2 , CL 3 Is re-entered, and the banknote replenishment operation is resumed.
[0177]
Collective storage cassette 5 1 When all the banknotes are fed out and the identification unit 12 detects that no replenishment banknotes arrive for the predetermined time, the clutch CL 1 , CL 2 , CL 3 And motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 Is cut off, solenoid SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 , SD 1 , SD 2 , SD 10 , SD 11 , SD 9 , SD 8 Is in a non-excited state. On the other hand, collective storage cassette 5 1 The pressing member 83 is in a pressing state on the inner surface of the end wall 53, and the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 About Solenoid SD 6-2 , SD 6-3 Is excited and the regulating members 51 and 51 are moved outward on both sides of the side walls 54 and 54, and the motor M is maintained while maintaining the state. 7-2 , M 7-3 , The regulating members 51 and 51 are stopped at the position where the surfaces 51a and 51a are located outside the housing portion 43 from the inner surface of the end wall 53, and the solenoid SD 6-2 , SD 6-3 Due to the non-excitation, the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are returned to their home positions.
[0178]
Collective storage cassette 5 1 Storage cassette 5 by money type 2 , 5 3 The bill replenishment operation is completed.
[0179]
"(B 2 ) Payment mode (no front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25)
The push plate 2b of the deposit port 2 is normally in a standing position (the position indicated by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 2), and the machine operator aligns and deposits deposited bills on the bottom plate 2a of the deposit port 2 and operates the deposit start button. To do. As a result, the motor M 6 Rotates forward, and the push plate 2b is in a horizontal posture to press the upper surface of the deposited banknote. On the other hand, motor M 7-1 ~ M 7-3 Rotates forward and the roller 52 is pushed by the lever 66, and each cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are moved to the front of the machine body 1 (left side in FIG. 8), and the inner surface of the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 and the banknote pressing surface of the spacers 76 and 76 (the inner surface of the end wall 53). A temporary holding space in which several banknotes can be transferred, and the motor M 7-1 ~ M 7-3 Stops at that position and is braked.
[0180]
Next, motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 Thus, the entire banknote transport path 11, the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16, and the deposit overflow banknote branch path 90 are thereby rotated. 1 , 90 2 , Bill sorting passage 13a, branch passage 23 2 , 23 3 The rollers (including the transport rollers 15a and 15a) of the bypass passage 91, the transport path 17, and the released bill storage unit 15 are driven in the forward direction. Meanwhile, each clutch CL 1 ~ CL 3 Enters, and each feeding / feeding means 55, 55, 55 is driven in the forward direction (driven in the bill feeding direction).
[0181]
Slightly late Motor M 1 Is rotated forward, the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 8 are rotated, and the deposited banknotes are fed one by one, sent to the right in the banknote feeding / conveying path 11 in FIG. 13, and the identification unit 12 identifies the banknotes. It is. The correct deposit banknotes are set in advance as 10,000 yen banknotes, 5,000 yen banknotes, and thousand yen banknotes, and the authenticity, denomination and correctness of the deposited banknotes (the denomination banknotes used for withdrawal are 10,000 yen banknotes) Banknotes that are thousand yen bills and that can be used for withdrawals with less fatigue and damage for 10,000 yen bills and thousand yen bills in deposited bills, and are bills that cannot be used for withdrawal due to large fatigue and damage. Is identified as a non-performing bill, and the identification of whether it is a correct banknote or a non-performing banknote is referred to as a non-performing identification).
[0182]
Each banknote identified by the identification unit 12 as a fake banknote, double stack, chain, skew, etc. is regarded as a deposit reject banknote, and solenoid SD 3 The switching lever 20 is swung downward by the excitation of the deposit, and the deposited reject banknote is fed from the deposited reject banknote conveyance path 14 to the discharged banknote storage unit 15. In addition, among the banknotes that are appropriate for depositing, 5,000 yen banknotes that cannot be used for withdrawal, and stipend banknotes in 10,000 yen and thousand yen banknotes are solenoid SD. 5-1 Switching lever 22 by excitation of 1 Overflow banknote branch passage 90 through 1 , 90 2 To the collective storage cassette 5 by the feeding operation of the feeding / feeding means 55. 1 Is stored in the temporary storage space.
[0183]
Meanwhile, each storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 13, the fullness detection sensor S that detects the fullness of the banknotes in each storage unit 43 by detecting the leftward limit position of the pressing member 83 when the temporary holding space is formed in FIG. 13. 1 , S 2 , S 3 Is provided. Therefore full sensor S 2 , S 3 In the state where the fullness is not detected, all the correct bills of 10,000 yen bills and 1000 yen bills are treated as bills used for withdrawal, and either full sensor S 2 , S 3 Is detected as a deposit overflow bill even if the bill is a genuine bill of 10,000 yen or 1,000 yen. And this deposit overflow bill is solenoid SD 5-1 Switching lever 22 by excitation of 1 Due to the deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 1 , 90 2 To the collective storage cassette 5 by the feeding / feeding means 55. 1 Sent to the temporary storage space. Ten thousand yen bills and thousand yen bills that are not deposit overflow bills are solenoid SD 4-1 The switching lever 21 is swung upward by excitation of the magnetic flux and guided to the banknote sorting passage portion 13a. 2 If the bill is a 10,000 yen bill when it is conveyed to 2 Branch passage 23 2 The storage cassette 5 of 10,000 yen is fed by the feeding operation of the feeding and feeding means 55. 2 Is stored in the temporary storage space. Solenoid SD if the bill is a thousand yen bill 5-2 Is excited, and the switching lever 22 2 Is a vertical banknote and the banknote 3 Storage cassette 5 for 1000 yen by feeding and feeding / feeding means 55 3 Into the temporary storage space.
[0184]
Storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Full detection sensor S of both 2 , S 3 When a full is detected, all 10,000 yen bills and 1,000 yen bills are all stored as cassette overflow bills 5 1 It is sent to the temporary holding part. On the other hand, this collective storage cassette 5 1 Full sensor S 1 When full is detected, full detection sensor S 2 , S 3 Regardless of whether full detection is detected or not, the machine is brought down after completing the deposit process during operation. Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 When the banknote transfer gap becomes small due to the banknotes fed into the temporary storage space, the temporary storage number storage unit C for each cassette 3 Corresponding motor M based on the stored data 7-1 ~ M 7-3 , The restricting members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are moved to the left in FIG. 13 by the cam 65, the lever 66, and the roller 52, so that the temporary holding space is expanded, and it is possible to always accept several bills. A temporary holding space is formed and held.
[0185]
At this time, the push plate 2b is positioned on the upper surface of the deposited banknote, and the deposited reject banknote can be freely taken out from the released banknote storage unit 15 through the opened withdrawal port 3.
[0186]
In this way, all the deposited banknotes loaded in the deposit port 1 are transferred and the storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 To the temporary storage space or the released bill storage unit 15. The deposit port 1 is provided with a light projecting / receiving sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence / absence of banknotes, and a predetermined time elapses after this light projecting / receiving sensor detects the absence of banknotes while the deposited banknotes are being fed. Motor M after a predetermined time sufficient for the last banknote to reach the temporary storage space or the released banknote storage 15 1 , M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 Is stopped and the clutch CL 1 ~ CL 3 Will also be refused.
[0187]
In this state, payment approval and payment non-approval operations are possible.
[0188]
At this time, motor M 6 Is in a stopped state (motor M 6 Is rotated and the push plate 2b presses the banknote, and then the motor M 6 The pressing plate 2b presses the banknote with a spring force, and descends while maintaining the horizontal posture with the spring force until the banknote runs out. ), And the push plate 2b is positioned in the upper position of the bottom plate 2a of the deposit slot 2 in the horizontal posture, and the released bill storage unit 15 is in an open state.
[0189]
When there is a deposit rejected banknote released to the banknote storage unit 15, the machine operator takes out the banknote, confirms the deposit amount on the display unit provided at the upper part of the front surface 1 a of the machine body 1, and confirms the deposit by the operation unit 4. An unapproved button operation is performed.
[0190]
When [(a) Deposit Approval Button Operation] is performed, solenoid SD 6-1 ~ SD 6-3 6 and 8, the cams 60, 60 shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 are rotated from the standing posture to the inclined posture to push the vertical surface portions 49, 49, and the regulating members 51, 51 and the spacers 76, 76 are formed in the inner frame. It is moved outward from both side walls 54, 54 of 36. At that time, the stored banknotes are pushed and moved by the pressing member 83 in the back direction of the machine body 1 (to the right in FIG. 8), and the temporarily held banknotes are also pressed against the inner surface of the end wall 53 together. The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 7-1 ~ M 7-3 The rotation of the cam 65 causes the cam 65 to rotate reversely, and the cam 65 rotates until the minimum diameter cam surface contacts the lever 66, that is, the cam 65 rotates to a fixed position and stops. The inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 move integrally because the roller 52 is in contact with the lever 66, but the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 abuts against the operating arm 75 during the movement, and stops. 35 is also stopped at that position integrally with the inner frame 36 through the stopper 53b. Solenoid SD up to this point 6-1 ~ SD 6-3 Is maintained in the excited state, the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are located on both sides of the both side walls 54 and 54, and the front and rear direction positions thereof are the surfaces 51a and 51a of the regulating members 51 and 51 shown in FIG. , The banknote pressing surface (right surface in FIG. 8) of the spacers 76, 76 is located slightly to the left from the banknote pressing surface (left surface in FIG. 8) of the holding plates 82, 82. . Solenoid SD in that state 6-1 ~ SD 6-3 Is de-energized, the cams 60, 60 are in the standing posture, and the pressing of the vertical surface portions 49, 49 is released. As a result, the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 move in the width direction in which the surfaces 51b and 51b approach, and stop at the positions where the pins 50 and 50 are locked at the outer ends of the long holes 47 and 47. 5, that is, the position indicated by the chain line in FIG. 8. In this case, the front and rear direction positions of the surfaces 51a and 51a of the regulating members 51 and 51 with respect to the machine body 1 are located behind the inner surface of the end wall 53 (right side in FIG. 8). 8 on the left side) and the banknote pressing surface (right side in FIG. 8) of the spacers 76 and 76.
[0191]
Further, the surfaces 51b and 51b of the regulating members 51 and 51 are located on the same plane as the inner surfaces of the side walls 54 and 54.
[0192]
Thus, the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are returned to the initial positions, and the storing operation of the temporarily reserved banknote is performed (the storing operation of the temporarily stored banknote itself is combined with the stored banknote. Although the storage operation of the mechanism itself has ended, the restricting members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 return to the initial positions, and the storage operation ends.
[0193]
Immediately after that, the motor M 6 Is reversed, and after the push plate 2b is lifted, it becomes a vertical posture and returns to a position where the dispensing port 3 is closed.
[0194]
Next, the case of [(b) Button operation for non-approval of deposit] will be described.
[0195]
First, the presser plates 82, 82 are moved to the left in FIG. 10 by a movement mechanism (not shown) by the deposit non-approval button operation, and the bill pressing surface (the left side in FIG. 10) of the pressers 82, 82 is Located on the same plane. Immediately after that, the motor M 7-1 ~ M 7-3 , And the cam 65 is also rotated in the reverse direction and rotated to a fixed position (position where the smallest cam surface of the cam 65 contacts the lever 66). 7-1 ~ M 7-3 Stops. The restricting members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are then moved to the right in FIG. 10, and when the temporarily held banknotes are pressed against the holding plates 82 and 82 by the spacers 76 and 76 and tightened, the spacers 76 and 76 are restricted. The members 51 and 51 are stopped. At this time, the temporarily held banknotes are held tightly between the banknote pressing surfaces of the press plates 82 and 82 and the spacers 76 and 76, and the stored banknotes are placed between the surfaces 51 a and 51 a of the regulating members 51 and 51 and the pressing member 83. Pressed and held. Next, solenoid SD 2 Is energized, and the switching lever 19 is positioned obliquely below to connect the bill feeding / conveying path 11 and the withdrawal bill sending path 16 on the identification unit 12 installation side, and the solenoid SD 8 Is de-energized and the switching lever 92 is in the closed position of the bypass passage 91, and the solenoid SD 4-1 Is excited so that the switching lever 21 is in the upward swinging posture, and the solenoid SD 5-1 Is also excited, and the switching lever 22 also takes the upward swinging posture, and the solenoid SD 10 Is also excited to move the switching lever 94 to the right side, and the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 is connected to the storage unit 15. In this state, the motor M 2-1 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 Is driven in reverse and the motor M 4 Drive forward.
[0196]
Next, clutch CL 1 Enters, collective storage cassette 5 1 The feeding / feeding means 55 is driven in the reverse direction so that the temporarily held batch banknotes are fed one by one, and the deposit overflow banknote branch passage 90 2 , 90 1 The banknote identification passage 11 and the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16 are stored in the released banknote storage unit 15. In this way, when there is no temporarily held batch banknote, the banknote pressing surface of the spacers 76, 76 stops by hitting the holding plates 82, 82 located on the same plane as the inner surface of the end wall 53. The identification unit 12 determines that all the banknotes temporarily held due to the fact that the banknotes have not arrived for a predetermined time have been fed, and the clutch CL 1 And the banknote feeding / feeding means 55 stops.
[0197]
Immediately after that, solenoid SD 5-1 Is de-energized and the switch lever 22 1 Is in a descending position.
[0198]
Next, the clutch CL for 10,000 yen bills 2 Enters, storage cassette 5 2 The feeding / feeding means 55 corresponding to No. 1 is driven in the reverse direction, and ten thousand yen banknotes temporarily held in the same manner are fed one by one, and the branch passage 23 2 , Switching lever 22 2 The bill sorting passage portion 13 a, the switching levers 92 and 21, the identification portion 12 installation area of the bill feeding / conveying passage 11, the switching lever 19, and the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 are sent to the discharge bill storage portion 15. In this manner, when there is no temporarily held 10,000 yen banknote, the banknote pressing surface of the spacers 76, 76 stops by hitting the holding plates 82, 82 located on the same plane as the inner surface of the end wall 53. The identification unit 12 determines that all ten thousand yen banknotes temporarily held because the ten thousand yen banknotes have not arrived for a predetermined time have been fed out, and the clutch CL 2 , And the 10,000 yen banknote feeding / feeding means 55 is stopped.
[0199]
Immediately after that, solenoid SD 5-2 Is excited and the switching lever 22 2 Is vertical posture (branch passage 23 2 It is a position to block.
[0200]
Next, the clutch CL corresponding to the thousand yen bill 3 Enters, storage cassette 5 3 The feeding / feeding means 55 corresponding to No. 1 is driven in the reverse direction, and similarly, one thousand yen bills temporarily held are fed one by one, and the branch passage 23 3 The bill sorting passage portion 13 a, the switching levers 92 and 21, the identification portion 12 installation area of the bill feeding / conveying passage 11, the switching lever 19, and the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 are sent to the discharge bill storage portion 15. In this way, when there is no temporarily held thousand yen bill, the bill pressing surface of the spacers 76 and 76 hits the holding plates 82 and 82 located on the same surface as the inner surface of the end wall 53 and stops. The identification unit 12 determines that all thousand yen banknotes temporarily held because the thousand yen banknotes have not arrived for a predetermined time have been fed out, and the clutch CL 3 , And the thousand yen bill feeding / feeding means 55 is stopped. Thereafter, after all the banknotes in the transport system are stored in the released banknote storage unit 15, the motor M 2-1 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 Is stopped, and the solenoid SD 4-1 , SD 5-2 , SD 2 , SD 10 Is de-energized and the switch levers 21 and 22 2 , 19 and 94 are positions shown in FIG.
[0201]
Further, the clutch CL corresponding to the feeding / feeding means 55 which is finally fed out. 3 All storage cassettes 5 when 1 ~ 5 3 The presser plates 82 and 82 move to the right in FIG. 10 and stop at the solid line position. As a result, each storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 also move rightward in FIG. 10, but the end of the intermediate frame 35 is locked by the stopper 53 a of the inner frame 36 and stopped during the movement. That position is the original position. At that time, the surfaces 51 a and 51 a of the regulating members 51 and 51 are located slightly to the right in FIG. 10 from the inner surface of the end wall 53, and are spacers 76 with respect to the bill pressing surfaces of the press plates 82 and 82. , 76 is located at a slightly spaced position.
[0202]
The roller 52 of the intermediate frame 35 is positioned with a slight gap in the lever 66 that contacts the cam 65.
[0203]
Temporary banknotes are stored in all cassettes 5 1 ~ 5 3 All storage cassettes 5, whether they are present in two or fewer cassettes. 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Since a temporary storage space is formed, the operation is always performed in the order described above. For example, if there is no temporary banknote for banknotes, the clutch CL 1 Even if the banknote feeding / feeding means 55 is driven, the identification unit 12 does not detect the arrival of banknotes for a predetermined time, so it is determined that there is no temporary banknote (temporary banknote banknote). The same state as when the operation has been extended) proceeds to the next operation. The same applies when there are no 10,000 yen bills or thousand yen bills temporarily held.
[0204]
When the deposited banknote temporarily held in this way is stored in the released banknote storage unit 15, the push plate 2b is in a horizontal position on the same bottom plate 2a as when the deposited banknote has been transferred, and the machine operator returns the deposit. Banknotes can be taken out from the withdrawal port 3 freely. When this deposit return banknote is taken out from the withdrawal slot 3, the unloading / receiving sensor (not shown) in the banknote storage unit 15 detects the withdrawal of the banknote, and the motor M 6 As a result, the pressing plate 2b rises and assumes a vertical posture, closes the dispensing port 3, and the entire machine returns to the standby state.
[0205]
Next, “(C 2 ) “Withdrawal mode (without front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25)” will be described.
[0206]
The amount of money to be withdrawn or the type and amount (or number) of money to be withdrawn are input by the operation unit 4, and the withdrawal start button is operated. At this time, the pressing plate 2b is in the state shown in FIG.
[0207]
Motor M by operation of withdrawal button 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. Rotates in reverse and motor M 4 Rotates forward. As a result, the entire banknote transport path 11, the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, the withdrawal banknote transport path 16, the banknote sorting path section 13 a, and the branch path 23. 2 , 23 3 The bypass passage 91 is driven in the reverse direction, and the rollers (including the transport rollers 15a and 15a) of the transport path 17 and the released bill storage unit 15 are driven in the forward direction. The clutch CL 2 , CL 3 Is not yet in cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The feeding / feeding means 55, 55 are stopped.
[0208]
In this state, the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Motor M 7-1 , M 7-2 Is driven forward and stopped at a position where the surfaces 51 a and 51 a of the regulating members 51 and 51 are flush with the inner surface of the end wall 53. Thereby, the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Are stored between the inner surface of the end wall 53 and the surfaces 51 a and 51 a and the pressing member 83.
[0209]
The switching lever 92 is a solenoid SD. 8 Remains in the non-excited state and the bypass passage 91 is closed, and the solenoid SD 4-1 Is energized, and the switching lever 21 is in a rising and swinging posture (connecting posture between the bill feeding / conveying passage 11 and the bill sorting passage portion 13a), a solenoid SD. 10 Is switched and the switching lever 94 is moved horizontally to the right to establish a connection posture between the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 and the release bill storage portion. Solenoid SD 5-1 Remains in the non-excited state and the switching lever 22 1 Is in a lowered position retracted from the banknote transport path 11. Solenoid SD 1 Is energized, and the switching lever 18 is in the ascending posture and is in the connecting posture of the bill feeding and conveying path 11 and the conveying path 17. Solenoid SD 2 Is energized at the time of waiting for withdrawal, and the switching lever 19 is moved obliquely downward to the left in FIG. When the banknote is judged as a withdrawal reject banknote by the identification unit 12, the solenoid SD 2 Is de-excited, and the banknote feeding conveyance path 11 is moved straight to the left in FIG. Solenoid SD 5-2 The switch lever 22 remains de-energized when waiting for withdrawal. 2 Is a branch passage 23 2 And the banknote sorting passage portion 13a are in a connected state (because the withdrawal starts from throwing out the 10,000 yen banknote).
[0210]
Next, the overall control part C 1 If not, Solenoid SD 5-2 Is energized to switch the lever 22 2 In a standing posture, branch passage 23 3 Is allowed to pass to the banknote sorting passage part 13a side. Then, the process proceeds to withdrawal of a thousand yen bill. Since this operation is the same as the withdrawal of a thousand yen bill after the withdrawal of a 10,000 yen bill, the description thereof is omitted here.
[0211]
Solenoid SD if there are 10,000 yen banknote withdrawals 5-1 Remains unexcited and clutch CL 2 Put out the desired number of banknotes, 2 Cut off. In other words, since the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 are synchronously rotated once (the feed roller 9 is rotated once per rotation of the kicker roller 7), one bill is fed out, so the rotation number of the kicker roller 7 is illustrated. Detected by the detection sensor that does not, and once rotated for the number of banknotes to be paid out. The 10,000-yen banknotes fed out are branched passages 23 2 , Switching lever 22 2 , Banknote sorting passage portion 13a, switching levers 92 and 21, and bill feeding / conveyance passage 11 are sent to banknote feeding / passage passage 11 and are appropriate for withdrawal banknotes (10,000 yen banknotes) or inappropriate banknotes (except 10,000 yen banknotes). Type denomination, double stack, chain, skew banknote, etc.) 2 The switching lever 19 is maintained at an obliquely lower left position in FIG. 13 by maintaining the excited state of FIG. 13, and the dispensed banknote is fed into the released banknote storage unit 15 through the dispensed banknote delivery path 16. Solenoid SD for banknotes with incorrect withdrawal 2 13 is de-energized and the switching lever 19 moves diagonally upward to the right to reach the position shown in FIG. 13, and the banknotes withdrawing improperly move straight to the left in the banknote feeding / conveying path 11 shown in FIG. From the conveyance path 17 to the storage cassette 5 1 Are sent to the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 '.
[0212]
Based on the identification result of the identification unit 12, the overall control unit C in FIG. 1 Then, the number of sheets specified for the 10,000 yen banknote (when the machine operator specifies the amount of money, the number of sheets converted from the amount is referred to as this) and the number of the banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 12 are compared. Then, after rotating the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 for 10,000 yen bills for the number of sheets that are insufficient, the clutch CL 2 Cut off. The fed banknote is discriminated by the discriminating unit 12 as to whether the banknote is appropriate for the withdrawal or the banknote for the withdrawal, and is stored in the released banknote storage unit 15 or the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 ′ according to the identification result. 1 After further rotating the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 by an insufficient number until the number of sheets specified for the 10,000 yen banknote matches the number of banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 12, the clutch CL 2 When the two values match, the process proceeds to paying out the next denomination bill.
[0213]
That is, the previous solenoid SD 5-2 Is excited and the switching lever 22 2 Will stand upright. In this state, it is determined whether or not there is a withdrawal of a thousand yen bill. 1 Judge with. Since the operation in the case of no withdrawal of the thousand yen bill is the same as the operation after the withdrawal of the thousand yen bill, it is omitted here.
[0214]
If it is determined that a thousand yen banknote is withdrawn, the clutch CL 3 The clutch CL after feeding out the desired number of banknotes 3 Cut off. That is, the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 are synchronously rotated once (one rotation of the kicker roller 7 causes the feed roller 9 to be rotated once) so that one bill is fed out, so the number of rotations of the kicker roller 7 is not shown. Once detected by the detection sensor and rotated for the number of banknotes to be paid out, it is temporarily stopped. Thousand-yen bills fed out are branched passages 23 3 , Banknote sorting passage portion 13a, switching levers 92 and 21, and banknote feeding transport passage 11 are sent to banknote delivery path 11 by means of discriminating section 12 or appropriate banknotes (thousand-yen banknotes) Type banknotes, double stacks, chains, skew banknotes, etc.), solenoid SD 2 With the excitation, the switching lever 19 is swung downward, and the banknote is fed into the discharged banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16. Solenoid SD for banknotes with incorrect withdrawal 2 Is de-energized and the switching lever 19 is raised, and the solenoid SD 1 Is in the excited state, the switching lever 18 is in the raised position, and the banknotes withdrawing improperly are moved to the left in the banknote feeding / conveying path 11 in FIG. 1 Are sent to the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 '. Based on the identification result of the identification unit 12, the overall control unit C in FIG. 1 Then, for the thousand yen bill, the designated number value (referred to as the converted number value in the case of monetary designation) is compared with the number of banknotes that have passed through the discriminating unit 12, and the insufficient number of bills is compared. The clutch CL after rotating the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 for the thousand yen bill by the number of sheets. 3 Cut off.
[0215]
The additional fed banknote is determined by the identification unit 12 as a banknote appropriate for withdrawal or an unacceptable banknote, and is stored in the discharged banknote storage unit 15 or the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 'according to the identification result. 1 The clutch CL is further rotated after the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 are additionally rotated until the number of sheets designated for the thousand yen banknote matches the number of sheets of the appropriate banknote that has passed through the identification section 12. 3 When the above values match, the withdrawal of the banknotes of all denominations is completed.
[0216]
The energized solenoid group is de-energized, and the switching lever group returns to the initial position.
[0217]
In addition, after the elapse of a predetermined time sufficient for all the withdrawal banknotes of the amount desired by the operator to be stored in the release banknote storage unit 15 (the final withdrawal appropriate banknote having the desired amount is Overall control unit C at a predetermined time) 1 And drive control unit C 2 Through motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 4 Is stopped and motor M 6 Is normally rotated, and in FIG. 13, the push plate 2b is in a horizontal position on the bottom plate 2a. As a result, it is possible to take out the dispensed banknotes released to the released banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal port 3. And when it is detected by the light projecting / receiving sensor (not shown) that the withdrawal banknote in the released banknote storage unit 15 has been taken out, the overall control unit C 1 And drive control unit C 2 Motor M 6 Is reversed, and the push plate 2b is positioned at the position indicated by the one-dot chain line in FIG. On the other hand, motor M 7-1 , M 7-2 When the cams 65 and 65 return to their home positions, they stop, and the restricting members 51 and 51 also return to their home positions. This puts the machine in a standby state.
[0218]
Next, “(D 2 ) Collective storage cassette 5 1 The banknote collection operation (without front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”will be described.
[0219]
First, when the banknote collection button operation of the operation unit 4 is performed, the motor M 7-1 Rotates forward and the roller 52 is pushed by the lever 66, and the storage cassette 5 1 The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are moved to the front of the machine body 1 (left side in FIG. 8). A temporary storage space for transferring several banknotes is formed between the opposing surfaces), and the motor M 7-1 Stops at that position and is braked. Next, motor M 2-1 , M 3-2 , M 4 Is rotated forward and the motor M 2-2 And M 3-1. Is rotated in reverse. As a result, the identification part 12 installation side conveyance area of the banknote transport path 11, the deposit reject banknote path 14, the withdrawal banknote path 16, and the deposit overflow bank branch path 90 1 , 90 2 The roller group of the banknote storage part 15 and the carry-out path 17 are driven in the forward direction, and the branch path 23 2 , 23 3 The conveyance area between the switching levers 18 and 19 of the banknote sorting path portion 13a, the bypass path 91, and the banknote transport path 11 is driven in the reverse direction.
[0220]
On the other hand, solenoid SD 5-2 Is de-energized and the switching lever 22 2 Is a branch passage 23 2 And connection posture of banknote sorting passage 13a, solenoid SD 8 Is energized, and the switching lever 92 is connected to the banknote sorting passage portion 13a and the bypass passage 91, and the solenoid SD. 9 Is energized so that the switching lever 93 is connected to the bypass passage 91 and the deposit-reject banknote transport passage 14, and the solenoid SD 11 Is excited and the switching lever 95 is connected to the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14 and the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16, and the solenoid SD. 2 The switching lever 19 is connected to the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 and the bill feeding / conveying passage 11 area on the identification unit 12 installation side (the solenoid SD depending on the detection status of the identification unit 12 and the conveyance abnormality detection sensor 96). 2 Excitation and de-excitation are repeated), Solenoid SD 5-1 Is excited and the switching lever 22 1 Is a banknote transport path 11 and a deposit overflow banknote branch path 90. 1 Connection posture and solenoid SD 1 Is energized and the switching lever 18 is in the raised position, the connection posture of the bill feeding and conveying path 11 and the conveying path 17, and the solenoid SD 3 Is energized, and the switching lever 20 is in a connection posture between the banknote transport path 11 and the deposit reject banknote path 14.
[0221]
In this state, the clutch CL 1 And CL 2 Enters. Storage cassette 5 2 The feeding / feeding-out means 55 of the motor M 3-1. And clutch CL 2 Is driven in reverse to feed out 10,000 yen bills. Collective storage cassette 5 1 The feeding / feeding-out means 55 of the motor M 3-2 , Clutch CL 1 To prepare for the feeding of banknotes.
[0222]
First storage cassette 5 2 The banknotes fed by the feeding / feeding means 55 are separated from the branch passage 23. 2 , Switching lever 22 2 , Banknote sorting passage part 13a, bypass passage 91, deposit reject banknote transport path 14, withdrawal banknote delivery path 16, transported to identification part 12 of banknote transport path 11, and denomination is discriminated by this recognition part 12. The banknote data that has been denominated by the identification unit 12 is stored in the overall control unit C. 1 Collective storage cassette 5 stored inside 1 Is added to the banknote data (number-of-money-type data) of banknotes already stored in the storage unit 43. In addition, the banknote whose denomination has been confirmed is the switching lever 22. 1 Due to the deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 1 , 90 2 Collective storage cassette 5 1 To the temporary holding space.
[0223]
If a banknote whose denomination is not recognized by the identification unit 12, that is, an unidentifiable banknote (such as a fake banknote, a two-layered banknote, a chained banknote, or a skew banknote) is determined, the unidentifiable banknote is switched to the switching lever 22. 1 Solenoid SD when approaching 5-1 Becomes de-excited and the switching lever 22 1 Is lowered, and the unidentifiable banknote is fed into the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14. At that time, the switching lever 93 is positioned at a position that closes the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14, but does not interfere with the transport of the indeterminate banknotes that are transported up in the deposit reject banknote transport path 14 and cannot be identified. When the bill passes through the position of the switching lever 93, enters the withdrawal bill delivery path from the deposit reject bill conveyance path 14, and reaches the conveyance abnormality detection sensor 96, the unidentifiable banknote is detected, and the solenoid SD 2 The switching lever 19 is raised by the non-excitation, and the unidentifiable banknote is stored from the transport path 17 into the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 ′. When the unidentifiable banknote passes through the switching lever 93 of the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14, another withdrawal banknote is fed from the bypass passage 91 to the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, and the withdrawal banknote In this case, the unrecognizable banknotes and the double-stacked banknotes are also discharged together with the unrecognizable banknotes detected by the transport abnormality detection sensor 96 through the transport path 17 and the reject banknote storage part. 5 '.
[0224]
Thus, the collective storage cassette 5 1 When the banknotes are fed into the temporary holding space and the feeding amount increases, the temporary holding number storage unit C for each cassette in FIG. 3 Motor M based on the stored contents of 7-1 Is rotated forward so that it is corrected to a temporary holding space in which several banknotes can be transferred, and the transfer part operation is continued. Collective storage cassette 5 1 The restricting members 51, 51 are positioned at the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1 When the temporary storage space becomes the maximum temporary storage space, the temporary storage number storage unit C for each cassette 3 Clutch CL with signal from 2 Storage cassette 5 2 The feeding / feeding means 55 is temporarily stopped. On the other hand, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the identification unit 12 detected the banknote (the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 After the banknotes fed out from the identification unit 12 pass, the collective storage cassette 5 1 Or after a predetermined time sufficient to be stored in the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 ′), the clutch CL 1 Cut out, collective cassette 5 1 The feeding / feeding means 55 is temporarily stopped.
[0225]
In this state, the batch storage cassette 5 1 The regulating bills 51, 51 are retracted outward from the side walls 54, 54, and as a result, the temporarily collected banknotes are combined with stored banknotes (payment overflow banknotes, deposited banknote banknotes, etc.) and end together. It is held between the inner surface of the wall 53 and the pressing member 83.
[0226]
The restricting members 51 and 51 move the outer positions of the side walls 54 and 54 to the end wall 53 side, and when the surfaces 51a and 51a of the restricting members 51 and 51 are located outside the storage portion from the inner surface of the end wall 53, The restricting members 51 and 51 approach and stop. Next, the restricting members 51 and 51 move in the direction of the pressing member 83 to form a new temporary storage space between the inner surface of the end wall 53 and the spacers 76 and 76 fixed to the restricting members 51 and 51. Thereby, the stored banknote and the collected banknote merged with the banknote are held between the surfaces 51 a and 51 a of the regulating members 51 and 51 and the pressing member 83. In addition, the temporary storage number storage unit C by cassette 3 The stored number of sheets for the batch storage cassette is reset and the clutch CL 1 , CL 2 Enters again, storage cassette 5 2 The bill feeding from the machine is resumed, and the collective storage cassette 5 is started again. 1 When the collected banknotes are fed into the temporary holding space and the temporary holding space becomes the maximum temporary holding space, the same operation as described above is repeated, and the storage cassette 5 2 All banknotes in the bank are paid out. This storage cassette 5 2 Clutch CL after a predetermined time after the last banknote is identified by the identification unit 12 2 On the other hand, Solenoid SD 5-2 Switching lever 22 by excitation of 2 Becomes a standing posture and the branch passage 23 3 And the bill sorting passage portion 13a, and then the clutch CL 3 Insert. As a result, storage cassette 5 3 Banknotes are fed from the branch passage 23 3 To the banknote sorting passage portion 13a, and through the bypass passage 91, through the same transport path as the collection of 10,000 yen banknotes, the collective storage cassette 5 1 Are stored in the temporary storage space or the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 '. Thousand-yen banknotes are in a batch storage cassette 5 1 The formation of a new temporary holding space when the temporary holding space is sequentially transferred to the temporary holding space is the same as the above-described operation. Thus, the storage cassette 5 2 All banknotes in the batch storage cassette 5 1 When the discriminating unit 12 does not detect the bill for a predetermined time from the identification of the last bill, the clutch CL is stored. 1 And CL 3 , And motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 And the solenoid group is de-energized to return the switching lever group to the home position.
[0227]
At this time the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The pressing members 83 and 83 are in a pressing state on the inner surfaces of the end walls 53 and 53.
[0228]
On the other hand, collective storage cassette 5 1 About Solenoid SD 6-1 The restricting members 51 and 51 are moved to the outer sides of the side walls 54 and 54 by being excited, and the motor M is maintained while maintaining the state. 7-1 , The regulating members 51 and 51 stop at a position where the surfaces 51a and 51a are located outside the housing portion 43 from the inner surface of the end wall 53, and then the solenoid SD 6-1 Due to the non-excitation, the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 move closer to each other and return to their home positions.
[0229]
Next, in the operation unit 4, the storage cassette 5 1 Operate a pull-out button (not shown).
[0230]
When this cassette pull-out button is pressed, the overall control unit C in FIG. 1 , Drive control unit C 2 Storage cassette 5 1 Storage cassette 5 corresponding to the pull-out button 1 Motor M 8-1 Is rotated forward, the belt 74 in FIG. 5 is rotated, and the operating arm 75 pushes the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 and moves leftward in FIG. At this time, since the intermediate frame 35 is in contact with the stopper 53b of the inner frame 35 by the spring 42, the intermediate frame 36 is also moved to the left in FIG. In FIG. 8, the inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 at the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line are moved leftward by the operating arm 75 at the position indicated by the solid line and moved to the position indicated by the solid line. 1 Stored in. Then, the lock portion 68a of the lock member 68 in contact with the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the intermediate frame 35 enters the holes 70 and 71 on the bottom surfaces of the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36, and the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36 are at the positions indicated by solid lines in FIG. Lock. This state is the state shown in FIG. In the state shown in FIG. 1 When the storage cassette 5 is pulled out, the storage cassette 5 is moved relative to the front side of the machine body 1 (leftward in FIG. 4) with respect to the engagement portion 33, and thus the storage cassette 5 is spring-biased by the engagement portion 33. 1 The shutter 30 is closed, and when the shutter 30 is disengaged from the engaging portion 33, the storage cassette 5 1 The inner end surface 5 a of the first is closed by the shutter 30.
[0231]
And this storage cassette 5 1 When the pulling out from the fuselage 1 is completed, the storage cassette 5 1 The shutter 30 is locked so that it cannot be opened without using a key. Immediately thereafter, this collective storage cassette 5 1 Is completely withdrawn from the fuselage 1 and carried to the checkout office.
[0232]
The above description of the operation is a case where the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is not connected, but next, [when front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is connected] will be described. In addition, the part of the operation | movement same as the operation | movement when not connecting the front-back inversion merging passage mechanism 25 is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different point is demonstrated.
[0233]
The structure of the front / back reversing merging passage mechanism 25 is the same as that of the first embodiment. However, when the mechanism 25 is provided, a fixed guide (not shown) is provided on the right side of the roller 11a on the right outer side of the identification unit 12 in FIG. 2), the banknote that has left the identification unit 12 is inserted into the roller 11a and the roller 25a on the right side thereof, and is fed between the impeller 26 and the belt 27 along the fixed guide by these rollers 11a and 25a. It has become. The switching lever 22 1 The pair of rollers 11b and 11c in the banknote feeding and conveying path 11 at the position and the merging and conveying path 29c of the front and back reverse merging path mechanism 25 are connected, and the merging and conveying path 29c and the switching lever 22 are connected. 1 A fixed guide (not shown) is provided between the roller 11b at the top of the position.
[0234]
By the way, in this example, the batch storage cassette 5 1 When the banknotes are packed at the checkout station, they are packed side by side (they are stored face down by the checkout machine).
[0235]
And "(A 2 ′) Batch storage cassette 5 1 During replenishment operation (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ", the batch storage cassette 5 1 Feeding / feeding means 55 → payment overflow bill branch passage 99 2 , 99 1Switching lever 22 1 → rollers 11b, 11c → merge passage 29c → guide member 28b → non-reversing passage 29a → impeller 26 and belt 27 → rollers 25a and 11a → identifier 12 (10,000 yen banknotes and 1,000 yen banknotes) are changed by the switching lever 19 to the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 → the switching lever 94 → the connection path 16A (the connection path between 14 and 16 is 16A) → the switching lever 95 → the deposit reject banknote. Conveyance path 14 → switching lever 93 → pipas passage 91 → switching lever 92 → banknote passage portion 13a → [branch passage 23 2Storage cassette 5 2 Feeding / feeding means 55 or branch passage 23 3Storage cassette 5 3 The transfer route of the transfer / feeding means 55] is taken. As a result, storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Is stored in the direction of a face-up banknote.
[0236]
Of the replenished banknotes, the withdrawal reject banknote is sent to the identification unit 12 → the switching lever 19 → the switching lever 18 → the conveyance path 17 → the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 ′.
[0237]
Next, “(B 2 ') Deposit mode (with front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25) "will be described.
[0238]
The banknote recognition unit 12 determines whether the deposited banknote is true, denominated, front / back, banknotes appropriate for withdrawal, or banknotes for inappropriate withdrawal, and then the rollers 11a and 25a pass the non-reversing passage 29a by the impeller 26 and the belt 27. move on. Among these, when the back banknote approaches the lever 28a among the banknotes appropriate for withdrawal (banknotes of 10,000 yen and 1000 yen and not the deposit overflow banknote), the lever 28a is lowered, and the leading edge of the back banknote Lock. On the other hand, the rear end of the reverse bill is displaced toward the reverse passage 29b by the impeller 26, and is sent from the reverse passage 29b to the merge passage 29c. Even if other banknotes approach the lever 28a, the lever 28a does not move down, and advances through the non-inversion path 29a and is sent to the merge path 29c. The order in which the banknotes are fed into the merge passage 29c is the same as the order in which the banknotes are fed from the rollers 11a and 25a. In this way, the banknotes about to be ejected from the rollers 11b and 11c are unsettled banknotes (all 5,000-yen banknotes and 10,000-yen banknotes in banknotes that are properly deposited, 10,000-yen banknotes, 10,000-yen banknotes, thousand-yen banknotes) In the case of banknote deposit overflow banknotes), the switching lever 22 1 Surfaced, and the banknotes entered into the deposit overflow banknote branch passage 90 1 , 90 2 And storage cassette 5 1 Is temporarily held through the feeding / feeding-out means 55. The other banknotes go straight to the right in the identification passage 11 of FIG. 13, and the banknotes with appropriate withdrawal are sent to the banknote branch path section 13a by the switching lever 21, and the branch path 23 depending on the denomination (10,000 yen or 1,000 yen). 2 Or 23 3 To the storage cassette 5 through the corresponding feeding / feeding means 55. 2 , 5 3 All banknotes are temporarily held face up in the temporary holding space.
[0239]
Deposit reject banknotes (unidentifiable banknotes such as double banknotes, chained banknotes, skew banknotes, and fake banknotes) are stored in the discharge banknote storage unit 15 from the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14 through the switching lever 20.
[0240]
When storing deposited banknotes, the temporary storage banknotes are combined with the stored banknotes, so that storage cassettes 5 and 1000 yen 2 , 5 3 All the stored banknotes are face up.
[0241]
When returning deposited banknotes, collective cassette 5 1 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Is temporarily sent out to the banknote transporting passage 11, and the rollers 11b and 11c pass the junction path 29c, the non-reversing path 20a, the impeller 26 and the belt 27, and the rollers 11a and 25a. It is sent out from the path 16 to the released bill storage unit 15.
[0242]
Also, “(C 2 ') Withdrawal mode (with front / back reversing merging passage mechanism 25) ", storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Banknotes fed out from the bank are fed out in a face-up posture, and the branch passage 23 2 , 23 3 Then, the paper is fed into the bill feeding / conveying passage 11 by the switching lever 21 through the bill sorting passage portion 13a, and reaches from the rollers 11b and 11c to the roller 11a through the merging passage 29c, the non-reversing passage 29a, the impeller 26 and the belt 27. Sent to section 12. Withdrawal appropriate banknotes (10,000 yen, 1000 yen banknotes, which may be not only regular banknotes but also damaged banknotes in this identification) are discharged from the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16 to the discharge banknote storage unit 15 in a face-up manner. Withdrawal inappropriate banknotes (two overlapping banknotes, chains, skew banknotes, etc.) are stored as withdrawal reject banknotes in the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 'from the conveyance path 17.
[0243]
Next, “(D 2 ′) Batch storage cassette 5 1 Banknote collection operation (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”will be described.
[0244]
First, a case where there is no banknote rejection by the identification unit 12 will be described.
[0245]
Storage cassette 5 2 Or 5 3 Banknotes fed out from the branch passage 23 2 , 23 3 From the banknote sorting path portion 13a to the bypass path 91, the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, the connection path 14A, the withdrawal banknote transport path 16, the identification section 12 of the banknote feed transport path 11, the rollers 11a and 25a, the impeller 26 and the belt 27, non-reversing passage 29a, merging passage 29c, rollers 11b and 11c, switching lever 22 1 , Deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 1 , 90 2 The batch storage cassette 5 through the feeding / feeding means 55 1 Is temporarily held and stored whenever the predetermined number of sheets is reached.
[0246]
If there is a collection reject, the identification unit 12 determines that the banknote is unidentifiable (two overlapping banknotes, chained, skew banknotes, etc.), and the banknote determined to be a collection reject banknote exits from the rollers 11b and 11c. To the right, and is fed into the deposit reject banknote transport path 14 by the switching lever 20. The following operations are the same as those in the case of “without the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25”, and therefore will be omitted.
[0247]
Next, <Storage cassette 5 1 Is used as a five thousand yen cassette>.
[0248]
In this case, the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, and “(A 0 ) Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Loading operation into the fuselage 1 ”,“ (B 0 ) Payment mode (front and back reversing merge passage mechanism 25 not provided) ”,“ (C 0 ) Withdrawal mode (no front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”,“ (D 0 ) Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Recovery operation from Aircraft 1 ”,“ (B 1 ) Deposit mode (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”,“ (C 1 )) Withdrawing mode (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) "is performed.
[0249]
In this case, the deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 1 , 90 2 Is a branch passage 23 of the banknote sorting passage 13. 1 Functions as a storage cassette 5 1 The feeding / feeding-out means 55 corresponding to is also used for feeding / feeding out 5,000 yen bills.
[0250]
Further, in this case, the bill feeding / conveying passage 11 is provided with a switching lever 22 1 To the front area with respect to the deposit port 2, and the switching lever 22 for the deposit port 2. 1 The transport area behind the position, that is, the switching lever 22 1 And the conveyance area between the switching levers 21 also functions as the banknote sorting passage part 13a. Therefore, in the case of this example, the deposit reject banknote transport path 14 is transported from the banknote sorting path 13, that is, the transport area (switching lever 22) functioning as the banknote sorting path 13. 1 Branching from the transfer area between 21 and 21 by the switching lever 20. This storage cassette 5 1 Is used as a 5,000 yen cassette, the bypass passage 91 is not used.
[0251]
Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the case of the third embodiment, the storage cassette 5 1 10000 yen bill cassette, storage cassette 5 2 1,000 yen cassette, storage cassette 5 3 Is switched to a batch storage cassette or a 5,000 yen cassette. Further, in this embodiment, the deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 in the second embodiment. 1 , 90 2 Functions as the banknote sorting passage 13 and the transport path 90 3 Deposit overflow banknote branch passage 90 (shown by alternate long and short dashed lines) 1 And branch passage 23 2 Is connected to the transport path 90 3 Also functions as a banknote sorting passage. Also, since it functions as a banknote sorting path, the conveyance path 90 3 And deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 1 A switching lever (not shown) is provided at the connection portion to the deposit overflow bill branch passage 90. 1 From deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 2 (Function as a 10,000 yen banknote branch passage) Side or transport path 90 3 Switching to the (functioning as a thousand yen banknote branch passage) side based on the identification result of the identification unit 12. In this case, the switching lever 22 in FIG. 2 And branch passage 23 3 The vertical transfer area is unnecessary.
[0252]
Meanwhile, storage cassette 5 3 Branch passage 23 3 The right end of the horizontal conveyance path shown in FIG. 13 and the lower end of the inclined passage area inclined downward to the left of the banknote sorting path 13a are the conveyance path 90. 4 Connected with.
[0253]
As a result, in the case of this third embodiment, the banknote sorting passage portion 13a, the transport path 90 4 , Branch passage 23 3 Functions as a deposit overflow bill branch passage, the bypass passage 91 serves as a deposit reject bill transport passage 14 and a deposit overflow bill branch passage (the bill sorting passage portion 13a in FIG. 13 functions as the storage cassette 5). 3 Is used as a batch cassette. ).
[0254]
Storage cassette 5 3 Feeding / feeding means 55 and branch passage 23 3 , Conveyance path 90 4 The banknote sorting passage portion 13a (the roller pair at the switching lever 21 position is driven by the motor of the bill feeding / conveying passage 11 and below the roller pair at the switching lever 92 position becomes the banknote sorting passage portion 13a), and one bypass passage 91 is provided. (However, an electromagnetic clutch is interposed between the motor and the feeding / feeding means 55). Also, the deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 1 , 90 2 , Conveyance path 90 3 , Branch passage 23 2 , Each storage cassette 5 1 And 5 2 Each feeding / feeding means 55 is driven by another motor (however, an electromagnetic clutch is interposed between the motor and each feeding / feeding means 55, 55). The switching lever 22 1 The roller pair at the position belongs to the bill feeding / conveying passage 11, and the lower roller group is a deposit overflow bill branch passage 90. 1 Belonging to. Other transport systems and driving means are the same as in the second embodiment. And <storage cassette 5 3 Is used as a batch storage cassette> 2 ) Replenishment operation with a batch storage cassette (no front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”,“ (B 2 ) Payment mode (front and back reversing merge passage mechanism 25 not provided) ”,“ (C 2 ) Withdrawal mode (no front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”,“ (D 2 ) Banknote collection operation by collective storage cassette (no front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”,“ (A 2 ′) Replenishment operation by collective storage cassette (with front / back reversing merging passage mechanism 25) ”,“ (B 2 ′) Deposit mode (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”,“ (C 2 ′) Withdrawal mode (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”,“ (D 2 ') Performs the same operation as the “collection operation of banknotes by the collective storage cassette (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25)”
[0255]
In this embodiment, the collective cassette 5 3 It is necessary to carry the banknotes in the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 'when withdrawing from the machine body 1, and the storage cassette 5 3 And 5 1 Will carry both.
[0256]
Next, <Storage cassette 5 3 Is used as a five thousand-yen cassette>, the bill feeding / conveying path 11 has a switching lever 22 at the rear end with respect to the deposit port 2. 1 And the rear conveyance path area (switching lever 22 1 , 21 and the banknote sorting transport path 13a, transport path 90 4 , Branch passage 23 3 Functions as a part of the banknote sorting passage.
[0257]
In this case, the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14 is branched from the banknote sorting path, and the bypass path connects the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14 and the banknote sorting path. The operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, and “(A 0 ) Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Loading operation into the fuselage 1 ”,“ (B 0 ) Payment mode (front and back reversing merge passage mechanism 25 not provided) ”,“ (C 0 ) Withdrawal mode (no front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”,“ (D 0 ) Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Recovery operation from Aircraft 1 ”,“ (B 1 ) Deposit mode (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”,“ (C 1 )) Withdrawing mode (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) "is performed.
[0258]
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 14 (the control block diagram of FIG. 15 corresponds to FIG. 12).
[0259]
In addition, the same structure part as 2nd Example (FIG. 13) is the same number or corresponding | compatible number (22 in 2nd Example). 1 , 22 2 And SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 In the fourth embodiment, this was 22 1 , 22 2 , 22 3 And SD 5-1 , SD 5-2 , SD 5-3 Thus, the corresponding numbers are attached. )
[0260]
First, in this embodiment, the storage cassette 5 is the same as in the second embodiment. 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Storage cassette 5 1 Is a batch storage cassette and storage cassette 5 2 Is a storage cassette 5 for 10,000 yen banknotes 3 Is a storage cassette for each denomination for 1000-yen banknotes, especially the collective storage cassette 5 1 Incorrect banknotes in banknotes appropriate for deposit (including all 5,000 yen banknotes, banknotes in 10,000 yen banknotes and thousand yen banknotes, and correct banknotes in 10,000 yen banknotes and thousand yen banknotes) Cassette 5 2 , 5 3 This refers to the deposit overflow bill that is sent to the aircraft when it is full. Here, the correct banknote in the proper banknote is a banknote that can be used as a withdrawal banknote with less fatigue and damage on the banknote, and the damaged banknote in the proper banknote is large in fatigue and damage on the banknote. A bill that cannot be used as a gold bill. ), And at the start of work, when necessary during work, and at the end of work. 2 , 5 3 On the other hand, replenishment of banknotes and collection of banknotes (detailed explanation will be given at the time of operation explanation) can be performed. Note that the storage cassette 5 is configured according to the configuration of the control unit in FIG. 1 Can be switched between "collective storage cassette" or "5,000 yen bill storage cassette".
[0261]
Also in this embodiment, the transfer area between the switching levers 18 and 19 of the banknote transfer path 11 is set to the motor M. 2-2 The motor M moves the identification section 12 placement area (the conveyance area between the switching levers 19 and 20, 21), the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14 and the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16. 2-1 It is the same as that of the second embodiment in that it is driven by.
[0262]
On the other hand, in this embodiment, the identification part 12 installation area right end (position of the switching levers 20 and 21) of the banknote transporting passage 11 goes straight to the right in FIG. 15, and from the right end to the lower side, rollers 11a and 11a. From the position of the roller 11b to the lower left and from the position of the roller 11b at the lower end to the upper left of the roller 11b. 1 A succeeding transport path 11A that reaches the positions of the rollers 11d and 11d is provided, and this succeeding transport path 11A also constitutes a part of the bill feeding transport path 11.
[0263]
Further, in this embodiment, the bypass passage 91 is located at the positions of the rollers 11a and 11a in the deposit reject banknote transport path 14 and the subsequent transport path 11A (from the identification section 12 and the switching levers 20 and 21 with respect to the deposit port 2 in the banknote transport transport path 11). Is connected to the downstream position). This subsequent transport path 11A is also motor M 3-1. It is driven by. The bypass passage 91 is connected to the motor M. 3-1. The point driven by is the same as in the second embodiment.
[0264]
Further, the rollers 11d and 11d at the end of the succeeding conveyance path 11A function as start-end rollers 11d and 11d of the banknote sorting path 13, and a branch path 23 directed upward from the rollers 11d and 11d. 1 (This branch passage 23 1 Is storage cassette 5 1 Is an indispensable passage for reversing the front and back when the 5,000 yen deposit banknote is transferred when the front and back reversing merge passage mechanism 25 is used when switching from the collective storage cassette to the 5,000 yen bill storage cassette.
[0265]
Further, in this embodiment, the passage 90 is directed vertically downward from the position of the switching lever 21 of the deposited banknote feeding conveyance passage 11. 1 And the storage cassette 5 extending horizontally from the lower end to the left. 1 90 connected to the entrance area of 2 And these passages are deposit overflow banknote branch passages 90. 1 , 90 2 It becomes. And the aforementioned branch passage 23 1 The upper end of the deposit overflow banknote branch passage 90 2 Connected to the right end of
[0266]
Switching lever 22 1 Is the solenoid SD 5-1 15 position (deposited banknotes from the subsequent transport path 11A to the branch path 23). 2 , 23 3 Position to be sent to) or a position moved obliquely downward (deposited banknotes from the subsequent transport path 11A to the branch path 23) 1 Position to send to). The switching lever 22 2 Is the solenoid SD 5-2 Branch passage 23 due to excitation and non-excitation of 2 Or 23 3 To switch to. Switching lever 22 3 Is the solenoid SD 5-3 Passage 90 by exciting / de-energizing 1 And passage 90 2 15 is moved to the left from the position shown in FIG. 1 And passage 90 2 The position to connect to is taken.
[0267]
When the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is incorporated, the start end of the non-reversing passage 29a of the mechanism 25 is connected to the positions of the rollers 11a and 11a of the subsequent transport path 11A.
[0268]
The switching lever 97 is fixed at the position shown in FIG. 15 when the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is not attached, and connects the upper region from the rollers 11a and 11a and the lower region from the rollers 11a and 11a of the subsequent transport path 11A. It functions as a bill conveyance guide. When the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is mounted, the switching lever 97 is swung leftward from the position shown in FIG. 15, that is, the region above the rollers 11a and 11a of the succeeding transport path 11A and the non-reversing passage. It fixes to the position which connects the starting end of 29a, and functions as a banknote conveyance guide.
[0269]
Further, the switching lever 98 is fixed at the position shown in FIG. 15 when the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is not attached and functions as a banknote transport guide. , 11c from the position to the left region.
[0270]
When the front / back reversing merging passage mechanism 25 is attached, the switching lever 98 is fixed at a position pivoted upward from the position shown in FIG. 15, that is, a position connecting the merging conveyance path 29C and the subsequent conveyance path 11A. It functions as a bill conveyance guide.
[0271]
Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. The fourth embodiment has the following two methods, which are listed.
[0272]
{Circle around (1)} Fourth Embodiment (1)... The front / back reversing junction passage mechanism 25 is not provided, and the storage cassette 5 1 Is an example of "switching method between batch storage cassette and five thousand yen bill storage cassette"
(2) Fourth embodiment (2) ...... The front and back reversing junction passage mechanism 25 is provided, and the storage cassette 5 1 But
Example of “Switching method between batch storage cassette and 5,000 yen bill storage cassette” (Features ...... Fourth embodiment (1) cannot be front and back, whereas fourth embodiment (2) can be front and back. Moreover, the fourth embodiment (2) is a passage 23. 1 Storage cassette 5 1 Even if you switch to a 5,000-yen banknote storage cassette, the 5,000-yen deposit banknotes are also sorted and stored in the front and back. 1 This is superior to the second, third and fourth embodiments (1). )
First, in the fourth embodiment (1), <storage cassette 5 1 When used as a batch storage cassette (front and back not available)> (Sensor S 04 Is cassette 5 1 Each mode will be described.
[0273]
"(A 4-1 ) Collective storage cassette 5 1 Replenishment by
Collective storage cassette 5 pulled out at the closing day of the previous day and placed in the checkout office 1 A predetermined number of 10,000 yen bills and 1,000 yen bills to be used as withdrawal bills are loaded into the storage cassette 5 (storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 It is a predetermined number suitable for automatic replenishment. ).
[0274]
This collective storage cassette 5 1 The operator (machine operator) carries it from the checkout station to the machine body 1 and inserts it into the uppermost mounting port 1c of the machine body 1. This collective storage cassette 5 1 15 is inserted into the mounting opening 1c, the sensor S of FIG. 04 Is cassette 5 1 Working piece H 01 Is detected, and the machine is set to the batch storage cassette type. Cassette 5 2 , 5 3 At that time, there is no bill in the storage units 43, 43, and it remains attached to the fuselage 1, and the sensor S 02 , S 03 Is a working piece H 02 , H 03 Is detected. On the other hand, collective cassette 5 1 The opening of the shutter 30 at the time of insertion and the protruding operation of the inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 (moving operation to the position shown by the chain line in FIG. 5 and FIG. 8) are the storage cassette 5 of the first embodiment. 1 Since the operation is the same as that in FIG.
[0275]
Collective storage cassette 5 1 The storage cassette 5 is attached to the fuselage 1 1 The inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 are in the state shown in FIG. Cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 are also in the same position. Therefore each cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Each of the regulating members 51, 51, 51 is located on the right side in FIG. 5 from the inner surface of the end wall 53, and each cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Are stored between the end wall 53 and the pressing member 83.
[0276]
When the cassette refill button operation of the operation unit 4 is performed in this state, first the motor M 7-2 , M 7-3 Rotates forward and the roller 52 is pushed by the lever 66, and each cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are moved to the front of the machine body 1 (left side in FIG. 8). A temporary storage space for transferring several banknotes is formed between the opposing surfaces), and the motor M 7-2 , M 7-3 Stops at that position and is braked.
[0277]
Next, motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-2 Is reversed and the motor M 3-1. , M 4 Is rotated forward. As a result, the passage area between the switching lever 18 and the switching levers 20 and 21 of the banknote transporting path 11, the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16, and the deposit overflow banknote branch path 90. 1 , 90 2 , Branch passage 23 1 Is driven in the reverse direction, the succeeding transport path 11A of the banknote feeding transport path 11 and the branch path 23 2 , 23 3 The bypass passage 91, the transport path 17, and the rollers (including the transport rollers 15a and 15a) of the banknote storage unit 15 are driven in the forward direction. The switching levers 18, 19, 20, 21, 28 a, 28 b, 22 at that time 1 , 22 2 , 22 3 , 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98 are in the state of FIG. In this state, the clutch CL 1 , CL 2 , CL 3 Enters, collective storage cassette 5 1 The feeding / feeding-out means 55 of the motor M 3-2 , Clutch CL 1 The bill is fed out in reverse. Storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The feeding / feeding-out means 55 of the motor M 3-1. And clutch CL 2 , CL 3 The bills are fed forward by rotating forward.
[0278]
Collective storage cassette 5 1 The banknotes fed by the feeding / feeding means 55 are deposited overflow banknote branch passages 90. 2 , 90 1 Then, the process proceeds to the identification unit 12 of the banknote transport path 11. Replenishment banknotes are not properly withdrawn at the identification unit 12 (two overlapping banknotes, skew banknotes, chained banknotes, etc., and banknotes that cannot be distinguished in denomination, 10,000 yen banknotes, and thousand yen banknotes are not fatigued or damaged. If the banknotes other than banknotes, 10,000 yen banknotes, and thousand yen banknotes that cannot be used as withdrawal banknotes are identified as, for example, 5,000 yen banknotes, fake banknotes, etc., the banknote feed conveyance path 11 is moved to the left in FIG. It goes straight and is sent from the conveyance path 17 to the withdrawal reject banknote storage 5 '. Further, when the replenishing banknote is identified by the identifying unit 12 as an appropriate withdrawal banknote (fatigue that can be used for withdrawal, 10,000 yen banknote and thousand-yen banknote with less damage), the banknote is identified by the identifying unit 12 of the banknote transport path 11. From the zone, the switching lever 19 is sent to the subsequent transport path 11A through the withdrawal bill delivery path 16, the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, and the bypass path 91, and based on the identification result in the identification unit 12 1 , 22 2 Branch passage 23 by switching 2 , 23 3 To the corresponding denomination storage cassette 5 2 Or 5 3 Are received by the respective feeding / feeding means 55, 55. Thus, the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 When the amount of banknotes fed into the temporary storage space increases, the overall control unit C in FIG. 1 Temporary storage number storage unit C by cassette 3 Corresponding cassette 5 based on the stored contents of 2 Or 5 3 Motor M 7-2 Or M 7-3 Is rotated forward and kept in a temporary holding space where several bills can be fed. At this time, each storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The pressing member 83 is in contact with the surfaces 51a and 51a of the regulating members 51 and 51. In this way, replenishment banknotes are sequentially stored in the respective storage cassettes 5. 2 , 5 3 To the temporary holding space.
[0279]
In this example, the 10,000 yen banknote storage cassette 5 2 , Thousand yen bill storage cassette 5 3 The maximum temporary storage space is when the respective regulating members 51, 51 are located at the positions indicated by the two-dot chain lines in FIG. 8 (positions shown in FIG. 7). 1 The amount of replenished banknotes of 10,000 yen bills and 1000 yen bills stored in each cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Or less than the maximum temporary hold amount. Therefore, collective storage cassette 5 1 Even if all the replenishment banknotes are fed out, each cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Each of the temporary holding spaces is not the maximum temporary holding amount, and the identification unit 12 detects that a replenishing banknote does not arrive for a predetermined time (cassette 5 1 Clutch CL) 1 , CL 2 , CL 3 Motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 Is turned off. In addition, the last banknote which passed the identification part 12 is the withdrawal rejection banknote accommodating part 5 'or the accommodation cassette 5 for the predetermined time. 2 , 5 3 Is set to a time sufficient to be stored in the temporary storage space.
[0280]
If each cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The amount of banknotes larger than each temporary storage amount in the maximum temporary storage space (the amount of banknotes is stored in the storage cassette 5 1 In each storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 When replenishing and storing, the cassette-by-cassette temporary storage number storage section C in FIG. 3 Either storage cassette 5 2 Or 5 3 When the maximum temporary storage amount is detected, the clutch CL 1 Cut the cassette 5 1 The feeding / feeding means 55 is temporarily stopped. On the other hand, after the predetermined time elapses after the identification unit 12 detects the bill, the clutch CL 2 , CL 3 Cut the cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The feeding / feeding means 55 is temporarily stopped. The storage cassette 5 that has reached the maximum temporary hold amount in that state 2 Or 5 3 The regulating members 51, 51 are retracted outward from both side walls 54, 54, and as a result, the temporarily replenished banknotes are held between the inner surface of the end wall 53 and the pressing member 83. The restricting members 51 and 51 move the outer positions of the side walls 54 and 54 to the end wall 53 side, and when the surfaces 51a and 51a of the restricting members 51 and 51 are located outside the storage portion from the inner surface of the end wall 53, The restricting members 51 and 51 approach and stop. Next, the regulating members 51 and 51 move toward the pressing member 83 to form a new temporary holding space between the inner surface of the end wall 53 and the spacers 76 and 76 defined by the regulating members 51 and 51. As a result, the replenished banknotes already transferred are held between the surfaces 51a and 51a of the regulating members 51 and 51 and the pressing member 83 to be stored. Temporary hold number storage unit C by cassette 3 5 replenished bills 2 Or 5 3 The stored number of sheets is reset and the clutch CL 1 , CL 2 , CL 3 Is re-entered, and the banknote replenishment operation is resumed.
[0281]
Collective storage cassette 5 1 When all the banknotes are fed out and the identification unit 12 detects that no replenishment banknotes arrive for the predetermined time, the clutch CL 1 , CL 2 , CL 3 And motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 Will be cut off. On the other hand, collective storage cassette 5 1 The pressing member 83 is in a pressing state on the inner surface of the end wall 53, and the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 About Solenoid SD 6-2 , SD 6-3 Is excited and the regulating members 51 and 51 are moved outward on both sides of the side walls 54 and 54, and the motor M is maintained while maintaining the state. 7-2 , M 7-3 , The regulating members 51 and 51 are stopped at the position where the surfaces 51a and 51a are located outside the housing portion 43 from the inner surface of the end wall 53, and the solenoid SD 6-2 , SD 6-3 Due to the non-excitation, the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are returned to their home positions.
[0282]
Collective storage cassette 5 1 Storage cassette 5 by money type 2 , 5 3 The bill replenishment operation is completed.
[0283]
"(B 4-1 ) Payment mode (no front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25)
The push plate 2b of the deposit port 2 is normally in a standing position (shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 2), and the machine operator aligns and deposits deposited bills on the bottom plate 2a of the deposit port 2 and operates the deposit start button. . Motor M 6 Rotates forward, and the push plate 2b becomes horizontal and presses the upper surface of the deposited banknote. On the other hand, the motor (M 7-1 ) ~ (M 7-3 ) Rotates forward, and the roller 52 is pushed by the lever 66, and each cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are moved to the front of the machine body 1 (left side in FIG. 8), and the inner surface of the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 and the banknote pressing surface of the spacers 76 and 76 A temporary storage space for transferring several banknotes is formed between the opposing surfaces), and the motor (M 7-1 ) ~ (M 7-3 ) Stops at that position and holds the brake.
[0284]
Next, the motor (M 2-1 ) (M 2-2 ) (M 3-1. ) (M 3-2 ) (M 4 ) In the forward direction, whereby the entire banknote transport path 11, the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, the withdrawal banknote transport path 16, and the deposit overflow banknote branch path 90. 1 , 90 2 , Branch passage 23 1, 23 2 , 23 3 The rollers (including the transport rollers 15a and 15a) of the bypass passage 91, the transport path 17, and the banknote storage unit 15 are driven in the forward direction.
[0285]
Meanwhile, each clutch CL 1 ~ CL 3 Enters, and each feeding / feeding means 55, 55, 55 is driven in the forward direction (driven in the bill feeding direction).
[0286]
Slightly late Motor M 1 Is rotated forward, the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 8 are rotated, the deposited banknotes are fed out one by one, sent to the right in the banknote feeding and conveying path 11 in FIG. It is. Appropriate banknotes are set in advance as 10,000-yen bills, 5,000-yen bills, and thousand-yen bills, and the authenticity, denomination and correctness of the deposited banknotes The banknotes that can be used for withdrawal with less fatigue and bruise for 10,000 yen and 1000 yen banknotes in the deposited banknotes are correct banknotes, and the banknotes that have a high degree of fatigue and damage and cannot be used for withdrawals are damaged. Each banknote is checked as a banknote, and is used to identify whether it is a correct banknote or a damaged banknote.
[0287]
In the identification unit 12, each banknote such as a false banknote, a double stack, a chain, and a skew is regarded as a deposit reject banknote, the switching lever 20 is operated downward, and the deposit reject banknote is discharged from the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14. 15 is sent. In addition, all of the 5,000 yen bills that cannot be used for withdrawal among the banknotes that are appropriate for depositing, and the banknotes in the 10,000 yen and 1000 yen bills, 3 Through the deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 1 , 90 2 To the collective storage cassette 5 by the feeding operation of the feeding / feeding means 55. 1 It is stored in the temporary holding space.
[0288]
Meanwhile, each storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 15, the fullness detection sensor S that detects the fullness of banknotes in each storage unit 43 by detecting the leftward limit position of the pressing member 83 when the temporary storage space is formed in FIG. 1 , S 2 , S 3 Is provided. Therefore full sensor S 2 , S 3 In the state in which fullness is not detected, as a result of identification by the identification unit 12, all the correct banknotes of 10,000 yen bills and 1000 yen bills are handled as banknotes used for withdrawal, and any fullness detection sensor S 2 , S 3 Is detected as a deposit overflow bill even if the bill is a genuine bill of 10,000 yen or 1,000 yen. And this deposit overflow bill is the switching lever 21,22 3 Due to the deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 1 , 90 2 To the collective storage cassette 5 by the feeding / feeding means 55. 1 Sent to the temporary storage space.
[0289]
The 10,000 yen correct banknote and the thousand yen correct banknote that are not deposit overflow banknotes pass through the identification unit 12 and are sent to the succeeding conveyance path 11A. 2 Branch passage 23 for 10,000 yen banknotes 2 Or branch passage 23 for thousand yen bills 3 Each storage cassette 5 is fed by the feeding / feeding means 55, 55. 2 , 5 3 Is stored in the temporary storage space.
[0290]
Storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Both fullness detection sensors S 2 , S 3 When a full is detected, all 10,000 yen bills and 1,000 yen bills are all stored as cassette overflow bills 5 1 It is sent to the temporary holding part. On the other hand, this collective storage cassette 5 1 Full sensor S 1 When full is detected, full detection sensor S 2 , S 3 Regardless of whether full is detected or not, the machine is down after completing the deposit process during operation. Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 When the banknote transfer gap is reduced by the transferred banknotes fed into the temporary storage space, the temporary storage number storage unit C for each cassette 3 Corresponding motor M based on the stored data 7-1 ~ M 7-3 And the restricting members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are moved to the left in FIG. 15 by the cam 65, the lever 66, and the roller 52, so that the temporary holding space is expanded, and it is possible to always accept several bills. A temporary holding space is formed and held.
[0291]
At this time, the pressing plate 2b is located on the upper surface of the deposited banknote, and the deposited reject banknote can be freely taken out from the released banknote storage unit 15 through the opened withdrawal port 3.
[0292]
In this way, all the deposited banknotes loaded in the deposit port 1 are transferred and the storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 To the temporary storage space or the released bill storage unit 15. The deposit port 1 is provided with a light projecting / receiving sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence / absence of banknotes, and after the predetermined time has elapsed after the light projecting / receiving sensor detects the absence of banknotes during feeding of the deposited banknotes After a predetermined time sufficient for the last banknote to reach the temporary storage space or the released banknote storage 15), the motor M 1 , M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 Is stopped and the clutch CL 1 ~ CL 3 Will also be refused.
[0293]
In this state, payment approval and payment non-approval operations are possible.
[0294]
At this time, motor M 6 Is in a stopped state (motor M 6 Is rotated and the press plate 2b presses the banknote and assumes a horizontal posture, then the motor M 6 The pressing plate 2b presses the banknote with a spring force, and descends while maintaining the horizontal posture with the spring force until the banknote runs out. ), And the push plate 2b is positioned in the upper position of the bottom plate 2a of the deposit slot 2 in the horizontal posture, and the released bill storage unit 15 is in an open state.
[0295]
If there is a deposit rejected banknote released to the banknote storage unit 15, the machine operator takes out the banknote and confirms the deposit amount on the display unit provided on the upper part of the front surface 1 a of the machine body 1 by the operation unit 4. A button operation for non-approval of deposit is performed.
[0296]
When [a deposit approval button operation] is performed, solenoid SD 6-1 ~ SD 6-3 6 and 8 are rotated from the standing posture to the inclined posture to push the vertical surface portions 49, 49, and the regulating members 51, 51 and the spacers 76, 76 are formed in the inner frame. It is moved outward from both side walls 54, 54 of 36. At that time, the stored banknotes are pushed and moved by the pressing member 83 in the back direction of the machine body 1 (to the right in FIG. 8), and the temporarily held banknotes are also pressed against the inner surface of the end wall 53 together. The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 7-1 ~ M 7-3 As a result of the reverse rotation of the cam 65, the cam 65 rotates reversely and rotates until the cam surface with the smallest diameter of the cam 65 contacts the lever 66, that is, the cam 65 rotates to a fixed position and stops. The inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 move integrally because the roller 52 is in contact with the lever 66, but the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 abuts against the operating arm 75 during the movement, and stops. 35 is also stopped at that position integrally with the inner frame 36 through the stopper 53b. Solenoid SD up to this point 6-1 ~ SD 6-3 8 is maintained in the excited state, and the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are located on the outer sides of the both side walls 54 and 54, and the front and rear direction positions thereof are the surfaces 51a and 51a of the regulating members 51 and 51 in FIG. The banknote pressing surface (right surface in FIG. 8) of the spacers 76 and 76 is positioned slightly to the left from the inner surface of the end wall 53 and the banknote pressing surface (left surface in FIG. 8) of the holding plates 82 and 82. Solenoid SD in that state 6-1 ~ SD 6-3 Is de-excited, and the cams 60, 60 are in a standing posture to release the pressing of the vertical surface portions 49, 49. As a result, the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 move in the width direction in which the surfaces 51b and 51b approach, and stop at the positions where the pins 50 and 50 are locked at the outer ends of the long holes 47 and 47. 5, that is, the position indicated by the chain line in FIG. 8. At this time, the front and rear direction positions of the surfaces 51a and 51a of the regulating members 51 and 51 with respect to the machine body 1 are located behind the inner surface of the end wall 53 (right side in FIG. 8), and the bill pressing surfaces of the press plates 82 and 82 (see FIG. 8 on the left side) and a bill pressing surface (right side in FIG. 8) of the spacers 76 and 76. Further, the surfaces 51b and 51b of the regulating members 51 and 51 are located on the same plane as the inner surfaces of the side walls 54 and 54. Thus, the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are returned to the initial positions, and the storing operation of the temporarily reserved banknote is performed (the storing operation of the temporarily stored banknote itself is combined with the stored banknote. Although the storage operation of the mechanism itself has ended, the restricting members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 return to the initial positions, and the storage operation ends. Immediately after that, the motor M 6 Is reversed, and after the push plate 2b is lifted, it becomes a vertical posture and returns to a position where the dispensing port 3 is closed. Next, a case where [b button operation for non-approval of deposit] is performed will be described.
[0297]
First, the presser plates 82, 82 are moved to the left in FIG. 10 by a movement mechanism (not shown) by the deposit non-approval button operation, and the bill pressing surface (the left side in FIG. 10) of the pressers 82, 82 is Located on the same plane. Immediately after that, the motor M 7-1 ~ M 7-3 , And the cam 65 is also rotated in the reverse direction and rotated to a fixed position (position where the smallest cam surface of the cam 65 contacts the lever 66). 7-1 ~ M 7-3 Stops. The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are then moved to the right in FIG. 10, and when the temporarily held banknotes are pressed against the holding plates 82 and 82 by the spacers 76 and 76 and tightened, the spacers 76 and 76 are regulated. The members 51 and 51 are stopped. At this time, the temporarily held banknote is sandwiched and held between the banknote pressing surfaces of the presser plates 82 and 82 and the spacers 76 and 76, and the stored banknote is interposed between the surfaces 51 a and 51 a of the regulating members 51 and 51 and the pressing member 83. Pressed and held. Next, solenoid SD 2 Is energized, and the switching lever 19 is positioned obliquely below to connect the bill feeding / conveying path 11 and the withdrawal bill sending path 16 and the solenoid SD 8 Is de-energized, the switching lever 92 remains in the closed position of the bypass passage 91, the switching levers 20, 21 remain in the horizontal position, and the solenoid SD 5-1 Also, the switching lever 22 remains in the raised position with no excitation. Solenoid SD 10 Is excited to move the switching lever 94 to the right side, and the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 is connected to the storage unit 15. In this state, the motor M 2-1 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 Is driven in reverse and the motor M 4 Drive forward. Next, clutch CL 1 Enters, collective storage cassette 5 1 The feeding / delivery means 55 is driven in the reverse direction, and the temporarily held batch banknotes are fed out one by one, and the deposit overflow banknote branch passage 90 2 , 90 1 , The bill is fed into the released bill storage section 15 through the bill feeding / conveying path 11 and the withdrawal bill sending path 16. In this way, when there is no temporarily held banknote, the banknote pressing surfaces of the spacers 76 and 76 come into contact with the holding plates 82 and 28 located on the same plane as the inner surface of the end wall 53 and stop. The identification unit 12 determines that all the banknotes temporarily held due to the fact that the banknotes have not arrived for a predetermined time have been fed, and the clutch CL 1 And the banknote feeding / feeding means 55 stops.
[0298]
Next, the clutch CL for 10,000 yen bills 2 Enters, storage cassette 5 2 The feeding / feeding means 55 corresponding to No. 1 is driven in the reverse direction, and in the same manner, the temporarily held 10,000 yen banknotes are fed one by one, and the branch passage 23 2 , Switching lever 22 2 , 22, the succeeding transport path 11 </ b> A, the switching levers 97 and 92, the identification section 12 installation area of the banknote feeding transport path 11, the switching lever 19, and the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16 to be sent to the released banknote storage section 15. In this manner, when there is no temporarily held 10,000 yen banknote, the banknote pressing surface of the spacers 76, 76 stops by hitting the holding plates 82, 82 located on the same plane as the inner surface of the end wall 53. The identification unit 12 determines that all 10,000 yen banknotes temporarily held due to the arrival of 10,000 yen banknotes for a predetermined period of time have been fed out, and the clutch CL 2 , And the 10,000 yen banknote feeding / feeding means 55 is stopped.
[0299]
Immediately after that, solenoid SD 5-2 Is excited and the switching lever 22 2 Is vertical posture (branch passage 23 2 It is a position to block.
[0300]
Next, the clutch CL corresponding to a thousand yen paper piece 3 Enters, storage cassette 5 3 The feeding / feeding means 55 corresponding to No. 1 is driven in the reverse direction, and similarly, one thousand yen bills temporarily held are fed one by one, and the branch passage 23 3 Then, the subsequent bill conveyance path 11A, the identification portion 12 installation area of the bill feeding conveyance passage 11, the switching lever 19, and the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 are sent to the discharge bill storage portion 15. In this way, when there is no temporarily held thousand yen bill, the bill pressing surface of the spacers 76 and 76 hits the holding plates 82 and 82 located on the same surface as the inner surface of the end wall 53 and stops. The identification unit 12 determines that all thousand yen banknotes temporarily held because the thousand yen banknotes have not arrived for a predetermined time have been fed out, and the clutch CL 3 , And the thousand yen bill feeding / feeding means 55 is stopped. Thereafter, after all the banknotes in the transport system are stored in the released banknote storage unit 15, the motor M 2-1 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 Is stopped, and the switching levers 19 and 22 2 , 19 and 94 are the positions shown in FIG.
[0301]
Further, the clutch CL corresponding to the feeding / feeding means 55 which is finally fed out. 3 All storage cassettes 5 when 1 ~ 5 3 Each of the presser plates 82, 82 moves to the right in FIG. 10 and stops at the position indicated by the solid line. As a result, each storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 also move to the right in FIG. 10, but the end of the intermediate frame 35 is locked by the stopper 53 a of the inner frame 36 and stopped during the movement. At that time, the surfaces 51a, 51a of the regulating members 51, 51 are located slightly to the right in FIG. 10 from the inner surface of the end wall 53, and the spacers 76, The banknote pressing surface 76 is located at a slightly spaced position. The roller 52 of the intermediate frame 35 is positioned with a slight gap in the lever 66 that contacts the cam 65.
[0302]
Temporary banknotes are stored in all cassettes 5 1 ~ 5 3 All storage cassettes 5, whether they are present in two or fewer cassettes. 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Since a temporary storage space is formed, the operation always operates in the order described above. For example, if there is no temporary banknote for banknotes, the clutch CL 1 Even if the banknote feeding / feeding means 55 is driven, since the identification unit 12 does not detect the arrival of banknotes for a predetermined time, it is determined that there is no temporarily banking banknotes (temporarily holding banknotes). The same state as when the operation has been extended) proceeds to the next operation. The same applies when there are no temporarily held 10,000 yen bills or thousand yen bills.
[0303]
When the deposited banknote temporarily held in this way is stored in the released banknote storage unit 15, the push plate 2b is in a horizontal position on the same bottom plate 2a as when the deposited banknote has been transferred, and the machine operator receives the deposited banknote. The returned banknote can be freely taken out from the withdrawal port 3. When this deposit return banknote is taken out from the withdrawal port 3, the removal of the ejected banknote is detected by a light emitting / receiving sensor (not shown) in the ejected banknote storage unit 15, and the motor M 6 As a result, the push plate 2b rises to a vertical posture, closes the dispensing port 3, and the entire machine returns to the standby state.
Next, “(C 4-1 ) “Withdrawal mode (without front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25)” will be described.
[0304]
The amount of money to be withdrawn or the type and amount (or number) of money to be withdrawn are input by the operation unit 4, and the withdrawal start button is operated. At this time, the pressing plate 2b is in the state shown in FIG.
[0305]
Motor M by withdrawal button operation 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. Rotates in reverse and motor M 4 Rotates forward. As a result, the entire banknote transport path 11 (including the subsequent transport path 11A), the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, the withdrawal banknote transport path 16, and the branch path 23 2 , 23 3 The bypass passage 91 is driven in the reverse direction, and the rollers (including the transport rollers 15a and 15a) of the transport path 17 and the released bill storage unit 15 are driven in the forward direction. The clutch CL 2 , CL 3 Is not yet in cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The feeding / feeding means 55, 55 are stopped.
[0306]
In this state, the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Motor M 7-1 , M 7-2 Is driven forward and stopped at a position where the surfaces 51 a and 51 a of the regulating members 51 and 51 are flush with the inner surface of the end wall 53. Thereby, the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Is stored between the inner surface of the end wall 53 and between the surfaces 51 a and 51 a and the pressing member 83.
[0307]
The switching lever 92 is a solenoid SD. 8 Is in a non-excited state, the bypass passage 91 is in a closed posture, the switching levers 20 and 21 are in a horizontal posture (connecting posture of the identification section 12 passage area and the succeeding conveyance path 11), and the switching lever 94 is horizontally moved to the right. The connection posture between the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 and the released bill storage unit 15 is taken. Solenoid SD 5-1 Is de-energized, so the switching lever 22 1 Is in the ascending position, and the subsequent transport path 11A and the branch path 23 2 , 23 3 Is in a connected posture. Solenoid SD 1 Is energized, and the switching lever 18 is in the ascending posture and is in the connecting posture of the bill feeding and conveying path 11 and the conveying path 17. Solenoid SD 2 Is energized at the time of withdrawal standby, and the switching lever 19 is moved obliquely downward to the left in FIG. 15, and is in a connection posture between the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 and the bill feeding conveyance passage 11 area on the identification unit 12 installation side. When the banknote is judged as a withdrawal banknote by the identification unit 12, the solenoid SD 2 Is de-energized, and the banknote feeding and conveying path 11 is moved straight to the left in FIG. 15 and sent to the conveying path 17. Solenoid SD 5-2 The switch lever 22 remains de-energized when waiting for withdrawal. 2 Is a branch passage 23 2 And the succeeding conveyance path 11A are in a connected state (because withdrawal is started from throwing out a 10,000 yen bill).
[0308]
Next, the overall control part C 1 If there is nothing, Solenoid SD 5-2 Is energized to switch the lever 22 2 In the standing posture and branch passage 23 3 Is allowed to pass through the subsequent transport path 11A. Then, the process moves to the withdrawal of the thousand yen bill, but this transition operation is the same as the transition operation (described later) from the end of the withdrawal of the 10,000 yen bill to the start of the withdrawal of the thousand yen bill. .
[0309]
Solenoid SD when there are withdrawals of 10,000 yen bills 5-1 Remains unexcited and clutch CL 2 Put out the desired number of banknotes, 2 Cut off. In other words, the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 are synchronously rotated once (one rotation of the kicker roller 7 causes the feed roller 9 to rotate once), so that one bill is fed out. Detected by a detection sensor that does not, and once rotated for the number of bills to be paid out, it is stopped. The fed-out 10,000 yen banknote is branched 23 2 , Switching lever 22 2 11A, the banking conveyance path 11 is sent to the identification part 12 area, and the withdrawal part appropriate banknote (10,000-yen banknote) is sent out to the banking inappropriate banknote (gold other than the 10,000-yen banknote). Type banknotes, double stacks, chains, skew banknotes, etc.), solenoid SD 2 When the excited state is maintained, the switching lever 19 is maintained at the obliquely lower left position in FIG. 15, and the appropriate withdrawal banknote is fed into the released banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16. Solenoid SD for banknotes with incorrect withdrawal 2 15 is de-energized and the switching lever 19 moves obliquely upward to the right to the position shown in FIG. 15, and the banknotes with incorrect withdrawal are moved to the left in the banknote feeding / conveying path 11 in FIG. 15 as withdrawal banknotes. And the storage cassette 5 from the transport path 17 1 Are sent to the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 '.
[0310]
The overall control unit C in FIG. 1 Then, compare the number of sheets specified for 10,000 yen banknotes (when the machine operator specifies the amount, call this the value of the number converted from the amount) and the number of correct banknotes that passed through the identification unit 12 For the number of sheets to be printed, the kick roller 7 and feed roller 9 for 10,000 yen bills are additionally rotated by the number of sheets, and then the clutch CL 2 Cut off. The fed banknote is discriminated by the discriminating unit 12 as to whether the banknote is appropriate for the withdrawal or the banknote for the withdrawal, and is stored in the released banknote storage unit 15 or the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 ′ according to the identification result. 1 After further rotating the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 by an insufficient number until the number of sheets specified for the 10,000 yen banknote matches the number of banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 12, the clutch CL 2 When the two values match, the process proceeds to paying out the next denomination bill.
[0311]
First, solenoid SD 5-2 Is excited and the switching lever 22 2 Will stand upright. In this state, it is determined whether or not there is a withdrawal of a thousand yen bill. 1 Judge with. Since the operation in the case of no withdrawal of the thousand yen bill is the same as the operation after the withdrawal of the thousand yen bill (described later), the description is omitted here.
[0312]
Clutch CL 3 , And after the desired number of banknotes has been fed out, the clutch CL 3 Cut off. That is, the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 are synchronously rotated once (one rotation of the kicker roller 7 makes one rotation of the feed roller 9), so that one bill is fed out. Detected by a detection sensor that does not, and once rotated for the number of bills to be paid out, it is stopped. Thousand-yen bills fed out are branched passages 23 3 11A, the bill feeding transport passage 11 is sent to the identification unit 12 installation area, and the billing proper bill (thousand-yen bill) is sent to the billing inappropriate bill (thousand-yen bill). Banknote, double stack, chain, skew banknote, etc.), solenoid SD 2 With the excitation, the switching lever 19 is swung downward, and the banknote is fed into the discharged banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16. Solenoid SD for banknotes with incorrect withdrawal 2 Is de-energized and the switching lever 19 is raised, and the solenoid SD 1 Is in the excited state, the switching lever 18 is in the raised position, and the banknotes that are not properly withdrawn are discharged as rejected banknotes in FIG. 1 Are sent to the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 '. The overall control unit C in FIG. 1 Then, with respect to the thousand yen bill, the designated number value (referred to as the converted number value in the case of money designation) is compared with the number value of the banknotes that have passed through the identification unit 12, and the amount of the insufficient number After the 1,000-yen bill kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 are additionally rotated by the number, the CL 3 Cut off. The additional fed banknote is determined by the identification unit 12 as a banknote appropriate for withdrawal or an unacceptable banknote, and is stored in the discharged banknote storage unit 15 or the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 'according to the identification result. 1 The clutch CL is further rotated after the kicker roller 7 and the feed roller 9 are further rotated until the number of sheets designated for the thousand yen banknote matches the number of sheets of the appropriate banknote that has passed through the identification unit 12. 3 When the above values match, the withdrawal of the banknotes of all denominations is completed. The energized solenoid group is de-energized, and the switching lever group returns to the initial position.
[0313]
In addition, after the elapse of a predetermined time sufficient for all the withdrawal banknotes of the amount desired by the operator to be stored in the release banknote storage unit 15 (the final withdrawal appropriate banknote having the desired amount is Overall control unit C at a predetermined time) 1 And drive control unit C 2 Through motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 4 Is stopped and motor M 6 Is rotated forward, and in FIG. 15, the push plate 2b is in a horizontal posture on the bottom plate 2a. As a result, it is possible to take out the dispensed banknotes released to the released banknote storage unit 15 through the withdrawal port 3. And when it is detected by the light projecting / receiving sensor (not shown) that the withdrawal banknote in the released banknote storage unit 15 has been taken out, the overall control unit C 1 And drive control unit C 2 Motor M 6 Is reversed, and the push plate 2b is positioned at the position indicated by the one-dot chain line in FIG. On the other hand, motor M 7-1 , M 7-2 When the cams 65 and 65 return to their home positions, they stop, and the restricting members 51 and 51 also return to their home positions. This puts the machine in a standby state.
[0314]
Next, “(D 4-1 ) Collective storage cassette 5 1 Banknote collection operation (without front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”will be described.
[0315]
First, when the banknote collection button of the operation unit 4 is operated, the motor M 7-1 Rotates forward and the roller 52 is pushed by the lever 66, and the storage cassette 5 1 The regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 are moved to the front of the machine body 1 (left side in FIG. 8), and the inner surface of the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 and the banknote pressing surface of the spacers 76 and 76 (the inner surfaces of the end walls 53). A temporary holding space in which several banknotes can be transferred between the motor M 7-1 Stops at that position and is braked. Next, motor M 2-1 , M 3-2 , M 4 Is rotated forward and the motor M 2-2 And M 3-1. Is rotated in reverse. As a result, the identification part 12 installation area of the banknote feeding conveyance path 11, the deposit rejection banknote conveyance path 14, the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16, and the deposit overflow banknote branch path 90 1 , 90 2 The roller group and the carry-out path 17 of the released banknote storage unit 15 are normally driven, that is, driven in the forward direction, and the transfer area between the switching levers 18 and 19 of the banknote transfer path 11 and the subsequent transfer path 11A and the branch path 23. 2 , 23 3 The bypass passage 91 is driven in the reverse direction.
[0316]
On the other hand, solenoid SD 5-2 Is a non-excited switch lever 22 2 Is a branch passage 23 2 And the connection posture of the succeeding transport path 11A, solenoid SD 8 Is energized so that the switching lever 92 is connected to the subsequent transport path 11A and the bypass path 91, and the solenoid SD. 9 Is energized so that the switching lever 93 is connected to the bypass passage 91 and the deposit-reject banknote transport passage 14, and the solenoid SD 11 Is excited and the switching lever 95 is connected to the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14 and the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16, and the solenoid SD. 2 Is switched on, and the switching lever 19 is connected to the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 and the identification section 12 installation area of the bill feeding / conveyance path 11 (the solenoid SD depends on the detection status of the identification section 12 and the conveyance abnormality detection sensor 96). 2 Excitation and de-excitation are repeated), Solenoid SD 5-1 Is in the non-excited state and the switching lever 22 1 Is the following transport path 11A and the branch path 23 2 , 23 3 Connection posture and solenoid SD 1 Is energized and the switching lever 18 is in the ascending position, and the connection posture of the banknote transporting path 11 and the transporting path 17 and the solenoid SD 3 Is switched on, and the switching lever 20 is placed in the connection posture of the banknote transport path 11 and the deposit reject banknote path 14 respectively.
[0317]
In this state, the clutch CL 1 And CL 2 Enters. Storage cassette 5 2 The feeding / feeding-out means 55 of the motor M 3-1. And clutch CL 2 Is driven in reverse to feed out 10,000 yen banknotes. Collective storage cassette 5 1 The feeding / feeding-out means 55 of the motor M 3-2 , Clutch CL 1 To prepare for the banknote transfer.
[0318]
First storage cassette 5 2 The banknotes fed by the feeding / feeding means 55 are separated from the branch passage 23. 2 , Switching lever 22 2 , 22 1 Then, the transporting path 11A, the bypass path 91, the deposit reject banknote transporting path 14, the withdrawal banknote transporting path 16, and the banknote feeding transport path 11 are transported to the identification section 12 installation area, and the denomination is discriminated by the identifying section 12. The banknote data that has been denominated by the identification unit 12 1 Collective storage cassette 5 stored inside 1 Is added to the banknote data (number-of-money-type data) of banknotes already stored in the storage unit 43. The banknote whose denomination has been confirmed is deposited by the switching lever 21 into the deposit overflow banknote branch passage 90. 1 , 90 2 Collective storage cassette 5 1 To the temporary holding space.
[0319]
If a banknote whose denomination cannot be discriminated by the discriminating unit 12, that is, an indistinguishable banknote (fake banknote, double banknote, chained banknote, skew banknote, etc.), the indistinguishable banknote approaches the switching lever 21. When solenoid SD 3 The switching lever 20 is lowered and the unidentifiable banknote is fed into the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14. At that time, the switching lever 93 is positioned at a position that closes the deposit reject banknote transport path 14, but does not hinder the transport of the unidentifiable banknotes that are transported up in the deposit reject banknote transport path 14. When the impossible banknote passes the position of the switching lever 93, enters the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16 from the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14 and reaches the conveyance abnormality detection sensor 96, the unidentifiable banknote is detected, and the solenoid SD 2 The switching lever 19 is raised by the non-excitation, and the unidentifiable banknote is stored from the transport path 17 into the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 ′. When this indistinguishable banknote passes the switching lever 93 of the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14, another withdrawal banknote is sent from the bypass passage 91 to the deposit rejection banknote transport path 14, and the withdrawal banknote cannot be identified. In this case, banknotes in which the unidentifiable banknote and the two-sheet stack are in a chained state are also rejected through the transport path 17 together with the unrecognizable banknote as detected by the transport abnormality detection sensor 96. It is stored in the storage unit 5 '.
[0320]
Thus, the collective storage cassette 5 1 When the banknotes are fed into the temporary storage space and the feeding amount increases, the temporary storage number storage unit C for each cassette in FIG. 3 Motor M based on the stored contents of 7-1 Is rotated forward so that it is corrected to a temporary holding space in which several banknotes can be transferred, and the transfer operation is continued. Collective storage cassette 5 1 The restricting members 51, 51 are positioned at the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1 When the temporary storage space becomes the maximum temporary storage space, the temporary storage number storage unit C for each cassette 3 Clutch CL with signal from 2 Storage cassette 5 2 The feeding / feeding means 55 is temporarily stopped. On the other hand, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the identification unit 12 detected the banknote (the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 After the banknotes fed out from the identification unit 12 pass, the collective storage cassette 5 1 Or after a predetermined time sufficient to be stored in the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 ′), the clutch CL 1 Cut out, collective cassette 5 1 The feeding / feeding means 55 is temporarily stopped.
[0321]
In this state, the batch storage cassette 5 1 The regulating bills 51, 51 are retracted outward from the side walls 54, 54, and as a result, the temporarily collected banknotes are merged with stored banknotes (payment overflow banknotes, deposited banknote banknotes, etc.) and end together. It is sandwiched between the inner surface of the wall 53 and the pressing member 83.
[0322]
The restricting members 51 and 51 move the outer positions of the side walls 54 and 54 to the end wall 53 side, and when the surfaces 51a and 51a of the restricting members 51 and 51 are located outside the storage portion from the inner surface of the end wall 53, The restricting members 51 and 51 approach and stop. Next, the restriction members 51 and 51 move in the direction of the pressing member 83 to form a new temporary storage space between the inner surface of the end wall 53 and the spacers 76 and 76 fixed to the restriction members 51 and 51. Thereby, the stored banknote and the collected banknote merged with the banknote are sandwiched between the surfaces 51 a and 51 a of the regulating members 51 and 51 and the pressing member 83. In addition, the temporary storage number storage unit C by cassette 3 The stored number of sheets for the batch storage cassette is reset and the clutch CL 1 , CL 2 Enters again, storage cassette 5 2 The bill feeding from the machine is resumed, and the collective storage cassette 5 is started again. 1 When the collected banknotes are fed into the temporary holding space and the temporary holding space becomes the maximum temporary holding space, the same operation as described above is repeated, and the storage cassette 5 2 All banknotes in the bank are paid out. This storage cassette 5 2 Clutch CL after a predetermined time after the last banknote is identified by the identification unit 12 2 On the other hand, Solenoid SD 5-2 Switching lever 22 by excitation of 2 Becomes a standing posture and the branch passage 23 3 And the succeeding transport path 11A, and then the clutch CL 3 Insert. As a result, the storage cassette 5 3 Banknotes are fed from the branch passage 23 3 To the subsequent transport path 11A, and through the bypass path 91, through the same transport path as the recovery of the 10,000 yen banknote, the collective storage cassette 5 1 Are stored in the temporary storage space or the withdrawal banknote storage unit 5 '. Thousand-yen banknotes are in a batch storage cassette 5 1 The formation of a new temporary holding space when the temporary holding space is sequentially transferred to the temporary holding space is the same as the above-described operation. Thus, the storage cassette 5 2 All banknotes in the batch storage cassette 5 1 When the discriminating unit 12 does not detect the bill for the predetermined time from the identification of the last bill, the clutch CL is stored. 1 And CL 3 , And motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 And the solenoid group is de-energized to return the switching lever group to the home position.
[0323]
At this time the storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The pressing members 83 and 83 are in a pressing state on the inner surfaces of the end walls 53 and 53. On the other hand, collective storage cassette 5 1 About Solenoid SD 6-1 Is excited and the regulating members 51 and 51 are moved outward on both sides of the side walls 54 and 54, and the motor M is maintained while maintaining the state. 7-1 , The regulating members 51 and 51 stop at a position where the surfaces 51a and 51a are located outside the housing portion 43 from the inner surface of the end wall 53, and then the solenoid SD 6-1 Due to the non-excitation, the regulating members 51 and 51 and the spacers 76 and 76 move closer to each other and return to their home positions.
[0324]
Next, in the operation unit 4, the storage cassette 5 1 Operate a pull-out button (not shown).
[0325]
When this cassette pull-out button is pressed, the overall control unit C in FIG. 1 , Drive control unit C 2 Storage cassette 5 1 Storage cassette 5 corresponding to the pull-out button 1 Motor M 8-1 5 rotates forward, the belt 74 in FIG. 5 rotates, and the operating arm 75 pushes the end wall 53 of the inner frame 36 and moves it to the left in FIG. At this time, since the intermediate frame 35 is in contact with the stopper 53b of the inner frame 36 by the spring 42, the intermediate frame 35 is also moved to the left in FIG. In FIG. 8, the inner frame 36 and the intermediate frame 35 at the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line are moved leftward by the operating arm 75 at the position indicated by the solid line and moved to the position indicated by the solid line. 1 Stored in. Then, the lock portion 68a of the lock member 68 in contact with the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the intermediate frame 35 enters the holes 70 and 71 on the bottom surfaces of the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36, and the intermediate frame 35 and the inner frame 36 are at the positions indicated by solid lines in FIG. Lock. This state is the state shown in FIG. In the state shown in FIG. 1 When the container is pulled out, the storage cassette 5 is moved with respect to the engaging portion 33. 1 Is moved relative to the front side of the machine body 1 (to the left in FIG. 4), so that the storage cassette 5 is spring-biased by the engaging portion 33. 1 The shutter 30 is closed, and when the shutter 30 is disengaged from the engaging portion 33, the storage cassette 5 1 The inner end surface 5 a of the first is closed by the shutter 30.
[0326]
And this storage cassette 5 1 Storage cassette 5 at the end of pulling out from the fuselage 1 1 The shutter 30 is locked so that it cannot be opened without using a key. Immediately thereafter, this collective storage cassette 5 1 Is completely withdrawn from the fuselage 1 and carried to the checkout office.
[0327]
This “(D 4-1 ) Collective storage cassette 5 1 In the “Bill collection operation (without front / back reversing merge path mechanism 25)”, an example in which the collected banknote is identified by the identification unit 12 and the unidentifiable banknote is stored in the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 ′ has been described. , Uncollectible banknotes are also stored together 5 1 In the case of the motor M, the temporary holding space may be recovered together with the recovered regular banknote. 2-2 And motor M 4 May be stopped, and banknotes that cannot be identified are deposited overflow banknote branching passage 90 in the same manner as regular banknotes collected after passing through the identification unit 12. 1 , 90 2 Just send it to.
[0328]
In the fourth embodiment (1) <storage cassette 5 1 Is used as a five thousand yen bill storage cassette (Sensor S 01 Is cassette 5 1 Each mode in) is explained.
[0329]
In this case, the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, and “(A 0 ) Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 Loading operation into the fuselage 1 ”,“ (B 0 ) Payment mode (front and back reversing merge passage mechanism 25 not provided) ”,“ (C 0 ) Withdrawal mode (no front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”,“ (D 0 ) Storage cassette 5 1 ~ 5 3 The same action as the “recovery operation from the airframe 1” is performed. In addition, in the first embodiment, the storage cassette 5 is used. 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Is a banknote storage cassette of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 1,000 yen, whereas in the fourth embodiment (1), the storage cassette 5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 Will be 5,000, 10,000, and 1,000 yen banknote storage cassettes.
[0330]
"(B ' 4-1 ) Payment mode (front and back reversing merge passage mechanism 25 none, (B 0 ) (B ' 4-1 ) ")") "When" depositing banknotes " 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 Is rotated forward, the entire banknote transport path 11 (including the subsequent transport path 11A), the branch transport path 23 2 , 23 3 , Deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 1 , 90 2 All the conveyance areas such as the bypass passage 91, the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14, and the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16 are driven in the forward direction.
[0331]
In addition, at the time of “payment return”, the motor M 2-1 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 Is reverse, motor M 4 Is forward rotation, motor M 2-2 Stops.
[0332]
Also, "(C ' 4-1 ) Withdrawal mode (front and back reversing merge passage mechanism 25 none, (C 0 ) (C ' 4-1 ) ”), The motor M 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 Reverses the motor M 4 Rotates forward. Also in this case, the deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 1 , 90 2 Functions as a branch passage of the bill sorting passage of the present invention, and the storage cassette 5 1 The feeding / feeding-out means 55 corresponding to is also used for feeding / feeding out 5,000 yen bills.
[0333]
Further, in this case, the bill feeding / conveying passage 11 referred to in the present invention is from the position of the switching lever 21 to the front area with respect to the depositing port 2, and the switching lever 22 for the depositing port 2. 1 The region behind the position functions as a bill sorting passage. Therefore, in this example, the deposit reject banknote conveyance path 14 is branched from the banknote sorting path by the switching lever 20. Storage cassette 5 1 Is used as a 5,000 yen cassette, the bypass passage 91 is not used. Branch passage 23 1 Are not used in this embodiment.
[0334]
The above description of the operation has been made in the case where the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is not connected. An example in which the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is connected will be described below as a fourth embodiment (2).
[0335]
Note that the same operation as that of the fourth embodiment (1) is omitted, and only different points will be described. When the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is connected, the start end of the non-reversing passage 29a of the mechanism 25 is connected to the rollers 11a and 11a of the subsequent transport path 11A, and the switching lever 97 is also reversed to the upper side of the subsequent transport path 11A. It is fixed at a position where the non-reversing passage 29a of the merging passage mechanism 25 is connected (a position where the region below the rollers 11a, 11a of the subsequent transport path 11A is closed) and functions as a bill transport guide. Since the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 itself is the same as that of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
[0336]
Further, the confluence conveyance path 29c of the mechanism 25 is connected to the rollers 11b and 11c positions of the subsequent conveyance path 11A, and the switching lever 98 is in a posture position (above the rollers 11b and 11c) that connects the confluence conveyance path 29c and the subsequent conveyance path 11A. The position is fixed at a position where the subsequent transport path 11A is blocked, and functions as a banknote transport guide. Therefore, in this embodiment, the passage area between the rollers 11a and 11a and the rollers 11b and 11c in the subsequent conveyance path 11A is not used.
[0337]
In the fourth embodiment (2), <storage cassette 5 1 Is used as a batch storage cassette (Sensor S 01 Is cassette 5 1 Each mode in) is explained.
[0338]
"(A 4-2 ) Collective storage cassette 5 1 "Refilling operation by front and back reversing merging passage mechanism 25" is "" A 4-1 The operation of the motor M in the fourth embodiment (1) is almost the same. 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-2 Is reversed and the motor M 3-1. , M 4 In the fourth embodiment (2), in addition to that, the motor M is rotated forward. 5 (For driving the front and back reverse joining passage mechanism 25) is also rotated forward.
[0339]
As a result, the banknote is conveyed by the following route. Collective storage cassette 5 1 Transfer / delivery means 55 → deposit overflow banknote branch passage 90 2 , 90 1 -> Switching lever 21-> It reaches the identification section 12 installation area of the bill feeding / conveying path 11. Withdrawal appropriate banknotes (10,000 yen banknotes and 1000 yen banknotes) that can be used for withdrawal among supplementary banknotes are switched lever 19 (solenoid SD). 2 15), the withdrawal bill delivery path 16 → the switching lever 94 (solenoid SD). 10 In the non-excited state) → connection path 16A → switching lever 95 (solenoid SD) 11 Ascending position due to excitation) → deposit reject banknote transport path 14 → switching lever 93 (solenoid SD) 9 (Position moved to the left in FIG. 15 by excitation) → bypass passage 91 → switching lever 92 (solenoid SD) 2 15) → switch lever 97 → non-reversing passage 29a → impeller 26 and belt 27 → non-reversing passage 29a. At this time, banknotes that do not need to be reversed further travel through the non-inversion passage 29a and proceed to the merge passage 29c. On the other hand, when the bill needs to be reversed, the solenoid SD is based on the identification signal of the identification unit 12. 4-2 And the lever 28a protrudes into the non-reversing passage 29a to lock the leading edge of the bill, while the rear end of the bill is displaced toward the reversing passage 29b by the impeller 26, so that the bill passes through the reversing passage 29b. It advances and is sent to the merge path 29c. All the banknotes turned face up in this way are the subsequent transport path 11A → the branch path 23. 2 → Storage cassette 5 2 Feeding / feeding means 55 or branch passage 23 3Storage cassette 5 3 The conveyance route of the use feeding / feeding means 55 is taken. As a result, storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Is stored (actually temporarily held) in the direction of a face-up banknote.
[0340]
Of the replenished banknotes, the withdrawal reject banknote is sent to the identification unit 12 → the switching lever 19 → the switching lever 18 → the conveyance path 17 → the withdrawal reject banknote storage unit 5 ′.
[0341]
Next, “(B 4-2 ) “Payment mode (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25)” will be described. At the time of depositing banknotes in this mode (B 4-1 ) Is almost the same as the operation of the motor M in the fourth embodiment (1). 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. , M 3-2 , M 4 In the fourth embodiment (2), in addition to that, the motor M is rotated forward. 5 Is also rotated forward.
[0342]
Deposited banknotes are identified by the identification unit 12, but the delivery path of the appropriate withdrawal banknotes (banknotes of 10,000 yen and 1000 yen and not deposit overflow banknotes) is different from the fourth embodiment (1). Then, the paper is moved in the subsequent conveyance path 11A → the non-inversion path 29a → the impeller 26 and the belt 27 → the non-inversion path 29a. At this time, banknotes that do not need to be reversed further travel through the non-reversing passage 29a and proceed to the merging passage 29c. On the other hand, when the bill needs to be reversed, the solenoid SD is based on the identification signal of the identification unit 12. 4-2 And the lever 28a protrudes into the non-reversing passage 29a to lock the leading edge of the bill, while the rear end of the bill is displaced toward the reversing passage 29b by the impeller 26, so that the bill passes through the reversing passage 29b. It advances and is sent to the merge path 29c. All the banknotes turned face up in this way are the subsequent transport path 11A → the branch path 23. 2 → Storage cassette 5 2 Feeding / feeding-out means 55 or subsequent conveying path 11A → branch path 23 3Storage cassette 5 3 The conveyance route of the use feeding / feeding means 55 is taken. As a result, storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Are placed in a face-up banknote and temporarily held.
[0343]
Further, “when deposit is approved” is the same as the fourth embodiment (1), but the storage cassette 5 is used when “payment is returned”. 2 , 5 3 The return route of the deposited banknote from is slightly different from the fourth embodiment (1). That is, in this embodiment, the branch passage 23 2 Or 23 3 → Subsequent conveyance path 11A → Merging path 29c → Guide member 28b (solenoid SD 4-3 15 is moved to the left in FIG. 15 to guide the banknote to be advanced from the merging passage 29c to the non-inversion passage 29a and to prevent the banknote from entering the inversion passage 29b) → non-inversion Passed from passage 29a → impeller 26 and belt 27 → non-reversing passage 29a → rollers 11a, 11a → following transport path 11A → identification unit 12, and then discharged through the same transport path as in the fourth embodiment (1). It is sent to the bill storage unit 15.
[0344]
"(C 4-2 ) "Withdrawal mode (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25)" 4-1 ) Is almost the same as the operation of the motor M in the fourth embodiment (1) by operating the withdrawal button. 2-1 , M 2-2 , M 3-1. Rotates in reverse and motor M 4 In the fourth embodiment (2), the motor M is added in addition to the normal rotation. 5 Also rotates in reverse.
[0345]
Storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 The transport path to the discriminating unit 12 for 10,000 yen bills and 1000 yen bills fed out from 4-2 ) Is taken along the same route as when the deposited banknote is returned.
[0346]
However, the banknotes withdrawn into the identification unit 12 are identified by the identification unit 12 and determined to be withdrawal-rejected banknotes. The banknotes identified as banknotes are sent from the withdrawal banknote delivery path 16 to the released banknote storage unit 15.
[0347]
"(D 4-2 ) Collective storage cassette 5 1 The bill collection operation (with front / back reversing merge passage mechanism 25) ”(D 4-1 ) Operation is almost the same as motor M 5 Will add more points to be rotated.
[0348]
And storage cassette 5 2 , 5 3 Banknote "branch passage 23 2 Or 23 3 → Subsequent conveyance path 11A → Merging path 29c → Guide member 28b (moving to the left in FIG. 15 ... Solenoid SD 4-3 ) → non-reversing passage 29a → impeller 26 and belt 27 → non-reversing passage 29a → bypass passage 91 ”, and the others are the same as in the fourth embodiment (1).
[0349]
Next, in the fourth embodiment (2), <storage cassette 5 1 Is used as a five thousand yen bill storage cassette (Sensor S 01 Is cassette 5 1 Each mode in) is explained. In this case, the operation of the fourth embodiment (1) is almost the same. The fourth embodiment (2) differs from the fourth embodiment (1) in that the storage cassette 5 1 (Used for withdrawal of 5,000 yen banknotes) As an appropriate delivery path of 5,000 yen banknotes in the deposited banknote, the identification unit 12 → the subsequent conveyance path 11A → the front / back reverse junction path mechanism 25 → the subsequent conveyance path 11A → Rollers 11d, 11d → branch passage 23 1 → Deposit overflow branch passage 90 2 Storage cassette 5 via 1 The point is to temporarily hold. As a result, not only 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen but also 5,000 yen banknotes are arranged for both sides. This storage cassette 5 1 Deposit banknote branch passage 90 when withdrawal of 5,000 yen banknotes from 2 , Branch passage 23 1 May be sent to the subsequent conveyance path 11A through the deposit overflow banknote branch path 90. 2 , 90 1 Alternatively, it may be sent directly to the conveying unit in the identification unit 12 installation area through the switching lever 21.
[0350]
Next, the part which is hard to understand about the correspondence relationship between the present invention, particularly claims 1 and 6 and each example will be described.
[0351]
First, when the invention according to claim 1 is associated with each embodiment, in the first embodiment, when the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is not provided, the “banknote feeding / conveying passage” is from the passage area near the rollers 8 and 9 position. Up to the switching levers 20 and 21, the “payment reject banknote transport path” and the “banknote sorting path” are branched from the end of the “banknote feed transport path”.
[0352]
In the first embodiment, when the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is provided, the “banknote feeding / conveying passage” is the end of the converging passage 29c including the passage of the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 from the vicinity of the rollers 8, 9 (switching lever). 22 1 The "payment reject banknote transport path" branches from the middle of the "banknote feed transport path" (switching lever 20 position), and the "banknote sorting path" is connected to the end of the "banknote transport path". Is done.
[0353]
In the second embodiment, the storage cassette 5 without the front / back reversing junction passage mechanism 25 is provided. 1 Is used as a 5,000-yen cassette, the “banknote transporting path” starts from the path area in the vicinity of the rollers 8 and 9 and the switching lever 22 1 The "payment reject banknote transport path" is the "banknote sorting path" (90 1 , 90 2 And 11 of 22 1 It is branched at the position of the switching lever 20 in the right side (see FIG. 13).
[0354]
In the second embodiment, the storage cassette 5 is provided with a front / back reversing junction passage mechanism 25. 1 Is also the same as when the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is not provided in the second embodiment, and the passage of the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is also part of the “banknote feeding / conveying passage”. Constitute.
[0355]
In the third embodiment, the storage cassette 5 is provided both when there is no front / back reversing junction passage mechanism 25 and when it is present. 3 Is used as a 5,000-yen cassette, the “banknote transporting path” starts from the path area near the rollers 8 and 9 and the switching lever 22 1 The “payment reject banknote transport path” is “banknote sorting path” (90 1 , 90 2 And 11 of 22 1 Branching at the switching lever 20 position.
[0356]
In the fourth embodiment, the front and back reverse junction passage mechanism 25 is not required and the storage cassette 5 1 Is used for a five thousand yen cassette, the “banknote transport path” is from the path area in the vicinity of the rollers 8 and 9 to 20, and the “payment reject banknote transport path” and the “banknote sorting path” are “banknote feed path”. It is branched from the “conveyance path” end (switching lever 20, 21 position).
[0357]
In the fourth embodiment, the front and back reverse junction passage mechanism 25 is provided and the storage cassette 5 1 Is used for a five thousand yen cassette, the “banknote transport path” extends from the path area in the vicinity of the rollers 8 and 9 to the end of the subsequent transport path 11A (positions of the rollers 11d and 11d) via the front and back reverse junction path mechanism 25. The branch passage 23 1 And deposit overflow bill branch passage 90 2 Is also part of the “banknote sorting path”, and this “banknote sorting path” is connected to the end of the “banknote feeding and transport path”. In this case, the “payment reject banknote transport path” is branched from the middle of the “banknote transport path” (position of the switching lever 20).
[0358]
Next, claim 6 corresponds to each embodiment. In the second embodiment, the storage cassette 5 without the front / back reversing junction passage mechanism 25 is provided. 1 Is used for the batch storage cassette, the “banknote feeding and conveying path” is changed from the path area near the rollers 8 and 9 to the switching lever 22. 2 The “banknote sorting passage” is the end of the “banknote delivery passage” (the switching lever 22). 2 )It is connected to the. In addition, the “withdrawal unused banknote branch passage” is located in the middle of the “banknote transport path” (switch lever 22 1 The “payment reject banknote transport path” branches from the middle of the “banknote transport path” (positions of the switching levers 20 and 21).
[0359]
Further, the “bypass passage” connects the “banknote transporting passage” and the “payment reject banknote transporting path”.
[0360]
In the second embodiment, the storage cassette 5 is provided with a front / back reversing junction passage mechanism 25. 1 Is the same as the example described without the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 of the second embodiment, and in this case, the front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 is also a part of the “banknote feeding / conveying passage”. Become.
[0361]
Next, in the third embodiment, the storage cassette 5 is provided both when the front / back reversing junction passage mechanism 25 is not provided and when it is provided. 3 Is used as a batch storage cassette, the “banknote feeding and conveying path” is from the path area near the rollers 8 and 9 to the switching levers 20 and 21, and the “banknote sorting path” is in the middle of the “banknote feeding and conveying path”. (Switching lever 22 1 The "bank with no withdrawal bank" is connected to the end of the "banknote feeding and conveying path" (switching levers 20 and 21), and the "banking rejection banknote conveying path" is "banknote feeding and conveying". The “passage” is branched from the end (positions of the switching levers 20 and 21), and the “bypass passage” connects the “withdrawal unused banknote branching passage” and the “payment reject banknote conveyance passage”. The front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 also constitutes a part of the “banknote feeding / conveying passage”.
[0362]
Next, in the fourth embodiment, there is no front / back reversing junction passage mechanism 25 and the storage cassette 5 1 Is used for the batch storage cassette, the “banknote transport path” is from the path area near the rollers 8 and 9 to the end of the succeeding transport path 11A (the positions of the rollers 11d and 11d). It is connected to the “feed conveyance path” end (the positions of the rollers 11d and 11d). In addition, the “withdrawal unused banknote branch passage” is branched from the middle of the “banknote feeding conveyance passage” (position of the switching lever 21), and the “payment reject banknote conveyance path” is in the middle of the “banknote feeding conveyance passage” (switching lever). The “bypass passage” is branched from the “20th position”, and connects the “banknote feeding conveyance path” and the “payment reject banknote conveyance path”.
[0363]
In the fourth embodiment, the front / back reversing junction passage mechanism 25 is provided and the storage cassette 5 is provided. 1 Is used in the same manner as the above-described example of the fourth embodiment. In this case, the transport path 23 1 , 90 2 Is also used as a “banknote sorting path”, and the front / back reversing merging path mechanism 25 also constitutes a part of the “banknote feeding / conveying path”.
[0364]
In addition, when supplementing common matters for the fourth embodiment or all the embodiments, (1) “the subsequent conveyance passage 11A” and “bypass passage 91” constituting the “banknote feeding conveyance passage” of the fourth embodiment. Is a branch passage 23 2 , 23 3 Rotates in the same direction as the motor M 3-1. Needless to say, motors dedicated to the “subsequent conveyance path 11A” and the “bypass path 91” may be provided. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to one in which the bill feeding / conveying passage, bill sorting passage, each banking passage for dispensing-unused bill branch passage, and the feeding / feeding mechanism are driven by independent separate motors. It may be shared with them.
(2) About a banknote feeding conveyance path, it is not necessarily limited to what the whole area drives to a forward or reverse direction, and a part of the banknote feeding conveyance path is like 2nd-4th Example. Needless to say, the forward direction and the rest are driven in the reverse direction. In the embodiment, although there are descriptions of forward direction driving and forward rotation, both are synonymous with the forward direction, and are also synonymous with reverse rotation.
(3) The banknote transport path may have an aligner mechanism (refers to a transport mechanism that aligns one side edge in the banknote transport width direction at a certain position) or a front / back reversing merge path mechanism. It is.
(4) The identification unit provided in the bill feeding / conveying path may be a group of identification sensors shared for all of deposit, withdrawal, replenishment, and collection, or separate identification sensors for deposit and withdrawal. Or may be partially shared. The same applies to replenishment and collection.
(5) The “withdrawal unused banknote branch passage” (the present invention) is indicated as “a deposit overflow banknote branch passage” in the embodiment.
(6) The “mounting opening formed in a plurality of stages on the upper and lower sides” of the present invention is not limited to an example in which a separate opening is formed for each cassette. For example, a single opening such as a desk drawer is provided. A partition may be provided vertically so that a plurality of cassettes can be inserted into the single opening.
(7) The conveying means of the “banknote conveying path” may be either a belt or a roller, or a combination thereof.
(8) The “feeding / feeding mechanism”, “temporary storage space forming mechanism”, and “housing operation mechanism” of the present invention may be provided on either the cassette side or the main body side, or may be separately provided on both. . The “feeding / feeding mechanism” is described as “feeding / feeding means” in this embodiment.
(9) The front / back reversing / merging passage mechanism 25 of the present invention allows both the front / back reversing banknotes and the non-reversing banknotes to pass through the reversing space. Then, it may be fed into the reversal space, reversed and sent out, and merged with a bill that is fed only on the front bill.
(10) In the second to fourth embodiments, the collective storage cassette and the five thousand yen bill storage cassette are switched to the storage cassette 5. 1 Detection piece H 01 Is sensor S 01 If it is in a position corresponding to the batch storage cassette, sensor S 04 If it is in the position of 5,000 yen, it is judged as a 5,000 yen storage cassette, and the overall control unit C 1 And drive control unit C 2 Also performs drive control that suits that mode.
[0365]
In addition, the case where each exclusive storage cassette is prepared as a collective storage cassette and a 5,000 yen storage cassette, and the storage cassette 5 1 Detection piece H 01 The position of the storage cassette 5 is changed 1 Detection piece H 01 It is possible to use either a batch storage cassette or a 5,000 yen storage cassette that can be selectively changed by changing the position.
[0366]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, in particular, the invention described in claim 1, the banknote feeding / conveying path, the transporting means of the banknote sorting path, and the money type feeding / feeding mechanism group are set in the banknote feeding mode in the deposit mode. Since it is driven in the forward direction at the time of loading and in the reverse direction at the time of returning the deposited banknote in the deposit mode and in the withdrawal mode, the transport system can be shared for deposit and withdrawal, and the configuration of the transport system can be greatly simplified.
In addition, a plurality of denomination storage cassettes are arranged in a plurality of stages above and below the banknote feeding conveyance passage extending in the back direction of the machine body, and the inside of the uppermost denomination storage cassette, particularly for the denomination banknote storage unit. Since the withdrawal banknote storage unit is provided in the front position, the withdrawal banknotes can be easily removed by removing the top-level denomination storage cassette.
[0367]
Further, according to the invention described in claim 5, since the collective storage cassette that can be mounted and taken out directly from the front side of the machine body is provided, and banknotes are transported by this collective storage cassette, all the denomination storage cassettes It is easier to carry banknotes than when
[0368]
Furthermore, some customers require that the collective storage cassette be used in place of the denomination storage cassette. According to the invention of claim 10, not only the collective storage cassette is used but also the collective storage. The cassette can be used by switching to a denomination storage cassette, which can meet a wide range of customer requirements.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the storage cassette.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the related mechanism when the shutter of the storage cassette is open.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view in the operating state.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the main part.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view in the operating state.
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal side view showing the operating state.
FIG. 9 is a longitudinal side view showing the operating state.
FIG. 10 is a longitudinal side view showing the operating state.
FIG. 11 is a longitudinal side view showing the operating state.
FIG. 12 is a control block diagram of the same.
FIG. 13 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing the second and third embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a control block diagram of the second to fourth embodiments.
FIG. 15 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 of the fourth embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Airframe
1c wearing port
2 Deposit port
3 Withdrawal port
4 Operation part
5 (5 1 , 5 2 , 5 3 ) Storage cassette
7,56 Kickerola
8,77 Feed roller
9 Gate roller
10 Transfer means
11 Banknote transport path
12 Identification part
13 Banknote passage
14 Deposited remittance bill transport path
15 Release bill storage part
16 Banknote delivery path
24 Optional aircraft
25 Front and back reversing merge passage mechanism
26 impeller
27 belt
29a Non-reversing passage
29b Reverse passage
30 Shutter
34 Outer frame
35 Intermediate frame
36 Inner frame
51 Regulation
53 End wall
55 Feeding / feeding means as a feeding / feeding mechanism
60,65 cams
68 Locking member
81 Roosevelt
83 Pressing member

Claims (10)

機体前面上部域に設けられ繰込み手段により入金紙幣を1枚ずつ機体内へ繰込む入金口と、
この入金口より上方位置に設けられ、出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣および入金紙幣中の入金リジェクト紙幣としての入金不適正紙幣を受収する出金口と、
前記入金口から機体内へ送り込まれた入金紙幣を搬送するとともに途中に識別部が設けられた紙幣送込み搬送通路と、
機体前面の入金口より下方域に上下に複数段に形成される装着口と、
各々の装着口に機体前面から背部方向に向けて個々に挿入可能とされ、出金用紙幣を背部方向へ押圧して立位整列姿勢に保持する金種別紙幣収納部を各々有する複数個の金種別収納カセットと、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の前記識別部により識別された入金適正紙幣中の出金可能紙幣を金種別に区分する紙幣区分通路と、
紙幣区分通路に接続されるとともに各金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に臨んで設けられ、金種別に紙幣の繰込みおよび繰出しを行なう金種別繰込み・繰出し機構と、
この金種別繰込み・繰出し機構により繰出すべき収納紙幣と前記金種別繰込み・繰出し機構との間に一時的に紙幣の一時保留空間を形成する金種別一時保留空間形成機構と、
入金承認時に一時保留紙幣を収納せしめる金種別収納作動機構と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により識別された入金リジェクト紙幣を、前記出金口へ送ってなる入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣と識別された紙幣を前記出金口へ送る出金紙幣送出路と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により出金紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣と識別された紙幣を出金リジェクト紙幣として紙幣送込み搬送通路から分岐する出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段と、
出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段により分岐された出金リジェクト紙幣を収納する出金リジェクト紙幣収納部と、
を具備したものにおいて、
前記入金口から機体の背部方向へ入金紙幣を搬送するとともに途中に識別部が設けられた紙幣送込み搬送通路と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の下方に上下に複数段に形成される複数個の金種別収納カセットと、
前記入金口に対し機体の背部方向へ入金紙幣を搬送する前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の前記識別部より後方位置から、複数個の金種別収納カセットの背部域に向けて設けられ、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路から送り込まれる入金適正紙幣中の出金適正紙幣を金種別に区分する紙幣区分通路と、
紙幣区分通路に接続されるとともに各金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に臨んで設けられ、金種別に紙幣の繰込みおよび繰出しを行ない、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には順方向に、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時および出金モード時には逆方向に駆動させる金種別繰込み・繰出し機構と、
紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路の各搬送手段および金種別繰込み・繰出し機構群を、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には順方向に、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時および出金モード時には逆方向に駆動させる搬送駆動制御部と、
この金種別繰込み・繰出し機構により繰出すべき収納紙幣と前記金種別繰込み・繰出し機構との間に一時的に紙幣の金種別一時保留空間を形成し、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には金種別繰込み・繰出し機構の順方向駆動により入金紙幣を金種別一時保留空間に一時保留してなり、入金モードにおける入金承認時は金種別一時保留紙幣を金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に収納し、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時は、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構の逆方向駆動により、金種別一時保留空間に一時保留されていた紙幣を紙幣区分通路へ送出してなる金種別一時保留空間形成機構と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における前記識別部より後方位置から、もしくはそれに続く紙幣区分通路から分岐して上方へ向かい、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の上部を通って前記出金口へ紙幣を送る入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における識別部より前方位置から上方へ分岐し、出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣を前記出金口へ送る出金紙幣送出路と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における識別部より前方位置から分岐され、出金紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣を出金リジェクト紙幣として下方向へ分岐する出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段と、
出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段により分岐された出金リジェクト紙幣を収納する出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を有し、この出金リジェクト紙幣収納部が、金種別紙幣収納部に対する前側位置に形成された最上段の金種別収納カセットと、
を具備することを特徴とする循環式紙幣入出金機。
A depositing port that is provided in the upper front area of the machine body and that feeds banknotes one by one into the machine body by a feeding means;
A withdrawal port that is provided at a position above this depositing port, and that accepts a deposit appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote and a deposit inappropriate banknote as a deposit reject banknote in the deposited banknote,
A banknote feeding conveyance path in which an identification part is provided in the middle while conveying a deposited banknote fed into the machine body from the deposit port,
A mounting opening formed in multiple stages above and below the deposit opening on the front of the aircraft,
A plurality of gold coins each having a denomination banknote storing portion that can be inserted into each mounting opening individually from the front side of the machine body toward the back direction and presses the banknote for withdrawal in the back direction and holds the banknote in a standing position. Type storage cassette,
A banknote sorting path for classifying the banknotes that can be withdrawn in the deposit appropriate banknotes identified by the identification unit of the banknote feeding transport path into denominations;
A denomination feeding / feeding mechanism connected to the banknote sorting passage and provided facing the denomination banknote storage portion of each denomination storage cassette,
A denomination temporary holding space forming mechanism that temporarily forms a temporary holding space for banknotes between a stored banknote to be paid out by this denomination feeding / feeding mechanism and the denomination feeding / feeding mechanism;
A money storage operation mechanism for storing temporarily held banknotes when deposit is approved,
A deposit reject banknote transport path formed by sending the deposit reject banknote identified by the identification section of the banknote transport path, to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing banknote delivery path for sending the banknote identified as the withdrawal appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote by the identifying section of the banknote feeding conveyance path to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing reject banknote branching means for branching the banknote identified as a withdrawal inappropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote as a withdrawal reject banknote from the banknote feeding transport path by the identification section of the banknote transporting path,
A withdrawal reject banknote storing unit for storing withdrawal reject banknotes branched by the withdrawal banknote branching means;
In what has
A banknote feeding conveyance path in which an identification part is provided in the middle while conveying a deposited banknote from the deposit port toward the back of the machine body,
A plurality of denomination storage cassettes formed in a plurality of stages vertically below the banknote transporting path;
The banknote feeding is provided from a position behind the identification section of the banknote transporting passage for transporting deposited banknotes toward the back of the machine body with respect to the depositing port, toward the back area of a plurality of denomination storage cassettes. A banknote sorting path for classifying appropriate banknotes in the banknotes sent from the transport path into denominations, and
Connected to the banknote classification passage and provided facing the banknote storage part of each denomination type cassette, the banknotes are transferred into and out of the denominations, and when depositing banknotes in the deposit mode, A money type feed-in / out mechanism that is driven in the opposite direction when returning banknotes in the mode and in the withdrawal mode;
The banknote transport path, each transport means of the banknote sorting path, and the money type transfer / delivery mechanism group are in the forward direction when the deposited banknote is fed in the deposit mode, and in the reverse direction when the deposited banknote is returned in the deposit mode and in the withdrawal mode. A conveyance drive control unit to be driven,
A temporary detention space for denominations of banknotes is temporarily formed between the stored banknotes to be fed by the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism and the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism. The deposit banknote is temporarily held in the denomination temporary hold space by the forward drive of the type transfer / delivery mechanism, and when the deposit is approved in the deposit mode, the denomination temporary hold banknote is stored in the denomination banknote storage part of the denomination storage cassette. When storing banknotes and returning deposited banknotes in deposit mode, the banknote temporarily suspended in the denomination space is sent to the banknote passage by reverse driving of the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism. A space formation mechanism;
A banknote from a position behind the identification part in the banknote feeding and conveying path to the depositing port or branching from a subsequent banknote sorting path and going upward, and passing through the upper part of the banknote feeding and conveying path to the dispensing port A deposit reject banknote transport path,
Withdrawing banknote delivery path for branching upward from the front position from the identification part in the banknote feeding conveyance path to the depositing port, and sending the withdrawal appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing reject banknote branching means branching from the front position relative to the deposit port in relation to the banknote feeding conveyance path, and branching downward as a withdrawal reject banknote in the withdrawal banknote as a withdrawal reject banknote;
It has a withdrawal reject banknote storage part for storing the withdrawal reject banknotes branched by the withdrawal banknote branching means, and this withdrawal reject banknote storage part is formed at the front position with respect to the denomination banknote storage part. With a denomination storage cassette,
A circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing machine comprising:
前記搬送駆動制御部が、入金紙幣中の識別不能紙幣および入金オーバーフロー紙幣を前記入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路を通じ入金リジェクト紙幣として出金口へ送るように駆動制御してなる請求項1記載の循環式紙幣入出金機。The circulation type banknote according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance drive control unit is driven and controlled to send an indistinguishable banknote and a deposit overflow banknote in a deposited banknote to the withdrawal port as a deposited reject banknote through the deposit reject banknote conveyance path. Deposit / withdrawal machine. 前記紙幣送込み搬送通路が、入金口に対し前記識別部より後方位置に表裏反転合流通路部を有し、この表裏反転合流通路部の末端が前記紙幣区分通路に接続されている請求項1記載の循環式紙幣入出金機。2. The bill feeding / conveying passage has a front / back reversing / merging passage portion at a position rearward of the identification portion with respect to the deposit port, and a terminal of the front / back reversing / merging passage portion is connected to the bill sorting passage. Circulation banknote deposit and withdrawal machine. 金種別繰込み・繰出し機構が、キッカローラと、フィードローラと、ゲート部材と、フィードローラおよびゲート部材の設けられる一時保留空間入口部の繰込み紙幣搬送域と交差状態の待機位置で帯動される自由変形可能な無端ベルトとを具備し、この無端ベルトは紙幣繰込み時は繰込み紙幣で押動されて待機位置から一時保留空間内へ進入し、既に繰込み済の紙幣と繰込み中の紙幣の間に介在して繰込み済の紙幣の後端縁と繰込み中の紙幣先端縁との衝突を防ぎ、繰込み中の紙幣の繰込み終了後に一時保留空間から脱出して待機位置に復帰し、紙幣繰出し時は繰出し紙幣で押動されて紙幣繰出し側へ変位し紙幣の繰出しの障害にならないようにされている請求項1記載の循環式紙幣入出金機。The money type feeding / feeding mechanism is swung at a standby position crossing the kicker roller, the feed roller, the gate member, and the feeding bill conveyance area of the temporary holding space entrance where the feed roller and the gate member are provided. A free-deformable endless belt, and when the banknote is fed, the endless belt is pushed by the fed banknote and enters the temporary holding space from the standby position, and is being fed with the already fed banknote. To prevent the collision between the trailing edge of the banknote that has been fed in and the leading edge of the banknote being fed in, and exit from the temporary holding space after the feeding of the banknote being fed in, and the standby position The circulation type banknote depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1, wherein when the banknote is fed, the circulating banknote depositing / dispensing machine is pushed by the fed banknote and displaced toward the banknote feeding side so as not to obstruct the banknote feeding. 機体前面上部域に設けられ繰込み手段により入金紙幣を1枚ずつ機体内へ繰込む入金口と、
この入金口より上方位置に設けられ、出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣および入金紙幣中の入金リジェクト紙幣としての入金不適正紙幣を受収する出金口と、
前記入金口から機体内へ送り込まれた入金紙幣を搬送するとともに途中に識別部が設けられた紙幣送込み搬送通路と、
機体前面の入金口より下方域に上下に複数段に形成される装着口と、
各々の装着口に機体前面から背部方向に向けて個々に挿入可能とされ、出金用紙幣を背部方向へ押圧して立位整列姿勢に保持する金種別紙幣収納部を各々有する複数個の金種別収納カセットと、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の前記識別部により識別された入金適正紙幣中の出金可能紙幣を金種別に区分する紙幣区分通路と、
紙幣区分通路に接続されるとともに各金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に臨んで設けられ、金種別に紙幣の繰込みおよび繰出しを行なう金種別繰込み・繰出し機構と、
この金種別繰込み・繰出し機構により繰出すべき収納紙幣と前記金種別繰込み・繰出し機構との間に一時的に紙幣の一時保留空間を形成する金種別一時保留空間形成機構と、
入金承認時に一時保留紙幣を収納せしめる金種別収納作動機構と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により識別された入金リジェクト紙幣を、前記出金口へ送ってなる入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣と識別された紙幣を前記出金口へ送る出金紙幣送出路と、
前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の識別部により出金紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣と識別された紙幣を出金リジェクト紙幣として紙幣送込み搬送通路から分岐する出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段と、
出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段により分岐された出金リジェクト紙幣を収納する出金リジェクト紙幣収納部と、
を具備したものにおいて、
前記入金口から機体の背部方向へ入金紙幣を搬送するとともに途中に識別部が設けられた紙幣送込み搬送通路と、
上下に複数段に形成される各金種別収納カセット用の前記装着口に対し、上下に複数段に形成される前記装着口の一つが金種別収納カセットと共用されるか、或いは上下方向にさらに段数が増やされて形成された一括収納カセット用装着口と、
上下に複数段に形成される全ての装着口に対し、機体前面から背部方向に向けて個々に挿入される一括収納カセットおよび複数個の金種別収納カセットで構成し、一括収納カセットは紙幣のカセット補充、カセット回収、入金適正紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣の収納を行い、複数個の金種別収納カセットは、出金紙幣を収納してなり、そのため各収納カセットは紙幣を背部方向へ押圧して立位整列姿勢に保持する紙幣収納部を有し、全ての各収納カセットが前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の下方に形成されてなる複数個の収納カセットと、
前記入金口に対し機体の背部方向へ入金紙幣を搬送する前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の前記識別部より後方位置から、複数個の金種別収納カセットの背部域に向けて設けられ、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路から送り込まれる入金適正紙幣中の出金適正紙幣を金種別に区分する紙幣区分通路と、
紙幣区分通路に接続されるとともに各金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に臨んで設けられ、金種別に紙幣の繰込みおよび繰出しを行ない、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には順方向に、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時および出金モード時には逆方向に駆動させる金種別繰込み・繰出し機構と、
この金種別繰込み・繰出し機構により繰出すべき収納紙幣と前記金種別繰込み・繰出し機構との間に一時的に紙幣の金種別一時保留空間を形成し、入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時には金種別繰込み・繰出し機構の順方向駆動により入金紙幣を金種別一時保留空間に一時保留してなり、入金モードにおける入金承認時は金種別一時保留紙幣を金種別収納カセットの金種別紙幣収納部に収納し、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時は、金種別繰込み・繰出し機構の逆方向駆動により、金種別一時保留空間に一時保留されていた紙幣を紙幣区分通路へ送出してなる金種別一時保留空間形成機構と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における前記識別部より後方位置から、もしくはそれに続く紙幣区分通路から分岐して上方へ向かい、前記紙幣送込み搬送通路の上部を通って前記出金口へ紙幣を送る入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における識別部より前方位置から上方へ分岐し、出金紙幣中の出金適正紙幣を前記出金口へ送る出金紙幣送出路と、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における識別部より前方位置から分岐され、出金紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣を出金リジェクト紙幣として下方向へ分岐する出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段と、
出金リジェクト紙幣分岐手段により分岐された出金リジェクト紙幣を収納する出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を有し、この出金リジェクト紙幣収納部が、最上段の収納カセットの紙幣収納部に対する前側位置に形成された構成としてなる最上段の収納カセットと、
入金口に対し前記紙幣送込み搬送通路における識別部より後方位置から、もしくはそれに続く紙幣区分通路から分岐され、入金適正紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣を出金不使用紙幣として搬送する出金不使用紙幣分岐通路と、
出金不使用紙幣分岐通路に接続されるとともに一括収納カセットの一括収納紙幣収納部に臨んで設けられ、紙幣の繰込みおよび繰出しを行なう一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構と、
一括収納紙幣収納部の収納紙幣と一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構との間に一時的に紙幣の一時保留空間を形成せしめる一括収納紙幣用一時保留空間形成機構と、
入金承認時に一括一時保留紙幣を収納せしめる一括収納紙幣用収納作動機構と、
入金モードにおける入金紙幣繰込み時、入金モードにおける入金紙幣返却時、出金モード時、カセット補充モード時、カセット回収モード時に、各モードにあわせて紙幣送込み搬送通路、紙幣区分通路、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路の各搬送手段および一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構ならびに各金種別繰込み・繰出し機構を順方向または逆方向に駆動させる搬送駆動制御部と、
入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の途中位置を、出金不使用紙幣分岐通路、紙幣区分通路、あるいは紙幣送込み搬送通路における入金口に対する入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の分岐位置より後方位置のいずれかとを接続し、カセット補充モード時およびカセット回収モード時に紙幣の順方向および逆方向のバイパス搬送を可能とするバイパス通路と、
を具備することを特徴とする循環式紙幣入出金機。
A depositing port that is provided in the upper front area of the machine body and that feeds banknotes one by one into the machine body by a feeding means;
A withdrawal port that is provided at a position above this depositing port, and that accepts the deposit appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote and the deposit inappropriate banknote as the deposit reject banknote in the deposited banknote,
A banknote feeding conveyance path in which an identification part is provided in the middle while conveying a deposited banknote fed into the machine body from the deposit port,
A mounting opening formed in multiple stages above and below the deposit opening on the front of the aircraft,
A plurality of gold coins each having a denomination banknote storing portion that can be inserted into each mounting opening individually from the front side of the machine body toward the back direction and presses the banknote for withdrawal in the back direction and holds the banknote in a standing position. Type storage cassette,
A banknote sorting path for classifying the banknotes that can be withdrawn in the deposit appropriate banknotes identified by the identification unit of the banknote feeding transport path into denominations;
A denomination feeding / feeding mechanism connected to the banknote sorting passage and provided facing the denomination banknote storage portion of each denomination storage cassette,
A denomination temporary holding space forming mechanism that temporarily forms a temporary holding space for banknotes between a stored banknote to be paid out by this denomination feeding / feeding mechanism and the denomination feeding / feeding mechanism;
A money storage operation mechanism for storing temporarily held banknotes when deposit is approved,
A deposit reject banknote transport path formed by sending the deposit reject banknote identified by the identification section of the banknote transport path, to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing banknote delivery path for sending the banknote identified as the withdrawal appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote by the identifying section of the banknote feeding conveyance path to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing reject banknote branching means for branching the banknote identified as a withdrawal inappropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote as a withdrawal reject banknote from the banknote feeding transport path by the identification section of the banknote transporting path,
A withdrawal reject banknote storing unit for storing withdrawal reject banknotes branched by the withdrawal banknote branching means;
In what has
A banknote feeding conveyance path in which an identification part is provided in the middle while conveying a deposited banknote from the deposit port toward the back of the machine body,
One of the mounting ports formed in a plurality of levels above and below is shared with the money type storage cassette, or further in the vertical direction, with respect to the mounting port for each money type storage cassette formed in a plurality of levels vertically. A batch storage cassette mounting opening formed with an increased number of stages,
Consists of a batch storage cassette and a plurality of denomination storage cassettes that are individually inserted from the front of the fuselage toward the back direction with respect to all mounting openings formed in a plurality of stages above and below, and the batch storage cassette is a cassette of banknotes Replenishment, cassette recovery, storage of unacceptable banknotes in banknotes with proper deposits, multiple denomination storage cassettes store withdrawal banknotes, so each storage cassette presses banknotes toward the back A plurality of storage cassettes, each of which has a banknote storage section that is held in a standing alignment posture, and each storage cassette is formed below the banknote feeding and conveying path;
The banknote feeding is provided from a position behind the identification section of the banknote transporting passage for transporting deposited banknotes toward the back of the machine body with respect to the depositing port, toward the back area of a plurality of denomination storage cassettes. A banknote sorting path for classifying appropriate banknotes in the banknotes sent from the transport path into denominations, and
Connected to the banknote classification passage and provided facing the banknote storage part of each denomination type cassette, the banknotes are transferred into and out of the denominations, and when depositing banknotes in the deposit mode, A money type feed-in / out mechanism that is driven in the opposite direction when returning banknotes in the mode and in the withdrawal mode;
A temporary detention space for denominations of banknotes is temporarily formed between the stored banknotes to be fed by the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism and the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism. The deposited banknote is temporarily held in the denomination temporary hold space by the forward drive of the type transfer / feedout mechanism, and when the deposit is approved in deposit mode, the temporary denomination banknote is stored in the denomination banknote storage part of the denomination storage cassette. When storing banknotes and returning deposited banknotes in deposit mode, the banknote temporarily suspended in the denomination space is sent to the banknote passage by reverse driving of the denomination transfer / delivery mechanism. A space formation mechanism;
A banknote from a position behind the identification part in the banknote feeding and conveying path to the depositing port or branching from a subsequent banknote sorting path and going upward, and passing through the upper part of the banknote feeding and conveying path to the dispensing port A deposit reject banknote transport path,
Withdrawing banknote delivery path for branching upward from the front position from the identification part in the banknote feeding conveyance path to the depositing port, and sending the withdrawal appropriate banknote in the withdrawal banknote to the withdrawal port;
Withdrawing reject banknote branching means branching from the front position relative to the deposit port in relation to the banknote feeding conveyance path, and branching downward as a withdrawal reject banknote in the withdrawal banknote as a withdrawal reject banknote;
It has a withdrawal reject banknote storage part for storing the withdrawal reject banknote branched by the withdrawal banknote branching means, and this withdrawal reject banknote storage part is formed at the front side position relative to the banknote storage part of the uppermost storage cassette. The uppermost storage cassette as a structured,
It is branched from the identification part in the banknote feeding and conveying path to the depositing port from the rear position or from the banknote classification path that follows it, and the banknotes in the banking proper banknotes are not discharged. Used banknote branch passage,
A collect / unload mechanism for collective banknotes, which is connected to the banknote branch passage not using withdrawal and is provided facing the collective banknote storage part of the collective storage cassette,
A temporary storage space forming mechanism for collective banknotes that temporarily forms a temporary storage space for banknotes between the stored banknotes of the batch storage banknote storage unit and the retraction / feeding mechanism for batch storage banknotes;
A storage operation mechanism for collective banknotes for storing banknotes temporarily held at the time of deposit approval,
When transferring deposited banknotes in deposit mode, returning deposited banknotes in deposit mode, withdrawal mode, cassette replenishment mode, cassette recovery mode A conveyance drive control unit for driving each conveyance means of the banknote branch passage used and a batch storage bill feeding / feeding mechanism and each money type feeding / feeding mechanism in a forward direction or a reverse direction;
Connect the middle position of the deposit reject banknote transport path to any of the rear positions from the branch position of the deposit reject banknote transport path with respect to the deposit port in the banknote branch path, banknote sorting path, or banknote transport path A bypass passage that enables bypass conveyance of forward and reverse bills in the cassette replenishment mode and the cassette collection mode;
A circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing machine comprising:
複数個の収納カセットのうち一括収納カセットを最上段に配置させるとともにそのカセットの一括収納紙幣収納部の前側位置に前記出金リジェクト紙幣収納部を形成し、前記バイパス通路は、紙幣送込み搬送通路における入金口に対する入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の分岐位置より後方位置と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路の途中位置とを接続してなる請求項5記載の循環式紙幣入出金機。A collective storage cassette is arranged at the uppermost stage among a plurality of storage cassettes, and the withdrawal reject banknote storage part is formed at a front side position of the collective storage banknote storage part of the cassette. The circulation type banknote depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 5, wherein a rear position and a midway position of the deposit reject banknote transport path are connected from a branch position of the deposit reject banknote transport path with respect to the deposit port. 金種別一時保留空間形成機構は金種別収納作動機構と共用とし、また一括収納紙幣用一時保留空間形成機構は一括収納紙幣用収納作動機構と共用とした請求項1または5記載の循環式紙幣入出金機。6. The circulation-type banknote entry / exit according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the denomination temporary storage space forming mechanism is shared with the denomination storage operation mechanism, and the temporary storage space formation mechanism for batch storage banknotes is shared with the storage operation mechanism for batch storage banknotes. Gold machine. 金種別繰込み・繰出し機構および一括収納紙幣用繰込み・繰出し機構の各々が、キッカローラと、フィードローラと、ゲート部材と、フィードローラおよびゲート部材の設けられる一時保留空間入口部の繰込み紙幣搬送域に交差状態の待機位置で帯動される自由変形可能な無端ベルトとを具備し、この無端ベルトは紙幣繰込み時は繰込み紙幣で押動されて待機位置から一時保留空間内へ進入し、既に繰込み済の紙幣と繰込み中の紙幣の間に介在して繰込み済の紙幣の後端縁と繰込み中の紙幣先端縁との衝突を防ぎ、繰込み中の紙幣の繰込み終了後に一時保留空間から脱出して待機位置に復帰し、紙幣繰出し時は繰出し紙幣で押動されて紙幣繰出し側へ変位し、紙幣の繰出しの障害にならないようにされている請求項5記載の循環式紙幣入出金機。Each of the money type feeding / feeding mechanism and the batch storing banknote feeding / feeding mechanism includes a kicker roller, a feed roller, a gate member, and a feed banknote in a temporary storage space inlet portion where the feed roller and the gate member are provided. A free-deformable endless belt that is driven at a crossing standby position in the transport area, and this endless belt is pushed by the banknote when it is fed and enters the temporary holding space from the standby position. However, it is interposed between the already fed banknotes and the banknotes being fed to prevent the rear edge of the fed banknotes from colliding with the leading edge of the banknotes being fed. 6. After exiting, the paper is escaped from the temporary holding space and returned to the standby position. When the bill is fed, the bill is pushed by the fed bill and displaced toward the bill feeding side so as not to obstruct bill feeding. Circulation type banknote deposit and withdrawal . 前記紙幣送込み搬送通路が、前記識別部より入金口に対する後方位置に表裏反転合流通路部を有し、この表裏反転合流通路部の末端を前記紙幣区分通路に接続してなり、前記バイパス通路は前記表裏反転合流通路部の前記識別部側域と入金リジェクト紙幣搬送路とを接続してなる請求項6記載の循環式紙幣入出金機。The banknote feeding conveyance path has a front / back reversing / merging passage part at a position behind the deposit port from the identification part, and the end of the front / back reversing / merging path part is connected to the banknote sorting path, The circulation type banknote depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 6, wherein the recognizing part side area of the front and back inversion merging passage part is connected to a deposit reject banknote conveyance path. 上下に複数段に形成される装着口のうち、最上段の装着口は、紙幣のカセット補充、カセット回収、入金適正紙幣中の出金不適正紙幣の収納を行う一括収納カセットか金種別出金紙幣を収納する金種別収納カセットが選択的に装着可能とするとともに、
最上段の装着口へ挿入される収納カセットが一括収納カセットか金種別カセットかの切換を行うカセット態様切換手段を備え、
最上第に対応する最上段用繰込み・繰出し機構、最上段用一時保留空間形成機構、最上段用紙幣区分通路部域、バイパス通路、搬送駆動制御部は、挿入される収納カセットが一括収納カセットの場合は、カセット補充とカセット回収のための紙幣の繰出しと繰込みと入金時の入金適正紙幣中の出金不使用紙幣の繰込みに対応する動作をし、挿入される収納カセットが金種別カセットの場合は、それ以外の金種別カセットに対応する金種別繰込み・繰出し機構、金種別一時保留空間形成機構、金種別紙幣区分通路部域と同じ動作をしてなる
ことを特徴とする請求項5記載の循環式紙幣入出金機。
Of the mounting ports that are formed in a plurality of stages above and below, the uppermost mounting port is a batch storage cassette that performs bank note replenishment, cassette collection, and storage of inappropriate banknotes in banknotes that are properly deposited, or withdrawals by type of money A denomination storage cassette that stores banknotes can be selectively mounted,
A cassette mode switching means for switching whether the storage cassette to be inserted into the uppermost mounting port is a batch storage cassette or a denomination cassette,
The uppermost feeding / feeding mechanism corresponding to the uppermost, the temporary holding space forming mechanism for the uppermost stage, the banknote sorting passage area for the uppermost stage, the bypass passage, and the conveyance drive control unit are the storage cassette to be inserted as a batch storage cassette. In this case, the bank cassette for replenishing and collecting the cassette is operated corresponding to the feeding of unpaid banknotes in the banking appropriate banknotes when depositing, and the inserted storage cassette is denominated In the case of a cassette, the same operation as a denomination feeding / feeding mechanism, denomination temporary storage space forming mechanism, and denomination banknote sorting passage area corresponding to other denomination cassettes is performed. Item 5. A circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to item 5.
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