JP3707752B2 - Paper processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus such as a banknote processing apparatus used in a ticket issuing machine, for example.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, when storing a deposited banknote or storing a banknote as a fishing bill in a ticket issuing machine or the like, the banknote storage unit stores the deposited banknote in a banknote storage unit and sends out a fishing tag. In general, a banknote handling apparatus capable of sending out banknotes stored in the box is used.
[0003]
In such a banknote handling apparatus, in order to send out a fishing tag, for example, a paper sheet feed roller having an outer periphery composed of a low friction surface and a high friction surface is rotated to send out the lowest banknote in the banknote storage unit. The fishing tag is sent out.
Moreover, when storing a banknote, the banknote inserted and conveyed from the banknote insertion slot accumulates and stores a banknote in the banknote storage part which is a banknote storage area.
At this time, in order to add a new banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot to, for example, the lowermost stage of banknotes already stacked and stored in the banknote storage unit, it is necessary to temporarily retract the banknotes already stored and stored. is there.
[0004]
As a method for temporarily retracting bills that have already been deposited and stored, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a method using an arm is known.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the banknote storage unit 101 and its periphery in the banknote processing apparatus.
[0005]
In FIG. 5, banknotes 122 are already stacked on the mounting plate 112 of the banknote storage unit 101 while being pressed by the press plate 102. Among the accumulated banknotes 122, the banknote located at the lowest stage is sent out by the rotation of the paper sheet feeding roller 103. That is, when the lower surface of the banknote located at the lowermost stage is in contact with the highly frictional chip 103a formed on the outer periphery of the roller 103, the banknote located at the lowermost stage becomes the gate roller 104, the take-in roller 105, and It is conveyed to the outside from the banknote entrance / exit 110 through the conveyance pinch roller 106.
[0006]
On the other hand, in order to store a new banknote in the banknote storage unit 101 after performing such a bill feeding operation, the new banknote that has been conveyed is taken into the banknote storage unit 101 by the rotation of the take-in roller 105. .
At this time, in the state shown in FIG. 6A, the banknote 122 that has already accumulated is present, so that the insertion of a newly taken banknote is hindered.
For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6B, the banknotes that have already been deposited are raised by the arm 111 driven by the arm driving motor 121 to form a storage space 112 for storing the newly loaded banknote 123, and this storage A new banknote is accommodated in the space 112 from the banknote entrance 110.
[0007]
Then, as shown in FIG. 6C, the arm 111 is lowered while bending both ends of the newly taken bill 123 downward. When the arm 111 reaches below the both ends of the bill 123, the newly-taken bill 123 spreads in the direction of the arrow by its own restoring force.
When the arm 111 is lifted from the state shown in FIG. 6C, the newly taken banknote 123 is placed on the arm 111 as shown in FIG. The lowest banknote on which the banknotes 123 are deposited is formed.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the banknote storage unit 101 described above, both sides of the placement plate 112 serve as a movement path of the arm 111, so that the side wall 131 of the banknote storage unit 101 and the placement plate 112 can be moved so that the arm 111 can move. There is a space between them.
For this reason, for example, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the newly taken-in banknote 123 is stored in the storage space 112 in a bent state, the space between the side wall 131 of the banknote storage section 101 and the mounting plate 112. A part of the banknote 123 may fall into the space.
Even if the arm 111 is lowered in such a state, as shown in FIG. 7B, the bill 123 cannot be successfully placed on the placement plate 112, and the bill 123 can be stored accurately. I can't.
[0009]
The present invention has been made in view of such conventional disadvantages, and is a paper that can prevent a storage error from occurring when a paper sheet is stored in a paper sheet storage unit in a paper sheet processing apparatus such as a banknote processing apparatus. An object is to provide a leaf processing apparatus.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention drives a paper sheet moving arm to retreat a paper sheet already accumulated in a paper sheet storage area in which the paper sheet is accumulated and stored, and newly loads a paper sheet to be carried in An accommodation space is formed, the newly loaded paper sheet is accommodated in the accommodation space, and the paper sheet accommodated in the accommodation space is returned by returning the paper sheet movement arm to a predetermined position. In the paper sheet processing apparatus to be added to the stacked paper sheets, the paper sheet movement arms are supported by elastic means so as to be movable in the movement direction, and are the movement paths of the paper sheet movement arms and are accommodated in the accommodation space. A closing plate that closes a space between the placing plate on which the paper sheet placed and the side plate surrounding the accommodation space is placed.
[0011]
In the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention, the movement path of the paper sheet movement arm is secured because the paper sheet processing apparatus is supported by the elastic means so as to be movable in the movement direction of the closing plate. At the same time, even if a folded paper sheet is accommodated in the accommodation space, the space between the placement plate on which the paper sheet is placed and the side plate surrounding the accommodation space is closed by the paper sheet fall prevention plate, A part of the paper sheet falls into the space and does not cause a storage error.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of a paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment when a storage unit in a paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to a banknote processing apparatus.
Here, before explaining FIG. 1, the schematic block diagram and internal block diagram of the banknote processing apparatus to which this invention is applied are shown to FIG. 3 and FIG.
[0013]
3 and 4, the banknote handling apparatus 30 includes an identification unit 31, a rejection unit 32, a temporary holding / discharging unit 33, a thousand-yen bill storage unit 34, a thousand-yen bill and a 5,000-yen bill from the top to the bottom. A payout unit 35, a 5,000 yen bill storage unit 36, and a 10,000 yen bill storage unit 37 are provided.
[0014]
In the banknote processing apparatus 30, a banknote is conveyed along the conveyance path 5 shown with a dashed-dotted line according to the switching apparatus by the switching parts 40-43.
[0015]
Hereinafter, each component of the banknote processing apparatus 30 will be described.
The identification unit 31 performs authenticity determination and denomination determination of the banknote inserted through the bill insertion slot 38.
The reject unit 32 inputs a banknote that has become an error due to the double stacking determination or the like by switching by the switching unit 40 and stores it.
[0016]
The temporary hold / discharge unit 33 inputs banknotes as change from the thousand-yen / 5,000-yen bill payout unit 35 and holds the banknotes. Then, after all the banknotes as change have been collected, all the banknotes that have been reserved are output simultaneously from the fishing tag outlet 39.
[0017]
The thousand yen bill storage unit 34 stores a thousand yen bill. The 5,000 yen bill storage unit 36 stores 5,000 yen bills. The 10,000 yen bill storage unit 37 stores 10,000 yen bills.
The thousand-yen bill / 5,000-yen bill payout unit 35 stores the thousand-yen bill input by the switching operation of the switching unit 42 in the thousand-yen bill storage unit 34 and the 5,000-yen bill input by the switching operation of the switching unit 43. Is stored in the 5,000 yen bill storage unit 36. The thousand yen bill / 5,000 yen bill payout section 35 is connected to the thousand yen bill and the thousand yen bill stored in the thousand yen bill storage section 34 and the 5,000 yen bill storage section 36 via the switching sections 42 and 43. And selectively output to the temporary holding / discharging unit 33.
[0018]
The thousand-yen bill / 5,000-yen bill dispensing unit 35 includes an infeed roller 19, a gate roller 21, a conveying pinch roller 22, and a return roller 29, and the bill (thousand-yen bill) 2 stored in the thousand-yen bill storage unit 34. Among them, the banknote located at the lowermost stage is sent out toward the temporary storage / discharge unit 33 via the switching unit 42 according to the rotational force of the highly frictional grooved rubber chip 19 a incorporated in the feeding roller 19.
[0019]
The arm 50 raises and lowers the entire banknote stored in the thousand yen bill storage unit 34.
When it is determined by the identification unit 31 that the thousand yen bill has been inserted, the arm 50 moves up to the position shown by the dotted line in FIG. 4 and the banknote 2 stored in the thousand yen bill storage unit 34 is removed. The storage space S for the banknote 2 is formed between the bottom banknote of the banknote 2 and the placement plate 52.
Then, according to the switching operation of the switching unit 42, the banknote 2 fed into the accommodation space S through the conveying pinch roller 22, the sheet feeding impeller 20 and the gate roller 21 is placed on the placement plate 52. To do.
[0020]
Next, the arm 50 is lowered, and the banknote 2 placed on the placement plate 52 is taken into the lowermost stage of the banknotes 2 already deposited.
The arm 51 moves the bills stored in the 5000 yen bill storage unit 36 and the 10,000 yen bill storage unit 37 up and down in conjunction with each other.
[0021]
In the banknote handling apparatus 30 configured as described above, the one in which the present invention is applied to the thousand yen bill storage unit 34 is shown in FIG.
Here, FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view of the thousand-yen bill storage unit 34 as viewed from above, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the thousand-yen bill storage unit 34 as viewed from the direction of loading and unloading bills. is there.
As shown in FIG. 1A, on both sides of the mounting plate 52 in which the window portions 52a and 52b are formed so that the return roller 29 and the feeding roller 19 described above protrude, the mounting plate 52 and the thousand yen are formed. A closing plate 53 for closing the space between the side plate 55 surrounding the bill storage portion 34 is provided.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 1B, the closing plate 53 is supported by a spring member 56 fixed to a support member 57 so as to be movable in the moving direction of the arm 50 described above. FIG. 1B shows a state in which the banknotes 2 stacked in a state of being pressed by the press plate 58 are lifted by the arm 50, and in this state, no load is applied to the closing plate 53, and the closing is performed. The height of the plate 53 is substantially equal to the placement plate 52.
In addition, the spring member 56 and the supporting member 57 can be provided at two places for each side plate 55, for example.
[0023]
Next, the operation of the thousand yen bill storage unit 34 configured as described above will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2 (a), from the state in which the banknote 2 has already been deposited on the placing plate 52, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the arm 50 is raised to form the accommodation space S. The bill 3 newly conveyed via the conveyance pinch roller 22, the paper sheet feed impeller 20, and the gate roller 21 is accommodated in the accommodation space S.
At this time, even if the newly conveyed banknote 3 is bent as shown in FIG. 2B, the above-described closing plate 53 is provided, so that a part of the banknote 3 is placed on the placing plate 52 and the side plate. It does not fall into the space between 55.
[0024]
When the arm 50 is lowered from the state shown in FIG. 2B, the closing plate 53 moves while being pressed by the arm 50, so that the movement path of the arm 50 is secured and the state shown in FIG. 2C is obtained. .
At this time, both ends of the newly conveyed banknote 3 are opened in the direction of the arrow by their own restoring force, and when the arm 50 is raised again from this state, it is newly conveyed as shown in FIG. The banknote 3 is added to the lowest stage of the banknote 2 that has already been deposited.
[0025]
As described above, according to the banknote handling apparatus according to the present embodiment, the banknote newly transported to the thousand-yen bill storage unit 34 by providing the closing plate 53 between the placement plate 52 and the side plate 55. When storing 3, the bill 3 does not fall into the space between the placing plate 52 and the side plate 55, and it is possible to prevent a bill from being stored in the thousand-yen bill storage unit 34.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, when the paper sheet is stored in the storage space, the space between the placement plate and the side plate surrounding the storage space is closed by the closing plate. It is possible to prevent a part of the paper sheet from falling between the placing plate and the side plate surrounding the accommodation space.
As a result, it is possible to prevent a storage error from occurring when the paper sheet is stored in the paper sheet storage unit.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment in which a storage unit in a paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to a banknote processing apparatus, and FIG. 1 (a) shows a thousand yen bill storage unit from above. FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the thousand-yen bill storage unit viewed from the bill loading / unloading direction.
2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an operation example of a storage unit in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 (a) is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which banknotes are already deposited on a placing plate. FIG. 2 (b) is an explanatory view showing a state in which an arm is raised to form a storage space, and a newly conveyed banknote is stored in this storage space. FIG. 2 (c) It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which lowered | hung the arm from the state shown in FIG.2 (b), FIG.2 (d) shows the state added to the lowest step of the banknote in which the newly conveyed banknote has already accumulated. It is explanatory drawing shown.
FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a banknote handling apparatus to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 4 is an internal configuration diagram of a banknote handling apparatus to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a bill storage part and its periphery in a conventional bill processing apparatus.
6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an operation procedure for storing banknotes in the banknote storage section shown in FIG. 5, in which FIG. 6 (a) shows a state in which banknotes are already deposited on a placing plate; FIG. 6B is an explanatory view showing a state in which an arm is raised to form a storage space, and a newly conveyed banknote is stored in the storage space, and FIG. Fig. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state where the arm is lowered from the state shown in Fig. 6 (b), and Fig. 6 (d) is a state where a newly conveyed banknote is added to the bottom of the banknotes already deposited. It is explanatory drawing which shows.
7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a case in which a storage error occurs when a banknote is stored in the banknote storage unit illustrated in FIG. 5. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 ... Bill 19 ... Feed rollers 20, 25 ... Bill feed impeller 21, 26 ... Gate roller 22 ... Conveying pinch roller 29 ... Return roller 30 ... Bill processing device 31 ... Recognizing unit 32 ... Rejecting unit 33 ... Temporary holding / discharging unit 34 ... Thousand-yen bill storage unit 35 ... Thousand-yen bill / 5,000-yen bill dispensing unit 36 ... Thousand-yen bill storage unit 37 ... 10,000-yen bill storage unit 38 ... Bill insertion port 39 ... Fishing bill outlets 40, 41, 42, 43 ... Switching portions 50, 51 ... Arm 52 ... Mounting plate 53 ... Closing plate 55 ... Side plate 56 ... Spring member 57 ... Support member 58 ... Press plate S ... Storage space

Claims (1)

The paper sheets already accumulated in the paper sheet storage area for storing and storing the paper sheets are retracted by driving the paper sheet moving arm to form a storage space for storing newly loaded paper sheets. A paper sheet that stores the newly loaded paper sheet in the space and adds the paper sheet stored in the storage space to the accumulated paper sheet by returning the paper sheet movement arm to a predetermined position. In the processing device,
A loading plate that is supported by elastic means so as to be movable in the moving direction of the paper sheet moving arm and on which a paper sheet that is a movement path of the paper sheet moving arm and is accommodated in the accommodating space is placed; The paper sheet processing apparatus which has a closing board which closes between the side boards surrounding a storage space.

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