JP3756548B2 - Bill discrimination device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a banknote discriminating apparatus used in a vending machine, a money changer, and the like, and more particularly to a banknote discriminating apparatus capable of smoothly discriminating various shapes of banknotes.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-22186, a bill discriminating apparatus in which a light emitting element and a light receiving element are accommodated in a case and the case is disposed adjacent to a conveyance path is known. In the bill validator, an optical pattern or a magnetic pattern of a bill passing through the transport passage is read by an optical sensor or a magnetic sensor, and it is determined whether or not the read pattern matches a predetermined pattern. judge.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the banknotes have different sizes depending on the denomination, if a banknote of a different denomination is inserted by the same banknote discriminating device, there is a risk that jamming occurs in the transport passage and the banknote is clogged. In particular, since bills of different sizes are used in different countries and the optical pattern and the magnetic pattern are different, when manufacturing a bill discriminating device for discriminating the bills of each country, the size of the transport path and the optical sensor or magnetic The mounting position of the sensor and the shape of the transport passage had to be changed, and the design of the entire bill discriminating device was reviewed and manufactured individually.
[0004]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote discriminating apparatus capable of changing the shape of the guide groove corresponding to banknotes of various sizes.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The bill validator according to the present invention includes a case (2), a transport passage (3) formed in the case (2), an inlet (4) provided at one end of the transport passage (3), and a transport passage ( 3) an outlet (5) provided at the other end, a discrimination sensor (6) disposed adjacent to the transport passage (3), and a transport device (7) for transporting banknotes along the transport passage (3). ). In this bill validating device, a guide member (9) is detachably attached to a fitting groove (8) formed in the side portion of the transport passage (3), and a guide groove (12) formed in the guide member (9). Is disposed on the side of the transport passage (3), and an inclined surface (39) that increases the width of the transport passage (3) is formed at the outlet (5) of the guide member (9).
[0006]
Further, the bill validating device according to the present invention includes a case (2), a cover (2a) attached to the case (2), and a transport path (between the case (2) and the support plate (21) ( 3), an inlet (4) provided at one end of the transfer passage (3), an outlet (5) provided at the other end of the transfer passage (3), and the transfer passage (3). A discrimination sensor (6) and a transport device (7) for transporting banknotes along the transport path (3). In this bill validator, a notched part (20) having a convex cross section having a wide part (22) provided on the bottom side and a narrow part (23) extending upward from the wide part (22) is provided in the case (2). Then, the support plate (21) is disposed in the wide portion (22) of the notch (20) of the case (2). In addition, a guide member (9) is detachably attached to the fitting groove (8) formed in the side portion of the conveyance path (3), and the guide groove (12) formed in the guide member (9) is connected to the conveyance path ( Place on the side of 3).
[0007]
In an embodiment of the present invention, the support plate (21) includes a flat plate portion (24) formed integrally, and a U-shaped cross section (25) formed on both sides of the flat plate portion (24), The flat plate portion (24) includes a window portion (26) and a pair of elongated slits (27), and the conveyor belt (28) is rotatably disposed in each slit (27). An elongated fitting groove (8) having a substantially rectangular cross section is formed in the U-shaped cross section (25), and a stepped portion (29) is formed in the connection portion between the U-shaped cross section (25) and the flat plate section (24). Is done.
[0008]
The cover (2a) is arranged in the narrow portion (23), and the substantially cross-shaped window portion (30) is covered with the substantially cross-shaped window portion (26) provided on the flat plate portion (24) ( 2a), a roller (32) for conveying bills is rotatably provided in a plurality of notches (31) formed in the cover (2a), and transparent to each substantially cross-shaped window (26, 30) A board is placed.
[0009]
The guide member (9) includes a pair of horizontal wall portions (35, 36) and a vertical wall portion (37) connecting the pair of horizontal wall portions (35, 36), and forms a guide groove (12). It has a substantially groove-shaped cross section. The guide member (9) is detachably mounted in the fitting grooves (8) formed on both sides of the conveyance path (3) outside the conveyance belt (28). An inclined surface (39) for smoothly discharging banknotes is formed in the guide groove (12) adjacent to the outlet (5) of the vertical wall portion (37). A substantially cross-shaped window (26, 30) is formed inside the guide member (9), and the discrimination sensor (6) is selectively disposed at a plurality of positions of the window (26, 30).
[0010]
[Action]
A pair of guide members (9) having guide grooves (12) of different shapes by detachably attaching guide members (9) to each of the fitting grooves (8) formed in the side portion of the transport passage (3). ) And the pair of guide members (9) are exchanged and mounted in the pair of fitting grooves (8), whereby the width of the transport passage (3) can be changed. Therefore, since the guide member (9) provided with the guide groove (12) adapted to different size banknotes can be selectively mounted in the fitting groove (8), different size banknotes can be smoothly conveyed. Moreover, since the inclined surface (39) in which the width of the transport passage (3) is enlarged is formed at the outlet (5) of the guide member (9), the bills can be discharged smoothly. A discrimination sensor (6) is arranged at a desired position of the substantially cross-shaped window (26, 30), and a physical feature such as an optical feature or a magnetic feature at various positions of the bill is discriminated from the sensor (6). Can be taken out from.
[0011]
【Example】
Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 1 for explaining an embodiment of a banknote discriminating apparatus according to the present invention with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9, a banknote discriminating apparatus 1 according to the present invention is attached to a case 2 and the case 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. Cover 2a. Although not shown in detail, the cover 2a is rotatably attached to the case 2 by pins. The notched portion 20 having a convex cross section formed in the case 2 includes a wide portion 22 formed on the bottom surface side to which the support plate 21 is attached, and a narrow portion 23 that extends upward from the wide portion 22 and in which the cover 2a is disposed. Have The support plate 21 includes a flat plate portion 24 formed integrally and a U-shaped cross-section portion 25 formed on both sides of the flat plate portion 24. The flat plate portion 24 is formed with a substantially cross-shaped window portion 26 and a pair of elongated slits 27 in which the conveyor belt 28 is rotatably arranged. The U-shaped cross-sectional portion 25 includes a pair of horizontal wall portions 41 and 42 and a vertical wall portion 43 that connects the horizontal wall portions 41 and 42, and is substantially between the horizontal wall portions 41 and 42 and the vertical wall portion 43. A long and narrow fitting groove 8 having a rectangular cross section is formed, and a stepped portion 29 is formed at a connection portion between the horizontal wall portion 42 and the flat plate portion 24 of the U-shaped cross section 25.
[0012]
A substantially cross-shaped window portion 30 is formed on the cover 2 a corresponding to the substantially cross-shaped window portion 26 provided on the flat plate portion 24. A plurality of notches 31 formed in the cover 2a are rotatably provided with rollers 32 for transporting banknotes. When the cover 2a is disposed in the narrow portion 23 of the case 2, the conveyance path 3 is formed between the flat plate portion 24 and the cover 2a. An inlet 4 is provided at one end of the transport path 3, and an outlet 5 is provided at the other end of the transport path 3. A discrimination sensor 6 composed of an optical sensor or a magnetic sensor is disposed below the substantially cross-shaped window 26 or above the substantially cross-shaped window 30 adjacent to the conveyance path 3. Although not shown, the magnetic sensor is arranged in a state of directly contacting the bill through the flat plate portion 21 or the cutout portion formed in the cover 2a. The transport belt 28 of the transport device 7 transports banknotes along the transport path 3. Transparent plates are disposed in the substantially cross-shaped window portions 26 and 30.
[0013]
A guide member 9 detachably mounted in the fitting grooves 8 formed on both sides of the conveyance path 3 outside the conveyance belt 28 connects the pair of horizontal wall portions 35, 36 and the horizontal wall portions 35, 36. The guide wall 12 is formed by the pair of horizontal wall portions 35 and 36 and the horizontal wall portions 35 and 36. The guide member 9 is formed with a plurality of elongated thinned portions 40. The guide groove 12 is formed with an inclined surface 39 adjacent to the outlet 5 of the vertical wall portion 37 so that the bills can be discharged smoothly.
[0014]
In the said structure, since the guide member 9 provided with the guide groove 12 which fits a different size banknote can be selectively mounted in the fitting groove 8, a different size banknote can be conveyed smoothly. For example, the sensor provided in the cover 2a is shown in FIGS. 9A and 9C, and the sensor provided in the case 2 is shown in FIGS. 9B and 9D. Through the transparent plate 50, a light emitting diode 51, a reflective optical sensor 52 composed of a light emitting diode and a light receiving transistor, a bar code reading reflective sensor 53, and a light receiving sensor 54 are arranged at desired positions to be different. A physical feature such as an optical pattern or a magnetic pattern at a desired position of the bill can be detected. Of course, the arrangement position of each sensor is not limited to the said Example. Further, the discrimination sensor 6 is arranged at a desired position adjacent to the substantially cross-shaped window portions 26 and 30, and physical characteristics such as optical characteristics or magnetic characteristics at various positions of the bill are taken out from the discrimination sensor 6. be able to.
[0015]
Embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, instead of forming the guide member 9 in a U shape, it can be formed in various shapes such as an L shape or a rectangular cross section. Alternatively, one guide member may be mounted on one side of the support plate 21 without using the pair of guide members 9. Further, the substantially cross-shaped windows 26 and 30 can be formed in various shapes such as a T-shape and a rectangle.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
As mentioned above, in this invention, the banknote discrimination apparatus which can change the shape of a guide groove corresponding to the banknote of various sizes can be obtained. Moreover, a discrimination sensor can be arrange | positioned in a desired position corresponding to the various banknote from which an optical characteristic or a magnetic characteristic differs.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bill validating device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bill validating device according to the present invention showing a state in which the guide member is removed. FIG. 3 is a side view of the guide member. Plan view [FIG. 5] Bottom view of the guide member [FIG. 6] End view showing the exit of the guide member [FIG. 7] End view showing the entrance of the guide member [FIG. 8] Cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 9 is an arrangement diagram showing various arrangement states of sensors adjacent to a substantially cross-shaped window.
1 ·· Bill identification device 2 ·· Case 2a ·· Cover 3 ·· Transport passage 4 ·· Inlet 5 ·· Exit 6 ·· Detection sensor 7 ·· Transport device 8 ·· Mating Groove 9 .. guide member 20 .. notch portion 21 .. support plate 22 .. wide portion 23 .. narrow portion 24.. Flat plate portion 25. 30 .. Window part 27 ..Slit 28 ..Conveying belt 29 ..Step part 31 ..Notch part 35, 36 ..Horizontal wall part 37 ..Vertical wall part 12 ..Guide groove 39. ・ Inclined surface,

Claims (8)

A case, a conveyance path formed in the case, an inlet provided at one end of the conveyance path, an outlet provided at the other end of the conveyance path, a discrimination sensor disposed adjacent to the conveyance path, and conveyance In the banknote discriminating apparatus provided with the conveyance apparatus which conveys a banknote along a passage,
A guide member is detachably mounted in a fitting groove formed in the side portion of the conveyance path,
A guide groove formed in the guide member is arranged on the side of the conveyance path,
A bill discriminating apparatus, wherein an inclined surface with an increased width of the transport passage is formed at the outlet of the guide member. A case, a cover attached to the case, a conveyance path formed between the case and the support plate, an inlet provided at one end of the conveyance path, an outlet provided at the other end of the conveyance path, and conveyance In the banknote discriminating apparatus provided with the discrimination sensor arranged adjacent to the passage and the transport device that transports the banknote along the transport path,
Forming a notch with a convex cross section having a wide part provided on the bottom side and a narrow part extending upward from the wide part in the case;
Place the support plate in the wide part of the notch in the case,
A guide member is detachably attached to the fitting groove formed in the side portion of the conveyance path,
A bill discriminating apparatus, characterized in that a guide groove formed in a guide member is arranged on a side portion of a conveyance path.   The support plate includes an integrally formed flat plate portion and a U-shaped cross-sectional portion formed on both side portions of the flat plate portion. The flat plate portion includes a window portion and a pair of elongated slits. The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the conveyor belt is rotatably arranged on the billboard.   The bill discriminating device according to claim 3, wherein an elongated fitting groove having a substantially rectangular cross section is formed in the U-shaped cross section, and a step portion is formed at a connection portion between the U-shaped cross section and the flat plate portion.   The cover is disposed in the narrow portion, the substantially cross-shaped window portion is formed in the cover corresponding to the substantially cross-shaped window portion provided in the flat plate portion, and the bill is conveyed into the plurality of notches formed in the cover. The bill discriminating device according to claim 2, wherein a roller is rotatably provided, and a transparent plate is disposed in each of the substantially cross-shaped windows.   The guide member includes a pair of horizontal wall portions and a vertical wall portion connecting the pair of horizontal wall portions, and has a substantially groove-shaped cross section that forms a guide groove, and is formed on both sides of the conveyance path outside the conveyance belt. The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a guide member is detachably attached to the fitted groove.   The bill discriminating device according to claim 2, wherein an inclined surface for smoothly discharging bills is formed in the guide groove adjacent to the outlet of the vertical wall portion.   The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a substantially cross-shaped window portion is formed inside the guide member, and a discrimination sensor is selectively arranged at a plurality of positions of the window portion.

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