JP4060062B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus having a holding space for temporarily holding banknotes stored in a banknote storage, such as a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 6 shows a bill storage 100 and a holding unit 200 in a conventional bill processing apparatus. In FIG. 6, the banknote storage 100 for storing the loose banknotes S in a stacked state has an opening 120 at the upper end. A pair of mounting plates 130 that can be moved up and down and rocked are provided in the storage 100. Above the storage 100, a storage unit 200 that forms a storage space is disposed. The holding unit 200 has a pair of bottom plates 210 that can be moved up and down, and is configured to temporarily hold the bills S fed from above on the bottom plate 210.
[0003]
The banknote S temporarily held in the holding unit 200 is stored in the storage 100 as follows. First, the pair of placement plates 130 rises in the storage 100 and stands by at the upper part of the storage 100. Next, after the bottom plate 210 on which the banknote S is placed by the holding unit 200 is lowered onto the opening 120 of the storage case 100, the banknote S is dropped by sliding left and right. As a result, the banknotes S placed on the bottom plate 210 are transferred onto the placement plate 130.
[0004]
Next, in the storage 100, the pair of placement plates 130 on which the bills S are placed descend to a predetermined height, and then swing to open downward to drop the bills S. Thereby, the bill S placed on the placement plate 130 is stored in the bottom of the storage 100 (if there is already a stored bill). In addition, below the storage 100, the delivery means 8 for delivering the banknote stored in the storage 100 from the bottom part is provided.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The conventional banknote handling apparatus as described above has the following problems. That is, considering the space efficiency of the entire apparatus, it is not possible to divide a large space into an independent holding unit 200 that temporarily holds banknotes. For this reason, the amount of banknotes (holding capacity) that can be temporarily held in the holding unit 200 is usually about a fraction of the amount of banknotes (storage capacity) that can be stored in the storage 100. Therefore, for example, if an attempt is made to store an amount of banknotes close to the storage capacity of the storage 100 at a time, the operation of temporarily storing the banknotes in the storage unit 200 and then storing them in the storage 100 must be repeated many times. Not efficient.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and even when a banknote is temporarily stored and stored, a banknote process that can efficiently store a large amount of banknotes at a time. An object is to provide an apparatus.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
1st invention has an opening in an upper end, The banknote storage for storing a banknote in the accumulation state inside, The sending means which sends a banknote on the opening of this storage, The opening of the said storage The partitioning means includes partitioning means for partitioning an upper space in which the bills fed by the feeding means can be received, and partitioning means for partitioning the inside of the storage into an upper space and a lower space so as to communicate with each other. The upper space partitioned by the partitioning means and the upper space partitioned by the partitioning means are integrated to form a retaining space for temporarily retaining the bills fed by the feeding means, and the partitioning means The formed lower space is configured to form a storage space for receiving and storing banknotes temporarily held in the holding space, and the partitioning means feeds banknotes by the feeding means. The bill processing apparatus is capable of extending downward depending on the amount of bills fed by the feeding means after being raised to the vicinity of the opening of the storage. It is.
[0008]
According to the first aspect of the invention, the banknotes fed by the feeding means in a state where the partitioning means is raised to the vicinity of the opening of the storage are received in the upper space partitioned by the partitioning means, and the upper space and the storage Is temporarily held in a holding space formed by the upper space of the. At this time, according to the amount of bills fed by the feeding means, the partitioning means can be lowered to expand the holding space downward. And the banknote temporarily hold | maintained by the storage space is received and accommodated in storage space (except when returned). Thus, by using the interior of the storage as an expandable reservation space, it is possible to secure a storage capacity close to the storage capacity of the storage.
[0009]
In a second aspect based on the first aspect, the partition means has an upper surface partition member that can move up and down relative to the opening of the storage and press the upper surface of the bill.
[0010]
According to this 2nd invention, the upper surface division member descend | falls and presses the upper surface of a banknote, Therefore The banknote in upper space can be reliably introduce | transduced in a storage.
[0011]
According to a third invention, in the first or second invention, the upper surface partition member constitutes an upper lid that closes the opening of the storage when lowered.
[0012]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to simplify the structure and reduce the cost by configuring the upper lid of the storage case and the partition means with a common member.
[0013]
According to a fourth invention, in the second or third invention, the partition means further includes a side surface partition member provided so as to move up and down together with the upper surface partition member, and the side surface partition member is moved upward when the ascending position is raised. It is configured to at least partially surround the side surface of the space.
[0014]
According to a fifth invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, the interior of the storage can communicate with the upper space, the lower space, and an intermediate space between these spaces. A partition means having two upper and lower stages for partitioning is provided, and the banknote can be taken out from the bottom of the storage.
[0015]
According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the banknotes fed into the holding space can be stacked on the upper partitioning means, and simultaneously the banknotes stored in the lower space can be pressed downward by the lower partitioning means. It becomes. Thereby, both can be performed simultaneously, ensuring the stability of temporary holding | holding and taking out of a banknote, respectively.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the configuration, operation, effects, and modifications of the present embodiment will be sequentially described.
[0017]
[Constitution]
As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote processing apparatus of this embodiment is provided with the banknote storage 3 for accommodating the banknote S in an accumulated state inside. The storage 3 includes a storage body 30 having an opening 32 at the upper end. Above the storage 3, a feeding means 78 for feeding banknotes onto the opening 32 is provided. The feeding means 78 is composed of a roller and a driving belt, and feeds banknotes one by one to the lower right in FIG. Further, below the storage case 3, a feeding means 8 for feeding out the banknotes stored in the storage body 30 from the bottom is provided.
[0018]
An upper lid (partitioning means) 4 is provided at the opening 32 portion of the storage 3 so as to be movable up and down with respect to the storage body 30. When the upper lid 4 is in the raised position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, an upper space 3 </ b> A ₁ that can accept a bill fed by the feeding means 78 is defined on the opening 32 of the storage 3. ing.
[0019]
Further, in the main body 30 of the storage case 3, upper and lower two-stage separators (partitioning means) 5A and 5B are provided. These separators 5A and 5B are configured to be movable up and down in the main body 30 along the guide tape 34 by an elevating drive belt (not shown). Moreover, each separator 5A, 5B is a retracted state in which banknotes are placed in the main body 30 so as to be raised and lowered (state shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1) and a banknote in the main body 30 can be raised and lowered. It can be extended and contracted in a substantially horizontal direction. For example, as the expansion / contraction structure of the separators 5A and 5B, a plurality of slide plates that are slidably connected to each other, a single expansion / contraction plate having a bellows structure, or the like is used. It can be configured to move by means.
[0020]
The separator 5A as described above, by 5B, inside the storage case body 30, the upper space 3A ₂ and the lower space 3B, the intermediate space 3C between them, so as to be partitioned in can communicate with each other Yes. In addition, the upper space 3A ₁ partitioned by the upper lid 4 (in the raised position) and the upper space 3A ₂ partitioned by the upper separator 5A are integrated into a bill fed by the feeding means 78. A holding space 3A for temporarily holding is formed.
[0021]
Strictly speaking, when lowering of the upper lid 4 shown in solid lines in FIG. 1, the volume of the upper space 3A ₁ itself substantially zero, a state where only the upper space 3A ₂ forms a hold space 3A . Incidentally, the upper space 3A ₁ partitioned by the upper lid 4 is a part of the upper space 3A ₂ to be extended upward with the rise of the upper cover 4, the upper space 3A ₂ original by lowering of the upper lid 4 absorption You can think of it as being done.
[0022]
The lower space 3B partitioned by the lower separator 5B forms a storage space for receiving and storing banknotes temporarily held in the holding space 3A. The intermediate space 3C communicates with the upper space 3A ₂ or the lower space 3B as appropriate, thereby forming a space for transferring banknotes from the upper space 3A ₂ (holding space 3A) to the lower space 3B. .
[0023]
Next, with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the specific structure regarding the said upper cover 4 is demonstrated.
[0024]
First, the opening 32 is formed at a substantially central portion of the upper surface 31 of the storage body 30. The upper lid 4 includes an upper plate 40 corresponding to the opening 32 of the storage body 30, and a pair of side plates 41 and a rear plate 42 provided so as to move up and down together with the upper plate 40. Support frames 44 and 45 for assisting the raising and lowering of the upper lid 4 are attached to the outside of the pair of side plates 41, respectively. The driving force for raising and lowering the upper lid 4 is supplied from the outside of the storage 3 to the support frame 45 via the gear 34 partially exposed on one side 33 of the storage body 30. Yes.
[0025]
During elevation of the top cover 4 (Fig. 2), between the front edge 32a of the front edge 40a and the opening 32 of the upper plate 40, front opening 4a which communicates with the upper space 3A ₁ is formed. In this state, the upper plate 40 of the upper cover 4 constitutes the upper partition member partitioning the upper surface of the upper space 3A _1. The pair of side plates 41 and the rear plate 42 constitute a side partition member surrounding the (other than side forming the front opening 4a) lateral and rear sides of the upper space 3A _1.
[0026]
A pair of left and right guide plates 43 for stabilizing the feeding of banknotes from the front opening 4a are attached to the back side of the upper plate 40. When the upper lid 4 is lowered, the upper plate 40 presses the upper surface of the banknote through the guide plates 43 (see FIG. 4B).
[0027]
The rear end portion of the upper plate 40 is swingably attached to the pair of side plates 41 via the support shaft 4p. Further, a tension spring 4 s is provided on the back side of the upper plate 40 to connect the approximate center of the upper plate 40 and the vicinity of the upper end of the rear plate 42. The upper plate 40 is normally urged in the closing direction according to the vertical positional relationship between the tension action line of the tension spring 4s and the support shaft 4p, but swings until it exceeds a certain angle. Then, it is urged in the opening direction so that the open state shown in FIG. 3 can be maintained. Such opening of the upper plate 40 by swinging (without raising or lowering the entire upper lid 4) is used when the temporarily held banknotes are returned after the upper lid 4 is lowered.
[0028]
[Operation]
Next, an example of main operations in the apparatus of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, operations of adding and storing a larger amount of banknotes S in the storage 3 in which a small amount of banknotes S is stored in advance are shown in the order of (a) to (i).
[0029]
First, in a state where the upper lid 4 is lifted as shown in FIG. 4A, the bills S fed into the holding space 3A by the feeding means 78 are accumulated on the upper separator 5A. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the holding space 3 </ b> A can be expanded downward by lowering the upper separator 5 </ b> A in accordance with the amount of the bill S to be fed. When all the bills S to be temporarily held are fed, the upper lid 4 is lowered while pressing the bills S as shown in FIG. 4B, and the upper separator 5A is lowered accordingly.
[0030]
Next, when storing the temporarily held banknote S, as shown in FIG. 4C, the lower-side separator 5B rises to just below the upper-side separator 5A. Then, as shown in FIG. 4D, the banknote S is transferred onto the lower separator 5 </ b> B when the upper separator 5 </ b> A contracts to the retracted state. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4E, the lower separator 5B on which the banknote S is placed descends above the banknote S stored in advance. At this time, the upper stage separator 5A retracts upward and then returns to the advanced state, and the upper lid 4 returns to the raised position.
[0031]
Next, as shown in FIG. 4 (f), the upper separator 5A descends and presses the banknote S on the lower separator 5B. From this state, as shown in FIG. 4G, the lower separator 5 </ b> B contracts to the retracted state, so that a new banknote S is additionally stored on the banknote S stored in advance.
[0032]
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4 (h), the upper separator 5 </ b> A rises to the vicinity of the opening 32 in preparation for feeding a new banknote S. On the other hand, the lower separator 5B returns to the advanced state after retreating upward. Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (i), the lower separator 5 </ b> B descends to press the stored banknote S downward in preparation for feeding the banknote S by the feeding means 8.
[0033]
[Function and effect]
Next, the effect of this embodiment comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated.
[0034]
According to the present embodiment, the banknote S fed by the feeding means 78 is received by the upper space 3A ₁ defined by the upper lid 4 and is formed by the upper space 3A ₁ and the upper space 3A _{2 of the} storage 3. Is temporarily held in the holding space 3A. Then, the banknote S temporarily held in the holding space 3A is received and stored in the storage space 3B (except when returned). Thus, by using the inside of the storage 3 as the reserved space 3A, it is possible to secure a reserved capacity close to the storage capacity of the storage 3. For this reason, even if it is a case where a banknote is temporarily suspended and accommodated, a large amount of banknotes can be efficiently accommodated at once.
[0035]
Then, when the lowering of the upper lid 4, the top plate 40 (via the guide plate 43) by pressing the upper surface of the paper money S, reliably introducing the banknotes S in the upper space 3A ₁ into storage case 3 I can do it. Further, it partitioning means for partitioning the upper space 3A _1, since the upper lid 4 to close the opening 32 of the storage case 3 are formed of a common member, it is possible to reduce the simplification and cost structure.
[0036]
Next, by providing the upper and lower two-stage separators 5A and 5B, the banknotes S fed into the holding space 3A are accumulated on the upper-stage separator 5A, and at the same time, the banknotes S stored in the lower space 3B are The separator 5B can be pressed downward (see FIG. 4 (i)). Thereby, both can be performed simultaneously, ensuring the stability of temporarily hold | maintaining and taking out of the banknote S (feeding by the feeding means 8), respectively. Specifically, it is possible to simultaneously perform banknote deposit / withdrawal processing for the same storage 3 or to perform a process of carefully checking stored banknotes (feeding->identification-> re-storing).
[0037]
Further, the bill S (FIG. 4E) placed on the lower separator 5B in the intermediate space 3C is pressed downward by the upper separator 5A (FIG. 4F), and the lower space 3B. By storing in (Fig. 4 (g)), it is possible to promote reliable storage.
[0038]
[Modification]
The banknote processing apparatus by this invention may be equipped with two or more banknote storages 3 as mentioned above according to the money type of a banknote, for example.
[0039]
Moreover, the separator as a partition means provided in each storage 3 does not necessarily need to be upper and lower two stages. That is, even in one-stage separator, it is possible to partition the upper space 3A ₂ and a lower space 3B to can communicate, basically it is possible to ensure the same effect.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to secure a storage capacity close to the storage capacity of the storage by using the interior of the storage as an expandable storage space. For this reason, even if it is a case where a banknote is temporarily suspended and accommodated, a large amount of banknotes can be efficiently accommodated at once.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part schematically showing an embodiment of a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing an upper part of a banknote storage in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. 1 together with an upper lid in a raised position.
FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2, showing the open state of the upper plate with the upper lid in the lowered position.
4 is a view showing the operation of the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in the order of (a) to (i).
FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4A when the amount of banknotes temporarily held is large.
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a relevant part of a conventional banknote handling apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
3 Banknote storage 3A Reservation space 3A ₁ Upper space 3A ₂ Upper space 3B Lower space (storage space)
3C Intermediate space 30 Storage body 32 Opening 4 Upper lid (partitioning means)
4a Front opening 40 Upper plate (upper surface partition member)
41 Side plate (side section member)
42 Rear plate (side section member)
43 Guide plate 5A Upper separator (partitioning means)
5B Lower side separator (partitioning means)
78 Feeding means 8 Feeding means

Claims (5)

A banknote storage for storing the banknotes in an accumulated state, having an opening at the upper end,
Feeding means for feeding banknotes onto the opening of the storage;
On the opening of the storage, partition means for partitioning an upper space capable of receiving bills fed by the feeding means;
Partitioning means for partitioning the inside of the storage into an upper space and a lower space so as to communicate with each other;
The upper space partitioned by the partitioning unit and the upper space partitioned by the partitioning unit are integrated to form a storage space for temporarily storing the bills fed by the feeding unit,
The lower space partitioned by the partition means is configured to form a storage space for receiving and storing banknotes temporarily stored in the storage space,
The partitioning means rises to the vicinity of the opening of the storage in preparation for feeding of banknotes by the feeding means, and then descends according to the amount of banknotes fed by the feeding means to expand the holding space downward. A bill processing apparatus, characterized in that it is possible. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partitioning unit includes an upper surface partitioning member capable of moving up and down with respect to the opening of the storage and pressing an upper surface of the banknote. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface partition member constitutes an upper lid that closes an opening of the storage when lowered. The partition means further includes a side partition member provided so as to move up and down together with the upper surface partition member,
The banknote processing device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the side surface partitioning member is configured to at least partially surround a side surface of the upper space when it is raised. It includes two upper and lower partition means for partitioning the interior of the storage into the upper space and the lower space and an intermediate space between these spaces so as to communicate with each other.
The bill processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a bill can be taken out from a bottom portion of the storage case.

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