JP4151212B2 - Paper sheet handling device and method for correcting deviation of paper sheet - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a paper sheet handling apparatus and a paper sheet deviation correction method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-27716 discloses that a paper sheet storage is applied to a reject storage that stores paper sheets (hereinafter referred to as reject tickets) that are not suitable for withdrawals mounted in a paper sheet handling apparatus. There is a description. A part of the paper sheet storage described in this publication is used as a reject storage, and is provided in a part of the storage cassette. The storage cassette is divided into a part for storing withdrawal banknotes by type of money and a reject box for storing rejected banknotes, each having a different banknote inlet, and a different transport path.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-described system, there arises a problem that the number of sheets that can be stored and discharged is reduced in the sheet handling apparatus by the amount occupied by the reject box. Therefore, in order to keep the decrease in the paper sheet capacity below the allowable value, it is necessary to provide a reject box that is as small as possible and has a large number of sheets to be stored, that is, a storage efficiency is high.
[0004]
Also, not only in the reject box, the side edge of the paper sheet that has been displaced and transported is forced to undergo sudden out-of-plane deformation at the entrance of the paper sheet storage box, and the deformation is not restored, i.e., in a buckled state. Easy to be stored. In particular, a buckled state is likely to occur if the paper sheet is greatly displaced beyond the storage space width of the paper sheet storage. Since the paper sheets stored in the buckled state occupy a large storage space, it becomes a cause of failure such as jam due to interference with the subsequent paper sheets. This obstacle contributes to a decrease in the number of sheets that can be stored.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a method for correcting a deviation of a paper sheet having a large amount of deviation, and an object thereof is to provide a paper sheet handling apparatus that is less likely to cause trouble when stored. And
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The purpose is to insert and discharge paper sheets for loading and unloading paper sheets, a paper sheet discriminating unit for discriminating paper sheets, a paper sheet storage for storing paper sheets, and the paper sheets A transport path for transporting paper sheets between the paper input / discharge port, the paper sheet discriminating section, and the paper sheet storage, and a displacement of the paper sheets transported while being displaced in the width direction of the transport path A displacement correcting mechanism for correcting the sheet, wherein the upstream end in the direction in which the paper sheet is fed has a width wider than the storage space width and is directed in the downstream direction in which the paper sheet is fed. The distance between the first guide surface inclined so as to be narrow and the paper sheet to be sent is opposed to the paper sheet to be sent, and the paper sheet is sent in the downstream direction. The distance between the inclined second guide surface and the first guide surface provided on the second guide surface in the downstream direction in which the sheets are fed is And the first guide surface is a displacement of a pair of rollers that conveys the paper sheet to the displacement correction mechanism by rotating while sandwiching the paper sheet. The roller closest to the displacement correcting mechanism is inclined so that the width of the second guide surface in the direction connecting the central axes of the roller pair closest to the correcting mechanism becomes narrower in the direction in which the sheets are fed. This is achieved by a paper sheet handling device in which the distance between the pair and the upstream end of the deformation regulating surface is shorter than the length of the paper sheet in the direction in which the paper sheet is fed.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an automatic teller machine will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0012]
FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of the automatic teller machine according to the present invention. A card / detail that processes a user's card inserted from a card slot 102a provided on the upper front plate 101b of the housing 101, prints out a transaction statement, and is carried out at the upper part of the main body housing 101 of the apparatus. A slip processing mechanism 102 and a passbook processing mechanism 103 that communicates with the passbook slot 103a and processes a user's passbook are provided.
[0013]
In addition, a bill depositing / withdrawing mechanism 1 for processing bills is provided at the lower part of the main body casing 101, and a customer operation unit 105 for displaying and inputting the contents of transactions is provided in the middle part. Reference numeral 106 denotes a main body control unit that controls the entire automatic teller machine.
[0014]
FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the control relationship of this apparatus. As described above, the card / detail slip processing mechanism 102, the passbook processing mechanism 103, the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 1 and the customer operation unit 105 housed in the main body housing 101 are connected to the main body control unit 106 via the bus 106a. And performs necessary operations under the control of the main body control unit 106. In addition to the above, the main body control unit 106 is also connected to the interface unit 106b, the clerk operation unit 106c, and the external storage device 106d via the bus 106a, and exchanges necessary data. In addition, 101d shown in FIG. 14 is a power supply part which supplies electric power to said each mechanism and component.
[0015]
FIG. 15 is a side view showing the configuration of the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 1 in which the paper sheet storage is applied to the loading reject storage 12 in the automatic teller machine of FIG.
[0016]
The banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 1 includes a depositing / dispensing port 2 through which a user inserts / withdraws banknotes, a banknote discriminating unit 3 for discriminating banknotes, and a temporary storage 4 for temporarily storing the deposited banknotes until the transaction is established. And an operation reject box 9 for storing banknotes not to be withdrawn out of banknotes to be deposited / withdrawn, and banknotes to be dispensed and banknotes to be dispensed, and banknotes fed out from the banknote storage / release warehouses 8a and 8b. In other words, a storage for storing banknotes that cannot be determined by the determination unit), a collection reject storage 6 that is recovered when a user forgets to remove a banknote withdrawn to the deposit / withdrawal port 2, and banknote storage / release stores 8a and 8b. Loading / collecting warehouse 11 for storing banknotes to be replenished and banknotes collected from each warehouse, and a loading reject warehouse 12 for storing rejected bills at the time of loading, and a banknote discriminating section. Pass through 3 and deposit / withdrawal port , Temporary storage box 4, banknote storage / release boxes 8 a, 8 b, operation reject box 9, recovery reject box 6, loading / recovery box 11, loading path 5 as a transport means for transporting banknotes to loading reject box 12, and illustration And a control unit that does not. The paper sheet storage / discharge boxes 8a and 8b and the loading / recovery box 11 are detachable structures, and are used, for example, as denomination storage / discharge boxes for storing and discharging banknotes in respective denominations. Rejected tickets are, for example, operational rejected tickets that have been judged to be abnormal for discrimination or abnormalities for delivery, normal paper sheets that have been transported to the withdrawal port, for example, rejected tickets that are forgotten by the customer, and paper sheets The paper is stored according to the type of paper, and is classified into a loading reject ticket or the like that is determined as a discrimination abnormality or a conveyance abnormality when a paper sheet is loaded into the type storage discharge container to be discharged, and is separately stored in an independent reject storage.
[0017]
In addition, the arrow of the conveyance path 5 has shown the conveyance direction of the banknote.
[0018]
The control unit is connected to the main body control unit 106 of the apparatus via a bus 106a illustrated in FIG. 14, and controls the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 1 according to a command from the main body control unit 106 and detection of the state of the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 1. Moreover, the state of the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 1 is sent to the main body control unit 106 as necessary. In the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 1, each unit (the depositing / dispensing port 2, the banknote discriminating unit 3, the temporary storage box 4, the transport path 5, the banknote storage / release boxes 8a and 8b, the collection reject box 6, the operation reject box 9, and the loading -It connects with the drive motor, electromagnetic solenoid, and sensor of collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 11 and loading rejection store | warehouse | chamber 12), and controls them, monitoring a state with a sensor according to transaction.
[0019]
Next, operation | movement of the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism 1 shown in FIG. 15 is demonstrated easily.
[0020]
At the time of deposit transaction, the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 2 are separated one by one, the bill discriminating unit 3 determines the denomination and authenticity of the bills, and is temporarily stored in the temporary storage 4. Banknotes that could not be discriminated by the banknote discriminating unit 3 and deposit-rejected banknotes that are determined to have an abnormal tilt or spacing between the banknotes are not taken into the temporary storage box 4 but are transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 to the user. Returned.
[0021]
After the deposit transaction is established, the banknotes are transported from the temporary storage 4 to the transport path 5, the banknote discriminating unit 3 again determines the denomination and authenticity, and the banknote storage / release storage 8 and the operation reject storage 9. Stored in either.
[0022]
At the time of withdrawal, a predetermined number of sheets are paid out from the banknote storage / release boxes 8 a and 8 b for each denomination, determined by the banknote determination unit 3, and paid to the user via the deposit / withdrawal port 2. When a withdrawal reject occurs, the banknote is temporarily stored in the temporary storage 4, and the insufficient banknote is added and fed out. After the withdrawal transaction is completed, the reject ticket carried out from the temporary storage 4 is stored in the operation reject storage 9.
[0023]
In addition, when a user forgets taking out the withdrawal banknote, it pays out again from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and is stored in the collection reject store 6 via the temporary storage store 4.
[0024]
Next, loading of banknotes stored and discharged into the banknote storage / release boxes 8a and 8b will be described. The banknotes fed out from the loading / recovery box 11 are discriminated by the banknote discriminating unit 3 and loaded into the banknote storage / release box 8a or 8b for each denomination via the temporary storage box 4. The reject ticket generated at the time of loading is stored in the loading reject box 12.
[0025]
In addition, collection of banknotes from the bill storage / release boxes 8 a and 8 b to the loading / recovery box 11 is also performed via the temporary storage box 4. The above is the operation at the time of operation of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 1.
[0026]
Next, the configuration of the loading reject box 12 configured to be built in the loading / recovery box 11 and storing the reject ticket at the time of loading will be described in detail.
[0027]
FIG. 10 is a plan view of the deviation correcting mechanism as viewed from the upstream side of the conveyance path, and shows a state in which the loading reject box 12 is built in the cassette 50 (see FIG. 15) of the loading / collecting box 11. At the entrance of the loading reject box 12, a driving roller 60 having a function as a bill taking-in means, a roller pair of a driven roller 61 and a bill taking-in port 51, and an initial deformation means constituting a displacement correcting mechanism are provided. The drive roller shaft 61e is provided with sheet rollers 62a to 62c for imparting rigidity by applying waveform deformation to the rejected ticket stored, and for scraping the rear end of the stored reject ticket in the stacking direction (downward in the drawing). Yes. The action of the sheet rollers 62a to 62c prevents interference between the rear end of the preceding reject ticket and the front end of the subsequent reject ticket.
[0028]
FIG. 11 shows a state in which the upper wall surface of the cassette 50 of the displacement correction mechanism is omitted. The initial deformation means, the driving roller 60 and the driven roller 61 constituting the displacement correction mechanism are exposed and the bottom surface thereof is exposed. It can be seen that a box-like body 70 which is a component of the loading reject storage 12 is disposed. In addition, a rejected bill 80 in the middle of being held between a part of the bill inlet 51 and the roller pair of the driving roller 60 and the driven roller 61 is shown.
[0029]
FIG. 12 shows a state in which a part of the roller pair of the driving roller 60 and the driven roller 61 and a part of the bill intake port 51 are omitted from the state of FIG. 11, and a box-like body 70 which is a component of the loading reject box 12. A plan view of the configuration is shown. The box-like body 70 has a substantially target structure with respect to the central axis of the conveyance path width, and has an integral structure including the guide surfaces 30, 31, 32, 33, and 38.
[0030]
FIG. 1 shows a side view of the entire loading reject box 12 including bill taking-in means. In FIG. 1, the roller pair of the driving roller 60 and the driven roller 61 rotates to store the reject ticket 80. When the storing operation is completed, the rear end of the reject ticket 80 is stacked in the stacking direction (left direction in the drawing) by the sheet roller 62. Is scraped. Thus, the normal reject ticket 80 conveyed within the width of the conveyance path can stably store a predetermined number of sheets.
[0031]
However, a rejected ticket that is transported in a deviated position tends to buckle because the leading side corner portion collides with the wall surface, which causes jamming. In particular, if the reject ticket is deviated beyond the storage space width of the loading reject box 12, a jam is likely to occur. In view of this, a displacement correction mechanism is provided to correct the displacement of the paper sheet being displaced.
[0032]
2 to 7 show a state in which the deviation of the paper sheet conveyed by being displaced in the conveyance path width direction is corrected by the deviation correction mechanism. The displacement correction mechanism includes a first guide surface 30 as a first guide means, a second guide surface 31 as a second guide means, and a deformation restriction surface 33 as a deformation restriction means.
[0033]
The first guide surface 30 is inclined so that the upstream end in the direction in which the paper sheet is fed has a width wider than the storage space width and the width becomes narrower in the downstream direction in which the paper sheet is fed. The second guide surface 31 is provided so as to face the paper sheet to be sent, and is inclined so that the distance from the paper sheet to be sent becomes narrower in the downstream direction to which the paper sheet is sent. Yes. The deformation restricting surface 33 is provided on the second guide surface 31 and is inclined so that the distance from the first guide surface 30 becomes narrower in the downstream direction in which the sheets are fed. The deformation regulating surface 33 is provided such that the distance between the roller pair 60, 61 closest to the displacement correcting mechanism and the upstream end of the deformation regulating surface 33 is shorter than the length of the paper sheet in the direction in which the paper sheet is fed. .
[0034]
Since the first guide surface 30 is initially deformed by the initial deforming means 51a, the second guide guides the side edge portion 81 on the leading side of the paper sheet as long as it is inclined in the conveyance space width direction. Of the pair of rollers 60 and 61 that are closest to the displacement correction mechanism among the roller pairs that convey the paper sheets to the displacement correction mechanism by rotating while pinching the sheets. If the width of the second guide surface 31 in the direction connecting the central axes is inclined so as to become narrower in the direction in which the paper sheet is fed, the leading edge of the paper sheet can be obtained without the initial deformation means 51a. The side edge portion 81 on the side can be guided in the direction of the second guide surface. It is further advantageous if both the initial deformation means 51a and the second guide surface 31 in the direction connecting the central axes of the roller pairs 60 and 61 have an inclination such that the width becomes narrower in the direction in which the sheets are fed. Is.
[0035]
The first guide surface 30 is displaced beyond the width of the storage space, and the end of the side end corner portion 81 on the leading side of the paper sheet to be conveyed is along the inclined surface so that the paper sheet is out of plane. Deform. The second guide surface 31 is provided on the deformation side of the paper sheet by the first guide surface 30, and guides the side edge corner portion 81 on the leading side of the deformed paper sheet toward the center of the conveyance path width. . The deformation restricting surface 33 is provided on the second guide surface, and restricts excessive progress of deformation caused by the first guide surface and the second guide surface.
[0036]
Hereinafter, the correction of the displacement of the reject ticket that is displaced in the conveyance path width direction will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7.
[0037]
FIG. 2 shows the moment when the leading edge of the reject ticket 80 that has been displaced and transported beyond the transport path width has reached the displacement correction mechanism provided at the entrance of the loading reject box 12. The leading side corner portion 81 of the reject ticket 80 is deformed in the stacking direction of the loading reject storage 12 provided downstream of the displacement correcting mechanism by the slope shape of the initial guiding means 51a shown in FIGS. In order to apply the restoring force, first, it is initially deformed out-of-plane in the anti-stacking direction. The direction in which the initial guiding means 51a initially applies the out-of-plane deformation to the reject ticket 80 is not limited to the anti-stacking direction as in the present embodiment, but in a predetermined direction to be deformed by the first guiding means. To give. In this embodiment, since the displacement correction mechanism is provided at the entrance of the loading reject storage 12, out-of-plane deformation is applied in the direction in which the displacement is corrected after the displacement correction.
[0038]
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when the end of the leading side corner 81 of the reject ticket 80 reaches the first guide surface 30a, the first guide surface 30a causes the first guide surface 30a to The out-of-plane deformation proceeds in the direction of the arrow along the inclined surface of the guide surface 30a, and FIG. 4 shows a state in which the leading side corner portion 81 of the reject ticket 80 has reached the second guide means 31a. Yes. And it will be guided also by the 2nd guide surface 31a, and it will be in the state of FIG. 5, and the further out-of-plane deformation is controlled by the deformation | transformation control surface 33a. At this time, as an action of the first guide surface 30a, the inner curved portion P of the paper sheet is guided so as to fall within the storage space width.
[0039]
When the storing operation further proceeds, the leading side corner portion 81 of the reject ticket 80 is inclined in the direction of the first guide surface toward the transport direction so that the amount of out-of-plane deformation is reduced as shown in FIG. The deformation is restored in the direction of the arrow along the deformation regulating surface 33 a and the deformation restoring force is accumulated in the reject ticket 80. Since the distance between the roller pair of the rollers 60 and 61 and the upper end portion of the deformation regulating surface 33a is shorter than the length in the direction in which the reject ticket is sent, the deformation restoring force is stored, and after the reject ticket 80 When the end portion is released from the clamping of the rollers 60 and 61, as shown in FIG. 7, the centering of the rejected ticket 80 that is displaced by the action of the deformation restoring force is performed, and the stable storing operation is completed. .
[0040]
FIG. 8 shows a projected trajectory on the paper surface where the end portion of the leading side corner portion 81 of the reject ticket 80 that has been deviated and conveyed beyond the conveying path width has been deformed as the storage process proceeds. It is a thing. Point A is the state of FIG. 2, that is, the moment when the leading edge of the reject ticket 80 reaches the entrance of the loading reject box 12, and point A is the state of FIG. 3, that is, the slope of the initial guiding means 51a shown in FIGS. Each of the states is initially deformed in the anti-stacking direction depending on the shape. Thereafter, the side edge portion 81 on the leading side of the reject ticket 80 is deformed out of plane along the locus to the point B, and further out-of-plane deformation is regulated by the deformation regulating surface 33a.
[0041]
Trajectory from point A to point B is gradually displaced into the plane of the lower, it can be seen that draw Ryakunishi handed shape. Thus locus of-plane deformation is 3-dimensional gradual deformation of Ryakunishi handed shape shown, low rigidity, and the risk of the seat屈発raw in weight deviation is greater rejected ticket is small.
[0042]
The locus from the point B to the point C shows a state in which the displacement is corrected by the action of the deformation restoring force accumulated in the reject ticket 80, and the point C shows the state of FIG. 7 in which the storing operation is normally performed. Show. When the storing operation is completed, interference with the subsequent reject ticket 80 does not occur, and the stable storing operation can be continued.
[0043]
The deformation regulating surface 33a acts so that the developed out-of-plane deformation amount gradually decreases.
[0044]
As described above, rectification mechanism, for example, sheets of the side end corner portion of the housing beyond the space width deviation conveyed rejected tickets preceding side is out-of-plane deformation in Ryakunishi handed shape accommodated By providing the guiding means and the deformation restricting means for restricting excessive progress of the out-of-plane deformation caused by the paper sheet guiding means, the risk of buckling is small even for rejected tickets with a large deviation amount. A reject box that satisfies the specifications can be provided.
[0045]
It should be noted that the displacement correction mechanism does not necessarily have to be provided in a part of the reject store as in the present embodiment, and the displacement of the bill may be corrected during the conveyance. For example, when it is necessary to correct the deviation of banknotes accumulated in other paper sheet storage such as the banknote storage / discharge boxes 8a and 8b, the collection reject box 6, and the operation reject box 9, the shift correction mechanism A configuration in which a deviation correction unit having a separate position is provided, and bills conveyed to other paper sheet storages such as the banknote storage / release containers 8a and 8b, the collection reject storage 6, and the operation reject storage 9 pass through the displacement correction part. It may be. In this case, it is not necessary to provide a displacement correction mechanism for each paper sheet storage, and the direction for applying out-of-plane deformation is not limited to the anti-stacking direction.
[0046]
FIG. 9 shows a failure when the deformation regulating surface 33a is not provided. The out-of-plane deformation proceeds in the direction of the arrow beyond the point B in FIG. 8, and the storage operation is completed without restoring the horizontal U-shaped deformation. It is in the state. In this state, it is essential to interfere with the subsequent reject ticket 80, and jamming is unavoidable. Further, if both the guide surface and the deformation restricting surface are constituted by wall members having a low friction coefficient, the displacement correcting mechanism operates more effectively.
[0047]
In this embodiment, the deviation correcting mechanism is composed of guide means and deformation restricting means, but the deformation restricting surface 33a is clearly different in function from the first guide surface 30a and the second guide surface 31a. rather, it may be one of the sheet guiding means for providing out-of-plane deformation of the Ryakunishi handed shape to the bill. That is, for example, may be those means as one of the sheet guiding means is provided with integrally curved surface, said one guide means is provided out of plane deformation of Ryakunishi handed shape to the bill, excessive A similar function can be realized by forming a shape having a function of restricting deformation.
[0048]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the deviation correction method of paper sheets with large deviation | shift amount is provided, and the paper sheet handling apparatus with few dangers of buckling generation | occurrence | production can be implement | achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a displacement correction mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view showing a state of correcting a displacement of a reject ticket.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the deviation of the reject ticket is corrected.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the deviation of the reject ticket is corrected.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which the deviation of the reject ticket is corrected.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the deviation of the reject ticket is corrected.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which the deviation of the reject ticket is corrected.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the trajectory of the side edge corner portion on the preceding side of the reject ticket. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a failure when the deformation restricting means is not provided. FIG. Fig. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which the upper wall surface of the displacement correcting mechanism is omitted. Fig. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which a part of the upper wall surface of the displacement correcting mechanism and the bill taking-in means are omitted. 13] Automatic cash transaction apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. [FIG. 14] Control block diagram of the automatic cash transaction apparatus. [FIG. 15] Side view showing the configuration of the bill depositing and dispensing mechanism.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, 2 ... Deposit / withdrawal port, 3 ... Bill discriminating part, 4 ... Temporary storage 5 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Loading and collection | recovery warehouse, 12 ... Loading rejection warehouse, 30 ... 1st guide means, 31 ... 2nd guide means, 33 ... Deformation | regulation control means, 51 ... Banknote intake, 51a ... Initial guidance means, 60 ... Drive roller , 61 ... idle roller, 62 ... sheet roller, 70 ... box-shaped body, 80 ... reject ticket.

Claims (1)

Paper sheet loading / unloading port for loading and unloading paper sheets, a paper sheet discrimination unit for discriminating paper sheets, a paper sheet storage for storing paper sheets, and the paper sheet loading / unloading port And a paper path for transporting paper sheets between the paper sheet discriminating unit and the paper sheet storage, and a bias for correcting the deviation of the paper sheets transported while being displaced in the width direction of the transport path. A position correction mechanism,
The displacement correcting mechanism has a first end inclined in such a manner that an upstream end in a direction in which a paper sheet is fed has a width wider than a storage space width and a width is narrowed toward a downstream direction in which the paper sheet is fed. And a second guide surface that is provided opposite to the paper sheet to be fed and is inclined so that a distance from the paper sheet to be fed becomes narrower toward a downstream direction in which the paper sheet is fed. A deformation regulating surface that is provided on the second guide surface and is inclined so that a distance from the first guide surface becomes narrower in a downstream direction in which the paper sheet is fed;
The first guide surface is a direction connecting the central axes of the roller pair closest to the displacement correction mechanism among the roller pairs that rotate the paper sheet while sandwiching the sheets and convey the sheet to the displacement correction mechanism. Between the pair of rollers closest to the displacement correcting mechanism and the upstream end of the deformation restricting surface. A paper sheet handling apparatus characterized in that the distance is shorter than the length of the paper sheet in the direction in which the paper sheet is fed .

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