JP4198249B2 - Paper sheet storage cassette - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage cassette, and more particularly to a paper sheet storage cassette such as a replenishment / collection cassette used in an automatic transaction apparatus such as a financial institution, and in particular, when transporting a paper sheet storage cassette. It is a useful technique.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Hereinafter, a replenishment collection cassette mounted on an automatic transaction apparatus as a conventional paper sheet storage cassette will be described.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional replenishment / collection cassette. As shown in (1) of FIG. 8, the replenishment / collection cassette 3 is provided with a feeding part 4 for feeding out banknotes at the top, and a banknote P is mounted on a stage 5 positioned below the feeding part 4. . The stage 5 can move up and down in the storage frame 6, and is moved upward by a mechanism (not shown) when mounted on the automatic transaction apparatus to press the bill P against the feeding unit 4.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the conventional replenishment / collection cassette 3 is removed from the automatic transaction apparatus, the stage 5 is positioned at the lowest position due to its own weight or the weight of the banknote P as shown in FIG. Since the space X is generated between the bill P and the feeding portion 4, the bill is moved by vibration or impact after transportation and collapsed from the normal set state as shown in (2) of FIG. There was a problem.
[0004]
Furthermore, when the replenishment collection cassette 3 is managed and locked so that only a specific administrator can open it, a transporter other than the administrator discovers the collapse of the banknote or corrects the collapse of the banknote. Since it cannot be done, it is mounted on the automatic transaction apparatus while being broken, and there is a problem that a feeding failure occurs.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention includes a storage unit that stores paper sheets in a stacked manner, a feeding unit that feeds out paper sheets from the storage unit, and a movable pressing body that presses the entire paper sheets in the storage unit toward the feeding unit side. In the paper sheet storage cassette having the driving means for driving the pressing body, the whole paper sheet is pressed against the feeding portion side by manually operating and moving the pressing body via the driving means. A fixing means for fixing the pressing body, an adjusting means for adjusting the pressing force when the pressing body presses the entire paper sheet against the feeding portion side, and a hole provided in the cassette housing, are provided at the time of transportation. , and fixed by the fixing means the pressing member partially at a position visible from the hole of the adjusting means, that by the pressing member and the feeding portion sandwich the entire paper sheet and feature.
[0006]
Further, the present invention provides a storage unit that stores paper sheets in a stacked manner, a feeding unit that feeds out paper sheets from the storage unit, and a movable press that presses the entire paper sheets in the storage unit toward the feeding unit side. In a paper sheet storage cassette having a body and a driving means for driving the pressing body, a manually operated fixing means, and a power input means for transmitting power from outside the housing to the driving means are provided, The fixing means is a mechanism for fixing outside the cassette housing during transportation, and the power input means moves the pressing body via the driving means so as to press the entire paper sheet against the feeding portion side, thereby pressing the pressing body. It is fixed.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the element common to each drawing. Moreover, although the replenishment collection cassette used for the automatic transaction apparatus installed in stores, such as a financial institution, is demonstrated as an example as one form of paper sheet storage cassette, this invention is not limited by this.
[0008]
First Embodiment FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a use state of a replenishment / collection cassette. The replenishing and collecting cassette 10 is detachably mounted on a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 built in an automatic transaction apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “apparatus”) 1 with a detachable attachment, which will be described later, removed, and stores banknotes P. In addition, a storage function or the like for replenishing and collecting the banknotes P in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 2 is provided. For this reason, the replenishment / collection cassette 10 has a stage 11 on which bills P are stacked and moved up and down, and a stage drive transmission mechanism (to be described later) that transmits power for moving the stage 11 up and down, and this stage drive, in order to realize a storage function. A bill storage unit 13 having a coupling 12 as an input unit for inputting power from the outside of the replenishment / collection cassette 10 to the transmission mechanism, a feeding unit 14 for feeding out the bills P on the stage 11, and a bill P in the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2 The stacking units 15 and 16, the collection unit 17 storing the banknotes P collected from the stacking unit 15, and the banknotes P determined to be unsuitable as banknotes for withdrawal when the banknotes P are replenished. A reject banknote storage unit 18 is provided for collecting and storing from the stacking unit 16.
[0009]
FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of the stage drive transmission mechanism. The stage drive transmission mechanism includes, for example, a clamp 19a fixed to the stage 11, a drive belt 19b connected to the upper and lower sides of the clamp 19a, a gear 19c on which the drive belt 19b is hung, pulleys 19d, 19e, 19f, 19g, 19h, 19i, 19j, a helical gear 19k that meshes with the gear 19c, a helical gear 19l that meshes with the helical gear 19k, and the coupling 12 on which the helical gear 19l is mounted. Constitute. Accordingly, when external power is input from the coupling 12, the rotation of the coupling 12 is transmitted to the gear 19c via the helical gear 19l and the helical gear 19k, and the gear 19c rotates. Thus, the stage 11 fixed to the clamp 19a through the drive belt 19b moves up in the replenishment collection cassette 10. When the coupling 12 is disconnected from the outside, the stage 11 falls due to its own weight or the weight of the banknote P. Further, when mounted on the apparatus 1, the coupling 12 is fitted with a coupling (not shown), and an external force is input under the control of the CPU (not shown) of the apparatus 1.
[0010]
Therefore, since the stage 11 is disconnected from the external power when the replenishment / collection cassette 10 is removed from the apparatus 1 or placed outside or when the banknote P is set, the stage 11 is lowered by its own weight and the weight of the banknote P and hits a stopper (not shown). It stops and a space is created between the feeding part 14 and the banknote P. This state is a conventional case.
Therefore, in this embodiment, when the replenishment / collection cassette 10 is detached from the apparatus 1 and placed outside, or when the bill P is set off, the stage 11 is removed by the action of the detachable attachment. The upper banknote P is pressed against the feeding portion 14. Below, the case where a detachable attachment is mounted in the replenishment collection cassette 10 is demonstrated.
[0011]
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the replenishment / recovery cassette mounted in a detachable attachment state, FIG. 4 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 5 is a front view thereof.
The detachable attachment 20 includes an attachment bracket 21 having a substantially U-shaped cross section that covers the front of the replenishment collection cassette 10, cutout portions 22 and 23 formed on both sides of the opening end of the attachment bracket 21, It has leaf springs 24 and 25 attached in the vicinity of the notches 22 and 23. Further, the free end sides of the leaf springs 24 and 25 are formed so as to have two substantially L-shaped portions in a sawtooth shape when viewed in a bent state, here, in a cross section parallel to the longitudinal direction. For this reason, the detachable attachment 20 is configured such that the notches 22 and 23 are fitted into the posts 26 and 27 provided on both side surfaces of the replenishing and collecting cassette 10, and the substantially L-shaped portions of the leaf springs 24 and 25 are attached to the posts 26 and 27. Is attached to and removed from the front of the replenishment / collection cassette 10 as indicated by arrows A and B in FIG.
[0012]
The detachable attachment 20 is provided with a knob 28 protruding from the surface. The knob 28 is a part of a drive input mechanism that is turned manually by maintenance personnel or the like and inputs the rotational force to the coupling 12. In addition to the knob 28, the drive input mechanism is composed of components attached to the back side of the attachment bracket 21. These components are a shaft 29, a ratchet wheel 30, a coupling 31, a sub bracket 32, a ratchet 33, a post 34 and a spring 35. The shaft 29 connected to the central axis of the knob 28 is loosely fitted in a hole (not shown) of the attachment bracket 21. The ratchet wheel 30 and the coupling 31 are attached to the shaft 29, and a portion of the coupling 31 is loosely fitted in a hole (not shown) of the sub bracket 32. Therefore, the structure composed of the knob 28, the shaft 29, the ratchet wheel 30 and the coupling 31 is supported by the attachment bracket 21 and the sub bracket 32, and the knob 28 is turned by hand, whereby the arrow C in FIG. , D direction. When the detachable attachment 20 is attached to the front surface of the replenishing and collecting cassette 10 as indicated by an arrow A in FIG. 4, the coupling 31 and the coupling 12 are engaged with each other, and the detachable attachment 20 is indicated as indicated by an arrow B in FIG. It is preferable that the coupling 31 and the coupling 12 be detached when is removed from the front of the replenishment collection cassette 10.
[0013]
The detachable attachment 20 has a ratchet 33 pivotally attached to a post 34 attached to the attachment bracket 21 and the sub bracket 32. In particular, as shown in FIG. 5, the ratchet 33 has a spring 35 attached to the left end side, and the spring 35 biases the left end side in the direction of arrow E (downward) in the figure. Therefore, a force in the direction of arrow F (upward) in the drawing acts on the right end side of the ratchet 33, and the tip of the ratchet wheel 30 engages with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 30 so that the ratchet wheel 30 rotates in the direction of arrow D. Is preventing.
[0014]
In addition, the attachment bracket 21 is provided with a square hole 36 for an operator or the like to lift the left end side of the ratchet 33 in the direction of arrow F by hand. By lifting the ratchet 33 from the square hole 36, the right end side of the ratchet 33 is lowered in the direction of arrow E to disengage from the ratchet wheel 30, and the structure such as the ratchet wheel 30 and the knob 28 rotates in the direction of arrow D. Is possible.
[0015]
Now, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the respective drawings.
In a state where the banknote P is set on the stage 11 of the replenishment / collection cassette 10, the stage 11 stops by hitting a lower limiter (not shown) so that the banknote P and the feeding portion 14 do not come into contact with each other. In this state, the detachable attachment 20 is shown so that the concavities and convexities of the coupling 12 and the coupling 31 are engaged, and the posts 26 and 27 of the replenishing and collecting cassette 10 are inserted into the long holes 22 and 23, respectively. 4, the leaf springs 24 and 25 are hooked on the posts 26 and 27, respectively, and the detachable attachment 20 is fixed to the front surface of the replenishment collection cassette 10.
[0016]
Next, by rotating the knob 28 in the direction of the arrow C, the stage 11 and the banknote P move upward. When the bill P comes into contact with the feeding portion 14, the knob 28 cannot be rotated any further.
At this time, even if the operator releases his hand from the knob 28, the ratchet wheel 30 fixed coaxially with the knob 28 is locked by the ratchet 33, so that the stage 11 and the bill P are prevented from dropping due to their own weight. The upper portion of the banknote P is pressed by the feeding portion 14. For this reason, even if the replenishment collection | recovery cassette 10 is conveyed in this state, the banknote P does not collapse.
[0017]
In addition, since the height of the stage 11 can be fixed at an arbitrary position by the ratchet wheel 30 and the ratchet 33, the collapse of the banknote P can be suppressed regardless of the number of the banknotes P.
By the way, it is necessary to remove the detachable attachment 20 when the replenishment / collection cassette 10 is transported in this state and then attached to the apparatus 1. In this case, in the detachable attachment 20, the worker lifts the ratchet 33 from the square hole 36 in the arrow F direction to release the lock of the ratchet wheel 30. Then, the stage 11 and the banknote P are lowered by their own weight, and stop by hitting a stopper (not shown). At this time, the structure such as the knob 28 rotates in the arrow D direction. Next, after the knob 28 stops rotating, the worker pulls the detachable attachment 20 in the direction of arrow B to remove the leaf springs 22 and 23 from the posts 26 and 27, and the detachable attachment 20 is replenished and recovered. Remove from 10.
[0018]
According to the first embodiment, the internal stage can be moved up and down by manual operation from the outside of the replenishment / collection cassette, and can be fixed at an appropriate position. For this reason, at the time of transporting the replenishment / collection cassette, since the stage can be moved and the banknotes can be pressed in the replenishment / recovery cassette to eliminate the space of the banknote storage portion, the banknotes are not collapsed. Therefore, even if the replenishment / recovery cassette is loaded in the apparatus after transportation, the bills are not collapsed, so that the feeding failure of the bills is not caused.
[0019]
Second Embodiment FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a main part of a detachable attachment according to a second embodiment. In the figure, (1) represents a side surface and (2) represents a front surface. Hereinafter, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described. In the present embodiment, the knob 38 of the detachable attachment 20 is detachable as will be described later.
[0020]
In the figure, the drive input mechanism of the detachable attachment 20 according to the present embodiment has a ratchet wheel 30 and a coupling 31 fixed to a shaft 37, and the attachment bracket 21 and the sub bracket 26 rotatably support both sides. It is. The shaft 37 has a D-cut portion 37 a having a substantially D-shaped cross section that protrudes toward the outside of the attachment bracket 21. A knob 38 is detachably fitted into the D-cut portion 37a. The knob 38 is formed with a D groove 38 a that matches the shape of the D cut portion 37 a of the shaft 37.
[0021]
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the knob 38 is attached to the D-cut portion 37a of the shaft 37 in the operation of removing the replenishment / collection cassette from the apparatus, mounting the detachable attachment on the replenishment / collection cassette, and moving the stage upward. The D groove 38a is fitted and used. Since the D cut portion 37 a and the D groove 38 a are fitted in this way, the rotational force of the knob 38 can be transmitted to the shaft 37. In addition, even if it does not depend on the form of fitting by D cut part 37a and D groove 38a, if it is a shape which can transmit the rotational force of the knob 38 to the shaft 37, it will not restrict to this. Then, the knob 38 is detached from the shaft 37 and used when the replenishment / recovery cassette is transported.
[0022]
According to the second embodiment, since the knob can be attached and detached, the rotation of the knob due to carelessness or mischief can be prevented when the replenishment / collection cassette is transported. For this reason, the replenishment collection cassette can be transported with the banknotes fixed at an appropriate position, and an effect of preventing the banknotes from being damaged can be expected.
Third Embodiment FIG. 7 shows a side view of the main part of a replenishment / collection cassette according to a third embodiment. Hereinafter, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, when the stage 11 in the replenishing and collecting cassette 10 is pushed up by a detachable attachment (not shown) and the upper portion of the bill is pressed against the feeding roller 14b in the feeding portion 14, the pressing force An adjustment mechanism for adjusting the angle is provided.
[0023]
In the drawing, the feeding portion has a gate roller 14a and a boss 39 mounted on a shaft 40, a feeding roller 14b is mounted on a portion of the boss 39 located above the stage 11 by a shaft 41, and the roller 14c is gated. It arranges and constitutes the lower part of roller 14a. The shaft 40 is attached to the housing of the replenishment / collection cassette 10. For this reason, the boss | hub 39 can rotate to the arrow GH direction in a figure centering on the axis | shaft 40. FIG. The boss 39 has a protrusion 42 above the gate roller 14a, and a spring 43 is connected to the protrusion 42. The spring 43 urges the boss 39 in the direction of arrow I in the figure with a force that brings the feeding roller 14b into a position necessary for feeding. For this reason, when the boss 39 is moved in the direction of arrow J (upward) in the figure by the force input from the coupling 12 by the stage 11 and the bill P lifts the feeding roller 14b, the boss 39 is moved by the spring 43. It rotates in the direction of arrow H against the elastic force. At this time, a force is applied to the bill P in the direction of the arrow k (downward). It is assumed that the rotation range of the boss 39 is restricted by upper and lower limiters (not shown).
[0024]
Further, a square hole 44 is formed on the surface of the housing of the replenishing and collecting cassette 10, and the lever 45 of the boss 39 can be seen from the square hole 44. The square hole 44 is arranged so that the lever 45 can be seen when the force sandwiching the bill P between the stage 11 and the feeding roller 14b does not damage the bill P.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the detachable attachment is mounted on the replenishment / collection cassette 10, when the operator rotates the knob, the feeding roller 14b moves upward as described above. When the worker confirms that the upper end portion of the lever 45 can be seen in the range of the square hole 44, the worker determines that the banknote P has been sandwiched with an appropriate force and stops the rotation of the knob.
[0025]
According to the third embodiment prevents that you sandwich the banknotes excessive load torque, also so need not adding a large load in the banknote collection cassette. For this reason, the effect of damaging a banknote by turning a knob too much or preventing damage to the apparatus can be expected. In each of the above embodiments, the detachable attachment is fixed by the leaf spring. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a lock lever may be applied.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the paper sheet storage cassette of the present invention, the pressing body can be moved by the fixing means and fixed at an appropriate position. For this reason, at the time of transportation, the pressing body is fixed, and the entire paper sheet is sandwiched between the pressing body and the feeding portion, so that the effect of preventing the paper sheet money from collapsing is obtained. Therefore, even if the paper sheet storage cassette is loaded into an automatic transaction apparatus or the like after transportation, the paper sheet is not collapsed, so that the feeding failure of the paper sheet is not caused.
[0027]
In particular, when operated so that only a specific administrator can be opened for management purposes, a transporter other than the administrator can also operate by fixing the pressing body from the outside of the housing.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a use state of a replenishment / collection cassette. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a power transmission mechanism. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a replenishment / recovery cassette according to a first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a side view of the replenishment / collection cassette according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the main part of the replenishment / collection cassette according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a side view of the main part of the replenishment / collection cassette according to the embodiment.
10 Replenishment / collection cassette 14 Feeding section 11 Stage 12 Coupling 20 Detachable attachment

Claims (5)

A storage unit for storing paper sheets in a stacked manner, a feeding unit for feeding out paper sheets from the storage unit, a movable pressing body for pressing the entire paper sheets in the storage unit against the feeding unit side, and the pressing body In a paper sheet storage cassette having a driving means for driving
A fixing means that is manually operated and moves the pressing body via the driving means to press the entire paper sheet against the feeding portion side to fix the pressing body, and the pressing body holds the entire paper sheet. An adjustment means for adjusting the pressing force when pressed against the feeding portion side, and a hole provided in the cassette housing,
During transportation, the sheet part of the adjusting means, characterized in that the said pressing body at a position visible from the hole and fixed by the fixing means, sandwiching the entire sheet in the pressing body and the feeding unit Storage cassette. A storage unit for storing paper sheets in a stacked manner, a feeding unit for feeding out paper sheets from the storage unit, a movable pressing body for pressing the entire paper sheets in the storage unit against the feeding unit side, and the pressing body In a paper sheet storage cassette having a driving means for driving
A fixing means which is manually operated, the power input means for transmitting power from the outside of the housing to the drive means is provided,
The fixing means is a mechanism for fixing outside the cassette housing during transportation, and the pressing body is pressed against the feeding portion side by moving the pressing body through the driving means by the power input means. solid paper sheet storage cassette, characterized by a constant. In claim 2 ,
The paper sheet storage cassette, wherein the fixing means includes a mechanism for fixing in a multistage manner. In claim 2 ,
A paper sheet storage cassette characterized in that the fixing means is detachable from the cassette housing. In claim 2 or claim 4 ,
A paper sheet storage cassette characterized in that the operation portion of the fixing means is detachable.

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