JP4306589B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus provided in a vending machine, a pachinko machine table machine or the like.

A conventional banknote processing apparatus includes a banknote insertion slot for inserting a banknote in a state where the long side is in the vertical direction, a banknote identification section for identifying the authenticity of a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot, and There is one provided with a bill storage unit that is provided below and stores a bill that is identified by the bill recognition unit and stored therein, and a cassette-type safe that is provided in the bill storage unit and stores a bill (for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, there is a conveyance device that conveys a card in the left-right direction with a conveyance belt and a pinch roller, and conveys the card by switching the conveyance direction in a lower direction perpendicular thereto. That is, a first conveyance belt that conveys the card in the left-right direction, a first pinch roller that can be brought into contact with and separated from the first conveyance belt, a second conveyance belt that conveys the card in the downward direction, and the second conveyance belt Some include a second pinch roller that can freely contact and separate from the conveyor belt. In this apparatus, the first and second pinch rollers are pivotally supported at both ends of the switching bracket supported to be swingable, and the first and second pinch rollers are selected by swinging the switching bracket. Thus, the first and second driving rollers are brought into contact with each other (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In addition, the applicant could not find any prior art documents closely related to the present invention by the time of filing other than the prior art documents specified by the prior art document information described in the present specification. .
JP 2004-195035 A (paragraphs “0018” and “0025”, FIGS. 2 and 3) Japanese Patent No. 3428467 (paragraphs “0019” and “0020”, FIGS. 3 and 4)

  Among the prior arts described above, the former device only discloses the bill conveyance direction, and does not disclose any specific configuration for conveying the bill. On the other hand, in the latter device, since the card inserted from the card insertion slot is transported in the left-right direction and also in the lower direction, the lower side of the transport path for transporting the card in the left-right direction is opened, and the lower end of the card is opened. There is no guide to support. For this reason, if it is going to convey a bill with extremely small rigidity compared with a card with these conveyance belts and a pinch roller instead of a card, the bill will be skewed during conveyance, and the bill identification machine will misidentify the bill. There was a problem that banknotes or banknote jams occurred.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent misidentification of banknotes and banknote jams in the banknote processing apparatus.

In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a banknote insertion slot for inserting a banknote, a banknote identification section for identifying the authenticity of a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot, and the banknote identification section. The 1st banknote conveyance means which conveys a banknote from a banknote insertion slot, and the 2nd banknote which conveys the banknote discriminated by the above-mentioned banknote recognition part in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction by this 1st banknote conveyance means. In a banknote handling apparatus including a transport unit and a banknote storage unit that stores a banknote transported by the second banknote transport unit, the banknote processing unit extends in parallel with the transport direction of the banknote transported by the first transport unit. There is provided a rail member that regulates the skew of the existing banknote, and this rail member is supported in a banknote transport path of the banknote transported by the first transport means so that the banknote can be moved forward and backward. Carry Can, the conveyance path switching means for retracting said rail member from said bill transport path provided by the second paper money transport means and the second drive-side conveyance means and the second driven conveying means approaching and moving away from to In this configuration, the separation or contact operation of the second driven-side conveyance unit with respect to the second drive-side conveyance unit is linked to the advance / retreat operation of the rail member .

According to the invention which concerns on Claim 1, since skewing of a banknote is prevented with a rail member, while being able to prevent a misidentification of a banknote, a banknote jam can be prevented. Further, since the retreat of the rail member from the banknote transport path and the transport by the second banknote transport means can be interlocked, switching of the banknote transport by the second banknote transport means from the first banknote transport means smoothly. Since this is done, banknote jams can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views taken along line III-III in FIG. 3 shows a state in which banknotes are being conveyed by the first conveying means, FIG. 4 shows a state in which banknotes are being conveyed by the second conveying means, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are banknotes according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a front view of a base plate of a bill recognition device in the processing device, in which FIG. 5 shows that the solenoid is inactive, and FIG. 6 shows that the solenoid is in operation. 7A is a sectional view taken along line VII (A) -VII (A) in FIG. 5, FIG. 7B is a sectional view taken along line VII (B) -VII (B) in FIG. 6, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a view taken along the line VIII (A) in FIG. 5, and FIG. 5B is a view taken along the line VIII (B) in FIG.

  The banknote processing apparatus generally indicated by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 includes a banknote recognition apparatus 2 for identifying the authenticity of a banknote, and a banknote storage apparatus 3 provided below the banknote identification apparatus 2 (in the direction of arrow C in the figure). It is roughly structured. The banknote identification device 2 includes a banknote insertion slot 5 for inserting the banknote 4 in a standing state, a banknote identification section (not shown) for identifying the authenticity of the banknote 4 inserted from the banknote insertion slot 5, and the banknote identification. Banknote recognition unit in a direction (arrow C direction) orthogonal to the first banknote transporting means 6 for transporting the banknote 4 from the banknote insertion slot 5 to the part and the transport direction (arrow-B direction) by the first banknote transporting means. And a second bill transport means 7 for transporting the bill 4 identified as a true bill to the bill storage unit 3.

  In the banknote storage unit 3, the banknotes 4 are sandwiched between the pressing plate 8 and the clamping member 9 so that the banknotes 4 are stored in the thickness direction, and the pressing board 8 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow B. Can be taken out. In addition, since this banknote accommodating part 3 is demonstrated in detail in Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-245162 which this applicant has already applied for, only an outline is demonstrated here.

  The banknote identification device 2 includes a first case 11 and a second case 12 that are opposed to each other so as to sandwich a first banknote conveyance path 19 to be described later and extend in the arrow AB direction, and the first and second cases. The third case 13 provided so as to be spanned between the cases 11 and 12, and the fourth case 14 that faces the second case 12 and forms the second bill conveyance path 16. A housing 15 is provided.

  The first banknote transport means 6 is a pair of first drive belts 17 and 17 serving as a first drive side transport means, and a first driven side transport means contacting the first drive belts 17 and 17. And a plurality of first pinch rollers 18. The first drive belts 17 and 17 and the first pinch roller 18 are provided so as to sandwich the first bill conveyance path 19 that communicates with the bill insertion slot 5 and extends in the direction of the arrow AB. The first drive belt 17 extends in the direction of the arrow AB and runs using the first motor 20 as a drive source.

  That is, the drive of the first motor 20 is transmitted to the drive shaft 21 that is rotatably supported by the first case 11 via a gear, and the rotation of the drive shaft 21 is attached to the drive shaft 21. Is transmitted to the driven rollers 22, 22. The first drive belt 17 is stretched between the drive roller 22 and driven rollers 23 and 23 rotatably supported by a shaft 24 that is horizontally mounted between the first and second cases 11 and 12. The first motor 20 travels in the directions of arrows A and B by driving in the forward and reverse directions. The pinch roller 18 in contact with the first drive belt 17 is rotatably supported on one transport plate 57 described later via a shaft 25, and the first drive belt 17 is transported by a transport path switching unit 44 described later. It can be switched so that it can be freely contacted and separated.

  The second banknote transport means 7 includes a second drive belt 28 and a third drive belt 29 as second drive side transport means that both extend in the direction of arrow CD, and these second and The third drive belts 28 and 29 both run using the second motor 27 as a drive source. That is, the drive of the second motor 27 is transmitted to the drive shaft 30 rotatably supported by the second case 12 via a gear, and is transmitted to the drive pulleys 31 and 32 attached to the drive shaft 30. Is done. A second drive belt 28 is stretched between the drive pulley 31 and a driven pulley 34 rotatably supported by a shaft 33 that is horizontally mounted on the second case 12, and the second drive belt 28. Travels in the direction of arrow C when the second motor 27 is driven in the positive direction.

  In FIG. 3, reference numeral 35 denotes a second pinch roller as a second driven side conveying means, and the other end of a lever 37 whose one end is swingably supported by the second case 12 via a shaft 36. It is pivotally supported by the department. The lever 37 is urged in the clockwise direction in the figure by urging means (not shown) so that the second pinch roller 35 contacts the driven pulley 34. Further, the lever 37 is formed with an engaging portion 37a bent, and the lever 37 is biased by engaging a leading end of a rail member 60 described later with the engaging portion 37a and pressing it in the direction of arrow F. The second pinch roller 35 moves away from the driven pulley 34 by rotating counterclockwise against the urging force of the means.

  The second pinch roller 35 and the driven pulley 34 are positioned in the region of the first bill conveyance path 19 as shown in FIG. Therefore, as will be described later, the first pinch roller 18 is separated from the first drive belt 17 and the second pinch roller 35 comes into contact with the driven pulley 34, thereby being conveyed into the first banknote conveyance path 19. The incoming bill 4 is sandwiched between the second pinch roller 35 and the second drive belt 28, conveyed in the direction of arrow C, and stored in the bill storage device 3.

  The rotation of the drive shaft 30 is transmitted to the shaft 38 via a transmission belt 39 stretched between a pulley attached to the drive shaft 30 and a pulley attached to the shaft 38. Has a pulley 40 attached thereto. 41 is a pulley rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 42 horizontally mounted on the bill storage device 3, and a third drive belt 29 is stretched between the pulley 41 and the pulley 40. A pinch roller (not shown) is in contact with the drive belt 29.

  Next, the conveyance path switching unit 44 will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, the conveyance path switching means generally indicated by reference numeral 44 is a slide plate 47 supported so as to be movable in the direction of arrows AB, a solenoid 46 for moving the slide plate 47, and an arrow of the slide plate 47. A movement converting means 54 for converting the movement in the A-B direction into the direction of the arrow EF orthogonal thereto is constituted.

  Reference numeral 45 denotes a base plate to which the first case 11 and the fourth case 14 are attached. A solenoid 46 is attached to a substantially central portion of the base plate 45. The slide plate 47 is formed in a rectangular shape and is provided with three long holes 49 extending in the directions of arrows AB. By inserting the pins 48 embedded in the base plate 45 into these long holes 49, the slide plate 47 is inserted. The slide plate 47 is supported in parallel with the base plate 45 and movably in the direction of arrows AB. The rod 50 of the solenoid 46 is attached to the cut and raised piece 51 of the slide plate 47, and a compression coil spring 52 is mounted between the cut and raised piece 51 and the solenoid 46.

  Therefore, when the solenoid 46 is energized and the rod 50 is retracted, the slide plate 47 moves against the elastic force of the compression coil spring 52 as shown in FIGS. 6, 7 (B) and 8 (B). Move in direction B. On the other hand, when the solenoid 46 is deenergized, the slide plate 47 moves in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIGS. 5, 7 </ b> A, and 8 </ b> A due to the elastic force of the compression coil spring 52. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, the movement converting means 54 includes a pair of shafts 55, 55 laid horizontally between both ends in the arrow CD direction at both ends in the arrow AB direction of the slide plate 47, and these shafts 55. The link member 56 is pivotally attached to one of the three corners and formed into a triangular shape. 57 is one transport plate that forms the first banknote transport path 19 described above, and a pair of shafts 58 that are horizontally mounted between both ends in the direction of arrow CD at both ends in the direction of arrow AB. Both end portions of 58 are pivotally attached to other corner portions of the link member 56.

  The one transport plate 57 is parallel to the slide plate 47 and restricted in the direction of the arrow AB by a stopper (not shown). Therefore, when the slide plate 47 moves in the direction of arrow A, the one transport plate 57 moves in the direction of arrow E by the movement converting means 54 as shown in FIG. The first pinch roller 18 supported by the transport plate 54 is separated from the first drive belt 17. On the other hand, when the slide plate 47 moves in the arrow B direction, the movement converting means 54 moves it in the arrow F direction as shown in FIG. 5B, and the first pinch roller 18 comes into contact with the first drive belt 17. .

  In FIG. 5, reference numeral 60 denotes a rail member provided so as to extend in the arrow AB direction at the boundary between the first banknote transport path 19 and the second banknote transport path 14, and the first banknote transport By supporting the lower end of the banknote 4 transported in the path 19, the skew of the banknote 4 is regulated, and pins 61, 61 implanted at both ends in the direction of the arrows AB are links as shown in FIG. It is pivotally attached to the remaining corners of the member 56. Therefore, when the slide plate 47 moves in the arrow A direction, the rail member 60 is moved in the arrow E direction by the movement converting means 54 as shown in FIG. Evacuate from. On the other hand, when the slide plate 47 moves in the arrow B direction, the rail member 60 moves in the arrow F direction by the movement converting means 54 as shown in FIG. Advance.

  In FIG. 3, reference numeral 65 denotes the other transport plate which faces the above-described one transport plate 57 and forms the first banknote transport path 19 together with the one transport plate 57. 3 is supported by the case 13 in a swingable manner, and is biased counterclockwise in the figure by a biasing means (not shown) with the shaft 66 as the center of rotation. The other transport plate 65 is provided with windows 67 and 67 facing the first drive belt 17 described above, and the tip of the rail member 60 is engaged with the swinging end of the other transport plate 65. Match.

  In such a configuration, as described above, when the rail member 60 moves in the direction of the arrow F and the tip portion advances into the first banknote transport path 19, the other transport plate 65 is biased by the biasing means. Against this, it rotates clockwise around the shaft 66. In this state, the first bill transport path 19 is formed together with the one transport plate 57, and the first drive belt 17 advances from the window 67 to the first bill transport path 19. On the other hand, when the rail member 60 moves in the direction of arrow E and the leading end is retracted from the first bill conveyance path 19, the other conveyance plate 65 rotates counterclockwise around the shaft 66 by the urging force of the urging means. Move. In this state, the first drive belt 17 enters the window 67 of the other transport plate 65 and is covered with the other transport plate 65.

  Next, the operation | movement which conveys the banknote determined to be a true bill in the banknote identification device 2 to the banknote accommodating part 3 in such a structure is demonstrated. The solenoid 46 is energized in advance, and the rod 50 is retracted against the elastic force of the compression coil spring 52 as shown in FIG. Accordingly, one transport plate 57 moves in the direction of arrow F as shown in FIG. 7B, and the first pinch roller 18 supported by the one transport plate 57 is moved to the first drive belt 17. It is in contact. At the same time, the rail member 60 moves in the direction of the arrow F as shown in FIG. 8B, and the tip portion advances into the first banknote transport path 19.

  In this state, when the banknote 4 is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 5 and the banknote 4 is detected by a sensor (not shown), the first motor 20 is driven in the forward direction. Accordingly, the inserted banknote 4 is transported in the direction of arrow A while the thickness direction is sandwiched between the first drive belt 17 and the first pinch roller 18 and the posture inserted in the banknote insertion slot 5 is maintained. Is done. At this time, since the leading end of the rail member 60 has advanced into the first banknote transport path 19 at the boundary between the first banknote transport path 19 and the second banknote transport path 14, the rail member 60 Since the lower end of the bill 4 is supported, the skew of the bill 4 conveyed through the first bill conveyance path 19 is regulated. Therefore, authenticity can be identified without being erroneously identified by the identifying means of the banknote storage device 3, and paper jams due to skew can be prevented.

  When the identification means identifies the bill 4 as a true note, the solenoid 46 is deenergized, and the slide plate 47 moves in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG. As a result of this movement, one transport plate 57 moves in the direction of arrow E as shown in FIG. 7A via the movement converting means 54, so that the first pinch supported by this one transport plate 57 is used. The roller 18 is separated from the first drive belt 17. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 8A, the rail member 60 moves in the direction of arrow E, so that the tip of the rail member 60 is retracted from the first banknote conveyance path 19.

  Therefore, the other transport plate 65 is disengaged from the tip of the rail member 60 and is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 66 by the biasing member (not shown) as shown in FIG. Therefore, the first drive belt 17 enters the window 67 and is covered with the other transport plate 65. At the same time, since the engagement between the engaging portion 37a of the lever 37 of the second pinch roller 35 and the tip of the rail member 60 is released, the lever 37 is centered on the shaft 36 by the urging force of the urging member (not shown). Therefore, the second pinch roller 35 comes into contact with the second drive belt 28. In this state, the second motor 27 is driven. Accordingly, since the second drive belt 28 travels in the direction of arrow C, the bill 4 is sandwiched in the thickness direction by the second drive belt 28 and the second pinch roller 35 and is conveyed downward (in the direction of arrow C). Further, the paper is conveyed to the bill storage device 3 by the third drive belt 29 and the pinch roller.

  Thus, when the banknote 4 is conveyed by the 2nd banknote conveyance means 7, one conveyance board 57 which forms the 1st banknote conveyance path 19 leaves | separates from the 1st drive belt 17, and thereby the banknote 4 Is also separated from the first drive belt 17. For this reason, since the banknote 4 is not caught by the 1st drive bell and 17 at the time of the conveyance of the banknote 4 by the 2nd banknote conveyance means 7, the skew and damage of the banknote 4 can be prevented.

  Further, when the bill 4 is transported by the second bill transport means 7, the other transport plate 65 covers the first drive belt 17 by the other transport plate 65 moving to the one transport plate 57 side. Can be hidden. For this reason, since the banknote 4 is not caught on the 1st drive belt 17 at the time of conveyance of the banknote 4 by the 2nd banknote conveyance means 7, skewing and damage of a banknote can be prevented.

  Moreover, since both the conveyance plates 57 and 65 are moved by the slide plate 47 which moves in parallel with the conveyance direction (arrow AB direction) of the banknote 4, the apparatus in the thickness direction of the banknote 4 to be conveyed. Since the dimensions can be reduced, the apparatus can be thinned. Further, since the retraction of the rail member 60 from the first banknote transport path 19 and the transport by the second banknote transport means 7 can be interlocked, the first banknote transport means 6 to the second banknote transport means 7 are used. Since the banknotes 4 are smoothly switched, the banknotes can be prevented from being jammed.

It is a front view which shows the schematic structure of the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 1, Comprising: The state which is conveying the banknote by the 1st conveyance means is shown. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 1, Comprising: The state which is conveying the banknote by the 2nd conveyance means is shown. It is a front view of the base board of the bill identification device in the bill processing device concerning the present invention, and shows that a solenoid is inactive. It is a front view of the base board of the bill identification device in the bill processing device concerning the present invention, and shows that a solenoid is inactive. 5A is a sectional view taken along line VII (A) -VII (A) in FIG. 5, and FIG. 5B is a sectional view taken along line VII (B) -VII (B) in FIG. 5A is a view taken along the line VIII (A) in FIG. 5, and FIG. 5B is a view taken along the line VIII (B) in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote processing apparatus, 2 ... Banknote identification apparatus, 3 ... Banknote storage apparatus, 4 ... Banknote, 5 ... Banknote insertion port, 6 ... 1st banknote conveyance means, 7 ... 2nd banknote conveyance means, 16 ... 2nd , 17 ... 1st driving belt (first driving side conveying means), 18 ... 1st pinch roller (1st driving side conveying means), 19 ... 1st banknote conveying path, 28 ... Second drive belt 35 ... second pinch roller 46 ... solenoid 47 ... slide plate 54 ... movement converting means 56 ... link member 57 ... one transport plate 60 ... rail member 65 ... other Transport plate.

Claims (1)

A banknote insertion slot for inserting a banknote, a banknote identification section for identifying the authenticity of a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot, a first banknote transport means for transporting a banknote from the banknote insertion slot to the banknote identification section, It has been conveyed by the 2nd banknote conveyance means by the 2nd banknote conveyance means which conveys the banknote identified by the said banknote identification part to the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction by this 1st banknote conveyance means, and this 2nd banknote conveyance means. In the banknote processing apparatus provided with the banknote storage part which stores a banknote,
A rail member that extends in parallel with the conveyance direction of the banknotes conveyed by the first conveyance means and regulates the skew of the banknotes is provided, and the banknote conveyance of the banknotes that are conveyed by the first conveyance means. A transport path switching means for retracting the rail member from the banknote transport path when the banknote is transported by the second banknote transport means while being supported so as to freely advance and retreat;
The second bill transporting means is constituted by a second driving side transporting means and a second driven side transporting means contacting and separating from the second driving side transporting means, and the second driven side transporting means with respect to the second driving side transporting means. The banknote processing apparatus characterized in that the operation of separating or contacting is interlocked with the advance / retreat operation of the rail member .

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