JP4321462B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus that is applied as a cash management system for a bank office, for example, and relates to a banknote insertion slot that loads banknotes in a lump for deposit processing, particularly between banknotes to be loaded. The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus in which foreign matter such as coins and clips sandwiched between the two are removed at a banknote slot.

  In a banknote processing apparatus that loads a plurality of banknotes at a time, separates and feeds the banknotes one by one, and processes the fed banknotes, removes foreign matters such as coins and clips sandwiched between banknote groups. As an apparatus for preventing the subsequent processing from being hindered, for example, there is one described in the following patent document. However, this is an invention of a foreign matter removing method related to a bill insertion slot of a bill processing apparatus in which bills are loaded in a standing posture.

  On the other hand, FIG. 1 is a figure which shows the external appearance of the banknote processing apparatus which comprises a part of cash management system, and loads several banknotes into a banknote slot horizontally horizontally. The banknote handling apparatus 1 includes a banknote insertion slot 2 for depositing banknotes, a deposit rejection slot 3 for collecting reject banknotes during deposit processing, and a withdrawal slot 4 for collecting banknotes to be dispensed. The banknote insertion slot 2, the deposit rejection slot 3, and the withdrawal slot 4 are arranged in a line on the upper front surface of the machine body.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the bill insertion slot, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the bill insertion slot viewed from the side. In FIG. 2, it is comprised from the front guide 5 which guides the front surface of a banknote when loading a banknote, the side guide 6 which guides the side surface of a banknote, and the loading part 7 which loads a banknote horizontally. In addition, in FIG. 3, it contacts the lower surface of the lowest banknote loaded, contacts the feeding roller 8 that feeds the banknote into the apparatus (A direction), and the lower surface of the banknote fed by the feeding roller 8, A feeding roller 9 that further feeds banknotes into the apparatus (direction A) and a separation roller 10 that is disposed above the feeding roller 9 and separates the banknotes one by one by the frictional force with the feeding roller 9 are provided. Yes. The lower side of the front guide 5 is opened with a gap with the loading unit 7, and separates the banknotes fed by the feeding roller 8 to the separating means constituted by the feeding roller 9 and the separating roller 10. A guide 5a is configured. Moreover, the both ends guide guide 5b which comprises the part corresponding to the both ends of a banknote by opening the space | interval with the loading part 7 wider than the isolation | separation part guide guide 5a is provided.
JP 2001-84424 A

  However, in the above-described banknote handling apparatus, in order to reliably feed the circulating banknotes with curled and broken folds into the apparatus, the opening of the both ends guide guide of the banknote insertion slot is banknote than the opening of the separating section guide guide. A wide gap is provided in order to cope with curled edges and creases at the ends. As a result, when a banknote is fed while foreign matter such as coins or clips are sandwiched in the banknote group, the opening of the both-end guide guide provided to cope with the curl hook or the like of the banknote end There has been a problem that foreign matter such as coins may enter the apparatus and eventually cause an apparatus failure.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a banknote insertion slot that includes a loading section that horizontally loads banknotes, a front guide that guides the front of the loaded banknote, and a side guide that guides the side of the banknote. In the banknote handling apparatus having a feeding means for feeding the lowest banknote loaded and a separating means for separating the fed banknote and feeding it into the apparatus, the banknote is passed to the separating means between the front guide and the loading section. A gap for feeding out is provided, and the lower side of the front guide is formed at an angle from substantially the center to both ends along the bill feeding direction. In addition, the gap between the front guide and the loading unit is set to be equal to or greater than the thickness of one bill and equal to or less than the thickness of the assumed foreign matter. Furthermore, a foreign substance drop hole is provided on the extension of the front guide corresponding to both ends of the banknote, and a foreign substance return port for returning the foreign substance dropped into the foreign substance drop hole is provided.

  In addition, the detection of foreign matter is determined from the information of the residual detection means for detecting the remaining of the banknote at the banknote insertion slot, the conveyance detection means for detecting the conveyance of the banknote sent out by the separation means, and the residual detection means and the conveyance detection means. Control means for notifying is provided.

  According to the present invention, the lower side of the front guide is shaped so as to have an angle from substantially the center to both ends along the bill feeding direction. In addition, the gap between the front guide and the loading unit is set to be equal to or less than the assumed thickness of foreign matter (for example, a coin). By configuring in this way, even a circulation banknote having a curled fold or a broken fold at the banknote end is fed out while the curled heel is being gradually corrected from the central portion of the banknote to both ends by the front guide. This has the effect that the bill is reliably fed into the apparatus. In addition, foreign matters such as coins mixed in error are blocked by the front guide when the bills are fed out, so that they do not enter the apparatus and have an effect of preventing an apparatus failure.

  Furthermore, a foreign substance dropping hole for dropping foreign substances such as coins is provided on the extension of the front guide corresponding to both ends of the bill, and a foreign substance return port for taking out the dropped foreign substances is provided in the apparatus. For this reason, foreign substances such as coins sandwiched between banknotes are guided by the front guide by the force of the banknotes being rolled out, roll or move in the direction of the foreign substance drop hole, and fall from the foreign substance drop hole. In this way, foreign substances such as coins are dropped into the foreign substance dropping hole and can be taken out from the foreign substance return port, thereby preventing foreign matters from entering the apparatus and returning foreign substances such as coins.

  In addition, the presence of foreign matter is determined from the information of the residual detection means for detecting whether or not a banknote is present at the banknote insertion slot and the conveyance detection means for detecting whether the banknotes fed one by one by the separating means have arrived. In addition, since the control is performed so as to notify the operator, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the apparatus and to improve the reliability of the apparatus.

  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. FIG. 4 is a front view of the bill insertion slot of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the banknote slot of the first embodiment as viewed from the side. FIG. 6 is a view showing the guide member of the bill insertion slot of the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 4, it is comprised by the front guide 11 which guides the front surface of a banknote when loading a banknote, the side guide 12 which guides the side surface of a banknote, and the loading part 13 which loads a banknote horizontally. In addition, in FIG. 5, it contacts the lower surface of the lowest banknote loaded, contacts the feeding roller 14 that feeds the banknote into the machine body (A direction), and the lower surface of the banknote fed by the feeding roller 14, A feeding roller 15 that further feeds banknotes into the apparatus (direction A) and a separation roller 16 that is disposed to face the top of the feeding roller 15 and separates the banknotes one by one by frictional force with the feeding roller 15 are provided. Yes.

  In FIG. 6, a substantially central portion on the lower side of the front guide 11 is opened with a gap with the loading portion 13, and the banknotes fed by the feeding roller 14 are constituted by the feeding roller 15 and the separation roller 16. A separating portion guide 11a for guiding to the separating means is provided. On both sides of the separating portion guide guide 11a, both end guide guides 11b are formed so as to have an angle in the feed direction gradually from the central portion of the bill to both ends of the bill corresponding to the bill feeding direction (A direction). Is configured. Further, the gaps between the separation unit guide guide 11a and the both end guide guides 11b and the loading unit 13 are set to be equal to or less than the assumed thickness of foreign matter (for example, coins).

  Next, the operation from bill loading to feeding will be described. First, a plurality of bills are loaded horizontally into the loading unit 13 of the bill insertion slot. Then, the lowermost banknote is fed out by the feeding roller 14 in contact with the lower surface of the lowermost banknote of the loaded banknote group, guided to the separating means by the separating portion guide guide 11a, and the friction between the feeding roller 15 and the separating roller 16 is reached. The banknotes are separated one by one by force and fed into the apparatus. Further, even in the case of circulation bills having curled and broken bills at both ends of the bill, the bill to be fed is formed so as to gradually have an angle in the feeding direction from the separation portion guide guide 11a and the bill central portion to both ends of the bill. The curled wrinkles are fed out while being gradually corrected from the central portion of the bill toward both ends by the guidance of the both end guides 11b.

  Further, even when foreign matter such as coins is sandwiched between banknotes by mistake, the gap between the separation unit guide guide 11a and the both end guide guides 11b and the loading unit 13 is provided below the thickness of the coin. Therefore, the mixed coins are dammed by the separating portion guide guide 11a and the both end guide guides 11b, so that the coins are prevented from entering the apparatus.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a view showing the guide member of the bill insertion slot of the second embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a view showing the appearance of the bill processing apparatus of the second embodiment. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 20 denotes a front guide for guiding the front side of a banknote when the banknote is loaded, and reference numeral 21 denotes a loading unit for horizontally loading the banknote. A separating portion guide guide 22a is provided at a substantially central portion below the front guide 20 so as to be opened with a gap with the loading portion 21 and guide the bills fed by a feeding roller (not shown) to the separating means. ing. On both sides of the separating portion guide guide 22a, both end guide guides 22b formed so as to have an angle in the feed direction gradually from the substantially central portion of the bill to both ends of the bill corresponding to the bill feeding direction (A direction). have. In addition, a foreign substance drop hole 23 is provided on the extension of the both ends guide 22b for allowing foreign substances such as coins to fall. Further, in FIG. 8, a foreign matter return port 24 for taking out the foreign matter dropped from the foreign matter drop hole 23 is provided at the lower portion of the loading portion 21 of the bill insertion slot.

  Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. Foreign matter such as coins sandwiched between banknotes horizontally loaded in the loading section 21 is pulled in the direction of the both-end guides 22b by the force with which the lowest banknote is fed by a feeding roller (not shown). In addition, it is pushed by paying out the upper banknote, is guided by the both-end guide guide 22 b, rolls or moves in the direction of the foreign substance drop hole 23, and falls into the foreign substance drop hole 23. In this way, foreign substances such as coins are dropped into the foreign substance drop hole 23 and can be taken out from the foreign substance return port 24, thereby preventing the foreign substance from entering the apparatus.

  Next, a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the banknote slot of the third embodiment as viewed from the side, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment. In FIG. 9, a remaining detection means 25 for detecting the remaining of the banknotes and a conveyance detection means 26 for detecting whether the banknotes fed one by one by the separating means have arrived are provided at the banknote insertion slot. In any of the detection means, an optical sensor is provided opposite to the banknote conveyance path, and a change in the light amount of the optical sensor due to the remaining or passing of the banknote is detected and detected. And it is comprised by the control means which judges mixing of a foreign material from the information of the residue detection means 25 and the conveyance detection means 26, and notifies an operator.

  The depositing operation of the third embodiment is operated using FIG. The operator selects a deposit designation mode in the deposit mode from an operation panel (not shown) (step 30). Next, when the start button is pressed (step 31), it is determined by the residual detection means 25 whether or not a bill is present at the bill insertion slot (step 32). If it is determined that a banknote is present, the banknote is fed out and conveyed to a determination means for performing denomination determination (not shown) (step 33), and the determination means starts determining whether it is a normal banknote (step 34). If it is not determined that the banknote is normal, the banknote is conveyed to the reject port (step 35). If it is determined that the banknote is normal, the banknote is temporarily held in a temporary holding unit (not shown) (step 36).

  Thereafter, whether or not a banknote is present at the banknote slot is determined by the residual detection means 25 (step 37). If a banknote is present, whether the banknotes fed one by one by the separating means have arrived. Determination is made by the transport detection means 26 (step 38). If the banknote has not arrived, the host device determines that the banknote has not been normally fed out due to foreign matter such as coins and has not reached the separating means, and notifies the operator that there is a possibility of foreign matter being mixed into the banknote slot. . At this time, the host device requests the operator to remove foreign matter from the bill insertion slot and reload the bill (step 39). Thereafter, the process returns to step 32, and when the conveyance of the banknote is detected (step 38), the process returns to step 33.

  On the other hand, it is determined whether or not there is a bill at the bill slot, and if there is no bill (step 37), the presence or absence of a bill on a conveyance path (not shown) is checked. The suspension is stopped (step 40), the counted amount is displayed on the operation panel (not shown) (step 41), and then the designation button is pressed (step 42), and the receipt cancellation or receipt storage is selected (step 43). In the case of deposit storage, banknotes are stored in a banknote storage by banknote storage means (not shown) (step 44). In the case of deposit cancellation, banknotes can be removed from the temporary storage unit.

  As described above, when it is determined from the information of the residual detection means 25 and the conveyance detection means 26 that there is a possibility that foreign matter is mixed in the bill insertion slot during the depositing operation, the operator is notified of foreign matter detection. Intrusion of foreign matter into the apparatus can be prevented in advance, and the reliability of the apparatus can be improved. In addition, although the medium handled in the Example of this invention is described as a banknote, it is not restricted to this, The same effect is acquired also with media, such as a form.

The figure which shows the external appearance of a banknote processing apparatus A view of the banknote slot from the front Sectional view of the banknote slot as seen from the side The figure which looked at the bill slot of the 1st example from the front Sectional drawing which looked at the bill slot of the 1st example from the side The figure which shows the guide member of the banknote insertion slot of 1st Example. The figure which shows the guide member of the banknote insertion slot of 2nd Example. The figure which shows the external appearance of the banknote processing apparatus of 2nd Example. Sectional drawing which looked at the banknote slot of 3rd Example from the side Flow chart showing the operation of the third embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1: bill processing device 2: bill insertion slot 11: front guide 11a: separating portion guide guide 11b: both ends guide guide 12: side guide 13: loading portion 14: feeding roller 15: feeding roller 16: separating roller 23: foreign matter dropping hole 24: Foreign object return port 25: Residual detection means 26: Conveyance detection means

Claims (3)

A bill insertion slot composed of a loading section for horizontally loading bills, a front guide for guiding the front side of the loaded bills, and a side guide for guiding the side surfaces of the bills, and a payout for feeding out the lowest bill loaded In the banknote processing apparatus having a means and a separating means for separating the fed banknote and feeding it into the apparatus,
Molding between the front guide and the loading unit is provided a gap for feeding the paper bill to the separating means, the lower side of the front face guide is at an angle to the two ends from a substantially central along the feeding direction of the banknote And
When a foreign object is sandwiched between banknotes loaded in the loading unit, the foreign object is guided by the front guide and moved by the force with which the banknote is fed, and is removed from the banknote. Banknote processing device.   A banknote insertion slot composed of a loading section for horizontally loading banknotes, a front surface guide for guiding the front surface of the loaded banknotes, and a side surface guide for guiding the side surfaces of the banknotes, and paying out the lowest banknote loaded In the banknote processing apparatus having a means and a separating means for separating the fed banknote and feeding it into the apparatus,
  A gap is provided between the front guide and the loading portion for feeding the bills to the separating means, and the lower side of the front guide is formed at an angle from the center to both ends along the bill feeding direction. ,
  The loading unit has a foreign substance drop hole on the extension of the front guide,
  When a foreign object is sandwiched between banknotes loaded in the loading unit, the foreign object is guided by the front guide and moved to fall into a foreign substance drop hole by the force with which the banknote is fed. Banknote processing device. The gap between the front guide and the loading section is set to be equal to or less than the thickness of the foreign material that is assumed to be greater than the thickness of one bill
The foreign matter is separated from the banknote by feeding the banknote into the gap.
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above.

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