JP4387209B2 - Bill recognition device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bill validator used to identify bills.

  For example, in a medal lending machine installed between gaming machine stands, as a banknote recognition device adopted to identify a banknote, a banknote storage unit for storing banknotes is generally provided in a banknote recognition device body having a housing. Is known.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique of a banknote handling apparatus including a banknote receiving apparatus having a banknote recognition apparatus, a banknote dispensing apparatus, and a cassette-type safe that can be attached and detached as a banknote storage unit.

The banknote handling apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 collects a cassette-type safe from a banknote handling apparatus for collecting banknotes for the purpose of improving safety when collecting and transporting banknotes. It is comprised so that a banknote may be taken out from a cassette type safe.
JP 2002-92700 A

  However, in the banknote identification device disclosed in the above-mentioned publication, the cassette-type safe is separated from the banknote handling device and collected, and the banknote is taken out from the cassette-type safe. However, there was a problem that it took time to collect banknotes and the work efficiency was poor.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said malfunction, and makes it a subject to provide the banknote identification device with sufficient working efficiency which can perform the collection | recovery operation | work of a banknote quickly and easily.

This invention for solving the said subject is a banknote identification device which can identify the received banknote, Comprising: The banknote identification device main body by which the banknote insertion part into which a banknote is thrown in was provided in the front part, and a banknote identification device main body Provided on the front portion of the banknote insertion part formed on the side of the banknote insertion part and having a banknote storage part for storing banknotes, provided on the downstream side of the banknote insertion part, and banknote insertion part Banknote transport mechanism for transporting from a banknote storage device to a banknote storage section, and an opening formed at the front of the banknote storage section and capable of taking out the banknotes stored in the banknote storage section from the front of the banknote identification device body And a shielding lid that is disposed on the side of the bill insertion unit and can be opened and closed between a closing posture that covers the opening of the bill storage device from the outside and an opening posture that exposes the opening of the bill storage device to the outside comprising a, in the bill identifying apparatus body, Are arranged in the vicinity of the serial bill insertion portion on the upstream side of the bill conveying mechanism, banknote recognition unit is provided for sensing recognition of the bill, the bill storage unit, the storage posture housed in the banknote identification device body And the protruding posture in which the opening is protruded from the banknote identification device main body, and the stored banknote is exposed to the outside through the opening in a state where the shielding lid is in the open posture. It is a banknote identification device characterized by being collectable.

  According to the present invention, the shielding lid can be opened and closed between a closing posture that covers the opening of the banknote storage device from the outside and an opening posture that exposes the opening of the banknote storage device to the outside. Since the stored banknote can be collected outside through the opening of the banknote storage container with the shielding lid in the open posture, the banknote storage section is not taken out from the banknote identification device. As a result of being able to collect the stored banknotes, it is possible to quickly and easily collect banknotes.

Further, in the present invention, since the banknote storage device is configured to be slidable between the storage posture and the protruding posture, when collecting the banknotes, the banknote storage device is set to the protruding posture by opening the banknote storage device. As a result, the banknote can be collected more quickly and easily.

  An urging means and a locking means are provided between the banknote identification device main body and the banknote storage device, and the urging means urges the banknote storage device from the stored posture to the protruding posture. The locking means is preferably switchable between a locked state for holding the storing posture of the banknote storage and a locked release state.

  If it does in this way, since the urging means between a bill recognition device main part and a bill storage device will urge the bill storage device from a stowed posture to a protruding posture, bother the bill storage device from the bill recognition device body. There is no need to pull it out. Further, since the locking means can be switched between the locked state for holding the storing posture of the banknote storage and the unlocked state, immediately after the locking means is switched to the unlocked state of the banknote storage. As a result of being able to displace the banknote storage device in the protruding posture, it is possible to collect the banknote more quickly and easily.

  Between the one end of the shielding lid and the opening of the banknote storage, a hinge structure having a pivot shaft on which the shielding lid rotates is provided, and the locking means is configured so that the banknote storage is in the storing position. In addition, it is preferable that the engaging portion provided at the other end of the shielding lid can be detachably locked in a state where the shielding lid is in the closed posture.

  In this way, the shielding lid is attached to the banknote container, and the locking means can detachably lock the engaging portion provided at the other end of the shielding lid. A single operation of releasing the engaging portion of the shielding lid simultaneously performs two operations of allowing the shielding lid to be displaced to an open position and enabling the banknote storage device to be displaced from a stored position to a protruding position. be able to.

  The locking means is driven by an electromagnetic solenoid and changes from a locking posture for locking the engaging portion to a releasing posture for releasing the locking of the engaging portion based on a command or operation given to the banknote recognition device from the outside. It is preferable that it can be displaced.

  In this way, based on a command or operation given from the outside to the banknote discriminating apparatus, the shielding lid can be displaced to the open position and the banknote storage device can be displaced from the stored position to the protruding position. Two operations can be performed simultaneously. In particular, when it is necessary to collect banknotes from a large number of banknote recognition devices, the banknote storage of a large number of banknote recognition devices can be displaced from the stored posture to the protruding posture at the same time with one command. The work efficiency can be remarkably improved.

Between the shielding lid and the banknote storage, a second urging means for urging the shielding lid from the closed posture to the open posture, and the opening posture of the shielding lid are regulated so that the shielding lid is substantially horizontal. It is preferable that a supporting means is provided.

  In this way, the biasing means biases the shielding lid from the closed position to the opened position, so that the shielding cover is immediately displaced to the opened position by displacing the locking means from the locked position to the released position. To do. Further, since the support means regulates the opening posture of the shielding lid so that the shielding lid is substantially horizontal, the opening posture of the shielding lid can be stabilized.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in the banknote recognition apparatus that can identify a received banknote, the banknote collection operation can be performed quickly and easily, and a remarkable effect is achieved in that work efficiency is improved. .

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a game medium lending machine 20 to which a bill identifying device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a game medium lending machine 20 to which the banknote recognition apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied is a medal lending machine having a shape of a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped. It is installed between the stands. This game medium lending machine 20 includes a bill recognition device 10 according to the present invention, an IC coin insertion unit 21, a medal payout unit 22, a nozzle chute 23, a medal tank and a control unit (not shown). Furthermore, the game medium lending machine 20 of the embodiment includes an IC coin processing device (not shown) that stores IC coins (in which an IC tag is carried on a coin-shaped carrier), reads and writes information on IC coins, and the like. ) Is built-in.

  In this game medium lending machine 20, when a bill is inserted into the bill insertion unit 11 of the bill identification device 10, a not-illustrated bill identification unit provided in the vicinity of the bill insertion unit 11 detects and recognizes it. A signal is output to the control unit, and the control unit receives the signal and controls the medal payout unit 22 to pay out a predetermined number of medals stored in the medal tank from the nozzle chute 23. The paid-out medals are supplied through a nozzle chute 23 to a tray provided at a lower portion of an adjacent game machine (not shown).

The remaining amount obtained by subtracting the paid-out medal amount from the inserted bill amount is stored in the control unit. If there is an additional medal payout request by operating the payout button outside the figure, the predetermined number of medals are paid out again and the remaining amount is reduced, while the remaining amount is written when the coin return button outside the figure is operated. The IC coin is paid out from the IC coin discharge port 24 . Also, when an IC coin is inserted from the IC coin insertion unit 21, processing such as medal payout and balance storage is performed in accordance with the case where a bill is inserted.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the banknote recognition device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view in a state where the banknote recognition device 10 can collect the banknote 1 (FIG. 6). It is. FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the banknote recognition device 10, and FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view in which the banknote recognition device 10 can collect banknotes.

As shown in FIGS. 2-5, the banknote identification device 10 which concerns on this invention is an apparatus employ | adopted in order to identify the banknote 1 (FIG. 6) in the game media rental machine 20, Comprising: Opening and closing operation is possible. A shielding lid 2 is provided. Moreover, the banknote storage 3 which has the banknote accommodating part 3a which accommodates the banknote 1, and the opening part 3b which was formed in the front part of this banknote accommodating part 3a and opened so that the accommodated banknote 1 could be taken out outside was provided. ing.

  The shielding lid 2 is a generally rectangular plate-shaped metal door-like member, and has a hinge structure having a rotating shaft 2a (FIG. 3) between one end of the shielding lid 2 and the opening 3b of the bill storage 3. 2b. The shielding lid 2 rotates around the rotation axis 2a to cover the opening 3b of the bill storage device 3 from the outside, and an opening posture to expose the opening 3b of the bill storage device 3 to the outside. It can be opened and closed between.

Between the shielding lid 2 and the banknote container 3, a second urging means 2c (FIG. 3) and a supporting means 2d (FIG. 3) are provided, and the second urging means 2c is a spring. It comprises a coil and biases the shielding lid 2 from the closed position to the open position. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the support means 2 d has a long hole 2 g that is locked to an arm support portion 3 e provided in the banknote container 3 and a hinge 2 f provided in the shielding lid 2. The arm 2h is configured to restrict the opening posture of the shielding lid 2 so that the shielding lid 2 is generally horizontal.

  The banknote storage 3 is a substantially box-shaped metal member configured to be able to collect the stored banknote 1 to the outside through the opening 3b, and is stored with the shielding lid 2 in an open posture. It is comprised so that collection | recovery of the banknote 1 is possible outside through the opening part 3b.

  The banknote storage 3 is provided with a guide plate 4b and a roller 3c (FIGS. 4 and 5) in a banknote recognition apparatus body 4 having a housing 4a made of a metal plate whose front surface corresponding to the shielding lid 2 is opened. And a storage posture (FIGS. 2 and 4) stored in the banknote recognition device main body 4 and a protruding posture (FIGS. 3 and 5) in which the opening 3b protrudes from the banknote recognition device main body 4. It is configured to be slidable between.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, an urging means 3d and a locking means 5 are provided between the bill discriminating device main body 4 and the bill container 3 and are made of spring coils. The biasing means 3d biases the banknote storage device 3 from the stored posture to the protruding posture.

  Moreover, the latching means 5 can be switched between a latching state (FIG. 4) for holding the storing posture of the banknote container 3 and a latching released state (FIG. 5). That is, the locking means 5 includes a locking pin 5a, and by moving the locking pin 5a forward and backward, the banknote storage device 3 is in the storage position and the shielding lid 2 is in the closed position (FIG. 4). The engaging portion 2e provided at the other end of the shielding lid 2 is configured to be detachably engageable. The locking pin 5a of the locking means 5 is driven by the electromagnetic solenoid 6 via the cam mechanism 7 and is used to lock the engaging portion 2e based on a command or operation given to the banknote recognition device 10 from the outside. It can be displaced from the stop posture (FIG. 4) to the release posture (FIG. 5) for releasing the locking of the engaging portion 2e.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5, the effect | action of the banknote identification device 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  FIG. 6: is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the banknote identification device 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is the state which the banknote identification device 10 is accepting the banknote 1 via the banknote insertion part 11, ( b) shows a state in which the banknote 1 is fed into the banknote storage device 3 of the banknote identification device 10, and (c) shows a state in which the banknote 1 is stored in the banknote storage device 3 of the banknote identification device 10. ing.

  As shown to Fig.6 (a), in the banknote identification device 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention, the banknote 1 is received from the outside via the banknote insertion part 11. As shown in FIG. At this time, the received banknote 1 is detected and recognized by a not-illustrated banknote identification section provided in the vicinity of the banknote insertion section 11.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the banknote transport mechanism 8 provided on the downstream side of the banknote recognition unit in the banknote recognition apparatus 10 transfers the banknote 1 from the banknote insertion part 11 to the banknote storage part of the banknote storage 3. Transport to 3a.

  And as shown in FIG.6 (c), the banknote 1 is accommodated in the banknote accommodating part 3a of the banknote accommodating device 3 one after another.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the banknote storage device 3 is in the storage position and the shielding lid 2 is in the closed position, and the locking means 5 holds the storage position of the banknote storage device 3 in the banknote recognition device 10. Is shown.

  In this state, the banknote storage device 3 is stored in the banknote recognition apparatus main body 4, and the shielding lid 2 covers the opening 3 b of the banknote storage device 3 from the outside. Further, the locking means 5 locks the engaging portion 2 e provided at the other end of the shielding lid 2.

  Next, FIG. 5 shows a state in which the banknote recognition device 10 can collect the banknote 1, and in this state, the locking means 5 is electromagnetically operated based on a command or operation given to the banknote recognition device 10 from the outside. It is driven by the solenoid 6 and is displaced to a release posture for releasing the engagement portion 2e.

  As a result, the urging means 3d urges the banknote storage device 3 from the storage position to the protruding position, and the two operations of displacing the shielding lid 2 to the open position are performed simultaneously. The opening 3b of the banknote storage device 3 projects, and the shielding lid 2 exposes the opening 3b of the banknote storage device 3 to the outside.

  At this time, the support means 2d regulates the opening posture of the shielding lid 2 so that the shielding lid 2 is substantially horizontal, and stabilizes the opening posture of the shielding lid 2.

  And in this state, it becomes easy to take out the banknote 1 from the opening part 3b of the banknote container 3, and the banknote 1 is collect | recovered outside through the opening part 3b.

  As described above, according to the banknote identification device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the shielding lid 2 covers the opening 3b of the banknote storage device 3 from the outside, and the opening of the banknote storage device 3. 3b can be opened and closed between the open position and the shield cover 2 is in the open position, and the stored banknote 1 is collected outside through the opening 3b of the banknote storage 3 As a result, the stored banknote 1 can be recovered without taking out the banknote storage unit 3a from the banknote identification device 10 to the outside. As a result, the banknote 1 can be recovered quickly and easily. It can be performed.

  Next, since the banknote storage device 3 is configured to be slidable between a storage posture and a protruding posture, the banknote storage device 3 is brought into a protruding posture when collecting the banknotes, thereby opening the banknote storage device 3. As a result of making it easy to take out the banknote from the portion 3b, it is possible to collect the banknote more quickly and easily.

  Moreover, since the urging means 3d between the banknote identification device 10 main body and the banknote storage device 3 urges the banknote storage device 3 from the storage posture to the protruding posture, the banknote storage device 3 is purposely moved. There is no need to pull it out of the body. Moreover, since the latching means 5 can be switched between the latched state for holding the storing posture of the banknote storage device 3 and the unlocked state, the latching means 5 is brought into the unlocked state of the banknote container 3. As a result of being able to immediately displace the banknote storage device 3 to the protruding posture when switched, it is possible to collect banknotes more quickly and easily.

  Moreover, since the shielding lid 2 is attached to the banknote container 3, and the latching means 5 can detachably latch the engaging portion 2e provided at the other end of the shielding lid 2, the latching means By one operation 5 to release the engaging portion 2e of the shielding lid 2, it is possible to displace the shielding lid 2 to the open posture and to displace the banknote storage device 3 from the stowed posture to the protruding posture. Two operations can be performed simultaneously.

  Furthermore, according to the banknote identification apparatus 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention, based on the instruction | indication or operation given to the banknote identification apparatus 10 from the outside, the shielding cover 2 can be displaced to an open position, and a banknote storage device Two operations of enabling the displacement of 3 from the storage posture to the protruding posture can be performed simultaneously. In particular, when it is necessary to collect banknotes from a large number of banknote recognition devices 10, the banknote container 3 of the large number of banknote recognition devices 10 can be displaced from the stored posture to the protruding posture at the same time with one command. The work efficiency of bill collection can be remarkably improved.

Since the second urging means 2c urges the shielding lid 2 from the closed position to the opened position, the shielding cover 2 is immediately opened by displacing the locking means 5 from the locked position to the released position. Displace to posture. Further, since the support means 2d regulates the opening posture of the shielding lid 2 so that the shielding lid 2 is substantially horizontal, the opening posture of the shielding lid 2 can be stabilized.

  The above-described embodiment is merely a preferred specific example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

  For example, the banknote identification device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to a banknote identification device applied to a game medium lending machine such as a medal lending machine, but includes a coin insertion unit 21, a medal payout unit 22, and a nozzle chute 23. The coin return 24 is not essential. If it is a banknote identification device which can identify the received banknote, various banknote identification apparatuses are possible.

  Further, the driving method of the locking means 5 is not necessarily limited to a system in which the locking pin 5a is driven by the electromagnetic solenoid 6 via the cam mechanism 7 as shown in the figure. Various locking means can be employed as long as the engaging position 2e can be displaced from the locking position for locking the engaging part 2e to the releasing position for releasing the locking of the engaging part 2e.

  Moreover, the banknote container 3 is not necessarily limited to the structure hold | maintained through the guide plate 4b and the roller 3c in the banknote identification device main body 4 like illustration. Other slide mechanisms can be employed.

Further, the second urging means 2c and the supporting means 2d provided between the banknote storage device 3 and the shielding lid 2, and the urging means 3d provided between the banknote storage device 3 and the banknote recognition apparatus main body 4 and The locking means 5 is not necessarily limited to the illustrated shape. Various design changes are possible.

  In addition, it goes without saying that various design changes are possible within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the game media rental machine with which the banknote identification device which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the banknote identification device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view in the state where a bill identification device can collect a bill. It is a sectional side view which shows the structure of the banknote identification device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a sectional side view in the state in which a banknote identification device can collect | recover a banknote. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the banknote identification device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is the state in which the banknote identification device is accepting the banknote via the banknote insertion part, (b) is a banknote identification device. The state in which the banknote is being fed into the banknote storage device, (c) shows the state in which the banknote is stored in the banknote storage device of the banknote identification device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote 2 Shielding cover 2a Rotating shaft 2c, 3d Energizing means 2d Support means 2e Engagement part 3 Banknote storage device 3a Bill storage part 3b Opening part 3c Bearing part 4 Banknote identification device main body 4a Housing 5 Locking means 6 Electromagnetic solenoid 10 Bill recognition device

Claims (5)

A bill recognition device capable of identifying a received bill,
A bill discriminating device main body provided with a bill insertion portion into which a bill is inserted at the front,
A banknote storage device having a banknote storage section for storing banknotes, provided in an open part of the front side of the banknote recognition apparatus formed on the side of the banknote insertion section;
A banknote transport mechanism that is provided on the downstream side of the banknote insertion section and transports banknotes from the banknote insertion section to the banknote storage section of the banknote storage device;
An opening that is formed at the front of the banknote storage unit and can take out the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit from the front of the banknote identification device body;
A shielding lid that is disposed on the side of the bill insertion unit and can be opened and closed in a closing posture that covers the opening of the bill storage device from the outside and an opening posture that exposes the opening of the bill storage device to the outside. ,
The banknote recognition device main body is provided with a banknote recognition unit that is disposed in the vicinity of the banknote insertion unit and upstream of the banknote transport mechanism, and detects and recognizes banknotes.
The bill storage device is configured to be slidable between a storage posture stored in the bill recognition device main body and a protruding posture in which an opening is protruded from the bill recognition device main body, and the shielding lid is in the open posture. In the state which is in, it is comprised so that the accommodated banknote can be collect | recovered outside through an opening part. The banknote identification device characterized by the above-mentioned. A biasing means and a locking means are provided between the banknote identification device main body and the banknote container,
This urging means urges the banknote storage device from the storing posture to the protruding posture,
The banknote identification device according to claim 1, wherein the locking means can be switched between a locked state for holding a storing posture of the banknote storage and a locked release state . Between one end of the shielding lid and the opening of the banknote container, a hinge structure having a pivot shaft on which the shielding lid pivots is provided.
The locking means is capable of detachably locking an engaging portion provided at the other end of the shielding lid in a state where the banknote storage is in the storing posture and the shielding lid is in the closing posture. The banknote identification device according to claim 1, wherein the bill identification device is characterized by the following. The locking means is driven by an electromagnetic solenoid and changes from a locking posture for locking the engaging portion to a releasing posture for releasing the locking of the engaging portion based on a command or operation given to the banknote recognition device from the outside. The bill identifying device according to claim 3 , wherein the bill identifying device is displaceable . Between the shielding lid and the banknote storage, a second urging means for urging the shielding lid from the closed posture to the open posture, and the opening posture of the shielding lid are regulated so that the shielding lid is substantially horizontal. bill validator according to any one of claims 3 or claim 4 and support means, characterized in that it is provided for.

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