JP4794715B2 - Circulating banknote deposit and withdrawal device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a circulation type banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, and more particularly to a circulation type banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus which can be used as a depositing / withdrawing apparatus for denomination banknotes according to the number of types of banknotes handled.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Japanese Patent No. 2,674,899 discloses an automatic bill payment apparatus that pays out a plurality of denominations of bills, in which a safe is added due to variations in the types of bills handled.
[0003]
The apparatus described in this publication includes a horizontal-type safe, a feeding separation unit for feeding banknotes one by one from one end of the safe, a first transport path for receiving and transporting the separated banknotes, A dispensing module which is provided so as to merge with one conveyance path and which receives and conveys banknotes at other positions and is detachable from the apparatus main body is formed into a box shape that can be stacked. It was made to cope with an increase in denominations by stacking gold modules.
[0004]
On the other hand, considering the banknote situation in various countries around the world, when various banknotes are distributed in one country, or when banknotes in neighboring countries can be used as in European countries, many types of banknotes are used. It may be necessary to process at a bank or other financial institution. Conversely, depending on the application, it may be necessary to handle only a single denomination.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, since it is exclusively for withdrawal, it cannot be applied to a circulation-type banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus that uses a deposited banknote as a withdrawal banknote, and circulation that can still cope with increase / decrease in denominations. There are currently no banknote deposit and withdrawal devices.
[0006]
In view of this, the present invention takes into account when it is necessary to handle a large number of types of banknotes and a small number of types, especially when only one denomination is handled, or even when multiple denominations of bills are mixed in an operation of depositing only. An object of the present invention is to provide a circulation type banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus that can effectively respond to a request that it should be possible.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention accepts a depositing port for depositing processing, a return port for dispensing processing, a banknote for depositing or a banknote for desired withdrawal placed on the depositing port. A banknote processing section having a temporary storage section that can temporarily store the banknotes, and a deposit transport path that receives and transports banknotes fed from the temporary storage section, and the deposit A first storage cassette having a storage unit that receives and stores the banknote from the transport path and can feed out the banknote, and a withdrawal passage that transports the banknote fed out from the storage unit to the banknote processing unit. And arranged in tandem at the rear of the first storage cassette, fed out from the temporary storage unit, and conveyed through each part of the deposit conveyance path of each front storage cassette A second depositing transport path for receiving and transporting bills, a second storing section capable of receiving and storing the banknote from the second depositing transport path and feeding the banknote, and a banknote fed from the second storing section And at least one second storage cassette having a second withdrawal / conveying path for transporting the first storage cassette to a withdrawal / conveying path of the front storage cassette, wherein the at least one second storage cassette is adjacent to the storage cassette. An outer shell that directly contacts the outer shell of the cassette, wherein the first storage cassette and the at least one second storage cassette are disposed inside a safe; An opening is provided on the wall of the safe, which is disposed outside the safe and through which the bills conveyed through the deposit conveyance path and the withdrawal passage pass. Circulating banknotes It is a recycling machine.
[0008]
Preferably, in each of the storage cassettes, a deposit conveyance path and a withdrawal conveyance path are provided separately and independently, and a part of each of the deposit conveyance paths is arranged in a column. Are connected to each other to form straight banknote transport passages, and each part of the withdrawal transport passage is in communication with each other by arranging the storage cassettes in a tandem shape. Is formed.
[0009]
The second storage cassette has two storage units having the same structure at the top and bottom, allows the banknotes to be selectively switched from the deposit conveyance path to each storage unit, and allows the banknotes to be stored in the withdrawal transport path. From the viewpoint of increasing the number of stored banknotes, it is preferable that the selection switching can be fed out.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
[0013]
1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which a banknote processing unit 3 is provided on an outer surface side of a partition wall 2 that partitions a room 1 and an outdoor space that can be accessed only by an administrator such as a vault. The case where the storage part of the banknote P is arrange | positioned to the side is shown.
[0014]
FIG. 1 shows a case where a single batch cassette 4 is used as a storage cassette constituting the storage portion, and FIG. 2 shows a case where one storage cassette 5 is arranged in the rear portion in addition to the batch cassette 4. 3 illustrates a case where three storage cassettes 5 are arranged in series as a schematic cross-sectional view. The number of storage cassettes 5 can be appropriately increased or decreased in consideration of the number of denominations of banknotes and the amount of banknotes to be handled. The
[0015]
As shown in the schematic cross section in FIGS. 1 to 3, the banknote processing unit 3 is provided at the upper front portion of the outer casing 6 and includes a depositing section 8 for inserting banknotes P, and the outer casing 6 at a position immediately below the depositing section 8. A withdrawal portion 9 (reject port) provided in the front of the paper, and a vertically long loop that conveys a bill that is disposed in the outer casing 6 and inserted into the deposit portion 8 and fed one by one by the feeding means 10. A paper-shaped transport path 11, an identification unit 12 provided in the middle of the transport path 11 for identifying the denomination, authenticity, etc. of the banknote, and a banknote determined to be depositable by the identification unit 12 and temporarily holding it. Temporary storage unit 13 and payout for sending banknotes P stored in the lower part of the storage unit 13 to the collective cassette 4 in the chamber 1 when the amount is approved after being stored in the temporary storage unit 13 Means 15 and the transport path 11 Serial the branch point between the respective parts is provided as usual switching claw, respectively, the operation of each part including these switching claw is controlled by the control unit 16.
[0016]
In the figure, reference numeral 17 denotes an impeller for smoothly collecting incoming banknotes P, 18 denotes a return opening for returning the stored banknotes P, and 19 denotes a shutter for opening and closing the return opening 18.
[0017]
At the upper and lower positions on the back side of the outer casing 6, passage portions 23 and 24 facing the conveyance paths 21 and 22 that branch from the upper and lower portions of the conveyance path 11 have a horizontally long rectangular shape that permits the dimension of the bills P in the conveyance width direction. And communicates with the upper and lower transport paths of the collective cassette 4.
[0018]
The temporary storage unit 13 of the banknote processing unit 3 has a structure shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG. 4 shows the state when the banknotes are stacked, FIG. 5 shows the banknotes being fed out, and FIG. Show.
[0019]
The temporary storage unit 13 hangs down along the inner surface of the shutter 19 of the return port 18, and the upper end is supported by the support unit 25 so that the lower end is positioned near the upper part of the return port 18. When the banknote P to be fed is stood up, an aligning plate 26 that is swung by a driving means such as a solenoid from the position shown in FIG. The inserted bills P are stacked on the upper surface, and have a fulcrum 27 on the return port 18 side so that the solenoid extends over a horizontal position higher than the kicker roller 28 constituting the feeding means 15 and a lower position than the upper surface of the kicker roller 28. The bottom plate 29 that can be swung up and down by a driving means such as the above, and the actual state of FIG. 4 in order to hold down the top surface of the bill by falling over the bill P accumulated on the bottom plate 29 when the bill P is fed out. A holding plate 30 that is moved by an operating mechanism (not shown) so as to move down from the illustrated position and convert it into a horizontal posture, and a position that regulates the leading edge of the bill P when the bills are stacked on the bottom plate 29 (FIGS. 4 and 5). And a pushing member 31 provided to move forward from the retracted position of FIGS. 4 and 5 to the advanced position of FIG. 6 when returning the accumulated banknotes P from the return port 18. .
[0020]
Therefore, the banknote P sent to the temporary storage unit 13 from the branch passage through the identification unit 12 is received by the impeller and guided downward by the rotation of the impeller 17 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. It is accumulated on the bottom plate 29 that is placed. At this time, even if the banknote P does not smoothly reach the bottom plate 29 and stands as shown by the symbol P ′ in FIG. 4, the sensor detects it and the aligning plate 26 is shown in FIG. The banknote P ′ standing by swinging to the chain line position is pushed to move toward the upper surface of the bottom plate 29 and smoothly accumulated. The sensor is composed of a projector provided on one side plate, a reflector such as a mirror provided above the return port 18, and a light receiver provided on the other side plate, and the bills shield light from the projector. Sometimes the bill standing is detected.
[0021]
When the accumulated banknotes P are fed out and moved to the collective cassette 4 side, the bottom plate 29 swings downward as shown in FIG. 5 to bring the kicker roller 28 into contact with the lower surface of the lowest banknote P and press the presser foot. After the plate 30 descends and presses down and presses the upper surface of the stacked banknotes, the kicker roller 28 and the feed roller 32 of the feeding means 15 are driven to feed one by one.
[0022]
When the banknotes P stacked on the bottom plate 29 are returned, the return shutter 19 is opened as shown in FIG. 6, the pushing member 31 moves forward and pushes the rear end of the stacked banknotes P to return it. It pushes out to the state which protrudes about half width of a banknote to 18, and makes it the state which can be taken out by hand.
[0023]
The collective cassette 4 has a double structure, and an outer shell 36 in which a dispensing transport path 33 and a deposit transport path 34 positioned above and below and a longitudinal transport path 35 connected thereto are disposed, and the outer shell. 36, an upper storage portion 38 is provided at an upper position inside the inner shell 37, and a lower storage portion 39 is provided at a lower position, and a lower storage portion 39 is provided at a lower bottom portion of the lower storage portion 39. Is provided with feeding means 40 for feeding the banknotes P, and branch paths 41 and 42 for feeding banknotes from the conveying path 35 running in the vertical direction in the outer shell 36 to the storage units 38 and 39 are branched and connected. ing. Reference numeral 43 denotes an impeller for smoothly collecting and storing banknotes. Accordingly, the collective cassette 4 can be taken out to the checkout office by extracting only the inner shell 37.
[0024]
The storage cassette 5 having the same structure is prepared. As shown in FIG. 7 as an enlarged schematic sectional view, one of the storage cassettes 5 has an upper storage portion 44 in the upper part and a lower storage portion 45 in the lower part. The transport path 46 is provided vertically in the inner side, and the upper and lower portions of the transport path 46 are added to the upper and lower transport paths 33 and 34 of the batch cassette 4 or the rear side. The passages 49 and 50 communicate with the upper and lower transport paths 47 and 48 of the storage cassette 5 adjacent to the first and second passages 49 and 50, respectively. In the drawing, the upper and lower transport paths 47 and 48 of the storage cassette 5 located at the left end, that is, the innermost end do not circulate banknotes to the left, and therefore the left passage portion may be closed. When the storage cassettes 5 can be alternately replaced, the passage need not be closed.
[0025]
The storage sections 44 and 45 are connected to branch passages 51 and 52 for feeding banknotes from a conveyance path 46 running in the vertical direction. The branch paths 51 and 52 are impellers for smoothly feeding banknotes. 53 and 54 are provided.
[0026]
In addition, receiving plates 55 and 56 are provided inside the storage portions 44 and 45 so as to be able to move up and down, and feeding means 57 and 58 for feeding out bills are provided at the lower bottom portion. 47 is sent out to the banknote processing unit 3.
[0027]
Each of the storage portions 44 and 45 is internally provided with pressing members 59 and 60 made entirely or partially of a magnetic material, and electromagnets 61 and 62 are provided on the upper outer surfaces of the storage portions 44 and 45, respectively. When the banknote P is fed out, the electromagnets 61 and 62 are demagnetized to fall and press the upper surface of the stored banknote P, and an appropriate frictional force is applied between the banknote P and the feeding means 57 and 58, At the time of reception, the receiving plates 55 and 56 are once raised to the highest position, the pressing members 59 and 60 are attracted to the electromagnets 61 and 62, and are lowered again so that the bills P can be received on the receiving plates 55 and 56. Yes.
[0028]
Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.
[0029]
When depositing banknotes P, the banknotes P to be deposited are inserted into the depositing section 8 of the banknote processing section 3, and when a predetermined deposit command is given, the retraction means 10 is driven to move the banknotes P one by one, While the banknote is conveyed on the conveyance path 11, the identification unit 12 identifies the denomination, true / false / injury, etc. Returned to the cash gate 9 (reject port).
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 1, the depositing operation in the case where only the collective cassette 4 is provided as a storage unit is such that banknotes P inserted into the deposit port 8 of the banknote processing unit 3 are fed one by one by the feeding unit 10. The amount of the banknote P temporarily held in the temporary storage unit 13 is displayed on the display unit of a teller machine (not shown) as usual.
[0031]
When the displayed amount is approved, the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 13 are paid out one by one by the feeding means 15 based on the approval command, and the fed banknotes P are conveyed to the transport path 11 and the identification unit. 12, the sheet is fed into the lower storage portion 39 of the collective cassette 4 through the conveyance path 22 and the deposit conveyance path 42. When passing through the identification unit 12, the denomination and transport order of the banknote are stored in the memory, and therefore the denomination and order of the banknote P that has entered the storage unit 39 are stored.
[0032]
The withdrawal operation for withdrawing the banknotes P stored in the collective cassette 4 is performed by searching the stored contents of the memory to check the presence and number of denomination banknotes required for withdrawal, and for the corresponding denomination banknotes. When there is no banknote, it is not possible to withdraw, but when there is a corresponding banknote, the banknote is fed out one by one by the feeding means 40, and the fed out banknote is transported in the transport path 35, the withdrawal transport path 33, the transport path 21, 11 is sent to the identification unit 12. What is not the subject of the withdrawal banknote in the identification unit 12 is sent to the temporary storage unit 13 of the banknote processing unit 3 via the transport path 11.
[0033]
If the identification unit 12 detects an abnormality, the denomination banknote to be withdrawn is transported from the storage unit 39 of the collective cassette 4 to the withdrawal port 9.
[0034]
FIG. 2 shows a configuration in which the storage unit is configured by connecting one storage cassette 5 to the collective cassette 4, and in this case, denomination banknotes to be circulated can be stored in three places.
[0035]
In the case of this embodiment, the storage units 38 and 39 of the storage cassette 5 each have a denomination of banknotes to be stored, and are set to store only banknotes of the same denomination in one storage unit. The The storage unit 38 of the collective cassette 4 is used when the storage units 44 and 45 of the storage cassette 5 are full, or is used for storing banknotes other than the designated denomination. In this case, a denomination is determined in the storage unit 39 so that it can be used in circulation, and banknotes other than non-damaged tickets such as extreme dirt and tape are stored. It is stored in the storage unit 38. Accordingly, the storage portion 38 is not provided with a feeding means.
[0036]
In addition to the above forms, when it is desired to increase the number of banknotes stored and withdrawn, the number of storage cassettes 5 can be increased in two columns, three (shown in FIG. 3), four, five,. If two storage cassettes 5 are provided, the number of storage units is five. If three storage cassettes 5 are used, the number of storage units can be increased sequentially, such as seven locations and four units.
[0037]
The banknotes are stored in the storage units 44 and 45 of the storage cassette 5 after being branched from the deposit conveyance path 48, passing through the conveyance path 46, and being sent through the branch conveyance paths 51 and 52.
[0038]
When the banknotes are fed out from the storage sections 44 and 45 of the storage cassette 5, as shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C taking out the upper storage section 44 as an example, a storage section in which banknotes to be fed out are stored. First, the receiving plate 55 descends from the state of FIG. 8A (FIG. 4B), and then the electromagnet 61 is demagnetized so that the pressing body 59 falls by its own weight and is stored in an accumulated state. The receiving plate 55 is lowered to the lowest position (FIG. 8C), and the lowest banknote P is pressed against the feeding means 57 to be fed out.
[0039]
The fed banknotes are sent to the banknote processing unit 3 through the transport paths 46 and 47 and the transport path 33 of the collective cassette 4, checked through the identification unit 12, and then withdrawn. In this case, the withdrawal port 9 or the temporary storage unit 13 can be used as the withdrawal port. In this case, the banknote in which the feeding abnormality such as skew feeding or double stacking is caused is sent to the storage unit 39 of the collective cassette 4.
[0040]
FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show an example in which the circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing device according to the present invention has a safe structure, and includes a safe 70 and a banknote processing unit 3.
[0041]
In this embodiment, the outer casing 6 constituting the outline of the banknote processing unit 3 is attached to one side of the surface of the safe 70 with the opening / closing door 71 so as to be opened and closed by the hinges 72, 72, and the outer casing 6 is closed. The open / close door 71 of the safe 70 is concealed by the back surface 6 a of the outer casing 6. Therefore, the open / close door 71 constitutes a partition wall that separates the safe 70 from the banknote processing unit 3.
[0042]
In the safe 70, as shown in a cross section in FIG. 10, the collective cassette 4 is located at a position closest to the opening / closing door 71, and 1 to several (three in the figure) denomination storage cassettes 5 and 5 are located on the back side. , 5 are arranged in a tandem to constitute a storage section.
[0043]
At the upper and lower positions of the rear surface 6a of the outer casing 6, the passage portions 73 and 74 facing the conveyance paths 21 and 22 branched from the upper and lower parts of the conveyance path 11 have a horizontally long rectangular tube shape that allows the dimension of the bills in the conveyance width direction. The open / close door 71 of the metal 70 has flat rectangular hole-like passage window holes 75 and 76 into which the passage portions 73 and 74 can be fitted as closely as possible. When the casing 6 is closed, the conveyance paths 21 and 22 facing the passage portions 73 and 74 are aligned with the conveyance paths 33 and 34 in the upper and lower portions of the collective cassette 4 in the safe 70 and communicate with each other in series. Yes.
[0044]
The collective cassette 4 and the storage cassettes 5, 5, and 5 can be taken in and out by opening the opening / closing 71 of the safe 70, and stored in a predetermined position in the safe 70 to operate the transport drive system and each part. It is connected to the drive of the system, and the driving force is transmitted to each part by belt hanging.
[0045]
Even if it is a case where it is a safe structure as mentioned above, the flow of a banknote can perform a deposit or withdrawal process similarly to embodiment shown in the said FIGS. 1-3. Therefore, the same reference numerals are assigned to portions common to FIGS.
[0046]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the storage cassette that can be successively arranged in a column is provided with a transport system including means for feeding and feeding banknotes to and from the storage section therein, and a banknote processing section. Since the storage unit is separated and independent, there is no need to add a new drive system even when additional storage cassettes are added. It is possible to supply immediately according to the capacity based on the demands of the customer, and it is not necessary to prepare various banknote depositing and dispensing devices with different capacities, which is extremely expensive in terms of cost and installation space. It will be advantageous.
[0047]
In addition, since the transport path is in the storage cassette, it is easy to pull out the storage cassette and inspect it when a jam occurs, thereby improving maintenance.
[0048]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the pressing body provided in the storage portion is attracted and held by an electromagnet, and when the banknote is drawn out, the electromagnet is demagnetized so as to fall by its own weight and pressurize the upper surface of the stacked banknote, As the electromagnet is energized to raise and hold the pressing plate, the lifting mechanism dedicated to the pressing body is no longer required, and the configuration around the storage part can be greatly simplified and configured independently. This can greatly contribute to the storage cassette being used. Also, when the storage cassette is pulled out and carried to the checkout office etc., the electromagnet is demagnetized and the pressing body is left in its own weight drop state. Can be prevented.
[0049]
Further, according to the fifth aspect, the cassette can be lightened when being carried, and can be easily carried.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a case where one storage cassette is added to the embodiment of FIG. 1;
3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a case where three storage cassettes are added to the embodiment of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a storage unit structure of the banknote processing unit in each of the above drawings, and is an explanatory diagram when banknotes are stacked.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram when bills are fed out.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram when the banknote is returned.
7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing one of the storage cassettes in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG.
FIGS. 8A to 8C are operation explanatory views of the storage portion of the storage cassette of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example where the present invention is applied to a safe and in which a banknote processing unit is opened.
FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the same.
[Explanation of symbols]
3 Banknote Processing Unit 4 Collective Cassette Constructing the Storage Unit 5 Storage Cassette Constructing the Storage Unit 9 Withdrawal Port (Reject Port)
13 Temporary storage section (also used for withdrawal / return port)
18 Return port 26 Alignment plate 29 Bottom plate 30 Presser plate 31 Pushing member 36 Outer shell 37 Inner shell 59, 60 Press body 61, 62 Electromagnet

Claims (3)

A deposit port (8) for deposit processing, a return port (18) for withdrawal processing, and a deposit bill or a desired bill for billing placed in the deposit port (8) are temporarily received. A banknote processing unit having a temporary storage unit (13) capable of storing and paying out the banknote;
A deposit transfer path for receiving and transporting banknotes fed out from the temporary storage section (13), a storage section for receiving and storing the banknotes from the deposit transfer path and feeding the banknotes; A first storage cassette (4) having a withdrawal passage for conveying banknotes fed out from the storage unit to the banknote processing unit;
The first storage cassette is arranged in a tandem behind the first storage cassette, is fed from the temporary storage unit (13), and passes through each part of the deposit conveyance path of each front storage cassette (4, 5). A second depositing conveyance path for receiving and conveying the bills conveyed; a second storage section for receiving and storing the banknotes from the second depositing conveyance path; At least one second storage cassette (5) having a second withdrawal transport path for transporting banknotes fed out from the section to a withdrawal transport path of the front storage cassette (4, 5);
With
The at least one second storage cassette (5) has an outer shell that directly contacts the outer shell of the adjacent storage cassette (4, 5) ;
The first storage cassette (4) and the at least one second storage cassette (5) are arranged inside a safe (70),
The banknote processing unit is disposed outside the safe (70),
The circulation type banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, wherein an opening through which a banknote transported through the depositing / conveying path and the withdrawal path is provided is provided on a wall of the safe (70) . In each of the storage cassettes (4, 5), a deposit conveyance path and a withdrawal conveyance path are provided separately and independently,
Each part of these deposit conveyance paths is communicated with each other by the storage cassettes (4, 5) being arranged in a column, forming a straight banknote conveyance path,
Each part of these withdrawal conveyance paths is communicated with each other by the storage cassettes (4, 5) being arranged in a column to form a straight banknote conveyance path.
2. The circulation type banknote depositing and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein: The second storage cassette (5) has two storage units having the same structure in the upper and lower sides, and allows the banknotes to be selectively switched from the deposit conveyance path to each storage unit, and to the withdrawal conveyance path. The circulation type banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the banknote can be selectively switched and fed out from each storage unit.

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