JP4861641B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus that can store banknotes for change and can pay out stored banknotes as change for the insertion of high-priced banknotes.

  In game facilities that have pachinko machines and slot machines, game media lending machines are installed along with game machines so that games can be played. There are various types of valuable value that a player puts in to rent a game medium, such as a card, a chip, a coin, and a bill. Among these, a lending machine that accepts banknotes has the convenience of not requiring the trouble of purchasing a card or the like in advance. Furthermore, a game medium lending machine that accepts large amounts of banknotes and pays out change does not need to be exchanged for, for example, a thousand-yen banknote, so the game can be continued while facing the gaming machine. In this respect, it is highly convenient for players.

  By the way, for convenience of explanation, Patent Document 1 introduces a representative example of a conventional banknote processing apparatus that does not have a function of dispensing banknotes as change. The banknote handling apparatus 101 will be described with reference to FIG. 9. The banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 103 is transported into the apparatus main body 102 by the banknote transport unit 104. A data reading unit 105 is arranged in the banknote transport path 110 of the banknote transport unit 104, and data relating to the authenticity of the banknote being transported is read. The banknote determined to be a genuine note based on the read data is taken into the banknote storage box 106. In that case, it takes in in the form mounted in the upper surface in the figure of the guide member 116 protrudingly provided by the shelf shape so that both sides of a banknote may be supported.

  After that, the link device 141 in the pressing means 107 is operated by utilizing the reverse rotation of the motor 150 that is the drive source of the banknote transport unit 104. Then, the lift table 140 attached to the link device 141 starts to move downward in the figure, and the central portion of the bill placed on both sides of the guide member 116 is bridged. Press from. Both sides of the bill are deformed and get over the guide member 116 and are pushed into the bill storage portion 108. The banknote storage box 106 is provided with a stacker plate 114 biased upward by a coil spring 115. Finally, the inserted banknote is held between the lower surface of the guide member 116 and the stacker plate 114. It is configured to be stacked and stored.

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a game ball lending machine that can lend a ball easily even if it is a large amount of banknotes. This ball lending machine is configured to check authenticity when a thousand yen bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot and to lend a ball in the case of a genuine note. There are provided a change storage unit for storing the recycle and a payout mechanism for paying out the thousand yen bills stored in the change storage unit as change. Then, if a large amount of bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot and the inserted large amount of bill is a genuine note, a thousand yen ball is lent out and a thousand yen bill equivalent to a change is paid out from the change storage unit by a dispensing mechanism. It is characterized by having a configuration of taking out.

  JP-A-6-176245   Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-190136

  In the banknote processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the banknotes stacked and stored increase the thickness of the bill bundle toward the lower side of the banknote storage box shown in FIG. And, in order to take out banknotes for change return from such a bundle of banknotes, it is necessary to take out the banknotes one by one in order from the banknote at the top of the banknote bundle because the position to take out is immobile. It is convenient to make it. However, in the banknote processing apparatus configured as in this reference, since the pressing means is disposed above the lift table, the design of adding a change return function in the vicinity of the banknote processing apparatus is practical because there is not enough space. It is quite difficult as a general problem.

Patent Document 2 relates to a ball lending machine equipped with a change dispensing mechanism, but is merely a conceptual description of the mechanism, and there is no explanation for the detailed structure. However, considerable effort is still necessary to materialize. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to solve one of the problems described above and to provide one of the banknote processing devices that can be realized and has a mechanism for storing banknotes and paying out change.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1 is directed to a banknote storage unit in which a banknote inserted from a banknote insertion slot is formed inside the apparatus main body. Banknote transporting means, banknote identification means for discriminating the denomination and authenticity of the inserted banknote based on data read by a sensor attached to the transport path of the banknote transporting means, and authenticity discrimination by the banknote identification means A stack mechanism for storing the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit,
The banknote storage part is disposed with a locking member disposed on the side closer to the banknote transporting means, and a shape narrower than the width of the banknote on the far side of the banknote transporting means. A pressing member formed so as to sandwich the banknote from both sides of the banknote with the member, and the stack mechanism presses the locking member by a spring provided on the side far from the banknote conveying means; While having a function of reciprocating the pressing member between a state spaced apart from the locking member created by operating a pressing member displacement mechanism having a pantograph structure that is arranged in parallel with the spring and is extendable and contractible, In the middle of the reciprocation of the pressing member, a partition plate formed so that the pressing member can pass through is projected from the apparatus main body, and the pressing member is separated from the locking member. The bill between the partition plate and the pressing member created at the place where the partition plate and the pressing member are created is used as a bill take-in portion, and the bill that has been transported by the bill transport means is It is comprised so that it may be accommodated in the said banknote accommodating part, when the said press member returns to the side which presses the said latching member after being taken in.

  In this banknote handling apparatus, the stack mechanism is arranged at the most distant position in the apparatus from the banknote conveying means. The banknotes are stored in the banknote storage unit in a direction opposite to the storage direction found in the prior art, that is, from the far side to the near side as viewed from the banknote transport means. Therefore, since it is possible to secure an empty space that has been difficult to secure in the vicinity of the banknote conveying means in the past, the means for feeding out the stored banknotes as a change is placed on the side of the banknote conveying means which is convenient for taking out the banknotes. It will be possible to install.

In addition , when the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion port is determined not to be a genuine note by the banknote identification unit, it is reversely fed by the reverse drive of the banknote transport unit and discharged from the banknote insertion port. together, the reverse rotation of the bill conveying means, that is controlled by the control unit so as to be started after waiting for the operation of the stacking mechanism is completed.

  When it is determined that the inserted bill is not a genuine note, a measure is taken to return the bill to the hand of the bill inserter by reverse rotation driving of the bill transport means. At this time, if the previously inserted banknote is not fully stored in the banknote storage unit, the reverse drive may cause troubles such as banknote jamming. In this regard, various preventive measures are taken even in the conventional banknote handling apparatus. In the banknote handling apparatus, the trouble as described above is prevented only by a simple control of shifting the timing of starting the operation of the two drive sources required for the apparatus.

The banknote processing device according to claim 2 , wherein a change return roller is disposed so as to come into contact with a banknote stored in the banknote storage unit from a side where the locking member exists, and a change payout request is made. Accordingly, the bill return roller is driven at the same time, and the bill transporting means is driven in reverse to follow the transport path in the opposite direction to that at the time of insertion, and the bill is discharged from the bill insertion slot. It is characterized by being.

  This is to return banknotes as change using the same banknote transport means as at the time of storage and return them from the same banknote insertion slot as at the time of insertion, so that it can be a compact banknote processing apparatus. . Since there is only one entry / exit for banknotes, it is easy for the user to understand and has a clean design.

Further , a switching lever is attached to the transport path of the banknote transport means, and when the denomination of the banknote inserted by the banknote identification means is determined as a banknote that can be applied as change, the banknote storage section The banknotes are sent out to the banknote storage unit only when the banknote storage unit is not filled with an allowable maximum number of sheets, while the banknote storage unit is full with an allowable number of storages, when it is determined, Ru is switched to deliver the paper money transport device which has connected to the banknote handling apparatus該釣Qian fit banknotes and large bills.

  This is because only the banknotes recognized as needing to be stored as change when the switching lever is switched are stored in the banknote storage unit, and the banknotes that are not stored in the banknote storage unit even if they are high-value banknotes and change-compatible banknotes, It is sent out to a banknote conveyance path connected to the banknote processing apparatus and stored in a safe provided at an island edge or the like.

In addition , when a large amount of bills is inserted into a gaming medium lending machine equipped with a lending switch and a settlement switch, lending of the gaming medium is subtracted from the lending amount of the gaming medium when the lending switch is pressed. When the lending switch is further depressed, the gaming medium lending and the subtracting process of the lending amount from the inserted amount are repeatedly performed, and the banknote for the change is loaded into the banknote storage unit as the settlement switch is depressed. There the condition that it is stored, it returns the bill to be a change from the bill storage unit.

  This is because even if a large amount of bills is inserted in a state in which a bill for change is secured, it is possible to continuously play the game by allowing the player to continuously hold the change without returning it. The change banknote is returned for the first time when the customer determines that the game is over and presses the settlement switch.

  The banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, when storing the inserted banknotes while pushing them into the banknote storage part with the pressing member, from the opposite direction to the conventional apparatus, that is, from the far side to the near side as viewed from the banknote conveying means. This is a stack mechanism that has a mechanism of approaching. As a result, a space for attaching another mechanism is created on the side close to the bill conveying means. And by using this space as an installation location of the bill return means, a bill processing device having a change function is realized while having a bill storage function required for a conventional device.

  In the game medium lending machine in which this banknote processing apparatus can be incorporated, banknotes that need to be stored as change are stored in banknote storage units in the apparatus, and banknotes that do not need to be stored as high-value banknotes or change are It is stored in a safe provided on the island edge. In addition, because banknotes returned as change are in one place shared with the banknote insertion slot, it can be designed relatively compactly as a processing device with such functions, and has a clean design. It can be. In addition, when the user wishes to continue the game by inserting a large amount of banknotes, the user can continue to receive game media.

  Next, the best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a gaming machine and a gaming media rental machine. FIG. 2 is a front view and a plan view for explaining an internal state when the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention is in a stationary stationary state. 3-6 is the front view and top view for demonstrating later about the operation state of the banknote processing apparatus of this invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing one side surface of the locking member. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operating state of the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention attached to the game medium lending machine. Moreover, FIG. 9 shows an example of a conventional banknote processing apparatus, and corresponds to the plan view in FIG. In these drawings, portions that are difficult to understand when the lines that should be broken lines are drawn as they are are drawn with solid lines.

  FIG. 1 shows a slot machine 10 as an example of a gaming machine and a medal sand 20 as an example of a game medium lending machine. The slot machine 10 and the medal sand 20 are alternately installed side by side to constitute one gaming machine island (not shown). Inside the gaming machine island, a banknote transport device 27 is installed along the longitudinal direction thereof, and as shown in FIG. 2, branch lines 27b branching from the transport path which is the main line 27a of the banknote transport device 27 are respectively provided. Is connected to the back of the medal sand 20. In addition, a safe 28 is disposed at one end of the gaming machine island where it hits the end of the banknote transport device 27. The banknotes discharged from each medal sand 20 merge from the branch line 27b of the banknote transport apparatus 27 to the main line 27a and are transported and stored in the safe 28.

  On the front face of the medal sand 20, a settlement button 21 and a lending button 22 to be pressed when needed by the player are attached. In addition, a display unit 23 such as a liquid crystal display is mounted so that various data can be displayed. The display unit 23 includes, for example, a data display unit 24 for appropriately displaying the number of medals lent, sales information, abnormality display, and the like, and a remaining amount display unit 25 for displaying the remaining amount of bills inserted by the player. It is composed and its value is digitally represented by a number.

  Inside the medal sand 20, a bill processing device 30 of the present invention is incorporated, and a bill insertion slot 31 faces the front. A nozzle chute 26 for paying out medals for lending is attached to the lower part of the medal sand 20. A medal paid out by inserting a bill into the bill insertion slot 31 and pressing the lending button 22 is received by the tray 11 provided at the lower portion of the slot machine 10 through the nozzle chute 26. The game can be started by inserting the paid-out medal into the medal slot 12 of the slot machine 10.

  By the way, the banknote processing apparatus 30 of this invention explained in full detail below applies even if it is the vertical shape inserted in the state which stood up the banknote, or the horizontal shape inserted in the state which laid the banknote horizontally. It is a structure that can. However, conveyance of banknotes when combined with the banknote conveyance device 27 equipped on the gaming machine island is generally vertical. The banknote transport device 27 includes a type that is installed as a single line above the gaming machine island, and a type that is installed inside the gaming machine island through the medal sand 20. Here, the case where it is incorporated in the medal sand 20 is taken as an example, and the description will be continued based on the drawing in a state where the banknote is used as a vertical shape.

  Now, in the banknote processing apparatus 30 shown in FIG. 2, the banknote conveyance means 32 is arrange | positioned in the form extended | stretched toward the back of the banknote insertion port 31. FIG. The bill transport means 32 includes a drive pulley 33 and a driven pulley 34, and a transport belt 35 is bridged between the two pulleys. The rotational drive of the drive pulley 33 is given by the drive motor M1, and the rotation of the drive motor M1 is transmitted to the rotation shaft of the drive pulley 33 while changing the direction of the rotation center through gears (not shown). .

  One side facing the conveyor belt 35 is closed by a side wall 36. The side wall 36 is provided with openings at appropriate positions. From this opening, a part of the outer peripheral portion of the pinch roller 37 protrudes so as to come into contact with the transport belt 35, and forms a banknote transport path with the transport belt 35. A bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 31 is conveyed toward the back while being sandwiched between the conveyance belt 35 and the pinch roller 37. In addition, the conveyance belt 35 and the pinch roller 37 are provided in the location equivalent to the both sides of the width | variety of a banknote, ie, vertical two places, up and down.

  In such a banknote transport path, detection means for identifying banknotes are arranged at several locations. First, S1 indicates an infrared reflection sensor, which is disposed in the vicinity of the bill insertion slot 31 and detects that a bill has been inserted. This infrared reflection sensor S1 is juxtaposed in two places in the banknote width direction. S2 indicates an infrared transmission sensor. This sensor S2 is arranged with the light emitting part and the light receiving part facing each other across the conveyance path. By detecting the pattern of transmitted light of the banknote passing between them and comparing it with the stored data, the banknote To determine the denomination and authenticity. Three sets of this infrared transmission sensor S2 are juxtaposed in the width direction of the bill to be inserted.

  S3 indicates a magnetic sensor, and a pinch roller 38 is disposed at a position facing the head in order to ensure that the head and the bill come into contact with each other. This magnetic sensor S3 senses the magnetism contained in the banknote ink and discriminates its denomination and authenticity, and is arranged at two locations in the banknote width direction. A visible light sensor S4 is disposed between the two magnetic sensors S3. The visible light sensor S4 analyzes bills with light having a wavelength different from that of the infrared transmission sensor S2, and has a double check function that complements the infrared transmission sensor S2.

  A shutter device 40 is attached to the bill conveyance path. The shutter device 40 has a function of permitting passage of inserted bills and prohibiting reverse feeding. Basically, the projecting object that closes the transport path is pushed away in the case of a currency of a banknote, and after the banknote passes, it returns to its original position and closes the transport path. Since this protrusion is formed so as not to move when the banknote is reversely fed, it is possible to prevent the fraud that the inserted banknote is pulled back.

  If this shutter device 40 is formed near the opening of the bill insertion slot 31, it is possible to prevent unauthorized manipulation to be added to the sensors installed in the back of the shutter device 40. Moreover, since the banknote is completely taken into the apparatus when the denomination and authenticity of the banknote inserted by the sensors are determined, fraud is also prevented in this respect. Furthermore, the depth dimension of this banknote processing apparatus 30 can be shortened, and it can be provided as an apparatus suitable for an installation place where there is no allowance for the depth.

  This embodiment shows an example in which there is a margin in depth and the shutter device 40 is disposed relatively far in the conveyance path. Such a configuration has a feature that it is difficult to apply an unauthorized operation from the outside to the shutter device 40 itself. The shutter device 40 includes a locking piece 41 that rotates about an axis, a spring that urges the tip 42 of the locking piece 41 toward the bill insertion slot 31, a solenoid 43, and a rotation shaft of the locking piece 41. It is comprised by the connection rod 44 which connects the back end which pinches | interposes, and the solenoid 43, and the detection sensor which is not shown in figure which confirms passage of a banknote.

  When the shutter device 40 is in a normal stationary state, the tip 42 of the locking piece 41 is urged by a spring in a direction opposite to the banknote transport direction and remains facing the banknote transport path. It is formed to be stationary. Since the spring has a very weak urging force, the inserted bill can pass while pushing the tip 42 of the locking piece 41 against the urging force of the spring. On the other hand, the locking piece 41 is regulated so as not to rotate further in the reverse direction than the position where the locking piece 41 is biased by the spring, so that the reverse feeding of the bill that has passed through the shutter device 40 is restricted. .

  The medal lending is controlled so as not to be performed unless the detection sensor detects the end of the passage of the banknote being conveyed through the shutter device 40, so that the inserted banknote is pulled back from the middle while receiving the medal lending. Injustice can be prevented. However, since it is necessary to permit the passage of bills as change to be described later, the passage of the bills must be permitted. At that time, the solenoid 43 is actuated to push up the tip 42 of the locking piece 41 to release the restraining function. To do.

  A switching device 50 is attached to the innermost part of the bill conveyance path. For example, the switching device 50 includes a switching lever 51 that rotates about an axis, a spring (not shown) that biases the tip 52 of the switching lever 51 in a direction to contact the conveying belt 35, a solenoid 53, and the switching lever 51. And a connecting rod 54 for connecting the solenoid 53 to the rear end of the rotating shaft.

  The banknote processing device to be described later, even when the denomination and authenticity of the banknote inserted by the sensors are discriminated and it is a genuine note and is a high-price banknote, and even if it is a denomination banknote suitable for change When the banknote storage part formed in 30 is filled with an allowable maximum number of stored sheets, the banknote transport apparatus is connected straight to the back side of the medal sand 20 without undergoing a direction change by the switching lever 51. It is conveyed to 27.

  On the other hand, when the bill B is a bill suitable for change and needs to be stored in the bill storage unit as change, the solenoid 53 is operated to rotate the tip 52 of the switching lever 51. A conveyance path that goes straight to the banknote conveyance device 27 is closed, and a conveyance path that goes around the driven pulley 34 newly appears. The banknote B is guided along the curved surface of the guide plate 55 formed to be curved. A detection sensor S5 is mounted on the lower end portion of the guide plate 55, and it is checked whether or not the conveyed bill B is completely stored. Since the spring used for the switching device 50 has a very weak urging force, when the bill B as change is transported in the reverse direction, the bill B moves the tip 52 of the switching lever 51. You can pass through while pushing away.

  As described above, the banknote B stored as change is wrapped around and stored in the back side of the banknote transport means 32 (the left half of FIG. 2B). A stack mechanism 60 is formed in the storage portion. As a structure of the stack mechanism 60, first, a pair of partition plates 61 for supporting the stored bills B on both sides in the width direction are provided at the top and bottom in FIG. The partition plate 61 has a shelf-like shape that protrudes from the housing 62 of the apparatus, and is extended in a shape along the longitudinal direction of the bill B. On the side closer to the banknote conveying means 32 than the partition plate 61 (on the right side in FIG. 2B), a locking member 63 having a wall shape is formed in parallel with the partition plate 61. The locking member 63 may be formed by juxtaposing round bars, rotating rollers, or the like in addition to the wall-shaped member as in the present embodiment.

  A pressing member displacement mechanism 64 having a pantograph structure is formed on the side farther from the banknote conveying means 32 than the partition plate 61 (the left side in FIG. 2B). The pressing member displacement mechanism 64 has a function of reciprocating motion that repeats expansion and contraction. For example, a spring 65 is incorporated as an urging means and acts in a direction in which the pressing member displacement mechanism 64 is expanded. On the other hand, the one leg part of the pressing member displacement mechanism 64 is connected to the solenoid 66 through the connecting rod 67, and the one leg part slides up and down in FIG. Is formed. When the one leg portion is slid in the pulling direction, the pressing member displacement mechanism 64 reduces the height of the pantograph structure against the urging force of the spring 65.

  A pressing member 68 is attached to the movable end of the pressing member displacement mechanism 64. The pressing member 68 is a plate-like body that is narrower than the width of the banknote B and narrower than the interval between the inner ends of the partition plate 61 that projects from the housing 62. And it is formed so that the both sides of the partition plate 61 can be passed by passing between the partition plates 61 with the expansion and contraction of the pressing member displacement mechanism 64. Note that the pressing member 68 is always kept parallel from the initial state by expansion and contraction due to the pantograph structure of the pressing member displacement mechanism 64.

  In the stack mechanism 60 configured as described above, a gap sandwiched between the locking member 63 and the pressing member 68 serves as a bill storage portion 69 of the bill B. And the change return roller 70 is attached so that the surface of the banknote B accommodated in the banknote accommodating part 69 may contact | abut from the side in which the latching member 63 exists.

  The banknote return roller 70 has an outer surface formed of rubber, and feeds the banknote B with a frictional force when rotating. The rotation drive of the banknote return roller 70 is given by the drive motor M2. The rotation of the drive motor M2 is transmitted to the rotation shaft of the banknote return roller 70 while changing the direction of the rotation center through gears (not shown). In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the engaging member 63 has a plurality of protrusions 71 having a bank shape extending in the longitudinal direction of the banknote on the surface in contact with the banknote B. Due to the presence of the protrusion 71, the contact area between the locking member 63 and the bill B is reduced, the frictional resistance is reduced, and the bill B for change can be smoothly fed out.

  Next, a bill storage and return mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 and a flowchart shown in FIG. First, when the banknote B is inserted from the banknote insertion port 31 as shown by the arrow F in FIG. 3 with respect to the banknote processing apparatus 30 in a stationary stationary state as shown in FIG. Is detected (step S01 in FIG. 8; only step symbols are described below), and the bill processing apparatus 30 is instructed to start operation (S02). In the bill B, the data is read by the sensors S2, S3, and S4 at the initial stage in the middle of being transported by the bill transport means 32 (S03), and the authenticity and denomination are discriminated based on the read data. Is done.

  As a result of the determination of authenticity (S04), the banknote B determined to be not a genuine note is returned to the banknote insertion slot 31. At that time, it is determined whether or not the stack mechanism 60 is in a stationary stationary state (S05). If the stacking mechanism 60 is in a stationary position, the banknote conveying means 32 is immediately reversed to return the banknote B (S06). . If the stack mechanism 60 is in operation and does not return to the steady position, it waits until the stack mechanism 60 returns to the steady position in order to prevent troubles such as banknote jamming (S07). It is controlled by a control unit (not shown) so that the bill transport means 32 starts reverse rotation.

  If it is determined that the inserted bill B is a genuine note, the amount is displayed on the remaining amount display unit 25 of the display unit 23 (S08). Further, based on the determination as to whether or not the denomination of the banknote B is a high-priced banknote (S09), if it is a high-price banknote, the switching lever 51 does not operate, and the banknote B (S10), and finally stored in the safe 28 (S11). Even if it is determined that the bill B is suitable for change (usually a thousand yen bill) (S12), if the bill storage unit 69 is already filled with an acceptable number, it is transported to the bill transport device 27. (S10), stored in the safe 28 (S11).

  When there is room for storing banknotes in the banknote storage unit 69, the switching lever 51 of the switching device 50 is operated to form a conveyance path for guiding the banknote B suitable for change to the banknote storage unit 69 (S13). ). At substantially the same time, as shown by the arrow FF shown in FIG. 3, the pressing member displacement mechanism 64 of the stack mechanism 60 starts to be displaced by the operation of the solenoid 66, and the pressing member 68 is shrunk to a point where it passes between the partition plates 61. Then, it stops (S14). At this time, even if the banknote B already stored is present in the banknote storage part 69, it is not blocked by the locking member 63 and enters the pressing member 68 side. The gap between the partition plate 61 and the pressing member 68 generated in this way becomes a bill taking-in portion 72 for taking in the inserted bill B.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the bill B is conveyed while being guided by the guide plate 55 and is taken into the bill taking-in portion 72 (S15). After the end of taking in the bill B is confirmed by the detection sensor S5, the solenoid 66 is released, and the pressing member displacement mechanism 64 is urged by the urging force of the spring 65 incorporated in the stack mechanism 60 as shown by the arrow FR in FIG. Expands (S16). In response to the pressing by the pressing member 68, the bill B gets over the locking member 63 while being bent at both sides in the width direction and is stored in the bill storing portion 69.

  In order to start the game, the player must press the lending button 22 (S17) and receive a medal payout (S18). Then, the amount corresponding to the loan is subtracted (S19), and the remaining amount is displayed on the remaining amount display unit 25 (S08). If there is no remaining amount that allows medal lending to continue, the game ends (S20). When the remaining amount remains, it is selected whether the player intends to continue the game (S21). When the game is repeated, the lending button 22 is pressed (S17). If the settlement button 21 is pressed (S22), the game ends.

  When the settlement button 21 is pressed, as shown by the arrow R shown in FIG. 6, the change return roller 70 in contact with the banknote B rotates to feed out the banknotes B one by one and the banknote transport means 32. Also, reverse rotation is started to reversely feed the bill B (S23), and the bill B as change is discharged from the bill insertion slot 31. At this time, the shutter device 40 is opened so as not to hinder the passage of the bill B.

  It is a front view showing the external appearance of a game machine and a game media rental machine.   BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS (a) for demonstrating an internal mode when the banknote processing apparatus of this invention exists in a steady state is a front view, (b) is a top view.   (A) for demonstrating the operation state inside a banknote processing apparatus is a front view, (b) is a top view.   (A) for demonstrating the operation state inside a banknote processing apparatus is a front view, (b) is a top view.   (A) for demonstrating the operation state inside a banknote processing apparatus is a front view, (b) is a top view.   (A) for demonstrating the operation state inside a banknote processing apparatus is a front view, (b) is a top view.   It is a perspective view which shows one side of a locking member.   It is a flowchart explaining the operating state of the game media rental machine with which the banknote processing apparatus of this invention was integrated.   It is a top view equivalent figure which shows an example of the conventional banknote processing apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Slot machine 20 Medal sand 21 Settlement button 22 Lending button 30 Bill processing device 31 Bill insertion slot 32 Bill conveyance means 35 Conveyance belt 40 Shutter device 50 Switching device 60 Stack mechanism 61 Partition plate 63 Locking member 64 Pressing member displacement mechanism 65 Spring 68 Pressing member 69 Banknote storage part 70 Banknote return roller 72 Banknote taking-in part B Banknote

Claims (1)

Based on the data read by the banknote conveying means for guiding the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot to the banknote storage part formed inside the apparatus main body, and the sensor attached to the conveyance path of the banknote conveying means, A bill discriminating means for discriminating the denomination and authenticity, and a stack mechanism for storing the bill discriminated as a true bill by the bill discriminating means in the bill storage section,
The banknote storage part is disposed with a locking member disposed on the side closer to the banknote transporting means, and a shape narrower than the width of the banknote on the far side of the banknote transporting means. Formed by a pressing member formed so as to sandwich the banknote from both sides of the banknote with the member,
The stack mechanism operates a state in which the locking member is pressed by a spring provided on a side far from the banknote conveying means and a pressing member displacement mechanism having a pantograph structure that is provided in parallel with the spring and is formed to be stretchable. A partition plate formed so that the pressing member can pass through in the middle of the reciprocation of the pressing member. The gap between the partition plate and the pressing member created from the apparatus main body and created when the pressing member starts moving away from the locking member and passes through the partition plate And
Bill conveyed by the bill conveying means, after being taken into the bill feeder, as the return on the side where the pressing member presses the locking member is housed in the banknote storage unit It is comprised so that it may be comprised, The banknote processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

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