JP5046623B2 - Bill identifying device and game medium lending machine storing the bill identifying device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote recognition apparatus that transports a banknote inserted from an insertion section to a banknote storage section through a banknote identification section by driving an endless belt, and is particularly miniaturized to be installed in a device such as a game medium lending machine. The present invention relates to a banknote recognition apparatus that is convenient for taking out banknotes stacked and stored therein, and a game medium lending machine that stores the banknote identification apparatus.

  Banknotes inserted from the front, which is the customer service surface of a gaming machine equipped with a large number of gaming machines, are transported to a banknote storage unit installed at one end of the gaming machine by a belt-type conveyor installed on the back side of the gaming machine. There is a bill transport device for gaming facilities. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Further, in a gaming machine in which a medal lending machine is installed between gaming machines, the banknote identification device is stored in the medal lending machine, and the banknote is inserted from a banknote insertion unit opened on the customer service surface which is the front surface of the banknote identification device. The inserted banknote is stored in the banknote storage device, and the banknote storage device slides to the forward projecting posture and is stored in the banknote storage device as the shielding cover provided on the front surface of the banknote recognition device is opened. There are some which make it easy to take out the bills. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).
JP 2003-325941 A JP 2005-208734 A

  The system of the invention of Patent Document 1 is unsuitable for small shops because the bill transport device for amusement facilities is expensive. Moreover, since the thing of invention of patent document 2 slides the whole banknote container forward with opening of a shielding lid, the conveyance apparatus which conveys a banknote from a banknote insertion part to a banknote container for every taking-out operation of a banknote. The bill holder is completely separated from the passage. And the whole banknote storage device is slid backward and stored by returning the shielding lid to the closed position after taking out the banknote.

Therefore, in the invention of Patent Document 2, when the relationship between the passage of the transport device and the banknote storage device deviates from an accurate coupling relationship due to assembly errors or dimensional errors of parts, the banknote storage device is stored. Therefore, a phenomenon in which bills are jammed at the joint portion between the two tends to occur. For this reason, parts must be manufactured so that there is no dimensional error of the parts, and assembly means must be taken so that there is no assembly error. Expected to be up.

  In the present invention, in view of such a point, a banknote inserted in a standing state from a banknote insertion part mouth is conveyed to an opposing position of the banknote storage part through the identification part while being in the standing state, and is in a standing state. In the form of stacking and storing in the banknote storage section, the banknote storage section is not separated from the transport path of the transport apparatus, and the banknotes stacked and stored are projected forward with the banknote storage section intact. Configure. Thereby, it can be set as the structure by which the banknote clogging does not arise in the coupling | bond part of the conveyance path and banknote accommodating part of a conveying apparatus, and the banknote becomes a structure without the factor which becomes a manufacturing cost increase like the invention of patent document 2. An identification device is provided.

The banknote identification device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a vertical banknote insertion part that inserts a banknote from one short side in a standing state with the long side of a rectangular banknote up and down, and the banknote insertion part side and the back side, respectively. A bill inserted from the bill insertion portion is driven to the back side by driving an endless belt hung on the arranged rotating wheel, and the revolving wheel on the back side is rotated and conveyed toward the bill insertion portion side. A transport device that forms a return path, a detection unit for authenticity identification of banknotes transported by the transport device, and a banknote storage unit that is arranged beside the return path so as to store the genuine banknotes detected by the detection unit. In the banknote identification device provided, the banknote storage unit is a storage box and a banknote that is in the storage box and is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the storage box, and is pushed in the standing state from the return path. side And a bill pressing the movable plate which is spring loaded in the lateral direction so as to support, comprising a drawer member to draw forward the stacked banknotes with the bill pressing the movable plate from the storage box, the stacked by the forward movement of the drawer member The front part of the banknote can protrude forward from the banknote storage part.

The banknote identification device according to the second aspect of the present invention is a vertical banknote insertion part that inserts a banknote from one short side in a standing state with the long side of a rectangular banknote up and down, and the banknote insertion part side and the back side, respectively. A bill inserted from the bill insertion portion is driven to the back side by driving an endless belt hung on the arranged rotating wheel, and the revolving wheel on the back side is rotated and conveyed toward the bill insertion portion side. A conveying device that forms a return path, a detection unit for authenticity identification of banknotes conveyed by the conveying device, and a banknote storage unit that is disposed along the return path so as to store the genuine banknotes detected by the detection unit. In the banknote identification device provided, the banknote storage unit includes a storage box for stacking upright banknotes with the long side up and down in the left-right direction, and a front side door provided corresponding to the front opening of the storage box; In this storage box The bill holder is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the storage box and is spring-biased in the left-right direction so as to support the side of the bill that is pushed inward from the return path into the front door. A movable plate; and a drawer member that pulls the stacked banknotes together with the banknote movable plate together from the storage box. The drawer member can move forward with the front door open, and the drawer The stacked banknotes can be taken out from the banknote storage part by moving the member forward.

The banknote identification apparatus of 3rd invention is a vertical banknote insertion part which inserts a banknote from one short side side in the standing state with the long side of a rectangular-shaped banknote up and down, and this banknote insertion part side and back side, respectively. A bill inserted from the bill insertion portion is driven to the back side by driving an endless belt hung on the arranged rotating wheel, and the revolving wheel on the back side is rotated and conveyed toward the bill insertion portion side. A conveying device that forms a return path, a detection unit for authenticity identification of banknotes conveyed by the conveying device, and a banknote storage unit that is disposed along the return path so as to store the genuine banknotes detected by the detection unit. In the banknote identification device provided, the banknote storage unit includes a storage box for stacking upright banknotes with the long side up and down in the left-right direction, and a front side door provided corresponding to the front opening of the storage box; In this storage box The bill holder is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the storage box and is spring-biased in the left-right direction so as to support the side of the bill that is pushed inward from the return path into the front door. A movable plate and a drawer member that pulls out the stacked banknotes together with the banknote movable plate from the storage box to the front are provided, and the drawer member automatically moves forward as the front door is opened, It is the structure which the front part of the made banknote protrudes ahead from the said banknote accommodating part.

The banknote identification device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is a vertical banknote insertion section that inserts a banknote from one short side in a standing state with the long side of a rectangular banknote up and down, and the banknote insertion section side and the back side, respectively. A bill inserted from the bill insertion portion is driven to the back side by driving an endless belt hung on the arranged rotating wheel, and the revolving wheel on the back side is rotated and conveyed toward the bill insertion portion side. A conveying device that forms a return path, a detection unit for authenticity identification of banknotes conveyed by the conveying device, and a banknote storage unit that is disposed along the return path so as to store the genuine banknotes detected by the detection unit. In the banknote identification device provided, the banknote storage unit includes a storage box for stacking upright banknotes with the long side up and down in the left-right direction, and a front side door provided corresponding to the front opening of the storage box; In this storage box The bill holder is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the storage box and is spring-biased in the left-right direction so as to support the side of the bill that is pushed inward from the return path into the front door. a movable plate provided with a drawer withdrawing forward the stacked banknotes with the bill pressing the movable plate from the storage box, the drawer member is biased in the forward biasing springs in a state of moving forward, the With the front door closed, the drawer member is stored at a normal position in the bill storage part against the spring force of the front bias spring, and the front bias spring is released as the front door is opened . The drawer member is moved forward by a spring force, and the front part of the stacked banknotes automatically protrudes forward of the banknote storage part.

The banknote identification device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is a vertical banknote insertion section that inserts a banknote from one short side in an upright state with the long side of a rectangular banknote up and down, and the banknote insertion section side and the back side, respectively. A bill inserted from the bill insertion portion is driven to the back side by driving an endless belt hung on the arranged rotating wheel, and the revolving wheel on the back side is rotated and conveyed toward the bill insertion portion side. A transport device that forms a return path, a detection unit for authenticity identification of banknotes transported by the transport device, and a banknote storage unit that is arranged beside the return path so as to store the genuine banknotes detected by the detection unit. In the banknote identification device provided, the banknote includes a push-in mechanism that includes a push-in unit that pushes the banknote in the standing state of the return path in the upright state in the horizontal direction (left-right direction) for each push-in operation and stores the banknote in the banknote storage unit. The storage section A storage box is included the opening is laminated storing bills of the upright corresponding to the pushing part in the lateral direction (lateral direction), slidable in the longitudinal direction relative to the storage box be within the storage box, And a bill press movable plate spring-biased in the lateral direction (left and right direction) toward the push opening so as to support the side of the bill pushed in the standing state from the return path, and the stacked together with the bill press movable plate. A drawer member that pulls the banknote forward from the storage box, and in the standby state of the push-in operation, the banknote in the storage box stands up between the push-in portion and the spring-pressed banknote press movable plate. In this state, the bill can be pulled forward by the pulling member while sliding on the pushing portion.

Bill identifying apparatus according to a sixth invention, in any one of the first invention to fourth invention, before Symbol storage box, spring biasing the bill holding movable plate, the banknote pressing the movable plate in the lateral direction, and the drawer In a state where the member is combined with the storage box, the member can be opened and closed in the left-right direction around the rear shaft and can be removed.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the invention, the bill identifying device includes a front door corresponding to the front opening of the storage box, and the drawer member automatically moves forward as the front door opens. The front portion of the stacked banknotes is biased by a front biasing spring so as to protrude forward from the storage box.

Bill validator of the eighth invention, in the fifth invention, the banknote storage unit, the banknote pressing movable plate, combined with the banknote pressing the movable plate spring biasing the lateral direction, and the drawer member is the storage box In this state, it can be opened and closed in the left-right direction with the rear shaft as a center , and is detachable .

  A bill recognition device according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is a game medium lending machine characterized in that the bill recognition device according to any one of the first through eighth aspects is accommodated.

A bill discriminating apparatus according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is a gaming medium lending machine storing the bill identifying apparatus according to any one of the second to fourth aspects and the seventh aspect , wherein the front door is a gaming medium lending machine. It is a front cover.

A bill identifying device according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is a game medium lending machine storing the bill identifying device according to any one of the second to fourth aspects and the seventh aspect , wherein the drawer member is behind the front door. The front door is biased by a front biasing spring, and can be moved to a forward movement state and a normal position in the bill storage portion as the front door is opened and closed. together with the opening of the front cover of the media lending machine is opened by the spring force of the front biasing spring, with the opening of the prior SL front cover, the drawer member moves forward by a spring force of the front biasing spring The front door is automatically opened, and the front part of the stacked banknotes automatically protrudes forward of the banknote storage part.

In the first invention, the banknote inserted in the standing state from the banknote insertion part port is conveyed to the opposite position of the banknote storage part through the identification part in the standing state, and stacked and stored in the banknote storage part in the standing state. The banknote storage section is not separated from the transport path of the transport apparatus, and the banknote storage section is left as it is, and the stacked and stored banknotes are pulled out forward by the drawer member. The coupling relationship between the conveyance path and the bill storage unit does not change every time a bill is taken out. For this reason, it can be set as the structure by which the banknote clogging in the coupling | bond part of the conveyance path of a conveying apparatus and a banknote accommodating part does not arise, it becomes the structure which can also suppress the cost increase of components, can be assembled easily, and can also suppress manufacturing cost. . Moreover, in the banknote storage part, since the banknote laminated | stacked by the drawer member with the banknote pressing movable plate is pulled out from a storage box to a front, a banknote can be pulled out stably without difficulty.

  In the second invention, in addition to the effects of the first invention, a drawer member is provided inward of the front side door of the bill storage part, and the drawer member can be moved forward with the front side door opened. Since the banknote cannot be pulled out by the drawer member unless the side door is opened, the stable storage state of the stacked banknotes in the banknote storage unit and the take-out operation can be stabilized.

  In the third invention, in addition to the effects of the first invention, the drawer member automatically moves forward with the opening of the front side door so that the front part of the stacked banknotes protrudes forward from the banknote storage part. Therefore, the operation of opening the front side door and the operation of drawing out banknotes by the drawer member are not separated, so that the operation of drawing out banknotes is simplified and the work of collecting banknotes is expedited.

  In the fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the third aspect of the invention, the drawer member is stored at the normal position in the bill storage part against the spring force of the front biasing spring with the front door closed. Even if the front door is not connected to the drawer member, the drawer member is moved forward by the spring force as the front door is opened, and the front part of the stacked banknotes is automatically moved forward of the banknote storage part. Can protrude. For this reason, a stable banknote drawer configuration can be achieved by the relationship in which the front end of the drawer member is pressed against the inside of the front door by the spring force of the front biasing spring.

  In the fifth invention, in addition to the effect of the first invention, when the banknotes stacked by the drawer member with the banknote pressing movable plate are pulled forward from the storage box from the standby state of the pressing operation, the banknotes are pushed in by the pressing mechanism. It is pulled forward while sliding the part. For this reason, the banknote moves forward from the storage box in the standby state of the pushing operation, the banknote can be pulled out without difficulty, and the banknote jam phenomenon (clogging phenomenon) does not occur.

  In the sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, by rotating the storage box to the side, the banknote pushing opening to the storage box is exposed outside the housing of the banknote identification device. It becomes easy to take out the banknotes accumulated in the box outside the casing.

  In the seventh invention, in addition to the effect of the fifth invention, the drawer member is stored at the normal position in the banknote storage part against the spring force of the front biasing spring with the front door closed. Even if the front door is not connected to the drawer member, the drawer member is moved forward by the spring force as the front door is opened, and the front part of the stacked banknotes is automatically moved to the front of the banknote storage part. Can protrude. For this reason, a stable banknote drawer configuration can be achieved by the relationship in which the front end of the drawer member is pressed against the inside of the front door by the spring force of the front biasing spring.

Bill validator of the eighth invention, in the fifth invention, the bill storage portion, the bill pressing the movable plate, while the spring urges the banknote pressing the movable plate in the lateral direction, and in which the drawer member combined to the storage box Since it can be opened and closed in the left-right direction around the rear axis and is detachable , the bill storage part can be opened and closed without changing the combination state, and the gaming medium lending machine having the effect of the eighth invention can be obtained.

  In the ninth invention, it becomes a game medium lending machine having the effects of the first to eighth inventions.

The tenth aspect of the invention provides a gaming medium rental machine that exhibits any of the effects of the second to fourth aspects of the invention and the seventh aspect of the invention .

In the eleventh invention, in addition to the effects of the second to fourth inventions and the seventh invention , the front door is held closed by the front cover of the game media rental machine, and the drawer member is held by the front door. Since it is stored in the regular position in the bill storage part, closing of the front side door and pushing-in operation of the drawer member are simplified. Further, with the opening the front cover of the game media lending machine, since the forward movement of the open- and drawer front side door is automatically performed, thereby facilitating the operation of pulling out a bill.

  The banknote identification device of the present invention is arranged in a vertical banknote insertion part that inserts a banknote from one short side in an upright state with the long side of a rectangular banknote up and down, and the banknote insertion part side and the back side, respectively. An outward path that conveys the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion part to the back side by driving an endless belt that is stretched over the rotating wheel and a return path that travels around the rotary wheel on the back side and transports it toward the banknote insertion part side. And a banknote storage section disposed beside the return path so as to store the genuine banknote detected by the detection section. In the banknote identification apparatus, the banknote storage unit is a storage mode in which banknotes are stacked in the left-right direction in a standing state with the long side up and down, and the stacked banknotes are pulled out from the banknote storage part to the front. Comprising a member, A configuration in which the front part of the bill that is the stacked by the forward movement of the feeder out member is capable protrudes forward from said banknote storing section describes embodiments of the present invention are described below.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view in which a front cover of a game medium lending machine incorporating a banknote identification device according to the present invention is opened, FIG. 2 is a front view in which a front side door of the banknote identification device according to the present invention is opened, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a left side view of the banknote identification device according to the present invention with the front door closed, FIG. 4 is a left side view of the banknote identification device with the front door closed, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view of the banknote recognition apparatus in a state where the banknote storage portion according to the present invention is opened, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the banknote identification apparatus in a state where the banknote conveyance passage opening / closing door according to the present invention is opened. 8 is a perspective view showing a banknote storage part of the banknote identification apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a storage box, a banknote pressing movable plate, and a drawer member of the banknote storage part according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a front view of the banknote discriminating apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 12 is a left side view showing the state of the drawer member when the front door of the banknote identification device according to the present invention is opened, and FIG. 13 is the banknote according to the present invention. FIG. 14 is a plan view showing the internal configuration of the identification device, FIG. 14 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 13 showing the relationship between the bill storage part and the bill storage mechanism according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the AA portion in FIG. 13 showing a state in which the mechanism is operated to store a bill, FIG. 16 is a front view of the gaming device, and FIG. 17 is a front side door of the bill recognition device according to the present invention. It is the front perspective view which opened the front cover of the composition which used the same as the front cover of a game media rental machine.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As one of the devices to which the banknote identification device 10 according to the present invention is applied, as shown in FIG. 16, a game machine 1 and a game medium lending machine 2 installed between the game machines 1 are provided. There is a gaming device configured, and the bill recognition device 10 according to the present invention is incorporated in the gaming machine lending machine 2. The gaming machine lending machine 2 is a pachinko ball lending machine 2 when the gaming medium used for the gaming machine 1 is a pachinko ball, and when the gaming medium used for the gaming machine 1 is a medal. Since the lending machine 2 is a medal lending machine, the same applies in all cases, the gaming machine lending machine 2 is simply referred to as the lending machine 2 in the following embodiments.

  When the lending machine 2 inserts a predetermined amount of banknotes 100 into the banknote insertion portion 11 opened on the front customer service surface, a predetermined number of game media (pachinko balls and medals) are paid out to the front payout port 2D. Alternatively, a predetermined number of game media (pachinko balls and medals) are paid out to a tray 1D provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 1 through a nozzle (not shown).

  In the lending machine 2, a bill identifying device 10 in which each part is housed in a rectangular casing 12 that is long in the back direction is incorporated. In the banknote recognition apparatus 10, a vertical banknote insertion portion 11 that inserts a banknote from one short side in an upright state with the long side of a rectangular banknote 100 up and down is opened on the front surface of a housing 12 that is on the customer service side. is doing. And the conveying apparatus 16 which conveys the banknote 100 inserted from the banknote insertion part 11 to the back side is the rotating wheel 13A arrange | positioned at the banknote insertion part 11 side, the rotating wheel 13B arrange | positioned at the back side, and these rotating wheels 13A. Bills inserted from the bill insertion portion 11 as a transport passage 15 that transports the bill 100 inserted from the bill insertion portion 11 by driving the endless belt 14. The forward path 15A for transporting 100 to the back side and the return path 15B for transporting toward the banknote insertion portion side by turning around the back side rotating wheel 13B are formed. The conveyance path 15 is configured so that the conveyance path wall 15H is opposed to the surface of the banknote 100 conveyed between the forward path 15A, the U-turn portion that rotates around the rotating wheel 13B, and the return path 15B that passes the detection unit 17. Is forming. Moreover, the conveying apparatus 16 comprises the rotating wheel 13B arrange | positioned in the back | inner side as a driving wheel, and the rotating wheel 13A arrange | positioned in the banknote insertion part 11 side as a driven wheel. For this reason, the conveying device 16 rotationally drives the rotating wheel 13B disposed on the back side by a drive mechanism unit 33 including an electric motor (not shown) and a gear mechanism (not shown) rotated by the electric motor. Thus, the endless belt 14 is driven to rotate, and the rotating wheel 13A rotates following the rotation. The rotating wheel 13A and the rotating wheel 13B are respectively composed of a pair of upper and lower rotating wheels 13A, 13A and rotating wheels 13B, 13B supported by the shaft 13A1 and the shaft 13B1 at intervals within the width of the short side direction of the bill 100. An upper endless belt 14 and a lower endless belt 14 are bridged between the upper rotating wheels 13A and 13B and the lower rotating wheels 13A and 13B, respectively. It is the structure which supports and supports the upper part and lower part of the banknote 100. FIG.

  The banknote recognition device 10 further includes a detection unit (sensor) 17 for identifying the authenticity of the banknote 100 conveyed by the conveyance device 16 and the authenticity detected by the detection unit 17 and identified by the identification unit. The banknote storage part 18 which stores the banknote 100 is provided. The detection unit 17 of the embodiment includes the optical detection unit 19 configured by the light emitting unit 19A and the light receiving unit 19B, and the magnetic detection unit 20 configured by the magnetic head 20A and the pusher roller 20B, but is not limited thereto. The optical detection unit 19 detects the printed pattern of the banknote 100 and identifies the authenticity of the banknote 100 by the amount of light reaching the light receiving unit 19B from the light emitting unit 19A depending on the density of the printed pattern of the banknote 100. Further, the magnetic detection unit 20 detects the magnetic amount used in the printed pattern of the banknote 100 by pressing the banknote 100 conveyed by the endless belt 14 against the magnetic head 20A by the pusher roller 20B. Identifies authenticity.

  The detection unit 17 is disposed in the return path 15B of the transport device 16, and the banknote storage unit 18 is disposed closer to the banknote insertion unit 11 than the detection unit 17. Further, the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B disposed on the back side is larger than the diameter of the rotating wheel 13A disposed on the banknote insertion portion 11 side, and the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B is substantially twice the diameter of the rotating wheel 13A. The diameter of the rotating wheel 13A is 7 to 8 mm, the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B is 14 to 16 mm, and in the embodiment, the diameter of the rotating wheel 13A is 7.5 mm, and the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B is 15 mm. Thereby, the forward path 15A from the rotating wheel 13A to the rotating wheel 13B is linear, and the banknote 100 inserted from the banknote insertion part 11 is conveyed linearly in the forward path 15A. In order to maintain this linear conveying state, the conveying device 16 has the endless belts 14 arranged vertically in the forward path 15A from the left and right, respectively 21A, 21A arranged vertically, 21B, 21B arranged vertically, and 22A arranged vertically. It is supported by a pair of front and rear support rollers 22A and 22B arranged vertically.

  The rollers 21A and 22A are fixed rollers rotatably supported by the shaft 21A1 and the shaft 22A1, respectively. The rollers 21A and 22A are arranged in a straight line with the rotating wheel 13A with the same diameter as the rotating wheel 13A and linearly form the forward path 15A. is doing. The rollers 21B and 22B are pressing rollers that are spring-biased toward the corresponding rollers 21A and 22A, respectively. The rollers 21A and 22A are a pair of upper and lower rollers 21A and 21A supported by the shaft 21A1 and the shaft 22A1 corresponding to the vertically arranged endless belt 14 with an interval within the width in the short side direction of the bill 100, respectively. 22A and 22A, and rollers 21B and 22B are a pair of upper and lower portions supported by shafts 21B1 and 22B1 corresponding to the vertically arranged endless belts 14 at intervals that fall within the width of the banknote 100 in the short side direction. The rollers 21B and 21B and the rollers 22B and 22B. Further, in the transport device 16, the endless belt 14 is pressed by upper and lower pressing rollers 23 and 23 that are spring-biased toward the upper and lower rotating wheels 13A and 13A, respectively.

  The center of the axis 13B1 that is the center of rotation of the rotating wheel 13B is more lateral than the center of the axis 13A1 that is the center of rotation of the rotating wheel 13A so that the conveyance path 15 is parallel to the longitudinal axis PL of the bill validator 10. It shifts to the left (in FIG. 8, left). Thus, the straight forward path 15A is in a state parallel to the front-rear direction axis PL.

  The endless belt 14 on the return path 15B of the transport device 16 is in parallel with the endless belt 14 on the forward path 15A, that is, the endless belt 14 that has rotated the inner rotating wheel 13B is parallel to the endless belt 14 positioned on the forward path 15A. A pressing roller 24 that displaces the endless belt positioned in the return path 15B is provided so as to be in a state. In the embodiment, the pressing roller 24 is disposed in the vicinity of the rotating wheel 13B and the detecting unit 17 so that the endless belt 14 on the return path 15B passing through the detecting unit 17 is in parallel with the endless belt 14 on the outward path 15A. The endless belt 14 in the return path 15B is pressed on the upstream side of the detecting unit 17 (upstream side in the moving direction of the endless belt 14).

  As described above, since the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B disposed on the back side is larger than the diameter of the rotating wheel 13A on the front side, the detection unit 17 is disposed within the projection range of the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B. That is, when the conveyance path 15 of the conveyance device 16 is viewed from the front surface or the rear surface of the banknote recognition device 10, the detection unit 17 is in a state of being within the diameter range of the rotating wheel 13B. In order to do this, in the above configuration, the bill storage unit 18 is disposed on the bill insertion unit 11 side relative to the detection unit 17 disposed on the return path 15B, and the diameter of the rotating wheel 13A disposed on the bill insertion unit 11 side is set. In contrast, the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B disposed on the far side is increased, and the endless belt 14 passing through the detecting unit 17 is in parallel with the endless belt 14 on the outward path 15A, so that the rotating wheel 13B and the detecting unit 17 on the far side are in parallel. A pressing roller 24 for displacing the endless belt 14 is provided.

  Thus, when the conveyance path 15 of the conveyance device 16 is viewed from the front surface or the rear surface of the banknote recognition device 10, the detection unit 17 is in the state of the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B. Thinning can be achieved.

  The banknote storage part 18 is arranged in parallel to the return path 15B of the transport path 15 at a position closer to the banknote insertion part 11 side than the detection part 17. The banknote storage part 18 is comprised by the storage box 30 supported by the up-and-down axis | shaft 29 which protruded so that a rear-end part might oppose from the up-and-down wall of the housing 12 so that rotation was possible. The storage box 30 faces the endless belt 14 passing through the return path 15B, and a push-in opening 28 of the banknote 100 is formed. The banknote 100 transported through the return path 15B is kept in the posture, that is, the long side of the rectangular banknote The banknote 100 is stowed up and down and stored in a stacked manner in the left-right direction.

  Upper and lower guide members 25A and 25B are arranged corresponding to the upper and lower ends of the bill 100 conveyed along the forward path 15A and the return path 15B so as to form the upper and lower walls of the forward path 15A and the return path 15B of the transport path 15. . The upper and lower guide members 25 </ b> A and 25 </ b> B include a wall 26 that partitions the forward path 15 </ b> A and the return path 15 </ b> B, and a wall 27 that partitions the return path 15 </ b> B and the banknote storage unit 18. The endless belt 14 is disposed between the upper and lower guide members 25A, 25B, and the wall 27, 27 of the return path 15B becomes the pushing portion 32 of the bill 100, and the bill 100 is pushed by the pushing mechanism 40 described later through the pushing portion 32. It is pushed into the storage box 30 from the opening 28.

  The drive unit that drives the drive-side rotating wheel 13B and the drive unit that drives the push-in mechanism 40 each include an electric motor and a gear mechanism that rotates by the motor, and these are displayed as the drive mechanism unit 33.

  The push-in mechanism 40 is supported by a drive mechanism unit 33 so as to be reciprocally rotated about a shaft 36 and a vertically arranged cam 34, and can be rotated about a shaft 37. A vertically arranged link 39 having a groove 38 fitted to the protrusion 35 is provided, and guide members 25A and 25B each having a pushing portion 27A are attached to the side surfaces of the vertically arranged link 39.

  In this configuration, the guide members 25 </ b> A and 25 </ b> B are on standby at the solid line position in FIG. 14 in the standby state of the pushing operation of the banknote 100 against the banknote insertion portion 11. In this state, when the leading end of the banknote 100 is inserted into the banknote insertion section 11, the insertion detection section 41 disposed in the vicinity of the banknote insertion section 11 detects the insertion of the banknote 100, and the electric motor rotates in the forward direction. The driving side rotating wheel 13 </ b> B rotates in the forward direction by the operation of the driving mechanism unit 33 after starting, and the endless belt 14 is driven to convey the banknote 100 along the forward path 15 </ b> A of the conveyance path 15. The pattern or material of the banknote 100 detected by the detection unit 17 while passing from the terminal end of the forward path 15A to the return wheel 15B of the transfer path 15 and passing through the pressure roller 24 and passing through the detection unit 17 The data is read, and the authenticity is determined by the identification unit based on this data. The bill 100 conveyed to the return path 15B is once conveyed to a position corresponding to the push-in opening 28 of the bill storage unit 18, and the electric motor stops and the conveyance stops so as to wait at that time. The standby position of the banknote 100 is in the state of 100A in FIG.

  If it is determined that the bill is a counterfeit bill by this true / false determination, the motor rotates in the reverse direction and the drive mechanism portion 33 rotates the drive-side rotating wheel 13B in the reverse direction so that the endless belt 14 is driven in the reverse direction. The banknote 100 is returned from the return path 15B of the transport path 15 to the banknote insertion section 11 via the forward path 15A. On the other hand, if the banknote 100 is determined to be a genuine banknote by authenticity determination, the banknote 100 waiting at a position corresponding to the banknote storage unit 18 is vertically arranged by the operation of the drive mechanism unit 33 when the electric motor is started. The cam 34 rotates. By the rotation of the cam 34 in the forward direction, the vertically disposed link 39 rotates in the forward direction about the shaft 37 while being pushed by the relationship that the projection 35 slides in the groove 38, and a switch (not shown) at a predetermined position shown in FIG. And the forward rotation of the electric motor of the drive mechanism 33 is stopped. With this rotation, the walls 27 and 27 of the guide members 25 </ b> A and 25 </ b> B are pushed away while bending the upper and lower ends of the bill 100, and the cams 34 are rotated at positions where the walls 27 and 27 pass the upper and lower ends of the bill 100. Is controlled to be stopped. In this state, the upper and lower ends of the bent bill 100 return to the original direction as shown in FIG.

  Next, the motor 39 rotates in the reverse direction, and the drive mechanism 33 operates to rotate the cam 34 in the reverse direction. As a result, the upper and lower links 39 are pushed by the relationship that the projection 35 slides in the groove 38 and the shaft 37 is centered. As a reverse rotation. By this rotation, the pushing portion 27A, which is the tip of the walls 27, 27 pushes the vicinity of both upper and lower ends of the bill 100 toward the storage box 30, so that the bill 100 is pushed into the storage box 30 through the push opening 28. When the cam 34 returns to the standby state (standby position) of the pushing operation of the banknote 100, a switch (not shown) is activated to stop the reverse rotation of the electric motor of the drive mechanism 33. . This state is the state of FIG.

  In this way, the inserted genuine banknotes 100 are sequentially pushed into the storage box 30 and accumulated in a stacked state. In the storage box 30, there is provided a movable bottom plate 43 that is a bill press movable plate urged by a leaf spring 42 toward the push-in opening 28. For this reason, the banknote 100 pushed into the storage box 30 by the pushing part 27A as described above is urged toward the pushing opening 28 by the movable bottom plate 43, and is near the upper and lower end parts of the accumulated uppermost banknote 100. As shown in FIG. 14, is held in a state of contacting the pushing portion 27A.

  In this state, as described above, when the guide members 25A, 25B are rotated to the state shown in FIG. 15, the pushing portion 27A is separated from the accumulated uppermost banknote 100. Of the stored banknotes 100 urged in the direction, the uppermost banknote 100 comes into contact with the stopper 44 formed at the edge of the push-in opening 28 of the storage box 30 and is prevented from popping out from the push-in opening 28. Further, as described above, when the pushing portion 27A pushes the vicinity of the upper and lower ends of the bill 100 toward the storage box 30 by the rotation of the guide members 25A and 25B, the movable bottom plate 43 is pushed against the leaf spring 42, The bill 100 is pushed into the storage box 30 through the push-in opening 28.

  As described above, the banknote recognition apparatus 10 incorporates the transport device 16, the detection unit 17, the banknote storage unit 18, the drive mechanism unit 33, and the push-in mechanism 40 in the housing 12. It arrange | positions to the return path 15B and has arrange | positioned the banknote accommodating part 18 to the banknote insertion part 11 side rather than the detection part 17. FIG. Thereby, the left-right width | variety of the banknote identification device 10 can be made small. As one specific configuration thereof, the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B arranged on the back side is made larger than the diameter of the rotating wheel 13A arranged on the banknote insertion portion 11 side, and the endless belt 14 passing through the detecting unit 17 is forwarded. By providing a pressing roller 24 that displaces the endless belt 14 between the rotating wheel 13B on the back side and the detection unit 17 so as to be in parallel with the endless belt 14 of 15A, the front surface or the rear surface of the banknote recognition device 10 is provided. When the conveyance path 15 of the conveyance device 16 is viewed from the position, the detection unit 17 can be disposed within the projection range of the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B, and the banknote identification device 10 can be thinned. For this reason, the banknote identification device 10 incorporated in the lending machine 2 having a left-right width of 40 mm can be manufactured, and a configuration in which approximately 100 banknotes 100 can be stored in the storage box 30 can be achieved.

  In this invention, it has the specific structure for making it easy to take out the banknote 100 accommodated in the banknote accommodating part 18. FIG. As described above, the banknote recognition apparatus 10 includes a vertical banknote insertion unit 11 that inserts a banknote from one short side in a standing state with the long side of a rectangular banknote up and down, and the banknote insertion unit 11 side. Around the forward path 15A for transporting the banknote 100 inserted from the banknote insertion portion 11 to the back side by driving the endless belt 14 spanned between the rotary wheels 13A and 13B respectively disposed on the back side and the back side rotating wheel 13B. A transport device 16 that forms a return path 15 </ b> B that transports toward the banknote insertion portion 11, a genuineness detection unit 17 for the banknote 100 transported by the transport device 16, and an authenticity detected by the detection unit 17. The banknote storage part 18 arrange | positioned along the return path 15B so that a banknote may be accommodated is provided.

  And the banknote accommodating part 18 is a storage form which laminates | stacks the banknote 100 in the left-right direction in the standing state which made the long side up and down, Comprising: The front side door 50 and this front surface are opened and closed so that the open front opening 52 may be opened and closed. A drawer member 51 is provided inside the side door 50 to draw the stacked banknotes 100 forward of the banknote storage unit 18.

  A specific configuration of the banknote storage unit 18 and a specific configuration of taking out the banknote 100 by the drawer member 51 will be described below. The banknote storage part 18 is comprised by the storage box 30 in which the pushing opening 28 of the banknote 100 was formed facing the endless belt 14 which passes along the inward path 15B as mentioned above. The storage box 30 keeps the banknote 100 conveyed on the return path 15B in an upright position, that is, with the long side of a rectangular banknote up and down, and the banknote 100 in an upright state, so that the guide members 25A and 25B The banknote pressing movable plate 43 is pushed to the side (right side in the drawing) against the spring force of the leaf spring 42 by the pushing portion 27 </ b> A along with the rotation, and is housed in the storage box 30. And in the standby state of pushing operation, the banknote 100 in the storage box 30 is hold | maintained in the standing state between 27 A of pushing parts, and the banknote press movable board 43 biased by the spring.

  The storage box 30 is arranged vertically in the housing 12 of the banknote recognition apparatus 10, a push-in opening 28 opened to the side so as to face the return path 15B is formed, and a vertically long front opening 52 is formed on the front surface. The front opening 52 is opened and closed by the front door 50. The front side door 50 is supported by a shaft support part 50 </ b> A so that the lower part of the front side door 50 can turn on the lower side wall of the housing 12.

  As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 8, FIG. 11, etc., the bill insertion part 11 and the front opening 52 protrude forward from the front wall 12 </ b> AF of the housing 12 of the bill recognition device 10. And the front side door 50 is provided with the vertically long hole 53 which the banknote insertion part 11 faces when closed with respect to the housing 12. In the figure, the bill insertion part 11 is configured to enter the vertically long hole 53. Thus, when the front door 50 is closed, the front opening 52 is closed by the front door 50, but the bill insertion part 11 is opened forward by the vertically long hole 53. The front side door 50 is configured to be held in a closed state by a holding mechanism unit 55 such as a latch unit, and can be opened and removed from the holding mechanism unit 55 by strongly pulling the upper part of the front side door 50 forward. .

  The drawer member 51 has a substantially L shape including an upper side 51B and a rear side 51C, and includes an operation portion 51A bent upward at the front end of the upper side 51B. The rear side 51C opposes the rear end surface of the bill presser movable plate 43. ing. The drawer member 51 is slidably fitted to the longitudinal sides 57 and 57 formed in the upper wall of the storage box 30 on the upper side 51 </ b> B so that the drawer member 51 can stably move back and forth with respect to the storage box 30. Guide pins 58 and 58 are provided. The drawer member 51 is urged so as to constantly move forward by a coiled front urging spring 56 disposed vertically on the rear wall of the housing 12. For this reason, in a state where the front door 50 is closed, the operation portion 51A, which is the front end portion of the drawer member 51, comes into contact with the inner side of the front door 50 and the forward movement is restricted. The drawer member 51 can be moved forward by the front biasing spring 56 with the front door 50 opened, and the banknotes 100 stacked from the banknote storage unit 18 can be taken out by the forward movement of the drawer member 51. This is the configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the leaf spring 42 has a rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction and is fixed to the bill-pressing movable plate 43 in order to push the bill-pressing movable plate 43 substantially uniformly into the opening 28. It is fixed by the tool 42 </ b> A, and the front and rear portions are floating from the banknote pressing movable plate 43. In accordance with the forward movement of the drawer member 51, the bill presser movable plate 43 and the leaf spring 42 stably move forward, so that the longitudinal wall corresponding to the bottom wall of the storage box 30 is provided at the front and rear portions of the leaf spring 42. Guide pins 60, 60 slidably fitted in the formed longitudinal holes 59, 59 are provided. The rear portion of the leaf spring 42 is connected to the rear side 51 </ b> C of the drawer member 51 by a flexible connecting member 62. With this connecting member 62, the leaf spring 42 and the bill presser movable plate 43 are interlocked with the drawer member 51 as the drawer member 51 is pulled out and stored.

  The drawer member 51 is urged so as to constantly move forward by a coiled front urging spring 56 disposed vertically on the rear wall of the housing 12. For this reason, with the front door 50 closed, the operation portion 51A, which is the front end of the drawer member 51, is in contact with the inner side of the front door 50. In this state, the spring force of the front biasing spring 56 is reduced. In contrast, the drawer member 51 is stored in the banknote storage unit 18, that is, in a normal position in the storage box 30. Of course, the bill presser movable plate 43 and the leaf spring 42 are also stored in the regular positions in the storage box 30.

  A front cover 46 having a lower portion rotatably supported by a hinge device 54 is provided on the front surface of the rental machine 2 so as to cover the entire front surface 2A of the main body of the rental machine 2. By closing the front cover 46, the front surface of the banknote recognition device 10 that is incorporated in the storage unit 47 in the lending machine 2 and closed by the front door 50 is covered. The front cover 46 is formed with a bill insertion opening 48 linearly communicating with the bill insertion portion 11, and is closed so as to cover the front surface of the lending machine 2, and the front cover 46 is locked on the front surface of the lending machine 2. The banknote 100 in the storage box 30 cannot be extracted in this state.

  In the state where the front door 50 and the front cover 46 are closed, as described above, in the standby state of the pushing operation, the banknote 100 in the storage box 30 is moved by the banknote pressing movable plate 43 urged by the leaf spring 42. It is pushed toward the push-in opening 28 and comes into contact with the push-in portion 27A, and is held in an upright state between the push-in portion 27A and the bill presser movable plate 43. With the front cover 46 opened in this state, the drawer member 51 moves forward while the operating portion 51A slides on the inner side of the front door 50 by the front biasing spring 56 as the front door 50 opens. To do. Along with the forward movement of the drawer member 51, the rear end surface of the banknote pressing movable plate 43 is pushed by the rear side 51 </ b> C of the drawer member 51, so the banknote pressing movable plate 43 and the leaf spring 42 also move forward together with the drawer member 51. Thereby, the front part of the banknote 100 laminated | stacked in the banknote storage part 18, ie, the storage box 30, automatically protrudes ahead of the banknote storage part 18, ie, the storage box 30. This automatic projecting state is limited by the positions at which the guide pins 58 and 58 and the guide pins 60 and 60 come into contact with the front ends of the corresponding front and rear direction long holes 57 and 57 and the front ends of the front and rear direction long holes 59 and 59, respectively. The From a manufacturing standpoint, one of the guide pins 58, 58, 60, 60 abuts the front end of one of the corresponding front and rear direction elongated holes 57, 57, 59, 59, and the other guides. What is necessary is just to comprise a pin in the relationship used as the front of the front end of a corresponding longitudinal direction long hole. Although this protrusion length is about 15 mm to 30 mm, it is not limited to this.

  Thus, as the front door 50 is opened, the front part of the banknotes 100 stacked in the storage box 30 automatically protrudes forward, so that the protruding part of the stacked banknotes 100 is picked. The banknote 100 can be pulled out forward. For this reason, it becomes easy to collect banknotes when the game hall is closed.

  It should be noted that the position at which the drawer member 51 moves forward by the front biasing spring 56 is such that the guide pins 58 and 58 and the guide pins 60 and 60 are respectively in the middle of the corresponding front and rear longitudinal slots 57 and 57 and the front and rear longitudinal slot. It can be set to stop in the middle of 59,59. In this configuration, by manually pulling the operation portion 51A of the drawer member 51 forward from this automatically protruding state, the drawer member 51 can be further pulled forward. This pull-out length is up to a position where the guide pins 58 and 58 and the guide pins 60 and 60 come into contact with the front and rear direction long holes 57 and 57 and the front ends of the front and rear direction long holes 59 and 59, respectively.

  When the front cover 46 and the front door 50 are opened and the bill collecting operation is performed, the push-in portion 27A of the push-in mechanism 40 is in a standby state for the push-in operation as indicated by the solid line in FIG. When automatically moving forward as described above, and when moving further forward by pulling the operation portion 51A forward, the banknotes 100 stacked in the storage box 30 have side surfaces along the pushing portion 27A. The pusher 27A is pulled forward while sliding. For this reason, the drawer member 51 can be smoothly moved forward without the banknote 100 being caught.

  After the banknote collection operation is finished, the operation pins 51A are pushed rearward so that the guide pins 58 and 58 and the guide pins 60 and 60 correspond to the front and rear direction long holes 57 and 57 and the front and rear direction long hole 59, respectively. , 59 can be slid to push the drawer member 51 into the storage box 30. Next, by closing the front door 50, the operation portion 51A is in contact with the inner side of the front door 50. In this state, the drawer member 51 is against the spring force of the front biasing spring 56. 18, that is, in a state of being stored at a normal position in the storage box 30. Of course, the bill presser movable plate 43 and the leaf spring 42 are also stored in the regular positions in the storage box 30.

  In the case of a configuration in which the drawer member 51 is held in the storage box 30 by a holding mechanism unit such as a latch unit, after the front door 50 is opened, the drawer member 51 is detached from the holding mechanism unit. As described above, the front portion of the banknote 100 stacked in the banknote storage unit 18, that is, the storage box 30 is automatically moved forward of the banknote storage unit 18, that is, the storage box 30 by the spring force of the front biasing spring 56. Protruding. When the front biasing spring 56 is not provided, the drawer member 51 can be largely pulled forward by pulling the operation portion 51A of the drawer member 51 forward after opening the front door 50.

  In the above configuration, the front face of the banknote recognition device 10 is covered with the front door 50 and the front face 46 is rotatably supported by the hinge device 54 on the front face of the lending machine 2. It is also possible to omit the side door 50 and cover the front surface of the banknote recognition apparatus 10 only with the front cover 46. In other words, in a state where the front cover 46 is closed and the pushing operation is in a standby state, the bill 100 in the storage box 30 is pushed toward the pushing opening 28 by the bill pressing movable plate 43 urged by the leaf spring 42. The pressing portion 27A is in contact with the pressing portion 27A, and is held in an upright state between the pressing portion 27A and the bill presser movable plate 43. In the state where the front cover 46 is closed, the operation portion 51A which is the front end portion of the drawer member 51 contacts the inside of the front cover 46, and in this state, the drawer member resists the spring force of the front biasing spring 56. 51 is the state accommodated in the banknote accommodating part 18, ie, the regular position in the storage box 30. FIG. Of course, the bill presser movable plate 43 and the leaf spring 42 are also stored in the regular positions in the storage box 30.

  As the front cover 46 is opened in this state, the drawer member 51 is moved forward by the front biasing spring 56. Along with the forward movement of the drawer member 51, the rear end surface of the banknote pressing movable plate 43 is pushed by the rear side 51 </ b> C of the drawer member 51, so the banknote pressing movable plate 43 and the leaf spring 42 also move forward together with the drawer member 51. As a result, similarly to the above, the front part of the banknote 100 stacked in the banknote storage unit 18, that is, the storage box 30, automatically protrudes forward of the banknote storage unit 18, that is, the storage box 30.

  In order to make it easy to grasp and pull out the front end of the banknote 100 stacked on the banknote storage unit 18, the storage box 30, the banknote pressing movable plate 43, and the central part of the front end of the banknote insertion unit 11 are recessed backward. A notch 61 is formed.

Retract and box 30, L-shaped engaging groove 31 which is open to the bottom wall 30A direction is formed in the rear end portion of the upper and lower walls, as shown in FIG. 13, opposing projecting from the upper and lower walls of the housing 12 The storage box 30 is rotated in the horizontal direction in the housing 12 around the vertical shaft 29 in a state where the vertical shaft 29 is locked so as to enter the inner part from the opening of the L-shaped locking groove 31. The storage box 30 is stored in the housing 12 in the state shown in FIG. Locking means for holding the state in which the storage box 30 is stored in the housing 12 is appropriately provided. Further, by rotating the storage box 30 in the Y direction shown in FIGS. 6 and 13 about the vertical axis 29 (rotating sideways), the push-in opening 28 of the storage box 30 is exposed outside the housing 12. The banknote 100 accumulated in the storage box 30 can be taken out from the housing 12 through the push-in opening 28. Further, the storage box 30 can be removed from the housing 12 by releasing the locking of the L-shaped locking groove 31 from the vertical shaft 29.

  FIG. 1 shows a state in which the banknote identification device 10 is incorporated into the storage unit 47 in the lending machine 2 by insertion from the front surface and can be pulled out from the front surface, and the banknote identification device 10 is incorporated into the storage unit 47. With the front cover 46 of the lending machine 2 being opened, the bill validator 10 can be pulled out to a position where the entire storage box 30 is exposed to the front of the lending machine 2. In this pulled-out state, the front door 50 is opened, and the storage box 30 is rotated in the Y direction as shown in FIGS. 12 is exposed outside. For this reason, the banknote 100 accumulated in the storage box 30 can be taken out of the housing 12 through the push-in opening 28. Further, in this pulled out state, the storage box 30 can be removed from the housing 12 by releasing the locking of the L-shaped locking groove 31 from the vertical shaft 29, so that the banknotes in the storage box 30 are also in this state. 100 can be taken out. With such a configuration, it is easy to repair and check.

  Further, in order to facilitate repair and inspection of the transport passage 15 of the transport device 16, as shown in FIG. 7, a part of the side wall of the housing 12 on the forward path 15A side is constituted by an opening / closing door 12A. For this reason, removal of the banknote 100 when the banknote 100 is jammed in the conveyance path 15, confirmation of the status of the rotating wheel 13, and the like can be performed with the banknote identification device 10 pulled out from the lending machine 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, since the detection unit 17 also has a unit configuration in which the optical detection unit 19 and the magnetic detection unit 20 are housed in one case 17B, the case 17B of this unit is centered on the housing 12 and the shaft support unit 17A. The detector 17 can be inspected, repaired, etc. by opening the unit with the banknote identification device 10 pulled out in front of the lending machine 2.

  In the above configuration, the endless belt 14 on the forward path 15A is linear, and the endless belt 14 on the return path 15B is pushed by the pressing roller 24 on the front side of the inner rotating wheel 13B, and the detection unit 17 rotates on the return path 15B. The arrangement is within the projection range of the diameter of the wheel 13B, but instead of this configuration, the endless belt 14 in the forward path 15A is pushed by the pressing roller 24 on the front side of the inner rotating wheel 13B, and the endless belt 14 in the return path 15B. So that the detector 17 is disposed within the projected range of the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B in the forward path 15A on the front side of the pressing roller 24, and the bill storage part 18 is Alternatively, the bill can be arranged on the return path 15B close to the bill insertion portion 11 side.

  By comprising in this way, when the conveyance path 15 of the conveyance apparatus 16 is seen from the front surface or back surface of the banknote identification device 10, the detection part 17 can be arrange | positioned in the projection range of the diameter of the rotating wheel 13B, and banknote identification can be performed. Thinning of the device 10 can be achieved. For this reason, the banknote identification device 10 incorporated in the lending machine 2 having a narrow left and right width can be produced.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be considered without departing from the technical scope of the present invention, and various embodiments according to the modifications are included.

It is the front perspective view which opened the front cover of the game media rental machine incorporating the bill identification device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is the front view which opened the front side door of the bill identification device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is the right view which closed the front side door of the bill identification device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is the left view which closed the front door of the bill identification device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a top view of the bill recognition device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a top view of the bill recognition device in the state where the bill storage part concerning the present invention was opened. Example 1 It is a top view of the bill identification device in the state where the bill conveyance passage opening / closing door according to the present invention is opened. Example 1 It is a perspective view which shows the banknote accommodating part of the banknote identification device which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is a disassembled perspective view in the storage box of a banknote storage part which concerns on this invention, a banknote pressing movable plate, and a drawer member. Example 1 It is a vertical front view of the banknote storage part which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is a left view which shows the state of the drawer member when the front side door of the banknote identification device which concerns on this invention is closed. Example 1 It is a left view which shows the state of the drawer member when the front side door of the banknote identification device which concerns on this invention is opened. Example 1 It is a top view which shows the internal structure of the banknote identification device which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the AA location of FIG. 13 which shows the relationship between the banknote storage part which concerns on this invention, and a banknote storage mechanism. Example 1 It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the AA location of FIG. 13 which shows the state which the banknote storage mechanism which concerns on this invention act | operated to the position which is going to store a banknote. Example 1 It is a front view of a gaming machine. Example 1 It is the front perspective view which opened the front cover of the composition which used the front side door of the bill identification device concerning the present invention also as the front cover of a game media rental machine. Example 1

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Game machine lending machine 10 ... Banknote identification device 11 ... Banknote insertion part 12 ... Housing 13A ... Driven side rotary wheel 13B ... Drive side rotary wheel 14 ... Endless belt 15 ... Conveyance path forward path 15A and return path 15A... Conveyance path outbound path 15B .. Conveyance path return path 16... Conveyance device 17... Detection unit 18. ... Optical detector 20 ... Magnetic detector 24 ... Pressure roller 25A, 25B ... Guide member 27A ... Pushing part 28 ... Pushing opening 29 ... Vertical shaft 30 ... Housing Box 31 ... L-shaped locking groove 33 ... Drive mechanism 34 ... Cam 35 ... Projection 36 ... Shaft 37 ... Shaft 38 ... Groove 39 ... Link 40 ... Pushing mechanism 42 ... Plate spring 43 ... Bill presser movable plate 46... Front cover 47. Storage unit in lending machine 48... Bill insertion opening 50 .. front side door 51... Drawer member 51 A. ... Front biasing spring 57 ... Long hole 58 ... Guide pin 59 ... Long hole 60 ... Guide pin 100

Claims (11)

A rectangular banknote is inserted between a vertical banknote insertion section that inserts a banknote from one short side in a standing state with the long side of the rectangular banknote up and down, and rotating wheels arranged on the banknote insertion section side and the back side, respectively. A transport device that forms a forward path for transporting a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion part to the back side by driving an endless belt, and a return path for transporting toward the banknote insertion part side around a rotating wheel on the back side; In the banknote identification apparatus provided with the detection part for authenticity identification of the banknote conveyed by this conveyance apparatus, and the banknote accommodating part arrange | positioned beside the said return path so that the genuine banknote detected by this detection part may be accommodated, The storage unit is a storage box that stacks upright bills with the long side up and down , and is slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the storage box in the storage box, and from the return path Standing state And a bill pressing the movable plate which is spring loaded in the lateral direction so as to support the side surface of the bill to be pushed, with a drawer withdrawing forward the stacked banknotes with the bill pressing the movable plate from the storage box, said drawer member The banknote identification device characterized in that the front part of the stacked banknotes can protrude forward from the banknote storage part by forward movement. A rectangular banknote is inserted between a vertical banknote insertion section that inserts a banknote from one short side in a standing state with the long side of the rectangular banknote up and down, and rotating wheels arranged on the banknote insertion section side and the back side, respectively. A transport device that forms a forward path for transporting a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion part to the back side by driving an endless belt, and a return path for transporting toward the banknote insertion part side around a rotating wheel on the back side; In the banknote identification apparatus provided with the detection part for authenticity identification of the banknote conveyed by this conveyance apparatus, and the banknote accommodating part arrange | positioned along the said return path so that the genuine banknote detected by this detection part may be accommodated, The storage section includes a storage box that stacks upright bills with the long side up and down, a front door provided corresponding to the front opening of the storage box, and a storage box in the storage box. VS storage box A bill presser movable plate that is slidable in the front-rear direction and is spring-biased in the left-right direction so as to support the side of the bill that is pushed inward from the return path into the front door. A drawer member that pulls the stacked banknotes together with the movable plate forward from the storage box is provided, and the drawer member can be moved forward with the front door open, and the banknotes can be moved forward by the drawer member. A banknote identification apparatus characterized in that the stacked banknotes can be taken out from a storage section. A rectangular banknote is inserted between a vertical banknote insertion section that inserts a banknote from one short side in a standing state with the long side of the rectangular banknote up and down, and rotating wheels arranged on the banknote insertion section side and the back side, respectively. A transport device that forms a forward path for transporting a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion part to the back side by driving an endless belt, and a return path for transporting toward the banknote insertion part side around a rotating wheel on the back side; In the banknote identification apparatus provided with the detection part for authenticity identification of the banknote conveyed by this conveyance apparatus, and the banknote accommodating part arrange | positioned along the said return path so that the genuine banknote detected by this detection part may be accommodated, The storage section includes a storage box that stacks upright bills with the long side up and down, a front door provided corresponding to the front opening of the storage box, and a storage box in the storage box. VS storage box A bill presser movable plate that is slidable in the front-rear direction and is spring-biased in the left-right direction so as to support the side of the bill that is pushed inward from the return path into the front door. A drawer member that pulls the stacked banknotes together with the movable plate forward from the storage box is provided, and the drawer member automatically moves forward with the opening of the front side door so that the front part of the stacked banknotes A bill identifying apparatus, characterized in that the bill protrudes forward from the bill storage unit. A rectangular banknote is inserted between a vertical banknote insertion section that inserts a banknote from one short side in a standing state with the long side of the rectangular banknote up and down, and rotating wheels arranged on the banknote insertion section side and the back side, respectively. A transport device that forms a forward path for transporting a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion part to the back side by driving an endless belt, and a return path for transporting toward the banknote insertion part side around a rotating wheel on the back side; In the banknote identification apparatus provided with the detection part for authenticity identification of the banknote conveyed by this conveyance apparatus, and the banknote accommodating part arrange | positioned along the said return path so that the genuine banknote detected by this detection part may be accommodated, The storage section includes a storage box that stacks upright bills with the long side up and down, a front door provided corresponding to the front opening of the storage box, and a storage box in the storage box. VS storage box A bill presser movable plate that is slidable in the front-rear direction and is spring-biased in the left-right direction so as to support the side of the bill that is pushed inward from the return path into the front door. A state in which a drawer member that pulls the stacked banknotes together with the movable plate from the storage box forward is provided, and the drawer member is biased by a front biasing spring so as to move forward, and the front door is closed. Thus, the drawer member is stored at a normal position in the bill storage part against the spring force of the front biasing spring, and the drawer member is moved by the spring force of the front biasing spring when the front door is opened. The banknote identification apparatus, wherein the front part of the stacked banknotes moves forward and automatically protrudes forward of the banknote storage part. A rectangular banknote is inserted between a vertical banknote insertion section that inserts a banknote from one short side in a standing state with the long side of the rectangular banknote up and down, and rotating wheels arranged on the banknote insertion section side and the back side, respectively. A transport device that forms a forward path for transporting a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion part to the back side by driving an endless belt, and a return path for transporting toward the banknote insertion part side around a rotating wheel on the back side; In the bill recognition device provided with a detection unit for authenticity identification of a bill conveyed by the conveyance device, and a bill storage unit arranged beside the return path so as to store the genuine bill detected by the detection unit. Each of the banknotes is provided with a pushing mechanism that pushes the banknote in the standing state of the return path in the standing state in a lateral direction (left-right direction) and stores the banknote in the banknote storage part, and the banknote storage part has the pushing opening pushed in. Corresponding stacked storing bills of the upright in the horizontal direction (lateral direction) in a storage box, slidable in the longitudinal direction relative to the storage box be within the storage box, and, the rising from the return A bill presser movable plate spring-biased laterally (left and right) toward the push-in opening so as to support the side of the bills pushed in the state, and the stacked bills together with the bill presser movable plate from the storage box In the standby state of the push-in operation, the banknote in the storage box is held in a standing state between the push-in portion and the spring-biased banknote press movable plate. A bill identifying device, wherein a bill can be pulled forward by the pull-out member while sliding on the pushing portion. Before SL storage box, said bill presser movable plate, closing spring for urging the paper money pressing the movable plate in the lateral direction, and in a state where the drawer member are combined in the storage box, the lateral direction about the rear axis The bill identifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bill identifying device is detachable.   A front door is provided corresponding to the front opening of the storage box, and the drawer member automatically moves forward as the front door opens, so that the front part of the stacked banknotes is forward of the storage box. The bill identifying device according to claim 5, wherein the bill identifying device is biased by a forward biasing spring so as to protrude toward the front. The storage box can be opened and closed in the left-right direction around the rear axis in a state where the bill press movable plate , a spring for biasing the bill press movable plate in the left-right direction , and the drawer member are combined with the storage box. bill validator of claim 5, characterized in that the free and removed in capacity.   A game medium lending machine comprising the banknote identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. A game medium lending machine storing the banknote recognition device according to any one of claims 2 to 4 ,
The game medium lending machine, wherein the front door is a front cover of a game medium lending machine. A game medium lending machine storing the banknote recognition device according to any one of claims 2 to 4 ,
The drawer member is urged by a front urging spring so as to move forward, and is movable to a forward movement state and a normal position in the banknote storage unit as the front door is opened and closed. Gawatobira is opened by the spring force of the front biasing spring with the opening of the front cover of the game media lending machine, with the opening of the prior SL front cover, the drawer member by the spring force of the front biasing spring There the front side door is automatically opened, the game media lending machine the front of the stacked bills characterized by automatically projecting forwardly of the banknote storing unit as well as forward movement.

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