JP5511109B2 - Paper sheet processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus that processes, for example, paper sheets, and more particularly to a paper sheet processing apparatus that is used for a counter service of a financial institution.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, automatic teller machines such as ATMs and CDs that perform banknote deposit and withdrawal transactions have been installed in stores such as financial institutions and convenience stores. For example, a banknote handling apparatus mounted on an automatic teller machine used in a financial institution or the like releases a withdrawal banknote to a user, or a banknote deposit / withdrawal port for feeding out inserted banknotes one by one A banknote discriminating section for discriminating deposited or withdrawn banknotes, a temporary holding section for temporarily storing deposited banknotes, a stacker for storing and storing deposited banknotes, and feeding them out as withdrawal banknotes, and the respective parts. It has a banknote transport path to be connected.

  In the banknote processing apparatus having the above-described configuration, recently, the denomination and capacity increase have progressed, and a plurality of stackers are arranged side by side in the stacker storage section at the lower part of the apparatus, and the customer service mechanism section and banknote counting and identification function It is common that the counting processing parts having the above are collected and arranged on the upper part of the apparatus.

  In the banknote handling apparatus taking such a form, for the purpose of maintenance and reloading of banknotes, work for attaching and detaching a stacker storing banknotes from the apparatus is frequently performed. And in the banknote processing apparatus which has the said structure, it is desired that only a stacker storage part is pulled out from an apparatus and a stacker can be attached or detached easily.

  Here, in order to deliver paper sheets such as banknotes without buckling and staying between the counting processing unit and the stacker, it is necessary to provide a conveyance guide in the paper sheet conveyance path. In particular, in the case of a configuration in which the paper sheets travel in both directions on the conveyance path, the conveyance guide on the counting processing unit side and the conveyance guide on the stacker side, which are paper sheet transfer portions, are comb-shaped, and the conveyance guides are nested. It is necessary to install in the position.

  In the apparatus having such a configuration, the transport processing guide of the counting processing unit and the transporting guide of the stacker are intruding into each other's configuration, so that the phases of the counting processing unit and the stacker cannot be shifted.

  Therefore, a transport path unit is installed on the upper part of the stacker, and the paper sheet transfer port with the counting processing unit is integrated into one stacker upper transport path unit, and the transfer unit between the upper transport path unit and the counting processing unit is connected to each other. A mechanism for retracting the conveyance guide has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

  However, in such a mechanism, the stacker upper transport path is pulled out at the same time as the tray is pulled out. For this reason, in order to attach and detach the stacker from the apparatus, it is necessary to further retreat the upper conveyance path part from the upper part of the stacker, which causes problems such as poor operability.

JP 2005-259084 A

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus in which a stacker can be easily attached and detached, and to improve convenience.

  The present invention includes a customer service mechanism that delivers paper sheets, a counting processor that counts the paper sheets, a stacker that stores the paper sheets, the customer service mechanism, the counting processor, and the A transfer path for transferring the paper sheets to a plurality of stackers, and a transfer connection portion that is provided between the transfer path and each of the plurality of stackers to transfer the paper sheets, and the transfer A connection switching unit that connects the connection unit to each of the transport path and each of the stackers to switch between a connection state in which paper sheets can be delivered and a retracted state in which the connection is released, and the connection switching unit includes the plurality of connection switching units. A sheet processing apparatus that collectively switches between the connected state and the retracted state for all of the stackers.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus in which a stacker can be easily attached and detached, and to improve convenience.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the cash automatic transaction apparatus carrying a banknote processing apparatus. Explanatory drawing explaining the structure of a banknote processing apparatus by side view. The partial expanded side surface sectional view which shows the structure of the connection guide periphery in a connection state. The top view which looked at the connection guide periphery from the conveyance surface. The expanded rear view which shows the periphery of the connection guide in a connection state. The partial expanded side surface sectional view of the positioning roller periphery in a connection state. The partial expanded side sectional view of the periphery of the connection guide in the retracted state. The expanded rear view which shows the periphery of the connection guide in a connection state. Explanatory drawing explaining the drive of a connection guide. An automated teller machine with the tray pulled out from behind. An automated teller machine with the tray pulled out from the front. The partial expanded side sectional view which shows the connection guide periphery at the time of jam generation.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an automatic teller machine 101 equipped with a banknote handling apparatus 1 as a paper sheet handling apparatus. This automatic teller machine 101 uses a card, banknote, or statement slip as a medium, and performs processing such as deposit, payment, and transfer of a user.

  At the top of the automated teller machine 101, a card / detail slip processing mechanism 103 that processes a user's card, prints and releases a transaction statement slip, and displays and inputs the contents of the transaction in front of the device An operation unit 104 is provided. Moreover, the banknote processing apparatus 1 which processes the banknote to which this invention is applied is provided in the lower left part of the automatic teller machine 101. FIG. A coin processing device 105 is provided on the right side of the banknote processing device 1 below the automatic teller machine. This coin processing device 105 may not be provided. A door 102 is provided on the back of the automatic teller machine.

  By opening this door 102, the tray 30 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 can be pulled out by the rail 110 as a drawer mechanism provided in the tray 30 and the banknote handling apparatus 1 or the automatic teller machine 101. The stacker 20 can be attached to and detached from the tray 30 with the tray 30 pulled out.

  The automatic teller machine 101 also includes a power supply unit (not shown) for supplying power to each component and a main body control unit (not shown) to which each mechanism is connected by a line such as a USB.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory view illustrating the configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1 in a side view. The counting processing unit 10 at the upper part of the banknote processing apparatus 1 is counted and identified with a customer service mechanism unit 40 including a banknote entrance / exit unit 41 for delivering banknotes to a customer or an operator, and an identification unit 42 for counting and identifying banknotes. It is comprised by the temporary holding | maintenance part 43 stored temporarily after.

The lower part of the banknote processing apparatus 1 is configured with a stacker 20 mounted on a plurality of trays 30 for storing banknotes by denomination and feeding out banknotes to be dispensed.
These mechanism parts are respectively connected by transport paths 10a to 10g, 40a, and 40b for transferring and receiving bills.

The counting processing unit 10 and the tray 30 are independently attached to the automatic teller machine 101 (see FIG. 1) via the rail 110.
The rail 110 that pulls out the tray 30 is attached to the counting processing unit 10. The tray 30 is attached to the automatic teller machine 101 via the counting processing unit 10.

  Note that any one of the stackers 20a to 20e may be replaced with a reject store for storing banknotes that are not used for withdrawal.

  At the time of deposit transaction, the bills inserted into the entrance / exit section 41 are separated and fed out one by one by the customer service mechanism section 40, and are counted and identified by the identification section 42 when passing through the transport path 40a through the transport path 40a. The Thereafter, the banknote is stored in the temporary storage unit 43 through the transport path 10g. After all the inserted banknotes are stored in the temporary storage unit 43 and the transaction amount is fixed, the banknotes are separated and fed out one by one by the temporary storage unit 43. The bills are counted and identified by the identification unit 42 again in the transport path 10f via the transport path 10g and reach the transport path 10e. Further, it is stored in the stacker 20 (20a to 20e) instructed by the apparatus through the transport paths 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d, and the deposit transaction is completed.

  At the time of a withdrawal transaction, banknotes are separated and fed from the stacker 20 instructed by the banknote processing apparatus 1 one by one. The banknote passes through the conveyance path 10f via the conveyance path 10e and is identified and counted by the identification unit 42. And this banknote arrives at the entrance / exit part 41 of the customer service mechanism part 40 via the conveyance path 40b, and is provided to a customer. Thereby, the withdrawal transaction ends.

  FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged side cross-sectional view showing the configuration (connection state) of the connection guide 51 (51a, 51b) as a transfer connection portion that connects the transport path of the counting processing unit 10 and the stacker 20, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the periphery of the connection guide 51 as viewed from the conveyance surface, FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear view showing the periphery of the connection guide 51a configured in the counting processing unit 10, and FIG. It is the partial expanded side surface sectional view seen with the longitudinal cross-section.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a belt 13 b is stretched around the count processing unit 10 in the front-rear direction. The belt 13b constitutes transport paths 10a to 10d for bidirectionally transporting bills in the front-rear direction at the upper positions of the stackers 20a to 20e arranged in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in the figure).

  In the transport paths 10a to 10d by the belt 13b, a stacker guide 11 and a sorting flapper 12 are provided corresponding to each of the stackers 20a to 20e. Corresponding to the position of the sorting flapper 12, a roller 15 acting on the belt 13b is provided.

  The stacker guiding guide 11 is a guide for guiding the banknotes to be inclined obliquely while curving from the front-rear direction, and the sorting flapper 12 guides the banknotes to the stacker 20 along the stacker guiding guide 11 or the belt 13b as it is. It is a flapper that sorts whether the banknotes are conveyed. The sorting flapper 12 constitutes a guide transport path L1 that guides and transports bills obliquely downward (paper sheet delivery direction) together with the stacker guide guide 11 at the sorting position toward the stacker 20 shown in FIG.

  A belt 13a is provided along the stacker guide 11, and a pinch roller 14 is provided in the vicinity of the lower end of the guide conveyance path L1, which is the lower end position of the belt 13a, facing the belt 13a. The pinch roller 14 and the belt 13a hold the bill in the vicinity of the lower end of the guide conveyance path L1, and the feeding to the stacker 20 and the taking-in from the stacker 20 are executed.

  A comb-like projection 11 a is provided at the lower end of the stacker guide 11, and a comb-like projection 12 a is provided at the lower end of the sorting flapper 12. The comb-like projections 11a and 12a function as a stacker-side conveyance connection portion for delivering and receiving banknotes to and from the stacker 20.

  A stacker-side delivery guide 21 and a stacker-side delivery guide 22 that form a vertical guide conveyance path L2 are provided on the top of the stacker 20. The stacker-side delivery guide 21 and the stacker-side delivery guide 22 are disposed to face each other so as to be conveyed in the vertical direction with a banknote interposed therebetween, and are provided with comb-like protrusions 21a and 22a at the upper ends, respectively. The comb-like projections 21 a and 22 a function as a conveyance path side conveyance connection unit for delivering banknotes to and from the counting processing unit 10.

  The lower portions of the stacker-side delivery guide 21 and the stacker-side delivery guide 22 are connected to a feed roller 23 and a pinch roller 24 that are arranged to face each other, and a conveyed banknote is sandwiched between the feed roller 23 and the pinch roller 24 to enter the stacker 20. Accumulated.

  A connection guide 51 is provided in the opposing portion of the comb-like projections 11a and 12a and the comb-like projections 21a and 22a, which serve as a connection portion between the guide conveyance path L1 and the guide conveyance path L2, and the connection guide 51 counts the processing unit. 10 and the stacker 20 are connected to each other.

  The connection guide 51 includes a connection guide 51a and a connection guide 51b that are arranged to face each other. Each of the connection guides 51a and 51b is provided with comb-like projections at both upper and lower ends.

As shown in FIG. 5, the comb-like projections at the upper end of the connection guide 51 a are installed so as to enter the counting processing unit 10 and have a nested structure with the comb-like projections 11 a of the stacker guide 11.
As shown in FIG. 5, the comb-like projections under the connection guide 51 a are installed so as to enter the stacker 20, and have a nested structure with the comb-like projections 21 a of the stacker-side delivery guide 21.

Similarly, the comb-like projections at the upper end of the connection guide 51 b are installed so as to enter the counting processing unit 10 and have a nested structure with the comb-like projections 12 a of the sorting flapper 12.
The comb-like projections at the lower end of the connection guide 51b are installed so as to penetrate into the stacker 20, and have a nested structure with the comb-like projections 22a of the stacker-side delivery guide 22.

  The nesting depth S of the connection guide 51b of the counting processing unit 10 facing the connection guide 51a and the stacker-side delivery guide 22 of the stacker 20 facing the stacker-side delivery guide 22 is set to 9 mm or more. It is. This is because the connection guide 51b facing the connection guide 51a of the counting processing section conveys paper sheets such as banknotes bi-directionally, so that the comb leaf portions of the connection guide 51a of the counting processing section and the connection guide 51a of the stacker are mutually squeezed. In order to prevent paper sheets such as banknotes from being caught by removing as much as possible the groove (groove at the overlapping position at the portion curved from the straight line of each comb tooth as shown in FIG. 3). It is to do.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the connection guide 51 a and the connection guide 51 b are integrally configured by plates 53 and 54 at both ends, and function as one connection guide 51. A shaft 52a as a rotation shaft extending in the horizontal direction, which is the conveyance width direction of the bill, is provided in front of the connection guide 51 (right side in the drawing). In front of the shaft 52a, a bearing 55 for restricting the vertical movement of the connection guide 51 is provided on the shaft 52c.

  The outer periphery of the bearing 55 is in contact with the upper edge of the plate 54. The plate 54 is pulled upward by a spring B shown in FIG. For this reason, the connection guide 51 is always urged by the upward force.

  Therefore, the rotation range of the connection guide 51 that rotates by being biased upward behind the shaft 52 a around the shaft 52 a is restricted until the bearing 55 in front of the shaft 52 a hits the upper edge of the plate 54. That is, when the height of the upper edge of the plate 54 with which the bearing 55 is in contact changes, the connection guide 51 rotates according to the amount of change in the height.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the connection guide 51 is rotated from the connection state (coupled) in which the connection guide 51 is positioned substantially horizontally with respect to the shaft 52a to the inclined state in which the connection guide 51 is positioned above the shaft 52a. The connection guide 51 is driven until the retracted state (retracted).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the bearing 55 provided on the plate 54 is provided on a shaft 52 c, and a link plate 56 (first engagement portion) is further connected to the bearing 55. The link plate 56 is pulled forward (rightward in FIG. 4) by a spring (not shown). A pin 57 is provided on the link plate 56, and a bearing 58 is provided on the pin 57.

  The bearing 58 is connected to the cam 59 and further connected to the light shielding plate 64. The light shielding plate 64 rotates in the sensor 63 and is detected by the sensor 63.

  Gears 60 are provided at these tips. The gear 60 and the cam 59 rotate in synchronization with the shaft 52d. The motor 62 provides rotational driving to the gear 61.

  Positioning rollers 65 are provided on the outer sides of the plates 53 and 54. The positioning roller 65 is configured to rotate on a shaft parallel to the shafts 52a, 52c, and 52d, and accurately positions the positions of the stacker 20 and the connection guide 51 in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, positioning recesses 29 (second engaging portions) are provided on the upper surface of the stacker 20 near the left and right ends. The positioning recess 29 is substantially V-shaped in a side view and has a flat bottom. The positioning recess 29 is supported at two points by contacting the outer periphery of the positioning roller 65 with the front and rear slopes. This support may be a three-point support in which the outer periphery of the positioning roller 65 is in contact with the front and rear slopes and bottom surface of the positioning recess 29.

  As a result, the connection guide 51 rotated downward about the shaft 52 a stops when the positioning roller 65 contacts the positioning recess 29 of the stacker 20. Accordingly, the relative position between the connection guide 51 and the stacker 20 is fixed. In particular, since the positioning recess 29 is provided at a position aligned in series with the comb-like projections 21a and 22a of the stacker side transfer guides 21 and 22 in the conveyance width direction, the connection guide that requires the highest positional accuracy for transfer. The relative position between the comb-like projections at the lower end of 51 and the comb-like projections 21a and 22a can be accurately positioned.

  The shaft 52a is inserted into an oblong hole 66a provided in the frame 66 of the counting processing unit 10 and extending in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in the drawing). For this reason, when the positioning roller 65 enters the positioning recess 29 and performs positioning, the entire connection guide 51 supported by the shaft 52a moves back and forth as necessary, and the positioning roller 65 is accurately received in the positioning recess 29. Positioned.

  Further, the shaft 52a is configured such that one shaft end portion is in direct contact with and always in contact with a positioning plate 28 (see FIG. 4) as a positioning portion of the stacker 20 provided in the counting processing unit 10. . Thus, when the guide is coupled, the connection guide 51b facing the connection guide 51a forms a “back” with respect to the stacker side delivery guide 22 facing the stacker side delivery guide 21 of the stacker 20. As a result, the position of the connection guide 51 in the width direction (vertical direction in FIG. 4) with respect to the stacker 20 is accurately positioned.

The bill processing apparatus 1 configured in this way operates as follows.
As described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6, the connection conveyance path L <b> 3 of the connection guide 51 is in a connection state in which the guidance conveyance paths L <b> 1 and L <b> 2 are connected in the activated state where customer service is possible. For this reason, between the guidance conveyance path L1 and the guidance conveyance path L2, the banknote is smoothly conveyed by the connection conveyance path L3 of the connection guide 51.

  At the time of deposit transaction, as shown in FIG. 3, the banknote is guided to the stacker guide 11 and the sorting flapper 12 and conveyed to the stacker 20 by the belt 13 a and the pinch roller 14. At this time, the connection guide 51 guides the banknote to be delivered to the stacker 20.

  The banknotes that have entered the stacker 20 are conveyed by the feed roller 23 and the pinch roller 24 in the stacker 20 and are collected and stored.

  At the time of withdrawal, the banknotes separated and fed one by one are guided to the counting processing unit 10 by the stacker side delivery guide 22 facing the stacker side delivery guide 21. At this time, the connection guide 51 guides the banknote delivered to the counting processing unit 10. The banknotes reach the belt 13 a and the pinch roller 14 of the counting processing unit 10 and are conveyed in the counting processing unit 10.

  The connection guide 51 is in a retracted state until no power is supplied or before operation (reset or the like) starts. FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged side sectional view showing the configuration (retracted state) of the connection guide 51 in the retracted state, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged rear view showing the periphery of the connection guide 51a configured in the counting processing unit 10. FIG. 9 is an explanatory view for explaining the drive of the connection guide 51 from the retracted state to the connected state, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are side views of the state in which the tray 30 is pulled out from the banknote processing apparatus 1. .

  In the retracted state, as shown in FIG. 7, the connection guide 51 of the counting processing unit 10 is at the retracted position located above. At this time, the comb-like projections at the lower end of the connection guide 51 are separated from the comb-like projections 21a and 22a and are completely separated without a nested structure. Even in this retracted state, the upper end of the connection conveyance path between the connection guides 51a and 51b is configured to communicate with the connection conveyance path L1. That is, the connection guide 51 that rotates about the shaft 52a moves upward and slightly forward rather than directly above. Correspondingly, the guide conveyance path L1 is inclined so that the upper part is positioned slightly forward from the lower part.

  In this retracted state, as shown in FIG. 8, the connection guide 51 a and the connection guide 51 b of the counting processing unit 10 have a space T of 3 mm or more from the upper surface of the outer case 25 of the stacker 20. This is because more space is created from the upper surface of the outer case 25 of the stacker 20 than the stacker side delivery guide 21 and the stacker side delivery guide 22 of the stacker 20. As a result, the tray 30 can be moved (pulled out) to the phase shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. The stacker 20 can be easily attached and detached by moving the tray 30 to the phase shown in FIG.

  In this retracted state, as shown in FIG. 9A, the bearing 55 is in contact with the recess recess bottom side 56 a provided on the link plate 56. The bearing 58 is in contact with a portion of the cam 59 having the shortest radius. Further, the pin Sa of the solenoid S does not enter the connection state maintaining recess 56d of the link plate 56 but is in contact with the upper edge 56e.

  When the operation (reset, etc.) starts, the guides are combined. At this time, first, rotation driving of the motor 62 (see FIG. 4) is started. Along with this, the gear 61 rotates, and the cam 59 rotates in synchronization with the rotation of the gear 61.

  As a result, when the cam 59 is rotated as shown by the arrow in FIG. 9A, the bearing 58 is pushed rearward (left side in the drawing) as the radius from the center of the cam 59 increases, and the link plate 56 moves rearward. The slide moves.

  At that time, the bearing 55 rides on the slope 56b of the recess for retraction provided in the link plate 56 and is lifted up to the upper edge 56c. As a result, the connection guide 51 circularly moves downward (in the switching operation direction) about the shaft 52a and shifts to the connected state as shown in FIG. 9B.

  Then, the solenoid S moves the pin Sa downward, and as shown in FIG. 9C, the pin Sa enters the connection state maintaining recess 56d to maintain the connection state.

  From this point, the cam 59 is further rotated, and the portion with the largest radius from the center moves away from the bearing 58, and the portion with the smallest radius rotates to a position facing the bearing 58 as shown in FIG. In this state, since the pin Sa of the solenoid S enters the connection state maintaining recess 56d, the link plate 56 is fixed without moving.

  In this state, the banknote processing apparatus 1 is in a state of executing normal customer service and transaction processing. That is, transactions such as deposits and withdrawals can be executed as appropriate.

  When the operator instructs the paper sheet processing apparatus 1 to pull out the tray 30, a guide retracting operation is executed. This operation is performed instantaneously by moving the pin Sa upward by the solenoid S.

  That is, when the pin Sa is moved upward by the solenoid S, the position fixing by the pin Sa and the connection state maintaining recess 56d is released, and the link plate 56 is slid forward (to the right in the drawing) by a spring (not shown). . As shown in FIG. 9E, the link plate 56 slides and stops until the bearing 58 contacts the position where the radius of the cam 59 is the smallest. Since the connection guide 51 is pulled upward by the spring B (see FIG. 4) and moves upward in a circular arc shape (switching operation direction), the bearing 55 enters the retreat recess bottom 56a, and the connection guide 51 is retreated. The operation is stopped in a state (a state where there is no overlap between the stacker side delivery guide 21 and the stacker side delivery guide 22 of the stacker 20).

  In this way, the motor 62, the cam 59, and the solenoid S function as connection switching means, and the connection and retraction of the guide conveyance paths L1 and L2 of the connection guide 51 are executed.

  FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged side cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the connection guide 51 in a state where a paper jam has occurred.

The touch pressure M of the belt 13a and the pinch roller 14 of the counting processing unit 10 and the touch pressure L of the feed roller 23 and the pinch roller 24 of the stacker are configured to satisfy the relationship expressed by the following formula 1.
(Formula 1)
L> M
Then, the connection guide 51b facing the connection guide 51a has a setting and guide shape that does not completely block the space of the sorting flapper 12 facing the stacker guide guide 11 (the guide conveyance path L1 of the counting processing section) even when retracted. Is formed.

  For this reason, as shown in the figure, when removing a jam in the processing at the time of a jam or abnormal operation, even if the paper sheet A exists in the connection conveyance path L3 between the counting processing unit 10 and the stacker 20, the jam can be easily performed. Removal is possible.

  That is, when both ends of the paper sheet A are sandwiched between the belt 13a and the pinch roller 14, and both the feed roller 23 and the pinch roller 24, when the tray 30 is pulled out, the difference between the touch pressure M and the touch pressure L described above. Thus, the paper sheet A is always held on the stacker 20 side. Therefore, the paper sheet A can be easily removed from the stacker 20 of the pulled-out tray 30 without breaking.

  With the above configuration and operation, the connection guide 51 can be switched between the connected state and the retracted state by the motor 62, the cam 59, and the solenoid S, and the stacker 20 can be easily taken out.

  In particular, since the transport paths 10a to 10d provided in the counting processing unit 10 are left on the main body side of the bill processing apparatus 1, the stacker 20 can be pulled out together with the tray 30 by separating from the transport paths 10a to 10d. Any stacker 20 can be taken out as soon as it is pulled out. Accordingly, it is not necessary to perform an operation of further opening the upper conveyance path after the tray 30 is pulled out as in the conventional case, and the access to the stacker 20 can be easily and shortened.

  Since the movement of the connection guide 51 between the connected state and the retracted state is performed in the direction along the guide conveyance path L1, the connection guide 51 can be shifted to the retracted state without any problem even if a paper jam has occurred. it can. That is, when the connection guide 51 is shifted from the connected state to the retracted state, if the state where the conveyance path is in communication with the connection conveyance path L3 and the connection conveyance path L1 is eliminated, the jammed paper sheet The connection guide 51 comes into contact with the device, and it cannot be retracted. On the other hand, since the connection guide 51 is retracted while maintaining the state where the transport path is in communication, the transition to the retracted state can be completed without being affected by the jammed banknote.

  As a result, when the tray 30 is pulled out by performing the process of moving the connection guide 51 to the retracted state, the retracting of the connection guide 51 is actually incomplete due to the jammed paper sheets, and the comb-like protrusions 21a and 22a. Etc. can be prevented from being damaged.

  Further, the positioning roller 65 provided in the connection guide 51 is brought into contact with the positioning recess 29 provided in the stacker 20 so as to position both of them, so that at the transfer portion between the counting processing unit 10 and the stacker 20. The relative positional relationship can be determined with high accuracy. In particular, in the configuration in which the connection state and the retracted state of the connection guide 51 are switched when the tray 30 is pulled out / stored, the relative position of the part that requires the most accuracy for delivery is determined each time, regardless of the number of times of switching. It can be determined accurately.

  Further, since the end portion of the shaft 52a of the rotation operation of the connection guide 51 is brought into contact with the positioning plate 28 of the stacker 20, the positional accuracy of the connection guide 51 and the stacker 20 in the transport width direction can be improved. In particular, since the end portion of the shaft 52a is brought into contact, the movable load on the positioning plate 28 to be contacted can be suppressed. That is, the in-situ rotation operation of the shaft 52a can suppress wear of the positioning plate 28 or the like due to the frictional force during the operation, as compared with the slide operation or the like.

Moreover, since the connection conveyance path L3 is the structure which accept | permits a paper sheet bidirectionally, it can employ | adopt as the banknote processing apparatus 1 for which bidirectional conveyance is calculated | required.
Further, since the connection guide 51 is attached to the counting processing unit 10 side, it is possible to use the vacant space for increasing the capacity of the stacker 20 and to reduce the size of the paper sheet processing apparatus 1. .

  Further, since the plurality of connection guides 51 are simultaneously driven by the link plate 56 and the connection state and the retracted state of all the connection guides 51 are switched, the collective driving can be stably executed with a simple configuration.

  In addition, since the depth of the nesting portion between the comb-like projections of the connection guide 51 and the comb-like projections 21a and 22a in the connected state is configured to be 9 mm or more, the connection guide path L3 and the guide conveyance path L2 are connected to each other. The delivery of paper sheets can be executed smoothly, and jamming can be prevented.

  Further, since the comb-like projections of the connection guide 51 and the comb-like projections 21a and 22a are completely separated from each other in the retracted state, the connection guide 51 can be removed when the tray 30 is pulled out or stored. The comb-like projections and the comb-like projections 21a and 22a do not interfere with each other. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the comb-like projections of the connection guide 51 and the comb-like projections 21a and 22a from colliding and being damaged.

  In the above embodiment, the bidirectional conveyance path has been described. However, a one-way conveyance path for conveying paper sheets in one direction may be used. Even in this case, the same effect can be obtained.

  The link plate 56 may include a lever (not shown) so that the link plate 56 can be moved. In this case, even when power is not supplied to the motor 62, the connection guide 51a and the connection guide 51b can be manually shifted from the retracted state to the connected state.

  Further, the coupling / retraction (connection state / retraction state) position of the connection guide 51 may be detected and controlled by the sensor 63 using a light shielding plate 64 that rotates in conjunction with the cam 59. In this case, the same effect can be obtained.

  The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

  The present invention can be applied to an apparatus that handles various paper sheets such as banknotes, cards, and paper (printed paper).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote processing apparatus, 10 ... Count processing part, 10a-10d ... Conveyance path, 11a, 12a ... Comb-like protrusion, 20, 20a-20e ... Stacker, 21a, 22a ... Comb-like protrusion, 28 ... Positioning plate, 29 ... Positioning recess, 30 ... Tray, 40 ... Service mechanism, 51, 51a, 51b ... Connection guide, 52a ... Shaft, 59 ... Cam, 62 ... Motor, 65 ... Positioning roller, 110 ... Rail, S ... Solenoid

Claims (4)

A customer service mechanism that delivers paper sheets,
A counting processing unit for counting the paper sheets;
A stacker for storing the paper sheets;
A transport path for transporting the paper sheets to the customer service mechanism unit, the counting processing unit, and the plurality of stackers;
A delivery connecting portion provided between the transport path and each of the plurality of stackers for delivering paper sheets;
Connection switching means for connecting the transfer connecting portion to each of the transport path and each of the stackers to switch between a connection state in which a paper sheet can be transferred and a retracted state in which the connection is released;
The connection switching unit is a sheet processing apparatus that collectively switches the connection state and the retracted state to all of the plurality of stackers. A transport path side transport connecting portion on the stacker side of the transport path;
A stacker-side transport connection portion is provided on the transport path side of the stacker,
The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance path side conveyance connection portion, the transfer connection portion, and the stacker side conveyance connection portion are connected to each other in a nested structure in a comb shape. The delivery connection portion is pivotally supported on a rotation shaft provided on the conveyance path side so as to rotate as the switching operation,
The sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotation shaft is configured to always abut against a positioning portion of the stacker provided on the transport path side at least in a connected state. A tray for storing the stacker;
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a drawer mechanism for pulling out the tray from the housing.

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