JP5574537B2 - Paper sheet handling equipment and cash automatic transaction equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet handling apparatus such as provided in an automatic teller machine installed in, for example, a financial institution or a convenience store, and more specifically, a paper in which the positioning accuracy in the height direction of a lower unit that can be pulled out is increased. The present invention relates to a leaf handling apparatus and an automatic cash transaction apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, banknote handling apparatuses that handle banknotes for deposit and withdrawal transactions are mounted on automatic cash transaction apparatuses used in financial institutions and the like. In this banknote handling apparatus, a deposit / withdrawal port that allows a user to deposit and withdraw banknotes, a banknote discriminating unit that discriminates banknotes, a banknote transport path that transports banknotes that have passed through the banknote discriminating unit, and deposits An upper unit in which a temporary storage for temporarily storing banknotes is assembled is provided at the upper part of the apparatus main body. Furthermore, the lower part of the apparatus main body is provided with a lower unit including a recycle box for storing or delivering banknotes that are also used for depositing / withdrawing, and a deposit box for storing deposited banknotes that are not stored in the recycle box (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

  The recycle box of the lower unit used here stores a large amount of banknotes of denominations in order to respond to withdrawal requests from users. Therefore, the lower unit equipped with a recycle box and a safe deposit box that stores a large amount of banknotes needs to ensure security, and is made of a thick iron plate or the like. Furthermore, even in the banknote storage state in the banknote handling apparatus, the banknote is stored safely in a safe inside the apparatus.

  On the other hand, even if the upper unit is a damaged banknote that has become old due to partial tears or wrinkles on the distributed banknotes deposited by the user, the damaged banknotes need to be transported and accumulated for deposit transactions. Paper jams were likely to occur on the road. For this reason, when a jam occurs, the upper unit is arranged outside the safe so that the store staff can quickly remove the jam to increase the operating rate of the apparatus.

  In addition, the lower unit can be pulled out of the safe so that the clerk can access the recycle box loaded in the lower unit or remove and recover from a jam generated in the lower unit.

  In addition to the upper unit and the lower unit, the banknote handling apparatus configured as described above is provided with a banknote delivery transport path that connects the upper and lower units. Further, a horizontal conveyance path unit that connects the upper and lower sides of the delivery conveyance path and the safe and the recycle box housed in the lower unit below is mounted on the lower unit.

  At the connection part of the delivery conveyance path and the horizontal conveyance path unit, in addition to delivering the banknotes reliably, the connection part of both units can be separated so that the lower unit can be pulled out, and accurate positioning can be performed at the connection part. As shown in FIG.

  In addition, when an attendant accesses the lower unit, the safe is opened, the lower unit is pulled out of the safe, the horizontal transport path unit as the upper cover that closes the upper surface opening of the lower unit is opened, and the inward entry is performed. Take out safes and recycle bins.

  At this time, the horizontal transport path unit is loaded with a total of 4 to 5 units including a safe and a recycle box, and a horizontal transport having a horizontal length of 500 mm or more in order to have an upper surface transport unit connected correspondingly. Constitutes the road. Further, this horizontal transport path unit requires many metal transport roller shafts and the like in order to ensure sufficient strength as a transport component. Further, the frame holding the conveyance guide and the conveyance roller must be made of a highly rigid metal material in consideration of distortion. As a result, the horizontal transport path unit becomes very heavy, and it is necessary for the attendant to open and close the horizontal transport path unit every time an attendant tries to access the entrance safe and the recycle box. Because it is a product, it has a problem of poor operability.

  As a solution to solve this kind of problem, it is possible to support the opening operation of the horizontal transfer path unit with a gas spring, but in addition to the problem that the gas spring is expensive, the spring performance due to outgassing There has been a problem in terms of safety, in which a clerk pinches a finger between the horizontal conveyance path unit and the lower unit when the gas is lowered and gas is lost.

  In addition, an urging mechanism that includes a torsion spring or a tension spring in the horizontal conveyance path unit to assist the opening operation force of the horizontal conveyance path unit is conceivable. The horizontal conveyance path unit collided with a stopper provided in the lower unit, and the impact force at that time may cause damage to the stopper portion or malfunction of other parts. For this reason, the horizontal conveyance path unit needs to be provided with strong parts, and there is a problem that the configuration of the horizontal conveyance path unit is increased in size, becomes heavier, and becomes expensive.

  In addition, if the conveyance guide position between the horizontal conveyance path unit and the delivery conveyance path above it, or the connection height position between the horizontal conveyance path unit and the recycling box or entrance safe below it, the connection failure occurs. Or, when a horizontal opening / closing operation failure of the horizontal transport path unit occurs, the vertical connecting portion is shifted in the height direction, and a transport jam occurs. For this reason, there has been a problem that alignment in the height direction requires highly accurate alignment.

JP 2000-172946 A

  In order to solve this type of problem, it is necessary to adjust the height position of the lower unit stored in the safe in advance with high accuracy. However, in a slide mechanism in which the lower unit is slid and pulled out from the safe, and the lower unit is slid and stored in the safe, adding a mechanism capable of adjusting the position in the height direction complicates the structure and makes the narrow safe. In order to adjust the height position of the lower unit with high accuracy, there are restrictions, and the mechanism of the adjustment part is complicated and expensive, making it difficult to install the bill handling apparatus.

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention makes it possible to store the lower unit in the safe housing while accurately positioning the height direction in the lower unit storage process. It aims at providing the paper sheet handling apparatus and cash automatic transaction apparatus which improved the conveyance connection performance of the lower unit.

  The present invention includes an upper unit that is mounted in a safe case and receives paper sheets or discharges paper sheets, and a paper sheet that is housed in the safe case and supplied from the upper unit. A storage unit in the storage unit to store or a lower unit that feeds out the paper sheets stored in the storage unit to the upper unit, and the upper unit and the lower unit are connected to move the paper sheets in the vertical direction. A delivery conveyance path configured by detachably connecting a conveyance path for delivery and conveyance, and the lower unit is slid out of the safe housing and pulled out, or the lower unit is slid into the safe housing and stored. A sheet handling device including a slide mechanism that allows the lower unit to be placed in and out of the storage unit from above and to store the storage unit freely; A horizontal conveyance path unit configured to open and close the opening and close the upper surface opening to connect between the storage and the delivery conveyance path for paper sheet delivery; and the horizontal conveyance path unit. When the upper surface opening of the storage tray is closed, the unit locking portion provided on the horizontal conveyance path unit side is vertically locked to the tray locking portion provided on the storage tray side. And the locking means for biasing the unit locking portion upward to maintain the locking contact state between the locking portions, and when the lower unit is housed in the safe housing, The safe housing includes a positioning means that pushes down the horizontal conveyance path unit to a reference height position so that the conveyance path unit is at a height position suitable for connection to the delivery conveyance path. You .

  According to the present invention, when the lower unit is stored in the safe housing, it is possible to store the lower unit while accurately positioning the height direction in the storing process of the lower unit. It is possible to provide an enhanced paper sheet handling apparatus and an automatic cash transaction apparatus.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of an automatic teller machine. The block diagram which shows the control part of an automatic teller machine. The block diagram which shows the control relationship of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. The schematic side view which shows the internal structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. The principal part front view which shows the conveyance connection structure of the upper and lower sides of a horizontal conveyance path unit. The side view which shows the drawer state of the lower unit in a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. The partially broken side view which showed the lock structure of the horizontal conveyance path unit. The principal part side view which shows the lock structure of the horizontal conveyance path unit at the time of pulling out a lower unit. The principal part side view which shows the lock structure of the horizontal conveyance path unit at the time of accommodating a lower unit. The principal part side view which shows the contact state of the horizontal conveyance path unit at the time of accommodating a lower unit and a lock pin. The perspective view which shows the open state of a lower unit. The principal part vertical side view which shows the corresponding | compatible state of a reference | standard height plate and a horizontal conveyance path unit. The principal part expansion perspective view of a pressing roller. The front view which shows the urging | biasing mechanism at the time of closing of a horizontal conveyance path unit. The front view which shows the urging | biasing mechanism at the time of opening of a horizontal conveyance path unit. The principal part enlarged front view which shows the slide part of an impact-absorbing mechanism. The front view which shows the shock-absorbing state of the shock-absorbing mechanism in a state where the horizontal conveyance path unit is fully opened.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an automatic teller machine 101 equipped with a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1 handled as a paper sheet handling device. This automatic teller machine 101 is comprised by the apparatus housing | casing 101b which has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape.

  A customer operation unit 105 for displaying and inputting transaction contents is provided on the upper left side of the device casing 101b, and a card slot 102a provided on the upper front plate 101a of the device casing 101b communicates with the upper right side. Then, a card / detail slip processing mechanism 102 for processing the user's card and printing and releasing the transaction statement slip is provided.

  Further, a deposit / withdrawal port (banknote slot) 21 is provided on the upper front plate 101a of the apparatus housing 101b. Furthermore, inside the automatic teller machine 101 is provided a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1 for processing banknotes to which the present invention is applied.

  This banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is constituted by a safe housing 106 surrounded by a thick iron plate of several tens of millimeters. The safe casing 106 has a more rigid structure than the apparatus casing 101b to enhance security. Here, the automatic teller machine 101 can perform processing such as deposit, payment, and transfer of banknotes using cards, banknotes, and statement slips as transaction media.

  FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing the control contents of the automatic teller machine 101. This automatic teller machine 101 is provided with a card / description processing mechanism 102, a customer operation unit 105, and a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, and is connected to a main body control unit 107 via a bus 107a. Necessary processing operations are executed based on the control.

  The main body control unit 107 is connected to the interface unit 107b, the clerk operation unit 107c, and the external storage device 107d via the bus 107a, and exchanges necessary data. In addition, 101e shown in FIG. 2 is a power supply part which supplies electric power to each above-mentioned mechanism and component.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram showing the control contents of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 1.
The control unit 35 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is communicably connected to the main body control unit 107 of the automatic teller machine 101 via the bus 107a, and detects the command from the main body control unit 107 and the state of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1. Control of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is executed according to the result. Moreover, the transaction state and processing state of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 are appropriately transmitted to the main body control unit 107.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a depositing / dispensing port mechanism 20, a banknote identification unit 30, a temporary storage 40, a banknote transport path 501, a safe depositing box 60, a forgetting collection box 61, a recycling box 80, and the like. It is electrically connected to the motor, electromagnetic solenoid and sensor. Then, the actuator is driven and controlled while monitoring the processing state with a sensor according to the transaction.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the internal structure of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1.
The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a depositing / dispensing port mechanism 20 for allowing a user to insert or remove banknotes, a banknote identifying unit 30 for identifying banknotes, and a transaction for the deposited banknotes. A temporary storage 40 for storing and storing temporarily, a deposit safe 60 for storing banknotes for which transactions have been made at the time of depositing, a forgetting collection chamber 61 for collecting bills forgotten by the user at the time of depositing and withdrawing, A bill transport path 501 for transporting bills to the deposit / withdrawal recycling box 80 and the bill recognition unit 30 to the deposit / withdrawal port mechanism 20, the temporary storage box 40, the forgetting collection box 61, and the recycling box 80; It is comprised from the control part 35 (FIG. 3).

  Moreover, the banknote conveyance path 501 passes the banknote identification part 30 bidirectionally, and connects the deposit / withdrawal port mechanism 20, the temporary storage 40, the forgetting collection box 61, the deposit box 60, and the recycling box 80. In addition, in FIG. 4, the one-way arrow has shown that it is a one-way banknote conveyance path which conveys a banknote only in the arrow direction among each arrow which has shown the banknote conveyance path 501. FIG. Moreover, the arrow of both directions has shown that it is a bidirectional | two-way conveyance path which switches and conveys a banknote to either one of bidirectional | two-way.

  These bill conveyance paths 501 are driven by a drive motor (not shown), and the rotation direction of the drive motor is switched according to each transaction process. Furthermore, a switching gate is arranged at each branch position of the banknote transport path 501. At these branch positions, the distribution direction is indicated by dividing the two directions, such as the banknote transport direction 502a and the banknote transport direction 502b, with reference numerals a and b. Similarly, the other switching gates represent the two banknote transport directions which are branched by being represented as 503a, 503b, 504a, 504b, and 505a, 505b.

  The upper unit 1a treated as an upper conveyance mechanism provided in the inside of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a depositing / dispensing port mechanism 20, a banknote identifying unit 30, a temporary storage 40, a forgetting collection box 61, The bill conveyance path 501 is provided.

  A lower unit 1 c that is handled as a lower transport mechanism provided inside the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1 is mounted inside the safe housing 106. The lower unit 1c includes a safe 60, a recycle box 80, a horizontal transport path 1f that is installed on the upper surface of these, and is connected to a delivery transport path 1b that is treated as a safe transport mechanism, which will be described later. A lower unit 1c is pulled out from 106, and a drawer mechanism 1d that can be stored is provided.

  The above-described delivery conveyance path 1b is a conveyance path that connects between the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1c, and is arranged in a bill insertion hole 304 that is opened through the top side of the safe housing 106 in the vertical direction. Has been.

Next, the depositing / withdrawing operation in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 when the user makes a deposit / withdrawal transaction will be described.
The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 1 at the time of deposit transaction separates the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal slot 21 one by one by the deposit / withdrawal slot mechanism 20 and guides it to the banknote identification unit 30 to determine the denomination and authenticity of the banknote To do. If it can be identified, the switching gates 502b and 503b on the transport path are switched, and the bill is transported to the temporary storage 40 and temporarily stored. When the banknote recognition unit 30 cannot identify the banknote, or when the banknote is tilted abnormally or the inter-banknote spacing is abnormal, the banknote is regarded as a rejected banknote and is not taken into the temporary storage 40, and the switching gate 502a is used. Switch to the deposit / withdrawal port 21 and return it to the user.

  When the transaction is confirmed, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage 40 are sent out in the direction opposite to that during the storage and transport, passed through the banknote recognition unit 30, and the switching gates 504a and 505a on the transport path are switched. The bills are transported to the recycle box 80 and stored, and the depositing operation is terminated.

  The banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1 at the time of the withdrawal transaction pays out banknotes from the safe for each denomination of the recycle box 80, identifies the denomination of the banknotes fed out by the banknote identification unit 30, and confirms the banknotes to be dispensed. Take it to the deposit / withdrawal port 21 and pay the bill to the user.

Moreover, the automatic collection | recovery operation | movement when a user forgets to take a banknote is demonstrated.
In the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 1, if a banknote is not taken out from the deposit / withdrawal port 21 during a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction, the main body control unit 107 determines that a forgotten banknote has been generated, The banknotes left in the coin mouth 21 are automatically collected in the forgetting collection box 61 in a lump.

Next, the schematic structure of the lower unit 1c will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view showing a connecting portion when the lower unit 1c and the delivery conveyance path 1b are mounted on the safe case 106. FIG. 6 shows that the lower unit 1c can be pulled out from the safe case 106 and stored. It is a schematic side view which shows the state which carried out the slide support.

  It is necessary to deliver bills to the upper unit 1a, the delivery conveyance path 1b, and the lower unit 1c at the connecting portion in the vertical direction. For this reason, conveyance members, such as a conveyance guide plate and a conveyance roller, suitable for the conveyance of a banknote are arrange | positioned in the connection part which transfers a banknote to an up-down direction.

  When arranging the above-described transport members, for example, the upper unit transport guide plate 404 for bill delivery is connected to the connection portion of the upper unit 1a, and the transport guide plate 301 on the transport transport path and the transport transport path are connected to the connection portion of the transport transport path 1b. A lower conveyance guide plate 302 and a lower unit conveyance guide plate 212 are arranged in the vertical direction together with conveyance rollers (not shown) at the connection portion of the lower unit 1c. Further, a horizontal transport path unit lower guide plate 602 and a storage guide plate 601 are arranged and connected between the horizontal transport path unit 1f of the lower unit 1c and the storage tray 1t.

  For this reason, the upper unit conveyance guide plate 404 and the delivery conveyance path conveyance guide plate 301 correspond vertically in the upper part of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, and the lower unit conveyance guide plate 302 and the lower unit conveyance guide plate 212 in the lower part. Has a role to guide the conveyance of banknotes corresponding to up and down.

  In detail, the conveyance guide plates 404, 301, 302, and 212 are vertically transferred to and from the upper unit 1 a and the lower unit 1 c by making the joint portions in the vertical direction opposite to each other correspond to each other in a comb-like shape. It has the composition to do.

  Further, the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1c are pulled out in the front-rear direction of the safe housing 106 and slidable so as to be housed in the delivery transport path 1b fixed to the safe housing 106. It is configured to be separable at the connecting portion. Among these, the upper unit 1a is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and as shown in FIG. 6, on the inner side surface of the L-shaped upper unit tray 201 fixed to both sides of the upper surface of the safe housing 106, a rail (not shown) is provided. The upper unit 1a is supported for free running. Accordingly, the upper unit 1a is allowed to slide horizontally along the rail in the front-rear direction of the safe housing 106.

  And the delivery conveyance path 1b is interposed in the banknote conveyance hole 304 opened through the upper surface wall of the safe housing | casing 106 to the up-down direction. The delivery transport path 1b is fixed to the upper unit tray 201, and the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1c are positioned and connected to the delivery transport path 1b at appropriate height positions.

  The lower unit 1c is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape by a horizontal conveyance path unit 1f constituting the upper part of the lower unit 1c and a storage tray 1t constituting the lower part.

  The horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is provided as a lid for opening and closing the upper surface opening 1g (FIG. 11) of the storage tray 1t. When the upper surface opening 1g is closed, the safe 60 in the storage tray 1t below the upper surface opening 1g is provided. A role of connecting the corresponding storage bins (cassettes) 60 and 80 with the recycle store 80 to allow the banknotes to be taken in and out, and a role of connecting the upper delivery transport path 1b to transfer the banknotes. have.

  On the other hand, the lower storage tray 1t has a box shape with an open upper surface, and the storages 60 and 80 are stored in a box-shaped inner side with a partition plate 726 (FIG. 11) at regular intervals. . And each storage 60,80 is comprised so that withdrawing / inserting from the upper surface opening part 1g.

  Furthermore, a lower unit rail 204 as a slide mechanism is attached to both outer side surfaces of the storage tray 1t. The lower unit 1 c is allowed to slide in the front-rear direction of the safe housing 106 through the lower unit rail 204. The lower unit rail 204 is slidably supported by an L-shaped lower rail bracket 205 installed at the lower part of both internal side surfaces of the safe housing 106. Further, the lower unit rail 204 is disposed on the lower surface of the safe from the viewpoint of the operability of the entrance / exit operation of the entrance safe 60 and the recycle box 80.

  Thus, the lower unit 1c is composed of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the storage tray 1t. Further, when handling the lower unit 1c, a jam removal process in the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, a jam removal process in the safe box 60 or the recycle box 80, a banknote removal from the safe box 60, and a banknote transfer to the recycle box 80 is performed. For loading or unloading, the safe housing 106 is allowed to slide in the front-rear direction and can be pulled out forward or backward of the banknote deposit machine 1.

  Further, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is required to have access to the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, the safe 60 or the recycle box 80 by a jam removal process or the like. The horizontal conveyance path unit 1f can be freely opened and closed with an opening / closing fulcrum shaft 701 provided at one end of the tray 1t as a rotation fulcrum.

Next, a lock structure when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a side view of a main part showing a locked state when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed, and FIG. 8 is a main part showing a locked state of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f when the lower unit 1c is pulled out from the safe housing 106. FIG. 9 is a side view of the main part showing the locked state of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f when the lower unit 1c is housed in the safe housing 106, and FIG. 10 is a side view of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the lock pin 703. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an opening operation state of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f.

  The horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is pivotally supported on the upper portion of the storage tray 1t with an opening / closing fulcrum shaft 701 as a pivotal fulcrum. The horizontal transport path unit 1f is a single-open type that rotates between a horizontal position where the upper surface opening 1g of the storage tray 1t is horizontally closed and a vertical position which is rotated 90 degrees from the horizontal position. It is composed. This single-open horizontal transport path unit 1f is used as a link 706 and an opening operation assisting unit urging spring which will be described later in FIGS. 14 to 17 from the lower storage tray 1t toward the upper opening direction. The opening / closing spring 709 is biased.

  As a result, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is always given an upward biasing force for assisting the opening operation. Therefore, when the clerk opens the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f upward, the upward biasing force of the opening / closing spring 709 is supplementarily received, so that the clerk can smoothly open the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f with a small force. ing.

  Normally, the horizontal transport path unit 1f is closed against the urging force of the opening / closing spring 709 at the upper surface opening 1g of the storage tray 1t, and a lock mechanism 700 described later is provided so as to maintain the closed state. .

The above-described locking mechanism 700 includes the above-described opening / closing spring 709, a lock lever 702 as a unit locking portion, and a lock pin 703 as a tray locking portion.
The lock lever 702 is long along the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the open / close side end face of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, and is slidable slightly between the lock position and the unlock position, and has L-shaped hooks at both ends thereof. The part 720 is suspended.

  In FIG. 7, hook portions 720 that are suspended from both ends of the lock lever 702 are bent in the same leftward direction. Accordingly, when the lock lever 702 is slid in the horizontal direction, the hook portions 720 are engaged with and disengaged from the lock pins 703 on both the left and right sides, and are simultaneously locked and unlocked. In FIG. 7, a reverse concave relief portion 721 for avoiding contact with the lock pin 703 when the lock lever 702 slides is cut out at the right end portion of the lock lever 702. Further, the lock lever 702 is slidably supported by a slide support mechanism (not shown) provided in the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f.

  The above-described lock pin 703 is a cylindrical pin, and protrudes from both sides of the upper portion of the storage tray 1t at a height position and a lateral position corresponding to the hook portion 720 of the lock lever 702. Accordingly, when the lock lever 702 is slid to one side in the horizontal direction, each L-shaped hook portion 720 of the lock lever 702 is correspondingly locked so as to hold the lock pin 703, and is also locked by sliding to the other side. Canceled.

  At this time, since the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f integrated with the lock lever 702 is biased upward by the opening / closing spring 709, the lock lever 702 is biased upward by receiving this biasing force. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, in the lock lever 702, the upper surface of the hook portion 720 engages the lower surface of the lock pin 703 upward, and the lock lever 702 and the lock pin 703 are locked in the vertical direction.

  Normally, in a state where the lower unit 1c is pulled out from the safe housing 106 and is not subjected to external force, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is pulled in the opening direction (the upward arrow 906 direction in FIG. 7) by the opening / closing spring 709. The hook portion of the lock lever 702 hits the lower surface of the lock pin 703 and is locked.

  At this time, the locking gap S1 between the upper and lower surfaces of the lower surface of the lock pin 703 and the upper surface of the hook portion 720 when locked is zero. On the other hand, a gap S2 for height adjustment, which will be described later, is secured between the upper surface of the lock pin 703 and the abutting recess 704 (FIG. 9) on the lower surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit facing the lock pin 703. .

  On the other hand, when the lock lever 702 slides in the unlocking direction on the right side as indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 8, the hook portion 720 of the lock lever 702 is disengaged from the locking pin 703 and the vertical direction is Because it is in the unlocked position, it is unlocked. When the lock is released, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f receives an upward biasing force of the opening / closing spring 709. Therefore, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f that has closed the upper surface of the storage tray 1t until then rotates from the horizontal posture. To the open position of the standing vertical posture.

  As described above, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f closes the upper surface opening 1g of the storage tray 1t, it is possible to maintain the locked contact state between the locking surfaces of the lock mechanism 700, that is, the locked state. It has a lock structure.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the lower surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1 f is reversed as a downward movement restricting means for restricting the horizontal conveyance path unit 1 f at the downward movement reference position corresponding to the upper surface of the lock pin 703. It has the abutting recessed part 704 provided in the concave shape. By providing this abutting recess 704, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1 f is subjected to a height regulating action by a reference height plate 202 a (FIG. 12) described later at a position accommodated in the safe housing 106, and the abutting recess 704. Comes into contact with the upper surface of the lock pin 703 and serves as a downward stopper position where the downward movement of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is restricted.

  With this stopper function, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is regulated in the vertical direction so that the upper surface faces the reference height plate 202a and the lower surface faces the lock pin 703 and the upper and lower surfaces are sandwiched. As a result, the height of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f can be accurately positioned at the reference position, and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f can be prevented from wobbling in the vertical direction, thereby avoiding the half-locked state of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f. Can do.

  At this time, since the lock lever 702 is supported by the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, it also moves downward. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9, the latching clearance S1 of the lock portion has a clearance that is pushed down. At this time, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f plays a role of a lock function because a reference height plate 202a, which will be described later, presses down the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and maintains a horizontal posture from above. Therefore, there is no problem even if the lock lever 702 is not locked at the position where the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is housed in the safe housing 106. On the other hand, since the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is regulated to move downward, the height adjustment gap S2 becomes zero. That is, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is accurately positioned at the height reference position and the height adjustment is completed.

  FIG. 11 shows the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f when the upper surface opening 1g of the storage tray 1t is opened. Here, on the lower surface of the horizontal transport path unit 1f, there are transport connection ports 723 corresponding to the upper surfaces of the storages 60 and 80, respectively. Furthermore, the upper surface of each storage 60, 80 stored in the storage tray 1t, for example, the upper surface of the recycle storage 80, has a transport connection port 724 corresponding to the transport connection port 723 of the horizontal transport path unit 1f described above. ing. Further, an upper surface concave portion 707 for promoting the removal of the storage cabinet is formed in the upper portion of one side surface of the storage tray 1t. As a result, the heavy storages 60 and 80 are inclined along the upper surface recess 707 and can be taken out.

  Further, a stopper pin 708 for positioning the storage is protruded on one side surface of the storage 60, 80 in front of the intermediate height position. The stopper pin 708 can be positioned in the vertical direction at the same time as the stopper pin 708 of the recycling unit 80 is caught by the upper surface recess 707 and stopped when the heavy recycling unit 80 is loaded into the storage tray 1t. I have to.

  The case where the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is opened and closed and the access safe 60 and the recycle box 80 are accessed will be described. First, the lower unit 1c is pulled out from the safe housing 106 as shown in FIG. To release. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the lock lever 702 is moved in the unlocking direction indicated by the horizontal arrow 904 to release the lock lever 702 from the lock position of the lock pin 703 and release the lock. Thereafter, the unlocked horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is rotated 90 degrees upward to open. As a result, the safe deposit box 60 and the recycle box 80 can be taken out, and these safe boxes 60 and the recycle box 80 are lifted and removed in the direction of the vertical arrow (FIG. 11) 902a, and then in the direction of the oblique arrow 902b. .

  The safe 60 and the recycle box 80 are provided with an upper surface recess 707 because they become very heavy when the bills are full. Thus, the elevator 60 and the recycle box 80 are lifted up to the upper surface recess 707 without being lifted up, and then easily pulled out in an oblique direction. When returning the safe 60 or the recycling box 80, it is good to insert it into 1c in the reverse procedure. At this time, the stopper pin 708 strikes the upper surface recess 707 and stops at the storage height position.

  Next, when the lower unit 1c is stored in the safe casing 106, the horizontal transport path unit is placed in the safe casing 106 so that the horizontal transport path unit 1f is at a height suitable for connection to the delivery transport path 1b. A reference height plate 202a (FIG. 12) is provided as positioning means for positioning 1f at the reference height.

  FIG. 12 shows a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part provided with a reference height plate 202a inside the safe case 106. FIG. The reference height plate 202a is a flat plate having a size opposite to the upper surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and is disposed in a plane along the upper surface of the internal space of the box-shaped safe housing 106.

  When the reference height plate 202a is attached, a plurality of connecting shafts 206 are suspended from the bottom of the upper unit tray 201 mounted on the upper surface of the safe housing 106, and the lower ends of the suspended connecting shafts 206 are attached to the bottom of the upper unit tray 201. The upper surface wall of the safe housing 106 is penetrated to face the interior of the safe housing 106, and a reference height plate 202a is fixed horizontally to the lower end of the connecting shaft 206 and attached to the inner upper surface of the safe housing 106. .

  Since the reference height plate 202a attached in this way is supported on the upper surface in the safe, the length of the connecting shaft 206 is short, and the length accuracy is good from the viewpoint of processing of the connecting shaft 206. Since the delivery conveyance path 1b is also fixed to the upper unit tray 201, the vertical position of the reference height plate 202a is a highly accurate height position with respect to the height position of the delivery conveyance path 1b. It is attached.

  That is, the lower surface of the reference height plate 202a set at the reference height position supports the upper surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, and the height of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is set to the reference height. .

On the upper surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, press rollers 705 urged in the direction of the upward arrow 908 are installed on both upper sides in the front-rear direction (drawing and storing direction).
As shown in FIG. 13, the pressing roller 705 has a roller shaft 132 provided with rollers 131 at both ends thereof horizontally supported on a roller support 133. Further, in a state where the roller shaft 132 is inserted into the longitudinal elongated hole 134 so that the roller 131 can be moved up and down, the coil spring 136 that expands and contracts in the vertical direction via the upper spring seat 135 is compressed below the roller shaft 132. In this state, the roller 131 is urged and supported upward on the roller support base 133. Further, the rotation direction of the roller 131 is set to the drawing-out and storing direction of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f.

  Then, the press roller 705 is projected upward and biased upward, so that the upper surface of the roller 131 is urged against the lower surface of the reference height plate 202a to smoothly slide the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f. And has a role of ensuring a stable contact pressure with the reference height plate 202a.

  That is, when the lower unit 1c is slid and stored in the safe housing 106, the press roller 705 mounted on the upper surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f constituting the upper portion of the lower unit 1c is used as the reference height plate. It is housed while being urged against the lower surface of 202a. Therefore, an unstable contact pressure such as upward contact with the reference height plate 202a is absorbed by the presser roller 705, and the excessive contact pressure applied to the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is avoided. ing. For this reason, the contact pressure between the reference height plate 202a and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f can always be set to a stable contact pressure. Therefore, the height direction of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f does not fluctuate in an unstable manner, and the connection portion in the vertical direction with the delivery conveyance path 1b is always connected at a constant height. At this time, the coil spring 136 of the presser roller 705 is set to an urging force stronger than the urging force of the opening / closing spring 709 and is kept sufficiently against the pushing force of the opening / closing spring 709 to suppress a sudden vertical fluctuation. Is secured.

  The presser rollers 705 are arranged in a well-balanced manner, for example, at four locations on the front, rear, left, and right sides so that uniform contact can be obtained between the upper and lower surfaces of the reference height plate 202a and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f. Further, when the lower unit 1c is housed in the safe housing 106, the reference height plate 202a having a size corresponding to the presser rollers 705 so as to correspond to all of the dispersed presser rollers 705. Is used.

Next, the upward biasing mechanism of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f will be described with reference to FIGS.
14 is a front view of the urging mechanism 725 when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed, FIG. 15 is a front view of the urging mechanism 725 when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is opened, and FIG. FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of the plate 710, and FIG. 17 is a front view showing an impact absorbing state when the horizontal transport path unit 1f is opened.

First, the open / close configuration of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the storage tray 1t facing each other in FIG. 14 will be described.
The upper horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the lower storage tray 1t are coupled by a long link piece 706, and the upper end of the link piece 706 is a horizontal conveyance path with the opening / closing fulcrum shaft 701 at one end as a rotation reference. It is pivotally connected to a link fulcrum shaft 719 disposed on the other end side of the unit 1f. Further, the lower end of the link piece 706 is slidably engaged with and attached to a slide pin 711 fixed to the storage tray 1t.

  The link piece 706 is provided with a slide groove 712 along the longitudinal direction, and is coupled to the slide groove 712 so that the slide pin 711 of the storage tray 1t is engaged. For this reason, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is rotated in the opening / closing direction, the link piece 706 is rotated in the vertical direction following the rotation. That is, the slide groove 712 is slidably guided on the slide pin 711 so as to allow the link fulcrum shaft 719 to rotate when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f rotates with the opening / closing fulcrum shaft 701 as a rotation fulcrum.

  Furthermore, the storage tray 1t is provided with an opening / closing spring 709 formed by a long coil spring. This open / close spring 709 has one end connected to a storage tray hook portion 716b formed at the lower end of the storage tray 1t, and the other end connected to a link piece lower hook portion 716a formed at the lower end of the link piece 706. The intermediate portion is stretched and supported in an inverted U shape by a spring support roller 718 pivotally supported on the upper portion of the storage tray 1t. Accordingly, the opening / closing spring 709 biases the link piece lower hook portion 716a upward with the storage tray hook portion 716b as a biasing fulcrum. For this reason, the linking force of the upward arrow 911 is given to the link piece 706.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed, the link piece 706 is arranged in the storage tray 1t with a certain inclination angle α with respect to the vertical direction, and the storage tray 1t. Even when the height H and the width W of the storage tray 1t are small, the long link piece 706 necessary for the opening / closing stroke can be arranged. As a result, even when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is erected as shown in FIG. 17 and opened 90 degrees or more, the upper space of the storage tray 1t that is accessed by the clerk is secured, and the safe 60 or the recycle box 80 is shown in FIG. It can be easily pulled out or loaded in the direction of the upward arrow 902a shown in FIG.

  Further, two guide shafts 713 project from the lower end portion of the link piece 706 along the longitudinal direction of the link piece 706. Further, an L-shaped slide plate 710 having an elongated guide groove 714 that engages with these guide shafts 713 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the slide plate 710 has a slide plate hook portion 716c at the upper portion, and is hung between the slide plate hook portion 716c and the link piece upper hook portion 716d provided at the intermediate portion of the link piece 706. The slide plate 710 is stretched and supported by the passed link spring 715.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 14, the slide plate 710 is pulled upward by the urging force of the link spring 715 when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed, and the upward movement restriction is applied to the lower guide shaft 713. Is in a state of being At this time, the slide plate abutting portion 717 of the slide plate 710 stands by above the lower end of the slide groove 712.

  When the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f rotates to the open position, as shown in FIG. 15, the slide plate abutting portion 717 of the slide plate 710 abuts against the slide pin 711, and the contact impact force at that time is illustrated. As shown in FIG. 17, the slide plate 710 moves backward to absorb. As a result, the slide plate 710 absorbs the rotational impact when the rotation is stopped, thereby providing an impact absorbing function that enables smooth opening operation and extended life.

  Specifically, when the lock mechanism 700 is unlocked and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is opened, the link piece 706 is moved in the direction of the upward arrow (FIG. 14) 911 by the biasing force of the opening / closing spring 709, and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is It opens in the direction of the open arrow 912 shown in FIG.

  At this time, when the slide plate abutting portion 717 of the slide plate 710 is in contact with the slide pin 711 as shown in FIG. 15, the impact force in the opening operation direction is applied by the biasing force of the link spring 715. Absorb. Thereby, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is temporarily stopped and maintained in the open state.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 17, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is continuously opened in the direction of the open arrow 912 with a force larger than the force of the link spring 715, the slide plate 710 is pushed in the diagonally downward arrow 913 direction by the slide pin 711. The slide pin 711 comes into contact with the lower end of the slide groove 712 and stops.

  Further, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is stably closed by the upward biasing force of the opening / closing spring 709 even if the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is heavy because the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed against the biasing force of the opening / closing spring 709. It can be closed.

  After closing the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, the clerk moves in the direction of the horizontal arrow 907 that locks the lock lever 702 as shown in FIG. This operation may be performed by providing a tension spring (not shown) that biases in the direction of the horizontal arrow 907 to be locked. When the lock lever 702 is operated in the locking direction, the lock lever 702 is operated after the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed so that the lock lever 702 does not collide with the lock pin 703. At this time, a sufficient locking gap S1 is secured between the lock pin 703 and the lock lever 702, and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is operated and closed in a state that does not have to be completely closed.

Next, a procedure for housing the lower unit 1c in the safe housing 106 will be described with reference to FIG.
When the lower unit 1c is pushed in the storage arrow 910 direction shown in FIG. 12 to be stored in the safe housing 106, the press roller 705 is fixed in the storing process in which the clerk slides the lower unit 1c in the storage direction and pushes it into the safe housing 106. It contacts the reference height plate 202a. At this time, the presser roller 705 is pressed against the reference height plate 202a fixed above it and receives a contact pressure in the direction of the downward arrow 909.

  When the lower unit 1c is stored in the storage completion position of the safe housing 106, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is placed on the upper surface of the lock pin 703 protruding from the storage tray 1t as shown in FIGS. The abutting portion 704 formed on the lower surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, which is a stopper portion, stops when it abuts from above, and is not pushed downward any further.

  Thereby, the positional relationship in the vertical direction of the horizontal transport path unit 1f, that is, the positional relationship in the vertical direction between the horizontal transport path unit lower guide plate 602 and the storage guide plate 601 is accurately maintained as shown in FIG. . At the same time, the vertical positional relationship between the horizontal transport path unit 1f and the delivery transport path 1b, that is, the vertical positional relationship between the horizontal transport path unit upper guide plate 212 and the delivery transport path lower transport guide plate 302 is accurately maintained.

  As described above, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed from the open state, it is completely closed, so that it is not necessary to apply a large force and the operability is improved. On the other hand, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed and the lower unit 1c is housed in the safe housing 106, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is held at a precise position by the reference height plate 202a. It is possible to accurately position the connection between the conveyance paths of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the conveyance path between the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the safe 60 or the recycle box 80.

  In addition, even if the lock lever 702 of the horizontal transport path unit 1f is not completely closed such as in a half-locked state, the transport path is reliably connected because it is configured to be completely positioned by the pressing roller 705. As a result, it is possible to reliably reduce the occurrence of a conveyance jam at the joint between the delivery conveyance path 1b and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f.

  On the other hand, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is opened, the slide pin 711 hits the slide plate abutting portion 717 of the slide plate 710 once and stops, and then the slide pin 711 and the end of the slide groove 712 collide with each other. The impact force against the slide pin is alleviated, the operability is improved, and at the same time, there is no fear of breakage such as dropping of the slide pin. Furthermore, a complicated configuration is not required, and a configuration excellent in alignment accuracy in the height direction of the lower unit 1c can be obtained with simple parts.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and many embodiments can be obtained based on the technical idea shown in the claims. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the automatic teller machine 101 that trades only banknotes is shown as an example. However, in addition to banknotes, paper sheets having value information such as statement slips, cash vouchers, securities, paper, cards, etc. Can be handled similarly.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1a ... Upper unit 1b ... Delivery conveyance path 1c ... Lower unit 1f ... Horizontal conveyance path unit 1t ... Storage tray 101 ... Automatic cash transaction apparatus 106 ... Safe case 202a ... Reference height plate 204 ... Lower part Unit rail 700 ... Lock mechanism 702 ... Lock lever 703 ... Lock pin 704 ... Butting recess 709 ... Opening and closing spring

Claims (7)

An upper unit mounted in a safe housing and receiving paper sheets or discharging paper sheets;
A lower part that is housed in the safe case and is stored in a storage for storing paper sheets supplied from the upper unit, or a paper sheet stored in the storage is fed out to the upper unit. Unit,
A delivery conveyance path configured by connecting the upper unit and the lower unit so as to be able to separate and convey a conveyance path for delivering and conveying paper sheets in the vertical direction;
A paper sheet handling device comprising a slide mechanism that slides the lower unit out of the safe housing and pulls it out or slides the lower unit into the safe housing for storage.
The lower unit,
A storage tray for freely storing and removing the storage from above;
A horizontal conveyance path unit that opens and closes the upper surface opening of the storage tray and closes the upper surface opening to connect between the storage and the delivery conveyance path for paper sheet delivery. ,
When the upper surface opening of the storage tray is closed by the horizontal conveyance path unit, the unit engagement part provided on the horizontal conveyance path unit side is moved up and down on the tray engagement part provided on the storage tray side. A locking means for locking in the direction and urging the unit locking portion upward to maintain a locking contact state between the locking portions;
When the lower unit is housed inside the safe housing, the safe housing is referenced to the horizontal transport path unit so that the horizontal transport path unit is at a height suitable for connection to the delivery transport path. A paper sheet handling apparatus comprising positioning means for pushing down to a height position. The horizontal conveyance path unit;
One end is pivotally supported on the upper part of the storage tray, and the other end is connected to the upper and lower sides of the horizontal conveyance path unit and the storage tray with a freely rotatable link piece. And
2. The opening operation assisting unit urging means for urging the one-side-opening type horizontal conveyance path unit toward the opening direction above the storage tray via the link piece. The paper sheet handling device described in 1. The locking means;
The unit biasing means;
When the upper opening of the storage tray is closed by the horizontal conveyance path unit, the tray locking portion locks the unit locking portion, and the unit urging means rotates the horizontal conveyance path unit upward. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the paper sheet handling apparatus is configured with a regulating means that regulates movement. The positioning means;
When the lower unit is housed inside the safe housing, the safe housing is referenced to the horizontal transport path unit so that the horizontal transport path unit is at a height suitable for connection to the delivery transport path. A reference height plate that uniformly pushes down to the height position,
Downward movement restriction for lowering the horizontal conveyance path unit by bringing the lower surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit pushed down by the reference height plate into contact with the upper surface of a tray locking portion provided in the storage tray. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the paper sheet handling apparatus is configured by means. The paper sheet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising impact absorbing means for absorbing a rotational impact when the horizontal conveyance path unit is rotated to an open position or a closed position when the rotation is stopped. Handling equipment. On the upper surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit,
5. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a biasing contact body that urges and contacts the lower surface of the reference height plate so as to relieve the contact pressure of the reference height plate protrudes upward.   An automatic cash transaction apparatus comprising the paper sheet handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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