JP5675277B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus that performs banknote deposit and withdrawal processing, and more particularly, to a banknote processing apparatus that can prevent banknotes from being scattered inside a housing of a banknote processing apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of banknote processing apparatuses that perform banknote deposit / withdrawal processing are known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a deposit port into which a bill is inserted from the outside of the housing when performing bill deposit processing, and a bill stored inside the housing when performing bill withdrawal processing. A banknote processing apparatus is disclosed which is integrated with a withdrawal port that is removed. More specifically, in the banknote handling apparatus as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a deposit / withdrawal banknote stacking apparatus having a frame body with a banknote slot is provided inside the banknote handling apparatus. The bill entrance / exit of the deposit / withdrawal bill accumulating device is partitioned into a deposit port and a withdrawal port by a pressing plate and a receiving plate.

  Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus as disclosed in Patent Document 1, an opening for accessing the banknote inlet / outlet is provided in the housing, and a shutter is provided in the opening. The shutter is opened when a deposited banknote is inserted or a withdrawal banknote is taken out, and in other cases, the shutter is closed.

Japanese Patent No. 3634221

  However, in the conventional banknote handling apparatus as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the shutter is provided in the housing, but the deposit / withdrawal banknote stacking apparatus provided with the banknote entrance / exit is provided with the shutter. Therefore, when the banknote is sent from the inside of the housing to the withdrawal port at the banknote entrance / exit by the transport unit, the banknote pops out from the withdrawal port, and the banknote is scattered inside the housing of the banknote handling apparatus. There is a risk that. In addition, when the shutter provided on the housing of the banknote handling apparatus is opened, both the deposit port and the withdrawal port at the bill input / output port are accessible. There is a risk of banknotes being set on the card.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and by providing an external shutter on the housing of the banknote handling apparatus and providing an internal shutter on a deposit / withdrawal unit having a banknote stacking area in which banknotes are stacked. The banknote is prevented from jumping out of the banknote stacking area when the banknote is sent from the inside of the casing to the banknote stacking area of the deposit / withdrawal unit. It aims at providing the banknote processing apparatus which can prevent that it will do.

  The present invention has a housing having an opening, and a banknote stacking area that is provided inside the housing and is accessible from the outside of the housing through the opening of the housing, and in which banknotes are stacked. A deposit / withdrawal unit, wherein the banknotes accumulated in the banknote accumulation area are fed into the housing and banknotes sent from the inside of the housing are accumulated in the banknote accumulation area; An external shutter for opening and closing the opening of the casing, and an internal shutter for selectively restricting access to the banknote accumulation area. It is the banknote processing apparatus characterized by the above.

  According to such a banknote handling apparatus, in addition to the external shutter that opens and closes the opening of the housing, the internal shutter is provided in the deposit / withdrawal unit having the banknote stacking area in which banknotes are stacked, so that from the inside of the housing When banknotes are sent to the banknote accumulation area of the deposit / withdrawal unit, the banknotes are prevented from jumping out of the banknote accumulation area, thereby preventing the banknotes from being scattered inside the housing of the banknote handling apparatus. can do.

  In the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, the deposit / withdrawal unit includes a partition mechanism that partitions the bill accumulation area into a deposit area and a withdrawal area, and the internal shutter is at least from the inside of the housing. The withdrawal area may be closed during a period in which bills are sent to the money area.

  At this time, when the banknotes accumulated in the deposit area of the deposit / withdrawal unit are fed out to the inside of the casing, the normal among the banknotes fed out from the deposit / withdrawal unit to the inside of the casing. Even if a reject banknote identified as not a banknote is sent to the withdrawal area, and the internal shutter closes the withdrawal area during such a deposit process. Good.

  In addition, when banknotes stored in the housing are sent to and collected in the withdrawal area, the withdrawal area is more than when the banknotes are fed out from the deposit / withdrawal unit into the housing. The internal shutter may close the increased withdrawal area while such a withdrawal process is performed.

  In this case, the internal shutter closes the withdrawal area when an opening position that opens the withdrawal area and banknotes stored in the housing are sent to and accumulated in the withdrawal area. It may be movable between a closing position of 1 and a second closing position that closes the withdrawal area when a bill is fed out from the deposit area into the housing.

  In the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, the deposit / withdrawal unit has a mounting table that forms the banknote stacking area upward, and the partition mechanism is arranged at the one end side of the mounting table in the banknote stacking area. A first bill holding member that forms a deposit area; and a second bill press member that forms the withdrawal area in the banknote accumulation area on the other end side of the table. The bill holding member is movable on the mounting table so that the width of the deposit area can be changed, and the second tag holding member has a width of the withdrawal area. It may be movable on the mounting table so that it can be changed.

  At this time, the deposit / withdrawal unit moves the first bill holder and a biasing member that biases the first bill holder and the second bill holder in a direction approaching each other. And a restricting member that selectively restricts movement of the second tag holding member.

  The deposit / withdrawal unit includes a kicker roller for kicking downward the banknotes accumulated in the deposit area, and a support member that rotatably supports the kicker roller, It may be configured to move in conjunction with the first bill holding member.

  The depositing / withdrawing unit has a feeding guide for guiding the banknotes accumulated in the depositing area when the banknotes are fed into the housing, and the feeding guide is the first bill. It may be configured to move in conjunction with the pressing member.

  According to the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, when a banknote is sent from the inside of the housing to the banknote stacking area of the deposit / withdrawal unit, the banknote is prevented from jumping out of the banknote stacking area. It is possible to prevent the banknotes from being scattered inside the casing.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows schematic structure of the banknote processing apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the deposit or withdrawal part in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the deposit or withdrawal part in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the deposit or withdrawal part in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the deposit or withdrawal part in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the deposit or withdrawal part in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the deposit or withdrawal part in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of a structure of the partition mechanism of the deposit or withdrawal part shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of a structure of the feeding guide and gate lever in the banknote feeding mechanism of the deposit or withdrawal part shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of a structure of the feeding guide and kicker roller in the banknote feeding mechanism of the deposit or withdrawal part shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of a structure of the gate lever in a banknote feeding mechanism of the deposit or withdrawal part shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of a structure of the drive mechanism which drives the money_receiving | payment side tag holding member in the depositing / withdrawing part shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of a structure of the banknote taking-in mechanism of the deposit or withdrawal part shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of a structure of the accumulation lever in the banknote taking-in mechanism of the deposit or withdrawal part shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the detail of a structure of the branch member in the banknote taking-in mechanism of the deposit or withdrawal part shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the external shutter and internal shutter in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows schematic structure of the mounting base (movable guide) when the depositing / withdrawing part of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the structure of the drive part etc. of the movable guide of the deposit or withdrawal part shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 16 are views showing a banknote handling apparatus according to the present embodiment. More specifically, FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIGS. 2 to 15 illustrate the configuration of the deposit / withdrawal unit in the banknote handling apparatus illustrated in FIG. FIG. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the external shutter and the internal shutter in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote processing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment has the substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing | casing 12, and the inside of the housing | casing 12 has the money_receiving | payment cassette 80, the money_receiving | payment temporary storage part 82, and three Withdrawal cassettes 84, 86 and 88 are provided, respectively. Moreover, the conveyance part 70 is provided in the inside of the housing | casing 12 of the banknote processing apparatus 10, and a banknote is conveyed in the housing | casing 12 by the conveyance part 70 one by one. In addition, three withdrawal trays 90, 92, and 94 are provided inside the housing 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, on the front side (left side in FIG. 1) of the housing 12 of the banknote handling apparatus 10, bills are inserted into the housing 12 from the outside, or from the inside of the housing 12 to the outside. A deposit / withdrawal unit 20 for throwing out banknotes is provided.

  Hereinafter, each component of the banknote processing apparatus 10 will be described in detail.

  An opening 12a is provided at a location near the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 in the housing 12, and an operator can access the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 from the outside of the housing 12 through the opening 12a. An external shutter 14 is provided in the opening 12a of the housing 12, and the external shutter 14 opens and closes the opening 12a. Details of the opening / closing operation of the external shutter 14 will be described later. Further, the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 has a banknote accumulation area in which banknotes are accumulated, and the banknote accumulation area is divided into a deposit area 24 and a withdrawal area 26 by a partition mechanism 40. The deposit / withdrawal unit 20 feeds the banknotes accumulated in the deposit area 24 to the inside of the housing 12 by the bill feeding mechanism 30 described later and sends the bills to the transport unit 70, and sends the bills from the inside of the housing 12 by the transport unit 70. The banknotes thus collected are accumulated in the withdrawal area 26. Details of the configuration of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, inside the housing 12, the deposit cassette 80, the deposit temporary storage unit 82 and the three withdrawal cassettes 84, 86, 88 are arranged in the front-rear direction of the bill processing apparatus 10 (left-right direction in FIG. 1). They are arranged in a line. These deposit cassette 80, deposit temporary storage unit 82, and withdrawal cassettes 84, 86, 88 are connected to the transport unit 70, respectively. Banknotes are stacked in a stacked state on the deposit cassette 80, the deposit temporary storage unit 82, and the withdrawal cassettes 84, 86, and 88, respectively. Further, the deposit cassette 80, the deposit temporary storage unit 82, and the withdrawal cassettes 84, 86, 88 are each provided with a bill feeding mechanism, and the stored bills are fed one by one to the transport unit 70 by the bill feeding mechanism. Can be done.

  The deposit cassette 80 stores bills deposited in the bill processing apparatus 10. The deposit cassette 80 is also used when an operator replenishes the banknote processing apparatus 10 with banknotes. More specifically, by storing a sufficient amount of banknotes in advance in the deposit cassette 80 outside the banknote processing apparatus 10 and loading the deposit cassette 80 storing such banknotes inside the housing 12. The banknote handling apparatus 10 can be replenished with banknotes. Further, the deposit temporary storage unit 82 temporarily stores banknotes fed into the housing 12 by the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 and identified by the identification unit 72 described later. Further, in each of the dispensing cassettes 84, 86, and 88, banknotes for dispensing are stored according to denomination.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, three dispensing trays 90, 92, 94 are arranged in a line in the vertical direction inside the housing 12. These withdrawal trays 90, 92 and 94 are each connected to the transport unit 70. Banknotes are stacked in a stacked state on each of the dispensing trays 90, 92, 94. Each of the dispensing trays 90, 92, and 94 is provided with a bill feeding mechanism so that the stored bills can be fed to the transport unit 70 by the bill feeding mechanism. These withdrawal trays 90, 92, and 94 are used to store, for example, two thousand yen bills, or used as spare cassettes.

  In addition, the transport unit 70 is provided with an identification unit 72, which identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, etc. of the banknotes transported by the transport unit 70. More specifically, the identification unit 72 identifies banknotes fed into the housing 12 by the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, or from the deposit cassette 80, the deposit temporary storage unit 82, or the withdrawal cassettes 84, 86, 88. The bills fed out to the transport unit 70 are identified.

  The transport unit 70 is provided with a loading reject unit 74. The loading reject unit 74 is configured so that banknotes (reject banknotes) that are identified as non-normal banknotes by the identifying unit 72 when the banknote processing apparatus 10 is replenished with banknotes are sent from the transport unit 70 and accumulated. It has become. The transport unit 70 is provided with a withdrawal reject unit 76. In the withdrawal reject unit 76, banknotes (reject banknotes) identified as not being normal banknotes by the identification unit 72 when the banknotes are withdrawn from the banknote processing apparatus 10 are sent from the transport unit 70 and accumulated. It has become so.

  Next, details of the configuration of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As described above, in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, a banknote accumulation area in which banknotes are accumulated is formed on the mounting table 22. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the banknote accumulation area is divided into a deposit area 24 and a withdrawal area 26 by a partition mechanism 40. In the deposit area 24, banknotes to be inserted into the housing 12 of the banknote handling apparatus 10 are accumulated by an operator from the outside of the housing 12. On the other hand, banknotes sent from the inside of the housing 12 to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 are accumulated in the withdrawal area 26. Further, the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is provided with a detection sensor 23 that detects whether or not banknotes exist in the deposit area 24.

  On the deposit area 24 side in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, a banknote feeding mechanism 30 for feeding banknotes accumulated in the deposit area 24 to the inside of the housing 12 is provided. The bill feeding mechanism 30 includes a kicker roller 31 that kicks down the rightmost banknote in FIG. 2 among the bills accumulated in the deposit area 24, and a bill kicked downward by the kicker roller 31 in the housing 12. It has a feeding roller 32 that feeds out to the conveying unit 70 and a counter roller 33 that is provided so as to come into contact with the feeding roller 32 and forms a nip portion N with the feeding roller 32. In addition, the bill feeding mechanism 30 is provided with a feeding guide 34 that swings about a shaft 34 a that is coaxial with the shaft of the feeding roller 32. Further, the bill feeding mechanism 30 is provided with a gate lever 35 and a gate lever operation link 36. The gate lever 35 and the gate lever operation link 36 swing integrally with a shaft 37 as a center. Details of the configuration of the feeding guide 34, the gate lever 35, and the gate lever operation link 36 will be described later.

  The partition mechanism 40 that partitions the banknote accumulation area formed on the placing table 22 in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 into the deposit area 24 and the withdrawal area 26 includes a deposit side bill pressing member 41 disposed on the deposit area 24 side, And a withdrawal side bill pressing member 42 disposed on the gold region 26 side. These deposit-side bill holding member 41 and withdrawal-side bill holding member 42 can move on the mounting table 22 in the left-right direction in FIG. 2 independently of each other. As a result, the deposit-side bill holding member 41 can be moved so that the width of the deposit area 24 can be changed, and the withdrawal-side tag press member 42 can be moved to the large width of the withdrawal area 26. It is movable so that it can be changed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, on the withdrawal area 26 side in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, banknotes are sent from the inside of the housing 12 to the withdrawal area 26 and accumulated in the withdrawal area 26, and the withdrawal area 26 A bill taking-in mechanism 50 for taking in the bills accumulated in 26 into the inside of the housing 12 is provided. The bill taking-in mechanism 50 is provided with an accumulating lever 51 that can swing around a shaft 51a, a feeding roller 52 that is provided to face the accumulating lever 51, and that can rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. The take-in roller 53 is provided below and is rotatable in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is provided with an internal shutter 60 that selectively restricts access to the banknote accumulation area including the deposit area 24 and the withdrawal area 26. The internal shutter 60 is movable in the left-right direction in FIG. In the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, three detection sensors 61, 62, and 63 for detecting the front end portion 60 a of the internal shutter 60 are provided above the banknote accumulation area. These detection sensors 61, 62, and 63 are provided in a line along the left-right direction in FIG. The internal shutter 60 has a first position (see FIG. 5 and the like) where the front end 60a of the internal shutter 60 is detected by the detection unit 61a of the first detection sensor 61, and the front end 60a of the internal shutter 60 is the second position. A second position (see FIG. 2 and the like) detected by the detection unit 62a of the detection sensor 62, and a third position (a detection unit 63a of the third detection sensor 63 detects the front end 60a of the internal shutter 60). Open position (see FIG. 4 etc.)). Here, when the internal shutter 60 is located at the first position or the second position, the dispensing area 26 is closed by the internal shutter 60. On the other hand, when the internal shutter 60 is located at the third position, the dispensing area 26 is opened. More specifically, as will be described later, when the banknotes stored in the housing 12 are sent to the withdrawal area 26 and accumulated, the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42 is as shown in FIG. By moving to the right, the withdrawal area 26 can be made larger than when the banknotes are fed from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 to the inside of the housing 12. During the process, the internal shutter moves from the second position to the first position, thereby closing the enlarged dispensing area 26.

  Next, the detail of a structure of the partition mechanism 40 of the deposit or withdrawal part 20 is demonstrated using FIG. As described above, the partition mechanism 40 includes the deposit-side tag presser member 41 disposed on the deposit area 24 side, and the withdrawal-side tag retainer member 42 disposed on the withdrawal area 26 side. The deposit-side bill holding member 41 and the withdrawal-side bill holding member 42 are connected by a tension spring 43. More specifically, a support member 41a is attached to the deposit-side bill pressing member 41, and a substantially cylindrical receiving member 41b is provided on the support member 41a. The partition mechanism 40 is provided with a slide shaft 45 extending in a substantially horizontal direction, and the slide shaft 45 penetrates the hollow portion of the receiving member 41b. Then, when the receiving member 41b moves along the slide shaft 45, the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 moves in the left-right direction in FIG. Further, the deposit-side bill holding member 41 is provided with a tension spring support member 41c to which one end of the tension spring 43 is attached.

  Further, a support member 42a is attached to the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42, and a substantially cylindrical receiving member 42b is provided on the support member 42a. The slide shaft 45 passes through the hollow portion of the receiving member 42b. Then, when the receiving member 42b moves along the slide shaft 45, the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42 moves in the left-right direction in FIG. A tension spring support member 42c to which the other end of the tension spring 43 is attached is attached to the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42. In addition, an engaged member 42d that is selectively engaged with an engaging member 44a of a regulating member 44 described later is provided at the lower end of the support member 42a.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the deposit-side tag pressing member 41 and the withdrawal-side tag pressing member 42 are connected by a tension spring 43, so that the deposit-side tag pressing member 41 and the withdrawal-side tag pressing member 42 are tensioned. By the pulling force of the spring 43, they are urged in directions approaching each other. If no force is applied to the deposit side bill holding member 41 and the withdrawal side tag hold member 42 so as to separate these members 41, 42 in the left-right direction in FIG. ) And FIG. 8 (b), the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 and the withdrawal-side bill pressing member 42 are in contact with each other. On the other hand, when a force that pulls these members 41 and 42 apart in the left-right direction in FIG. 8 is applied to the deposit-side tag holding member 41 or the withdrawal-side tag holding member 42, FIG. As shown in the figure, the deposit-side bill holding member 41 and the withdrawal-side bill holding member 42 are separated from each other.

  The deposit side tag pressing member 41 is provided with a drive mechanism 46 (see FIG. 12) for driving the deposit side tag pressing member 41. Details of the configuration of the drive mechanism 46 will be described later. By the drive mechanism 46, the deposit side bill pressing member 41 can be moved in both the left and right directions in FIG. In addition, the partition mechanism 40 is provided with a regulating member 44 that selectively regulates the movement of the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42. The restricting member 44 is composed of, for example, a solenoid 44d. More specifically, a swing member 44b is provided at the tip portion 44c of the solenoid 44d. The swing member 44b swings around the shaft 44e with the tip portion 44c of the solenoid 44d as the swing end. It is like that. The swinging member 44b is provided with an engaging member 44a that selectively engages with an engaged member 42d provided on the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42. Then, the solenoid 44d engages with the engaged member 42d when the engagement member 44a moves to the right in FIG. 8 (see FIG. 8C). And the disengagement position (see FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b)) that do not engage with the engaged member 42d when the withdrawal-side bill pressing member 42 moves to the right in FIG. Thus, the swing member 44b is swung.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, when the engagement member 44a is positioned at the non-engagement position by the solenoid 44d, the drive mechanism 46 moves the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 to the right. The withdrawal-side tag holding member 42 moves to the right in conjunction with the depositing-side tag holding member 41, and the engaged member 42d passes through the engaging member 44a, whereby the depositing-side bill holding member 41 and the withdrawal-side bill. The pressing member 42 remains in contact. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8C, when the engagement member 44a is positioned at the engagement position by the solenoid 44d, the engagement mechanism 44 is moved to the right when the drive mechanism 46 moves the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 to the engagement position. Since the combined member 44a engages with the engaged member 42d of the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42, the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42 does not move rightward. The bill holding members 42 are separated from each other.

  Next, the detail of the structure of the banknote feeding mechanism 30 of the depositing / withdrawing part 20 is demonstrated using FIG. 9 thru | or FIG.

  First, the interlocking between the feeding guide 34 and the gate lever 35 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the feeding guide 34 swings about the shaft 34 a that is coaxial with the shaft of the feeding roller 32. Further, the gate lever 35 swings about a shaft 37. The gate lever 35 is provided with a pin member 35a, and the feeding guide 34 is provided with a long hole 34b through which the pin member 35a passes. When the gate lever 35 swings around the shaft 37, the pin member 35a is guided in the elongated hole 34b, so that the feeding guide 34 also swings around the shaft 34a. FIG. 9A shows a state when the leading end of the feeding guide 34 and the leading end of the gate lever 35 are at the advanced positions such that they protrude toward the deposit-side bill pressing member 41, and FIG. The state when the leading end of the payout guide 34 and the leading end of the gate lever 35 are in the retracted position such as retracted from the advanced position to the opposite side of the deposit side bill pressing member 41 is shown. When the feeding guide 34 and the gate lever 35 are in the advanced position as shown in FIG. 9A, when the gate lever 35 moves in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. It moves in the clockwise direction in FIG. 9 around 34a. As a result, the feeding guide 34 and the gate lever 35 reach the retracted position as shown in FIG.

  Next, the interlocking between the feeding guide 34 and the kicker roller 31 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the feeding guide 34 swings around the shaft 34a. Further, the kicker roller 31 is provided with a support member 38, and the kicker roller 31 is rotatably supported by the support member 38. The support member 38 that supports the kicker roller 31 is attached to the feeding guide 34. For this reason, the feeding guide 34 and the support member 38 are integrally swung around the shaft 34a. As a result, when the payout guide 34 is in the advanced position as shown in FIG. 10 (a), when the payout guide 34 moves in the clockwise direction in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10 (b), the kicker roller 31 moved in the clockwise direction in FIG. 10 around the center 34a and supported by the support member 38 from the advanced position as shown in FIG. 10 (a). It retracts to the opposite side to the deposit-side bill holding member 41.

  Next, the interlocking of the gate lever 35, the gate lever operation link 36, and the deposit side bill pressing member 41 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the gate lever 35 and the gate lever operation link 36 swing integrally around the shaft 37. Further, a roller 36a is rotatably provided at the tip of the gate lever operation link 36, and is provided on the deposit side bill pressing member 41 when the deposit side tag pressing member 41 moves to the right in FIG. The roller 36a of the gate lever operation link 36 comes into contact with the support member 41a. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), when the leading end of the gate lever 35 and the leading end of the gate lever operation link 36 are in the advanced positions so as to protrude toward the deposit-side bill pressing member 41, When the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 moves to the right in FIG. 2, the roller 36a of the gate lever operation link 36 contacts the support member 41a provided on the deposit-side tag press member 41, and the gate lever operation link 36 is pivoted. It rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11B, the roller 36a moves downward along the outer edge of the support member 41a, and this roller 36a is guided along the lower edge of the support member 41a below the support member 41a. Will come to be. Further, when the gate lever operation link 36 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 11 about the shaft 37, the gate lever 35 also rotates in conjunction with the gate lever operation link 36, and the gate lever 35 and the gate lever operation. The link 36 reaches a retracted position as shown in FIG. When the gate lever 35 moves from the advanced position to the retracted position, the feeding guide 34 and kicker roller 31 are also retracted away from the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 (FIGS. 9B and 10B). )reference).

  Next, details of the configuration of the drive mechanism 46 that drives the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 can be moved in both the left and right directions in FIG. 2 by the drive mechanism 46. Such a drive mechanism 46 includes a motor 46a and a circulation belt 46e, and the motor 46a can circulate and move the circulation belt 46e in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. ing. More specifically, a gear 46b is attached to the motor 46a, and the gear 46b meshes with the gear 46c. A gear 46h is also provided on the pulley 46d around which the circulation belt 46e is stretched, and the gear 46h meshes with the gear 46c. Thus, as shown in FIG. 12A, when the motor 46a rotates the gear 46b in the clockwise direction, the pulley 46d rotates in the clockwise direction, so that the circulation belt 46e rotates in the clockwise direction. It will move cyclically. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12B, when the motor 46a rotates the gear 46b in the counterclockwise direction, the pulley 46d rotates in the counterclockwise direction, whereby the circulation belt 46e rotates in the counterclockwise direction. It starts to move cyclically. A torque limiter 46i is provided between the pulley 46d and the gear 46h. When a force exceeding a certain torque is applied from the gear 46h to the pulley 46d, the torque limiter 46i is used to rotate the gear 46h. The pulley 46d slips, and the pulley 46d does not rotate even if the gear 46h rotates.

  A support member 41a provided on the deposit-side bill holding member 41 is attached to the circulation belt 46e. For this reason, when the circulation belt 46e circulates in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction in FIG. 12, the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 also moves to the right or left in FIG. On the other hand, the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42 is not connected to the circulation belt 46e. For this reason, even if the circulation belt 46e circulates in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction in FIG. 12, the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42 does not directly interlock with the circulation belt 46e. However, as described above, since the deposit-side tag pressing member 41 and the withdrawal-side tag pressing member 42 are connected by the tension spring 43, when the regulating member 44 does not regulate the movement of the withdrawal-side tag pressing member 42. The deposit-side bill holding member 41 and the withdrawal-side bill holding member 42 move in conjunction with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a pulley 46f is stretched around a circulation belt 46e, and the pulley 46f is connected to a shaft 37 of the gate lever 35 and the gate lever operation link 36 via a torque limiter 46g. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12A, when the circulation belt 46e circulates in the clockwise direction, the shaft 37 also rotates in the clockwise direction via the pulley 46f and the torque limiter 46g, and the gate lever operation link 36 is rotated. As shown in FIG. 12 (a), the lower end (roller 36a) is located at the advancing position so as to protrude toward the deposit side bill pressing member 41. When the gate lever operation link 36 is positioned at the advanced position as shown in FIG. 12A, the torque limiter 46g causes the shaft 37 to slide with respect to the rotation of the pulley 46f, and the shaft 37 does not rotate any more. . In this way, even if the circulation belt 46e continues to circulate, the gate lever operation link 36 is fixed at the advanced position as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12B, when the circulation belt 46e circulates in the counterclockwise direction, the shaft 37 also rotates counterclockwise via the pulley 46f and the torque limiter 46g, and the gate lever operation link. As shown in FIG. 12B, the lower end 36 (roller 36 a) is positioned at a retreat position where the lower end (roller 36 a) retreats from the deposit side bill pressing member 41. At this time, the gate lever operation link 36 is positioned so as to extend almost directly from the shaft 37. When the gate lever operation link 36 is located at the retracted position as shown in FIG. 12B, the shaft 37 slides with respect to the rotation of the pulley 46f by the torque limiter 46g, and the shaft 37 does not rotate any more. . In this way, even if the circulation belt 46e continues to circulate, the gate lever operation link 36 is fixed at the retracted position as shown in FIG.

  Next, the detail of the structure of the banknote taking-in mechanism 50 is demonstrated using FIG. 13 thru | or FIG. 13A shows the state of each component of the banknote taking-in mechanism 50 when a banknote is sent from the inside of the housing 12 to the withdrawal area 26, and FIG. The state of each component of the banknote taking-in mechanism 50 when the accumulated banknote is drawn down by the feeding roller 52 and the taking-in roller 53 and taken into a later-described banknote taking-in part 57 is shown.

  As described above, the banknote taking-in mechanism 50 is disposed on the side of the withdrawal area 26 in the banknote stacking area, and is provided so as to face the stacking lever 51 that can swing around the shaft 51a, and the stacking lever 51. 13 includes a feeding roller 52 that can be rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 13 and a take-in roller 53 that is provided below the feeding roller 52 and that can rotate in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. doing. The feeding roller 52 may be rotatable in the counterclockwise direction in addition to the clockwise direction in FIG. Further, in the bill taking-in mechanism 50, a counter roller 59 is installed so as to contact the taking-in roller 53, and a nip portion N is formed between the taking-in roller 53 and the counter roller 59. A bill aligning member 59 a having a plurality of radially extending rubber plates is coaxially attached to the facing roller 59. The banknote alignment member 59a is accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 by hitting the rear end of the banknote with a rubber plate when the banknote is sent from the inside of the housing 12 of the banknote processing apparatus 10 to the withdrawal area 26. The bills are arranged.

  A shaft 51a of the accumulation lever 51 is provided with a torsion spring. When no force is applied to the accumulation lever 51, the accumulation lever 51 is positioned at a fixed position as shown in FIG. ing. At such a fixed position, the stacking lever 51 is inclined such that the upper end of the stacking lever 51 is closer to the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42 than the lower end. Further, for example, when a force is applied to the accumulation lever 51 in the left direction by the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 or the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42, the accumulation lever 51 is counteracted about the shaft 51a. As shown in FIG. 13 (b), the accumulation lever 51 rises by rotating in the clockwise direction. When the accumulation lever 51 reaches a position extending directly above (see FIG. 14D), it no longer rotates counterclockwise around the shaft 51a.

  A pair of guide rollers 53a and 53b are provided below the take-in roller 53 and the opposing roller 59, and a conveying unit 70 (see FIG. 1) is connected to the pair of guide rollers 53a and 53b. In this way, the banknotes sent from the transport unit 70 to the pair of guide rollers 53a and 53b are further sent to the nip portion N between the take-in roller 53 and the opposing roller 59, and the take-in roller 53 is opposite to that in FIG. By rotating in the clockwise direction, banknotes are fed from the nip portion N to the withdrawal area 26.

  In addition, the banknote taking-in mechanism 50 is provided with a guide member 55 that extends in the vertical direction and forms a withdrawal area 26 between the partitioning mechanism 40 and the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42. Further, in the bill taking-in mechanism 50, a support member 54 that rotatably supports the feeding roller 52 is provided, and one end 56a of a tension spring 56 is attached to the support member 54. The position of the other end 56b of the tension spring 56 is fixed.

  In the bill taking-in mechanism 50, a branching member 58 is provided in the vicinity of the taking-in roller 53. The branch member 58 swings about a shaft 58 a provided below the take-in roller 53. A torsion spring is provided on the shaft 58a of the branch member 58, and the torsion spring urges the branch member 58 in a counterclockwise direction around the shaft 58a. When no force is applied to the branching member 58, the branching member 58 is positioned at a position as shown in FIG. Further, a bill taking-in portion 57 is provided in the vicinity of the branch member 58. A space for storing a plurality of banknotes is formed in the banknote taking-in portion 57. When the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are fed out from the withdrawal area 26 by the feeding roller 52 and the take-in roller 53 and sent downward, the branch member 58 moves to the position shown in FIG. The bills are stored in the bill taking-in portion 57. Details of the configuration of the branch member 58 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, a hook-shaped portion 58 b is formed at the upper end of the branch member 58. Since such a hook-shaped part 58b is formed at the upper end of the branching member 58, the branching member 58 is stored in the banknote taking-in part 57 when the branching member 58 is positioned as shown in FIG. The fed banknotes are regulated by the hook-shaped portion 58b, and the banknotes flow backward from the banknote capturing section 57 to the withdrawal area 26, or the banknotes stored in the banknote capturing section 57 are unloaded. It is possible to prevent the malicious operator or the like from taking out the terminal 26 from being stolen.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 14, two detection members 51 b and 51 c are provided at the lower end of the integration lever 51, and these detection members 51 b and 51 c are provided below the integration lever 51. Two detection sensors 65 and 66 are provided for detection. Here, the detection sensors 65 and 66 are provided with detection parts 65a and 66a, respectively, and these detection parts 65a and 66a detect the detected members 51b and 51c of the integrated lever 51, respectively. As shown in FIG. 14A, when no force is applied to the accumulation lever 51 and the accumulation lever 51 is in a fixed position, the detection unit 65 a of the first detection sensor 65 is the first position of the accumulation lever 51. The first detection member 51b is not detected, and the detection unit 66a of the second detection sensor 66 does not detect the second detection member 51c of the integrated lever 51. When a large amount of banknotes is sent from the inside of the housing 12 to the withdrawal area 26 and a leftward force is applied to the stacking lever 51 in a fixed position by these banknotes, the stacking lever 51 moves the shaft 51a. Rotating in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 14 as the center, the detection unit 65a of the first detection sensor 65 detects the first detected member 51b of the integrated lever 51 as shown in FIG. The position of the stacking lever 51 when the detection unit 65a of the first detection sensor 65 detects the first detected member 51b of the stacking lever 51 as shown in FIG. When the accumulation lever 51 reaches the full banknote position, the withdrawal-side bill pressing member 42 moves to the right in FIG. 13 as described later, and the withdrawal area 26 becomes larger. When the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42 moves in the right direction, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 also move rightward in accordance with the movement of the withdrawal side tag holding member 42 and are applied to the accumulation lever 51 in the left direction. Accordingly, the stacking lever 51 moves in the clockwise direction around the shaft 51a by the force of the torsion spring provided on the shaft 51a from the banknote full position as shown in FIG. 14 (b).

  Further, when the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are taken into the banknote taking-in portion 57, the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42 presses the accumulation lever 51 leftward as shown in FIG. The accumulating lever 51 reaches a bill taking-in position as shown in FIG. At this time, the detection unit 65a of the first detection sensor 65 detects the first detected member 51b of the integration lever 51, and the detection unit 66a of the second detection sensor 66 detects the second detection target of the integration lever 51. The detection member 51c is detected. Further, when the stacking lever 51 is in the bill taking-in position, the stacking lever 51 is further away from the dispensing side bill pressing member 42 than the feeding roller 52. As a result, banknotes between the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42 and the stacking lever 51 can be reliably fed downward by the feeding roller 52 without being obstructed by the stacking lever 51.

  When the stacking lever 51 is further pressed leftward from the banknote taking-in position as shown in FIG. 14 (c), the stacking lever 51 is positioned at the end position as shown in FIG. 14 (d). At such a terminal position, the integrated lever 51 is in a state of extending directly above. Further, as described above, when the accumulation lever 51 reaches the end position as shown in FIG. 14D, the accumulation lever 51 cannot be moved further counterclockwise about the shaft 51a. It has become. In this way, the accumulation lever 51 swings between a fixed position as shown in FIG. 14 (a) and a terminal position as shown in FIG. 14 (d).

  Next, operation | movement when sending a banknote from the inside of the housing | casing 12 to the withdrawal area | region 26 is demonstrated easily using Fig.13 (a). As shown in FIG. 13A, when a banknote is sent from the inside of the housing 12 to the withdrawal area 26, the accumulation lever 51 is in a fixed position, and the branch member 58 is in a position extending in the vertical direction. . Further, when a bill is sent from the inside of the housing 12 to the withdrawal area 26, the take-in roller 53 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. At this time, the feeding roller 52 may also rotate in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. And when a banknote is sent from the conveyance part 70 (refer FIG. 1) of the banknote processing apparatus 10 to the nip part N between the taking-in roller 53 and the opposing roller 59 via a pair of guide rollers 53a and 53b, this banknote will be The paper is further fed upward by the take-in roller 53 and finally accumulated in the withdrawal area 26. More specifically, the banknotes sent upward by the take-in roller 53 are accumulated in a region between the accumulation lever 51 and the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42. At this time, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are aligned by the banknote alignment member 59a.

  Next, the operation when the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are fed downward by the feeding roller 52 and the taking-in roller 53 and taken into the banknote taking-in portion 57 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 13B, when the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are taken into the banknote taking-in portion 57, the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42 moves toward the guide member 55, and this withdrawal is performed. When the side note pressing member 42 presses the stacking lever 51 in the left direction, the stacking lever 51 comes to be positioned at a bill taking position as shown in FIG. Further, the branching member 58 rotates from the position shown in FIG. 13A in the clockwise direction around the shaft 58a, and becomes a position where the banknote is guided from the dispensing area 26 to the inside of the banknote taking-in portion 57. (See FIG. 13B). Further, when the bills accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are taken into the bill take-in portion 57, the feeding roller 52 and the take-in roller 53 rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. In this way, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are fed downward one by one by the feeding roller 52 and taken into the banknote taking-in portion 57 one by one by the taking-in roller 53.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a control unit 16 that controls each component of the banknote handling apparatus 10 is provided in the housing 12 of the banknote handling apparatus 10. The control unit 16 controls each component of the banknote processing apparatus 10 when the banknote processing apparatus 10 performs banknote depositing or dispensing processing.

  Next, operation | movement of the banknote processing apparatus 10 which consists of the above structures is demonstrated below. The operation of the banknote handling apparatus 10 as described below is performed by the control unit 16 controlling each component of the banknote handling apparatus 10.

  First, banknote depositing processing in the banknote handling apparatus 10 will be described. When no processing is performed in the banknote processing apparatus 10, the external shutter 14 closes the opening 12 a of the housing 12 positioned above the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 as shown in FIG. The internal shutter 60 is located at the second position such that the front end 60 a is detected by the detection unit 62 a of the second detection sensor 62. Then, the operator inserts an ID card into a card reader (not shown) provided on the housing 12 and deposits the control unit 16 by an instruction unit such as a touch panel (not shown) provided on the housing 12. When the processing command is given, the external shutter 14 opens the opening 12a of the housing 12 positioned above the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 as shown in FIG. As a result, the operator can access the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. However, the internal shutter 60 remains in the second position. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 16B, the operator cannot access the withdrawal area 26 in the banknote accumulation area of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and the operator accesses only the deposit area 24. Will be able to. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the operator from setting the banknote in the withdrawal area 26 by mistake when the deposited banknote is inserted.

  At the time of deposit standby as shown in FIG. 16 (b), as shown in FIG. 2, the gate lever 35 and the gate lever operation link 36 of the bill feeding mechanism 30 have their tips directed toward the deposit side bill pressing member 41. It is in a position to protrude. Further, the feeding guide 34 of the banknote feeding mechanism 30 is also in the advanced position such that its tip protrudes toward the deposit side bill pressing member 41 side. Further, the kicker roller 31 supported by the support member 38 of the bill feeding mechanism 30 is also in the advanced position so as to protrude toward the deposit side bill pressing member 41 side. For this reason, when the operator inserts the deposited banknote into the deposit area 24, the banknote is accumulated between the gate lever 35 and the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 as shown in FIG. In this manner, the kicker roller 31, the feeding guide 34, and the gate lever 35 of the banknote feeding mechanism 30 protrude toward the deposit-side bill pressing member 41, so that the deposit area 24 is narrowed and the banknote is bent or bent. A bill etc. can also be held in a standing position, and troubles such as a bill falling down can be prevented. Moreover, since the deposit area | region 24 becomes narrow, even when setting a small number of banknotes (for example, about 10 sheets) to the deposit area | region 24, it can prevent that these few banknotes fall down. In addition, by tilting the gate lever 35, it is possible to prevent foreign matter such as a clip sandwiched between deposited banknotes from dropping to the vicinity of the feeding roller 32. When a large amount of deposited banknotes is inserted into the deposit area 24, the feeding guide 34 and the gate lever 35 swing from the advanced position, and such a swing is detected by a detection sensor (for example, provided on the gate lever 35). (Not shown), the control unit 16 can determine that a large amount of deposited banknotes has been inserted.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when the operator inserts a deposited banknote into the deposit area 24 and gives a command to start processing to the control unit 16 by a touch panel or the like provided on the housing 12, FIG. As shown, the external shutter 14 closes the opening 12 a of the housing 12 positioned above the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. This prevents the operator from accessing the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. Then, as shown in FIG. 12A, the motor 46a of the drive mechanism 46 rotates the gear 46b in the clockwise direction, and the pulley 46d rotates in the clockwise direction, so that the circulation belt 46e rotates in the clockwise direction. Cycle in the direction. As a result, the deposit side bill pressing member 41 moves rightward toward the kicker roller 31. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8 (c), the solenoid 44d moves the engaging member 44a to the engaged member 42d when the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42 moves rightward in FIG. It is located at the engaging position where it engages. For this reason, when the drive mechanism 46 moves the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 to the right, the engaging member 44a engages with the engaged member 42d of the withdrawal-side tag pressing member 42, so that the withdrawal is performed. Since the side bill pressing member 42 does not move to the right, the deposit side tag pressing member 41 and the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42 are separated from each other (see FIG. 3).

  Further, when the deposit side tag pressing member 41 moves rightward toward the kicker roller 31, as shown in FIG. 11A, the roller of the gate lever operation link 36 is attached to the support member 41a of the deposit side tag pressing member 41. The gate lever operation link 36 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 11 about the shaft 37. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11B, the roller 36a moves downward along the outer edge of the support member 41a, and this roller 36a is guided along the lower edge of the support member 41a below the support member 41a. Will come to be. Further, when the gate lever operation link 36 rotates about the shaft 37 in the counterclockwise direction in FIGS. 3 and 11, the gate lever 35 also rotates in conjunction with the gate lever operation link 36, and the gate lever 35 and The gate lever operation link 36 reaches the retracted position as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. When the gate lever 35 moves from the advanced position to the retracted position, the feeding guide 34 and kicker roller 31 are also retracted away from the deposit-side bill pressing member 41.

  When the operator gives a command to start processing to the control unit 16, the kicker roller 31 and the feed roller 32 rotate in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. In this way, the banknotes in the deposit area 24 are kicked downward one by one by the kicker roller 31 while being pressed rightward by the deposit-side tag pressing member 41, and the kicked banknotes are fed by the feeding roller 32. One by one is fed into the housing 12 and sent to the transport unit 70.

  The banknotes sent from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 to the transport unit 70 by the banknote feeding mechanism 30 are identified by the identifying unit 72 such as denomination, true / false, and harm. Then, the banknote identified as a normal banknote by the identification unit 72 is sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 82 by the transport unit 70 and temporarily held by the deposit temporary holding unit 82. The banknote temporarily held in the deposit temporary storage unit 82 is sent out from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 to the inside of the housing 12, and then the operator gives a command to confirm the deposit to the control unit 16. It is sent to the deposit cassette 80.

  Moreover, the banknote identified by the identification part 72 as not being a normal banknote, and the banknote which could not be identified by the identification part 72 are made into the payment area | region 26 of the deposit or withdrawal part 20 by the conveyance part 70 as a receipt rejection banknote. Sent. More specifically, when the depositing reject banknote is sent to the dispensing area 26 of the depositing / dispensing unit 20 by the transport unit 70, the stacking lever 51 is in a fixed position as shown in FIG. Is in a position extending in the vertical direction. In addition, when sending the deposit reject banknote to the withdrawal area 26, the take-in roller 53 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. At this time, the feeding roller 52 may also rotate in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. When the deposit reject banknote is sent from the transport unit 70 to the nip N between the take-in roller 53 and the opposing roller 59 via the pair of guide rollers 53a and 53b, the banknote is sent further upward by the take-in roller 53. And finally accumulated in the withdrawal area 26. More specifically, the banknotes sent upward by the take-in roller 53 are accumulated in a region between the accumulation lever 51 and the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42 (see FIG. 3).

  When all the banknotes in the deposit area 24 are fed into the housing 12 by the banknote feeding mechanism 30 and sent to the deposit temporary storage section 82 or the withdrawal area 26 of the deposit / withdrawal section 20, FIG. As shown, the external shutter 14 opens the opening 12 a of the housing 12 positioned above the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. In addition, the internal shutter 60 moves to a third position such that the front end 60 a is detected by the detection unit 63 a of the third detection sensor 63. By moving the internal shutter 60 to the third position, the operator can access the withdrawal area 26.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12B, the motor 46a of the drive mechanism 46 rotates the gear 46b in the counterclockwise direction, and the pulley 46d rotates in the counterclockwise direction. Circulate in a clockwise direction. As a result, the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 moves to the left so as to move away from the kicker roller 31. When the circulation belt 46e circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 12B, the shaft 37 also rotates counterclockwise via the pulley 46f and the torque limiter 46g, and the gate lever operation link 36 is shown in FIG. 12 (b), the lower end (roller 36a) is positioned at the retreat position where the lower end (roller 36a) retreats from the deposit side bill pressing member 41. At this time, the gate lever operation link 36 is positioned so as to extend almost directly from the shaft 37. When the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 contacts the withdrawal-side tag pressing member 42, the motor 46a of the drive mechanism 46 slightly rotates the gear 46b in the clockwise direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), the circulation belt 46e circulates in the clockwise direction, and the shaft 37 also rotates in the clockwise direction via the pulley 46f and the torque limiter 46g. As shown in FIG. 12 (a), the lower end (roller 36a) 36 is located at the advanced position such that the lower end (roller 36a) protrudes toward the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 (see FIG. 4).

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 16 (d), the operator can withdraw while the external shutter 14 opens the opening 12a of the housing 12 and the internal shutter 60 opens the dispensing area 26. The deposit reject banknote is extracted from the gold area 26. In this way, the banknote depositing process in the banknote handling apparatus 10 is completed.

  Next, banknote withdrawal processing in the banknote handling apparatus 10 will be described. An operator inserts an ID card into a card reader (not shown) provided on the housing 12, and withdraws the control unit 16 by an instruction unit such as a touch panel (not shown) provided on the housing 12. Is given, the external shutter 14 closes the opening 12a of the housing 12 positioned above the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, as shown in FIG. Further, the internal shutter 60 moves to the first position such that the front end 60 a is detected by the detection unit 61 a of the first detection sensor 61. By moving the internal shutter 60 to the first position, the dispensing area 26 is closed by the internal shutter 60.

  The banknotes are fed out one by one from the dispensing cassettes 84, 86, 88 to the transport unit 70, and the banknotes fed to the transport unit 70 are identified by the identification unit 72. And the banknote identified as a normal banknote by the identification part 72 is sent to the payment area | region 26 of the deposit or withdrawal part 20 by the conveyance part 70. FIG. On the other hand, withdrawing banknotes such as banknotes identified as being abnormal in conveyance by the identification unit 72 are sent to the withdrawal rejection unit 76 by the conveyance unit 70 and accumulated.

  When the withdrawal process is performed, as shown in FIG. 13A, the accumulation lever 51 is positioned at a fixed position as shown in FIG. 14A, and the branch member 58 extends in the vertical direction. It is in such a position. Further, when a bill is sent from the transport unit 70 to the withdrawal area 26, the take-in roller 53 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. At this time, the feeding roller 52 may also rotate in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. And when a banknote is sent from the conveyance part 70 of the banknote processing apparatus 10 to the nip part N between the taking-in roller 53 and the opposing roller 59 via a pair of guide rollers 53a and 53b, the banknote is further fed by the taking-in roller 53. It is sent upward and finally accumulated in the withdrawal area 26. More specifically, the banknotes sent upward by the take-in roller 53 are accumulated in a region between the accumulation lever 51 and the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42. At this time, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are aligned by the banknote alignment member 59a.

  When the banknotes are sequentially sent from the transport unit 70 to the withdrawal area 26 and the amount of banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 increases, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are collected as shown in FIG. To the left. And as shown in FIG.14 (b), when the detection part 65a of the 1st detection sensor 65 detects the 1st to-be-detected member 51b of the stacking lever 51, it will be that the stacking lever 51 moved to the banknote full position. It is detected by the first detection sensor 65. When it is detected that the accumulation lever 51 has moved to the full banknote position, as shown in FIG. 12A, the motor 46a of the drive mechanism 46 rotates the gear 46b in the clockwise direction, and the pulley 46d rotates in the clockwise direction. By rotating in this direction, the circulation belt 46e circulates in the clockwise direction. As a result, the deposit side bill pressing member 41 moves rightward toward the kicker roller 31. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b), the solenoid 44d engages with the engaging member 44a when the dispensing-side tag pressing member 42 moves to the right in FIG. The member 42d is positioned at a non-engagement position where it is not engaged. For this reason, when the drive mechanism 46 moves the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 to the right, the withdrawal-side bill pressing member 42 moves to the right in conjunction with the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 by the tension spring 43. When the engaged member 42d passes through the engaging member 44a, the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 and the withdrawal-side bill pressing member 42 remain in contact with each other (see FIG. 6). As described above, when the stacking lever 51 reaches the full banknote position, the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42 moves to the right in FIG. 6 and the withdrawal area 26 becomes larger. Then, when the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42 moves in the right direction, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 also move in the right direction in accordance with the movement of the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42, and the accumulation lever 51 is moved. Since the pressing force to the left is weakened, the stacking lever 51 moves in the clockwise direction around the shaft 51a from the banknote full position as shown in FIG. 14 (b). Thus, in the banknote withdrawal process by the banknote handling apparatus 10, when the amount of banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 increases, the width of the withdrawal area 26 can be increased accordingly.

  Then, when a predetermined amount or amount of banknotes is sent to the withdrawal area 26, the tip 60a of the internal shutter 60 is detected by the detection unit 63a of the third detection sensor 63 as shown in FIG. Move to such a third position. The external shutter 14 opens the opening 12 a of the housing 12 positioned above the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. The external shutter 14 opens the opening 12a of the housing 12, and the internal shutter 60 opens the withdrawal area 26, so that the operator can access the withdrawal area 26. In this way, the operator takes out the withdrawal banknote from the withdrawal area 26.

  On the other hand, in the dispensing cassettes 84, 86, 88, when the banknotes to be dispensed become empty in the middle of withdrawal, that is, the banknotes of a specific denomination to be dispensed are dispensed cassettes 84, 86, 88. If the banknotes of this denomination are insufficient, the processing in the banknote processing apparatus 10 is interrupted and enters a resting state. In this case, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are fed downward by the feeding roller 52 and the taking-in roller 53 and taken into the banknote taking-in portion 57. At this time, as shown in FIG. 16 (f), the external shutter 14 closes the opening 12 a of the housing 12 positioned above the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. Further, the inner shutter 60 is located at the first position such that the front end 60 a is detected by the detection unit 61 a of the first detection sensor 61. Since the internal shutter 60 is located at the first position, the dispensing area 26 is closed by the internal shutter 60.

  More specifically, when the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are taken into the banknote taking-in portion 57, the withdrawal-side bill pressing member 42 moves toward the guide member 55, and FIG. As shown in the drawing, when the withdrawal side bill pressing member 42 presses the stacking lever 51 in the left direction, the stacking lever 51 reaches the bill taking-in position as shown in FIG. When the accumulation lever 51 reaches the banknote taking-in position, the detection unit 65a of the first detection sensor 65 detects the first detected member 51b of the accumulation lever 51 and the detection unit of the second detection sensor 66. The second detected member 51c of the accumulation lever 51 is detected by 66a. Further, the branch member 58 rotates from the position shown in FIG. 13A in the clockwise direction around the shaft 58a and guides the banknote from the withdrawal area 26 to the banknote taking-in portion 57 (see FIG. 13). 13 (b)). Further, when the bills accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are taken into the bill take-in portion 57, the feeding roller 52 and the take-in roller 53 rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. In this way, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are fed downward one by one by the feeding roller 52 and taken into the banknote taking-in portion 57 one by one by the taking-in roller 53.

  Thereafter, the branch member 58 is returned to the position shown in FIG. 13A by a torsion spring provided on the shaft 58a. Here, as shown in FIG. 15, when the branch member 58 is located at the position shown in FIG. Sending the banknote stored in the banknote taking-in part 57 to the withdrawal area 26 is regulated by the hook-shaped part 58b. For this reason, a banknote flows backward from the banknote taking-in part 57 to the withdrawal area 26, or a banknote stored in the banknote taking-in part 57 is taken out from the withdrawal area 26 by a malicious operator or the like and stolen. Can be prevented.

  Next, banknote exchange processing in the banknote processing apparatus 10 will be described. An operator inserts an ID card into a card reader (not shown) provided on the housing 12, and performs an exchange process on the control unit 16 by an instruction unit such as a touch panel provided on the housing 12 (not shown). When the command is given, the external shutter 14 opens the opening 12a of the housing 12 positioned above the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 as shown in FIG. As a result, the operator can insert banknotes into the deposit area 24. The internal shutter 60 remains in the second position, and the internal shutter 60 closes the dispensing area 26.

  When the operator inserts banknotes into the deposit area 24 and gives a command to start processing to the control unit 16 using a touch panel or the like provided on the housing 12, the banknotes accumulated in the deposit area 24 are transferred to the banknote feeding mechanism. 30 are fed one by one into the housing 12 and conveyed by the conveying unit 70. At this time, the bills fed into the housing 12 are identified by the identifying unit 72. The banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 72 are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 82 and temporarily held by the deposit temporary holding unit 82. On the other hand, banknotes identified as not normal banknotes by the identification unit 72 and banknotes that could not be identified by the identification unit 72 are transferred to the withdrawal area 26 of the depositing / dispensing unit 20 by the transport unit 70 as deposit reject banknotes. Sent. When all the banknotes in the deposit area 24 are fed into the housing 12 by the banknote feeding mechanism 30 and sent to the deposit temporary storage section 82 or the withdrawal area 26 of the deposit / withdrawal section 20, FIG. As shown, the external shutter 14 opens the opening 12 a of the housing 12 positioned above the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. In addition, the internal shutter 60 moves to a third position such that the front end 60 a is detected by the detection unit 63 a of the third detection sensor 63. When the internal shutter 60 moves to the third position, the withdrawal area 26 is opened, and the operator can take out the deposited reject banknote from the withdrawal area 26.

  When the deposit reject banknote is taken out from the withdrawal area 26, the external shutter 14 closes the opening 12a of the housing 12 located above the deposit / withdrawal section 20, as shown in FIG. Further, the internal shutter 60 moves to the first position such that the front end 60 a is detected by the detection unit 61 a of the first detection sensor 61. By moving the internal shutter 60 to the first position, the dispensing area 26 is closed by the internal shutter 60. The banknotes for money exchange are fed out one by one from the dispensing cassettes 84, 86, 88 to the transport unit 70, and the banknotes fed out to the transport unit 70 are identified by the identification unit 72. And the banknote identified as a normal banknote by the identification part 72 is sent to the payment area | region 26 of the deposit or withdrawal part 20 by the conveyance part 70. FIG. On the other hand, withdrawing banknotes such as banknotes identified as being abnormal in conveyance by the identification unit 72 are sent to the withdrawal rejection unit 76 by the conveyance unit 70 and accumulated.

  And when the banknote of the same amount as the amount of the banknote sent from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 to the deposit temporary storage unit 82 is sent from the withdrawal cassettes 84, 86, 88 to the withdrawal area 26, as shown in FIG. The internal shutter 60 moves to the third position such that the front end 60 a is detected by the detection unit 63 a of the third detection sensor 63. The external shutter 14 opens the opening 12 a of the housing 12 positioned above the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. The external shutter 14 opens the opening 12 a of the housing 12 and the internal shutter 60 opens the withdrawal area, so that the operator can access the withdrawal area 26. In this way, the operator takes out the exchanged banknote from the withdrawal area 26.

  On the other hand, in the withdrawal cassettes 84, 86, 88, when the banknote for exchange becomes empty during withdrawal, all the banknotes of a specific denomination for exchange are from the withdrawal cassettes 84, 86, 88. If the banknotes of this denomination are insufficient, the processing in the banknote processing apparatus 10 is interrupted and enters a resting state. In this case, the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are fed downward by the feeding roller 52 and the taking-in roller 53 and taken into the banknote taking-in portion 57. When all the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 are taken into the banknote taking-in part 57, the branching member 58 is returned to the position shown in FIG. 13A by the torsion spring provided on the shaft 58a. For this reason, a banknote flows backward from the banknote taking-in part 57 to the withdrawal area 26, or a banknote stored in the banknote taking-in part 57 is taken out from the withdrawal area 26 by a malicious operator or the like and stolen. Can be prevented. Thereafter, the banknotes temporarily held in the deposit temporary storage unit 82 are fed one by one to the transport unit 70, and all the banknotes are sent to the withdrawal area 26 by the transport unit 70. More specifically, after a billing process for fetching all the bills accumulated in the withdrawal area 26 into the bill fetching portion 57 is performed, the withdrawal-side bill at the position shown in FIG. The holding member 42 is moved in the direction away from the guide member 55 (that is, in the right direction) and the take-in roller 53 is rotated in the payout direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. The return process which sends a banknote to the deposit or withdrawal part 20 by the part 70 is performed. In this way, when the above trouble occurs in the exchange process, the banknote to be exchanged is returned to the operator.

  As described above, according to the banknote handling apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, banknotes accumulated in the banknote accumulation area are fed into the housing 12 and sent from the inside of the housing 12. Are accumulated in the bill accumulation area. Further, the housing 12 is provided with an external shutter 14 that opens and closes the opening 12a of the housing 12, and the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 has an internal portion that selectively regulates access to the banknote accumulation area. A shutter 60 is provided. In this manner, in addition to the external shutter 14 that opens and closes the opening 12a of the housing 12, the internal shutter 60 is provided in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 having the banknote stacking area in which banknotes are stacked. When banknotes are sent to the banknote accumulation area of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, the banknotes are prevented from jumping out of the banknote accumulation area, which causes the banknotes to be scattered inside the housing 12 of the banknote handling apparatus 10. This can be prevented.

  Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, the depositing / withdrawing part 20 has the partition mechanism 40 which partitions a banknote accumulation area | region into the deposit area | region 24 and the withdrawal area | region 26, and the internal shutter 60 is a housing | casing at least. 12 during a period in which banknotes are sent to the withdrawal area 26 (specifically, deposit-rejected banknotes are sent to the withdrawal area 26 during the depositing process, and withdrawal banknotes are sent out during the withdrawal process and exchange process. During the period when the money is sent to the withdrawal area 26), the withdrawal area 26 is closed. As a result, when the external shutter 14 provided in the housing 12 of the banknote handling apparatus 10 is opened, the banknote is erroneously set in the withdrawal area 26 when the deposited banknote is inserted into the deposit area 24. Can be prevented.

  Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, when the banknote accommodated in the inside of the housing | casing 12 is sent to the withdrawal area | region 26 and is integrated | stacked, the withdrawal side bill holding member 42 is shown in FIG. As shown, by moving rightward, the withdrawal area 26 can be made larger than when banknotes are fed from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 into the housing 12. While such a withdrawal process is performed, the internal shutter 60 moves greatly from the second position as shown in FIG. 2 to the first position as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. The withdrawal area 26 is closed.

  At this time, the internal shutter 60 closes the withdrawal area 26 when a banknote is drawn from the deposit area 24 into the inside of the housing 12, and an opening position for opening the withdrawal area 26 (see FIG. 16D). A first closing position (see FIG. 16A) to be closed, and a second for closing the withdrawal area 26 when the bills stored in the housing 12 are sent to the withdrawal area 26 and accumulated. It is possible to move between three positions including the closed position (FIG. 16 (e)).

  The deposit / withdrawal unit 20 has a mounting table 22 that forms the banknote accumulation area upward, and the partition mechanism 40 forms a deposit area 24 in the banknote accumulation area on one end (right end) side of the mounting table 22. A deposit-side bill holding member 41 (first bill-holding member), and a withdrawal-side bill holding member 42 that forms a withdrawal area 26 in the banknote accumulation area on the other end (left end) side of the mounting table 22. 2, and the deposit-side tag retainer 41 has a width of the deposit area 24 (the deposit-side bill retainer 41 and one end (right side) of the mounting table 22. It is possible to move on the mounting table 22 so that the distance) can be changed, and the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42 has a width of the withdrawal area 26 (the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42 and the mounting table 22). On the mounting table 22 so that the distance between the other end (left side) can be changed. It has become possible. By this, according to the quantity of the banknote withdrawn to the banknote processing apparatus 10, and the quantity of the banknote withdrawn from the banknote processing apparatus 10, the magnitude | size of the money_receiving | payment area | region 24 or the payment | withdrawal area | region 26 is changed easily. Will be able to.

  Further, the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 moves the deposit side tag pressing member 41 and the tension spring 43 (biasing member) that biases the deposit side tag pressing member 41 and the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42 toward each other. And a restricting member 44 that selectively restricts the movement of the withdrawal side note pressing member 42. As a result, when the movement of the withdrawal-side bill pressing member 42 is restricted by the restriction member 44, only the deposit-side bill holding member 41 can be moved by the drive mechanism 46, while the restriction member 44. If the movement of the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42 is not restricted by the above, the depositing side tag pressing member 41 and the withdrawal side tag pressing member 42 are integrally moved by the drive mechanism 46 while being in contact with each other. Will be able to.

  The deposit / withdrawal unit 20 includes a kicker roller 31 for kicking out the banknotes accumulated in the deposit area 24 and a support member 38 for rotatably supporting the kicker roller 31. Is moved in conjunction with the deposit-side bill holding member 41. The depositing / dispensing unit 20 has a feeding guide 34 for guiding the banknotes accumulated in the depositing area 24 when the banknotes are fed into the housing 12. It moves in conjunction with the member 41. As described above, when the support member 38 and the feed guide 34 of the kicker roller 31 are moved in conjunction with the deposit side tag pressing member 41, the drive source for the support member 38 and the feed guide 34 is used. Since the apparatus can be made compact, the manufacturing cost of the banknote handling apparatus 10 can be reduced.

  In addition, the banknote processing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment is not limited to said aspect, A various change can be added.

  For example, the configuration of the mounting table 22 can be configured as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18. FIG. 17 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of the mounting table 22 (movable guide 22a) when the depositing / dispensing unit 20 of the banknote handling apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 2 is viewed from above, and FIG. 17 is a side view showing a configuration of a drive unit and the like of the movable guide 22a of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the mounting table 22 that forms the deposit area 24 in the banknote accumulation area upward is formed by a pair of movable guides 22 a extending in parallel, for example. That is, in the deposit area 24, the bills P are stacked between the deposit-side bill pressing member 41 and the kicker roller 31 so as to straddle the pair of movable guides 22a. Such a pair of movable guides 22a can reciprocate in the vertical direction in FIG. In this way, when a pair of movable guides 22a reciprocate in the vertical direction, foreign matter such as clips are mixed between bills stacked across the pair of movable guides 22a. It can be recovered by dropping downward from the movable guide 22a by its own weight. Further, in the present embodiment, when the pair of movable guides 22a are reciprocated in the vertical direction in FIG. 2, the pair of movable guides 22a can be asynchronously reciprocated in the vertical direction. As a result, the banknotes stacked across the pair of movable guides 22a move in the vertical direction at the right and left parts thereof at different timings, and the banknotes on the pair of movable guides 22a are constantly in the vertical direction. Since it swings in an unbalanced manner, foreign matter between bills can be more reliably dropped downward from the movable guide 22a.

  Next, the structure of the drive part 27 of such a movable guide 22a is demonstrated using FIG. As shown in FIG. 18, the drive unit 27 includes a motor 27a, a gear 27b attached to the motor 27a, a gear 27c engaged with the gear 27b, a gear 27d engaged with the gear 27c, and a cam provided on the gear 27d. 27e. The motor 27a can rotate the gear 27b in both forward and reverse directions. A roller 22b is provided at the lower end of one of the pair of movable guides 22a, and the roller 22b moves up and down on the cam 27e in accordance with the rotation of the cam 27e. . The gear 27d and the cam 27e are connected by a one-way clutch. A pulley is coaxially attached to the gear 27c, and a drive belt 27f is stretched around the pulley. The drive unit 27 is provided with a gear 27g, and a pulley on which a drive belt 27f is stretched is coaxially attached to the gear 27g. A gear 27h is engaged with the gear 27g, and a cam 27i is provided in the gear 27h. A roller 22c is provided at the lower end of the other movable guide 22a of the pair of movable guides 22a. The roller 22c moves up and down on the cam 27i in accordance with the rotation of the cam 27i. . The gear 27h and the cam 27i are connected by a one-way clutch.

  The cam 27e and the cam 27i have the same shape. The shapes of these cams 27e and 27i rise smoothly when the rollers 22b and 22c rise when the cams 27e and 27i rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 18, and the rollers 22b and 22c fall. When it does, it has a shape that descends at a stretch.

  In addition, a foreign material conveying and circulating belt 28 is provided below the pair of movable guides 22a. The foreign material conveying / circulating belt 28 is installed so as to extend in a substantially horizontal direction, and a gear 28b is connected to one pulley 28a on which the foreign material conveying / circulating belt 28 is stretched. The gear 28b is engaged with the gear 27b of the drive unit 27.

  Further, a chute 29a is provided at one end of the foreign matter transport circulation belt 28 so as to extend downward, and a tray 29 is provided below the chute 29a. Here, when foreign matter exists on the foreign matter transport circulation belt 28 and this foreign matter transport circulation belt 28 circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 18, the foreign matter on the foreign matter transport circulation belt 28 moves on the chute 29a. Via the tray 29.

  Next, a driving method of the pair of movable guides 22a by the driving unit 27 as shown in FIG. 18 will be described. First, the motor 27a of the drive unit 27 rotates the gear 27b in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the cam 27e rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 18 via the gear 27c and the gear 27d, and the roller 22b placed on the cam 27e moves in the vertical direction in accordance with the shape of the cam 27e. When the gear 27b rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 18, the cam 27i rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 18 via the gear 27c, the drive belt 27f, the gear 27g, and the gear 27h. The roller 22c placed on is moved up and down in accordance with the shape of the cam 27i. In this way, the pair of movable guides 22a reciprocate in the vertical direction independently of each other. Further, by making the gear ratio of the gear 27d to the gear 27b different from the gear ratio of the gear 27h to the gear 27b, the rotational speeds of the cam 27e and the cam 27i are different from each other. As a result, the pair of movable guides 22a reciprocate in the vertical direction asynchronously. In this way, the foreign matter between the banknotes stacked so as to straddle the pair of movable guides 22a falls and is placed on the foreign matter transport / circulation belt 28.

  When the motor 27a of the drive unit 27 rotates the gear 27b in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 18 for a predetermined time, the motor 27a next rotates the gear 27b in the clockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the pulley 28a rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 18 via the gear 28b, and the foreign matter transport circulation belt 28 also circulates and moves in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the foreign matter on the foreign matter transport circulation belt 28 is sent to the tray 29 via the chute 29a. When the motor 27a rotates the gear 27b in the clockwise direction in FIG. 18, the gear 27d and the gear 27h also rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. 18, but a one-way clutch is provided between the gear 27d and the cam 27e. Since the one-way clutch is also provided between the gear 27h and the cam 27i, the protruding portions of the cams 27e and 27i are in contact with the rollers 22b and 22c so that the cams 27e and 27i rotate further. As a result, the cams 27e and 27i stop at a predetermined rotational position.

  In the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, the mounting table 22 is composed of a pair of movable guides 22 a, and these movable guides 22 a can reciprocate in the vertical direction, so that banknotes are set in the deposit area 24. The foreign matter between the banknotes can be reliably dropped and collected. Thereby, it can prevent that a foreign material will be sent to the banknote feeding mechanism 30 grade | etc.,.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Banknote processing apparatus 12 Housing | casing 12a Opening 14 External shutter 16 Control part 20 Depositing / withdrawing part 22 Mounting base 22a Movable guide 22b, 22c Roller 23 Detection sensor 24 Depositing area 26 Withdrawing area 27 Drive part 27a Motor 27b Gear 27c Gear 27d Gear 27e cam 27f drive belt 27g gear 27h gear 27i cam 28 foreign matter transport circulation belt 28a pulley 28b gear 29 tray 29a chute 30 bill feeding mechanism 31 kicker roller 32 feeding roller 33 counter roller 34 feeding guide 34a shaft 34b slot 35 gate lever 35a pin Member 36 Gate lever operation link 36a Roller 37 Shaft 38 Support member 40 Partition mechanism 41 Deposit side tag pressing member 41a Support member 41b Receiving member 41c Tension spring support member 42 Withdrawal side tag press member 42a Holding member 42b Receiving member 42c Tension spring support member 42d Engagement member 43 Tension spring 44 Restriction member 44a Engagement member 44b Oscillation member 44c Tip portion 44d Solenoid 44e Shaft 45 Slide shaft 46 Drive mechanism 46a Motor 46b Gear 46c Gear 46d Pulley 46e Circulation belt 46f Pulley 46g Torque limiter 46h Gear 46i Torque limiter 50 Bill taking-in mechanism 51 Stacking lever 51a Shaft 51b First detected member 51c Second detected member 52 Feeding roller 53 Taking-in rollers 53a, 53b Guide roller 54 Support member 55 Guide member 56 Tensile spring 56a One end 56b The other end 57 A bill taking-in portion 58 A branching member 58a A shaft 58b A hook-shaped portion 59 A counter roller 59a A bill aligning member 60 An internal shutter 60a A tip portion 61 A first detection sensor 61a Exit unit 62 Second detection sensor 62a Detection unit 63 Third detection sensor 63a Detection unit 65 First detection sensor 65a Detection unit 66 Second detection sensor 66a Detection unit 70 Transport unit 72 Identification unit 74 Loading reject unit 76 Exit Gold rejection unit 80 Deposit cassette 82 Deposit temporary hold unit 84, 86, 88 Withdraw cassette 90, 92, 94 Withdraw tray

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A housing having an opening;
A bill depositing / dispensing unit provided inside the casing and accessible from the outside of the casing through an opening of the casing, and having a banknote stacking area in which banknotes are stacked, the banknote stacking area A bill depositing / withdrawing unit in which bills accumulated from the inside of the housing are accumulated in the bill accumulation region,
An external shutter provided in the housing for opening and closing the opening of the housing;
An internal shutter that is provided in the deposit / withdrawal unit and selectively restricts access to the banknote accumulation area;
With
The deposit / withdrawal unit has a partition mechanism that partitions the banknote accumulation area into a deposit area and a withdrawal area,
The internal shutter is adapted to close the withdrawal area at least during a period in which bills are sent from the inside of the housing to the withdrawal area.
When banknotes accumulated in the deposit area of the deposit / withdrawal unit are fed out into the housing, they are not normal banknotes among the bills fed out from the deposit / withdrawal unit into the housing. The identified reject banknote is sent to the withdrawal area, and the internal shutter closes the withdrawal area during the depositing process. A bill processing apparatus. A housing having an opening;
A bill depositing / dispensing unit provided inside the casing and accessible from the outside of the casing through an opening of the casing, and having a banknote stacking area in which banknotes are stacked, the banknote stacking area A bill depositing / withdrawing unit in which bills accumulated from the inside of the housing are accumulated in the bill accumulation region,
An external shutter provided in the housing for opening and closing the opening of the housing;
An internal shutter that is provided in the deposit / withdrawal unit and selectively restricts access to the banknote accumulation area;
With
The deposit / withdrawal unit has a partition mechanism that partitions the banknote accumulation area into a deposit area and a withdrawal area,
The internal shutter is adapted to close the withdrawal area at least during a period in which bills are sent from the inside of the housing to the withdrawal area.
When the banknotes stored in the housing are sent to and collected in the withdrawal area, the withdrawal area is made larger than when the banknotes are fed out from the deposit / withdrawal section into the housing. The bill is characterized in that the internal shutter closes the increased withdrawal area while the withdrawal process is performed. Processing equipment. The internal shutter has an opening position that opens the withdrawal area, and a first closure that closes the withdrawal area when banknotes stored in the housing are sent to and accumulated in the withdrawal area. position and, according to claim 2, characterized in that is movable between a second closed position for closing said dispensing area from the deposit area when the bill is fed inside the housing Banknote processing equipment. The deposit / withdrawal unit has a mounting table that forms the banknote accumulation area upward,
The partition mechanism includes a first bill holding member that forms the deposit area in the banknote stacking area on one end side of the mounting table, and the banknote stacking area on the other end side of the mounting table. A second bill holding member that forms a withdrawal area;
The first bill holder is movable on the mounting table so that the width of the deposit area can be changed.
The said 2nd tag holding member is movable on the said mounting base so that the magnitude | size of the width | variety of the said withdrawal area can be changed, The any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 1. The depositing / withdrawing unit includes a biasing member that biases the first tag pressing member and the second tag pressing member toward each other, and a drive mechanism that moves the first tag pressing member. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising a regulating member that selectively regulates movement of the second bill holding member. The deposit / withdrawal unit includes a kicker roller for kicking downward the banknotes accumulated in the deposit area, and a support member that supports the kicker roller so as to be rotatable. 6. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the banknote handling apparatus moves in conjunction with one bill holding member. The deposit / withdrawal unit has a payout guide for guiding the banknotes accumulated in the deposit area when the banknotes are fed into the housing, and the payout guide is the first bill holding member. The bill processing device according to any one of claims 4 to 6 , wherein the bill processing device moves in conjunction with the bill.

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