JP5708064B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus that carries a predetermined transaction by transporting a medium such as banknotes to be deposited and withdrawn.

  In general, a transport mechanism 121 used in a banknote processing apparatus such as a banknote depositing / dispensing machine has a transport guide 10a that guides the transport of banknotes 12 as shown in FIG. 5 (a) and FIG. 5 (b). 10b, a conveyance roller 16 that sandwiches and conveys the banknote 12, and side frames 14a and 14b provided on both side surfaces of the conveyance guides 10a and 10b.

  Although not shown for simplification, the transport mechanism 121 includes a bill detection sensor, a drive motor as a drive source, a drive transmission component such as a gear, and the like.

  5A and 5B are configuration diagrams of the conveyance path 11 in the vicinity of the recognition unit that recognizes the banknote 12, and the banknote 12 carried in as indicated by an arrow A in the figure is conveyed by the conveyance guides 10a and 10b. It is guided to change direction and is conveyed as shown by arrow B.

  The transport guides 10a and 10b are fixed to the side frames 14a and 14b to maintain strength, so that the interior of the transport path cannot be seen from the exterior.

  And in order to remove the banknote which remain | survives when a jam occurs in the conveyance path 11, the conveyance guide 10b can be opened as shown by arrow E to remove the remaining banknote 12b as shown in FIG. It has a structure. Although not shown, a lock mechanism for closing the conveyance guide 10b is also mounted (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 11-339100 A

  However, since the jam removal mechanism of the conventional banknote handling apparatus has a structure in which the conveyance guide is opened with the fulcrum portion as a support shaft, a mechanism part for locking the conveyance guide is also required, and the number of parts is complicated. In addition, since the amount of opening near the fulcrum portion is small, there is a problem that the visibility is not good and the removal efficiency is lowered.

The present invention adopts the following configuration in order to solve the above-described problems. That is, the banknotes are transported by a transport mechanism that includes a transport guide that is disposed opposite to guide the transport of banknotes, side frames that are provided on both sides of the transport guide, and transport rollers that sandwich and transport the banknotes. A banknote handling apparatus that transports and performs predetermined processing, wherein a slit longer than the short side width of the banknote is provided in the transport direction in the transport guide.

According to the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, since the slit longer than the short side width of the banknote is provided in the transport direction in the transport guide , the remaining banknote can be easily removed with a simple configuration.

It is a block diagram of the banknote processing apparatus of Example 1. 3 is a configuration of a main part of the banknote handling apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the banknote processing apparatus of Example 1. FIG. It is a structure and operation | movement explanatory drawing of the banknote processing apparatus of a modification. It is a principal part structure and operation | movement explanatory drawing of the conventional banknote processing apparatus.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are given the same reference numerals. In the following description, a banknote depositing / dispensing machine that handles banknotes will be described as an example. However, the present invention can also be applied to a booklet-like medium such as a passbook or a processing apparatus that handles paper sheets such as receipts. .

(Constitution)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the banknote handling apparatus according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the banknote handling apparatus 1 of the first embodiment includes a shutter 2s and a separating unit 2a that open as indicated by an arrow C, and a deposit / withdrawal unit 2 that collects and delivers bills and collects and dispenses bills. , A stacking mechanism for transporting and temporarily storing banknotes 12 inserted into the deposit / withdrawal section 2 and a temporary storage section 6 including a separating section 6a for separating and feeding out banknotes stacked by the stacking mechanism one by one.

  Furthermore, the banknote processing apparatus 1 of Example 1 includes the banknote storage unit 7 that includes the separation unit 7 a and stores the banknotes 12 inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 2 for each denomination, and the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage unit 7. Reject part 9 for storing rejected banknotes identified as unsuitable as withdrawal banknotes, and discrimination and counting of the authenticity, denomination, correctness, front and back, etc. of banknotes provided and transported on transport path 11 And a recognition unit 5 that detects a conveyance abnormality.

  And the conveyance mechanism 21 of the banknote processing apparatus 1 of Example 1 becomes a structure as shown to the principal part block diagram of Fig.2 (a), (b). The transport mechanism 21 shown in FIG. 2 shows the transport path 11 at the position a in FIG. 1 as an example. In this transport mechanism 21, the banknote 12 transported as indicated by an arrow A from the recognition unit 5. Is guided by the transport guides 10a and 10b, changed in direction and transported as shown by an arrow B.

  As shown in the figure, the transport mechanism 21 of the banknote handling machine according to the first embodiment includes transport guides 10a and 10b that guide transport of the banknote 12, transport rollers 16 that sandwich and transport the banknote 12, and transport. It is comprised from the side frames 14a and 14b provided in the both sides | surfaces of guide 10a, 10b.

  Although not shown for simplification, the transport mechanism 21 includes a bill detection sensor, a drive motor as a drive source, a drive transmission component such as a gear, and the like.

  2A and 2B are configuration diagrams of the transport mechanism 21 in the vicinity of the recognition unit 5 that recognizes the banknote 12, and the banknote 12 carried in as indicated by an arrow A in the figure is the transport guides 10a and 10b. The direction is changed by being guided by the movement of the arrow B.

  The transport guides 10a and 10b are fixed to the side frames 14a and 14b to maintain strength, so that the interior of the transport path cannot be seen from the exterior.

  The transport guide 10b is provided with a slit 13 which will be described later in detail in order to remove the remaining banknote 12b when a jam occurs in the transport path 11, and the short side end 13y of the slit 13 is It protrudes to the outside of the conveyance path 11 so that the bill 12 is not caught inside.

  In addition, the slit 13 is configured so that the banknote 12 having the longest side width is made by the side frame 14a so that the corner of the banknote 12 is not caught by the slit 13 as shown in FIG. The length Ls from the side frame 14a to the long side end 13x of the slit 13 farthest from the side frame 14a is shorter than the width Wm of the banknote 12 with a predetermined margin. I am doing so. Similarly, when the banknote 12 with the longest side width is the minimum according to the side frame 14b, the slit 13 is arranged so as to be inside the left end of the banknote.

  Further, in order to prevent the long side of the banknote 12 from being caught by the slit 13, the slit 13 is disposed at a position as close as possible to the transport roller 11 that sandwiches and transports the banknote 12.

(Operation)
With the above configuration, the banknote handling apparatus 1 of the first embodiment operates as follows. First, an operation of a deposit transaction as one of the predetermined transactions by the banknote handling apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the deposit transaction for depositing the banknote of the banknote processing apparatus 1, the banknote 12 to be deposited is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 2 as indicated by the arrow F after the shutter 2s is opened as indicated by the arrow C, and a sensor in the deposit / withdrawal port (not shown). After confirming the insertion at, the shutter 2s is closed.

  At this time, when a plurality of banknotes 12 are inserted into the deposit port of the deposit / withdrawal unit 2, the separation unit 2a separates the banknotes one by one and transports them to the recognition unit 5 to determine the authenticity and banknote state. If it is judged normal, it is transported to the temporary holding unit 6, otherwise it is transported to the deposit / withdrawal unit 2 and returned.

  After the transaction is confirmed, the banknotes are separated one by one by the separation unit 6a, the denomination and the banknote state are discriminated by the recognition unit 5, the normal bills are sent to the banknote storage units 7, and the other than the normal bills are sent to the reject unit 9. Transport and store.

  At the time of withdrawal, the banknote storage unit 7 separates the banknotes one by one by the separating unit 7a, and the carry-out recognition unit 5 determines the banknote state. Transport to 9 and accumulate.

  Next, the jam removal operation of the banknote handling apparatus according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to the operation explanatory diagram of FIG. In the following description, a case where a jam occurs in the conveyance path of the a part of FIG. 1, that is, the unloading position of the recognition unit 5, will be described as an example.

  When a jam occurs, the clerk looks for the conveyance path 11 in which the remaining banknote 12b is detected by the banknote detection sensor provided in each conveyance path, checks the slit 13 of the conveyance path 11, and finds the remaining banknote 12b. A cotton swab, tweezers or the like is inserted into the slit 13 and the remaining banknote 12b is moved as shown by an arrow D to push it to a removable position.

(Effect of Example 1)
As described above, according to the banknote handling apparatus of the first embodiment, the conveyance guides that are arranged to face each other and guide the conveyance of the banknotes, the side frames provided on both side surfaces of the conveyance guide, and the banknotes are sandwiched. A banknote processing apparatus that performs a predetermined process by transporting banknotes by a transport mechanism including a transport roller for transporting, and is provided with a long slit in the transport direction in the transport guide. Banknotes can be easily removed.

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In the above description of the embodiment, the conveyance guide 10b has been described as being made of an opaque material. However, as shown in FIG. 4, a transparent conveyance guide 10c using a transparent material may be used. The remaining banknote 12b can be easily found, its state can be easily confirmed, and the removal operation can be performed efficiently.

  In the above description of the embodiment, the slit 13 is provided only in one conveyance guide 10b. However, the slit 13 may be provided in the other conveyance guide 10a. If the positions of the slit 13 and the slit 13 of the transport guide 10b are shifted, the remaining banknote 12b can be found more easily and efficiently moved and removed.

  As described above, the present invention can be widely used for banknote processing apparatuses that carry a predetermined transaction by transporting a medium such as banknotes to be deposited and withdrawn.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote processing apparatus 2 Deposit / withdrawal part 2a Separation part 2s Shutter 5 Recognition part 6 Temporary reservation part 7 Bill storage part 7a Separation part 9 Rejection part 10a, 10b Transport guide 10c Transparent transport guide 11 Transport path 12 Banknote 12b Residual banknote 13 Slit 13x Slit long side edge 13y Slit short side edge 14a, 14b Side frame 21 Transport mechanism Ls Length from long side to longest slit side from side frame Long side width of minimum banknote

Claims (3)

The banknotes are transported by a transport mechanism that includes a transport guide that is disposed opposite to guide the transport of banknotes, side frames provided on both sides of the transport guide, and transport rollers that sandwich and transport the banknotes. Banknote processing apparatus for performing predetermined processing,
The banknote processing apparatus, wherein a slit longer than the short side width of the banknote is provided in the transport direction in the transport guide. The banknotes are transported by a transport mechanism that includes a transport guide that is disposed opposite to guide the transport of banknotes, side frames provided on both sides of the transport guide, and transport rollers that sandwich and transport the banknotes. Banknote processing apparatus for performing predetermined processing,
A banknote processing apparatus, wherein the transport guide is provided with a long slit in the transport direction, the slit is disposed at a position as close as possible to the transport roller , and the transport roller is not disposed in the slit . 3. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the slit is located on the inner side of the other end of the banknote when the minimum banknote to be handled approaches one side of the side frame .

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