JP5834752B2 - Medium storage device and medium loading / unloading device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium storage device and a medium loading / unloading device, and is suitable for application to a cash register change machine used at a checkout in a retail store such as a supermarket or a convenience store.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, cash register change machines in which a cash register processing unit that performs deposit / withdrawal processing of banknotes and coins as a medium is becoming widespread in a register unit connected to a POS (Point Of Sales) system or the like.

  The banknote processing unit 312 for processing banknotes out of the change processing unit includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, a banknote depositing / dispensing unit 22 that inputs and discharges banknotes, a transport unit 23 that transports banknotes, and types of banknotes. And a bill discriminating unit 24 for discriminating between authenticity and authenticity, and a bill storage 25 for storing and storing bills. Further, the banknote processing unit includes a reject box 326 for storing reject banknotes identified as damaged in the discrimination unit, and a collection box 327 for collecting banknotes in the storage box.

  Here, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 22, the reject store 326, and the collection store 327 are all required to be installed on the front face of the cashier so that the cashier can easily operate. On the other hand, the banknote processing unit 312 is required to be reduced in size, particularly shortened in the height direction due to restrictions on the installation location, etc., but when these are arranged to be stacked in the vertical direction, the height increases. If the height is reduced, the number of banknotes that can be stored decreases.

  Therefore, in the cash register changer, in the banknote processing unit, the reject storage is omitted, a movable partition plate is provided in the collection store, and one of the partitions partitioned by the movable partition plate is used as a reject storage, thereby maintaining the number of sheets that can be accommodated. However, there have been proposals for miniaturization. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-34482 A (FIG. 2)

  By the way, in the cash register change machine, the number of banknotes for change stored in advance and the number of banknotes inserted or discharged at any time are accurately counted, and by strictly managing the banknotes in the collection box, It is designed to guarantee the height of banknotes held inside.

  On the other hand, the cash register change machine rejects banknotes identified as damaged in the discrimination section and cannot be used as change, and is therefore not included in the height and transported to the reject bank. This reject banknote is taken out at a relatively high frequency in the operation of the cash register change machine.

  However, in the cash register change machine having the above-described configuration, when a reject banknote is taken out, it is possible to take out a banknote in a collection box (hereinafter referred to as a collected banknote). At this time, the cashier change machine cannot guarantee the amount of money, so it is necessary to take out the collected banknotes at the same time, which puts unnecessary effort and burden on the operation.

  That is, the cash register change machine has a problem in that both banknotes can be taken out in the same manner even though the rejection of the rejected banknotes and the collected banknotes, that is, the access restrictions are different from each other.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium storage device and a medium transaction apparatus capable of reliably suppressing the removal according to the restrictions imposed on the medium.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the medium storage device of the present invention, the sheet-shaped medium is mounted in a space formed in a main body for distinguishing by a predetermined discrimination unit, or a predetermined state from a state in which the sheet is mounted in the space. A case that is taken out from the space by being moved in the take-out direction, and formed in the case, and when the case is mounted in the space of the main body, it is identified as valid by the discrimination unit and delivered. And a reject container that is formed in the housing and stores the medium that is identified and passed by a predetermined discrimination unit when the housing is mounted in the space of the main body. , Provided in the case, and when closed, the medium is stopped in the collection box and in the reject box, and when opened, the outer door allows the medium to be taken out from the reject box, and provided in the case and inside the collection box when closed. In While the body is stopped, the medium is allowed to be taken out from the collection chamber when opened, and at least when the outer door is opened from the closed state, the inner door is closed and the predetermined engaged body is engaged. The housing is provided with a locking body for maintaining the inner door in a closed state.

  Thus, according to the present invention, when the outer door is closed, the medium is prohibited from being taken out from both the collection warehouse and the reject warehouse, while the inner door is kept closed when the outer door is opened. Only the storage medium can be taken out.

  Further, in the medium loading / unloading device of the present invention, a main body having an input / output section for loading or discharging a paper-like medium, a transport section for transporting the medium, and a discrimination section for identifying the medium, and a main body A space formed inside, a housing mounted in the space, or a housing that is taken out of the space by being moved in a predetermined extraction direction from the state mounted in the space, and formed in the housing, When the case is mounted in the main body space, a recovery container for storing the medium that is identified and passed by the discrimination unit and the case is formed in the case, and the case is mounted in the main body space. Is provided in the housing and the housing that stores the medium that is identified and passed by the predetermined discriminating unit when it is closed. reject An outer door that allows the medium to be taken out from the inside, and the housing, which stops the medium in the collection box when closed, while allowing the medium to be taken out from the collection box when opened, and at least the outer door is closed. An inner door that is closed when the door is released and a locking body that keeps the inner door in a closed state by being engaged with a predetermined engaged body are provided.

  Thus, according to the present invention, when the outer door is closed, the medium is prohibited from being taken out from both the collection warehouse and the reject warehouse, while the inner door is kept closed when the outer door is opened. Only the storage medium can be taken out.

  According to the present invention, when the outer door is closed, the removal of the medium is prohibited for both the collection and the reject storage, while the inner door is kept closed when the outer door is opened. Only the storage medium can be taken out. Thus, the present invention can realize a medium storage device and a medium transaction device capable of reliably suppressing removal in accordance with restrictions imposed on the medium.

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the whole structure of a cash register change machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a banknote process part. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows taking out of a banknote cassette. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a banknote cassette. It is a basic diagram which shows opening | release of the front door at the time of mounting | wearing of a banknote cassette. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure (1) of the inner door by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure (2) of the inner door by 1st Embodiment. It is an approximate line figure showing opening of an inner door. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure (1) of the inner door by 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure (2) of the inner door by 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure (1) of the inner door by 3rd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure (2) of the inner door by 3rd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the conventional banknote process part.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Structure of cash register change machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the cash register change machine 1 is roughly composed of an upper register unit 2 and a lower change processing unit 3. The cashier change machine 1 is operated by a cashier when a customer pays for a product he / she wants to purchase at a checkout (a so-called cash register) of a retail store such as a supermarket or a convenience store.

  In the following description, the side face that the cashier faces and the opposite face are defined as the front face and the rear face, respectively, and the left, right, and top and bottom are defined as viewed from the cashier.

  The register unit 2 is configured to control the entire cash register change machine 1 by a built-in control unit 5. Further, a bar code reader (not shown) is connected to the register unit 2, and the bar code attached to the merchandise is read by the bar code reader so as to recognize the merchandise.

  The display operation unit 6 includes a display unit made up of a liquid crystal display or the like, and an operation unit made up of a touch panel or the like placed on the liquid crystal display.

  The display operation unit 6 displays the name and price of the recognized product on the liquid crystal display. The display operation unit 6 displays input keys such as numbers on a part of the display screen. When a position corresponding to the input key on the touch panel is pressed, the input operation corresponding to the input key is accepted. To the control unit 5. In response to this, the control unit 5 performs various processes such as increase / decrease in the quantity of goods and correction of the amount of money.

  The register unit 2 includes a receipt processing unit 7. The receipt processing unit 7 prints the name, amount, etc. of the recognized product on the receipt and discharges it from the receipt discharge port 7A.

  On the other hand, the change processing unit 3 is roughly composed of a left coin processing unit 11, a right banknote processing unit 12, and a front display operation unit 13.

  The display operation unit 13 includes a combination of a predetermined display panel and predetermined operation buttons.

  The display panel of the display operation unit 13 displays the operation status in the coin processing unit 11 and the banknote processing unit 12. For example, the banknote processing unit 12 has a shortage of change bills BL, The fact that BL is clogged or its location is displayed.

  The operation buttons of the display operation unit 13 are configured to accept instructions relating to, for example, the conveyance of banknotes BL through a pressing operation by a cashier or the like.

  The coin processing unit 11 discriminates coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 15 by a cashier by a coin discriminating unit (not shown) and stores them in an internal coin storage, and receives coins instructed from the control unit 5. It is taken out from the internal coin storage and discharged from the coin outlet 16 as change.

  Further, the coin processing unit 11 is configured to discharge, from the coin reject port 17, a reject coin whose coin type cannot be identified in a coin discriminating unit (not shown) out of coins inserted from the coin input port 15.

[1-2. Configuration of banknote processing unit]
As shown in a side view in FIG. 2, the banknote processing unit 12 includes a control unit 21 that controls the whole, a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 22 that inputs and discharges banknotes BL, and banknotes BL in the banknote processing unit housing 20. It is comprised by the conveyance part 23 to convey, the banknote discrimination part 24 which discriminate | determines the kind of banknote BL, etc., banknote storage 25A, 25B and 25C which accommodates the banknote BL, reject storage 26, collection | recovery storage 27, etc.

  The control unit 21 is configured around a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM, a flash memory, etc. (not shown) so as to control the banknote processing unit 12 in an integrated manner. Has been made.

  The banknote depositing / withdrawing part 22 is provided in the front upper part of the banknote processing part 12, and while rotating the banknote tray 22A formed in the square saucer shape corresponding to the shape of banknote BL to the front side, it is a rotationally driven roller. And an impeller inside.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 22 takes in the banknotes BL one by one and sequentially delivers them to the transport unit 23 when the banknotes BL deposited by the cashier at the time of payment are placed on the banknote tray 22A. Moreover, when the banknote BL for change is conveyed from the conveyance part 23, the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 22 will discharge | emit the banknote BL so that it may accumulate on the banknote tray 22A sequentially, and will make it take out to a cashier.

  The conveyance part 23 is comprised by various rollers, a pulley, a belt, a braid | blade, etc., and these are arrange | positioned suitably and form the conveyance path 23W mainly along the front-back direction.

  The conveyance unit 23 conveys a driving force to a roller or a belt via a motor and a gear (not shown), thereby conveying the bill BL along the conveyance path 23W with the short side direction as the traveling direction, and appropriately rotating the blade. By moving it, the conveyance destination of the banknote BL is switched.

  The bill discriminating unit 24 has an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, and the like, discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the bill BL, the presence / absence or degree of damage, and the like, and sends the discrimination result to the control unit 21.

  In response to this, the control unit 21 conveys the bill BL to the bill storage 25 if the bill BL is a valid bill BL, and returns the bill BL to the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 22 if the bill BL is not a valid bill BL. If it is damaged, it is transported to the reject container 26 (details will be described later).

  The banknote storages 25A, 25B, and 25C (hereinafter collectively referred to as the banknote storage 25) form a space therein so that the banknotes BL transported by the transport unit 23 are sequentially stacked and stored in the space. Has been made. Incidentally, each banknote storage 25A, 25B, and 25C is configured to store the banknote BL in denomination by transporting the banknote BL in denomination.

  Moreover, the banknote storage 25 discharges | emits the banknote BL stored one by one, and delivers it to the conveyance part 23 by rotating an impeller, a roller, etc. suitably.

  Incidentally, the banknote processing unit 12 is a so-called recycle type, and stores the banknote BL deposited during operation in the banknote storage 25 and then withdraws the banknote BL as change. Furthermore, the banknote storage 25 is fixed to the banknote processing unit housing 20 and cannot be removed, so that the banknotes BL stored therein cannot be easily taken out during operation.

  The reject store 26 is provided at the front lower part of the banknote processing unit 12, that is, below the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 22, and forms a space in which about several tens of banknotes BL can be accumulated.

  A bill BL identified as damaged in the bill validator 24 (hereinafter referred to as a reject bill BLR) is transported to the reject box 26 by the transport 23. In response to this, the reject store 26 is configured to sequentially accumulate and store the reject banknotes BLR that have been conveyed.

  The collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 27 is provided under the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 26 in the front lower part of the banknote process part 12, and forms the space which can accumulate | store several hundred banknote BL inside.

In the change processing unit 3, when the operation button of the display operation unit 13 is pressed by a cashier or the like, the banknotes BL accumulated in the banknote storage 25 are transported to the collection store 27 by the transport unit 23. In response to this, the collection box 27 is configured to sequentially accumulate and store banknotes BL (hereinafter referred to as “collected banknotes BLC”) that are sequentially conveyed.

In the change processing unit 3, when the cashier BL or the like is stored in the collection box 27 by the cashier or the like, and the operation button of the display operation unit 13 is pressed, the banknotes BL are collected one by one from the collection box 27. The paper is discharged and sequentially transported to the banknote storage 25 by the transport unit 23.

  By the way, the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 26 and the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 27 are provided in the banknote cassette 28 comprised so that attachment or detachment with respect to the banknote process part housing | casing 20 was possible.

  The banknote cassette 28 is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and an upper side inside the banknote cassette 28 is a reject box 26 and a lower side is a collection box 27.

  A rectangular parallelepiped space 20 </ b> A that is slightly larger than the banknote cassette 28 is formed in the front lower portion of the banknote handling section housing 20, that is, below the banknote depositing / dispensing section 22. The space 20 </ b> A is closed at the top, bottom, left, and right and the back by a wall surface, and the front is open.

  The banknote cassette 28 is adapted to be mounted in the space 20A by being moved rearward by aligning the position in front of the banknote processing unit housing 20 by an operation of a cashier or the like (FIG. 1, FIG. 1). Figure 2). In this mounted state, the banknote cassette 28 can deliver the banknote BL to and from the transport unit 23 in the banknote processing unit housing 20.

  Further, when the banknote cassette 28 is moved forward with respect to the banknote processing unit housing 20 by an operation of a cashier or the like, the banknote cassette 28 is taken out from the space 20A as shown in FIG. Yes. That is, in the banknote processing part 12, by removing the banknote cassette 28 from the banknote processing part housing | casing 20, the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 26 and the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 27 can be taken out integrally.

  On the left side of the space 20 </ b> A on the front surface of the banknote handling unit housing 20, a cassette takeout lock 29 that can be locked or unlocked by a cassette takeout key 29 </ b> K is provided.

  The cassette takeout lock 29 is engaged with a predetermined portion of the banknote cassette 28 by being locked using the cassette takeout key 29K in a state in which the banknote cassette 28 is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20. In this case, the removal from the space 20A is prohibited.

  On the other hand, the cassette take-out lock 29 is unlocked by using the cassette take-out key 29K in a state where the bill cassette 28 is mounted and locked in the space 20A of the bill processing unit housing 20, and thereby a predetermined portion of the bill cassette 28 is provided. Is released from the space 20A.

  Thus, in the banknote processing part 12, the banknote cassette 28 provided with the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 26 and the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 27 is mounted | worn with the banknote process part housing | casing 20, and can be taken out from the said banknote processing part housing | casing 20. .

[1-3. Bill cassette structure]
As described above, the bill cassette 28 is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and as shown in FIG. 4, a space 31 is formed inside a housing 30 that closes the top, bottom, left, and right and the rear.

  The case 30 is configured so that the upper, lower, right and left side plates and the rear side plates are relatively strong, and can protect the bill BL without being easily destroyed when the bill BL is stored in the space 31. Has been made.

  A transport unit 30 </ b> A including a hole through which a bill BL can pass, a predetermined roller, and the like is provided at a position on the upper rear side of the housing 30. The transport unit 30A advances the banknote BL received from the transport unit 23 (FIG. 2) forward and discharges it into the space 31.

  The space 31 is vertically divided by a partition plate 32, the upper side of the partition plate 32 is a reject box 26, and the lower side of the partition plate 32 is a collection box 27.

  The partition plate 32 is formed in a thin plate shape in the vertical direction, and its rear portion is bent upward. Further, the partition plate 32 can be rotated about a rotation shaft 32A provided on the front side so as to displace the rear end up and down.

  When the partition plate 32 is rotated upward, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 4, the rear end portion is positioned above the transport unit 30A. At this time, the banknote cassette 28 collects the banknotes BL in the collection box 27 by discharging the banknotes BL transported by the transport unit 30 </ b> A to the lower side than the partition plate 32.

  When the partition plate 32 is rotated downward, the rear end portion thereof is positioned below the transport unit 30A as indicated by a broken line in FIG. At this time, the banknote cassette 28 stacks the banknotes BL in the reject box 26 by discharging the banknotes BL transported by the transport unit 30 </ b> A to the upper side of the partition plate 32.

  A front door 33 that closes the space 31 is provided on the front face of the bill cassette 28. The front door 33 is formed in a relatively thin plate shape in the front-rear direction so as to generally cover the front surface of the banknote cassette 28 as a whole, and is relatively strong.

  The front door 33 is formed with a rotation hole 33 </ b> A penetrating downward in the left-right direction thereafter. On the other hand, a rotation hole 30 </ b> B penetrating in the left-right direction is formed on the upper front side of the lower plate of the housing 30. An elongated cylindrical shaft 34 is inserted through the rotation hole 33A and the rotation hole 30B. With this configuration, the front door 33 can rotate with respect to the housing 30 about the shaft 34 as a rotation center.

  A front door opening / closing lock 35 that can be locked or unlocked by a front door opening / closing key 35K as an outer door key is provided above the front door 33 at the center in the left and right direction.

  The front door opening / closing lock 35 is locked by using the front door opening / closing key 35K in a state where the front door 33 closes the front of the housing 30 and the space 31 (hereinafter referred to as a closed state). The front door 33 is engaged with a predetermined engagement portion provided on the upper side plate to prevent the front door 33 from rotating and maintained in a closed state.

  Further, the front door opening / closing lock 35 is unlocked by using the front door opening / closing key 35K in a state where the front door 33 is in a closed state and is locked, so that the front door opening / closing lock 35 is engaged with the engagement portion on the upper plate of the housing 30. The front door 33 can be turned.

When the front door 33 is in a closed state (FIGS. 3 and 4) that closes the front of the space 31 and the front door opening / closing lock 35 is unlocked, the front door 33 is rotated to tilt the upper end forward. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the front surface of the housing 30 is opened (hereinafter referred to as an open state).

  Incidentally, in the front door 33, the front door opening / closing lock 35 is unlocked in both the state where the banknote cassette 28 is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20 and the state where the banknote cassette 28 is taken out from the space 20A. If so, it can be opened without interfering with other parts.

  At this time, when the front door 33 is opened, the reject store 26 can access from the front to the inside, that is, the reject banknote BLR can be taken out with a fingertip such as a cashier.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the collection box 27 is in a state where the front is closed by the inner door 36 when only the front door 33 is opened.

  Like the front door 33, the inner door 36 has a relatively thin plate shape in the front-rear direction, but is shorter in the vertical direction than the front door 33, and is configured so that the vicinity of the partition plate 32 is the upper end. Further, the inner door 36 is shorter in the left-right direction than the front door 33 and is close to the left side plate of the casing 30, that is, a predetermined gap is formed from the right side plate of the casing 30. Is provided.

  Further, the inner door 36 is formed with a rotation hole 36A penetrating in the left-right direction at the front lower side, and the shaft 34 is inserted into the rotation hole 36A together with the rotation holes 30B and 33A.

  With this configuration, the inner door 36 can be rotated between the front door 33 and the housing 30, that is, inside the front door 33, with the shaft 34 as the rotation center, similarly to the front door 33. On the other hand, unlike the front door 33, the inner door 36 closes only the collection store 27 below the partition plate 32 and keeps the reject store 26 open in a closed state where the front of the housing 30 is closed. It is made like that.

  Incidentally, in the banknote cassette 28, when both the front door 33 and the inner door 36 are in a closed state in which the front of the housing 30 is closed, the rear surface of the front door 33 and the front surface of the inner door 36 are connected as shown in FIG. They are in close proximity or in contact. Thereby, in the banknote cassette 28, when the front door 33 is in the closed state, the inner door 36 is inevitably in the closed state, so that it is possible to prevent the rejected banknote BLR and the collected banknote BLC from being mixed.

  Movement guides 41 and 42 are respectively provided on the front surface of the inner door 36 on the left and right. The movement guides 41 and 42 are all configured around a plate-like member that is long in the left-right direction as a whole, and short side plates are extended in the front-rear direction from both the upper and lower sides to the rear, and the rear end of the side plate In FIG. 4, the inner door 36 is fixed to the front surface.

  Further, the movement guides 41 and 42 are arranged so as to have a predetermined interval on the left and right sides and to align the vertical positions with each other. That is, each of the movement guides 41 and 42 has a movement hole having a rectangular cross section penetrating in the left-right direction on the front surface of the inner door 36, and both movement holes communicate with each other in the left-right direction.

  A flange 43 is inserted through the movement holes of the movement guides 41 and 42. The collar 43 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the left-right direction as a whole, and has a shape in which the lower part in the vicinity of the left and right centers is removed.

  Further, the cross-sectional shape of the flange 43 is slightly smaller than the movement hole formed by the movement guides 41 and 42 in the left-right direction. That is, the eaves 43 can be moved mainly in the left-right direction with respect to the inner door 36 by the restriction of the movement guides 41 and 42.

  Further, the flange 43 is longer in the left-right direction than the inner door 36. For this reason, when the left end 43A is positioned in the vicinity of the left end of the inner door 36, the collar 43 projects the right end 43B outward from the right end of the inner door 36 (FIG. 6).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the right end portion 43 </ b> B is positioned in the vicinity of the right end of the inner door 36, the collar 43 projects the left end portion 43 </ b> A outward from the left end of the inner door 36.

  Incidentally, the range of movement of the eaves 43 in the left-right direction is limited by the movement guides 41 and 42, and the left end 43A slightly protrudes from the left end of the inner door 36 when it is moved rightward (see FIG. 6), when moved to the left most, the right end portion 43B is positioned slightly to the right of the right end of the inner door 36 (FIG. 7).

  A spring 44 made of a coil spring is provided between the collar 43 and the inner door 36. The spring 44 is extended from the natural state, and has one end attached to the collar 43 and the other end attached to the inner door 36, and biases the collar 43 to the right with respect to the inner door 36.

  That is, the flange 43 is positioned on the rightmost side when no force is applied from the outside due to the urging force of the spring 44 (FIG. 6), and temporarily moves to the left only while the leftward external force is applied. However (FIG. 7), when this external force is no longer applied, it moves to the right and again is located on the rightmost side (FIG. 6).

  On the other hand, a claw portion 30 </ b> C is erected on the front inner side of the right side plate of the housing 30 toward the left direction (that is, the inner side). The claw portion 30C has a relatively short left and right length, that is, a so-called claw length from the right side plate of the housing 30, and closes the gap between the right end of the inner door 36 and the right side plate of the housing 30 while It does not interfere with the door 36.

  The claw portion 30C has a thickness and attachment in the front-rear direction so that the rear side surface of the claw portion 30C is positioned slightly forward of the front surface of the right end portion 43B (FIG. 7) of the flange 43 protruding rightward from the inner door 36. The position etc. are adjusted.

  For this reason, when the collar 43 is urged to the right by the urging force of the spring 44, the right end 43B is projected from the right end of the inner door 36 by causing the right end 43B as an engagement portion to protrude from the right end 43B. To be engaged with the claw portion 30C. Thereby, the collar 43 can keep the closed state by prohibiting the rotation of the inner door 36.

  Further, when the flange 43 is moved to the left by applying an external force, the right end portion 43B is positioned on the left side of the right end of the inner door 36, thereby releasing the engagement between the right end portion 43B and the claw portion 30C. To do. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 8, the collar 43 can rotate the inner door 36 to be in an open state.

  Incidentally, the heel 43 is adapted to easily apply an external force in the left direction by hooking a finger such as a cashier on the part of the left and right near the center. Further, since the collar 43 is provided on the front surface of the inner door 36, the operation by the cashier or the like is prevented when the front door 33 is closed.

  As described above, the inner door 36 maintains the closed state by the engagement of the right end portion 43B of the collar 43 with the claw portion 30C, while moving the collar 43 leftward, thereby moving the right end portion 43B and the claw portion 30C. The engagement is released and rotation is enabled.

[1-4. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the banknote processing unit 12 in the change processing unit 3 of the cashier change machine 1 is configured so that the banknote cassette 28 can be attached to and detached from the space 20 </ b> A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, and the upper side in the banknote cassette 28. A reject box 26 and a collection box 27 are provided on the lower side and the lower side, respectively.

  The front face of the banknote cassette 28 is provided with a front door 33 that covers almost all of the front face of the banknote cassette 28 and is rotatable about the shaft 34, and inside the front door 33 only in front of the collection box 27. An inner door 36 that is rotatable about a shaft 34 is provided. Further, the inner door 36 is provided with a collar 43 that can move in the left-right direction.

  The banknote cassette 28 is only unlocked by the front door opening / closing key 35K by the front door opening / closing key 35K in both the state where the banknote cassette 28 is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20 and the state where the banknote cassette 28 is taken out from the space 20A. Thus, the front door 33 can be opened (FIGS. 5 and 6).

  That is, the banknote cassette 28 can open the front of the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 26 only by making the front door 33 into an open state, and can make a cashier etc. take out the rejection banknote BLR in the said rejection store | warehouse | chamber 26.

  On the other hand, the bill cassette 28 closes the front of the collection box 27 by the inner door 36 at this time. The inner door 36 urges the collar 43 rightward by the urging force of the spring 44 to cause the right end portion 43B to protrude from the right end of the inner door 36, and to engage the right end portion 43B with the claw portion 30C. Rotation is prohibited.

  In particular, when the banknote cassette 28 is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20 (FIG. 6), the left end 43A as the abutting portion of the collar 43 contacts the left inner wall 20AX of the space 20A. By functioning as a limiter, the leftward movement of the flange 43 is suppressed. For this reason, the banknote cassette 28 does not release the engagement between the right end portion 43B and the claw portion 30C even if a leftward external force is applied to the bag 43.

  That is, when the banknote cassette 28 is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, the inner door 36 can be held in a closed state, and a cashier or the like can take out the rejected banknote BLR. On the other hand, it is possible to prohibit the withdrawal of the collected banknotes BLC stored in the collection store 27 and continue to guarantee the amount of money.

  On the other hand, when the banknote cassette 28 is taken out from the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, the left end 43A of the basket 43 is not brought into contact with any member, so that the limiter is released.

  At this time, the banknote cassette 28 moves the left end 43 </ b> A to the left end of the inner door 36 by moving the hook 43 leftward when a leftward external force is applied to the basket 43 with the front door 33 opened. Further, the right end 43B is moved further to the left than the right end of the inner door 36 (FIG. 7), and the engagement between the right end 43B and the claw portion 30C is released.

  In this state, when an external force is applied to the banknote cassette 28 so as to tilt the upper end of the inner door 36 forward, the inner door 36 is rotated around the shaft 34, and as shown in FIG. The lower part of the front, that is, the front of the collection box 27 is opened.

  At this time, in the collection box 27, access to the inside from the front, that is, the collected banknote BLC must be taken out by a cashier or a specialized banknote collection staff, or transported to the banknote storage 25 for change. The bills BL can be stored.

  As described above, when the banknote cassette 28 is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, the left end 43A of the basket 43 is brought into contact with the left inner wall 20AX to keep the inner door 36 closed. When it is taken out from the space 20A, the inner door 36 can be opened by releasing the engagement between the right end portion 43B and the claw portion 30C.

  In particular, the bill cassette 28 has a contact direction when the left end portion 43A of the collar 43 is brought into contact with the left inner wall 20AX, while the movement direction when the bill processing unit housing 20 is attached to or removed from the space 20A is the front-rear direction. The left direction is different from the front-rear direction.

  Regarding the banknote cassette 28, for example, with respect to the mounting position in the space 20A, a certain amount of margin is provided in the front-rear direction, which is the moving direction, and the front-rear positional accuracy in the mounted state is low, so-called rattling. Can be considered.

  However, in the space 20A, the left inner wall 20AX is uniformly formed over a wide range so that the rectangular banknote cassette 28 is moved in the front-rear direction and the position at the time of mounting is stabilized. Sometimes the left side is very close to or in contact with the left inner wall 20AX.

  For this reason, as long as the banknote cassette 28 is mounted in the space 20A, the left end 43A can be reliably kept in contact with the left inner wall 20AX even if it is displaced to some extent in the front-rear direction, and the right end 43B and the claw 30C. Can be reliably maintained.

  Moreover, in the banknote cassette 28, by using the left inner wall 20AX, the movement of the bag 43 can be restricted only by mounting the banknote cassette 28 in the space 20A, so there is no need to separately provide a lock or the like. The configuration can be greatly simplified and the cost can be reduced.

  By the way, in the banknote cassette 28, when the engagement portion of the right end portion 43B and the claw portion 30C of the basket 43 is only in the vicinity of the shaft 34, when an external force is applied in the vicinity of the upper end of the inner door 36, the point of action is determined from the fulcrum. The distance from the fulcrum to the force point is longer than the distance up to, so that the engagement portion may be destroyed by the so-called “lever principle”.

  On the other hand, in the actual banknote cassette 28, the right end portion 43B and the claw portion 30C of the collar 43 are engaged even in the vicinity of the upper end of the inner door 36, which is a place away from the shaft 34, so Since the distance to the point can be made substantially equal to the distance from the fulcrum to the force point, such destruction can be prevented in advance.

  Moreover, in the banknote cassette 28, the right end portion 43B is automatically engaged with the claw portion 30C when the inner door 36 is in a closed state by urging the hook 43 rightward by the spring 44.

  Thereby, the banknote cassette 28 can maintain the closed state as much as possible unless an external force is applied if the inner door 36 is in the closed state. Moreover, since the banknote cassette 28 can approach the left end part 43A of the eaves 43 to the left end of the inner door 36 positively, and can accommodate most of it, when installing in the space 20A of the banknote processing part housing | casing 20, it is. In addition, it is possible to prevent damage due to collision with the bill processing unit housing 20.

  Furthermore, in the banknote cassette 28, since the bag 43 is provided on the inner door 36, it is not necessary to occupy the space in the collection box 27 and the like, so the number of collected banknotes BLC stored in the collection box 27 can be maintained. it can.

  Thus, the banknote processing unit 12 prohibits the opening of the inner door 36 when the banknote cassette 28 is mounted in the space 20A, while allowing the opening of the inner door 36 when the banknote cassette 28 is removed from the space 20A. it can.

  Thereby, in the banknote processing part 12, as long as the banknote cassette 28 is mounted in the space 20A, even if the front door 33 is opened, the height of the recovered banknote BLC in the recovery box 27 can be continuously guaranteed. Moreover, in the banknote process part 12, since extraction of the collection | recovery banknote BLC can be made independent from extraction of the rejection banknote BLR, the freedom degree on operation can be raised.

  According to the above configuration, the banknote cassette 28 of the banknote processing unit 12 closes both the reject store 26 and the recovery store 27 when the front door 33 is closed, while the front door 33 is open. Only the front of the reject store 26 is opened, and the front of the collection store 27 is kept closed by the inner door 36. When the banknote cassette 28 is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, the left end 43A of the basket 43 is brought into contact with the left inner wall 20AX to keep the inner door 36 closed. When it is taken out from the inside of 20A, the hook 43 is moved leftward so that the engagement between the right end portion 43B and the claw portion 30C is released, the inner door 36 is rotated, and the front of the collection box 27 is moved. Can be opened.

[2. Second Embodiment]
The cash register change machine 101 according to the second embodiment is different from the cash register change machine 1 according to the first embodiment in that the banknote processing unit 112 of the change processing unit 103 is replaced with the banknote processing unit 12 of the change processing unit 3. Although it has different points, the other points are configured similarly.

  Although the banknote processing unit 112 is different from the banknote processing unit 12 in that it has a banknote cassette 128 instead of the banknote cassette 28, the other points are configured in the same manner.

[2-1. Bill cassette structure]
The banknote cassette 128 differs from the banknote cassette 28 in that it has a housing 130, a partition plate 132, and an inner door 136 instead of the housing 30, the partition plate 32, and the inner door 36. Are structured similarly.

  As shown in FIG. 9 corresponding to FIG. 6, the inner door 136 is provided so as not to leave a gap with respect to the left and right side plates of the housing 130, unlike the inner door 36 according to the first embodiment. Yes.

  Incidentally, FIG. 9 shows a state where the banknote cassette 128 is mounted in the space 20 </ b> A of the banknote processing unit housing 20. In FIG. 9, the front door 33 is omitted for convenience of explanation.

  On the front surface of the inner door 136, movement guides 141 and 142, a collar 143 and a spring 144 are provided in place of the movement guides 41 and 42, the collar 43 and the spring 44.

  The movement guides 141 and 142, the flange 143, and the spring 144 rotate the movement guides 41 and 42, the flange 43, and the spring 44 provided on the front surface of the inner door 36 by 90 degrees counterclockwise when viewed from the front surface. The length in the vertical direction of the inner door 136 is shortened according to the length in the vertical direction.

  That is, each of the movement guides 141 and 142 is configured around a plate-like member that is long in the left-right direction and short in the up-down direction as a whole, and has short side plates extending in the front-rear direction from both left and right sides, respectively. The rear end of the side plate is fixed to the front surface of the inner door 136.

  Further, the movement guides 141 and 142 are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval and aligned in the left-right direction. In other words, the movement guides 141 and 142 each have a movement hole having a rectangular cross section through the front surface of the inner door 136, and the movement holes 141 and 142 communicate with each other in the vertical direction.

  A flange 143 is inserted into the movement holes of the movement guides 141 and 142. Unlike the collar 43 in the first embodiment, the collar 143 is configured as a rectangular parallelepiped that is long in the vertical direction as a whole.

  Further, the cross-sectional shape of the flange 143 is slightly smaller than the moving hole formed by the moving guides 141 and 142. That is, the eaves 143 can move mainly in the vertical direction with respect to the inner door 136 due to the restriction of the movement guides 141 and 142.

  Furthermore, the eaves 143 are longer in the vertical direction than the inner door 136. Therefore, when the lower end 143A is positioned in the vicinity of the lower end of the inner door 136, the flange 143 causes the upper end 143B to protrude upward from the upper end of the inner door 136.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10 corresponding to FIG. 7, the flange 143 projects the lower end portion 143 </ b> A downward from the lower side surface of the housing 130 when the upper end portion 143 </ b> B is positioned in the vicinity of the upper end of the inner door 136.

  Incidentally, the vertical movement range of the eave 143 is limited by the movement guides 141 and 142. When the eave 143 is moved upward, the lower end 143A slightly protrudes from the lower end of the inner door 136 (see FIG. 9), and when moved downward, the upper end 143B is positioned slightly below the upper end of the inner door 136 (FIG. 10).

  Further, a spring 144 made of a coil spring is provided between the collar 143 and the inner door 136, as in the first embodiment. The spring 144 is extended from the natural state, and has one end attached to the collar 143 and the other end attached to the inner door 136, and biases the collar 143 upward with respect to the inner door 136.

  That is, the flange 143 is located on the uppermost side when no force is applied from the outside due to the urging force of the spring 144 (FIG. 9), and temporarily moves downward only while the downward external force is applied. However, when this external force is no longer applied, it moves upward and is positioned again on the uppermost side (FIG. 9).

  On the other hand, a claw portion 132C corresponding to the claw portion 30C in the first embodiment is erected at the center of the left and right at the front end of the partition plate 132 in the downward direction. The claw portion 132C has a relatively short vertical length, that is, a so-called claw length from the partition plate 132, and fits between the lower surface at the front end of the partition plate 132 and the upper end of the inner door 136, that is, the inner door 136. It is made so as not to interfere with the upper end.

  Further, the claw portion 132C has a thickness in the front-rear direction so that the rear side surface of the claw portion 132C is positioned slightly ahead of the front surface of the upper end portion 143B (FIG. 9) of the collar 143 protruding upward from the upper end of the inner door 136. The sheath mounting position is adjusted.

  For this reason, when the collar 143 is urged upward by the urging force of the spring 144, the upper end 143B as an engaging portion protrudes upward from the upper end of the inner door 136, so that the upper end 143B is covered. Engage with the claw portion 132C as an engaging body. Thereby, the collar 143 can keep the closed state by prohibiting the rotation of the inner door 136 as in the first embodiment.

  Further, when the external force is applied and the collar 143 is moved downward, the engagement between the upper end 143B and the claw 132C is released by positioning the upper end 143B below the upper end of the inner door 136. To do. As a result, similarly to the first embodiment (FIG. 8), the collar 143 can turn the inner door 136 into an open state.

  As described above, the inner door 136 maintains the closed state by the engagement between the upper end portion 143B of the collar 143 and the claw portion 132C, while moving the collar 143 downward, the upper door portion 143B and the claw portion 132C are connected to each other. The engagement is released and rotation is enabled.

[2-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the banknote cassette 128 according to the second embodiment is provided with a ridge 143 that is movable in the vertical direction on the front surface of the inner door 136.

  The inner door 136 urges the collar 143 upward by the urging force of the spring 144 to project the upper end portion 143B from the upper end of the inner door 136, and engages the upper end portion 143B with the claw portion 132C. Rotation is prohibited.

  In particular, when the banknote cassette 128 is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20 (FIG. 9), the lower end portion 143A as the contact portion of the ridge 143 contacts the lower inner wall 20AY of the space 20A. By functioning as a limiter, the downward movement of the hook 143 is suppressed. For this reason, the bill cassette 128 does not release the engagement between the upper end portion 143B and the claw portion 132C even if a downward external force is applied to the bag 143.

  That is, when the banknote cassette 128 is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, the inner door 136 can be held closed as in the first embodiment, and the cashier etc. While accepting the rejected banknote BLR, it is possible to prohibit the withdrawal of the recovered banknote BLC stored in the recovery cabinet 27 and continue to guarantee its height.

  On the other hand, when the banknote cassette 128 is taken out from the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, the lower end portion 143A of the basket 143 is not brought into contact with any member, so that the limiter is released.

  At this time, when a downward external force is applied to the collar 143, the banknote cassette 128 moves the collar 143 downward, thereby causing the lower end 143A to protrude downward from the lower side surface of the housing 130 and the upper end. The portion 143B is moved downward from the upper end of the inner door 136 (FIG. 10), and the engagement between the upper end portion 143B and the claw portion 132C is released.

  In this state, when an external force is applied to the banknote cassette 128 so as to tilt the upper end of the inner door 136 forward, the inner door 136 is rotated forward in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the front of the collection box 27 is moved. Open.

  At this time, in the collection box 27, access to the inside from the front, that is, the collected banknote BLC must be taken out by a cashier or a specialized banknote collection staff, or transported to the banknote storage 25 for change. The bills BL can be stored.

  As described above, when the banknote cassette 128 is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, the lower end portion 143A of the collar 143 is brought into contact with the lower inner wall 20AY and the closed state of the inner door 136 is maintained. When it is taken out from the space 20A, the inner door 136 can be opened by releasing the engagement between the upper end 143B and the claw 132C.

  The bill cassette 128 has a contact direction when the lower end portion 143A of the collar 143 is brought into contact with the lower inner wall 20AY, while the movement direction in the mounting or taking out of the bill processing unit housing 20 with respect to the space 20A is the front-rear direction. Was a downward direction different from the front-rear direction.

  For this reason, as long as the bill cassette 128 is mounted in the space 20A, the lower end 143A can be reliably kept in contact with the lower inner wall 20AY even if the bill cassette 128 is displaced to some extent in the front-rear direction. Similarly, the inner door 136 can be reliably maintained in the closed state.

  Furthermore, in the banknote cassette 128, the upper end portion 143B and the claw portion 132C of the bag 143 are engaged in the vicinity of the upper end of the inner door 136, which is a place away from the shaft 34 (FIG. 5). As in the above embodiment, since the distance from the fulcrum to the action point can be made substantially equal to the distance from the fulcrum to the force point, it is possible to prevent destruction using the lever principle.

  In other respects, the banknote cassette 128 according to the second embodiment can achieve the same effects as the banknote cassette 28 according to the first embodiment.

  According to the above configuration, when the banknote cassette 128 according to the second embodiment is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, the lower end 143A of the ridge 143 contacts the lower inner wall 20AY. The upper end portion 143B and the claw portion 132C are kept engaged to maintain the closed state of the inner door 136. On the other hand, when the inner door 136 is taken out from the space 20A, the upper end is moved by moving the flange 143 downward. The engagement between the portion 143B and the claw portion 132C can be released, the inner door 136 can be rotated, and the front of the collection box 27 can be opened.

[3. Third Embodiment]
The cash register change machine 201 according to the third embodiment is different from the cash register change machine 1 according to the first embodiment in that the banknote processing unit 212 of the change processing unit 203 is replaced with the banknote processing unit 12 of the change processing unit 3. Although it has different points, the other points are configured similarly.

  Although the banknote processing unit 212 is different from the banknote processing unit 12 in that it has a banknote cassette 228 that replaces the banknote cassette 28, the other points are similarly configured.

[3-1. Bill cassette structure]
The banknote cassette 128 differs from the banknote cassette 28 in that it has a housing 230, a partition plate 232, and an inner door 236 instead of the housing 30, the partition plate 32, and the inner door 36. Are structured similarly.

  As shown in FIG. 11 corresponding to FIG. 9, the inner door 236 is provided so as to leave almost no gap with respect to the left and right side plates of the housing 230, as with the inner door 136 according to the second embodiment. Yes.

  On the upper left side of the front surface of the inner door 236, there are provided movement guides 141 and 142, a collar 143, a rotation shaft 241 instead of the spring 144, a lever 243, and a spring 244.

  A round hole 236A is formed in the upper left of the front surface of the inner door 236 so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction. A short cylindrical rotation shaft 241 is inserted through the hole 236A.

  The rotation shaft 241 has a diameter slightly smaller than the hole diameter of the hole 236A, and can freely rotate with respect to the inner door 236 while maintaining a state substantially orthogonal to the front surface of the inner door 236. It is made like that. Further, the rotation shaft 241 is prevented from falling off in the front-rear direction with respect to the inner door 236 by a retaining portion (not shown).

  A thin plate-like lever 243 is attached to the front side of the rotating shaft 241. The lever 243 as a whole is formed in a flat plate shape substantially parallel to the front surface of the inner door 236, and a disk-shaped disk portion 243D whose central axis substantially coincides with the axis of the rotating shaft 241; It has an elongated rectangular parallelepiped portion 243L extending outward from the outer peripheral portion of the disk-shaped portion.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the rectangular parallelepiped portion 243 </ b> L is directed upward, the lever 243 causes the distal end portion 243 </ b> B to protrude upward from the upper end of the inner door 236. At this time, the end side portion 243A of the rectangular parallelepiped portion 243L of the lever 243 is positioned slightly inside (that is, the right side) of the left end of the inner door 236.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12 corresponding to FIG. 10, the lever 243 rotates about 90 degrees counterclockwise R2 with respect to the front surface of the inner door 236 around the rotation shaft 241 to move the rectangular parallelepiped portion 243L leftward. When it is directed, the front end 243 </ b> B is projected outward from the left end of the inner door 236.

  Incidentally, the rotation range of the lever 243 is a range of about 90 degrees between the state in which the rectangular parallelepiped portion 243L extends upward from the rotation shaft 241 (FIG. 11) and the state in which it extends leftward (FIG. 12). It is regulated.

  Further, a spring 244 made of a torsion coil spring (torsion spring) is provided between the lever 243 and the inner door 236. The spring 244 is twisted from the natural state, and has one end attached to the lever 243 and the other end attached to the inner door 236. The spring 244 biases the lever 243 clockwise R1 with respect to the front surface of the inner door 236. ing.

  In other words, the lever 243 has the rectangular parallelepiped portion 243L directed upward (FIG. 11) when no external force is applied due to the urging force of the spring 244, and is only temporarily while the external force is applied counterclockwise R2. Although the rectangular parallelepiped portion 243L is rotated to the left direction (FIG. 12), when the external force is no longer applied, the rectangular parallelepiped portion 243L is rotated and positioned again (FIG. 11).

  On the other hand, a claw portion 232C corresponding to the claw portion 132C in the second embodiment is provided upright in the vicinity of the left end at the front end of the partition plate 132. The claw portion 232C is configured in substantially the same manner as the claw portion 132C in the second embodiment except that the installation location in the left-right direction with respect to the partition plate 232 is different.

  For this reason, when the lever 243 is urged clockwise R1 by the urging force of the spring 244, the tip 243B as the engaging portion projects upward from the upper end of the inner door 136, and the tip 243B is engaged. Engage with the claw portion 232C as a united body. As a result, the lever 243 can be kept closed by prohibiting the rotation of the inner door 236, as in the second embodiment.

  Further, when an external force is applied and the lever 243 is rotated counterclockwise R2, the tip 243B is positioned below the upper end of the inner door 236 and protrudes to the left from the left end of the inner door 236. As a result, the engagement between the tip 243B and the claw 232C is released. As a result, the lever 243 can turn the inner door 236 into the open state as in the first embodiment (FIG. 8).

  As described above, the inner door 236 maintains the closed state by the engagement between the distal end portion 243B of the lever 243 and the claw portion 232C, while rotating the lever 243 counterclockwise R2 to thereby fix the distal end portion 243B and the claw portion. The engagement with 232C is released to enable rotation.

[3-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the bill cassette 228 according to the third embodiment is provided with a rotatable lever 243 on the front surface of the inner door 236.

  The inner door 236 causes the cuboid portion 243L of the lever 243 to face upward by the urging force of the spring 244 so that the tip 243B protrudes from the upper end of the inner door 236, and the tip 243B is engaged with the claw 232C. Therefore, the rotation is prohibited.

  In particular, when the bill cassette 228 is mounted in the space 20A of the bill processing unit housing 20 (FIG. 11), the end side portion 243A as a contact portion of the lever 243 is close to the left inner wall 20AX of the space 20A. Yes.

  For this reason, even if a counterclockwise R2 external force is applied to the lever 243 in the mounted state in the space 20A, the bill cassette 228 functions as a limiter by bringing the end side portion 243A into contact with the left inner wall 20AX. The rotation of the lever 243 is suppressed. That is, even if the counterclockwise R2 external force is applied to the lever 243, the banknote cassette 228 does not rotate and does not release the engagement between the front end portion 243B and the claw portion 232C.

  Therefore, when the banknote cassette 228 is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, the inner door 236 can be held closed as in the first and second embodiments, and the cashier On the other hand, the removal of the rejected banknote BLR is allowed, while the withdrawal of the recovered banknote BLC stored in the recovery box 27 can be prohibited and the amount of money can be continuously guaranteed.

  On the other hand, when the banknote cassette 228 is taken out from the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, the end side part 243A of the lever 243 is not brought into contact with any member, so that the limiter is released.

  At this time, when an external force of counterclockwise rotation R2 is applied to the lever 243, the banknote cassette 228 rotates the lever 243 counterclockwise R2, thereby turning the rectangular parallelepiped portion 243L to the left and the front end portion 243B inside. The door 236 is rotated to a position that protrudes outward from the left end of the door 236 (FIG. 12), and the engagement between the tip 243B and the claw 232C is released.

  In this state, when an external force is applied so that the upper end of the inner door 236 is tilted forward, the banknote cassette 228 rotates the inner door 236 forward as in the first and second embodiments to collect the bill. Open the front of 27.

  At this time, in the collection box 27, access to the inside from the front, that is, the collected banknote BLC must be taken out by a cashier or a specialized banknote collection staff, or transported to the banknote storage 25 for change. The bills BL can be stored.

  As described above, when the bill cassette 228 is mounted in the space 20A of the bill processing unit housing 20, the end side portion 243A of the lever 243 is brought into contact with the left inner wall 20AX to maintain the closed state of the inner door 236. On the other hand, when taken out from the space 20A, the inner door 236 can be opened by releasing the engagement between the tip 243B and the claw 232C by the rotation of the lever 243.

  Further, the bill cassette 228 is in contact with the end side portion 243A of the lever 243 in contact with the left inner wall 20AX, while the moving direction in mounting or taking out the bill processing unit housing 20 with respect to the space 20A is the front-rear direction. As in the first embodiment, the direction is set to the left direction different from the front-rear direction.

  Therefore, as long as the banknote cassette 228 is mounted in the space 20A, the end side portion 243A can be reliably kept in contact with the left inner wall 20AX even if the bill cassette 228 is displaced to some extent in the front-rear direction. Similarly to the above, the inner door 236 can be reliably maintained in the closed state.

  Further, in the banknote cassette 228, the front end 243B and the claw 232C of the lever 243 are engaged in the vicinity of the upper end of the inner door 236, which is a place away from the shaft 34 (FIG. 5). As in the above embodiment, since the distance from the fulcrum to the action point can be made substantially equal to the distance from the fulcrum to the force point, it is possible to prevent destruction using the lever principle.

  In other respects, the bill cassette 228 according to the third embodiment can achieve the same effects as the bill cassette 28 according to the first embodiment.

  According to the above configuration, when the banknote cassette 228 according to the third embodiment is mounted in the space 20A of the banknote processing unit housing 20, the end side portion 243A of the lever 243 is brought into contact with the left inner wall 20AX. While maintaining the engagement between the tip 243B and the claw 232C while maintaining the closed state of the inner door 236, the lever 243 is rotated counterclockwise when removed from the space 20A. As a result, the engagement between the distal end portion 243B and the claw portion 232C can be released, the inner door 236 can be rotated, and the front of the collection box 27 can be opened.

[4. Other Embodiments]
In the first embodiment described above, the collar 43 is configured to be movable in the left-right direction, the right end 43B is engaged with the claw 30C, and the left end 43A is brought into contact with the left inner wall 20AX of the space 20A. The case was described as above. In the second embodiment, the collar 143 is configured to be movable in the vertical direction, the upper end portion 143B is engaged with the claw portion 132C, and the lower end portion 143A is brought into contact with the lower inner wall 20AY of the space 20A. If you said.

  However, the present invention is not limited to these. For example, a hook that moves along an arbitrary direction is provided, and either one or the other end of the hook is engaged with a predetermined claw-shaped member, and the other is placed in the space 20A. You may make it contact | abut on either the up-down, left-right inner wall.

  In the first embodiment described above, the right end 43B, which is a part of the flange 43, is engaged with the claw part 30C, which is a part of the housing 30, and the left end 43A, which is a part of the flange 43, is engaged. The case where it is made to contact | abut to the left inner wall 20AX of the space 20A was described. Furthermore, in 2nd Embodiment, the case where the upper end part 143B which is a part of the collar 143 was made to engage with the nail | claw part 132C which was a part of the partition plate 132 was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the flange 43, the engaging part to be engaged with the claw portion 30C and the abutting part to be brought into contact with the left inner wall 20AX of the space 20A are separated, and both are predetermined. You may make it connect so that it may mutually interlock | cooperate by the link mechanism of this. In this case, the engagement component only needs to maintain the engagement with the claw portion 30 </ b> C when the contact component contacts the left inner wall 20 </ b> AX of the space 20 </ b> A. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, in the third embodiment described above, when the lever 243 is provided in the vicinity of the upper left of the inner door 236 and the rectangular parallelepiped portion 243L is directed upward, the distal end portion 243B is engaged with the claw portion 232C and the end side The case where the portion 243A is brought close to the left inner wall 20AX of the banknote handling unit housing 20 to prevent the rotation has been described.

However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the lever 243 is provided near the lower right side of the inner door 236, and the claw portion 30C is provided near the front end of the left side plate of the housing 30 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. When the portion 243L is directed to the right, the front end 243B is engaged with the claw 30C and the end side portion is brought close to the lower inner wall 20AY of the banknote processing unit housing 20 to prevent rotation, and the inner door 236 May be maintained in a closed state.

  That is, the direction of the lever when it is engaged with the claw portion may be any, and the claw portion may be any portion that engages with the lever on the housing 30 side. In short, when the bill cassette 228 is mounted in the space 20A in a state where the claw portions provided on the housing 230, the partition plate 232, and the like are engaged with the lever, a part of the lever is in any one of the spaces 20A. While the rotation of the banknote cassette 228 is restricted by contacting the inner wall, the lever may be rotated to release the engagement with the claw portion when the banknote cassette 228 is taken out of the space 20A.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, in the banknote cassette 28, the case where the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 26 was provided above and the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 27 was provided below was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the collection store 27 may be provided above and the reject store 26 may be provided below. In this case, the inner door 36 may be provided at a location where only the collection store 27 is closed and the reject store 26 is left open.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the claw portion 30C is provided in front of the right side plate of the housing 30, and the inner door 36 is closed by engaging the right end portion 43B of the collar 43 with the claw portion 30C. In the case of trying to keep on.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various members on the housing 30 side, such as forming a groove for engagement in the front of the right side plate of the housing 30 and engaging the right end portion 43B of the flange 43 with the groove. And the right end 43B may be engaged with each other to keep the inner door 36 closed. Also in the second and third embodiments, for example, grooves may be formed in the partition plates 132 and 232.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where both the front door 33 and the inner door 36 of the banknote cassette 28 are rotated around the shaft 34 provided below the housing 30 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the rotation axis of the front door 33 is provided on the upper plate of the housing 30 or the rotation axis of the front door 33 is provided on the left plate of the housing 30 and the inner door 36 is rotated. You may make it provide the rotational axis of each door in arbitrary places, such as providing a dynamic axis in the right side board of the housing | casing 30. FIG.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the collar 43 is urged to the right by the spring 44 against the inner door 36 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the collar 43 may be urged to the right with respect to the inner door 36 by various urging means such as a leaf spring and rubber, or the spring 44 may be omitted. May be. The same applies to the springs 144 and 244 in the second and third embodiments.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the banknote cassette 28 is provided with only one transport portion 30A and the partition plate 32 is configured to be rotatable, and the partition plate 32 is rotated to reject the container 26 or the collection. The case where the banknote BL can be conveyed to any of the boxes 27 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the partition plate 32 may be fixed, and the two transport units 30A may be provided at locations corresponding to the reject store 26 and the collection store 27, respectively. The same applies to the partition plates 132 and 232 in the second and third embodiments.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where the banknote BL accommodated in the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 27 was able to be sequentially delivered to the conveyance part 23 was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the banknote BL is not delivered from the collection box 27 to the transport unit 23, and the change banknote BL stored in the banknote storage unit 25 is transferred from the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 22 to the transport unit. You may make it convey sequentially via 23.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where 3 banknote storage 25 was provided was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an arbitrary number of banknote storages 25 such as two or four or more may be provided. About the number of banknote storage 25, what is necessary is just to determine suitably according to the magnitude | size of the banknote process part 12, the number of the types of banknote BL to handle, etc. FIG.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where the front door lock 35 was provided in the front door 33 side of the banknote cassette 28 was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the front door opening / closing lock 35 may be provided on the housing 30 side of the banknote cassette 28. In this case, it is desirable that the front door 33 can be locked or unlocked in both the state where the banknote cassette 28 is mounted in the space 20A on the banknote processing unit housing 20 side and the state where the banknote cassette 28 is removed. Furthermore, the front door lock 35 may be omitted.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where the cassette extraction lock 29 was provided in the banknote process part housing | casing 20 side was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a cassette takeout lock 29 may be provided on the banknote cassette 28 side. In short, only a specific person such as a person holding the cassette takeout key 29K can take out the banknote cassette 28. You can do it. Further, the cassette removal lock 29 may be omitted.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where this invention was applied to the banknote process part 12 of the cash register change machine 1 installed in the check-out place (cash register) etc. of a retail store was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to various devices used for business related to the exchange of banknotes, such as a counter terminal (so-called automatic teller cash dispenser) used by a bank clerk in charge of the counter service in a bank. Anyway.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where this invention was applied to the banknote cassette 28 which accommodates the banknote BL as a medium inside was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to various cassettes that store a thin paper-like medium such as a gift certificate, a cash voucher, or an admission ticket.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the housing 30 as the housing, the recovery store 27 as the recovery store, the reject store 26 as the reject store, the front door 33 as the outer door, and the inner door The case where the banknote cassette 28 as the medium storage device is configured by the inner door 36 as the hook and the collar 43 as the locking body has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the medium storage device may be configured by a casing having various other configurations, a collection store, a reject store, an outer door, an inner door, and a locking body. good.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the banknote process part housing | casing 20 as a main body, the space 20C as a space, the housing | casing 30 as a housing | casing, the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 27 as a collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber, and a rejection store | warehouse | chamber The case where the banknote processing unit 12 as the medium loading / unloading device is configured by the reject storage 26 as the front door, the front door 33 as the outer door, the inner door 36 as the inner door, and the collar 43 as the locking member has been described. .

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the medium loading / unloading device is constituted by a main body, a space, a casing, a collection box, a rejection box, an outer door, an inner door, and a locking body having various other configurations. You may make it comprise.

  The present invention can be used in various apparatuses that store media such as banknotes in a detachable cassette and have different restrictions on the media stored in the cassette such as the reject store 26 and the collection store 27.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 101, 201 ... Cash register change machine 3, 103, 203 ... Change processing part, 12, 112, 212 ... Banknote processing part, 20 ... Banknote processing part housing | casing, 20A ... Space, 20AX ... Left inner wall, 21... Control unit, 22 .. banknote depositing / withdrawing unit, 23 .. conveyance unit, 24 .. banknote discrimination unit, 25, 25A, 25B, 25C .. banknote storage, 26. ...... Recovery box, 28, 128, 228... Banknote cassette, 29... Cassette removal lock, 30, 130, 230... Casing, 30C, 132C, 232C. 232: Partition plate, 33: Front door, 34: Shaft, 35: Front door opening / closing lock, 36, 136, 236 ... Inner door, 43, 143 ... 閂, 43A ... Left end, 43B ... Right end, 44, 144, 244 ... Spring, 43A ...... lower end, 143B ...... upper end 243 ...... lever, 243A ...... end side, 243B ...... tip, BL ...... banknotes, BLR ...... rejected bills, BLC ...... collected banknotes.

Claims (9)

A housing that is mounted in a space formed in a main body that discriminates a sheet-like medium by a predetermined discrimination section, or is removed from the space by being moved from the state mounted in the space in a predetermined extraction direction. Body,
A collection container for storing a medium that is formed in the housing and is identified as legitimate by the discrimination section when the housing is mounted in the space of the main body, and
A reject container for storing a medium that is formed in the casing and is identified and passed by a predetermined discrimination unit when the casing is mounted in the space of the main body;
An outer door that is provided in the housing and stops the medium in the collection box and the reject box when closed, and allows the medium to be taken out from the reject box when opened;
The medium is provided in the housing and stops the medium in the collection box when closed, while the medium is allowed to be taken out from the collection box when opened, and is closed at least when the outer door is opened from the closed state. The inner door being
A medium storage device comprising: a locking body that maintains a closed state of the inner door with respect to the casing by engaging with a predetermined engaged body. The locking body is
A contact portion that comes into contact with the predetermined position when the case is pressed in a pressing direction that is a direction toward the predetermined position of the main body when the housing is mounted in the space of the main body; and an engaging portion which coalesce engage, by interlocking the abutting portion and the engagement portion to each other, when releasing the engagement between the engaging portion and the object engager, the person The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion is pressed in the pressing direction. The pressing direction is
The medium storage device according to claim 2, wherein the medium storage device is a direction different from either the take-out direction or the opposite direction. The inner door
The collection box is opened or closed by rotating around a predetermined rotation axis with respect to the housing,
The locking body is
The inner door to, by which the inner door moves or rotates in a direction intersecting the direction to rotate the opening and closing, the engaging portion be released engage allowed or engagement with the object engager The medium storage device according to claim 3. The locking body is
The medium storage device according to claim 3, wherein the engagement portion is urged in a direction in which the engagement portion is engaged with the engaged body by a predetermined urging portion. The outer door
The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein an operation of engagement or disengagement with respect to the locking body is prevented at the time of closing. The outer door
The medium storage according to claim 6, further comprising an outer door lock that maintains a closed state when locked by a predetermined outer door key, and permits opening when unlocked by the outer door key. apparatus. A main body having an input / output unit that inputs or discharges the paper-like medium, a transport unit that transports the medium, and a discrimination unit that discriminates the medium;
A space formed in the main body;
A housing that is mounted in the space or removed from the space by being moved in a predetermined extraction direction from the state of being mounted in the space;
A collection container for storing a medium that is formed in the housing and is identified as legitimate by the discrimination section when the housing is mounted in the space of the main body, and
A reject container for storing a medium that is formed in the casing and is identified and passed by a predetermined discrimination unit when the casing is mounted in the space of the main body;
An outer door that is provided in the housing and stops the medium in the collection box and the reject box when closed, and allows the medium to be taken out from the reject box when opened;
The medium is provided in the housing and stops the medium in the collection box when closed, while the medium is allowed to be taken out from the collection box when opened, and is closed at least when the outer door is opened from the closed state. The inner door being
A medium loading / unloading device comprising: a locking body that maintains the inner door in a closed state with respect to the housing by engaging with a predetermined engaged body. The outer door
The medium loading / unloading apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the housing can be opened or closed without interfering with the main body in a state where the housing is mounted in the space.

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