JP5928143B2 - Medium input / output unit and medium transaction device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium input / output unit and a medium transaction apparatus, and is suitably applied to an automatic teller machine (ATM) or the like that performs a desired transaction by inserting a medium such as banknotes.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an automatic teller machine, a box-shaped banknote storage unit for inserting banknotes for depositing and a shutter for opening or closing the banknote storage unit to the outside are provided. The banknotes inserted into the banknote storage unit by the customer are taken into the automatic teller machine and the deposit process is performed.

  In such an automatic teller machine, a coin, a clip, or the like may be mistakenly inserted into a banknote storage unit by a customer when depositing.

  On the other hand, what discharge | emits to the exterior of an automatic teller machine from a foreign material tray by making the coin, the clip, etc. which were thrown into the banknote accommodating part into a foreign material is proposed (for example, refer patent document 1).

JP-A-10-222721

  In such an automatic teller machine, a foreign object may be placed on a closed shutter. When the shutter opens in such a case, foreign matter does not enter the banknote storage unit, and the cash dispenser sinks inside the automatic teller machine with the movement of the shutter, and the automatic teller machine breaks down or pauses. As a result, the reliability may be reduced.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium input / output unit and a medium transaction apparatus that can remarkably improve reliability.

  In order to solve such a problem, the medium inlet / outlet part of the present invention is plate-shaped and is located inside the opening, and at least a part of the medium accommodating part for accommodating the medium taken in from the outside through the opening is opened to the outside. An inner plate-like member that moves in an opening direction, and a plate-like member disposed on the outer side of the inner plate-like member so as to overlap at least a part of the inner plate-like member when the medium containing portion is opened, An outer plate-like member having a scooping portion for scooping up foreign matter that contacts the outside of the inner plate-like member when being opened is provided.

  The medium entry / exit section can reliably remove the foreign matter from the plate-like member when the plate-like member is opened while the foreign matter is placed on the plate-like member covering the medium accommodating portion.

  Further, in the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention, it is plate-shaped and is located inside the opening, and moves in an opening direction that opens at least a part of the medium container that accommodates the medium taken in from the outside through the opening. An inner plate member that is disposed outside the inner plate member so that it overlaps at least a portion of the inner plate member when the medium accommodating portion is opened and the medium accommodating portion is opened. An outer plate-like member formed with a scooping portion for scooping up the foreign matter in contact with the outside of the member, and a transport unit for transporting the medium received by the medium storage unit are provided.

  The medium transaction apparatus can reliably remove the foreign matter from the plate-like member when the plate-like member is opened while the foreign matter is placed on the plate-like member that covers the medium accommodating portion.

  According to the present invention, when the plate member is opened while a foreign object is placed on the plate member that covers the medium accommodating portion, the foreign object can be reliably removed from the plate member. Thus, the present invention can realize a medium input / output unit and a medium transaction apparatus that can remarkably improve reliability.

It is a perspective view which shows the front surface in the structure of an automatic teller machine, a right side surface, and an upper surface. It is a right view which shows the structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. The structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 1st Embodiment is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is the sectional view on the AA line of (A). It is a perspective view which shows the back surface, right side surface, and lower surface in the structure of the shutter part by 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the structure of the shutter part of a closed state. It is a top view which shows the structure of the shutter part of a partially open state. It is a top view which shows the structure of the shutter part of an open state. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (1) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (2) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (3) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (4) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (1) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (2) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 3rd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 4th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (1) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 5th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (2) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 5th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (1) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 6th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (2) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 6th Embodiment. The structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 7th Embodiment is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is the sectional view on the AA line of (A). It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (1) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 7th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (2) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 7th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (3) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 7th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (4) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 7th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (1) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 8th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (2) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 8th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 9th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 10th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (1) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 11th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (2) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 11th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (1) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 12th Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure (2) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part by 12th Embodiment.

  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. Overall configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured with a box-shaped housing 2 as the center, and is installed in a financial institution, for example, for a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction with a customer. To deal with cash.

  The case 2 has a shape in which a portion where it is easy to insert a bill or operate with a touch panel while the customer faces the front side, that is, a portion extending from the upper part of the front surface to the upper surface is obliquely cut off, The customer service part 3 is provided in this part.

  The customer service unit 3 is provided with a card entry / exit port 4, a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5, an operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing port 8, and directly exchanges cash, a bankbook, etc. with a customer, Notification of information on transactions and reception of operation instructions are performed.

  The card entry / exit 4 is a portion into which various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card slot 4.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5 is a part where banknotes to be deposited by customers are inserted and banknotes to be dispensed to customers are discharged.

  The operation display unit 6 is integrated with an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of transaction and a touch panel for selecting a transaction type, inputting a personal identification number, transaction amount, and the like.

  The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used when an input operation such as a password or transaction amount is performed.

  The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed at the end of transaction processing. Incidentally, a receipt processing unit (not shown) for printing transaction contents and the like on the receipt is provided on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8.

  Below the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5, when a foreign object such as a coin or a clip is inserted into the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5, a return port 19 is provided to return the foreign object to the customer.

  In the following, the side of the automated teller machine 1 facing the customer is the front side, the opposite is the rear side, the left and right are the left side and the right side as viewed from the customer facing the front side, and the upper side and the lower side. Is defined and explained.

  The automatic teller machine 1 displays an operation image on the operation display unit 6 according to such a configuration, and appropriately switches and displays the operation image according to a touch operation on the surface of the operation display unit 6 by the customer.

  Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 guides the procedure of desired transactions such as deposit and withdrawal through the operation screen to the customer.

  Then, the automatic teller machine 1 causes the customer to insert a card into the card insertion / exit 4 according to the guidance, and to insert a banknote for deposit into the banknote deposit / withdrawal section 5.

  Further, the automatic teller machine 1 allows the customer to receive the receipt discharged from the receipt issuing port 8 and the card discharged from the card insertion / exit 4 according to the guidance, and to take out the banknote for withdrawal from the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5. .

[1-2. Internal configuration of banknote depositing and dispensing machine]
In the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the entire automatic teller machine 1, a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes, and the like are provided.

  The main control unit 9 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, etc. (not shown), thereby performing a deposit transaction and a withdrawal. Various processes such as gold transactions are performed.

  The main control unit 9 includes a storage unit 9A including a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and various information is stored in the storage unit 9A.

  As shown in the side view of FIG. 2, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 has a configuration in which a plurality of portions that perform various processes related to bills are fixed to a frame. Moreover, each part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 is controlled by the banknote control unit 11.

  The banknote control unit 11 is configured around a CPU (not shown) as in the case of the main control unit 9, and determines a banknote transport destination by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM or flash memory (not shown). Various processes such as processing are performed.

  Moreover, the banknote control part 11 has the memory | storage part 11A (FIG. 1) which consists of RAM, a flash memory, etc. inside, and memorize | stores various information in this memory | storage part 11A.

  The banknote control part 11 opens the shutter part 22 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 5, after receiving predetermined operation input via the operation display part 6, for example, when a customer performs the deposit transaction which deposits a banknote, and a banknote accommodating part The bill is inserted into the 23.

  When a banknote is inserted, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5 closes the shutter unit 22, pays out banknotes one by one from the banknote storage unit 23, and delivers the banknote to the transport unit 13. The conveyance part 13 advances the banknote comprised by the rectangular paper sheet shape along a short side direction, and conveys it to the discrimination part 14. FIG.

  The discrimination unit 14 discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the banknote, the degree of damage, and the like using an optical element, a magnetic detection element, and the like while conveying the banknote inside the banknote control unit 11. To notify. In response to this, the banknote control unit 11 determines a transport destination of the banknote based on the acquired discrimination result.

  At this time, the transport unit 13 temporarily holds the banknote discriminated as a normal banknote in the discrimination unit 14 by, for example, transporting the banknote to the temporary storage unit 15, while receiving rejected banknotes identified as not to be traded in the banknote deposit and withdrawal. It is transported to part 5 and returned to the customer.

  Thereafter, the banknote control unit 11 allows the customer to confirm the deposit amount via the operation display unit 6, transports the banknote held in the temporary storage unit 15 to the discrimination unit 14 by the transport unit 13, and denominations and damages thereof. Differentiate the degree, etc., and obtain the result of the discrimination.

  And the banknote control part 11 will convey this to the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 16 by the conveyance part 13 as a banknote which should not be reused if the extent of damage of a banknote is large, and will reuse this if the extent of damage is small. The bill to be conveyed is transported to the discrimination unit 14 by the transport unit 13, and the bill is discriminated again by the discrimination unit 14.

  The transport unit 13 stores the banknotes identified as normal banknotes in the discrimination unit 14 in the banknote cassette 17 corresponding to the denomination, while transporting the banknotes identified as not to be traded to the collection box 18.

  By the way, the banknote accommodating part 23 has a predetermined | prescribed hole part in the box-shaped lower surface of the rectangular parallelepiped which one surface opens, and while holding the banknote handled in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 inside the said banknote accommodating part 23, it is a foreign material. It is a mechanism to slip through and drop.

  Further, at the lower part of the bill housing part 23, a return port 19 is formed at the other end with the bill housing part 23 as one end, and a foreign material transport path 24 for transporting foreign materials from one end to the other end is formed.

  The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 returns the foreign matter that has fallen into the bill housing part 23 from the return port 19 to the customer via the foreign matter transport path 24.

[1-3. Banknote deposit / withdrawal unit]
As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5 mainly includes a decorative cover 26, an upper shutter 28, a lower shutter 30, and a banknote storage unit 23.

  The decorative cover 26 has a plate shape having a predetermined thickness and extends in the horizontal direction, and is configured so that the internal structure of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 cannot be visually recognized from the outside.

  In the decorative cover 26, a rectangular deposit / withdrawal port 20 in a plan view is formed in the vertical direction perpendicular to the surface direction (horizontal direction) of the decorative cover 26.

  In addition, at the lower part of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 of the decorative cover 26, there is provided a bill housing part 23 having a U-shaped cross section and being rotatable.

  A lower shutter 30 and an upper shutter 28 located above the lower shutter 30 form a so-called double shutter between the deposit / withdrawal port 20 and the banknote storage unit 26 and cover the deposit / withdrawal port 20 from below. It is provided as follows.

  The upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 30 have a shape in which a metal plate having a predetermined thickness is processed into a sheet metal, and are opened or closed with respect to the outside of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 by moving in the front-rear direction. Let

  As shown in FIG. 4, the upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 30 as a whole have a right end portion and a left end portion of a plane portion extending in the front-rear and left-right directions bent downward at a right angle, and then the right end portion bent rightward. It has a shape.

  A groove 60L is formed in the left end portion of the lower shutter 30 along the front-rear direction from the front end to the rear end.

  At the left end portion of the upper shutter 28, the sliding shafts 62Lf and 62Lb protrude in the right direction so as to penetrate the groove portion 60L with an interval of approximately half of the length in the front-rear direction of the groove portion 60L. Yes.

  A groove 60R is formed in the right end portion of the lower shutter 30 along the front-rear direction from the front end to the rear end.

  At the right end portion of the upper shutter 28, the sliding shafts 62Rf and 62Rb protrude downward so as to penetrate the groove portion 60R with an interval of approximately half of the length in the front-rear direction of the groove portion 60R. Yes.

  Further, on the right side of the sliding shafts 62Rf and 62Rb in the upper shutter 28, a rack gear 58 is formed in which grooves cut along the left-right direction are arranged in the front-rear direction from the front end to the rear end of the upper shutter 28. .

  A shaft sliding portion 68 in which a hole penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed on the upper side of the upper shutter 28 which is the back side of the rack gear 58 so as to be slidable along a shaft 66 extending in the front-rear direction. Yes.

  A shutter motor 46 that generates a driving force clockwise and counterclockwise in a side view is attached to the frame 44 below the upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 30.

  A cylindrical motor gear 48 is rotatably attached to the shutter motor 46 in a side view.

  In front of the motor gear 48, a cylindrical idle gear 50 is attached to the frame 44 so as to mesh with the motor gear 48 so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis in a side view.

  In front of the idle gear 50, a cam gear 52 having a cylindrical shape is attached to the frame 44 so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft in a side view so as to mesh with the idle gear 50.

  On the left side of the cam gear 52, a pinion gear 54 having a cylindrical shape and rotatable about the same central axis as the cam gear 52 is provided so as to mesh with the rack gear 58 in the upper shutter 28.

  In such a configuration, when the shutter motor 46 rotates, the driving force due to this rotation is sequentially transmitted to the motor gear 48, the idle gear 50, the cam gear 52, and the pinion gear 54, and is converted into a driving force in the front-rear direction in the rack gear 58, and the upper shutter 28 is moved back and forth.

  In the closed state in which the bill housing part 23 is closed to the outside, as shown in FIG. 5, the sliding shaft 62Rf is in contact with the abutting part 64f which is the front end part of the groove part 60R.

  When the bill housing part 23 is opened from this state, the slide shafts 62Lf and 62Lb slide in the groove part 60L, the slide shafts 62Rf and 62Rb slide in the groove part 60R, and the upper shutter 28 moves in the rear direction. Move to. Hereinafter, the rear direction, which is the direction in which the upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 30 move when the banknote storage part 23 is opened to the outside, is also referred to as an opening direction.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6, when the sliding shaft 62 </ b> Rb abuts against the abutting portion 64 b which is the rear end portion of the groove portion 60 </ b> R, the banknote accommodating portion 23 is partially opened with the portion opened to the outside. It becomes.

  The upper shutter 28 continues to receive the driving force in the opening direction from the shutter motor 46, and the shaft sliding portion 68 slides on the shaft 66 while being integrated with the lower shutter 30, so that the lower shutter 30 is opened. Move to. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7, it will be in the open state by which the banknote accommodating part 23 was open | released outside.

  On the other hand, when closing the banknote accommodating part 23, the upper shutter 28 moves forward from the open state shown in FIG. 7, and the sliding shaft 62Rf contacts the abutting part 64f. Below, when closing the banknote accommodating part 23 from the outside, the front direction which is the direction in which the upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 30 move is also referred to as a closing direction.

  The upper shutter 28 continues to receive a driving force in the closing direction from the shutter motor 46 and is integrated with the lower shutter 30, and the shaft sliding portion 68 slides the shaft 66, thereby closing the lower shutter 30 in the closing direction. Move to. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 5, the banknote accommodating part 23 will be in a closed state.

  Thus, the shutter part 22 opens or closes the banknote accommodating part 23 by sliding the upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 30 with the driving force of the shutter motor 46.

  Thereby, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can open or close the banknote accommodating part 23 by only one driving force of the shutter motor 46.

  On the other hand, as described above, the deposit / withdrawal port 20 (FIG. 3) is formed perpendicular to the surface direction of the decorative cover 26. Here, the rear end plane of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 is referred to as a foreign matter removing unit 42.

  The lower shutter 30 includes a lower blocking part 32, a foreign object movement preventing part 34, and a rear end part 36.

  The lower blocking portion 32 has a plate shape and extends in a planar shape in the front-rear and left-right directions, and blocks a rear portion that is a part of the deposit / withdrawal port 20. From the rear end of the lower blocking part 32, a plate-shaped foreign matter movement preventing part 34 stands vertically from the lower blocking part 32 in the upward direction.

  From the upper end of the foreign object movement prevention part 34, a plate-like rear end part 36 extends rearward from the foreign object movement prevention part 34.

  By forming a gap between the upper surface of the rear end portion 36 and the lower side surface of the decorative cover 26, the lower shutter 30 can move in the front-rear direction without contacting the decorative cover 26.

  The upper shutter 28 includes an upper blocking portion 38 and a scooping portion 40. The upper blocking portion 38 has a plate shape and extends in a planar shape in the front-rear and left-right directions, and blocks a front portion that is a part of the deposit / withdrawal port 20.

  From the rear end of the upper blocking portion 38, a scooping portion 40 is formed which is bent downward toward the lower shutter 30 and whose thickness is gradually reduced by scraping the upper surface downward. The distance between the lower end of the scooping portion 40 and the upper surface of the lower blocking portion 32 is about 0.5 mm.

  Thus, a slight gap is formed between the scooping portion 40 and the lower blocking portion 32, so that the scooping portion 40 can move in the front-rear direction without rubbing against the lower blocking portion 32.

  Further, a gap is formed between the upper surface of the upper blocking portion 38 and the lower side surface of the decorative cover 26, so that the upper shutter 28 can move in the front-rear direction without contacting the decorative cover 26.

[1-4. Operation and effect]
In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 8, a case where a coin is placed on the upper surface of the lower shutter 30 as the foreign object FO in the closed state will be described.

  When the upper shutter 28 moves in the opening direction, the scooping portion 40 pushes the foreign object FO backward. The foreign object FO comes into contact with the foreign object movement prevention unit 34, and rearward movement is restricted.

  When the upper shutter 28 further moves in the opening direction, as shown in FIG. 9, the scooping portion 40 enters between the lower shutter 30 and the foreign object FO restricted to move backward, scooping the front end of the foreign object FO. increase.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 10, the upper shutter 28 moves in the opening direction together with the lower shutter 30. At this time, the foreign object FO is moved up together with the upper shutter 28 while being scooped up by the scooping part 40, and is brought into contact with the foreign object removing part 42 of the decorative cover 26, thereby restricting the rearward movement.

  The upper shutter 28 moves in the opening direction while sliding on the lower side of the foreign object FO whose rearward movement is restricted. As shown in FIG. 11, when the upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 30 are moved to the open position where the banknote accommodating part 23 is opened, the front end part of the upper shutter 28 is positioned forward of the foreign substance removing part 42.

  As a result, the foreign object FO is not supported from the lower side and falls to the banknote storage unit 23. The foreign material FO that has fallen into the banknote storage unit 23 is discharged to the return port 19 via the foreign material conveyance path 24 (FIG. 2).

  In the above configuration, the upper shutter 28 is provided with a scooping portion 40 that scoops up the foreign object FO placed on the lower shutter 30, and the lower shutter 30 has a foreign object movement preventing unit that prevents the foreign object FO from moving in the opening direction. 34 is provided.

  Thereby, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 5 reliably lifts the foreign object FO to the upper side of the upper shutter 28, moves the upper shutter 28 while restricting the movement of the foreign object FO, and drops the foreign object FO into the banknote storage unit 23. Can be made.

  Thus, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5 reliably removes the foreign object FO from the lower shutter 30 when the upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 30 are opened while the foreign object FO is placed on the lower shutter 30 covering the banknote storage unit 23. And the reliability can be greatly improved.

  Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 5 can avoid a cash trouble with a customer especially when the foreign object FO is a coin.

  In the lower shutter 30, the foreign matter movement preventing unit 34 is vertically erected from the lower blocking unit 32.

  For this reason, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 5, the foreign object FO is pushed by the upper shutter 28 as compared with the case where the foreign object movement prevention unit 34 is erected with respect to the lower blocking unit 32 so as to be inclined backward from the vertical. It can prevent falling from the upper part of the lower shutter 30 (that is, other than the banknote accommodating part 23).

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 5, as shown in FIG. 9, when the scooping part 40 scoops up the foreign substance FO, the foreign substance removing part 42 is closer to the front end side (rear side) in the opening direction than the foreign substance movement preventing part 34. To be located.

  Thereby, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 5 moves the foreign object FO riding on the upper shutter 28 backward in a state where the foreign object FO scooped up by the scooping part 40 moves further together with the upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 30. It can be regulated and dropped into the bill housing part 23.

  According to the above configuration, the lower shutter 30 as the inner plate-like member moves in the opening direction inside the decorative cover 26 in which the deposit / withdrawal port 20 that communicates the bill housing part 23 and the outside is formed. The banknote accommodating part 23 which takes in a banknote from the outside is opened. The upper shutter 28 as an outer plate-shaped member is positioned between the decorative cover 26 and the upper shutter 28 so as to overlap at least a part of the lower shutter 30 when the bill housing part 23 is opened, and is moved downward in the opening direction. There is a scooping section 40 that scoops up the foreign object FO placed on the shutter 30. Further, the lower shutter 30 is formed with a foreign matter movement preventing portion 34 that restricts the movement of the foreign matter FO in the opening direction when the upper shutter 28 moves in the opening direction and contacts the foreign matter FO.

  Thereby, when the upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 30 are opened while the foreign object FO is placed on the lower shutter 30 covering the banknote storage unit 23, the foreign object FO can be reliably removed from the lower shutter 30.

<2. Second Embodiment>
The banknote depositing / dispensing unit 105 according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 12 having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 8 has a lower shutter 130 as compared with the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 5 according to the first embodiment. Although it is different from the lower shutter 30, the rest is configured similarly.

  At the rear end of the lower blocking portion 132 of the lower shutter 130, a foreign substance inclined recess 70 is provided from the left end to the right end.

  The foreign material inclined recess 70 has a width W1 in the front-rear direction equal to or larger than the radius of a coin having the largest outer diameter such as a 500-yen coin (hereinafter also referred to as a maximum outer diameter coin) among the coins handled in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10. And is configured to be smaller than the outer diameter of a coin having the smallest outer diameter such as a one-yen coin (hereinafter also referred to as a minimum outer diameter coin). Further, the depth of the foreign substance inclined recess 70 in the vertical direction is about 1 mm.

  In such a configuration, when the coin is placed on the upper surface of the lower shutter 130 as the foreign object FO and the upper shutter 28 moves in the opening direction, the scooping portion 40 pushes the foreign object FO backward.

  For this reason, the foreign object FO is tilted as a whole so that a gap is formed between the front end and the lower shutter 130 by the rear end falling into the foreign substance tilting recess 70 and the movement of the foreign substance movement preventing part 34 being regulated rearward. .

  Subsequently, the scooping portion 40 of the upper shutter 28 enters between the foreign object FO and the lower shutter 130 as shown in FIG. 13 and scoops up the front end of the foreign object FO.

  Thereafter, like the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5 (FIGS. 10 and 11), the upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 130 move in the opening direction, and the foreign object FO whose rearward movement is restricted by the foreign object removing unit 42 is stored in the banknote. It falls to the part 23.

  Thus, in the banknote depositing / dispensing part 105, the foreign substance inclination recessed part 70 was provided in the rear end of the lower shutter 130, and the foreign substance movement prevention part 34 standing upright from the rear end of the said foreign substance inclination recessed part 70 was provided.

  Thereby, since the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 105 can incline the said foreign material FO so that a clearance gap may be made between the front end of the foreign material FO and the lower shutter 130, it makes it easy for the scooping part 40 to sneak under the foreign material FO. Can do.

  Thus, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 105 can more reliably store the foreign material FO in the banknote storage unit 23 by reliably scooping up the foreign material FO to the upper surface of the upper shutter 28.

  By the way, if the width W1 is smaller than the radius of the maximum outer diameter coin, when the foreign object FO is the maximum outer diameter coin, the rear end of the foreign object FO may not fall into the foreign object inclined recess 70, and the whole may not tilt. There is sex.

  Further, if the width W1 is equal to or larger than the outer diameter of the minimum outer diameter coin, when the foreign object FO is the minimum outer diameter coin, there is a possibility that the foreign object FO will all fall into the foreign object inclined recess 70.

  On the other hand, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 105 is configured such that the width W1 of the foreign substance inclined recess 70 is equal to or larger than the radius of the maximum outer diameter coin and smaller than the outer diameter of the minimum outer diameter coin.

  For this reason, the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 105 is the case where the coin having the outer diameter from the smallest outer diameter coin to the largest outer diameter coin among the coins handled in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is placed on the lower shutter 130 as the foreign object FO. The front end can be lifted from the lower blocking portion 132 while dropping only the rear end of the foreign object FO into the foreign substance inclined recess 70.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, in order to form the foreign substance inclined concave portion 70 by scraping the rear end of the lower blocking portion 132 with a cutting tool such as an end mill, for example, a process for tilting the rear end of the lower blocking portion 132 is performed. Rather, it can be manufactured more easily.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 105 according to the second embodiment can exhibit substantially the same effects as the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 5 according to the first embodiment.

<3. Third Embodiment>
The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 205 according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 14 with the same reference numerals assigned to the corresponding parts in FIG. 8 has a lower shutter 230 lower than the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5 according to the first embodiment. Although it is different from the shutter 30, the rest is configured similarly.

  Formed on the upper surface of the lower blocking portion 232 of the lower shutter 230 is a flat foreign substance inclined convex portion 71 except for a portion extending from the left end to the right end with a predetermined width in the front-rear direction at the rear end.

  For this reason, a concave portion 73 is formed at the rear end of the lower blocking portion 232 so as to be recessed from the convex portion 71 from the left end to the right end.

  The recess 73 is configured such that the width W2 in the front-rear direction is equal to or larger than the radius of the maximum outer diameter coin and smaller than the outer diameter of the minimum outer diameter coin, similarly to the foreign substance tilting recess 70 (FIG. 12).

  Thereby, since the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 205 can incline the said foreign material FO so that a clearance gap may be made between the front end of the foreign material FO and the lower shutter 230, it makes it easy for the scooping part 40 to sneak under the foreign material FO. Can do.

  Thus, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 205 can more reliably store the foreign material FO in the banknote storage unit 23 by reliably scooping up the foreign material FO to the upper surface of the upper shutter 28.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 205 according to the third embodiment can exhibit substantially the same effects as the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 105 according to the second embodiment.

<4. Fourth Embodiment>
The banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 305 according to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 15, which has the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 8, has a lower shutter 330 as compared with the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 5 according to the first embodiment. Although it is different from the lower shutter 30, the rest is configured similarly.

  At the rear end of the lower blocking portion 332 of the lower shutter 330, a foreign substance inclined inclined portion 72 is formed from the left end to the right end.

  Thereby, since the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 305 can incline the said foreign material FO so that a clearance gap may be made between the front end of the foreign material FO and the lower shutter 330, it makes it easy for the scooping part 40 to sneak under the foreign material FO. Can do.

  Thus, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 305 can more reliably store the foreign material FO in the banknote storage unit 23 by reliably scooping up the foreign material FO to the upper surface of the upper shutter 28.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 305 according to the fourth embodiment can exhibit substantially the same effects as the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 105 according to the second embodiment.

<5. Fifth embodiment>
The banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 405 according to the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 16 having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 12 has a lower shutter 430 as compared with the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 105 according to the second embodiment. Although it is different from the lower shutter 130, the rest is configured similarly.

  On the upper surface of the rear end portion 36 of the lower shutter 430 that faces the lower surface of the decorative cover 26, a foreign material return portion 74 made of a thin metal plate protrudes forward of the front surface of the foreign material movement prevention portion 34. Thus, it is fixed from the left end to the right end.

  In such a configuration, when a coin is placed as the foreign object FO on the upper surface of the lower shutter 430 and the upper shutter 28 moves in the opening direction, the scooping part 40 pushes the foreign object FO backward.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 16, the scooping portion 40 of the upper shutter 28 enters between the foreign matter FO and the lower shutter 430 and scoops up the front end of the foreign matter FO.

  At this time, the foreign object FO comes into contact with the foreign object return portion 74 and is prevented from moving upward, and rides on the upper shutter 28.

  Thereafter, similarly to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5 (FIGS. 10 and 11), the upper shutter 28 and the lower shutter 430 move in the opening direction, and the foreign object FO whose rearward movement is restricted by the foreign object removing unit 42 is the banknote. It falls into the accommodating part 23.

  As described above, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 405 is provided with the foreign object inclined recess 70 at the rear end of the lower shutter 430, the foreign object movement prevention unit 34 standing vertically from the rear end of the foreign object inclined recess 70, and the foreign object A foreign matter return portion 74 that protrudes forward from the movement prevention portion 34 is provided.

  Here, in order for the lower shutter 430 to move in the front-rear direction without coming into contact with the decorative cover 26, the clearance between the lower shutter 430 and the decorative cover 26 is due to the tolerance of components inside the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10. About 2.5 mm is required.

  For this reason, when there is no foreign material return part 74, there exists a possibility that the foreign material FO will enter into such a gap required when assembling the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, by providing the foreign matter return portion 74, the foreign matter FO can be prevented from entering the gap between the lower shutter 430 and the decorative cover 26.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 405 can more reliably store the foreign material FO in the banknote storage unit 23 by scooping up the foreign material FO to the upper surface of the upper shutter 28.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 405 according to the fifth embodiment can achieve substantially the same operational effects as the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 105 according to the second embodiment.

<6. Sixth Embodiment>
The banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 505 according to the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 18 having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 16 has an upper shutter 528 as compared with the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 405 according to the fifth embodiment. Although it is different from the upper shutter 28, the rest is configured similarly.

  On the lower surface facing the lower shutter 430 in the scooping portion 40 of the upper shutter 528, a foreign material scooping sheet 78 made of a resin film such as Mylar (registered trademark) film and having a sufficiently thin plate shape than the scooping portion 40, For example, a double-sided tape is fixed from the left end to the right end so as to protrude rearward from the rear end of the scooping portion 40. The rear end of the foreign object scooping sheet 78 is in contact with the upper surface of the lower blocking portion 132 of the lower shutter 430.

  In such a configuration, when a coin is placed on the upper surface of the lower shutter 430 as the foreign object FO and the upper shutter 528 moves in the opening direction, the foreign object scooping sheet 78 is moved between the foreign object FO and the lower shutter 430 before the scooping part 40. The scooping portion 40 pushes the foreign object FO backward while sinking in between.

  Subsequently, the scooping portion 40 scoops up the foreign material FO tilted with the rear end falling into the foreign material tilting recess 70.

  The foreign object FO contacts the foreign object return part 74 and rides on the upper shutter 528, and thereafter, the upper shutter 528 and the lower shutter 430 move in the opening direction, like the banknote deposit / withdrawal part 5 (FIGS. 10 and 11), The foreign object FO falls into the bill housing part 23.

  In this way, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 505 slides the foreign object scooping sheet 78 that is sufficiently thinner than the scooping part 40 against the upper surface of the lower blocking part 132 of the lower shutter 430, while the foreign object FO precedes the scooping part 40. It was made to contact.

  For this reason, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 505 can more reliably store the foreign material FO in the banknote storage unit 23 by scooping up the foreign material FO to the upper surface of the upper shutter 528.

  By the way, it is conceivable that the rear end of the scooping portion 40 is cut as thin as possible without providing the foreign object scooping sheet 78 and moved while sliding on the upper surface of the lower blocking portion 132.

  However, in that case, since the scooping portion 40 and the lower blocking portion 132 are made of metal, the scooping portion 40 scratches the lower blocking portion 132 with the movement and gradually scrapes off.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, a resin film made of a material that is sufficiently softer than the metal lower blocking portion 132 is used as the foreign material scooping sheet 78. Thereby, the foreign object scooping sheet 78 does not gradually scrape the lower blocking portion 132.

  On the other hand, the foreign object scrubbing sheet 78 is gradually scraped, but the foreign object scooping sheet 78 is simply bonded to the scooping portion 40 with double-sided tape, and can be easily replaced by an operator.

  In addition, the foreign object scooping sheet 78 is made of a material that is sufficiently softer than the coin that is the foreign object FO and is formed to be thin, so that it can easily sink under the coin.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 505 according to the sixth embodiment can exhibit substantially the same operational effects as the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 405 according to the fifth embodiment.

<7. Seventh Embodiment>
[7-1. Banknote deposit / withdrawal unit]
The banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 605 according to the seventh embodiment shown in FIG. 20 having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 has one shutter compared to the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 5 according to the first embodiment. Although it is different in that 680 is provided, the rest is configured similarly.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 605 mainly includes a decorative cover 626, a shutter 680, and a banknote storage unit 23.

  A shutter 680 is provided between the deposit / withdrawal port 20 and the bill storage part 23 so as to cover the deposit / withdrawal port 20 from below.

  The shutter 680 has a shape in which a metal plate is processed into a sheet metal. The shutter 680 moves in the backward direction (opening direction) to open the banknote storage unit 23 and moves in the forward direction (closing direction) to move the banknote storage unit 23. To close.

  In addition, the shutter 680 has a shape that is obtained by reversing the lower shutter 30 (FIG. 3), and includes a blocking unit 82, a foreign matter movement preventing unit 634, and a front end 86.

  The blocking portion 82 is plate-shaped and extends in a planar shape in the front-rear and left-right directions, and blocks the deposit / withdrawal port 20 from below. From the front end of the blocking portion 82, a plate-shaped foreign matter movement preventing portion 634 stands vertically from the blocking portion 82 in the upward direction.

  From the upper end of the foreign object movement prevention part 634, a plate-shaped front end part 86 extends from the foreign object movement prevention part 634 in the forward direction.

  By forming a gap between the upper surface of the front end 86 and the lower surface of the decorative cover 626, the shutter 680 can move in the front-rear direction without contacting the decorative cover 626.

  At the rear end of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 of the decorative cover 626, there is formed a scooping portion 88 that is bent downward toward the shutter 680 and gradually becomes thinner as the upper surface is shaved downward. The space between the scooping portion 88 and the blocking portion 82 is about 0.5 mm.

  As described above, a slight gap is formed between the scooping portion 88 and the blocking portion 82, so that the blocking portion 82 of the shutter 680 moves in the front-rear direction without rubbing against the scooping portion 88 of the decorative cover 626. Can do.

[7-2. Operation and effect]
In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 21, a case where a coin is placed on the upper surface of the shutter 680 as the foreign object FO in the closed state will be described.

  When the shutter 680 moves in the opening direction, the scooping portion 88 comes into contact with the rear end of the foreign object FO as shown in FIG. 22, thereby restricting the movement of the foreign object FO in the opening direction.

  Further, when the shutter 680 moves in the opening direction, the front end of the foreign object FO contacts the foreign object movement prevention unit 634 as shown in FIG. As a result, the foreign object FO is sandwiched from the front and rear by the foreign object movement prevention unit 634 and the scooping part 88, and the scooping part 88 scoops up the rear end of the foreign object FO.

  When the shutter 680 continues to move in the opening direction, the foreign matter FO scooped up by the scooping portion 88 is pushed backward by the foreign matter movement preventing portion 634 and moves onto the decorative cover 626 as shown in FIG. As a result, the foreign object FO is removed from the shutter 680 without being dropped into the bill housing part 23.

  In the above configuration, the scooping portion 88 that scoops up the foreign object FO placed on the shutter 680 is provided at the rear end of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 of the decorative cover 626, and the foreign object FO moves backward at the front end of the shutter 680. A foreign matter movement prevention unit 634 is provided to prevent this.

  Thus, when the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 605 opens the shutter 680 while the foreign object FO is placed on the shutter 680 that covers the banknote storage unit 23 from the lower side, the foreign object FO is scooped up on the decorative cover 626 and the foreign object FO. Can be removed from the shutter 680, and the reliability can be significantly improved.

  By the way, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, depending on the shape of the foreign object FO, the foreign object FO may be caught in the banknote storage unit 23 or in the middle of the foreign material transport path 24 and may not be normally returned to the customer from the return port 19. is there.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the foreign object FO is moved onto the decorative cover 626 without being dropped into the bill housing part 23.

  Thereby, the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 605 can make a customer take the foreign material FO placed on the decorative cover 626 directly, and can return the foreign material FO to the customer more reliably.

  Further, in order to prevent the foreign object FO from falling from a gap between the decorative cover 626 and the shutter 680 to an unintended portion of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10, the decorative cover 626 and the shutter 680 are provided on the lower surface of the decorative cover 626. It is also conceivable to provide a dive prevention member that fills the gap.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the foreign object FO is moved on the decorative cover 626 as well as preventing the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 from falling to an unintended portion.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 605 can positively remove the foreign object FO from the shutter 680 onto the decorative cover 626, thereby returning the foreign object FO to the customer more reliably.

  According to the above configuration, the shutter 680 serving as the inner plate-shaped member moves in the opening direction inside the decorative cover 626 in which the deposit / withdrawal port 20 that communicates the bill housing part 23 and the outside is formed. The bill storage part 23 for taking in bills is opened. A decorative cover 626 serving as an outer plate-shaped member is positioned outside the shutter 680 so as to overlap at least a part of the shutter 680 when the banknote accommodating portion 23 is opened, and is placed on the shutter 680 when moving in the opening direction. It has a scooping portion 88 that scoops up the FO. Further, the shutter 680 is formed with a foreign matter movement preventing portion 634 that restricts the movement of the foreign matter FO in the opening direction when the shutter 680 moves in the opening direction and contacts the foreign matter FO.

  Thereby, when the shutter 680 is opened while the foreign object FO is placed on the shutter 680 covering the banknote storage unit 23, the foreign object FO can be reliably removed from the shutter 680 to the decorative cover 626.

<8. Eighth Embodiment>
The banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 705 according to the eighth embodiment shown in FIG. 25 with the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 21 is compared with the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 605 according to the seventh embodiment. Although it is different from 680, other than that is comprised similarly.

  At the front end of the blocking portion 782 of the shutter 780, a foreign substance inclined recess 770 is provided from the left end to the right end.

  The foreign substance inclined recess 770 is configured such that the width W11 in the front-rear direction is equal to or larger than the radius of the maximum outer diameter coin and smaller than the outer diameter of the minimum outer diameter coin. Further, the depth of the foreign substance inclined recess 770 in the vertical direction is about 1 mm.

  For this reason, when a coin having an outer diameter from the smallest outer diameter coin to the largest outer diameter coin is placed on the shutter 780 as the foreign object FO, the banknote depositing and dispensing unit 705 has only the front end of the foreign object FO in the foreign object inclined recess 770. The rear end can be lifted from the blocking portion 782 while dropping.

  In such a configuration, a coin is placed on the upper surface of the shutter 780 as the foreign object FO, and when the shutter 780 moves in the opening direction, the scooping portion 88 contacts the rear end of the foreign object FO, so that the foreign object FO moves in the opening direction. Restrict movement.

  For this reason, the front end of the foreign object FO falls into the foreign object inclined recess 770 and the forward movement is restricted by the foreign object movement prevention unit 634, so that the whole is inclined so that a gap is formed between the rear end and the shutter 780.

  Subsequently, the scooping portion 88 of the decorative cover 626 enters between the foreign object FO and the shutter 780 and scoops up the rear end of the foreign object FO.

  Thereafter, like the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 605 (FIGS. 23 and 24), the foreign object FO whose forward movement is restricted by the foreign object movement prevention unit 634 is moved on the decorative cover 626. Move to.

  As described above, the banknote depositing / dispensing portion 705 is provided with the foreign matter tilting concave portion 770 at the front end of the shutter 780 and the foreign matter movement preventing portion 634 standing vertically from the foreign matter tilting concave portion 770.

  Thereby, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 705 can tilt the foreign object FO so that a gap is formed between the rear end of the foreign object FO and the shutter 780, so that the scooping part 88 can easily enter the foreign object FO. Can do.

  Thus, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 705 can more reliably remove the foreign material FO from the upper surface of the shutter 780 by scooping up the foreign material FO to the upper surface of the decorative cover 626.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 705 according to the eighth embodiment can exhibit substantially the same operational effects as the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 605 according to the seventh embodiment.

<9. Ninth Embodiment>
The banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 805 according to the ninth embodiment shown in FIG. 27 having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 21 has the shutter 880 as a shutter compared with the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 605 according to the seventh embodiment. Although it is different from 680, other than that is comprised similarly.

  On the upper surface of the blocking portion 882 of the shutter 880, a foreign matter inclined convex portion 871 having a planar shape is formed except for a portion extending from the left end to the right end with a predetermined width in the front-rear direction at the front end.

  For this reason, a concave portion 873 that is recessed from the convex portion 871 is formed at the front end of the blocking portion 882 from the left end to the right end.

  The concave portion 873 has a width W12 in the front-rear direction equal to or larger than the radius of the maximum outer diameter coin among the coins handled in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 in the same manner as the foreign substance inclined concave portion 770 (FIG. 25). It is configured to be smaller than the outer diameter.

  As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 805 can tilt the foreign object FO so that a gap is formed between the rear end of the foreign object FO and the shutter 880, so that the scooping part 88 can easily enter the foreign object FO. Can do.

  Thus, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 805 can more reliably remove the foreign material FO from the upper surface of the shutter 880 by scooping up the foreign material FO to the upper surface of the decorative cover 626.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 805 according to the ninth embodiment can exhibit substantially the same operational effects as the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 705 according to the eighth embodiment.

<10. Tenth Embodiment>
The banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 905 according to the tenth embodiment shown in FIG. 28, in which the same reference numerals are assigned to the parts corresponding to those in FIG. Although it is different from 680, other than that is comprised similarly.

  At the front end of the blocking portion 982 of the shutter 980, a foreign substance tilting inclined portion 972 that is inclined downward toward the front end is formed from the left end to the right end.

  As a result, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 905 can tilt the foreign object FO so that a gap is formed between the rear end of the foreign object FO and the shutter 980, so that the scooping part 88 can easily enter the foreign object FO. Can do.

  Thus, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 905 can more reliably remove the foreign object FO from the upper surface of the shutter 980 by scooping up the foreign object FO to the upper surface of the decorative cover 626.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 905 according to the tenth embodiment can achieve substantially the same effects as the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 705 according to the eighth embodiment.

<11. Eleventh embodiment>
The banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 1005 according to the eleventh embodiment shown in FIG. 29 having the same reference numerals as the corresponding parts in FIG. 25 has a shutter 1080 as compared with the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 705 according to the eighth embodiment. Although it is different from 780, other than that is comprised similarly.

  On the upper surface of the front end portion 86 of the shutter 1080 facing the lower surface of the decorative cover 626, a foreign object return portion 1074 made of a thin metal plate protrudes rearward from the rear surface of the foreign matter movement prevention portion 634. In addition, it is fixed from the left end to the right end.

  In this configuration, when a coin is placed on the upper surface of the shutter 1080 as the foreign object FO and the shutter 1080 moves in the opening direction, the scooping portion 88 contacts the rear end of the foreign object FO, so that the foreign object FO moves in the opening direction. To regulate.

  Subsequently, the front end of the foreign object FO falls into the foreign object inclined recess 770 and the forward movement of the foreign object FO is restricted by the foreign object movement prevention unit 634, so that the whole is inclined so that a gap is formed between the rear end and the shutter 1080.

  The scooping portion 88 of the decorative cover 626 enters between the foreign matter FO and the shutter 1080 and scoops up the rear end of the foreign matter FO.

  At this time, the foreign object FO comes into contact with the foreign object return portion 1074 as shown in FIG.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing part 1005 can prevent the foreign object FO from falling over the foreign object movement preventing part 634 and the front end part 86 and dropping into the banknote accommodating part 23 by providing the foreign object returning part 1074.

  Thus, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 1005 can more reliably remove the foreign object FO from the upper surface of the shutter 1080 by scooping up the foreign object FO to the upper surface of the decorative cover 626.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 1005 according to the eleventh embodiment can achieve substantially the same effects as the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 705 according to the eighth embodiment.

<12. Twelfth Embodiment>
The banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 1105 according to the twelfth embodiment shown in FIG. 31 with the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 29 has a decorative cover 1126 as compared with the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 1005 according to the eleventh embodiment. Although it is different from the decorative cover 626, the rest is configured similarly.

  On the lower surface of the scooping portion 88 of the decorative cover 1126 facing the shutter 1080, a foreign material scooping sheet 1178 made of a resin film such as Mylar (registered trademark) film and having a plate shape sufficiently thinner than the scooping portion 88 is For example, a double-sided tape is fixed from the left end to the right end so as to protrude forward from the front end of the scooping portion 88. The front end of the foreign object scooping sheet 1178 is in contact with the upper surface of the blocking portion 782 of the shutter 1080.

  In this configuration, when a coin is placed as the foreign object FO on the upper surface of the shutter 1080 and the shutter 1080 moves in the opening direction, the foreign object scooping sheet 1178 sinks between the foreign object FO and the shutter 1080 before the scooping portion 88. However, when the scooping portion 88 comes into contact with the rear end of the foreign material FO, the movement of the foreign material FO in the opening direction is restricted.

  Subsequently, the scooping portion 88 scoops up the foreign matter FO tilted with the front end falling into the foreign matter tilting recess 770.

  At this time, the foreign object FO comes into contact with the foreign object return portion 1074 and is restricted from moving upward, and rides on the decorative cover 1126.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 1105 contacts the foreign object FO earlier than the scooping part 88 while sliding the foreign object scooping sheet 1178 sufficiently thinner than the scooping part 88 against the upper surface of the blocking part 782 of the shutter 1080. I tried to make it.

  For this reason, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 1105 can move the foreign object FO to the upper surface of the decorative cover 1162 more reliably by scooping up the foreign object FO to the upper surface of the scooping part 88.

  In the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 1105, a resin film made of a material that is sufficiently softer than the metal blocking unit 782 is used as the foreign object scooping sheet 1178. As a result, the foreign object scooping sheet 1178 does not gradually scrape the blocking portion 782.

  On the other hand, the foreign object scrubbing sheet 1178 is gradually scraped, but the foreign object scooping sheet 1178 is simply adhered to the scooping portion 88 with double-sided tape, so that the operator can easily replace it.

  In addition, the foreign object scooping sheet 1178 is made of a material that is sufficiently softer than the coin that is the foreign object FO, and is formed to be thin, so that it can easily sink under the coin.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 1105 according to the twelfth embodiment can achieve substantially the same effects as the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 1005 according to the eleventh embodiment.

<13. Other embodiments>
In the above-described embodiment, the shutter that slides in the front-rear direction and moves below the decorative covers 26, 626, and 1126 extending in the horizontal direction has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and the rear of the decorative cover that extends in the vertical direction, the shutter that moves in the vertical direction, and the lower direction of the decorative cover that extends in the direction slightly inclined from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction, The present invention may be applied to a shutter that moves correspondingly.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the planar shutter formed in a planar shape as a whole has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a curved shutter formed of a curved curved plate member and the curved shutter. The present invention may be applied to plate-shaped shutters and decorative covers having various shapes such as a decorative cover corresponding to a curved surface shape.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the foreign matter movement prevention unit is erected vertically from the rear end of the lower blocking unit or the front end of the blocking unit is described with respect to the lower blocking unit or the blocking unit.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and the lower blocking part or the blocking part may be erected from the vertical or slightly rearward or forward. In short, it is only necessary that the foreign matter movement preventing part is formed to such an extent that the movement of the foreign matter FO can be regulated.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the widths of the foreign substance inclined concave portion 70 and the concave portion 73 are configured to be equal to or larger than the radius of the maximum outer diameter coin and smaller than the outer diameter of the minimum outer diameter coin has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the main point is that the foreign object FO banknote is inclined and shaped.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where the banknote which a customer deposits was thrown in and the banknote depositing / withdrawing part from which the banknote withdrawn to a customer was discharged | emitted was described.

  The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention is applied to a coin deposit / withdrawal unit in which a coin to be deposited by a customer is inserted and a coin to be dispensed to the customer is discharged, and corresponds to the shape of a clip or the like as a foreign object. What is necessary is just to form the scooping part and foreign material movement prevention part which are the size and shape.

  Furthermore, in the sixth and twelfth embodiments described above, the case where the foreign object scooping sheets 78 and 1178 are Mylar (registered trademark) films has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this and has a certain degree of strength. Various other materials may be used as long as the material is thin and does not easily damage the metal plate.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the shutter unit 46 is driven by converting the rotational driving force of the shutter motor 46 into the driving force that moves in the front-rear direction has been described. The shutter unit may be driven by a method.

  Furthermore, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing units 5, 105, 205, and 305 according to the first to fourth embodiments described above, the foreign matter returning unit 74 in the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 405 according to the fifth embodiment may be provided.

  Furthermore, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing units 605, 705, 805, and 905 according to the seventh to tenth embodiments described above, a foreign matter returning unit 1074 in the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 1005 according to the eleventh embodiment may be provided.

  Furthermore, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing units 5, 105, 205 and 305 according to the first to fourth embodiments described above, a foreign object scooping sheet 78 in the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 505 according to the sixth embodiment may be provided. Since the foreign object scooping sheet 78 is formed thin, even if the foreign object FO is not inclined, it can enter under the foreign object FO.

  Further, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal units 605, 705, 805, and 905 according to the seventh to tenth embodiments described above, a foreign object scooping sheet 1178 in the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 1105 according to the twelfth embodiment may be provided. Since the foreign object scooping sheet 1178 is formed thin, even if the foreign object FO is not inclined, it can enter under the foreign object FO.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, although the banknote was described as a medium, this invention is not limited to this, For example, a thin paper-like medium, such as a gift certificate, a cash voucher, an admission ticket, etc., a conveyance process, a storage process, etc. You may make it apply to the various apparatus which performs each process.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the lower shutters 30, 130, 230, 330, 430 as the inner plate members, the shutters 680, 780, 880, and 980, the upper shutters 28, 528 as the outer plate members, the makeup The case where the cover 626 and 1126 constitute the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 5, 105, 205, 305, 405, 505, 605, 705, 805, 905, 1005 and 1105 as the medium deposit / withdrawal unit has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the medium inlet / outlet portion may be configured by an inner plate member and an outer plate member having various other configurations.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the lower shutters 30, 130, 230, 330, 430 as the inner plate members, the shutters 680, 780, 880, and 980, the upper shutters 28, 528 as the outer plate members, the makeup The case where the automatic teller machine 1 as the medium transaction apparatus is configured by the covers 626 and 1126 and the transport unit 13 as the transport unit has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the medium transaction apparatus may be configured by an inner plate member, an outer plate member, and a transport unit having various other configurations.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a banknote depositing / withdrawing unit or the like that is provided in an automatic teller machine or the like and into which banknotes to be deposited by customers are inserted and banknotes to be dispensed to customers are discharged.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic teller machine, 2 ... Housing, 3 ... Customer service part, 4 ... Card entrance / exit 5, 105, 205, 305, 405, 505, 605, 705, 805, 905, 905, 1005, 1105 …… Bill deposit / withdrawal unit, 6 …… Operation display unit, 7 …… Numeric keypad, 8 …… Receipt issuing port, 9 …… Main control unit, 9A …… Storage unit, 10 …… Bill deposit / withdrawal machine, 11 …… Banknote control unit, 11A ... storage unit, 13 ... conveying unit, 14 ... identification unit, 15 ... temporary holding unit, 16 ... reject box, 17 ... banknote cassette, 18 ... collection box, 19 ... Return port, 20... Deposit / withdrawal port, 22... Shutter part, 23 .. bill storage part, 24 .. foreign matter transport path, 26, 626, 1126 ... makeup cover, 28, 528. 130, 230, 330, 430... Lower shutter, 32, 13 232, 332: Lower blocking part, 34, 634 ... Foreign matter movement preventing part, 36: Rear end part, 38 ... Upper blocking part, 40 ... Scuffing part, 42 ... Foreign substance removing part, 44 ... Frame, 46 ... Shutter motor, 48 ... Motor gear, 50 ... Idle gear, 52 ... Cam gear, 54 ... Pinion gear, 58 ... Rack gear, 60 ... Groove, 62 ... Sliding shaft, 64 ... Abutting part, 66 ... shaft, 68 ... shaft sliding part, 70, 770 ... foreign substance inclined concave part, 71, 871 ... foreign substance inclined convex part, 72, 972 ... foreign substance inclined inclined part, 73, 873 ... ... concave portion, 74, 1074 ... foreign matter return portion, 78, 1178 ... foreign matter scooping sheet, 82, 782 ... blocking portion, 86 ... front end portion, 88 ... scooping portion, 680, 780, 880, 980, 1080 …… Shutter, FO …… Foreign matter

Claims (13)

An inner plate-shaped member that is in a plate shape and is located inside the opening and moves in an opening direction to open at least a part of a medium accommodating portion that accommodates a medium taken in from the outside through the opening;
It is plate-shaped and is arranged outside the inner plate-like member so as to overlap at least a part of the inner plate-like member when the medium containing portion is opened, and the inner plate-like member is opened when the medium containing portion is opened. And an outer plate-like member formed with a scooping portion for scooping up the foreign matter in contact with the outside. The medium entrance / exit part according to claim 1, wherein when the medium accommodating part is opened, the inner plate-like member is formed with a foreign substance movement preventing part facing the scooping part and sandwiching the foreign substance. The inner plate-like member is formed with a foreign-body tilting portion that tilts the foreign matter so that the end of the foreign matter facing the scooping portion floats from the inner plate-like member when the medium accommodating portion is opened. Item 3. The medium input / output part according to Item 2. The outer plate member has a sheet shape thinner than the scooping portion at a position facing the inner plate member in the scooping portion, protrudes from the scooping portion, and contacts the inner plate member. The medium entrance / exit part according to claim 3, wherein a foreign object scooping sheet is provided. The inner plate-like member has a foreign matter return portion that protrudes beyond the foreign matter movement preventing portion and regulates the movement of the foreign matter in the direction away from the inner plate-like member when the scooping portion scoops up the foreign matter. The medium inlet / outlet part according to claim 4 provided. The inner plate-like member opens the medium accommodating portion to the outside by moving in an opening direction inside a cover in which an opening communicating the medium accommodating portion and the outside is formed.
The outer plate-like member is located between the cover and the inner plate-like member, and opens the medium accommodating portion to the outside by moving in the opening direction.
The foreign matter movement prevention part which regulates the movement of the foreign substance in the opening direction when the outer plate member moves in the opening direction and contacts the foreign substance is formed in the inner plate member. Media entry / exit. The inner plate-like member has a plate shape, covers the opening from the inside, and moves the inside of the opening in the opening direction to open the medium accommodating portion to the outside; and
The medium entrance / exit part according to claim 6, further comprising: the foreign matter movement preventing part erected outward from the front end side in the opening direction of the blocking part. A foreign substance tilting part is formed on the distal end side in the opening direction of the blocking part to tilt the foreign substance so that a part of the foreign substance is dropped and the end of the foreign substance facing the scooping part is floated from the inner plate-like member. The medium input / output unit according to claim 7. The outer plate-like member has a sheet shape thinner than the thickness of the scooping portion at the end of the scooping portion on the opening direction side, and projects to the opening direction side of the scooping portion. The medium entrance / exit part according to claim 8, wherein a foreign object scooping sheet is provided. The inner plate-like member in the foreign matter raised above the scooping portion protrudes on the upper side of the foreign matter movement-preventing portion in the inner plate-like member in a direction opposite to the opening direction from the foreign matter movement prevention portion. The medium entrance / exit part according to claim 9, wherein a foreign matter return part that restricts movement in a direction away from the outside is formed. When the scooping portion scoops up the foreign matter, the foreign matter removing portion, which is an end surface on the opening direction side of the cover, is positioned on the opening direction side with respect to the end surface of the foreign matter movement preventing portion facing the scooping portion. The medium input / output part according to 10. The outer plate-like member moves inside the foreign matter whose movement in the opening direction is restricted by the foreign matter removing portion, and an end portion of the outer plate-like member in the direction opposite to the opening direction in the blocking portion is the above-described end portion. The medium entrance / exit part according to claim 11, wherein the foreign substance is dropped to the medium accommodating part by moving to the opening direction side from the foreign substance. An inner plate-shaped member that is in a plate shape and is located inside the opening and moves in an opening direction to open at least a part of a medium accommodating portion that accommodates a medium taken in from the outside through the opening;
It is plate-shaped and is arranged outside the inner plate-like member so as to overlap at least a part of the inner plate-like member when the medium containing portion is opened, and the inner plate-like member is opened when the medium containing portion is opened. An outer plate-like member formed with a scooping portion that scoops up the foreign matter in contact with the outside,
A medium transaction apparatus comprising: a conveyance unit configured to convey the medium received by the medium accommodation unit.

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