JP6020303B2 - Paper sheet storage device, paper sheet handling device, and paper sheet conveying device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage device, a paper sheet handling device, and a paper sheet transport device, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) that performs transactions of depositing and withdrawing rectangular banknotes as cash. It is suitable for application to.

  A conventional automatic teller machine is provided with a banknote storage for storing a plurality of banknotes for deposit and withdrawal. In the banknote storage, the banknote is transported in a posture in which one long side of the banknote is directed in the transport direction (that is, one long side of the banknote is positioned upstream in the transport direction, and the other long side is A conveyance path (hereinafter also referred to as a take-in / feed-out conveyance path) for conveyance for taking-in and feeding-out is formed with a conveyance posture positioned on the downstream side in the conveyance direction.

  In addition, in the banknote storage, a substantially rectangular flat plate-like stage for loading (ie, stacking) a plurality of banknotes in a banknote storage space connected to the take-out feeding conveyance path can be moved up and down. Is provided.

  In the banknote storage, the lateral width of the take-out feeding conveyance path is regulated on both sides of the take-out feeding conveyance path and the banknote storage space, and the banknote conveyed through the take-out feeding conveyance path at the time of banknote taking-in A pair of side guides for guiding the card onto the stage are arranged to face each other at a predetermined interval longer than the length of the long side of the bill.

  Incidentally, the lateral width of the take-out feeding conveyance path is a length in a direction that is parallel to one side of the banknote when the banknote is conveyed via the take-out feeding conveyance path and orthogonal to the banknote conveyance direction. Hereinafter, this is also referred to as a conveyance path width.

  Moreover, in the following description, the direction parallel to one surface of the banknote when the banknote is transported via the take-out feeding transport path and orthogonal to the transport direction of the banknote is also referred to as a transport path width direction.

  As a result, in the automatic teller machine, when the banknote storage takes the banknote into the take-out feeding conveyance path, even if the center of the banknote is shifted from the center of the conveyance path width in the conveyance path width direction, the banknote is taken in. It was conveyed to the stage side without clogging the feeding conveyance path (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-76914 A (page 3, page 4, FIG. 3)

  By the way, in the automatic teller machine of the structure which concerns, in a banknote storage, the opposing surface of a pair of side guide arrange | positioned on both sides of a taking-out conveyance path and a banknote storage space is made into a parallel plane, and the width of a stage is a conveyance path. When equal to the width, if the center of the banknote taken into the take-out feeding transport path is shifted from the center of the transport path width in the transport path width direction, the banknote is placed on the stage while being shifted in the transport path width direction. become.

  As a result, in the automatic teller machine, in the banknote storage, a plurality of banknotes cannot be stacked and placed on the stage so that a plurality of banknotes on the stage collapsed by tilting one side. There is a case where an integration failure occurs.

  For this reason, conventionally, the banknote storage provided in the automatic teller machine is configured as shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 in order to stack the banknotes taken in the banknote storage as much as possible on the stage. There is something.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the direction indicated by the arrow a10 in the figure is also referred to as the left direction, the direction opposite to the left direction is also referred to as the right direction, and it is not necessary to particularly distinguish between the left direction and the right direction. In some cases, these are collectively referred to as the left-right direction.

  In the following description, the direction indicated by the arrow b10 in the figure is also referred to as the upward direction, the direction opposite to the upward direction is also referred to as the downward direction, and it is not necessary to distinguish between the upward direction and the downward direction. In some cases, these are collectively referred to as the vertical direction.

  Furthermore, in the following description, the direction indicated by the arrow c10 in the figure is also referred to as the front direction, the direction opposite to the front direction is also referred to as the rear direction, and it is not necessary to particularly distinguish the front direction and the rear direction. In some cases, these are collectively referred to as the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the banknote storage 200 is connected to a take-out feeding conveyance path 203 formed by a pair of first conveyance guide 201 and second conveyance guide 202, and the take-out feeding conveyance path 203. A pair of first side guides 205 and second side guides 206 are arranged on both sides of the bill storage space 204 with their one surfaces 205A and 206A facing each other.

  In the following description, of the pair of first conveyance guide 201 and second conveyance guide 202, one of the first conveyance guides 201 located on the upper side is also referred to as the upper conveyance guide 201, and the other one located on the lower side. The second conveyance guide 202 is also referred to as a lower conveyance guide 202.

  Further, in the following description, of the pair of first side guide 205 and second side guide 206, one first side guide 205 located on the left side of the take-out feeding conveyance path 203 and the bill storage space 204 is left Also referred to as a side guide 205, the other second side guide 206 located on the right side of the take-out / feeding conveyance path 203 and the bill storage space 204 is also referred to as a right side guide 206.

  In this case, the left side guide 205 and the right side guide 206 are formed so that the conveyance path width of the take-out feeding conveyance path 203 is longer than the length of the long side of the stage 207 at the rear ends of the one surfaces 205A and 206A. Width restricting portions (hereinafter also referred to as width restricting surfaces) 205AX and 206AX for restricting to a predetermined width (longer than the length of the long side of the bill 208) are formed as notched surfaces with a predetermined depth.

  Further, the left side guide 205 and the right side guide 206 have width change portions (hereinafter referred to as “the width change portion”) for changing the width of the conveyance path so as to gradually narrow toward the bill storage space 204 at the center of one surface 205A, 206A. 205AY and 206AY (also referred to as width changing surfaces) are formed as inclined surfaces.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the width restricting portions 205AX and 206AX formed as notched surfaces having a predetermined depth on the one surfaces 205A and 206A of the left side guide 205 and the right side guide 206 are respectively referred to as width restricting surfaces 205AX and 206AX. Also called.

  In the following description, the width changing portions 205AY and 206AY formed as inclined surfaces on one surface 205A and 206A of the left side guide 205 and the right side guide 206 are also referred to as width changing surfaces 205AY and 206AY, respectively.

  Furthermore, the banknote storage 200 has a pair of triangular prism-shaped first restraining guide 209 and second restraining guide 210 in a posture in which the inclined surfaces 209A are directed obliquely downward to the rear side and the left side guide 205 and the right side guide 206. It is arrange | positioned diagonally above the front.

  Incidentally, in the following description, of the pair of first holding guide 209 and second holding guide 210, one first holding guide 209 located on the left side is also referred to as the left holding guide 209, and the other first holding guide 209 is located on the right side. The 2 hold-down guide 210 is also referred to as a right hold-down guide 210.

  In the banknote storage 200, when the center of the banknote 208 taken into the take-out feeding conveyance path 203 is deviated from the center of the conveyance path width, for example, to the left direction, the banknote 208 is stored in the banknote storage space 204. While being conveyed to the side, the left front corner portion of the banknote 206 is pressed against the width changing surface 205AY of the left side guide 205 so as to gradually bend upward.

  And the banknote storage 200 is changing the banknote 208 so that the left short side which is an edge part of the left direction may be turned upside down from the one end of the taking-in delivery conveyance path 203 to the upper side of the stage 207. To release.

  Thereby, the banknote storage 200 has a flat state in which the portion that has been deformed so as to be folded upward on the left short side by the restoring force that acts on the bill 208 (hereinafter also referred to as a curled deformation portion). , The bill 208 is displaced to the right so as to be separated from the one surface 205A of the left side guide 205.

  Further, at this time, the banknote storage 200 does not lift the banknote 208 by the left holding guide 209 by sliding the left front corner of the banknote 208 against the inclined surface 209A of the left holding guide 209 and sliding it to the lower edge. Make sure to drop it.

  In this way, the banknote storage 200 is configured so that the left side guide 205, the left restraint guide 209, the right side guide 206, and the center of the banknote 208 are shifted from the center of the transport path width in the transport path width direction when the banknote is taken in. The deviation can be corrected by the right holding guide 210 and the banknote 208 can be placed on the central portion of the one surface 207A of the stage 207 as much as possible.

  By the way, recently, it is considered to use an automatic teller machine not only in Japan but also overseas. However, overseas banknotes are shaped like rectangles like Japanese banknotes, but are different from Japanese banknotes depending on the country of issue or denomination (ie, long side length or short side length). Is different.

  For this reason, about the banknote storage 200 mentioned above, when it mounts in the automatic teller machine used in Japan or overseas, it is comprised specially for the use country (namely, it stores only the banknote of a use country). The number of types of the bill storage 200 increases, and the manufacturing becomes complicated.

  Therefore, the banknote storage 200 is configured so that both Japanese and overseas banknotes can be stored regardless of the difference in size (that is, the banknote storage 200 is used for storing either Japanese or overseas banknotes). It is also desired that the configuration be configured so that it can also be used.

  And about the banknote storage 200, if each part is comprised considering the largest size among the various sizes of the banknote of Japan and overseas, for example, and considering other sizes as needed, Japan and overseas It is considered that any of the bills can be stored without depending on the difference in size.

  That is, in the banknote storage 200, if the size of one surface 207A of the stage 207 is selected so that the largest size banknote can be loaded, all the banknotes of different sizes are sequentially placed on the surface 207A of the stage 207. It is thought that it can be placed so as to overlap.

  Moreover, in the banknote storage 200, if the conveyance path width is regulated by the left side guide 205 and the right side guide 206 so that the banknote having the longest side can be conveyed, the size of the paper is stored via the take-out feeding conveyance path 203. It is considered that any different bills can be transported in a transport posture with one long side directed in the transport direction.

  However, in the banknote storage 200, when the center of the banknote taken into the take-out feeding transport path 203 is shifted from the center of the transport path width in the transport path width direction, the shorter the long side of the banknote, The amount of displacement for displacing the banknote to the center of one surface 207A of the stage 207 increases.

  For this reason, in the banknote storage 200, when the center of the banknote taken into the take-out feeding transport path 203 is shifted from the center of the transport path width in the transport path width direction, the shorter the long side of the banknote, In order to displace the banknote to the center of one surface 207A of the stage 207, a larger force is required.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 24, when the banknote storage 200 is deformed so that the left short side of the banknote 208 is folded upward, the width from the root to the short side of the twist deformed portion (hereinafter, this Is also regulated by the depth L1 of the width regulating surface 205AX on one surface 205A of the left side guide 205.

  Further, in the bill storage case 200, the curl width when the right short side of the bill 208 is deformed so as to be curled upward is regulated by the depth L1 of the width regulating surface 206AX on one surface 206A of the right side guide 206. .

  Incidentally, in the following description, the depth L1 of the width restricting surfaces 205AX and 206AX on the one surface 205A and 206A of the left side guide 205 and the right side guide 206 is also referred to as a bending width restricting depth L1.

  Thereby, in the banknote storage 200, when it deform | transforms so that the left or right short side of the banknote 208 may be turned up, the restoring force according to the winding width is acting on the said banknote 208. FIG.

  And the banknote storage 200 is using the left side guide 205 or the right side guide 206 for the force for displacing the banknote 208 to the center part of the one surface 207A of the stage 207. As a restoring force acting on the banknote 208.

  Therefore, in banknote storage 200, in order to make the restoring force according to the length of the said long side act on the banknote from which the length of a long side differs, for example, the breadth width regulation depth L1 is the length from which the long side of a banknote differs, respectively. A plurality of sets of the left side guide 205 and the right side guide 206 selected according to the above are prepared so that the left side guide 205 and the right side guide 206 can be exchanged.

  And in the banknote storage 200, for example, when a banknote to be stored is selected, a set of left side guide 205 and right side guide 206 corresponding to the length of the long side of the banknote is attached to adjust the curl width. .

  In this way, in the banknote storage 200, the center of the banknote taken into the take-out feeding transport path 203 is shifted from the center of the transport path width in the transport path width direction when storing any size banknote. In some cases, it is considered that the banknote can be displaced to the center of one surface 207A of the stage 207.

  However, in the banknote storage 200, when the curl width is adjustable in this way, when the left or right short side of the banknote is deformed so as to curl upward with a relatively wide curl width, the banknote In some cases, the short side of the left side or the right side of the upper side protrudes upward from the carry conveyance guide 201.

  In the bill storage case 200, in such a case, the left front corner portion and the right front corner portion of the bills discharged from the take-out feeding conveyance path 203 to the upper side of the stage 207 are inclined surfaces 209A of the left restraint guide 209 and the right restraint guide 210. , Hitting the upper edge of 210A, and there was a problem that it was damaged due to crushing or crushing.

  Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 25, in the banknote storage 200, in order to reduce such damage to the banknote 208, the left holding guide 209 and the right holding guide 210 are inclined surfaces based on one side of the banknote 208 during conveyance. It is considered that the heights L2 of the upper edges (hereinafter also referred to as inclined surface heights) L2 of 209A and 210A are changed in accordance with the bending width.

  In order to change the inclined surface height L2 in the bill storage case 200, a method of changing the inclined surface height L2 by displacing the left holding guide 209 and the right holding guide 210 in the vertical direction (hereinafter referred to as this). Is also referred to as a first height changing method).

  However, according to the first height changing method, for example, the left restraint guide 209 and the right restraint guide 210 are arranged to be displaceable in the up and down direction in the banknote storage 200 due to the size restriction of the banknote storage 200. Therefore, it may be difficult to secure a sufficient arrangement space.

  That is, according to the first height changing method, in the banknote storage 200, there is a case where the inclined surface height L2 cannot be increased in spite of the relatively wide wrinkle width. Was insufficient.

  Further, in order to change the inclined surface height L2 in the bill storage case 200, the inclined surface height L2 is changed by changing the angle of the inclined surfaces 209A and 210A with respect to the front-rear direction by rotating the left holding guide 209 and the right holding guide 210. Is also considered (hereinafter also referred to as a second height changing method).

  According to the second height changing method, since the arrangement space for rotatably arranging the left holding guide 209 and the right holding guide 210 in the banknote storage 200 is relatively small, the size of the banknote storage 200 is small. Even if there is a restriction, it is considered that the inclined surface height L2 can be changed by rotating the left holding guide 209 and the right holding guide 210.

  However, according to the second height changing method, in the banknote storage 200, for example, when the curl width is relatively wide, the restraining guide 209 and the right restraining guide 210 are rotated, and the inclined surfaces 209A and 210A with respect to the front-rear direction. The angle will be a sharp angle.

  According to the second height changing method, when the inclined surfaces 209 </ b> A and 210 </ b> A are made to have an angle that rises in the bill storage case 200, the left and right short sides are turned upward from the take-out feeding conveyance path 203. When the banknote deformed in the above is discharged to the upper side of the stage 207, the left front corner part or the right front corner part of the banknote may be damaged due to crushing or the like by an impact hitting the inclined surfaces 209A and 210A.

  For this reason, even the second height changing method is insufficient to reduce the damage of banknotes in the banknote storage case 200.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and intends to propose a paper sheet storage device, a paper sheet handling device, and a paper sheet transport device that can greatly reduce the damage of paper sheets. is there.

In order to solve this problem, in the present invention, a pair of first transports forming a transport path for transporting paper sheets to a paper sheet storage space for storing the paper sheets downstream in a predetermined transport direction. The guide and the second transport guide are arranged so as to face each other from both sides of the transport path to both sides of the paper sheet storage space, and the boundary between the transport path and the paper sheet storage space on the one surface of each other A width restricting portion that restricts the width of the conveying path is formed on the upstream side in the conveying direction from the vicinity, and the width of the conveying path that is regulated by the width restricting portion near the boundary that is downstream in the conveying direction from the width restricting portion A pair of first side guides and second side guides formed with width changing portions that change so as to gradually narrow, and provided so as to protrude from the pair of first side guides and second side guides toward the first conveyance guide side. Transport path A pair of first restraining guides and a second restraining guide are provided to suppress the lifting of the paper sheets when the end of the paper sheets transported in the transport direction is deformed so as to be turned toward the first transport guide side. I did it.

  Therefore, in the present invention, when the paper sheet taken into the transport path is shifted in the transport path width direction from the center of the transport path width, the first side of the paper sheet is transported while the paper sheet is transported. The end of the paper sheet is deformed so as to be turned toward the first transport guide side by the width changing portion of the guide or the second side guide, but at that time, the end of the paper sheet is first suppressed. It can be lifted by sliding against the guide and the second restraining guide.

According to the present invention, a pair of first conveyance guide and second conveyance that form a conveyance path for conveying a paper sheet to a paper sheet storage space for storing the paper sheet downstream in a predetermined conveyance direction. The guide and both sides of the transport path are arranged so as to face each other across both sides of the paper sheet storage space, and the transport direction is closer to the one surface than the vicinity of the boundary between the transport path and the paper sheet storage space. A width regulating portion that regulates the width of the conveyance path is formed on the upstream side of the sheet, and the conveyance path width regulated by the width regulation portion is gradually narrowed in the vicinity of the boundary that is downstream in the conveyance direction with respect to the width regulation portion A pair of first side guides and second side guides in which a width changing portion to be changed is formed, and a pair of first side guides and second side guides are provided so as to protrude from the first conveyance guide side, Transported in the transport direction By providing a pair of first restraining guide and second restraining guide for preventing the lifting of the paper sheet when the end of the paper sheet is deformed so as to turn toward the first transport guide side, the transport path When the paper sheets taken in the paper are shifted from the center of the transport path width in the transport path width direction, the first side guide and the second side guide are transported while transporting the paper sheets. The width changing unit deforms the end of the paper sheet in the conveyance path width direction so as to fold toward the first conveyance guide side, but at that time, the end of the paper sheet is used as the first holding guide and the second holding guide. It is possible to realize a paper sheet storage device, a paper sheet handling device, and a paper sheet conveying device that can be pressed and slid to suppress floating, and thus can significantly reduce damage to paper sheets. .

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the automatic teller machine by 1st Embodiment. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the internal structure of the automatic teller machine by 1st Embodiment. It is a rough-line side view which shows the structure of the banknote processing unit by 1st Embodiment. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of a banknote storage. It is a rough-line top view which shows the internal structure (1) of the banknote storage by 1st Embodiment. It is a rough-line front view which shows the internal structure (2) of the banknote storage by 1st Embodiment. It is a rough-line side view which shows the internal structure (3) of the banknote storage by 1st Embodiment. It is a rough-line top view with which it uses for description of conveyance (1) of the banknote at the time of banknote taking in by a banknote storage. It is a rough-line front view with which it uses for description of conveyance (2) of the banknote at the time of banknote taking in by a banknote storage. It is a rough-line side view with which it uses for description of conveyance (3) of the banknote at the time of banknote taking-in by a banknote storage. It is a rough-line side view with which it uses for description of taking in of the banknote by banknote storage. It is a rough-line side view with which it uses for description of delivery of the banknote by a banknote storage. It is a rough-line side view which shows the structure of the banknote processing unit by 2nd Embodiment. It is a rough-line top view which shows the internal structure (1) of the banknote storage by 2nd Embodiment. It is a rough-line front view which shows the internal structure (2) of the banknote storage by 2nd Embodiment. It is a rough-line side view which shows the internal structure (3) of the banknote storage by 2nd Embodiment. It is a rough-line top view with which it uses for description of conveyance (1) of the banknote at the time of banknote taking in by a banknote storage. It is a rough-line front view with which it uses for description of conveyance (2) of the banknote at the time of banknote taking in by a banknote storage. It is a rough-line side view with which it uses for description of conveyance (3) of the banknote at the time of banknote taking-in by a banknote storage. It is an approximate line top view showing composition of a left side guide and a right side guide by other embodiments. It is a rough-line front view which shows the internal structure of the banknote storage by other embodiment. It is a rough-line top view which shows the internal structure (1) of the conventional banknote storage. It is a rough-line front view which shows the internal structure (2) of the conventional banknote storage. It is an approximate line top view showing composition of a left side guide and a right side guide. It is a rough-line side view with which it uses for description of the change of the inclined surface height of the left restraint guide and the right restraint guide according to the twist width.

The best mode for carrying out the invention (hereinafter, also referred to as an embodiment) will be described below with reference to the drawings. The description will be given in the following order.
(1) First embodiment (2) Second embodiment (3) Other embodiments

(1) 1st Embodiment (1-1) External appearance structure of automatic teller machine FIG. 1: shows the external appearance structure of the automatic teller machine by 1st Embodiment. The automatic teller machine 1 is based on the largest size among various sizes of rectangular bills (that is, the length of the long side and the length of the short side), and also considers other sizes as necessary. By configuring each part, it is configured so that any banknote having a different size can be handled.

  By the way, in the following description, banknotes of various sizes that can be handled by the automatic teller machine 1 are also called handleable banknotes, and the automatic teller machine 1 actually deposits and withdraws the banknotes that can be handled. The banknote handled for the purpose is also simply called a banknote.

  The automatic teller machine 1 has a substantially L-shaped casing (hereinafter also referred to as a teller machine casing) 2 in which an upper front corner is notched.

  By the way, in the following explanation, when the automatic teller machine 1 is viewed facing the front surface 2A on the lower side of the notch portion of the teller machine housing 2, the left direction indicated by the arrow a1 in the figure is Also referred to as the left direction of the payment machine, the direction opposite to the left direction of the payment machine is also referred to as the right direction of the payment machine.

  And in the following description, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish the depositing machine left direction and the depositing machine right direction, these are collectively referred to as the depositing machine left-right direction.

  In the following description, the upward direction indicated by the arrow b1 in the figure when the automatic teller machine 1 is viewed from the front surface 2A of the teller machine housing 2 is also referred to as the upward direction of the teller machine. The direction opposite to the upward direction of the deposit machine is also referred to as the downward direction of the deposit machine.

  In the following description, when there is no need to particularly distinguish the upward direction of the depositing machine and the downward direction of the depositing machine, these are collectively referred to as the vertical direction of the depositing machine.

  Furthermore, in the following description, the front direction indicated by the arrow c1 in the figure when the automatic teller machine 1 is viewed from the front surface 2A of the teller machine housing 2 is also referred to as the front direction of the teller machine. The direction opposite to the direction before the deposit machine is also referred to as the direction after the deposit machine.

  And in the following description, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish the direction before the deposit machine and the direction after the deposit machine, these are collectively referred to as the deposit machine front-rear direction.

  The teller machine housing 2 is provided with a substantially L-shaped panel (hereinafter also referred to as a customer service panel) 3 for customer service in a cutout portion on the upper side of the front surface 2A.

  In the customer service panel 3, the upward panel 3 </ b> A whose surface is directed upward is, for example, a coin input / removal unit for allowing a customer to insert a coin for depositing and taking out a coin for dispensing at the left rear end of the surface. An exit (hereinafter also referred to as a coin slot) 3AX is formed.

  The upward panel 3A has, for example, a banknote insertion / extraction port (hereinafter referred to as a banknote slot) for allowing a customer to insert a banknote for depositing and taking out a banknote for withdrawal at the right rear end of the surface. 3AY is also formed.

  Furthermore, the upward panel 3A has, for example, a touch screen 4 that can display various transaction procedure guidance images for guiding transaction procedures and perform touch operations on the surface at the center front end of the surface. .

  Incidentally, the teller machine housing 2 is provided with a shutter opening / closing part having a shutter for a coin slot 3AX (hereinafter also referred to as a coin slot shutter) 5 at the left rear end of the back surface of the upward panel 3A. Yes.

  In addition, the teller machine housing 2 is provided with a shutter opening / closing portion having a shutter for a bill port 3AY (hereinafter also referred to as a bill port shutter) 6 at the right rear end of the back surface of the upward panel 3A. .

  Note that the front panel 3B whose front side faces the front side of the customer service panel 3 has, for example, a passbook insertion / extraction port 7 and a card insertion / extraction port 8 formed at the center of the surface.

  The automatic teller machine 1 displays the transaction procedure guide image on the touch screen 4 and the transaction procedure displayed on the touch screen 4 in accordance with the touch operation on the surface of the touch screen 4 by the customer. The guide image is switched appropriately.

  Then, the automatic teller machine 1 uses the transaction procedure guidance image displayed by appropriately switching on the touch screen 4 to make a desired deposit such as depositing coins or banknotes or withdrawal such as dispensing coins or banknotes to the customer. Guide the transaction procedure.

  Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 causes the customer to insert coins or bills for depositing into the coin slot 3AX or the bill slot 3AY according to the guidance of the transaction procedure to the customer and according to the guidance of the transaction procedure to the customer when depositing.

  Moreover, the automatic teller machine 1 makes a customer take out the coin and banknote for payment from the coin slot 3AX and the banknote slot 3AY according to the guidance of the procedure of the transaction at the time of withdrawal.

  Thus, the automatic teller machine 1 can perform transactions such as deposit and withdrawal of cash (that is, coins and banknotes) desired by the customer.

(1-2) Internal structure of automatic teller machine Next, the internal structure of the automatic teller machine 1 will be described. By the way, below, for convenience, the configuration related to depositing and withdrawing banknotes as cash will be described as the internal configuration of the automatic teller machine 1, and description of the configuration regarding depositing and dispensing of coins as cash will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cash dispenser housing 2 of the automatic teller machine 1 has a control unit 10 that performs overall control of the entire automatic teller machine 1 at the lower left corner below the position of the upward panel 3A. Is stored.

  In addition, the banknote processing unit 2 stores a banknote processing unit 11 that executes banknote depositing and dispensing processes under the control of the control unit 10 at the lower right lower end of the upper panel 3A. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote handling unit 11 has a substantially box-shaped housing (hereinafter also referred to as a unit housing) 12.

  In the unit housing 12, a banknote for deposit is received from the customer via the banknote port 3 </ b> AY, for example, at the upper front corner that is directly below the shutter opening / closing unit 13 having the banknote slot shutter 6, and A banknote delivery unit 14 for delivering a banknote for withdrawal is arranged.

  Moreover, in the unit housing | casing 12, the discrimination part 15 for discriminating the money type, state, etc. of a banknote is arrange | positioned diagonally below the banknote delivery part 14, for example.

  Furthermore, in the unit housing | casing 12, the temporary holding part 16 for hold | maintaining a banknote at the time of money_receiving | payment and temporarily hold | maintaining the money_receiving | payment is arrange | positioned behind the discrimination part 15, for example.

  Furthermore, in the unit housing | casing 12, the banknote storage 17 for accommodating abnormal banknotes, such as a broken banknote, the bent banknote, etc. is accommodated under the temporary storage part 16, for example. .

  Incidentally, in the following description, abnormal banknotes such as damaged banknotes or folded banknotes are also referred to as reject banknotes as appropriate, as distinguished from banknotes for depositing and dispensing.

  Moreover, in the following description, the banknote storage 17 for storing a reject banknote is also called the rejection store | warehouse 17 in particular.

  Furthermore, in the unit housing 12, for example, a plurality of banknotes for deposit and withdrawal are stored in denominations at the lower end (that is, below the banknote delivery section 14, the discrimination section 15 and the reject box 17) (that is, A plurality of banknote storages 18 to 22 for storing banknotes of a specific denomination are mounted in a detachable manner so as to be arranged in order from front to back.

  In addition to this, in the unit housing 12, a transport unit (hereinafter referred to as a transport guide) having a plurality of types of transport path forming parts such as a transport guide and a transport roller between the bill delivery unit 14 and the discrimination unit 15 at the upper front end. This is also referred to as a front conveyance unit) 25.

  And the front side conveyance part 25 forms 25 A of banknote conveyance paths (this is also called the front side banknote conveyance path hereafter) by several types of conveyance path formation components, and the said front side banknote conveyance path 25A is the banknote delivery part 14 and It is connected to the discrimination unit 15.

  Further, in the unit housing 12, a transport unit having a plurality of types of transport path forming parts (hereinafter referred to as this) is also provided between the banknote delivery unit 14, the discrimination unit 15, the temporary storage unit 16, and the reject box 17 at the upper end. 26, also referred to as an upper transport unit).

  And the upper conveyance part 26 forms the conveyance path | route 26A (this is also hereafter called an upper banknote conveyance path) 26A with multiple types of conveyance path formation components, and the said upper banknote conveyance path 26A is the banknote delivery part 14, The identification unit 15, the temporary holding unit 16, and the reject store 17 are connected.

  Further, in the unit housing 12, a plurality of types of transport paths are also provided between the discrimination unit 15, the reject store 17, the front transport unit 25, the upper transport unit 26, and the plurality of banknote storages 18 to 22 at the center. A transport unit (hereinafter also referred to as a central transport unit) 27 having a formed part is disposed.

  The central transport unit 27 forms a banknote transport path (hereinafter also referred to as a central banknote transport path) 27A by a plurality of types of transport path forming components, and the central banknote transport path 27A is the front banknote transport path 25A. The upper bill conveyance path 26A and the plurality of bill storage boxes 18 to 22 are connected.

  By the way, the front side conveyance part 25, the upper side conveyance part 26, and the center conveyance part 27 are the left side on one short side, for example, for a rectangular banknote via the front side banknote conveyance path 25A, the upper side banknote conveyance path 26A, and the central banknote conveyance path 27A. And the other short side is located on the right side (that is, the longitudinal direction of the banknote is substantially parallel to the left-right direction of the depositing machine) and is conveyed in a conveying posture in which one long side is directed in the conveying direction. .

  That is, the front conveyance unit 25, the upper conveyance unit 26, and the central conveyance unit 27 convey a rectangular banknote through the front banknote conveyance path 25A, the upper banknote conveyance path 26A, and the central banknote conveyance path 27A, and one long side in the conveyance direction. Is transported in a transport posture in which the other long side is positioned on the downstream side in the transport direction.

  In the following description, the longitudinal direction of a rectangular banknote (that is, the direction parallel to the long side of the banknote) is also called the banknote longitudinal direction, and the short side direction of the banknote (that is, the direction parallel to the short side of the banknote). ) Is also referred to as the banknote short direction.

  Therefore, the banknote processing unit 11 has one banknote in the banknote delivery part 14, the discrimination part 15, the temporary storage part 16, the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 17, and several banknote storage 18-18 according to the conveyance attitude | position at the time of the said banknote conveyance. The short side is positioned on the left side, and the other short side is positioned on the right side (that is, the bill is in a posture in which the longitudinal direction of the bill is substantially parallel to the left-right direction of the depositing machine).

  Actually, when the banknote is deposited, the control unit 10 receives the banknote for depositing at the banknote delivery unit 14 when one or more banknotes for depositing are inserted into the banknote slot 3AY. Then, the banknotes for the deposit are fed out one by one.

  Moreover, the control unit 10 conveys the banknotes drawn out one by one from the banknote delivery unit 14 to the discrimination unit 15 via the front banknote transport path 25A, and the discrimination unit 15 determines the denomination and state of the banknote. Let them be identified.

  As a result, the control unit 10 transfers the banknotes that have been identified as being normal from the discrimination unit 15 and fed out to the temporary storage unit 16 via the upper banknote transport path 26A and temporarily holds them. Suspend the deposit of the banknote.

  Further, the control unit 10 conveys the banknotes that have been identified as abnormal due to breakage or breakage from the identification unit 15 and returned to the banknote delivery unit 14 via the upper banknote conveyance path 26A as rejected banknotes. Return it to the customer.

  In this way, when all the depositing bills inserted into the bill slot 3AY are discriminated in the discrimination unit 15, the control unit 10 temporarily holds the banknotes that are temporarily held from the temporary holding unit 16 (that is, normal). The banknotes identified as being are fed out one by one.

  At this time, the control unit 10 conveys the banknotes fed out one by one from the temporary storage unit 16 to the discrimination unit 15 via the upper banknote transport path 26A, and the discrimination unit 15 again determines the denomination and the type of the banknote. Discrimination of the state etc.

  And about the banknote which the control unit 10 discriminate | determined that it was normal from the discrimination part 15 and was drawn out, the banknote storage corresponding to the money type of the said banknote through the front side banknote conveyance path 25A and the central banknote conveyance path 27A sequentially. Transport to 18 to 22 and store.

  However, at this time, the control unit 10 sequentially identifies the banknotes that are identified as abnormal from the discrimination unit 15 and are fed out as the reject banknotes in the front banknote transport path 25A, the central banknote transport path 27A, and the upper banknote transport path 26A. Then, it is not used for subsequent withdrawals by being conveyed and stored in the reject box 17.

  In this way, the control unit 10 can execute banknote deposit processing in the banknote processing unit 11 to deposit banknotes as a transaction desired by the customer.

  On the other hand, when the banknotes are withdrawn, the control unit 10 feeds out banknotes one by one from the plurality of banknote storages 18 to 22 for the amount designated for withdrawal by the customer.

  At this time, the control unit 10 conveys the banknotes fed out one by one from the plurality of banknote storages 18 to 22 to the discrimination unit 15 via the central banknote transport path 27A and the front banknote transport path 25A in order, and performs the discrimination. In the part 15, the denomination and state of the banknote are discriminated.

  As a result, the control unit 10 conveys the banknotes that have been identified as normal from the discrimination unit 15 and fed out to the banknote delivery unit 14 via the upper banknote transport path 26A.

  However, at this time, the control unit 10 conveys and stores, as a reject banknote, the banknotes that are identified as abnormal from the discrimination unit 15 to the reject store 17 via the upper banknote transport path 26A. , Do not use for subsequent withdrawals.

  Then, when the control unit 10 finishes conveying the banknote for the amount designated for withdrawal to the banknote delivery unit 14, the control unit 10 delivers the banknote for the amount designated for withdrawal to the customer.

  In this way, the control unit 10 can execute the banknote withdrawal process in the banknote processing unit 11 to perform banknote withdrawal as a transaction desired by the customer.

(1-3) External structure of banknote storage Next, the external structure of the some banknote storage 18 to 22 is demonstrated using FIG. However, the plurality of banknote storages 18 to 22 have the same appearance.

  For this reason, below, the external appearance structure of the one banknote storage 18 is demonstrated, and description is abbreviate | omitted about the external appearance structure of the other banknote storages 19 thru | or 22.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote storage 18 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped outer case 30 that is long in the vertical direction, for example.

  The front face 30A of the exterior case 30 is provided with a substantially rectangular door 31 that can be opened and closed for loading bills therein and for taking out bills from the inside.

  Further, on the upper surface 30B of the outer case 30, a slit-shaped banknote take-out port 30BX parallel to the left-right direction of the deposit machine is formed on the rear side.

  Further, on the upper surface 30B of the exterior case 30, for example, a handle 32 that can be used when the banknote storage 18 is attached / detached or transported is provided at the front end portion so that the handle 32 can be stored and pulled out.

  Thereby, when the banknote storage 18 is removed from the automatic teller machine 1, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage 18 are collected by being taken out, and the banknotes for withdrawal are loaded in the inside. Can be made.

  In addition, the banknote storage 18 is attached to the automatic teller machine 1 in a posture with the front surface 30A of the outer case 30 facing forward, for example.

  And the banknote storage 18 is the state with which the automatic teller machine 1 was mounted | worn, as above-mentioned, the banknote for pick_up | payout outlet 30BX for the banknote for payment | payment conveyed one by one via the central banknote conveyance path 27A as mentioned above. Through the inside.

  Moreover, when the banknote storage 18 is mounted on the automatic teller machine 1, the banknotes stored therein are fed one by one through the banknote take-out port 30BX for withdrawal, as described above. It can be delivered to the central banknote transport path 27A.

(1-4) Internal structure of banknote storage Next, the internal structure of the some banknote storage 18 thru | or 22 is demonstrated. However, the plurality of banknote storages 18 to 22 are configured in the same manner.

  For this reason, below, the internal structure of one banknote storage 18 is demonstrated, and description is abbreviate | omitted about the internal structure of the other banknote storages 19 thru | or 22.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, in the banknote storage 18, for example, a rectangular plate-shaped partition plate for forming the banknote storage space 40 (hereinafter also referred to as a front partition plate) at a predetermined position on the front side. 41 is arranged with one surface 41A facing rearward and the longitudinal direction of the front partition plate 41 parallel to the vertical direction of the depositing machine.

  Further, in the banknote storage 18, for example, a rectangular plate-like partition plate (hereinafter also referred to as a rear partition plate) 42 for forming the banknote storage space 40 is provided behind the front partition plate 41. It is arranged so as to face one surface 41A of the partition plate 41 and the longitudinal direction of the rear partition plate 42 is parallel to the vertical direction of the depositing machine.

  The front side partition plate 41 has a width (that is, a length in the left-right direction of the depositing machine) of, for example, a predetermined length greater than or equal to the length of the long side of the longest handleable banknote among the handleable banknotes having different sizes. The width is selected, and the height (that is, the length in the vertical direction of the deposit machine) is selected to be a predetermined height.

  Incidentally, in the following description, among the handleable banknotes having different sizes, the longest handleable banknote is also referred to as the longest longest banknote.

  The rear partition plate 42 has a width (that is, a length in the left-right direction of the deposit machine) that is longer than the length of the long side of the shortest handleable banknote among the handleable banknotes having different sizes. A predetermined width equal to or smaller than the width of the front partition plate 41 is selected.

  Incidentally, in the following description, among the handleable banknotes having different sizes, the handleable banknote having the shortest long side is particularly referred to as the longest shortest banknote.

  Further, the rear partition plate 42 is selected to have a predetermined height that is lower than the height of the front partition plate 41 (ie, the length in the vertical direction of the deposit machine).

  And the banknote storage 18 is predetermined | prescribed more than the length of the said short side of the longest handleable banknote with the short side among the handleable banknotes from which the arrangement | positioning space | interval of the front side partition plate 41 and the rear side partition plate 42 differs, for example. The interval is selected.

  Incidentally, in the following description, among the handleable bills having different sizes, the handleable bill having the longest short side is particularly referred to as the shortest longest bill.

  As a result, the bill storage 18 stores the handleable bills of different sizes between the front partition plate 41 and the rear partition plate 42 in such a manner that they are sequentially stacked in a posture in which one side of the handleable banknote faces upward. A substantially rectangular parallelepiped bill storage space 40 that is long in the vertical direction of the deposit machine is formed.

  Moreover, the banknote storage 18 has a substantially rectangular flat plate stage 45 for loading (that is, stacking) banknotes on one side 45A for storage in the banknote storage space 40 via a pair of struts (not shown). It is supported so that it can be moved up and down in a posture in which one surface 45A faces upward and the longitudinal direction of the stage 45 is parallel to the left-right direction of the depositing machine.

  In the stage 45, the length of a pair of long sides parallel to the left-right direction of the depositing machine on one surface 45A is selected to be a predetermined length that is equal to or longer than the long side of the longest long-side banknote and parallel to the longitudinal direction of the depositing machine. The length of a pair of short sides is selected to be a predetermined length that is greater than or equal to the length of the short side of the shortest longest banknote.

  Thereby, the stage 45 can be mounted so that all the handleable banknotes with different sizes may be sequentially stacked on the one surface 45A.

  The banknote storage 18 is, for example, a drive motor (not shown) for raising and lowering the stage 45 at a predetermined position around the banknote storage space 40 (hereinafter also referred to as a stage drive motor) and a predetermined stage lift (not shown). Are provided.

  Therefore, the banknote storage 18 is configured to bring the stage 45 up through the stage elevating part and the one surface 45 </ b> A up when the stage drive motor operates under the control of the control unit 10 at the time of taking in the banknote or feeding out the banknote. It can be raised and lowered (that is, moved upward and downward).

  Moreover, the banknote storage 18 is a conveyance part (henceforth a conveyance part in a storage) 46 which conveys a banknote for taking in and taking out in the said banknote storage 18 in the diagonally upper side behind the banknote storage space 40. Is provided.

  The in-storage transport section 46 has a pair of first transport guide 47 and second transport guide 48 that are arranged to face each other.

  The 2nd conveyance guide 48 is formed in the plate shape which has the width | variety (namely, length of the deposit machine left-right direction) equal to the width | variety of the rear side partition plate 42, for example.

  The second transport guide 48 is arranged with the one surface 48A facing upward on the rear side of the rear partition plate 42 and one end joined to or close to the upper end of the rear partition plate 42.

  The first transport guide 47 includes, for example, two transport guides 47A and 47B formed in a strip shape having a predetermined width that is narrower than the width of the second transport guide 48, respectively.

  Of the two transport guides 47A and 47B, one transport guide 47A has one surface 47AX facing downward and one end of the one surface 47AX is in contact with the left end of one surface 48A of the second transport guide 48. The other end portion is arranged to face the left end portion of one surface 45A of the stage 45 while being opposed to each other through a gap.

  Of the two transport guides 47A and 47B, the other transport guide 47B has one surface 47BX facing downward and one end portion of the one surface 47BX is aligned with a right end portion of one surface 48A of the second transport guide 48. The other end portion is arranged to face the right end portion of the one surface 45A of the stage 45 while being opposed to each other through a gap.

  In the following description, of the pair of first conveyance guide 47 and second conveyance guide 48, one of the first conveyance guides 47 located on the upper side is also called the upper conveyance guide 47 and the other one located on the lower side. The second conveyance guide 48 is also referred to as a lower conveyance guide 48.

  In the following description, among the two conveyance guides 47A and 47B constituting the upper conveyance guide 47, the conveyance guide 47A located on the left side is also referred to as the upper left conveyance guide 47A, and the conveyance guide 47B located on the right side is It is also called the upper right transport guide 47B.

  As a result, in the banknote storage 18, the in-storage transport unit 46 is configured to transport the banknotes between the upper left transport guide 47 </ b> A and the upper right transport guide 47 </ b> B and the lower transport guide 48 for transporting the banknotes for feeding and feeding ( Hereinafter, this is also referred to as a take-out feeding conveyance path) 49, and one end of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 is connected to the banknote storage space 40.

  Incidentally, although not shown in the drawing, the other transport guide 46 in the storage is opposed to another pair of transport guides between the rear ends of the upper transport guide 47 and the lower transport guide 48 and the banknote take-out port 30BX. Alternatively, the upper conveyance guide 47 and the lower conveyance guide 48 are formed in a predetermined shape having a length up to the banknote take-out port 30BX.

  Therefore, in the storage unit 46, the take-out delivery path 49 is actually formed by the upper conveyance guide 47 and the lower conveyance guide 48 and another pair of conveyance guides or by the upper conveyance guide 47 and the lower conveyance guide 48. It is formed from the banknote storage space 40 to the banknote take-out / delivery port 30BX, and the other end of the take-in / out delivery path 49 is connected to the banknote take-out / outlet 30BX.

  Incidentally, the conveyance direction when the banknotes are conveyed for taking in via the take-out and feeding conveyance path 49 is the upstream side of the banknote take-out / delivery outlet 30BX and the downstream side of the banknote storage space 40, and the banknotes are collected. This is the direction of conveyance from the loading / unloading port 30BX to the bill storage space 40.

  Moreover, the conveyance direction at the time of conveying a banknote for taking-out via the taking-out delivery conveyance path 49 becomes a banknote storage space 40 side upstream, and the banknote taking-out outlet 30BX side becomes a downstream side, A banknote is stored in the banknote storage space 40. It is the direction which conveys to the banknote taking-out outlet 30BX.

  By the way, the upper left transport guide 47A and the upper right transport guide 47B in the storage section transport section 46 have the first roller rotation shaft (not shown) in the left-right direction of the depositing machine at a predetermined position near the banknote storage space 40 at one end of each other. And is supported so as to be rotatable in one rotation direction indicated by an arrow d1 in the drawing and in the other rotation direction opposite to this.

  For example, two rollers 50 and 51 for taking in and out banknotes are attached to the first roller rotation shaft at predetermined positions that are equally spaced from the center of the transport path width of the take-in and feed transport path 49 to the left and right. .

  Incidentally, in the following description, the two rollers 50 and 51 for taking in and feeding out bills attached to the first roller rotating shaft are also referred to as feed rollers 50 and 51, respectively.

  The two feed rollers 50 and 51 have a predetermined outer diameter, and are formed, for example, so that the outer peripheral surface is flat (that is, there is no concave portion or convex portion over the entire circumference).

  The first roller rotating shaft has holes (not shown) formed in part of the outer peripheral surfaces of the two feed rollers 50 and 51 at one end of the upper left conveyance guide 47A and the upper right conveyance guide 47B, respectively. Through the take-in / feed-out conveyance path 49.

  Further, the lower conveyance guide 48 supports a second roller rotation shaft (not shown) at a predetermined position near the bill storage space 40 so as to be rotatable in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction in parallel with the depositing machine left-right direction. ing.

  For example, two rollers 52 and 53 for taking in banknotes are attached to the second roller rotating shaft at positions facing the two feed rollers 50 and 51.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the two rollers 52 and 53 for taking in bills attached to the second roller rotating shaft are also referred to as taking-in rollers 52 and 53, respectively.

  The two take-in rollers 52 and 53 have a predetermined outer diameter, and are formed, for example, so that the outer peripheral surface is flat (that is, there is no concave portion or convex portion over the entire circumference).

  The second roller rotating shaft is configured to take in and feed out the conveyance path through holes (not shown) formed in the lower conveyance guide 48 in part of the outer peripheral surfaces of the two intake rollers 52 and 53, respectively. 49 and presses against a part of the outer peripheral surface of the two feed rollers 50 and 51.

  Further, the in-storage transport section 46 is not shown for feeding the banknotes on the stage 45 one by one to the take-out feeding transport path 49 side above the stage 45 in front of the two feed rollers 50 and 51. Two rollers (hereinafter also referred to as picker rollers) are provided so as to be rotatable in other rotational directions around a third roller rotational axis parallel to the left-right direction of the depositing machine.

  Incidentally, each of the two picker rollers has a part of the outer peripheral surface of the upper left transport guide 47A via a hole (not shown) formed in the other end of the upper left transport guide 47A and the upper right transport guide 47B. And it is made to project below the upper right transport guide 47B.

  Furthermore, the in-storage transport unit 46 is appropriately disposed on the side of the banknote take-out / outlet 30BX from the arrangement position of the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 in the take-out / feed transport path 49. One or a plurality of sets of conveying rollers are provided.

  By the way, the bill storage 18 is provided with a drive motor (not shown) for rotating the two feed rollers 50 and 51 (hereinafter also referred to as a roller drive motor) at a predetermined position around the bill storage space 40. ing.

  And the banknote storage 18 has a gear attached to the first roller rotation shaft, and the gear is connected to the output shaft of the roller drive motor via a plurality of other gears.

  The banknote storage 18 is provided with a one-way clutch (not shown) for rotating the second roller rotation shaft only in the other rotation direction on the second roller rotation shaft, and the one-way clutch is a gear of the first roller rotation shaft. It is connected to.

  Furthermore, the banknote storage 18 is also connected to the gears of the first roller rotation shaft via the plurality of gears and the roller rotation shafts of one or a plurality of pairs of transport rollers.

  Furthermore, as for the banknote storage 18, the 1st roller rotating shaft and the 3rd roller rotating shaft are connected through the toothed pulley and the endless drive belt, for example.

  Therefore, when the roller drive motor operates for taking in bills under the control of the control unit 10 at the time of taking in bills, the in-storage transport unit 46 feeds two feeds together with the first roller rotating shaft accordingly. The rollers 50 and 51 can be rotated in one rotation direction for taking in bills.

  Further, in this case, the in-storage conveyance unit 46 uses the two take-up rollers 52 and 53 together with the second roller rotation shaft for taking in bills in conjunction with the rotation of the first roller rotation shaft in one rotation direction. The two feed rollers 50 and 51 can be rotated in the other rotation direction opposite to the rotation direction.

  Further, the in-storage conveyance unit 46 is linked to the rotation of the first roller rotation shaft in one rotation direction, and one or a plurality of pairs of conveyance rollers are also rotated in one rotation direction and the other rotation direction opposite to each other for taking in bills. Can be rotated to.

  Thereby, the conveyance part 46 in a storage is the 1 or several sets of conveyance roller which mutually reversely rotates the banknote taken in into the taking-out delivery conveyance path 49 via the banknote taking-out delivery port 30BX. Between the feed rollers 50 and 51 and the take-in rollers 52 and 53.

  Moreover, the conveyance part 46 in storage is the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and two taking in which the banknote passed between 1 or several sets of conveyance rollers mutually reversely rotates for taking in a banknote It can be sent out to the bill storage space 40 side so as to be sandwiched between the rollers 52 and 53.

  In this manner, the in-storage transport unit 46 transports the banknotes taken into the take-out / feeding transport path 49 via the banknote take-out / delivery port 30BX to the banknote storage space 40 side via the take-out / feeding transport path 49. can do.

  On the other hand, when the roller drive motor operates for feeding bills under the control of the control unit 10 when bills are fed, the in-storage unit 46 receives two feed rollers together with the first roller rotation shaft. 50 and 51 can be rotated in the other rotation direction for feeding bills.

  At this time, the in-storage transport unit 46 is also linked to the rotation of the first roller rotation shaft in the other rotation direction, and the two picker rollers together with the third roller rotation shaft are also fed with two feeds for feeding bills. The rollers 50 and 51 can be rotated in the same other rotational direction as the rotational direction of the rollers 50 and 51.

  Further, the in-storage transport section 46 interlocks with the rotation of the first roller rotation shaft in the other rotation direction, and each of the one or a plurality of pairs of transport rollers in the one rotation direction and the other rotation direction opposite to each other for feeding bills. Can be rotated.

  However, in this case, the in-storage conveyance unit 46 does not rotate the first roller rotation shaft in the other rotation direction due to the action of the one-way clutch for the two intake rollers 52 and 53 together with the second roller rotation shaft. Stops rotation without interlocking.

  As a result, the in-storage transport section 46 can send out a plurality of banknotes on the stage 45 one by one in order from the top to the take-out / feed transport path 49 side by two picker rollers.

  In addition, the in-storage transport unit 46 rotates the two bill rollers 50 and 51 that rotate the bills taken into the take-out and feed transport path 49 in the other rotation direction for feeding bills. It can be sent out to one or a plurality of pairs of conveying rollers so as to be sandwiched between two stopped taking-in rollers 52 and 53.

  Further, the transport unit 46 in the storage is one or a plurality of sets in which the bills passed between the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 are rotated in reverse to each other for feeding bills. It can be sent out to the banknote take-out port 30BX so as to be sandwiched between the transport rollers.

  In this manner, the in-storage transport unit 46 transports the banknotes on the stage 45 to the banknote take-in / out port 30BX via the take-in / out transport path 49 and feeds out the banknotes in / out port 30BX. it can.

  In addition to such a configuration, the in-storage transport unit 46 of the banknote storage 18 regulates the lateral width of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and transports banknotes via the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 when taking the banknotes. Includes a pair of first and second side guides 55 and 56 each having a substantially rectangular plate shape for guiding the banknotes from one end of the take-out and feeding path 49 onto the stage 45.

  Incidentally, the horizontal width of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 is parallel to one side of the banknote when the banknote is conveyed via the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and is orthogonal to the banknote conveyance direction (i.e., this In the case of the embodiment, it is also the length of the depositing machine in the left-right direction).

  Moreover, in the following description, the direction parallel to the one surface of the banknote when the banknote is transported via the take-out feeding path 49 and orthogonal to the transport direction of the banknote (that is, in the case of this embodiment) Are also referred to as the left direction of the deposit machine and the right direction of the deposit machine) as appropriate, also referred to as the conveyance path width direction.

  One first side guide 55 has the longitudinal direction of the first side guide 55 parallel to the up-and-down direction of the depositing machine and the one surface 55A facing the right side. It is provided on the left side so that it can be replaced.

  Further, the other second side guide 56 is set so that the longitudinal direction of the second side guide 56 is parallel to the vertical direction of the depositing machine and the one surface 56A faces the left surface 55A of the first side guide 55 with the one surface 56A facing left. In the posture, it is exchangeably provided on the right side of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40.

  Incidentally, in the following description, of the pair of first side guide 55 and second side guide 56, one of the first side guides 55 located on the left side of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40 is left Also referred to as a side guide 55, the other second side guide 56 located on the right side of the take-out / feeding conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40 is also referred to as a right side guide 56.

  The left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are selected to have predetermined lengths equal to each other in the vertical direction of the deposit machine.

  The left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are selected to have a predetermined length that is the same in the longitudinal direction of the deposit machine.

  The left side guide 55 has an upper end protruding above the upper left conveyance guide 47 </ b> A and a lower end portion positioned below the arrangement position of the lower conveyance guide 48.

  Further, the left side guide 55 has a central portion of one surface 55A positioned near the boundary between the feeding and conveying path 49 and the bill storage space 40, and a rear portion of the central upper end portion of the one surface 55A is disposed on the left feed roller. 50 and the left side surface of the take-in roller 52 are opposed to the front portion.

  Therefore, the left side guide 55 takes the front end portion of the one surface 55 </ b> A closer to the bill storage space 40 side than the vicinity of the boundary between the take-out conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40, and sets a predetermined range below the front end portion. The rear end of the stage 45 that can be raised and lowered is opposed to the rear end.

  Further, the left side guide 55 positions the rear end portion of the one surface 55A closer to the take-in / feed conveyance path 49 side than the vicinity of the boundary between the take-out / feed conveyance passage 49 and the bill storage space 40, and the rear upper end portion of the one surface 55A. The left side of the left feed roller 50 and the take-in roller 52 are opposed to the rear portion.

  The left side guide 55 regulates the conveyance path width of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 as a notch surface having a predetermined depth (that is, recessed by one step from the front end portion of the one surface 55A) at the rear upper end portion of the one surface 55A. A width restricting portion 55AX is formed.

  Further, the left side guide 55 has an inclined surface parallel to the front diagonal right direction connected to the front edge of the width regulating portion 55AX at the center upper end portion of the one surface 55A for changing the conveyance path width of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49. A width changing portion 55AY is formed.

  On the other hand, the right side guide 56 has an upper end protruding above the upper right conveyance guide 47 </ b> B and a lower end positioned below the position where the lower conveyance guide 48 is disposed.

  Further, the right side guide 56 has a central portion of one surface 56A positioned near the boundary between the feeding and conveying path 49 and the bill storage space 40, and a rear portion of the central upper end portion of the one surface 56A is set to the right feed roller. 51 and the intake roller 53 are opposed to the front portion on the right side surface.

  Accordingly, the right side guide 56 takes the front end portion of the one surface 56A closer to the banknote storage space 40 side than the vicinity of the boundary between the take-out conveyance path 49 and the banknote storage space 40, and sets a predetermined range below the front end portion. The rear end of the right side surface of the stage 45 that can be moved up and down is opposed.

  Further, the right side guide 56 positions the rear end portion of the one surface 56A on the side of the take-in / feed conveyance path 49 rather than the vicinity of the boundary between the take-out / feed conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40, and the rear upper end portion of the one surface 56A. The right feed roller 51 and the intake roller 53 are opposed to the rear portion on the right side surface.

  The right side guide 56 regulates the conveyance path width of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 as a notch surface having a predetermined depth (that is, recessed by one step from the front end portion of the one surface 56A) at the rear upper end portion of the one surface 56A. A width restricting portion 56AX for this purpose is formed.

  Further, the right side guide 56 has an inclined surface parallel to the front diagonal right direction connected to the front edge of the width restricting portion 56AX at the center upper end portion of the one surface 56A for changing the conveying path width of the take-out feeding conveying path 49. A width changing portion 56AY is formed.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the width restricting portions 55AX and 56AX formed as notches on the one surfaces 55A and 56A of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are also referred to as width restricting surfaces 55AX and 56AX, respectively.

  In the following description, the width changing portions 55AY and 56AY formed as inclined surfaces on one surface 55A and 56A of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are also referred to as width changing surfaces 55AY and 56AY, respectively.

  It should be noted that the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are selected so that the depths of the width regulating surfaces 55AX and 56AX on one surface 55A and 56A are equal to each other.

  Further, the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are selected to have a predetermined length between the front end portions of the one surfaces 55A and 56A and the width regulating surfaces 55AX and 56AX.

  Therefore, in the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56, the angles of the width changing surfaces 55AY and 56AY with respect to the one surfaces 55A and 56A (that is, the front ends of the one surfaces 55A and 56A) are selected to be equal to each other.

  As a result, the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are positioned in the width direction of the take-in / out conveyance path 49 (that is, the rear side) rather than near the boundary between the take-in / out conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40. By the surfaces 55AX and 56AX, the conveyance path width of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 is regulated to a predetermined width longer than the length of the long side of the longest longest banknote.

  Further, the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are transport paths that are regulated by the width regulation surfaces 55AX and 56AX by the mutual width change surfaces 55AY and 56AY that are located in the vicinity of the boundary between the take-out and delivery transport path 49 and the bill storage space 40. The width is changed to gradually narrow toward the bill storage space 40 side.

  Furthermore, the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 have the front ends of one surface 55 </ b> A and 56 </ b> A located on both sides of the bill storage space 40 close to the left side of the stage 45 and the rear end of the right side.

  As a result, the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are configured to convey the banknotes taken into the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 to the banknote storage space 40 side via the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 when taking the banknotes. It can be guided to the upper side of one surface 45A of the stage 45.

  Moreover, the conveyance part 46 in the storage of the banknote storage 18 is an edge part of a conveyance path width direction in the banknote conveyed to the banknote storage space 40 side via the taking-in delivery conveyance path 49 at the time of banknote taking-in so that it may mention later. A pair of first restraining guide 57 and second restraining guide 58 in the form of a thin plate for suppressing the rising of the bill when the left short side or the right short side is deformed so as to be turned upward. Have.

  One first restraining guide 57 has a length equal to the length from the rear edge to the front edge of one surface 55A of the left side guide 55, and the shape of the upper end portion of the one surface 55A (that is, at the upper end portion of the one surface 55A). The shape from the width regulating surface 55AX to the front end through the width changing surface 55AY) is formed in a substantially crank shape.

  Then, one first holding guide 57 projects in the vicinity of the upper edge of the one surface 55A of the left side guide 55 from the rear edge to the front edge of the one surface 55A toward the upper left conveyance guide 47A (that is, the right side guide 55A). So that it protrudes into the

  The other second holding guide 58 has a length equal to the length from the rear edge to the front edge of the one surface 56A of the right side guide 56, and the shape of the upper end portion of the one surface 56A (that is, the upper end of the one surface 56A). Is formed in a substantially crank shape corresponding to the shape from the width regulating surface 56AX to the front end through the width changing surface 56AY.

  The other second restraining guide 58 is opposed to the one first restraining guide 57 and is conveyed in the vicinity of the upper edge of the one surface 56A of the right side guide 56 from the rear edge to the front edge of the one surface 56A. It is provided so as to project to the guide 47B side (that is, to protrude to the left side).

  Incidentally, in the following description, of the pair of the first holding guide 57 and the second holding guide 58, one first holding guide 57 provided on the left side guide 55 is also referred to as the left holding guide 57, and is called the right side guide. The other second holding guide 58 provided at 56 is also referred to as a right holding guide 58.

  By the way, the two feed rollers 50 and 51 described above, for example, convey the center of the longest shortest banknote from the center of the conveyance path width when the longest shortest banknote is conveyed via the take-out feeding conveyance path 49. Even if it is completely displaced in the road width direction, it faces the one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction of the banknote (that is, a predetermined position inside the pair of short sides) on the one surface facing the top of the shortest banknote. In addition, the mounting position with respect to the first roller rotation shaft is appropriately selected.

  Accordingly, the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 described above are configured such that when the longest shortest banknote is conveyed via the take-out feeding conveyance path 49, the center of the longest shortest banknote is the center of the conveyance path width. 1 side and the other end (that is, a predetermined position inside the pair of short sides) on the other side facing the bottom of the longest shortest bill, The mounting position with respect to the second roller rotation shaft is appropriately selected so as to face each other.

  Therefore, the banknote storage 18 positions the longest shortest banknote via the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and positions one short side of the longest shortest banknote at one edge of the conveyance path width (that is, the left end or the right end). Even when the paper is conveyed, the longest shortest banknote can be conveyed while being securely sandwiched between the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-in rollers 52 and 53.

  Further, as described above, the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 have the width regulating surfaces 55AX and 56AX and a part of the width changing surfaces 55AY and 56AY opposed to the feed rollers 50 and 51 and the take-in rollers 52 and 53, respectively. ing.

  For this reason, the banknote storage 18 is configured to receive the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-up rollers, which are rotated in reverse to each other for taking in the banknotes. In a state of being driven so as to be sandwiched between the insertion rollers 52 and 53 and conveyed to the banknote storage space 40 side, between the width regulating surfaces 55AX and 56AX of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56, In addition, the width change surfaces 55AY and 56AY are sequentially passed through.

  Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the left side guide 55 is configured such that the center of the banknote 60 taken into the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 at the time of taking in the banknote deviates from the center of the conveyance path width to the left of the depositing machine. Then, the left short side of the bill 60 conveyed through the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 is slid over the width changing surface 55AY and the front end portion of the one surface 55A so as to press the width changing surface 55AY from the left front corner. Move.

  As a result, the left side guide 55 gradually increases the left short side, which is the end of the banknote machine leftward in the banknote 60, from the left front corner to the upper side while keeping one long side of the banknote 60 in the transport direction. It can be deformed so as to beat.

  As a result, the left side guide 55 is fed out between the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 while the bill 60 is deformed so that the left short side is turned upward. If it is discharged from the one end of the take-out feeding path 49 to the upper side of the one surface 45A of the stage 45, a restoring force that tries to return to the original flat state can be applied to the bill 60.

  Further, when the left side guide 55 is deformed so that the left short side of the banknote 60 is turned upward, the left restraint guide 57 is placed on the left short side of the banknote 60 on the left side. Slide it so that it is pressed from the corner.

  The left restraint guide 57 is also one surface when the banknote 60 is discharged from one end of the take-out feeding path 49 while being deformed so that the left short side is turned upward. The banknote 60 is prevented from being lifted by pressing the short side on the left side.

  As a result, the left restraint guide 57 can be displaced to the right side by being separated from the one surface 55A of the left side guide 55 while restoring the bill 60 to the original flat state by the restoring force acting on the bill 60.

  On the other hand, as with the left side guide 55, the right side guide 56 also has the center of the bill 60 taken into the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 at the time of taking in the banknote shifted from the center of the conveyance path width to the right of the depositing machine. Sliding across the width change surface 56AY and the front end portion of the one surface 56A so that the right short side of the banknote 60 conveyed through the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 is pressed from the right front corner to the width change surface 56AY. Let

  As a result, the right side guide 56 gradually increases the right short side, which is the end of the banknote machine in the right direction of the banknote 60, from the right front corner to the upper side while keeping one long side of the banknote 60 in the transport direction. It can be deformed so as to beat.

  As a result, the right side guide 56 is fed out between the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 while the banknote 60 is deformed so that the right short side is turned upward. If it is discharged from the one end of the take-out feeding path 49 to the upper side of the one surface 45A of the stage 45, a restoring force that tries to return to the original flat state can be applied to the bill 60.

  Similarly to the left restraining guide 57, the right restraining guide 58 is also formed on a flat surface facing downward when the right side guide 56 is deformed so that the right short side of the bill 60 is turned upward. And slide the right short side of the right side from the right front corner.

  The right restraint guide 58 is also one surface when the banknote 60 is discharged from one end of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 to the upper side of the one surface 45A of the stage 45 while being deformed so that the right short side is turned upward. The bill 60 is prevented from being lifted by pressing the right short side.

  Accordingly, the right holding guide 58 can be displaced to the left side by separating from the one surface 56 </ b> A of the right side guide 56 while returning the banknote 60 to the original flat state by the restoring force acting on the banknote 60.

  Here, when the banknote 60 is deformed so that the left short side is turned up, the size corresponding to the width from the root of the portion deformed so as to be turned up to the left short side is from the base to the left short side. The resilience of the force works.

  In addition, even when the banknote 60 is deformed so that the right short side is turned upward, the size according to the width from the root of the part deformed so as to be turned upward to the right short side to the right short side. The restoring force of acts.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the portion of the banknote 60 that is deformed so as to be folded up on the left short side and the portion that is deformed so as to be folded up on the right short side are also referred to as a twist deformed portion.

  Moreover, in the following description, the width from the root of the left curled deformation part to the left short side and the width from the root of the right curled deformation part to the right short side in the banknote 60 are also referred to as a curling width.

  And when the center of the banknote 60 taken in the taking-in delivery conveyance path 49 has shifted | deviated from the center of a conveyance path width to the depositing machine left direction, the left side guide 55 is the said by the depth of the width control surface 55AX in one surface 55A. The curling width when the left short side of the banknote 60 is deformed so as to be curled upward is regulated.

  Similarly to the left side guide 55, the right side guide 56 also has a width restriction on the one surface 56 </ b> A when the center of the banknote 60 taken into the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 is shifted from the center of the conveyance path width to the right of the depositing machine. Depending on the depth of the surface 56AX, the curling width when the right short side of the banknote 60 is deformed so as to curl upward is regulated.

  Incidentally, in the following description, the depth of the width regulating surface 55AX on the one surface 55A for regulating the bending width in the left side guide 55 and the width regulating surface 56AX on the one surface 56A for regulating the bending width in the right side guide 56. The depth of each is also referred to as the width limit depth.

  And when the center of the banknote 60 taken in the taking-out feeding conveyance path 49 has shifted | deviated from the center of the conveyance path width to the conveyance path width direction, the banknote storage 18 is the left side guide 55 or the right side guide 56 of the banknote 60. The restoring force acting by deforming the left and right short sides upward is used to displace the banknote 60 to the center of one surface 45A of the stage 45.

  That is, in the left side guide 55, when the curving width regulation depth is appropriately selected and the center of the banknote 60 taken into the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 is shifted from the center of the conveyance path width to the left of the depositing machine, The curling width for deforming the left short side of the banknote 60 is regulated so that a restoring force for displacing the banknote 60 to the central portion of the one surface 45A of the stage 45 can be applied.

  Similarly, for the right side guide 56, the squeezing width regulation depth is appropriately selected, and the center of the banknote 60 taken into the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 is shifted to the right of the depositing machine from the center of the conveyance path width. In this case, the curl width for deforming the right short side of the bill 60 is restricted so that a restoring force for displacing the bill 60 to the central portion of the one surface 45A of the stage 45 can be applied.

  However, as described above, the banknote storage 18 is configured so that the size of the one surface 45A of the stage 45 can be handled in different sizes based on the long side of the longest long side note and the short side of the shortest long side note. Is selected so that it can be mounted without protruding from one surface 45A.

  Therefore, in the banknote storage 18, when the center of the banknote 60 taken into the take-out feeding transport path 49 is shifted from the center of the transport path width in the transport path width direction, the shorter the long side of the banknote 60 is, It is necessary to increase the amount of displacement for displacing the bill 60 to the center of the one surface 45A of the stage 45.

  That is, in the banknote storage 18, the shorter the long side of the banknote 60 is, the wider the curling width is, and it is necessary to change the displacement amount for displacing the banknote 60 to the central portion of the one surface 45 </ b> A of the stage 45. .

  Therefore, in the bill storage box 18, in order to apply an optimum restoring force for displacing the handleable bills having different long side lengths to the central portion of the one surface 45A of the stage 45, the curl width regulation depth is handled respectively. A plurality of sets of a left side guide 55 and a right side guide 56 that are appropriately selected according to different lengths of the long sides of the possible banknotes are prepared in advance.

  And in the banknote storage 18, when the banknote 60 to store is set, the 1 set of left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 corresponding to the length of the long side of the banknote 60 are attached, and the banknote 60 of the banknote 60 is attached. The short side can be deformed so as to turn upward with a bending width corresponding to the length of the long side.

  In addition, for example, when the type of the banknote 60 to be stored is changed in the operation of the automatic teller machine 1, the banknote storage 18 has different long side lengths between the banknote 60 before the change and the banknote 60 after the change. Then, the pair of left side guide 55 and right side guide 56 attached before the change is replaced with a set of left side guide 55 and right side guide 56 corresponding to the length of the long side of the bill 60 after the change. Let

  Thereby, even if the banknote 60 to store is changed, the banknote storage 18 deform | transforms the short side of the banknote 60 after a change so that it may crawl up with the winding width according to the length of the long side. Can do.

  In this way, the banknote storage 18 can adjust the curling width for deforming the banknote 60 to be stored so that the short side is folded upward according to the length of the long side of the banknote 60. Yes.

  As a result, the banknote storage 18 stores the banknotes 60 having different sizes (that is, the long sides are different) and stores the banknotes 60 taken into the take-out and feeding transport path 49 in the transport path width. If the banknote 60 is deviated from the center in the conveyance path width direction, the banknote 60 can be displaced to the central portion of the first surface 45 </ b> A of the stage 45 when the banknote 60 is discharged from one end of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 to the banknote storage space 40.

  By the way, the plurality of sets of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are different in the width restriction depth, for example, the length of the depositing machine in the vertical direction is equal to each other, and the length in the longitudinal direction of the depositing machine is also equal to each other. Has been.

  However, each of the plurality of sets of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 has a width changing surface 55AY by appropriately changing the length between the front end portions of the one surface 55A, 56A and the width regulating surface 55AX, 56AX. , 56AY are formed at an equal angle with respect to the one surface 55A, 56A (that is, the front end portion of the one surface 55A, 56A).

  Further, when the left front corner and the right front corner of the banknote 60 are pressed against the width changing surfaces 55AY and 56AY, the plurality of sets of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are excessively applied to the left front corner and the right front corner, respectively. The angles of the width changing surfaces 55AY and 56AY with respect to the one surface 55A and 56A are appropriately selected so that no load is applied.

  Therefore, even if any one set of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 is attached to the banknote storage 18, the left front corner or the right front corner of the banknote 60 is pressed against the width changing surfaces 55AY and 56AY. In this case, the left front corner portion or the right front corner portion can be bent or prevented from being crushed so that the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 can be deformed so as to be folded upward.

  Furthermore, the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 of the plurality of sets have different widths for regulating the curl width depending on the length of the long side of the corresponding bill 60, The right short side is deformed so as to turn upward with reference to the positions of the left and right short sides with respect to the width regulating surfaces 55AX and 56AX.

  Accordingly, the plurality of sets of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the bill 60 with respect to one surface 55A and 56A when the left and right short sides of the bill 60 are deformed so as to be turned upward. The positions of the short sides are almost equal.

  For this reason, the left restraining guide 57 and the right restraining guide 58 are located at substantially the same height on the surfaces 55A and 56A of the plurality of sets of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56, respectively. Is provided in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the depositing machine.

  Therefore, the banknote storage 18 only secures an arrangement space for the one set of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 inside, and the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are both set to the left holding guide 57 and It can be arranged with the right hold-down guide 58.

  The left restraint guide 57 and the right restraint guide 58 gradually move in the bill 60 when the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are deformed so that the left and right short sides of the bill 60 being conveyed are turned upward. The left front corner and the right front corner that are displaced upward are received and slid on a flat surface.

  Therefore, the left restraint guide 57 and the right restraint guide 58 prevent the left front corner and the right front corner of the banknote 60 from being damaged when the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 are deformed so as to turn upward. Further, it is possible to displace the bill 60 to the central portion of the one surface 45A of the stage 45 while suppressing the bill 60 from being lifted up by greatly reducing the crushing of the bill.

(1-5) Banknote take-in process and payout process by banknote storage Next, the control unit 10 takes in the banknotes 60 through 22 in the banknote deposit process described above, and the banknotes described above. In the withdrawal process, the feeding process of the banknotes 60 performed in the banknote storages 18 to 22 will be described in order.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 10 operates the stage elevating unit by operating the stage drive motor in the banknote storages 18 to 22 when the banknotes are stored in the banknote storages 18 to 22. Is raised or lowered.

  When the banknote 60 (hereinafter also referred to as the highest banknote) 60 on the stage 45 reaches the predetermined banknote take-in position in the banknote storage 18 to 22, the control unit 10 moves to the stage drive motor. Stop the operation.

  Thereby, the control unit 10 is the banknote optimal for taking in the banknote 60 to the banknote storage space 40 between the two picker rollers and the uppermost banknote 60 on the stage 45 in the banknote storages 18 to 22. A gap corresponding to a thickness of 60 predetermined sheets is formed.

  In this state, the control unit 10 operates the roller drive motor for taking in the banknotes 60 in the banknote storages 18 to 22.

  Therefore, the control unit 10 rotates the two feed rollers 50 and 51 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 together with the first roller rotation shaft in one rotation direction for taking in the banknotes 60.

  In addition, in the banknote storages 18 to 22, the control unit 10 moves the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 together with the second roller rotation shaft in association with the rotation of the first roller rotation shaft in one rotation direction. For take-in, the feed rollers 50 and 51 are rotated in the other rotation direction opposite to the rotation direction of the feed rollers 50 and 51.

  In addition, the control unit 10 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 is linked to the rotation of the first roller rotation shaft in one rotation direction, so that one or a plurality of pairs of transport rollers are also opposite to each other for taking in the banknote 60. Rotate in one rotation direction and other rotation direction.

  In this state, the control unit 10 conveys the banknotes 60 one by one to the banknote storages 18 to 22 via the central banknote transport path 27A.

  Thereby, the control unit 10 takes in the banknotes 60 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 through the banknote take-out port 30BX into the take-in / feed-out conveyance path 49, and one or a plurality of pairs of conveyance rollers rotating in reverse to each other. The two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 are fed out so as to be sandwiched in between.

  In addition, the control unit 10 includes two feed rollers 50 and 51 that are continuously rotated in reverse from each other in the banknote storages 18 to 22 through the banknote 60 that has passed through one or more pairs of transport rollers. It feeds out to the bill storage space 40 side so as to be sandwiched between the take-in rollers 52 and 53.

  In this way, the control unit 10 transports the banknote 60 in the banknote storage 18 to 22 to the banknote storage space 40 side via the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and takes the banknote 60 in the take-out feeding conveyance path 49. Discharge from one end to the upper side of one surface 45A of the stage 45.

  Thereby, the control unit 10 drops the banknote 60 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 and places the banknote 60 on the uppermost banknote 60 on the first surface 45 </ b> A of the stage 45.

  By the way, when the center of the banknote 60 taken in the taking-out feeding conveyance path 49 has shifted | deviated from the center of a conveyance path width to the conveyance path width direction, the banknote storage 18 thru | or 22 is in the state which shifted | deviated the said banknote 60. While sandwiched between the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-in rollers 52 and 53, the width of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 between the width regulating surfaces 55AX and 56AX, and the mutual width change. The surfaces 55AY and 56AY are sequentially passed.

  Therefore, the banknote storages 18 to 22 move the left and right short sides of the banknotes 60 conveyed through the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 from the left front corner and the right front corner to the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56. By pressing and sliding on the width change surfaces 55AY and 56AY, the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 are deformed so as to gradually turn upward from the left front corner and right front corner.

  And the banknote storage 18 thru | or 22 of the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two taking-in rollers 52 and 53 leave the banknote 60 deform | transforming so that the left or right short side may be turned up. The paper is fed out from between the ends, and is discharged from one end of the take-out feeding path 49 to the bill storage space 40.

  At this time, the bill storage boxes 18 to 22 are slid so as to press the left and right short sides of the bill 60 against one surface of the left holding guide 57 and the right holding guide 58.

  Therefore, when the banknote storage boxes 18 to 22 release the banknote 60 from the one end of the take-in / feed conveyance path 49 to the banknote storage space 40 while deforming the banknote 60 so that the left and right short sides are turned upward, the banknote storage boxes 18 to 22 hold the The guide 57 and the right restraint guide 58 cause the banknote 60 to be restored so as to return to the original flat state while restraining the banknote 60 from floating.

  Accordingly, the banknote storages 18 to 22 restore the banknote 60 to the original flat state and separate the banknote 60 from the one surface 55A, 56A of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56, thereby making the banknote 60 one surface 45A of the stage 45. It is dropped while being displaced to the central part of the banknote and is placed so as to overlap the uppermost banknote 60.

  Thus, every time the control unit 10 transports the banknote 60 to the banknote storages 18 to 22 via the central banknote transport path 27A, the banknote storage 18 to 22 similarly takes in the banknotes 60. The sheet can be conveyed to the bill storage space 40 via the feeding conveyance path 49 and stored so as to sequentially overlap the one surface 45A of the stage 45.

  By the way, the control unit 10 drives the stage elevating unit by intermittently operating the stage drive motor each time a new banknote 60 is placed on one surface 45A of the stage 45, for example, in the banknote storages 18 to 22. As a result, the stage 45 is slightly lowered.

  Thereby, the control unit 10 positions the banknote 60 (that is, the new uppermost banknote 60) newly placed on the one surface 45A of the stage 45 at the banknote take-in position in the banknote storages 18 to 22.

  In this manner, the control unit 10 causes the banknote storage boxes 18 to 22 to always take a plurality of banknotes 60 into the banknote storage space 40 under the same capturing conditions.

  Accordingly, the control unit 10 sequentially packs the plurality of banknotes 60 in the banknote storage spaces 40 to 22 in the banknote storage spaces 18 to 22 between the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and between the two picker rollers and the top banknote 60. It can be taken in without being stacked, and can be stored so as to be sequentially stacked on one surface 45A of the stage 45.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12, the control unit 10 operates the stage lift unit by operating the stage drive motor in the banknote storages 18 to 22 when the banknotes are fed by the banknote storages 18 to 22. Raise 45.

  Thereby, in the banknote storages 18 to 22, the control unit 10 moves the uppermost banknote 60 on the one surface 45A of the stage 45 (that is, one surface facing the uppermost banknote 60) to the outer periphery of the two picker rollers. The stage drive motor is stopped by pressing against the lower part of the surface with a predetermined pressing force.

  In this state, the control unit 10 operates the roller drive motor for feeding the banknote 60 in the banknote storages 18 to 22. Therefore, the control unit 10 rotates the two feed rollers 50 and 51 together with the first roller rotation shaft in the other rotation direction for feeding the banknote 60.

  In addition, the control unit 10 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 is linked to the rotation of the first roller rotation shaft in the other rotation direction, and each of the one or plural sets of transport rollers is opposite to each other for feeding the banknote 60. Rotate in the rotation direction and other rotation directions.

  Further, in the banknote storages 18 to 22, the control unit 10 rotates the two picker rollers in the other rotation direction for feeding the banknotes 60 in conjunction with the rotation of the first roller rotation shaft in the other rotation direction.

  However, at this time, the control unit 10 stops the rotation of the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 so that the second roller rotation shaft is not rotated by the action of the one-way clutch. Leave it on.

  As a result, the control unit 10 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 uses the two picker rollers to take out the uppermost banknote 60 from the top surface 45A of the stage 45 to the takeout delivery path 49, thereby taking in and taking out it. The bill 60 is taken into the conveyance path 49.

  In addition, the control unit 10 stops the rotation of the banknotes 60 taken into the take-out and feeding conveyance path 49 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 and the two feed rollers 50 and 51 rotating in the other rotation direction. It feeds out to one or a plurality of sets of conveying rollers so as to be sandwiched between the two taking-in rollers 52 and 53.

  Furthermore, the control unit 10 continues to reversely rotate the banknotes 60 passed between the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 1. Or it is sent out to the banknote taking-out outlet 30BX side so that it may be inserted | pinched in order between several sets of conveyance rollers.

  In this way, the control unit 10 conveys the banknotes 60 stored in the banknote storages 18 to 22 to the banknote take-in / out port 30BX via the take-in / out delivery path 49, and the banknote take-out / out port. It can be fed out from 30BX to the central banknote transport path 27A.

  Incidentally, at this time, the control unit 10 has two picker rollers even if the two bills 60 are sent out from the one surface 45A of the stage 45 to the take-out feeding / conveying path 49 side while being superposed vertically. Since the rotation of the take-in rollers 52 and 53 is stopped, the feeding of the lower banknote 60 is temporarily stopped by the two take-up rollers 52 and 53, and only the upper banknote 60 is sent to the two feed rollers 50. , 51 and the two take-in rollers 52, 53.

  That is, the control unit 10 is sent out to the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 side while the two bills 60 are overlapped vertically from one surface 45A of the stage 45 by two picker rollers in the bill storages 18 to 22. However, the two bills 60 can be separated between the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 and fed out one by one.

  Further, at this time, the control unit 10 intermittently operates the stage drive motor to drive the stage elevating unit every time the top banknote 60 is taken in from the stage 45 and sent out to the feeding / conveying path 49. Raise slightly.

  That is, every time the control unit 10 takes in the uppermost banknote 60 from above the stage 45 and sends it out to the feeding / conveying path 49, the stage 45 sends a new uppermost banknote 60 to the lower part of the outer peripheral surface of the two picker rollers. Press with a predetermined pressing force.

  Therefore, the control unit 10 always feeds the plurality of banknotes 60 on the one surface 45A of the stage 45 to the take-out feeding and conveying path 49 side by one picker roller under the same sending condition.

  As a result, the control unit 10 accurately conveys the banknotes 60 stored in the banknote storages 18 to 22 one by one via the take-in / feed-out conveyance path 49, and passes from the banknote take-out / delivery port 30BX to the central banknote conveyance path 27A. Can be drawn out.

(1-6) Operation and Effect of First Embodiment In the above configuration, in the automatic teller machine 1, the stage 45 for placing the banknote 60 in the banknote storage space 40 is arranged in the banknote storage 18 to 22. I tried to do it.

  In the automatic teller machine 1, a pair of the upper conveyance guide 47 and the lower conveyance guide 48 are arranged opposite to each other in the vicinity of the banknote storage space 40 in the banknote storages 18 to 22, and the upper conveyance guide 47 and the lower conveyance guide 48. In between, the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 for conveying the banknote 60 is formed, and one end of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 is connected to the banknote storage space 40.

  Further, in the automatic teller machine 1, in the banknote storages 18 to 22, a pair of left side guide 55 and right side guide 56 are placed on one side 55A, 56A on both sides of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the banknote storage space 40. Are arranged to face each other.

  And in the automatic teller machine 1, in one surface 55A, 56A of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56, the said taking-out conveyance path 49 side rather than the boundary vicinity of the taking-in conveyance path 49 and the banknote storage space 40, The width regulating surfaces 55AX and 56AX having a predetermined depth for regulating the conveying path width to a predetermined width are formed.

  Further, in the automatic teller machine 1, the conveyance regulated by the width regulation surfaces 55 </ b> AX and 56 </ b> AX near the boundary between the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the banknote storage space 40 on one surface 55 </ b> A and 56 </ b> A of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56. The width changing surfaces 55AY and 56AY for changing the road width so as to gradually narrow toward the banknote storage space 40 are formed.

  Furthermore, in the automatic teller machine 1, a pair of left restraint guide 57 and right restraint 57 are provided at predetermined positions on the upper transport guide 47 side of the intake side transport path 49 on one surface 55A, 56A of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56. A guide 58 is provided.

  And when the automatic teller machine 1 takes in the banknote storage 18 thru | or 22, when the center of the banknote 60 taken in the taking-in delivery conveyance path 49 has shifted | deviated from the center of a conveyance path width to the conveyance path width direction at the time of banknote taking in, The width changing surfaces 55AY and 56AY of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are deformed so that the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 conveyed through the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 are turned upward.

Further, at this time, the automatic teller machine 1 has the left and right short sides on the left and right sides of the banknote storages 18 to 22 deformed so as to turn up the banknote 60 on one side of the left holding guide 57 and the right holding guide 58. The bill 60 is slid by pressing the left or right short side of the bill 60.

  The automatic teller machine 1 deforms the banknote 60 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 so that the left and right short sides are turned upward, and slides on one surface of the left holding guide 57 and the right holding guide 58. In this state, the liquid is discharged from one end of the take-in delivery conveyance path 49 to the upper side of the first surface 45A of the stage 45.

  That is, in the automatic teller machine 1, since the center of the banknote 60 taken into the take-out feeding transport path 49 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 is shifted from the center of the transport path width in the transport path width direction, the banknote 60 When the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 are deformed so as to be turned upward, the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 are pressed against one surface of the left holding guide 57 and the right holding guide 58 without any contact. Then, it can be slid to the banknote storage space 40 side to suppress the floating.

  Therefore, even if the automatic teller machine 1 is deformed so that the left and right short sides of the banknotes 60 are turned upward in the banknote storages 18 to 22, the left and right short sides of the banknotes 60 are damaged. Can be greatly reduced.

  As a result, the automatic teller machine 1 displaces the banknotes 60 released from one end of the take-in / delivery conveyance path 49 to the banknote storage space 40 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 and places them on the central portion of the one surface 45A of the stage 45. The occurrence of poor stacking due to damage of the banknote 60 on the one surface 45A of the tee 45 can be greatly reduced.

  In particular, the automatic teller machine 1 regulates the curling width when deforming the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 so as to be curled upward to a curling width corresponding to the length of the long side of the banknote 60. A set of left side guides 55 and right side guides 56 were prepared, and a left restraining guide 57 and a right restraining guide 58 were provided on the multiple sets of left side guide 55 and right side guide 56, respectively.

  The automatic teller machine 1 enables the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 to be exchanged in the banknote storages 18 to 22, and the left side guide 55 and the right side corresponding to the length of the long side of the banknote 60 to be stored. A guide 56 was attached.

  Therefore, the automatic teller machine 1 is deformed so that the left or right short side of the banknote 60 is turned upward regardless of which banknotes 60 having different long sides are stored in the banknote storages 18 to 22. It is possible to prevent the left front corner and the right front corner from being damaged.

  According to the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 regulates the width of the conveyance path to a predetermined width on both sides of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the banknote storage space 40 in the banknote storages 18 to 22, and removes it. In the vicinity of the boundary between the feeding / feeding transport path 49 and the bill storage space 40, the center of the banknote 60 taken into the feeding / feeding transport path 49 is moved from the center of the transporting path width by gradually narrowing the regulated transport path width. When the paper is shifted in the width direction of the conveyance path, a pair of left side guide 55 and right side guide 56 that are deformed so that the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 are turned upward are arranged to face each other, and A pair of left restraint guide 57 and right restraint guide 58 for restraining the banknote 60 from lifting up are projected to the upper conveyance guide 47 side on the opposing surfaces 55A and 56A of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56. It was provided as.

  Thereby, in the automatic teller machine 1, since the center of the banknote 60 taken in the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 in the banknote storages 18 to 22 is shifted from the center of the conveyance path width in the conveyance path width direction, the banknote 60 When the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 are deformed so as to be turned upward, the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 are pressed against one surface of the left holding guide 57 and the right holding guide 58 without any contact. Then, it can be slid to the banknote storage space 40 side to suppress the floating.

  Therefore, the automatic teller machine 1 can greatly reduce the damage of the left and right short sides of the banknote 60, particularly the left front corner and the right front corner, in the banknote storages 18 to 22.

  The automatic teller machine 1 also includes two feed rollers 50, 51 and two rotating in reverse the banknotes 60 taken into the take-out and feeding conveyance path 49 when taking the banknotes in the banknote storages 18 to 22. Of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 with respect to the width regulating surfaces 55AX and 56AX of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 while being driven so as to be sandwiched between the take-in rollers 52 and 53. And between the width change surfaces 55AY and 56AY of each other in order.

  Accordingly, when the automatic teller machine 1 deforms the left and right short sides to the upper side while conveying the bills 60 in the bill storages 18 to 22, the bills 60 are placed on the left and right short sides. It can be almost certainly prevented from rotating so that one is positioned in front of the other.

  Therefore, in the automatic teller machine 1, in the banknote storages 18 to 22, the left and right short sides deformed so as to be turned up in the banknote 60 are relatively strong on one surface of the left holding guide 57 and the right holding guide 58. It can be almost certainly prevented from being damaged by being pressed and bent or wrinkled.

  Furthermore, the automatic teller machine 1 includes two feed rollers 50 and 51 and two take-in rollers 52 and 53 in the bill storage boxes 18 to 22 in the vicinity of the boundary between the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40. It was arranged.

  For this reason, in addition to being able to prevent the banknote 60 from rotating when the automatic teller machine 1 is deformed while transporting the banknote 60, one long side of the banknote 60 is moved in the transport direction (that is, banknote). It can also be discharged into the bill storage space 40 from one end of the take-in / delivery transport path 49 while facing the storage space 40 side.

  The automatic teller machine 1 is configured so that the front end portions of one surface 55A and 56A of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are parallel to the front and rear direction of the teller machine on both sides of the bill storage space 40.

  The automatic teller machine 1 also includes a front end portion of the left restraint guide 57 and the right restraint guide 58 provided on one surface 55A, 56A of the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 on both sides of the bill storage space 40 in the longitudinal direction of the teller machine. It was made parallel to.

  Therefore, when the automatic teller machine 1 discharges the banknote 60 deformed so that the left and right short sides are turned upward to the banknote storage space 40 from one end of the take-out conveyance path 49, the left holding guide 57 and The left and right short sides of the banknote 60 slid on one surface of the right holding guide 58 can be made substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the depositing machine.

  For this reason, when the automatic teller machine 1 separates the banknote 60 from the one side 55A, 56A of the left side guide 55 or the right side guide 56 while returning the banknote 60 to the original flat state in the banknote storage space 40, the banknote 60 is It is possible to prevent the rotation so that one of the left and right short sides is positioned in front of the other and reliably displace it to the center of one surface 45A of the stage 45.

  Furthermore, the automatic teller machine 1 includes the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 on the one side 55A and 56A extending from the width regulating surfaces 55AX and 56AX to the front end portion through the width changing surfaces 55AY and 56AY. A restraining guide 58 is provided.

  Therefore, when the automatic teller machine 1 deforms the banknotes 18 to 22 so that the left and right short sides of the banknotes 60 are turned upward, the left and right short sides are set to the left holding guide 57 and the right. It is possible to reliably prevent damage by hitting the rear end portion of the holding guide 58.

  Further, even when the left side guide 55 and the right side guide 56 are formed relatively thin, the automatic teller machine 1 makes the left holding guide 57 and the right holding guide 58 function like a reinforcing material so that they are not easily damaged. be able to.

(2) Second Embodiment (2-1) External Configuration of Automatic Teller Machine Next, an automatic teller machine 70 (FIG. 1) according to a second embodiment will be described. However, the automatic teller machine 70 according to the second embodiment has the same external configuration as the automatic teller machine 1 (FIG. 1) according to the first embodiment.

  Therefore, as for the external configuration of the automatic teller machine 70 according to the second embodiment, the external configuration of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above with reference to FIG. Description of is omitted.

(2-2) Internal structure of automatic teller machine Next, the internal structure of the automatic teller machine 70 according to the second embodiment will be described. The automatic teller machine 70 (FIG. 2) according to the second embodiment is configured in the same manner as the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above except for a partial configuration of the banknote processing unit 71. .

  That is, as shown in FIG. 13 in which the same reference numerals are given to corresponding parts to FIG. 3, the banknote processing unit 71 is the above-described first except for the configuration of a plurality of banknote storages 72 to 76 that are detachably mounted. It is comprised similarly to the banknote processing unit 11 by 1 embodiment. Therefore, below, the structure of the some banknote storage 72 to 76 is demonstrated.

(2-3) External appearance structure of banknote storage The several banknote storages 72 thru | or 76 have the external appearance structure similar to the banknote storage 18 to 22 by 1st Embodiment mentioned above.

  Therefore, about the external appearance structure of the some banknote storages 72 thru | or 76, description here is given as referring the external appearance structure of the banknote storages 18 thru | or 22 by 1st Embodiment mentioned above using FIG. Omitted.

(2-4) Internal structure of banknote storage Next, the internal structure of the some banknote storage 72 thru | or 76 is demonstrated. However, the inside of the some banknote storage 72 to 76 is comprised similarly.

  For this reason, below, the internal structure of one banknote storage 72 is demonstrated, and description is abbreviate | omitted about the internal structure of the other banknote storage 73-76.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16 in which the same reference numerals are given to corresponding parts to FIGS. 5 to 7, the banknote storage 72 includes a left side guide 80 and a right side guide 81 provided in the transporting part 79 in the storage. The banknote storage boxes 18 to 22 according to the first embodiment described above except for the configuration of the left holding guide 82 and the right holding guide 83 and the upper carrying guide 85 including the upper left carrying guide 85A and the upper right carrying guide 85B. It is constituted similarly.

  In this case, the upper left conveyance guide 85A and the upper right conveyance guide 85B are basically configured in the same manner as the upper left conveyance guide 47A and the upper right conveyance guide 47B according to the first embodiment described above.

  The upper left conveyance guide 85A and the upper right conveyance guide 85B are arranged at the same positions as the upper left conveyance guide 47A and the upper right conveyance guide 47B according to the first embodiment described above with the one surfaces 85AX and 85BX facing downward. As a result, a take-out feed path 49 is formed together with the lower feed guide 48.

  The left side guide 80 is basically configured in the same manner as the left side guide 55 according to the first embodiment described above, and a width regulating surface 80AX and a width changing surface 80AY are formed on one surface 80A. .

  The left side guide 80 is placed on the left side of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40 in a posture in which the longitudinal direction of the left side guide 80 is parallel to the vertical direction of the deposit machine and the one surface 80A faces the right side. It is provided to be exchangeable.

  That is, the left side guide 80 has an upper end protruding above the upper left transport guide 85A and a lower end positioned below the position where the lower transport guide 48 is disposed.

  Further, the left side guide 80 has a central portion of one surface 80A positioned near the boundary between the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the banknote storage space 40, and a rear portion of the width changing surface 80AY is connected to the left feed roller 50 and the pickup. The left side surface of the insertion roller 52 is opposed to the front portion.

  Therefore, the left side guide 80 takes the front end portion of the one surface 80 </ b> A closer to the banknote storage space 40 than the vicinity of the boundary between the take-out conveyance path 49 and the banknote storage space 40, and sets a predetermined range below the front end portion. The rear end of the stage 45 that can be raised and lowered is opposed to the rear end.

  Further, the left side guide 80 positions the rear end portion of one surface 80A on the side of the take-in / feed conveyance path 49 rather than the vicinity of the boundary between the take-out / feed conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40, and the width regulation surface 80AX The left side surface of the feed roller 50 and the take-in roller 52 is opposed to the rear portion.

  On the other hand, the right side guide 81 is also basically configured in the same manner as the right side guide 56 according to the first embodiment described above, and a width regulating surface 81AX and a width changing surface 81AY are formed on one surface 81A. Yes.

  The right side guide 81 takes in and feeds out in a posture in which the longitudinal direction of the right side guide 81 is parallel to the vertical direction of the depositing machine and the one surface 81A faces the left surface 80A with the one surface 81A facing left. It is provided on the right side of the path 49 and the bill storage space 40 so as to be exchangeable.

  That is, the right side guide 81 has an upper end protruding above the upper right conveyance guide 85 </ b> B and a lower end portion positioned below the arrangement position of the lower conveyance guide 48.

  Further, the right side guide 81 has a central portion of one surface 81A positioned near the boundary between the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40, and a rear portion of the width changing surface 81AY is connected to the right feed roller 51 and the pickup. The right side surface of the insertion roller 53 is opposed to the front portion.

  Therefore, the right side guide 81 takes the front end portion of the one surface 81 </ b> A closer to the banknote storage space 40 than the vicinity of the boundary between the take-out conveyance path 49 and the banknote storage space 40, and sets a predetermined range below the front end portion. The rear end of the right side surface of the stage 45 that can be moved up and down is opposed.

  Further, the right side guide 81 has the rear end portion of one surface 81A positioned on the side of the take-in / feed conveyance path 49 rather than the vicinity of the boundary between the take-out / feed conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40, and the width regulating surface 81AX is placed on the right side guide 81. The right side surfaces of the feed roller 51 and the intake roller 53 are opposed to the rear portion.

  As a result, the left side guide 80 and the right side guide 81 are brought into the take-out / feed conveyance path 49 by the width regulating surfaces 80AX and 81AX located on the rear side of the take-out / feed conveyance path 49 from the vicinity of the boundary with the bill storage space 40. Is regulated to a predetermined width longer than the length of the long side of the longest longest banknote.

  Further, the left side guide 80 and the right side guide 81 have the width of the conveyance path regulated by the width regulating surfaces 80AX and 81AX by the width changing surfaces 80AY and 81AY located near the boundary between the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40. The bill is changed so as to gradually narrow toward the bill storage space 40 side.

  Furthermore, the left side guide 80 and the right side guide 81 have the front ends of one surface 80A, 81A located on both sides of the bill storage space 40 close to the left side of the stage 45 and the rear end of the right side.

  As a result, the left side guide 80 and the right side guide 81 are configured to convey the banknotes taken into the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 to the banknote storage space 40 side via the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 when taking the banknotes. It can be guided to the upper side of one surface 45A of the stage 45.

  However, the left side guide 80 is substantially crank-shaped from the rear edge to the front edge of the one surface 80A at a position facing the left edge of the other surface 85AY facing the upper side of the upper left conveyance guide 85A at the upper end portion of the one surface 80A. A stepped portion 80AZ that is recessed is formed.

  Similarly to the left side guide 80, the right side guide 81 also has a front edge from the rear edge of the one surface 81A at a position facing the right edge of the other surface 85BY facing the upper side of the upper right transport guide 85B at the upper end portion of the one surface 81A. A stepped portion 81AZ that is recessed in a substantially crank shape is formed.

  The left holding guide 82 and the right holding guide 83 are formed in a flat plate shape that is longer than the lengths of the left side guide 80 and the right side guide 81 in the longitudinal direction of the depositing machine, for example.

  The left holding guide 82 is formed in a substantially crank shape with the left side surface 82 </ b> A corresponding to the stepped portion 80 </ b> AZ of the left side guide 80.

  The right holding guide 83 is formed in a substantially crank shape with the right side surface 83 </ b> A corresponding to the stepped portion 81 </ b> AZ of the right side guide 81.

  In addition, the left holding guide 82 is attached to the other surface 85AY of the upper left conveyance guide 85A with one surface 82B facing downward so that the attachment position can be changed in the left-right direction of the depositing machine.

  The left holding guide 82 is engaged with the stepped portion 80AZ of the one surface 80A of the left side guide 80 by adjusting the mounting position of the upper left conveyance guide 85A with respect to the other surface 85AY.

  Further, the right holding guide 83 is attached to the other surface 85BY of the upper right transport guide 85B with one surface 83B facing down so that the attachment position can be changed in the left-right direction of the depositing machine.

  The right holding guide 83 has its left end engaged with the stepped portion 81AZ of the one surface 81A of the right side guide 81 by adjusting the mounting position of the right upper guide 85B with respect to the other surface 85AY.

  Here, with respect to the bill storage 72, in order to apply an optimum restoring force for displacing to the central portion of the one surface 45A of the stage 45 on each handleable bill having a different long side length, the curling width regulation depth is set. A plurality of sets of left side guides 80 and right side guides 81 are prepared in advance, which are appropriately selected according to different lengths of the long sides of the bills that can be handled.

  Therefore, also in the banknote storage 72, when the banknote 60 to store is set or changed, one set of the left side guide 80 and the right side guide corresponding to the length of the long side of the set banknote 60 or the banknote 60 after the change. 81 is attached.

  And the banknote storage 72 adjusts the attachment position of the left restraint guide 82 with respect to the other surface 85AY of the upper left conveyance guide 85A when the set of the left side guide 80 and the right side guide 81 corresponding to the banknote 60 to be stored is attached. By doing so, the left end portion of the left holding guide 82 is engaged with the stepped portion 80AZ of the one surface 80A of the left side guide 80.

  Moreover, the banknote storage 72 adjusts also the attachment position of the right restraint guide 83 with respect to the other surface 85AY of the upper right conveyance guide 85B, whereby the right end portion of the right restraint guide 83 is changed to the stepped portion 81AZ of the one surface 81A of the right side guide 81. Engage with.

  As a result, the banknote storage 72 can replace the left side guide 80, the right side guide 81, the left holding guide 82, and the right holding guide 83 with the left side guide 55, the right side guide 56, and the left holding guide according to the first embodiment described above. The guide 57 and the right holding guide 58 can function in the same manner.

  Therefore, the banknote storage 72 has the center of the conveyance path width at the center of the banknote 60 taken into the take-out feeding path 49 regardless of the size of the banknotes 60 having different sizes (that is, different long sides). When the paper money 60 is shifted in the conveyance path width direction, the short side of the banknote 60 can be deformed so as to turn upward with a curling width corresponding to the length of the long side.

  And if the banknote storage 72 discharge | releases the deformed banknote 60 from the end of the taking-out delivery conveyance path 49 to the banknote storage space 40, it can be displaced to the center part of 45 A of one surface 45A of the said stage 45. FIG.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 17 to 19 in which the same reference numerals are assigned to the corresponding parts as in FIGS. 8 to 10, the left side guide 80 is the center of the banknote 60 taken into the take-out feeding path 49 when taking in the banknotes. Is shifted from the center of the conveyance path width to the left of the depositing machine, the left short side of the banknote 60 conveyed via the take-out conveyance path 49 is pressed from the left front corner to the width changing surface 80AY. The width change surface 80AY and the front end of one surface 80A are slid.

  As a result, the left side guide 80 can be deformed so that the left short side of the banknote 60 gradually turns upward from the left front corner while keeping one long side of the banknote 60 in the transport direction.

  As a result, the left side guide 80 is fed out between the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 while the bill 60 is deformed so that the left short side is turned upward. If it is discharged from the one end of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 to the banknote storage space 40, a restoring force for returning to the original flat state can be applied to the banknote 60.

  Further, when the left side guide 80 is deformed so that the left short side of the banknote 60 is turned upward, the left holding guide 82 has a left short portion of the banknote 60 on the left end of a flat surface 82B facing downward. The side is slid toward the bill storage space 40 so as to be pressed from the left front corner.

  Therefore, when the banknote 60 is discharged from one end of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 to the banknote storage space 40 while the banknote 60 is deformed so that the left short side is turned upward, the left holding guide 82 is placed on the left end of the entire surface 82B. The left short side is pressed so that the banknote 60 is not lifted up.

  Thereby, the left holding guide 82 is separated from the one surface 80A of the left side guide 80 by the restoring force acting on the bill 60, while returning the bill 60 to the original flat state, and the central portion of the one surface 45A of the stage 45. Can be displaced.

  On the other hand, as with the left side guide 80, the right side guide 81 also has the center of the bill 60 taken into the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 at the time of taking in the banknote shifted from the center of the conveyance path width to the right of the depositing machine. Sliding across the width change surface 81AY and the front end portion of the one surface 81A so that the right short side of the bill 60 conveyed through the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 is pressed against the width change surface 81AY from the right front corner. Let

  Thereby, the right side guide 81 can be deformed so that the right short side of the banknote 60 is gradually turned upward from the left front corner while the one long side of the banknote 60 is directed in the transport direction.

  As a result, the right side guide 81 is fed out between the two feed rollers 50 and 51 and the two take-in rollers 52 and 53 while the bill 60 is deformed so that the right short side is turned upward. If it is discharged from the one end of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 to the banknote storage space 40, a restoring force for returning to the original flat state can be applied to the banknote 60.

  Similarly to the left restraining guide 82, the right restraining guide 83 also has a right end portion of a flat surface 83B facing downward when the right side guide 81 is deformed so that the right short side of the banknote 60 is turned upward. The right short side of the bill 60 is slid toward the bill storage space 40 so as to be pressed from the right front corner.

  Therefore, when the banknote 60 is discharged from one end of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 to the banknote storage space 40 while the banknote 60 is deformed so that the right short side is turned upward, the right restraint guide 83 is placed on the right end of the one surface 83B. The banknote 60 is prevented from being lifted by pressing the right short side.

  As a result, the right holding guide 83 is separated from the one surface 81A of the right side guide 81 by the restoring force acting on the bill 60, while returning the bill 60 to the original flat state, and the central portion of the one surface 45A of the stage 45. Can be displaced.

  Incidentally, the banknote storages 72 to 76 execute the take-in process of the banknote 60 in the deposit process of the banknote 60 under the control of the control unit 10 as in the case described above with reference to FIG. Can be stored.

  In addition, the banknote storage boxes 72 to 76 execute the banknote 60 feeding process in the banknote 60 withdrawal process under the control of the control unit 10 in the same manner as described above with reference to FIG. You can pay out.

(2-5) Operation and Effect of Second Embodiment In the above-described configuration, in the automatic teller machine 70, in the banknote storage boxes 72 to 76, on both sides of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the banknote storage space 40. A pair of left side guides 80 for gradually narrowing the regulated conveyance path width in the vicinity of the boundary between the take-out and delivery conveyance path 49 and the bill storage space 40; The right side guide 81 is arranged to face each other.

  In the automatic teller machine 70, the step portions 80AZ and 81AZ are formed at the upper ends of the one surface 80A and 81A of the left side guide 80 and the right side guide 81, respectively.

  In the automatic teller machine 70, in the bill storage boxes 72 to 76, the left holding guide 82 is attached to the other surface 85AY of the upper left conveyance guide 85A so that the attachment position can be changed, and the left end portion of the left holding guide 82 is moved to the left. The side guide 80 is engaged with the stepped portion 80AZ.

  Further, in the automatic teller machine 70, in the banknote storage 72 to 76, the right holding guide 83 is attached to the other surface 85BY of the upper right conveyance guide 85B so that the attachment position can be changed, and the right end portion of the right holding guide 83 is moved to the right. The side guide 81 is engaged with the stepped portion 81AZ.

  Accordingly, in the automatic teller machine 70, as in the case of the first embodiment described above, the center of the banknote 60 taken into the take-out feeding path 49 in the banknote storage 72 to 76 is transported from the center of the transport path width. When the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 are deformed so as to be turned upward due to the shift in the road width direction, the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 are arranged on one surface of the left holding guide 82. 82B or the right holding guide 83 can be slid to the banknote storage space 40 side so as to be pressed against the one surface 83B of the right holding guide 83, and can be prevented from rising.

  Therefore, even if the automatic teller machine 70 is deformed so that the left and right short sides of the banknotes 60 are turned upward in the banknote storage boxes 72 to 86, the left and right short sides of the banknotes 60 are damaged. Can be greatly reduced.

  According to the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 70 regulates the width of the conveyance path to a predetermined width on both sides of the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 and the banknote storage space 40 in the banknote storage boxes 72 to 76, and removes it. In the vicinity of the boundary between the feeding / feeding transport path 49 and the bill storage space 40, the center of the banknote 60 taken into the feeding / feeding transport path 49 is moved from the center of the transporting path width by gradually narrowing the regulated transport path width. When the sheet is shifted in the conveyance path width direction, a pair of a left side guide 80 and a right side guide 81 that deform the left and right short sides of the banknote 60 so as to be turned upward are provided. In addition, stepped portions 80AZ and 81AZ are formed at the upper ends of the one surface 80A and 81A of the right side guide 81, and the left holding guide 82 is attached to the other surface 85AY of the upper left conveyance guide 85A so that the mounting position can be changed. The left end of the left holding guide 82 is engaged with the stepped portion 80AZ of the left side guide 80, and the right holding guide 83 is attached to the other surface 85BY of the upper right transport guide 85B so that the mounting position can be changed. The right end portion of the restraining guide 83 is engaged with the step portion 81AZ of the right side guide 81.

  As a result, the automatic teller machine 70 can obtain the same effect as that obtained by the first embodiment described above, and in addition to this, the bill storage boxes 72 to 76 can receive the bill 60. The left side guide 80 and the right holding guide 83 can be used in combination with any one of a plurality of sets of the left side guide 80 and the right side guide 81.

  Therefore, the automatic teller machine 70 can simplify the configuration of a plurality of sets of the left side guide 80 and the right side guide 81 provided in the bill storage boxes 72 to 76 so as to be exchangeable.

(3) Other embodiments (3-1) Other embodiments 1
In the first and second embodiments described above, the width change surfaces 55AX, 80AX, which are parallel to the up-down direction of the depositing machine, on the one surface 55A, 80A of the left side guide 55, 80 and the width change, which is parallel to the front diagonal right direction. Forming the surfaces 55AY, 80AY, width regulating surfaces 56AX, 81AX parallel to the vertical direction of the depositing machine on one surface 56A, 81A of the right side guides 56, 81, and width changing surfaces 56AY, 81AY parallel to the front diagonal left direction; The case where it was made to form was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 20, the width of the conveyance path is restricted to one side 90 </ b> A, 91 </ b> A of the left side guide 90 and the right side guide 91 just beside the take-out feeding conveyance path 49. However, the width regulating surfaces 90AX and 91AX are formed so as to incline so as to gradually increase the distance between them from the lower side to the upper side of the take-in conveyance path 49.

  In the present invention, a width changing surface 90AY that is inclined parallel to the upper diagonal left front direction is formed on one surface 90A of the left side guide 90, and is inclined parallel to the upper diagonal right front direction on one surface 91A of the right side guide 91. The width changing surface 91AY may be formed.

  In addition, according to the present invention, since the center of the banknote 60 taken into the take-out feeding conveyance path 49 is shifted in the conveyance path width direction from the center of the conveyance path width, When deforming so as to turn the short side, the left and right short sides are deformed so as to almost surely rise upward along the inclination of the width regulating surfaces 90AX and 91AX and the width changing surfaces 90AY and 91AY. Can do.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the left and right short sides, which are deformed so that the bill 60 is rolled up, can be slid so as to be almost surely pressed against one surface of the left holding guide 57 and the right holding guide 58. When the banknote 60 is taken out and discharged from one end of the take-out conveyance path 49 to the banknote storage space 40, it can be displaced to the central portion of the one surface 45A of the stage 45 almost certainly.

(3-2) Other Embodiment 2
In the first and second embodiments described above, the case where the left side guides 55 and 80 and the right side guides 56 and 81 are replaceably provided in the banknote storages 18 to 22 and 72 to 76 will be described. It was.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 21 in which the same reference numerals are assigned to the corresponding parts as in FIG. The set of left side guide 101 and right side guide 102 can be changed in distance between one surface 101A and 102A using collars 105 and 106 of various widths and screws 107 and 108 of various lengths. You may make it provide in.

  According to the present invention, there is no need to prepare a plurality of sets of the left side guides 55 and 80 and the right side guides 56 and 81, and the length of the long side of the banknote 60 to be stored in the banknote storage 100 is reduced. Accordingly, the same effect as that obtained by the first embodiment described above can be obtained by only changing the arrangement interval of the pair of left side guide 101 and right side guide 102.

(3-3) Other Embodiment 3
Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the bill storage space 40 of the banknote storage space 40 is viewed from both sides of the take-in and delivery transport path 49 in the in-storage transport sections 46 and 79 of the banknote storage 18 to 22 and 72 to 76. The case where the pair of left side guides 55 and 80 and the right side guides 56 and 81 are arranged so that the one surfaces 55A, 80A, 56A, and 81A face each other has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a pair of left side guides and right side guides are arranged on both sides of the take-out feeding conveyance path in the storage unit in the storage of the banknote storage, with one surface facing each other. The left holding guide and the right holding guide may be provided so as to protrude from the pair of left side guide and right side guide toward the upper conveyance guides 47 and 85.

  Further, the present invention provides two feed rollers and two take-in rollers, or other plural sets of rollers in the in-storage transport section of the banknote storage, and the width regulating surfaces of the pair of left side guide and right side guide. And it arrange | positions facing the width change surface.

  And this invention makes the banknote taken in the taking-out conveyance path at the time of banknote taking in a banknote storage between two feed rollers and two take-in rollers, or between other several sets of rollers. In the state where it is driven so as to be sandwiched and conveyed to the bill storage space side, the left side guide and the right side guide are sequentially passed between the width regulation surfaces and between the width change surfaces. May be.

  According to the present invention, in the banknote storage, when the center of the banknote taken into the take-out feeding conveyance path at the time of taking-in the banknote is shifted from the center of the conveyance path width in the conveyance path width direction, the take-out feeding While transporting banknotes through the transport path, the banknotes are displaced to the center of the transport path width by the left side guide and right side guide and the pair of left restraint guide and right restraint guide, and then the take-out transport path Can be discharged from one end of the bill into the bill storage space.

  Accordingly, the present invention can obtain the same effects as those obtained by the first and second embodiments described above even with such a configuration.

  By the way, this invention can also apply the structure of the conveyance part in a storage which concerns to the front side conveyance part 25 mentioned above, the upper side conveyance part 26, and the center conveyance part 27, for example.

  In the present invention, when such a configuration is applied to the front transport unit 25, the upper transport unit 26, and the central transport unit 27, the banknotes are passed through the front banknote transport path 25A, the upper banknote transport path 26A, and the central banknote transport path 27A. Can be transferred to the discrimination section 15, the temporary storage section 16, and the like.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, banknotes conveyed via the front banknote transport path 25A, the upper banknote transport path 26A, and the central banknote transport path 27A are jammed in the connecting portion with the discrimination section 15, the temporary storage section 16, and the like. This can be prevented almost certainly, and damage to the end of the banknote when the banknote is displaced to the center of the transport path width can be greatly reduced.

(3-4) Other Embodiment 4
In the first and second embodiments described above, the rectangular banknote 60 is placed in the automatic teller machine 1, 70 and the banknote storages 18-22, 72-76, and one long side is upstream in the transport direction. The case has been described in which the sheet is transported in a transport posture in which the other long side is positioned on the downstream side in the transport direction.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a rectangular banknote is placed in the automatic teller machine and the banknote storage, one short side is positioned upstream in the transport direction, and the other short side is downstream in the transport direction. You may make it convey with the conveyance attitude | position located in the side.

  And this invention, while the center of the banknote taken in the taking-out delivery conveyance path in banknote storage is shifted | deviated from the center of a conveyance path width to a conveyance path width direction, while being the edge part of a conveyance path width direction in the banknote The long side and the other long side may be deformed so as to be turned upward.

  The present invention can obtain the same effects as those obtained by the first and second embodiments described above even in such a configuration.

(3-5) Other Embodiment 5
Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments described above, the paper money storage device 18 according to the present invention is provided in a detachable manner in the automatic teller machine 1, 70 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 21. The case where the present invention is applied to thirty-two to twenty-two and 72 to 76 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the above-described reject box 17 detachably provided in the automatic teller machines 1 and 70, a bill storage box fixed to the automatic teller machine, an automatic teller machine (CD) : Cash Dispenser), currency exchange machines, ticket machines that sell tickets for tickets and theater tickets, payment machines, vending machines, game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, etc. It can be applied to banknote storage.

  The present invention also provides a paper sheet storage device that is detachably provided or fixed to a ticket vending machine, a ticket storage device that stores a ticket or a ticket, a detachable connection to a securities handling machine, or a fixed installation. A securities storage for storing securities, detachably provided or fixed to a copier, a paper storage for storing copy paper, a detachable to a postcard handling device, or fixed; Various other paper sheets such as a postcard storage for storing postcards, a paper sheet storage device having only a taking-in function without having a feeding function for various paper sheets such as banknotes and tickets, etc. The present invention can be widely applied to a paper sheet storage device for storing.

(3-6) Other Embodiment 6
Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the case where the paper sheet handling apparatus according to the present invention is applied to the automatic teller machines 1 and 70 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 21 has been described. .

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, but is a cash dispenser that handles banknotes, a change machine, a ticket vending machine, a payment machine, a vending machine and a game machine, a ticket vending machine that handles tickets and tickets, and a securities handling machine that handles securities. The present invention can be widely applied to other paper sheet handling apparatuses that handle various types of paper sheets, such as a copying machine that handles copy paper, a postcard handling apparatus that handles postcards, and the like.

(3-7) Other Embodiment 7
Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the paper sheet conveying device according to the present invention is provided in the storage provided in the banknote storage 18 to 22, 72 to 76 described above with reference to FIGS. The case where the present invention is applied to the conveyance units 46 and 79 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, but a transport unit that transports banknotes, such as the front transport unit 25, the upper transport unit 26, and the central transport unit 27, and tickets, tickets, securities, copy paper, postcards, and the like. The present invention can be widely applied to a paper sheet transport apparatus that transports various other paper sheets such as a transport unit that transports paper sheets.

(3-8) Other Embodiment 8
Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the banknote 60 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 21 is applied as the paper sheet that is transported in the predetermined transport direction via the transport path. Stated.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other paper sheets such as securities, tickets, tickets, copy papers, postcards and the like can be widely applied.

(3-9) Other Embodiment 9
Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, as a pair of first transport guide and second transport guide that form a transport path for transporting paper sheets in a predetermined transport direction, FIG. 1 to FIG. The case where the upper conveyance guides 47 and 85 including the upper left conveyance guides 47A and 85A and the upper right conveyance guides 47B and 85B described above and the lower conveyance guide 48 are applied has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, such as a single first conveyance guide and a second conveyance guide composed of two conveyance guides, and a single first conveyance guide and a second conveyance guide. In addition, the first conveyance guide and the second conveyance guide having various configurations can be widely applied.

(3-10) Other Embodiment 10
Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the width regulation that is arranged on both sides of the conveyance path with the one surface facing each other and regulates the conveyance path width on the upstream side in the conveyance direction on the one surface of each other. A pair of first side guides that are formed with a width changing portion that is formed so as to gradually narrow the conveyance path width regulated by the width regulating portion on the downstream side in the conveyance direction from the width regulating portion. The case where the left side guides 55 and 80 and the right side guides 56 and 81 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 21 are applied as the second side guide has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the first side guide and the second side guide in which the first restraining guide and the second restraining guide are provided from the width changing portion to the front end portion except for the width regulating portion on one surface. As described above, the first side guide and the second side guide having various configurations can be widely applied.

(3-11) Other Embodiment 11
Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the first side guide and the second side guide are provided so as to protrude from the pair of first side guides and the second side guides, and are transported in the transport direction via the transport path. 1 to 21 described above as a pair of first restraining guides and second restraining guides for suppressing the lifting of the sheets when the end of the sheet is deformed so as to turn toward the first transport guide side. The case where the left holding guides 57 and 82 and the right holding guides 58 and 83 are applied has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a first restraining guide and a second restraining guide provided on the one surface of the first side guide and the second side guide from the width changing portion to the front end portion except for the width restricting portion. As described above, the first holding guide and the second holding guide having various configurations can be widely applied.

(3-12) Other Embodiment 12
Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments described above, the paper sheet is driven while being conveyed from the upstream side to the downstream side in the conveyance direction so as to sandwich the paper sheet taken into the conveyance path. The two feed rollers 50, 51, and 2 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 21 are used as a transport driving unit that sequentially passes the gap between the width regulating units and the width changing unit of the pair of first side guide and second side guide. The case where the individual take-in rollers 52 and 53 are applied has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, a conveyance drive unit including one feed roller and one take-in roller, a conveyance drive unit including three or more feed rollers and three or more take-in rollers, and an outer periphery. A feed roller having one or more recesses extending around the surface, and one or a plurality of recesses extending around the outer peripheral surface, the protrusions and recesses of the outer peripheral surface being the recesses of the outer peripheral surface of the feed roller and From a conveyance drive unit consisting of a take-in roller that is slightly fitted in a non-contact state with the convex part, from a conveyance drive unit consisting of one or more sets of conveyance belts, one or more conveyance belts, and one or more conveyance rollers Various other configurations of the conveyance drive unit such as the conveyance drive unit can be widely applied.

(3-13) Other Embodiment 13
Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the paper money storage space 40 in which the stage 45 described above with reference to FIGS. The case where it was made to apply was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other various banknote storage spaces such as a paper sheet storage space in a tray that is a transport destination of paper sheets and that is fixedly or detachably disposed can be used. Can be widely applied.

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage device such as a cassette that captures and stores paper sheets such as banknotes, securities, tickets, tickets, copy papers, postcards, etc., and banknotes, securities, tickets, tickets, copy papers, postcards. It can be used for a paper sheet handling apparatus such as an automatic teller machine or a cash dispenser that handles paper sheets such as the above.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,70 ... Automatic teller machine, 18-22, 72-76, 100 ... Banknote storage, 40 ... Bill storage space, 45 ... Stage, 45A, 55A, 56A, 80A, 81A, 90A, 91A , 101A, 102A ... one side, 46, 79 ... transport section in storage, 47, 85 ... upper transport guide, 47A, 85A ... upper left transport guide, 47B, 85B ... upper right transport guide, 48 ... lower Conveying guide, 49... Take-out feeding conveying path, 50, 51... Feed roller, 52, 53... Taking-in roller, 55, 80, 90, 101 .. left side guide, 55AX, 56AX, 80AX, 81AX, 90AX, 91AX: Width regulating surface, 56AY, 56AY, 80AY, 81AY, 90AY, 91AY ... Width changing surface, 56, 81, 91, 102 ... Right side guide, 7,82 ...... Hidariosae guide, 58,83 ...... Migiosae guide, 60 ...... bill.

Claims (10)

A pair of first and second transport guides that form a transport path for transporting paper sheets to a paper sheet storage space for storing the paper sheets downstream in a predetermined transport direction;
Each side of the sheet storage space is arranged to face each other from both sides of the conveyance path, and the one side of the sheet is closer than the boundary between the conveyance path and the sheet storage space. with width regulating portion for regulating the conveyance path width on the upstream side in the transport direction are formed, the conveying path to regulate by the width regulating portion in the vicinity of the boundary corresponding to the downstream side of the conveyance direction than the width regulating section A pair of first side guides and second side guides formed with a width changing portion that changes so as to gradually narrow the width;
A pair of the first side guide and the second side guide is provided so as to protrude toward the first transport guide, and the end portion of the paper sheet transported in the transport direction through the transport path is the end A paper sheet storage device comprising: a pair of first holding guides and second holding guides that suppress the floating of the paper sheets when deformed so as to move toward the first conveyance guide side. The pair of the first holding guide and the second holding guide are
The paper sheet storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet storage device is provided from one end side to the other end side in the transport direction of the pair of the first side guide and the second side guide. The first holding guide is
Provided on the one side of the first side guide,
The second holding guide is
The paper sheet storage device according to claim 2 , provided on the one surface of the second side guide. The pair of the first side guide and the second side guide are
The paper sheet storage device according to claim 2 , wherein the paper sheet storage device is provided so as to be replaceable. The pair of the first holding guide and the second holding guide are
The paper sheet storage device according to claim 2 , wherein an attachment position of the first conveyance guide is provided so as to be changeable in the conveyance path width direction. The first side guide is provided with a step portion engageable with the first holding guide on the one surface,
The second side guide is
The sheet storage device according to claim 5 , wherein a stepped portion that can be engaged with the second holding guide is provided on the one surface. The pair of the first side guide and the second side guide are
The paper sheet storage device according to claim 6 , wherein the space between the one surfaces is changeable. A pair of first and second transport guides that form a transport path for transporting paper sheets to be handled to a paper sheet storage space for storing the paper sheets downstream in a predetermined transport direction;
Each side of the sheet storage space is arranged to face each other from both sides of the conveyance path, and the one side of the sheet is closer than the boundary between the conveyance path and the sheet storage space. with width regulating portion for regulating the conveyance path width on the upstream side in the transport direction are formed, the conveying path to regulate by the width regulating portion in the vicinity of the boundary corresponding to the downstream side of the conveyance direction than the width regulating section A pair of first side guides and second side guides formed with a width changing portion that changes so as to gradually narrow the width;
A pair of the first side guide and the second side guide is provided so as to protrude toward the first transport guide, and the end portion of the paper sheet transported in the transport direction through the transport path is the end A paper sheet handling apparatus comprising: a pair of first restraining guides and second restraining guides that suppress the floating of the paper sheets when deformed so as to move toward the first transport guide side. A pair of first and second transport guides that form a transport path for transporting paper sheets to be transported to a paper sheet storage space for storing the paper sheets downstream in a predetermined transport direction;
Each side of the sheet storage space is arranged to face each other from both sides of the conveyance path, and the one side of the sheet is closer than the boundary between the conveyance path and the sheet storage space. with width regulating portion for regulating the conveyance path width on the upstream side in the transport direction are formed, the conveying path to regulate by the width regulating portion in the vicinity of the boundary corresponding to the downstream side of the conveyance direction than the width regulating section A pair of first side guides and second side guides formed with a width changing portion that changes so as to gradually narrow the width;
A pair of the first side guide and the second side guide is provided so as to protrude toward the first transport guide, and the end portion of the paper sheet transported in the transport direction through the transport path is the end A paper sheet conveying apparatus comprising: a pair of first and second holding guides that suppress the floating of the paper sheets when deformed so as to move toward the first conveying guide side. A pair of first conveyance guides and second conveyance guides that form a conveyance path for conveying paper sheets to be handled in a predetermined conveyance direction;
Both sides of the transport path are arranged so as to face each other, and a width regulation portion that regulates the width of the conveyance path is formed on the upstream side in the transport direction on the one surface of each other, and more than the width regulation portion. A pair of first side guides and second side guides that are formed on the downstream side in the transport direction so that a width changing unit that changes the width of the transport path regulated by the width regulation unit gradually decreases;
A pair of the first side guide and the second side guide are provided so as to protrude from the one end side along the transport direction to the first transport guide side along the transport direction, and the transport is performed via the transport path. A pair of first restraining guides and second restraining guides that suppress the lifting of the paper sheets when the end portion of the paper sheets transported in the direction is deformed so as to turn toward the first transport guide side;
Paper sheet handling equipment.

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