JP6060806B2 - Medium storage apparatus and medium transaction apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a detection apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus, and is suitable for application to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) that performs a desired transaction by inserting a medium such as banknotes.

  Conventionally, in an automated teller machine installed in a financial institution or a convenience store, for example, the customer is allowed to deposit cash such as banknotes and coins according to the contents of the transaction with the customer, and the cash is withdrawn to the customer. Has been made.

  As an automatic teller machine, for example, a deposit / withdrawal unit for transferring and receiving banknotes with a customer, a transport unit for transporting banknotes, and a discrimination unit for identifying the denomination and authenticity of inserted banknotes There has been proposed one having a temporary holding section for temporarily holding banknotes, a banknote cassette for storing banknotes for each denomination, and a reject cassette for storing banknotes that should not be reused.

  This automatic teller machine, when a customer inserts banknotes into a deposit / withdrawal part in a deposit transaction, conveys the inserted banknotes and discriminates them with a discrimination part, and stores the banknotes identified as normal banknotes in a temporary holding part On the other hand, the banknotes identified as not to be traded are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit and returned to the customer.

  Subsequently, when the deposit amount is confirmed by the customer, the automatic teller machine pays out the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit and re-discriminates the denomination by the discrimination unit. While storing in a banknote cassette, the banknote discriminated that the degree of damage is large is stored in a rejection cassette.

  As this reject cassette, for example, by stacking banknotes on a mounting table inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, the occupied area is reduced compared to stacking banknotes horizontally, and the cash dispenser is downsized. There has been proposed one that contributes to (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  For example, a conventional reject cassette 816 shown in FIG. 14A has a discharge portion 22 that discharges banknotes on the upper side of the housing 21, and a stacking table 31 in an internal space 21 </ b> S formed inside the housing 21. have.

  The stacking table 31 has a stacking surface 31 </ b> S that is an upper surface thereof inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, and stacks banknotes in the vertical direction so that the stacking surface 31 </ b> S faces the sheet of banknotes. Further, the stacking table 31 can be moved in the vertical direction along a movement axis (not shown), and is supported from below by a stacking spring 33.

  A bill abutting portion 840 is attached to the inside of the front side portion 21A of the casing 21 for abutting the front end portion of bills stacked on the stacking surface 31S (hereinafter referred to as a stacked bill BLS). ing.

  The stacking spring 33 is compressed according to the weight of the stacked banknotes BLS stacked on the stacking table 31, and gradually moves the stacking table 31 and the stacked banknotes BLS downward as shown in FIG. 14B. Thereby, the conventional reject cassette 816 has a substantially constant interval (hereinafter referred to as the accumulation interval DC) between the upper guide 29 formed on the uppermost surface of the stacked banknote BLS and the upper portion of the internal space 21S and the stacking table 31. Can be secured, and banknotes can be sequentially accumulated.

JP 2012-46301 A (FIG. 6 etc.)

  However, in the reject cassette 816 having such a configuration, force is applied from the stacked banknote BLS to both the stacking surface 31S and the banknote abutting portion 840 by gravity acting on the stacked banknote BLS.

  Therefore, in the reject cassette 816, a frictional force is generated between the stacked banknote BLS and the banknote abutting portion 840, and the downward movement of the stacking table 31S and the stacked banknote BLS is inhibited.

  As a result, in the reject cassette 816, the stacking interval DC cannot be secured between the uppermost surface of the stacked banknotes BLS and the upper guide 29, and a collision between the banknotes newly discharged from the discharge section 22 and the stacked banknotes BLS, etc. Therefore, there is a problem that the banknotes are clogged and the banknotes cannot be properly collected.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium stacking apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus capable of orderly stacking a medium on a stacking plane inclined with respect to a horizontal plane.

In order to solve this problem, in the medium storage device of the present invention, a discharge unit that discharges a medium into a storage space in which a sheet-shaped medium is stored, and a medium that is provided in the storage space and is discharged from the discharge unit. A stacking table that is stacked on a stacking surface inclined with respect to the vertical direction, and a stacking guide that is attached to the stacking table and supports the medium by a stacking facing surface that faces the lower side of the medium stacked on the stacking surface or the vicinity thereof. And a stacking table moving unit that moves the stacking table together with the stacking guide along the stacking direction for stacking the medium, and a lower side of the medium that is provided on the stacking surface of the stacking table provided on the inner side of the peripheral side surrounding the storage space A fixed guide having a fixed facing surface located farther from the stacking facing surface , and the fixed guide is moved by the fixed facing surface when the upper end of the stacking guide is positioned below the upper end of the fixed guide. Medium It was adapted to support.

In the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention, an acquisition unit that acquires a sheet-like medium to be traded from a user, a conveyance unit that conveys the medium from the acquisition unit, and a storage that should store the medium conveyed by the conveyance unit a discharge portion for releasing the medium into the space, provided in the storage space, a medium which is discharged from the discharge portion, and a collecting table for integrated on inclined relative to the vertical direction integration surface, attached to the stacking platform, An accumulation guide that supports the medium by an accumulation facing surface that faces the lower side of the medium accumulated on the accumulation surface or the vicinity thereof, and an accumulation stage moving unit that moves the accumulation stage together with the accumulation guide along the accumulation direction in which the medium is accumulated When positioned on the inner peripheral side surrounding the storage space, to the lower side of the medium stacked on the stacking platform integrated plane provided a fixed guide having a fixed opposing surface located farther than integrated facing surface, the fixed The guide When the upper end of the product guide is located below the upper end of the fixed guide, and to support the media by a fixed counter surface.

In the present invention, when the upper end of the accumulation guide is positioned above the upper end of the fixed guide, the accumulation medium accumulated on the accumulation surface is supported by contacting the accumulation facing surface of the accumulation guide . Further, according to the present invention, when the upper end of the accumulation guide is positioned below the upper end of the fixed guide, the accumulation medium accumulated above the upper end of the accumulation guide is brought into contact with the fixed opposing surface of the fixed guide. And support. Thus, the present invention can smoothly lower the stacking table and the collecting medium without sliding the collecting medium on the peripheral side surface surrounding the storage space.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a medium stacking apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus capable of orderly stacking media on a stacking surface inclined with respect to a horizontal plane.

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the rejection cassette by 1st Embodiment. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of the rejection cassette by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the rejection cassette by 2nd Embodiment. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of the rejection cassette by 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the rejection cassette by 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the rejection cassette by 3rd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the rejection cassette by 4th Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the rejection cassette by 5th Embodiment. It is an approximate line figure showing rotation of an accumulation roller. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the rejection cassette by other embodiment. It is an approximate line figure showing the composition of the accumulation roller by other embodiments. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the conventional rejection cassette.

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

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

  The case 2 has a shape in which a bill BL is inserted or a touch panel is easily operated with a customer facing the front side, that is, a portion extending from the upper part of the front surface to the upper surface is cut off obliquely. In this portion, the customer service section 3 is provided.

  The customer service section 3 directly exchanges cash, bankbooks, etc. with the customer, and is also configured to notify transaction information and accept operation instructions. The card entry / exit 4, the deposit / withdrawal port 5, the operation display A section 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing port 8 are provided.

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

  The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where a bill BL to be deposited by a customer is inserted and a bill BL to be dispensed to the customer is discharged. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving a shutter. Incidentally, banknote BL is comprised, for example with the rectangular paper.

  The operation display unit 6 is a touch panel in which an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of a transaction and a touch sensor for inputting a transaction type, a password, a transaction amount, and the like are integrated.

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

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

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

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

  The main control unit 9 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM, a flash memory, etc. (not shown), various transactions such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions are performed. It is made to perform the process.

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

  Incidentally, the housing | casing 2 is comprised by the door which can open and close some side surfaces, such as a front side and a rear surface side. That is, the housing | casing 2 protects the banknote accommodated in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 by closing each door as shown in FIG. 1 at the time of the transaction operation | movement which performs the transaction regarding cash with a customer. . On the other hand, the housing 2 can be easily operated on each part by opening the doors as necessary during maintenance work performed by an operator or the like.

  As shown in the side view of FIG. 2, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 includes a plurality of parts that perform various processes relating to banknotes. Moreover, each part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 is controlled by the banknote control unit 11.

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

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

  For example, when a customer performs a deposit transaction for depositing banknotes, the banknote control unit 11 receives a predetermined operation input via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), and then opens the shutter to form the deposit / withdrawal unit 12. A bill is inserted into the accommodated storage space 12A.

  When a banknote is inserted into the accommodation space 12 </ b> A, the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 closes the shutter, pays out banknotes one by one from the accommodation space 12 </ b> A, and delivers the banknote to the transport unit 13. The transport unit 13 is configured by a plurality of rollers, belts, and the like, and advances the banknote configured in a rectangular paper sheet shape along the short side direction and transports it to the discrimination unit 14.

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

  At this time, the transport unit 13 temporarily holds the banknotes discriminated as normal banknotes in the discrimination unit 14 by, for example, transporting the banknotes to the temporary storage unit 15 while holding the reject banknotes identified as not to be traded. 12 and return to the customer.

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

  And the banknote control part 11 will convey this to the rejection cassette 16 by the conveyance part 13 as a banknote which should not be reused if the damage degree of a banknote is large, and will reuse this if the degree of damage is small. It is made to convey by the conveyance part 13 as a banknote which should be accommodated in the banknote cassette 17 according to the money type.

  Moreover, the banknote control part 11 respond | corresponds to the money which should withdraw, after receiving predetermined operation input via the operation display part 6 (FIG. 1), for example, when a customer performs the withdrawal transaction which withdraws a banknote. The banknote is fed out from the banknote cassette 17 and conveyed to the discrimination unit 14 by the conveyance unit 13.

  Subsequently, the banknote control unit 11 discriminates the banknotes by the discrimination unit 14, transports the banknotes to the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 by the transport unit 13, and accumulates them in the accommodation space 12 </ b> A. Open the shutter and let the customer pick it up.

  In this way, the reject cassette 16 is configured so that when reject banknotes that are highly damaged and are not reused are transported by the transport unit 13, they are stored therein.

[1-2. Reject cassette configuration]
Next, the configuration of the reject cassette 16 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 4, the reject cassette 16 has a plurality of components mounted in a housing 21 that is configured as a rectangular parallelepiped as a whole.

  FIG. 3 is a side view of the reject cassette 16 as viewed from the left side, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a part of the reject cassette 16 as viewed from the upper left side. For convenience of explanation, in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, each component is simplified, and some components are omitted or transmitted.

  The casing 21 (FIG. 3) substantially closes the front, back, top, bottom, and left and right side surfaces, and forms an internal space 21S as a storage space therein. The internal space 21S is formed in a trapezoidal shape with the front side surface and the rear side surface as an upper base and a lower base, respectively, when viewed from the left-right direction.

  On the upper side in the housing 21, a discharge unit 22 that discharges the bills conveyed from the conveyance unit 13 into the internal space 21 </ b> S is provided. In the discharge part 22, a conveyance path 25 is formed along the vertical direction so as to be sandwiched from the front and rear by the conveyance guides 23 and 24 that guide the banknote.

  The conveyance guide 23 is located behind the conveyance path 25 and has a relatively short vertical length. The conveyance guide 23 is provided with a cylindrical drive roller 26.

  The drive roller 26 has a central axis directed in the left-right direction, and a part of the peripheral side surface is exposed to the conveyance path 25 side from a hole formed in the conveyance guide 23. Further, the driving roller 26 rotates in the direction of the arrow R1 when a driving force is transmitted from an actuator (not shown).

  The conveyance guide 24 is located on the front side of the conveyance path 25 and has a relatively long vertical length. The conveyance guide 24 is provided with a cylindrical idle roller 27.

  The idle roller 27 has a central axis directed in the left-right direction like the drive roller 26, and conveys a part of the peripheral side surface from a hole formed in the conveyance guide 24 at a height facing the drive roller 26. It is exposed to the road 25 side. The idle roller 27 is configured to freely rotate. When the drive roller 26 rotates in the direction of the arrow R1, the idle roller 27 rotates in the direction of the arrow R2.

  With this configuration, when the banknote having the short side direction as the traveling direction is transported from the transport section 13 (FIG. 2) located on the upper side, the discharging section 22 is driven by the drive roller 26 and the idle roller 27 facing each other. Pinch.

  Subsequently, the discharge unit 22 rotates the driving roller 26 so as to convey the sandwiched banknote downward along the conveyance path 25 and then discharge it into the internal space 21S.

  On the other hand, an accumulation base 31 is provided below the discharge part 22 in the housing 21. The stacking table 31 is configured such that a plate-like member that is thin in the vertical direction and long in the horizontal direction is tilted clockwise by a predetermined tilt angle θ as viewed from the left. Therefore, the accumulation surface 31S that is the upper surface of the accumulation table 31 is inclined forward by an inclination angle θ with respect to the horizontal plane.

  The stacking table 31 is a stacking surface 31S in which the banknotes released from the discharge unit 22 are inclined forward by an inclination angle θ with respect to the horizontal plane, or banknotes already stacked on the stacking surface 31S (hereinafter referred to as stacking banknotes BLS). On the top).

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 4, the left and right sides in the internal space 21S of the housing 21 are provided with moving shafts 32 each having an elongated cylindrical shape with the central axis directed in the vertical direction.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the stacking table 31 has movement guides 31 </ b> A attached to the left and right. The movement guide 31A is provided with a shaft hole penetrating in the vertical direction. The shaft hole is a round hole having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the moving shaft 32, and the moving shaft 32 is inserted therethrough.

  With this configuration, the stacking table 31 can move in the vertical direction along the moving shaft 32 in the internal space 21 </ b> S while sliding the shaft hole of the moving guide 31 </ b> A on the moving shaft 32.

  When the stacking table 31 is positioned at the uppermost position in the internal space 21 </ b> S, the upper rear end portion thereof is brought into contact with the lower surface of the transport guide 23. At this time, the stacking table 31 has a predetermined stacking interval DC between the upper guide 29 extending in front of the conveyance guide 24 and the stacking surface 31S.

  The stacking table 31 is supported on the bottom of the casing 21 via left and right stacking springs 33. The integrated spring 33 is a so-called coil spring, and is attached so as to surround the periphery of the moving shaft 32 as shown in FIG.

  When banknotes are not placed on the stacking table 31 (FIG. 3A), the stacking spring 33 lifts the stacking table 31 to the uppermost side, and the uppermost rear end of the stacking table 31 is the lower surface of the transport guide 24. The accumulation surface 31S is separated from the upper guide 29 by the accumulation interval DC.

  On the other hand, when a banknote is mounted on the stacking table 31, the stacking spring 33 is compressed according to the weight of the mounted banknote (that is, the stacked banknote BLS) as shown in FIG. Here, the spring constant or the like of the stacking spring 33 is appropriately selected so that the distance between the uppermost surface of the stacked banknotes BLS and the upper guide 29 is maintained at the stacking distance DC.

  In addition to this configuration, two banknote abutting portions 40 are attached to the inside of the front side portion 21 </ b> A of the housing 21.

  The banknote abutting portion 40 as a fixed guide is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction as a whole, short in the left-right direction, and thin in the front-back direction. The banknote abutting portion 40 includes a substrate 41, a friction reducing material 42, and a bill stopper 43.

  The substrate 41 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape or a plate shape that is long in the vertical direction, short in the left-right direction, and thin in the front-rear direction, and is relatively long in the vertical direction from the vicinity of the lower end of the upper guide 29 to the vicinity of the lower end of the housing 21. Accounted for. The substrate 41 has a relatively high strength and is not easily deformed.

  The friction reducing material 42 as a friction reducing portion is a tape-like member, and is generally from the upper end (that is, near the lower end of the upper guide 29) of the rear surface of the substrate 41, that is, the surface facing the stacking table 31 and the stacked banknote BLS. It is affixed to a portion excluding the vicinity of the upper end, which is the range of the accumulation interval DC. The friction reducing material 42 has a small coefficient of friction on its rear surface.

  The bill stopper 43 as a slip-preventing portion is provided in the range of the accumulation interval DC from the vicinity of the upper end of the rear surface of the substrate 41, that is, from the vicinity of the lower end of the upper guide 29. The rear surface portion of the bill stopper 43 is formed in a shape such that the projected shape in the left-right direction is a sawtooth shape, that is, a small step appears repeatedly in the vertical direction.

  Further, the mounting position of the banknote abutting portion 40 is adjusted so that the rear surface of the friction reducing material 42 abuts the front end surface of the stacking table 31 with almost no gap.

  As described above, the reject cassette 16 is provided with the banknote abutting section 40 on the front side section 21A of the casing 21 in addition to the stacking base 31S having the stacking surface 31S inclined with respect to the discharge section 22 and the horizontal plane. ing.

[1-3. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the reject cassette 16 according to the first embodiment inclines the accumulation surface 31 </ b> S forward with respect to the horizontal plane of the accumulation table 31, and the front end portion of the accumulation table 31 in the front side portion 21 </ b> A of the housing 21. The banknote abutting part 40 was provided in the position which contact | abuts substantially without gap.

  The banknote abutting portion 40 has a friction reducing material 42 pasted on a portion of the rear surface in contact with the stacking table 31 except for the vicinity of the upper end, and a bill stopper 43 is provided in the vicinity of the upper end.

  When the bill BL is transported from the transport unit 13, the reject cassette 16 transports the bill BL downward by the discharge unit 22 and then discharges it into the internal space 21 </ b> S.

  The banknotes BL released here have their tips brought into contact with the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 or the uppermost surface of the stacked banknotes BLS, and are directed to the front lower side, which is the lower side of the inclined surface. Subsequently, the bill BL advances forward and downward along the top surface of the stacking surface 31S or the stacking bill BLS due to the momentum when being discharged by the discharge unit 22 or the action of gravity, and eventually comes into contact with the bill stopper 43. Quiesce.

  Thereby, the banknote BL is stacked on the stacking surface 31S or the stacked banknote BLS in a state where the front end, that is, the lower side is in contact with the banknote abutting portion 40, and becomes a part of the stacked banknote BLS. That is, the stacked banknotes BLS are formed by stacking a plurality of banknotes BL with the vertical direction as the stacking direction on the stacking surface 31S.

  The stacking spring 33 is compressed by increasing the weight of the stacked banknotes BLS on the stacking table 31, and attempts to lower the stacking table 31 and the stacked banknotes BLS downward, that is, in a direction along the stacking direction. Further, the stacked banknotes BLS on the stacking table 31 are inclined at the stacking surface 31S, so that they always try to slide forward and downward with respect to the stacking table 31 and force the force corresponding to gravity to the rear surface side of the banknote abutting unit 40. In addition, it tries to cause friction.

  On the other hand, the bill abutting portion 40 has a friction reducing material 42 having a small friction coefficient attached to a portion where the stacked bills BLS abut on the rear side. For this reason, the stacking table 31 and the stacked banknotes BLS slide with respect to the friction reducing material 42 so that almost no frictional force is generated between the stacking base 31 and the stacked bill BLS and the front side portion 21 </ b> A of the housing 21. It is possible to descend smoothly without being caught.

  As a result, the reject cassette 16 can keep the interval between the uppermost surface of the stacked banknotes BLS and the upper guide 29 substantially at the stacking distance DC, and stacks on the stacked banknotes BLS without clogging the banknotes BL to be discharged next. Can be made.

  In addition, the bill abutting portion 40 is provided with a bill stopper 43 in the range of the stacking interval DC from the vicinity of the upper end of the rear surface of the substrate 41, that is, from the vicinity of the lower end of the upper guide 29.

  The banknote BL discharged from the discharge unit 22 travels forward and downward along the uppermost surface of the stacking surface 31S or the stacked banknote BLS, and then collides with the bill stopper 43 of the banknote abutting unit 40. At this time, since the bill stopper 43 can hook the tip end portion of the bill BL on the formed step, the bill stopper 43 is maintained on the top surface of the stacked bill BLS without sliding down the bill BL. be able to.

  In addition, the bill abutting portion 40 is provided with a bill stopper 43 only in the range of the stacking interval DC from the vicinity of the lower end of the upper guide 29 on the rear surface, and the friction reducing material 42 is pasted on other portions.

  For this reason, the banknote abutting part 40 suppresses the momentum which is going to advance to the front lower direction in the banknote BL discharged | emitted from the discharge | release part 22, and the stack | stuck banknote BLS which is going to descend | fall with the stacking base 31 with the bill stopper 43. Reducing the friction generated between them by the friction reducing material 42 can be achieved at a high level.

  According to the above configuration, the reject cassette 16 according to the first embodiment tilts the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 forward with respect to the horizontal plane, and abuts the front end portion of the stacking table 31 with almost no gap. A bill abutting portion 40 was provided, a bill stopper 43 was provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the rear surface of the bill abutting portion 40, and a friction reducing material 42 was attached to the other portion. As a result, the reject cassette 16 advances the bills BL discharged from the discharge unit 22 forward and downward on the stacking surface 31S or the stacking bills BLS, and finally comes into contact with the bill stopper 43 to be stationary, and a part of the stacking bills BLS. It can be. Further, the reject cassette 16 can be smoothly moved by sliding the stacking table 31 and the stacked banknotes BLS with the friction reducing material 42 so that the frictional force is hardly generated and is not caught on the front side portion 21 </ b> A of the housing 21. Can be lowered.

[2. Second Embodiment]
In the second embodiment, a reject cassette 116 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 corresponding to FIGS. 3 and 4 is used instead of the reject cassette 16 according to the first embodiment.

[2-1. Reject cassette configuration]
The reject cassette 116 includes four bill abutting portions 140 instead of the two bill abutting portions 40, and two stacking guides 150, as compared with the reject cassette 16 according to the first embodiment. Although different from the above, the other parts are configured in the same manner.

  Each stacking guide 150 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction and thin in the front-rear direction, and is attached to the front end of the stacking table 31 in the vicinity of the lower end so as to be spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction.

  For this reason, the stacking guide 150 stacks the stacked banknotes BLS that are stacked on the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 and that slides forward and downward on the stacking surface 31S by the action of gravity. Can be supported.

  Further, when the stacking table 31 is moved in the vertical direction, the stacking guide 150 moves in the vertical direction integrally with the stacking table 31 and the stacked banknotes BLS. In other words, the accumulation guide 150 continues to support the accumulated banknote BLS without sliding with the accumulated banknote BLS when the accumulation platform 31 and the accumulated banknote BLS move in the vertical direction.

  Further, on the rear surface of the stacking guide 150 and facing the front end of the stacked banknotes BLS (hereinafter also referred to as a stacking facing surface), a bill having a stepped shape is formed as in the bill stopper 43 in the first embodiment. A stopper 151 is formed.

  Incidentally, in the vicinity of the front end of the upper guide 29, a predetermined hole for inserting the accumulation guide 150 is formed.

  By the way, the length of the stacking guide 150 is set so that the upper end of the stacking guide 31 is stopped in the housing 21 even when the stacking table 31 is positioned on the uppermost side.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the reject cassette 116 accumulates a large number of banknotes BL on the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 to form the stacked banknote BLS, the upper end of the front side of the stacked banknote BLS. May be stacked up to a position higher than the upper end of the accumulation guide 150.

  On the other hand, the banknote abutting portion 140 as a fixed guide is a rear surface of the substrate 141 corresponding to the substrate 41 and facing the front end of the stacked banknote BLS (like the banknote abutting portion 40 according to the first embodiment). The friction reducing material 142 and the bill stopper 143 respectively corresponding to the friction reducing material 42 and the bill stopper 43 are provided on the fixed opposing surface).

  Further, the banknote abutting portion 140 is approximately half the length in the left-right direction (that is, the width) as compared with the banknote abutting portion 40, but the lengths in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction are substantially the same. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote abutting portion 140 has its upper end positioned near the lower end of the upper guide 29, and the bill stopper 143 is positioned only within the range of the stacking interval DC from the vicinity of the lower end of the upper guide 29. I am letting.

  Moreover, the banknote abutting part 140 is arrange | positioned so that a slight clearance may be left and left with respect to each of the two stacking guides 150 as shown in a plan view in FIG. Further, the banknote abutting portion 140 has a rear surface positioned on the front side of the rear surface of the stacking guide 150, thereby providing a gap between the stacking table 31 and the front surface of the stacked banknote BLS.

[2-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the reject cassette 116 according to the second embodiment has the accumulation surface 31S inclined forward with respect to the horizontal plane of the accumulation table 31, and the accumulation guide 150 is attached to the front end thereof. Further, the reject cassette 116 is provided with a banknote abutting portion 140 on the front side portion 21 </ b> A of the housing 21 so as to leave a gap from the front end portion of the stacking table 31.

  When the bill BL is transported from the transport unit 13, the reject cassette 116 transports the bill BL downward by the discharge unit 22 and then discharges it into the internal space 21 </ b> S.

  The banknotes BL released here have their tips brought into contact with the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 or the uppermost surface of the stacked banknotes BLS, and are directed to the front lower side, which is the lower side of the inclined surface. Subsequently, the bill BL advances forward and downward along the uppermost surface of the stacking surface 31S or the stacked bills BLS due to the momentum and the action of gravity when discharged by the discharge portion 22, and the stacking guide 150 attached to the front end. It comes into contact with and stops. Thereby, the banknote BL is stacked on the stacking surface 31S or the stacked banknote BLS, and becomes a part of the stacked banknote BLS.

  The stacked banknotes BLS on the stacking table 31 is always supported by the stacking guide 150 because the stacking surface 31S is inclined, so that it always slides forward and downward with respect to the stacking table 31. It stays in the state that was

  Further, the stacking spring 33 is compressed by increasing the weight of the stacked banknotes BLS on the stacking table 31, and tries to lower the stacking table 31 and the stacked banknotes BLS. At this time, since the stacked banknotes BLS are supported by the stacking guide 150, the stacked banknotes BLS can be smoothly lowered without sliding down from the stacking surface 31S to the front and lower sides and without contacting the front side portion 21A of the housing 21. it can.

  Incidentally, in the reject cassette 116, as shown in FIG. 6B, by stacking the banknotes BL on the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31, the front part of the stacked banknotes BLS is higher than the upper end of the stacking guide 150. May be.

  In this case, among the bills BL constituting the stacked bills BLS, those whose front end is at a position higher than the upper end of the stacking guide 150 cannot be supported by the stacking guide 150 and proceed forward and downward, It abuts on and is supported by the contact portion 140.

  Therefore, the reject cassette 116 slides a part of the banknotes BL to the banknote abutting portion 140 when the stacking spring 33 is compressed and descends together with the stacking table 31 as the weight of the banknotes BLS increases. I will let you.

  In this respect, the reject cassette 116 applies a frictional force to this part of the banknotes BL by the action of the friction reducing material 142 attached to the rear surface of the banknote abutting portion 140, as in the first embodiment. It can be lowered smoothly with almost no occurrence.

  Further, the accumulation guide 150 has a bill stopper 151 as a slip-preventing portion formed on its rear surface. For this reason, the reject cassette 116 makes the tip of the bill BL discharged from the discharge portion 22 abut on the bill stopper 151 if the uppermost surface at the front end of the stacked bill BLS is lower than the upper end of the stacked guide 150, and if higher, the bill. It can be brought into contact with the bill stopper 143 of the abutting portion 140.

  Accordingly, the reject cassette 116 maintains the state where the banknote BL is placed on the uppermost surface of the stacked banknote BLS without causing the leading edge of the banknote BL to enter between the front surface of the stacked banknote BLS and the rear surface of the stacking guide 150. can do.

  In addition, the banknote abutting section 140 is provided with a bill stopper 143 only in the range of the stacking interval DC from the vicinity of the lower end of the upper guide 29 on the rear surface, similarly to the banknote abutting section 40 according to the first embodiment. The friction reducing material 142 was affixed to this part.

  For this reason, the banknote abutting part 140 suppresses the momentum which tends to advance to the front lower direction in the banknote BL discharged | emitted from the discharge | release part 22 by the bill stopper 143 similarly to 1st Embodiment, and the stacking stand 31. The friction reduction material 142 can reduce the friction generated between the stacked banknotes BLS descending together with the friction reducing material 142 at a high level.

  According to the above configuration, the reject cassette 116 according to the second embodiment is configured such that the accumulation surface 31S of the accumulation table 31 is inclined forward with respect to the horizontal plane, and the accumulation guide 150 is attached to the front end thereof. Further, the reject cassette 116 is provided with a banknote abutting portion 140 in the front side portion 21A of the housing 21 so as to leave a gap from the front end portion of the stacking table 31, and a friction reducing material 142 is attached to a portion other than the vicinity of the upper end on the rear surface. I attached. As a result, the reject cassette 116 supports the stacked banknotes BLS by the stacking guide 150 and holds them on the stacking surface 31S. When the stacking table 31 is lowered together with the stacked banknotes BLS, the reject cassette 116 generates frictional force on the front side portion 21A of the housing 21. When the number of stacked banknotes BLS increases and the uppermost surface exceeds the upper end of the stacking guide 150, the front end of the stacked banknotes BLS can be brought into contact with the friction reducing material 142 of the banknote abutting portion 140 to smoothly Can be lowered.

[3. Third Embodiment]
In the third embodiment, a reject cassette 216 shown in FIG. 8A corresponding to FIG. 3A is used instead of the reject cassette 16 according to the first embodiment.

  The reject cassette 216 is different from the reject cassette 16 according to the first embodiment in that the two banknote abutting portions 40 are omitted and two stacking guides 250 are included, but other parts are different. It is configured in the same way.

  The stacking guide 250 is formed by sequentially nesting a plurality of hollow cylindrical members whose outer diameters are different from each other in stages, and is configured in a bar shape that can expand and contract in the vertical direction as a whole.

  The stacking guide 250 is attached to the housing 21 at a position near the lower end of the outermost cylinder at the front side of the stacking table 31, and near the upper end of the innermost cylinder above the upper guide 29. ing.

  For this reason, the stacking guide 250 can always connect the front end of the stacking table 31 and the front lower end of the upper guide 29 linearly while expanding and contracting the entire length of the stacking table 31 in the vertical direction. .

  In the above configuration, the reject cassette 216 according to the third embodiment shortens the stacking guide 250 most when the bills BL are not stacked on the stacking table 31 and are positioned on the uppermost side. In this state, the reject cassette 216 advances the bill BL discharged from the discharge unit 22 forward and downward and collides with the stacking guide 250.

  At this time, the reject cassette 216 is placed on the stacking surface 31 </ b> S of the stacking table 31 with the front end of the banknote BL being in contact with the rear surface of the stacking guide 250 without contacting the front side portion 21 </ b> A of the housing 21. can do.

  That is, the reject cassette 216 can support the front end of the banknote BL placed on the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 by the rear surface of the stacking guide 250, and can prevent the downward sliding down.

  Thereafter, when the bills BL are sequentially stacked on the stacking table 31 and its weight increases, the reject cassette 216 compresses the stacking spring 33 and lowers the stacking table 31 while extending the stacking guide 250.

  At this time, the stacked banknote BLS has a front end in contact with the stacking guide 250 and is separated from the front side portion 21A of the casing 21, so that friction is not generated between the front side portion 21A and the stacking table 31. It can descend smoothly.

  As a result, as in the first embodiment, the reject cassette 216 can keep the interval between the uppermost surface of the stacked banknotes BLS and the upper guide 29 substantially at the stacking interval DC, and clogs the banknote BL to be discharged next. It can be made to accumulate on accumulation banknote BLS without.

  According to the above configuration, the reject cassette 216 according to the third embodiment inclines the accumulation surface 31S of the accumulation table 31 forward with respect to the horizontal plane, and attaches the lower end of the extendable accumulation guide 250 to the front end thereof. The upper end of the accumulation guide 250 was attached to the casing 21 above the upper guide 29. Accordingly, the reject cassette 216 can support the stacked banknote BLS by the stacking guide 250 and hold it on the stacking surface 31S. Therefore, when the stacking table 31 is lowered together with the stacked banknote BLS, It is possible to prevent the frictional force from being generated on the front side portion 21 </ b> A of the member 21 and to smoothly lower it.

[4. Fourth Embodiment]
In the fourth embodiment, a reject cassette 316 shown in FIG. 9A corresponding to FIG. 3A is used instead of the reject cassette 16 according to the first embodiment.

  The reject cassette 316 is different from the reject cassette 16 according to the first embodiment in that the two banknote abutting portions 40 and the stacking springs 33 are omitted and the two stacking guides 350 are included. The other parts are configured similarly.

  The accumulation guide 350 is a winding-type spring, and has a configuration in which a plate-like portion 351 having a thin and thin plate shape is wound around the winding portion 352.

  The plate-like portion 351 is made of a thin and long metal plate and is easily bent in the longitudinal direction. One end of the plate-like portion 351 is fixed to the front end of the stacking table 31 so that the other end faces upward. Further, the rear surface of the plate-like portion 351 has a relatively high friction coefficient so that the front end of the banknote BL is not slid.

  The winding unit 352 has a predetermined winding mechanism inside and incorporates a so-called constant load spring, and always winds the plate-shaped unit 351 by applying a substantially constant load. Further, when a force stronger than the force of winding the plate-like portion 351 is applied in the opposite direction, the winding portion 352 pulls out the plate-like portion 351 by a length corresponding to the applied force.

  The winding portion 352 is fixed to the housing 21 on the upper side of the upper guide 29, and the drawing port of the plate-like portion 351 faces downward. That is, the winding unit 352 retracts the plate-like portion 351 from the lower portion of the upper guide 29 with a substantially constant force, and pulls out the plate-like portion 351 according to the applied external force to reach the lower portion of the upper guide 29. It is made to let you.

  In the above configuration, the reject cassette 316 according to the fourth embodiment is stacked by winding the plate-shaped portion 351 by the winding portion 352 of the stacking guide 350 when the bills BL are not stacked on the stacking table 31. The base 31 is positioned on the uppermost side. In this state, the reject cassette 316 advances the banknote BL discharged from the discharge unit 22 forward and downward, and collides with the plate-shaped unit 351.

  At this time, the reject cassette 316 is placed on the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 in a state in which the front end of the banknote BL is not in contact with the front side portion 21A of the housing 21 but in contact with the rear surface of the plate-like portion 351. Can be placed.

  That is, the reject cassette 316 can support the front end of the banknote BL placed on the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 by the rear surface of the plate-like portion 351, and can prevent the downward sliding down.

  Thereafter, when the bills BL are sequentially stacked on the stacking table 31 and the weight of the reject cassette 216 increases, the reject cassette 216 gradually draws the plate-shaped portion 351 from the winding unit 352 by a length corresponding to the increase in the load. Then, the stacking table 31 is lowered.

  At this time, the stacked banknote BLS has a front end in contact with the plate-like portion 351 and is separated from the front side portion 21A of the housing 21, so that friction does not occur between the front side portion 21A. Further, since the stacked banknotes BLS are lowered together without sliding with respect to the plate-like portion 351, no friction is generated with the plate-like portion 351 in principle. For this reason, the stacked banknotes BLS can be smoothly lowered together with the stacking table 31.

  As a result, as in the first embodiment, the reject cassette 316 can keep the interval between the uppermost surface of the stacked banknotes BLS and the upper guide 29 substantially at the stacking distance DC, and clogs the banknote BL to be released next. It can be made to accumulate on accumulation banknote BLS without.

  In particular, the reject cassette 316 is newly exposed in the internal space 21 </ b> S of the plate-like portion 351 when the take-up portion 352 is provided on the upper side of the upper guide 29 and the stacking table 31 and the stacked banknote BLS are lowered. Place the part on top.

  That is, the reject cassette 316 does not slide the stacked banknotes BLS with respect to the plate-like portion 351 until the maximum number of stacked banknotes BLS can be stored, and in principle does not generate friction. The stacking table 31 and the stacked banknotes BLS can be lowered very smoothly.

  According to the above configuration, the reject cassette 316 according to the fourth embodiment inclines the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 forward with respect to the horizontal plane, and has one end of the plate-like portion 351 in the stacking guide 350 at the front end thereof. The winding part 352 that winds up the plate-like part 351 is attached to the casing 21 above the upper guide 29. Accordingly, the reject cassette 316 can support the stacked banknotes BLS by the plate-shaped portion 351 and hold them on the stacking surface 31S, and lower the stacking table 31 together with the stacked banknotes BLS while pulling out the plate-shaped section 351 from the winding unit 352. Therefore, generation | occurrence | production of the frictional force with respect to 21 A of front side parts of the housing | casing 21 of the said accumulation | storage banknote BLS can be prevented, and it can be made to descend | fall smoothly.

[5. Fifth embodiment]
In the fifth embodiment, a reject cassette 416 shown in FIG. 10A corresponding to FIG. 3A is used instead of the reject cassette 16 according to the first embodiment.

  The reject cassette 416 differs from the reject cassette 16 according to the first embodiment in that an accumulation roller 460 is added, but the other parts are configured in the same manner.

  The accumulating roller 460 is shaped like a flattened flattened cylindrical roller, that is, an elliptical column with the central axis directed in the left-right direction, and rotates to coincide with the central axis of the elliptical column. It penetrates from the shaft 460X. However, the distance from the rotation axis 460X to the peripheral side surface of the accumulation roller 460 is the longest at the long axis portion and the shortest at the short axis portion in the ellipse.

  In addition, the stacking roller 460 is driven by a driving force transmitted from an actuator (not shown) based on the control of the banknote control unit 11 (FIG. 2), with the rotation shaft 460X as a rotation center (counterclockwise in the arrow R2 direction (FIG. 10A)). Direction). Further, the accumulation roller 460 projects a substantially lower half of the rear lower side into the internal space 21 </ b> S from a predetermined hole formed in the upper guide 29.

  Incidentally, in the reject cassette 416, two stacking rollers 460 are provided at intervals in the left-right direction.

  The accumulating roller 460 is elliptical in a direction along a virtual straight line passing through the rotation axis 460X (hereinafter referred to as an accumulating normal direction and indicated by a broken line in the drawing). When the minor axis is directed, as shown in FIG. 10A, the distance in the vertical direction between the accumulation surface 31S and the upper guide 29 is substantially the accumulation interval DC, and the peripheral side surface is the accumulation surface 31S. Or it is made to contact | abut with the uppermost surface of the banknote BLS.

  Further, when the accumulation roller 460 has a major axis other than the elliptical minor axis in the accumulation normal direction, for example, as shown in FIG. 10B, the accumulation roller 460 relates to the vertical direction between the accumulation surface 31S and the upper guide 29. The distance is made wider than the integration interval DC.

  In other words, at this time, the stacking roller 460 pushes down the stacking table 31 or the stacking table 31 and the stacked banknotes BLS from a height that matches the elastic force of the stacking spring 33.

  Thus, the accumulation roller 460 rotates to change the distance from the rotation shaft 460X to the outer peripheral surface in the accumulation normal direction (hereinafter referred to as the accumulation normal distance DN), and the accumulation table 31 is accordingly changed. In addition, the height of the stacked banknotes BLS is pushed down. In other words, the accumulation roller 460 acts like a cam on the accumulation table 31.

  In the above configuration, the reject cassette 416 according to the fifth embodiment has a short axis in the direction of the normal of integration as shown in FIG. 10 (A) before the banknotes are transported from the transport unit 13 (FIG. 2). To minimize the integrated normal distance DN.

  Here, when the bill BL is transported from the transport unit 13, the reject cassette 416 transports it downward by the discharge unit 22, and rotates the stacking roller 460 vigorously in the direction of the arrow R2, thereby collecting the normal normal distance. Increase DN rapidly.

  At this time, the stacking base 31 is pushed down vigorously and compresses the stacking spring 33, thereby being pulled away from the stacking roller 460 as shown in FIG. 11A, and forming a slight gap with the stacking roller 460. To do. In other words, the stacking table 31 is lowered by the stacking roller 460 that rotates vigorously so as to be bounced downward, and is separated from the stacking roller 460.

  The lowering of the stacking table 31 is eventually moved upward due to the elastic force (restoring force) of the stacking spring 33.

  In parallel with this, the reject cassette 416 continuously conveys the bills BL by the discharge unit 22 so that the leading ends of the bills BL are brought into contact with the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 or the top surface of the stacked bills BLS. Turn forward and downward.

  Subsequently, the reject cassette 416 further conveys the banknote BL by the discharge unit 22, thereby causing the tip portion to advance into the gap between the stacking roller 460 and the stacking table 31.

  Thereafter, the stacking table 31 is lifted by the action of the stacking spring 33, and the banknotes BL are sandwiched between the stacking rollers 460 as shown in FIG. In this state, the reject cassette 416 is sandwiched between the stacking table 31 by further rotating the stacking roller 460 in the direction of the arrow R2 and using the frictional force acting between the stacking roller 460 and the bill BL. The banknote BL is advanced forward and downward to approach an appropriate stacking position.

  Thereafter, the bill BL comes to rest with its tip abutting against the bill stopper 43 of the bill abutting portion 40. At this time, the reject cassette 416 applies a further forward and downward force to the banknote BL due to the rotation of the stacking roller 460, but without causing the leading edge of the banknote BL to sink downward due to the step formed on the bill stopper 43. The abutted state can be maintained.

  Incidentally, even when the stacked banknotes BLS are stacked on the stacking table 31, the reject cassette 416 is stacked by rotating the stacking roller 460 in the same manner as shown in FIGS. 11 (A) and 11 (B). The table 31 and the stacked banknotes BLS can be lowered so as to be flipped downward as a unit, and the banknotes BL can be advanced into the formed gap.

  Thus, the reject cassette 416 rotates the stacking roller 460 between the stacking roller 460 and the stacking table 31 or the stacked banknote BLS when stacking the banknote BL on the stacking table 31 or the stacked banknote BLS. A gap is formed so that the front end of the bill BL enters the gap, and the bill BL is advanced forward and downward by frictional force with the stacking roller 460.

  As a result, the reject cassette 416 can neatly accumulate the bills BL conveyed from the conveyance unit 13 on the accumulation table 31 without clogging the accumulation table 31 or between the accumulation bills BLS and the upper guide 29.

  At this time, the stacking roller 460 rotates between the stacking table 31 and the function of forming the gap for propelling the stacking table 31 downward to advance the bill BL between the stacking table 31 and the stacking table 31. Any of the functions of advancing the sandwiched banknote BL forward and downward can be achieved.

  Further, the reject cassette 416 has the banknote abutting portion 40, so that the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be achieved, such as smoothly lowering the stacked banknotes BLS stacked on the stacking table 31.

  According to the above configuration, when the reject cassette 416 according to the fifth embodiment transports the bill BL transported from the transport unit 13 downward by the discharge unit 22 and discharges it, the projected shape in the left-right direction is formed. By rotating the elliptical stacking roller 460, the stacking table 31 is flipped and moved downward, a gap is formed between the stacking roller 460 and the stacking table 31, and the leading edge of the bill BL is advanced. The bill BL is moved forward and downward by the frictional force with the roller 460. Accordingly, the reject cassette 416 can orderly stack the banknotes BL on the stacking table 31 without clogging the banknotes BL between the stacking table 31 or the stacked banknotes BLS and the upper guide 29.

[6. Other Embodiments]
In the first embodiment described above, the bill stopper 43 is provided on the upper rear surface of the banknote abutting portion 40, and the rear surface portion is stepped so that the projection shape in the left-right direction is serrated. Stated.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a well-known uneven shape is used, and friction with respect to the front end portion of the banknote BL is large, so that the banknote BL can be prevented from sliding into the gap between the stacked banknote BLS and the friction reducing material 42. It is good also as such various shapes. Alternatively, when the front end of the banknote BL is unlikely to slide into the gap between the stacked banknote BLS and the friction reducing material 42, such as when the inclination angle θ is relatively small, the bill stopper 43 is omitted from the banknote abutting portion 40. You may do it. The same applies to the second and fifth embodiments.

  Further, in the second embodiment described above, the case where the bill stopper 151 is provided on the rear surface (that is, the stacking facing surface) of the stacking guide 150 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, as in the case of the bill stopper 43, for example, the friction with respect to the front end portion of the bill BL is large, such as a well-known uneven shape, and the bill BL is formed between the stack bill BLS and the stack guide 150. It is good also as various shapes which can prevent sliding down to a clearance gap. Alternatively, the bill stopper 151 may be omitted from the stacking guide 150 when the front end of the banknote BL is unlikely to slide into the gap between the stacking banknote BLS and the stacking guide 150, such as when the inclination angle θ is relatively small. good.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where the friction coefficient in the rear surface of the banknote abutting part 40 was reduced by sticking the friction reduction material 42 comprised in tape shape on the rear surface of the board | substrate 41 was described. .

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the friction coefficient on the rear surface of the banknote abutting portion 40 may be reduced by polishing the rear surface of the substrate 41 or applying a resin material such as fluororesin. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, in the above-described second embodiment, the case where the front surface of the accumulation guide 150 is flat and a gap is formed between the front side portion 21A of the housing 21 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a roller is attached to the front side of the accumulation guide 150 and the roller is brought into contact with the front side portion 21A of the housing 21, or the rollers are discretely attached to the rear side of the front side portion 21A. This roller may be brought into contact with the front surface of the stacking guide 150 and rotated when the stacking table 31 moves in the vertical direction. As a result, for example, when the weight of the stacked banknotes BLS stacked on the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 is increased, the stacking guide 31 is tilted or moved forward in the housing 21. Generation of frictional force between 150 and the front side portion 21A can be prevented in advance.

  Further, in the above-described second embodiment, the case where the accumulation guide 150 is formed in an elongated rectangular parallelepiped shape and the vicinity of the lower end of the accumulation guide 150 is attached to the front surface of the accumulation table 31 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the vicinity of the lower end of the stacking guide 150 may be bent rearward in a substantially L shape, and the bent portion may be attached to the lower surface of the stacking table 31. That is, the stacking guide 150 is attached to any part of the stacking table 31 so that the surface of the stacking guide 150 facing the front end of the stacked banknotes BLS (that is, the stacking facing surface) is the front end of the stacking table 31 or its vicinity. As long as it can be positioned on the upper side (that is, the direction in which banknotes are stacked) and can be in contact with the front end of the stacked banknotes BLS.

  Further, in the above-described third embodiment, the case where the vicinity of the upper end of the innermost cylinder of the accumulation guide 250 is fixed to the housing 21 above the upper guide 29 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the innermost cylinder of the accumulation guide 250 is not particularly fixed, and a known expansion / contraction mechanism using an actuator or the like is incorporated, and the accumulation guide 250 is extended as the accumulation table 31 is lowered. You may make it let me.

  Further, in the case of the third embodiment described above, the stacking guide 250 is vertically expanded and contracted as a structure in which a plurality of hollow cylindrical members having different outer diameters are sequentially nested. Said.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a plurality of hollow prismatic members whose outer diameters are different from each other in stages may be combined in a nested manner. In this case, the rear surface may be processed so as to reduce the friction coefficient. Alternatively, for example, a plurality of cylindrical members that are vertically elongated and have the same outer diameter are engaged by an engaging member that is slidable in the vertical direction to form an integrated guide, and adjacent cylindrical members are slid together. Thus, the entire length in the vertical direction may be expanded and contracted.

  Furthermore, in the above-described fourth embodiment, a case has been described in which a constant load spring is incorporated in the winding portion 352 of the accumulation guide 350 so that a substantially constant load is always applied to the plate-like portion 351 for winding. .

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various springs may be used. For example, as shown in FIGS. 12 (A) and 12 (B) corresponding to FIGS. 9 (A) and 9 (B), the integrated guide 550 has a thin plate shape and one end of a flexible plate-like portion 551 is formed. It is fixed to the front end of the stacking table 31, and the other end is connected in series with one end of the coil spring 552. The coil spring 552 is stretched over the pulley 553 that is rotatably attached to the housing 21, and the other end is attached to a fixed terminal 554 fixed to the housing 21.

  When the bills BL are stacked on the stacking table 31 and the weight increases, the stacking guide 550 extends the coil spring 552 and lowers the stacking table 31 while pulling the plate-like portion 551 below the upper guide 29. At this time, as with the accumulation guide 350 according to the fourth embodiment, the accumulation guide 550 causes the front end of the accumulated banknotes BLS to contact the plate-like portion 551 without causing friction with the front side portion 21A. , Can be lowered smoothly.

  Further, in the above-described fourth embodiment, the case where the friction coefficient on the rear surface of the plate-like portion 351 is relatively increased has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, when the inclination angle θ of the stacking table 31 is relatively small, and there is a low possibility that a newly stacked banknote BL will enter between the stacked banknote BLS and the rear surface of the plate-like portion 351. For example, the friction coefficient on the rear surface of the plate-like portion 351 may not be particularly increased.

  Furthermore, in the fifth embodiment described above, the case where the stacking roller 460 has an elliptic cylinder shape, that is, a shape in which the projection shape in the left-right direction is an ellipse has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a shape in which the projected shape in the left-right direction is a triangle with rounded vertices, such as an accumulation roller 660 shown in FIG. In this case, as in the fifth embodiment, by rotating the stacking roller 660 about the central axis 660X, the stacking table 31 is moved downward to form a gap and between the bills BL. It can be advanced forward and downward by friction.

  Or it is good also as a general column shape like the accumulation roller 760 shown in FIG.13 (B). In this case, although it is not possible to form a gap with the stacking table 31 by rotating around the center axis 760X, the tip of the stacking table 31 or the stacked banknote BLS is moved to the tip by friction with the banknote BL. It can be drawn in between and further advanced forward and downward.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where two banknote abutting portions 40 are provided in the reject cassette 16 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and one or three or more banknote abutting portions 40 may be provided in the reject cassette 16. Further, the banknote abutting portions 40 do not have to have the same shape. For example, the lengths in the left-right direction or the up-down direction may be different from each other. May be provided.

  Similarly, in the second embodiment, one or three or more stacking guides 150 may be provided in the reject cassette 116, and three or less or five or more banknote abutting portions 140 are provided. May be. Similarly to these, the number of the accumulation guide 250 in the third embodiment, the accumulation guide 350 in the fourth embodiment, and the accumulation roller 460 in the fifth embodiment may be 1 or 3 or more.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the stacking table 31 and the stacked banknote BLS are used according to the weight of the stacked banknotes BLS stacked on the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 using the elastic force of the stacking springs 33. The case where it was made to descend was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the integration spring 33 is omitted, and the integration platform drive unit is configured by a combination of an actuator (not shown), various gears, a belt, and the like, and the height of the integration platform 31 is detected as necessary. The stacking table 31 may be moved up and down by the stacking table driving unit using a sensor or the like. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case has been described in which the stacking direction of stacking on the stacking surface 31S of the stacking table 31 and the moving direction of the stacking table 31 are both the vertical direction, that is, the vertical direction.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the stacking direction and the moving direction of the stacking base 31 may be set to a direction inclined at a predetermined angle back and forth or left and right with respect to the vertical direction (vertical direction). The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the scope of the present invention extends to embodiments in which some or all of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments described above are arbitrarily combined, and embodiments in which some are extracted. It is.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, in the automatic teller machine 1 which performs transaction processing regarding cash with a customer, this invention is in the rejection cassette 16 which accommodates the banknote BL discriminated that it should not be reused. The case where it was made to apply was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to various places for storing banknotes, such as banknote cassette 17 for storing banknotes to be reused. In this case, the present invention can be applied if the stacking table for stacking the banknotes BL is inclined at an inclination angle θ with respect to the horizontal plane. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where this invention was applied to the rejection cassette 16 which accumulate | stores and stores the said banknote BL in the automatic teller machine 1 which handles the banknote BL as a medium was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention is applied to a place where the medium is accumulated and stored in various apparatuses that handle various paper-like mediums such as gold vouchers, securities, admission tickets, and postcards. May be. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

  Further, in the second embodiment described above, the discharge unit 22 as the discharge unit, the stacking table 31 as the stacking table, the moving guide 31A as the stacking table moving unit, the moving shaft 32 and the stacking spring 33, and stacking The case where the reject cassette 116 as the medium storage device is configured by the accumulation guide 150 as the guide and the banknote abutting portion 140 as the fixed guide has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the medium storage device may be configured by a discharge unit, a stacking table, a stacking table moving unit, a stacking guide, and a fixed guide having various other configurations.

  Further, in the above-described second embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 as the acquisition unit, the transport unit 13 as the transport unit, the discharge unit 22 as the discharge unit, the stacking table 31 as the stacking table, and the stacking An automatic teller machine 1 as a medium transaction apparatus is constituted by a moving guide 31A as a table moving part, a moving shaft 32 and an accumulating spring 33, an accumulating guide 150 as an accumulating guide, and a banknote abutting part 140 as a fixed guide. Said about the case.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a medium transaction apparatus is configured by an acquisition unit, a transport unit, a discharge unit, a stacking table, a stacking table moving unit, a stacking guide, and a fixed guide having various other configurations. You may make it do.

  The present invention can also be used in various apparatuses that stack paper sheets on a stacking table inclined with respect to a horizontal plane.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic teller machine, 10 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, 12 ... Depositing / withdrawing part, 13 ... Conveying part, 16, 116, 216, 316, 416 ... Reject cassette, 17 ... Banknote cassette, 21 …… Case, 21A …… Front side, 21S …… Internal space, 22 …… Ejecting part, 29 …… Upper guide, 31 …… Accumulating table, 31S …… Accumulating surface, 32 …… Moving axis, 33 …… Accumulation springs, 40, 140 ... bill abutting portions, 42, 142 ... friction reducing materials, 43, 143, 151, ... bill stoppers, 150, 250, 350, 550 ... accumulation guides, 351 ... plate-like Part, 352 ... winding part, 460 ... stacking roller, BL ... banknote, BLS ... stacking banknote, DC ... stacking interval, DN ... stacking normal distance, θ ... tilt angle.

Claims (8)

A discharge part for discharging the medium into a storage space in which a paper-like medium is to be stored;
A stacking table that is provided in the storage space and stacks the medium discharged from the discharge unit on a stacking surface inclined with respect to the vertical direction ;
Mounted on the stacking platform, and stacking guide for supporting the medium by lower or near opposed to integrated facing surface thereof of the medium which is integrated on the integration surface,
A stacking table moving unit that moves the stacking table together with the stacking guide along a stacking direction in which the medium is stacked;
A fixed guide provided on the inner side of a peripheral side surface surrounding the storage space and having a fixed facing surface located farther from the stacking facing surface with respect to the lower side of the medium stacked on the stacking surface of the stacking table; ingredients example,
The fixed guide supports the medium by the fixed facing surface when the upper end of the stacking guide is positioned below the upper end of the fixed guide.
Media housing device, characterized in that. The fixed guide is
The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein a friction reducing unit that reduces a frictional force with respect to the lower side of the medium or the vicinity thereof is provided on the fixed facing surface. The fixed guide is
When the upper end of the stacking guide is positioned below the upper end of the fixed guide, the lower side of the medium is slid down at a position where the medium discharged from the discharge portion on the fixed facing surface comes into contact. The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein a slip-preventing portion for preventing is provided. The accumulation guide is
The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein a slip-preventing portion that prevents the lower side from sliding down is provided on the stacking facing surface. The accumulation guide is
2. The medium storage according to claim 1, wherein a roller that rotates with a peripheral side abutting on the inner side of the peripheral side surface is provided on a peripheral side opposing surface that faces the peripheral side surface surrounding the storage space. apparatus. The stacking table moving unit includes:
The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the stacking base is moved downward along the stacking direction in accordance with the mass of the medium stacked on the stacking base. The stacking table moving unit includes:
The medium storage device according to claim 6, wherein the stacking table is moved downward along the stacking direction by an elastic body that expands and contracts according to the weight of the medium. An acquisition unit for acquiring a paper-like medium to be traded from a user;
A transport unit for transporting the medium from the acquisition unit;
A discharge section for discharging the medium into a storage space in which the medium transported by the transport section is to be stored;
A stacking table that is provided in the storage space and stacks the medium discharged from the discharge unit on a stacking surface inclined with respect to the vertical direction ;
Mounted on the stacking platform, and stacking guide for supporting the medium by lower or near opposed to integrated facing surface thereof of the medium which is integrated on the integration surface,
A stacking table moving unit that moves the stacking table together with the stacking guide along a stacking direction in which the medium is stacked;
A fixed guide provided on the inner side of a peripheral side surface surrounding the storage space and having a fixed facing surface located farther from the stacking facing surface with respect to the lower side of the medium stacked on the stacking surface of the stacking table; ingredients example,
The fixed guide supports the medium by the fixed facing surface when the upper end of the stacking guide is positioned below the upper end of the fixed guide.
This is a medium transaction apparatus.

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