JP6187250B2 - Medium loading / unloading apparatus and medium processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium loading / unloading apparatus and a medium processing apparatus, and is suitable for application to, for example, a small bundle payment machine for enclosing and storing and dispensing banknotes in units of a predetermined number.

  Conventionally, a cashier system has been installed in a financial institution or the like, for example, various types of banknote and coin transactions such as a banknote depositing and dispensing machine for depositing and unloading banknotes, a sealed bundle payment machine for sealing banknotes every predetermined number, etc. It is configured by a combination of a plurality of types of apparatuses that perform the above process.

  Among these, for example, a sealing small bundle payment machine includes a sealing unit that seals a predetermined number of banknotes to make a banknote small bundle, a horizontal movement unit that grabs the banknote small bundle and moves it horizontally, and a plurality of banknote small bundles. A small bank safe that stacks and stacks vertically, a recognition unit that recognizes banknote bundles and checks denominations and sealing states, an overflow box that stores banknote bundles that could not be stored in the small bundle safe, etc. Have. The sealed small bundle payment machine also has a dispensing unit for dispensing a small bundle of banknotes from above the front of the apparatus, a vertical moving unit for moving the small bundle of banknotes in the vertical direction in the vicinity of the dispensing unit, and the like. ing.

  In this small bundle payment machine, for example, every 100 banknotes are sealed by a sealing unit to form a small banknote, the denomination and the sealing state are confirmed by a recognition unit, and then the money is moved by a horizontal moving unit. Store in a small bundle safe with associated seeds. In addition, the sealed small bundle payment machine takes out a small bundle of banknotes of the denomination and quantity specified by the staff of the financial institution from the small bundle safe by the horizontal movement unit, and confirms the denomination and sealing state by the recognition unit. Then, the withdrawal is made from the withdrawal unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  This sealed small bundle payer is provided with an openable / closable shutter from the viewpoint of preventing injury caused by an operator's finger touching each part in operation or a small bundle of banknotes. That is, the sealed small bundle payment machine opens the shutter only when the banknote small bundle is dispensed, and closes the shutter otherwise.

JP2013-143053A (FIGS. 1, 2, etc.)

  By the way, in this sealed small bundle payment machine, it is considered that the depositing unit has a depositing function to be a depositing / dispensing unit, and a small bundle of banknotes is taken from outside through this depositing / dispensing unit and stored in the small bundle safe. It is done.

  On the other hand, in the sealed small bundle payment machine, the sealing portion is arranged behind the deposit / withdrawal unit, and the discharge port of the conveyance unit that conveys the small bundle of banknotes sealed in the sealing unit to the deposit / withdrawal unit. , Directly connected to the rear side of the deposit / withdrawal unit.

  That is, in this depositing / dispensing part, the operator takes out or inserts a small bundle of banknotes via the front depositing / dispensing port formed on the front side surface, and the sealing unit seals it from the discharging port formed on the rear side. A bundle of bills is discharged.

  However, in the sealed small bundle payment machine, when the operator deposits the banknote bundle from the deposit / withdrawal unit, the banknote bundle inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit by the operator's hand enters the discharge port of the sealing transport unit. There was a problem that there was a risk that money could not be deposited properly.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium loading / unloading apparatus and a medium processing apparatus capable of loading / unloading a medium from an appropriate position among a plurality of loading / unloading positions.

  In order to solve this problem, in the medium loading / unloading device of the present invention, a storage space in which a medium is to be stored, a discharge port that is formed in a side surface of the storage space, and discharges the medium into the storage space, and a side surface of the storage space. Of these, an insertion port that is formed on a side surface that faces the discharge port and allows the medium to be inserted into the storage space from the outside, a discharge port shutter that opens or closes the discharge port, and an insertion port shutter that opens or closes the insertion port The discharge port shutter is closed in conjunction with the opening operation of the insertion port shutter, and an interlocking unit that opens the discharge port shutter in conjunction with the closing operation of the insertion port shutter is provided.

  Also, a bundling unit for bundling a plurality of paper-like media of the present invention in a stacked state to generate a medium bundle, a storage space for temporarily storing a medium bundle to be discharged or taken in, and a storage space Formed on the side surface of the storage space, the discharge port for discharging the medium bundle bound by the binding unit into the storage space, and the side surface of the storage space that faces the discharge port. An insertion port for inserting the medium bundle into the storage space, a storage unit that stores the medium bundle in the storage space, a transport unit that transfers the medium bundle between the storage space and the storage unit, and a discharge port shutter that opens or closes the discharge port And an insertion port shutter that opens or closes the insertion port, and an interlocking operation that closes the discharge port shutter in conjunction with the opening operation of the insertion port shutter and opens the discharge port shutter in conjunction with the closing operation of the insertion port shutter. And so on It was.

  In the present invention, when the insertion port shutter is opened, the discharge port shutter is closed in conjunction with the opening operation. Therefore, when a medium or a medium bundle is inserted into the storage space by the operator from the opened insertion port. In this case, the risk that a part of the discharge port enters the discharge port at a position opposite to the insertion port can be eliminated. On the other hand, when the insertion port shutter is closed, the discharge port shutter is opened to enter the storage space. The medium or medium bundle can be discharged.

  According to the present invention, when the insertion port shutter is opened, the discharge port shutter is closed, and a part of the medium or the medium bundle inserted into the storage space by the operator from the insertion port enters the discharge port. When the insertion port shutter is closed, the discharge port shutter can be opened to discharge the medium or the medium bundle into the storage space. Thus, the present invention can realize a medium loading / unloading apparatus and a medium processing apparatus capable of loading / unloading a medium from an appropriate position among a plurality of loading / unloading positions.

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the whole structure of a cashier system. It is a basic diagram which shows the internal structure of a sealing small bundle payment machine. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of a deposit or withdrawal part. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a deposit or withdrawal part. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of a deposit or withdrawal part. It is a basic diagram which shows the positional relationship of the front hole part of a deposit or withdrawal part and the conveyance part of a sealing part. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of an upper shutter body and a lower shutter body. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a front opening / closing part. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a rear opening / closing part. It is a basic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of the detection part in a deposit or withdrawal part. It is a basic diagram which shows the interlocking | linkage of the opening / closing operation | movement of each opening / closing part in a deposit or withdrawal part.

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

[1. Banking system configuration]
Referring to FIG. 1, a cashier system 1 is installed behind a customer service counter (not shown) at a financial institution, for example, and comprehensively executes various processes such as money deposit and withdrawal. The depositing / dispensing system 1 includes a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, a sealed small bundle payment machine 3, a banknote replenishing / collecting machine 4, a new ticket payment machine 5, a bar payment machine 6, a coin depositing / dispensing machine 7, an authentication printer 8, and a post-cash post. 9. A control device 12 and an operation display unit 13 are provided.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 2 deposits / withdraws banknotes in units of one sheet. The sealed small bundle payer 3 stores banknotes of denominations in a state where the banknotes are sealed every predetermined number (for example, 100 sheets) into a small banknote bundle, and the banknote small bundle is withdrawn.

  The banknote replenishing and collecting machine 4 can be attached to and detached from an automatic teller machine (ATM: Automatic Teller Machine, not shown) installed in, for example, a financial institution's branch, retail store or public facility. The banknotes are replenished to the replenishment / collection cassette that stores the banknotes for transaction performed in step 1, and the banknotes are collected from the replenishment / collection cassette.

  The new ticket payment machine 5 is integrated and integrated on the upper side of the banknote replenishment collection machine 4, and dispenses a new ticket (new bill) of each denomination. The bar metal payment machine 6 dispenses coins (so-called bar metal) that are wrapped in a bar shape every fixed number of denominations. The coin depositing / dispensing machine 7 deposits / withdraws coins one by one.

  The authentication printer 8 is mounted on the banknote replenishing / collecting machine 4, and the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, the sealed small bundle paying machine 3, the banknote replenishing / collecting machine 4, the new ticket paying machine 5, the bar paying machine 6, and the coin depositing / withdrawing machine. The processing contents such as deposit and withdrawal performed by the machine 7 are authenticated, printed on a predetermined form, etc., and discharged. The post-cash post 9 is placed on the coin depositing and dispensing machine 7 and takes in securities such as checks other than cash and time deposit certificates, and deposits them.

  The operation display unit 13 includes a display 10 and a keyboard 11. The display 10 is placed on the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 with the front facing forward, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for displaying various information relating to various processes such as depositing and dispensing, and the type of transaction. A touch panel for inputting selection, denomination and the like is integrated. The keyboard 11 is placed in front of the display 10 and inputs various information and instructions regarding various processes such as depositing and dispensing. The control device 12 performs overall control of the cash accounting system 1 as a whole.

  The depositing / dispensing system 1 can be arranged relatively freely with respect to at least some of these various apparatuses. For example, the bar payment machine 6, the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the banknote replenishment collection machine 4, the banknote deposit and withdrawal The machine 2, the control device 12, and the coin depositing / dispensing machine 7 are arranged in a horizontal row so that the respective front faces in the same direction and are adjacent to each other.

  In the following description, the direction in which the front of each of the bar payment machine 6, the sealed bundle payment machine 3, the banknote replenishment collection machine 4, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, the control device 12, and the coin depositing / dispensing machine 7 in the cashier system 1 is directed. Is defined as the forward direction, the opposite is defined as the backward direction, and the left and right directions and the up and down direction when facing the front side of the accounting system 1 are defined.

  In the depositing / dispensing system 1, a device for transporting bills in the left direction and the right direction by the sealed small bundle payer 3, the bill replenishing / collecting device 4, and the bill depositing / dispensing device 2 arranged so as to be sequentially adjacent to the right. It is connected by an intermediate conveyance unit (not shown). As a result, the depositing / dispensing system 1 uses the inter-unit transport unit for the banknotes used for various processes such as sealing, replenishment, and collection between the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 4 and the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 2. Can be conveyed and delivered as appropriate.

[2. Internal configuration of sealed bundle payment machine]
As shown in FIG. 2, the small bundle bundle payment machine 3 is configured around a box-shaped small bundle payment machine housing 20, and enters and leaves the front surface of the small bundle payment machine housing 20. A gold part 40 is provided.

  An upper unit 24 arranged on the upper side and a lower unit 26 arranged on the lower side are provided inside the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 20. The upper unit 24 is mainly provided with a control unit 30, an inter-device transport unit 32, a stacking unit 34, a bill clamp moving unit 36, a sealing unit 38, and a deposit / withdrawal unit 40. The lower unit 26 is mainly provided with an elevating unit 42, an overflow box 48, a small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50, a small bundle pushing mechanism 52, a recognition unit 54, and a plurality of small bundle safes 56.

  In the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the control unit 30 controls the above-described units to perform the sealing processing, deposit processing, withdrawal processing, and banknote bundle T stored in the small bundle safe 56. Automatic scrutiny processing to confirm the denomination and number of bundles is performed.

  The control unit 30 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM, a flash memory, etc. (not shown), thereby performing processing such as sealing processing of the banknote bundle T. Various processes are performed. The control unit 30 includes a storage unit such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and stores various information in the storage unit.

  The sealed small bundle payment machine housing 20 has a communication hole formed on the front side for communicating the internal space and the outside, and the lower unit 26 is accommodated in the internal space. The lower unit 26 is attached to the sealed bundle payer housing 20 via a slide rail (not shown), and is linearly forward or backward with respect to the sealed bundle payer housing 20. And move smoothly.

  A front panel 22 is formed on the front surface of the lower unit 26 to close the communication hole of the sealed bundle payer housing 20 when the lower unit 26 is accommodated in the sealed bundle payer housing 20. Has been. In other words, the sealed bundle payment machine 3 stores the lower unit 26 in the sealed bundle payment machine housing 20 as shown in FIG. Protect banknotes etc. held inside. On the other hand, the small bundle bundle payment machine 3 causes the lower unit 26 to be pulled out from the inside of the small bundle bundle payment machine housing 20 during maintenance work in which an operator such as a staff of a financial institution replenishes / collects a small bundle of banknotes. Thus, it is possible to easily perform the work for each part inside.

  The inter-apparatus transport unit 32 is arranged at the upper rear end in the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, receives the banknotes transported from the banknote replenishment collection machine 4 or the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 (FIG. 1), and receives the stacking unit 34 ( Transport one by one to 34a or 34b). The stacking unit 34 is arranged in front of the inter-device transport unit 32, classifies and counts the banknotes transported from the inter-device transport unit 32 for each denomination, and stacks the banknotes by 100 sheets.

  The bill clamp moving unit 36 is disposed between the inter-device transport unit 32 and the stacking unit 34, and transports 100 banknotes stacked on the stacking unit 34 to the sealing unit 38. The sealing unit 38 is disposed on the lower front side of the banknote clamp moving unit 36, seals a bundle of 100 banknotes conveyed by the banknote clamp moving unit 36 as a banknote bundle T with a binding band, and moves forward. It is transported and discharged into the deposit / withdrawal unit 40.

  The deposit / withdrawal unit 40 has a space for storing the banknote bundle T inside, and has a shutter (described later in detail) that can be opened and closed on the front surface. The depositing / dispensing unit 40 normally closes the shutter to suppress access to the inside, while taking out the banknote bundle T to be dispensed to the operator and when the banknote bundle T is inserted by the operator. Then, the shutter is opened.

  Below the deposit / withdrawal unit 40, an elevating unit 42 is provided. The elevating part 42 is located at the front end in the sealed bundle payer 3 and is a hoistway extending upward to the vicinity of the depositing / dispensing part 40 with the vicinity of the bottom plate of the sealed bundle payer housing 20 as the lower end. 46, a stage 45 on which the bill bundle T is placed on the upper surface, and an elevating mechanism 44 that moves the stage 45 in the vertical direction within the hoistway 46.

  Further, four small bundle safes 56 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction on the lower rear side of the elevating unit 42 so as to be spaced apart from the upper unit 24 by a predetermined distance. The small bundle safe 56 is prepared for each denomination, for example, and stores, for example, twenty bundles of banknote bundles T of each designated denomination in an internal space surrounded by the inner wall.

  The overflow box 48 is disposed between the elevating unit 42 and the small bundle safe 56. This overflow storage 48 has an enclosed internal space, and a banknote bundle T whose denomination could not be identified by the recognition unit 54 described later, or a banknote bundle that the small bundle safe 56 was full and could not be stored when depositing. T is stored.

  A passage 58 is formed along the front-rear direction between the upper unit 24 and the small bundle safe 56 in the lower unit 26. In this passage 58, a small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 and a small bundle pushing mechanism 52 are provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 and the small bundle pushing mechanism 52 move in the passage 58 while maintaining a positional relationship in which the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 is on the front side and the small bundle pushing mechanism 52 is on the rear side.

  The small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 grips and moves the small banknote bundle T between the lifting mechanism 44 and the small bundle safe 56. The small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 also moves the small banknote bundle T from the lifting mechanism 44 or the small bundle safe 56 to the overflow box 48.

  The small bundle pushing mechanism 52 pushes the banknote small bundle T from the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 into the small bundle safe 56 at the time of deposit processing, and also inside the small bundle safe 56 with respect to the small bundle safe 56 at the time of withdrawal processing. The banknote bundle T stored in is pushed up.

  The small bundle push-in mechanism 52 has a recognition unit 54 for identifying the denomination of the banknote small bundle T, counting the number of bundles, and detecting whether the banknote small bundle T is normally sealed. Is provided. The recognizing unit 54 identifies the denomination of the banknote bundle T when the banknote bundle T gripped by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 passes through the recognition unit 54, counts the number of bundles, and is in a sealed state. And the identification result, the count result, and the detection result are supplied to the control unit 30 as a recognition result.

  In this way, the small bundle payment machine 3 discharges the small banknote T sealed by the sealing unit 38 to the depositing / dispensing unit 40 and allows the operator to take it out, or the lifting unit 42 and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism. 50, etc. are transported to the small bundle safe 56 for storage.

  In addition to this, the sealed small bundle payment machine 3 conveys the banknote bundle T stored in the small bundle safe 56 between the depositing / dispensing sections 40 and allows the operator to take out the banknote bundle T, or allows the operator to deposit and unload the banknote bundle T. The banknote bundle T is inserted into the gold section 40 and conveyed to the small bundle safe 56 for storage.

[3. Composition of deposit / withdrawal department]
Next, the configuration of the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 3A, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 is located below the front end of the upper unit 24, and a part thereof is covered with the front panel 25 of the upper unit 24.

  The deposit / withdrawal portion 40 is configured around a frame 60 having a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape, as shown in a schematic front view in FIG. 4 and a perspective view seen from the rear left oblique rear side in FIG. . The frame 60 forms a storage space 60S for storing a small banknote bundle T therein, and has a large rectangular front hole 60HF and lower hole 60HB formed in the center of the front surface and the lower surface, respectively. .

  Incidentally, the front panel 25 (FIG. 3) of the upper unit 24 is formed with a hole 25H having a size substantially the same as the front hole 60HF and communicating with the front hole 60HF. The storage space 60S is formed to a size that can be accommodated with a margin in a state where, for example, about five bundles of banknotes T with the paper surface directed in the vertical direction are stacked in the vertical direction.

  The storage space 60S communicates with the hoistway 46 of the elevating part 42 on the lower side. For this reason, when the stage 45 is raised by the elevating mechanism unit 44 of the elevating unit 42 and the upper surface of the depositing / withdrawing unit 40 is positioned at the lower end of the storage space 60S, that is, so as to close the lower hole 60HB, the stage 45 can function as the bottom of the storage space 60S. Hereinafter, the position of the stage 45 at this time is referred to as a bottom position.

  That is, when the stage 45 is in the bottom position, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 is in a state where the banknote bundle T is accommodated in the storage space 60S when the banknote bundle T is placed on the stage 45. Further, when the stage 45 is at the bottom position, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 allows the operator to take out the banknote bundle T from the storage space 60S through the front hole 60HF, or the storage space 60S through the front hole 60HF. It is also possible to insert a small banknote T into the inside (details will be described later).

  Further, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 carries the bill bundle T into the storage space 60S when the stage 45 on which the bill bundle T is placed is raised or lowered by the elevating mechanism 44 through the lower hole 60HB. Or can be carried out of the storage space 60S.

  Further, a front guide 60G is provided at the front lower portion of the frame 60 at locations corresponding to the lower side of the front hole portion 60HF and the front side of the lower hole portion 60HB (FIG. 3A). The front guide 60G is formed in a bar shape that is short in the front-rear direction and elongated in the left-right direction. Further, the height of the upper surface of the front guide 60G is substantially equal to the height of the upper surface of the stage 45 when it is at the bottom position.

  Further, a recessed portion 60GD that is recessed downward from the surroundings is formed in a range of about 1/3 of the center in the left-right direction of the front guide 60G. In other words, the front hole portion 60HF is expanded downward in the central range of about 1/3 in the left-right direction. Corresponding to this, the stage 45 has a recess 45D that is recessed below the periphery in a range of about 1/3 of the center in the left-right direction at the front portion of the upper surface.

  When the stage 45 is at the bottom position, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 can communicate the recess 60GD of the front guide 60G and the recess 45D of the stage 45 in the front-rear direction. Thereby, in the depositing / withdrawing part 40, when the banknote bundle T placed on the stage 45 is gripped by the operator's finger, the banknote small amount is received from the depression 60GD of the front guide 60G and the depression 45D of the stage 45. The fingertip can be easily inserted below the lower surface of the bundle T. Thereafter, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 can easily take out the banknote bundle T by positioning and gripping the remaining fingers of the operator on the upper surface of the banknote bundle T placed on the stage 45. .

  In addition, when the operator places the banknote bundle T on the stage 45 by the operator, the deposit / withdrawal section 40 inserts the banknote bundle T into the storage space 60S while holding the both sides of the banknote bundle T with the fingertips. Can be positioned in the recess 60GD of the front guide 60G and the recess 45D of the stage 45, that is, below the upper surface of the stage 45. For this reason, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 can significantly reduce the possibility that the operator pulls the finger on the lower surface of the banknote bundle T and moves the banknote bundle T to be placed on the stage 45 from the correct position. .

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a rear hole 60HR that is long in the left-right direction is formed on the rear side surface of the frame 60 below the center. Further, as shown in a schematic side view in FIG. 6, behind the rear hole 60 </ b> HR in the frame 60, a banknote bundle T sealed in the sealing portion 38 (FIG. 2) is conveyed forward. A transport unit 38T is disposed along the transport path W.

  In the transport unit 38T, rollers 38R that are rotatable above and below the position that is the front end of the transport path W are respectively disposed so as to travel on the top and bottom of the transport path W while circling the front peripheral side portion of the roller 38R. A belt 38B is stretched over the belt.

  When the sealing unit 38 seals a bundle of banknotes to form a banknote bundle T, the banknote bundle T is transported forward by the transport section 38T, and the banknote bundle is transported from the front end through the rear hole 60HR. T is discharged into the storage space 60S of the deposit / withdrawal unit 40.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a recess 25 </ b> T is formed on the upper side of the hole 25 </ b> H in the front panel 25, which is recessed backward from the other portions. A flicker 25F is provided in the vicinity of the center of the upper, lower, left and right sides of the recess 25T.

  The flicker 25F is formed in a rectangular shape elongated in the left-right direction, and the length in the left-right direction is about 1/3 of the length in the left-right direction of the recess 25T. The front surface of the flicker 25F protrudes slightly forward from the surface of the recess 25T. Further, the flicker 25F is made of a translucent resin material, and a light emitting portion 25FL is incorporated behind the flicker 25F. The light emitting unit 25FL is made of, for example, red and green light emitting diodes, and lights or blinks in red or green based on the control of the control unit 30 (FIG. 2).

  With this configuration, the flicker 25F can be made to focus on the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 by turning on or blinking in red or green based on the control of the control unit 30. In addition to this, the control unit 30 sets the lighting color in the flicker 25F, the difference in lighting or flashing, and the cycle in the case of flashing (hereinafter referred to as a lighting pattern), such as “deposit” and “withdrawal”, respectively. This is associated with a specific operation to be performed by the operator. For this reason, the flicker 25F can make an operator who grasps this association easily recognize a necessary operation based on the lighting pattern, and can prompt an operation such as “deposit” or “withdraw”.

  By the way, the cashier system 1 (FIG. 1) has a relatively large system as a whole compared to the operator. Therefore, when viewed from the operator operating near the front, it can be seen well near the front of the person. In other words, it is difficult to visually recognize a portion deviating from the vicinity of the front. In consideration of this point, the flicker 25F is provided in the concave portion 25T that is recessed rearward of the other portion of the front panel 25, and protrudes forward of the concave portion 25T (FIG. 3). For this reason, the flicker 25F can improve visibility from the left-right direction and the up-down direction, and can be easily visually recognized by an operator who operates in the vicinity of the front surface of the accounting system 1 in particular.

[3-1. Configuration of front opening / closing part]
The deposit / withdrawal part 40 is provided with a front opening / closing part 61 that closes or opens the front hole part 60HF from the front side to the left and right sides. The front opening / closing part 61 is roughly composed of an upper shutter body 62 on the upper side, a lower shutter body 63 on the lower side, and a drive mechanism part 64 (FIGS. 3B and 4).

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the upper shutter body 62 has a left support portion that is thin in the left-right direction from both left and right ends of the upper shielding portion 62A that is formed in a plate shape that is long in the left-right direction and thin in the front-rear direction. 62B and the right support part 62C are extended toward the rear, respectively.

  The upper shielding part 62A has a shape approximating a circular arc that is slightly bent at the upper part and the lower part in a diagonally backward direction and protrudes forward when viewed from the left and right sides. In the vicinity of the rear end of each of the left support portion 62B and the right support portion 62C, hole portions 62BH and 62CH made of round holes are respectively drilled. The holes 62BH and 62CH are located at substantially the center of an arc approximating the upper shielding part 62A. Further, in the vicinity of the connection portion of the left support portion 62B with the upper shielding portion 62A, a cut portion 62BU that is largely cut from the lower side is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the lower shutter body 63 has a structure similar to that of the upper shutter body 62, and both left and right ends of a lower shielding portion 63A formed in a plate shape that is long in the left-right direction and thin in the front-rear direction. From left to right, the left support portion 63B and the right support portion 63C, which are thin plates in the left-right direction, are shaped so as to extend backward.

  Similarly to the upper shielding portion 62A, the lower shielding portion 63A has a shape approximating an arc that is slightly bent toward the rear and the upper portion and the lower portion are projected forward when viewed from the left and right sides. . Further, the lower end of the lower shielding portion 63A has its left and right central portions extended slightly downward from the surroundings so as to correspond to the hollow portion 60GD (FIG. 3A) formed in the front guide 60G.

  Holes 63BH and 63CH, which are round holes, are bored behind the left support part 63B and the right support part 63C, respectively. The holes 63BH and 63CH are located at substantially the center of an arc approximating the lower shielding part 63A. Further, in the vicinity of the connection portion of the left support portion 63B with the lower shielding portion 63A, a cut portion 63BU that is largely cut from the upper side is formed.

  Further, a rear arm 63D extends from the vicinity of the hole 63BH toward the rear in the left support 63B. The rear arm portion 63D is bent in a crank shape as viewed from above so that the rear end portion is located on the left side with respect to the connection portion with the left support portion 63B.

  Incidentally, the distance from the holes 63BH and 63CH to the lower shielding part 63A in the lower shutter body 63, that is, the radius of the arc, is slightly shorter than the distance from the holes 62BH and 62CH to the upper shielding part 62A in the upper shutter body 62. ing. The interval between the left support portion 63B and the right support portion 63C in the lower shutter body 63 is slightly wider than the interval between the left support portion 62B and the right support portion 62C in the upper shutter body 62.

  On the other hand, on the rear side of the left and right side plates in the frame 60, small cylindrical rotating shafts 65 with the central axis directed in the left-right direction are respectively provided upright on the left and right sides. The rotation shaft 65 is inserted through the holes 62BH and 62CH of the upper shutter body 62 and the holes 63BH and 63CH of the lower shutter body 63, respectively. Thereby, the rotation shaft 65 supports the upper shutter body 62 and the lower shutter body 63 so as to be rotatable with respect to the frame 60.

  A drive mechanism 64 is attached to the left side of the frame 60. The drive mechanism unit 64 is configured by a combination of an actuator, a gear, and the like (not shown). The drive mechanism unit 64 is respectively provided to the left support unit 62B of the upper shutter body 62 and the left support unit 63B of the lower shutter body 63 based on the control of the control unit 30. Transmits driving force. Incidentally, the drive mechanism section 64 is configured to rotate the upper shutter body 62 at about half the speed of the lower shutter body 63.

  That is, when closing the front hole portion 60HF, the drive mechanism portion 64 covers the upper shielding portion 62A so as to cover the upper half of the front hole portion 60HF as shown in the schematic left side view of FIG. The lower shielding portion 63A is positioned so as to cover the lower half of the front hole portion 60HF. At this time, the rear arm portion 63D is positioned relatively upward. Hereinafter, this is referred to as a closed state of the front opening / closing part 61.

  Further, when opening the front hole 60HF, the drive mechanism 64 rotates the upper shutter body 62 and the lower shutter body 63, respectively, as shown in FIG. 8B corresponding to FIG. The lower shielding part 63A and the upper shielding part 62A are positioned so as to overlap each other at the upper front of 60. At this time, the rear arm 63D is located relatively below. Hereinafter, this is referred to as an open state of the front opening / closing part 61.

  As described above, the front opening / closing part 61 rotates the upper shutter body 62 and the lower shutter body 63 about the rotation shaft 65 by the driving force transmitted from the drive mechanism part 64, thereby closing the state (FIG. 8 ( A)) or an open state (FIG. 8B).

[3-2. Rear shutter configuration]
On the other hand, a rear opening / closing portion 70 is provided at the center or left side of the rear side of the frame 60 as shown in a schematic rear view in FIG. The rear opening / closing part 70 is configured around a rear shutter body 71 and a link body 72.

  The rear shutter body 71 is formed in a plate shape that is thin in the front-rear direction and slightly long in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the rear shutter body 71 is relatively forward of the plate-like member that forms the rear side surface of the frame 60, that is, between the plate-like member and the portion that forms the inner side of the frame 60. Located in a narrow gap. For convenience of explanation, the portion located on the right side in FIG. 9A in the end portion of the rear shutter body 71 in the longitudinal direction will be referred to as a tip portion 71E.

  Further, the rear shutter body 71 is provided with a rotation hole 71H1 formed of a small round hole at a position slightly apart from the left end in FIG. 9A, and closer to the left end than the rotation hole 71H. In addition, a link hole 71H2 made of a small round hole is formed.

  On the other hand, on the rear side surface of the frame 60, a rotating shaft 73 having a small columnar shape with the central axis facing in the front-rear direction is erected in the vicinity of the left and right centers in the upper portion of the rear hole 60HR. The rear shutter body 71 is supported by the frame 60 so as to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 73 by inserting the rotation hole 71H1 through the rotation shaft 73.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the rear shutter body 71 is pivoted about the pivot shaft 73, so that the tip 71E is positioned above the upper side 60HRT of the rear hole 60HR. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9B, the state transitions between a state in which the front end portion 71E is positioned on the lower side of the rear hole 60HR near the lower side 60HRB. Hereinafter, each state is referred to as an open state (FIG. 9A) or a closed state (FIG. 9B) of the rear opening / closing part 70.

  The rear opening / closing part 70 allows the banknote bundle T to pass through the rear hole part 60HR when in the open state (FIG. 9A). That is, at this time, the sealing unit 38 (FIG. 2) can transport the sealed banknote bundle T forward by the transport unit 38T (FIG. 6) and then discharge it into the storage space 60S of the deposit / withdrawal unit 40. it can.

  On the other hand, when the rear opening / closing part 70 is in the closed state (FIG. 9B), the banknote bundle T is restricted from passing through the rear hole part 60HR. That is, at this time, in the deposit / withdrawal unit 40, when the banknote bundle T is inserted into the storage space 60S from the front by the operator's hand, the rear end abuts against the rear inner surface of the frame 60 or the front surface of the rear shutter body 71. Thus, it is possible to stop in the storage space 60S without causing a part thereof to enter the transport unit 38T.

  Further, similarly to the rotation shaft 73, a link shaft 74 having a small columnar shape with the central axis directed in the front-rear direction is erected in the link hole 71 </ b> H <b> 2 of the rear shutter body 71. For this reason, the link shaft 74 rotates integrally with the rear shutter body 71 when the rear shutter body 71 rotates about the rotation shaft 73.

  A link body 72 is provided on the left side of the rear shutter body 71 on the rear side surface of the frame 60. The link body 72 is a thin plate-like member in the front-rear direction, and is roughly composed of a right arm portion 72A, a left arm portion 72B, and an interlocking arm portion 72C.

  The right arm portion 72A is formed elongated along the inclination direction connecting the lower right and the upper left, and the left arm portion 72B is connected to the left end thereof. The left arm portion 72B is formed in an elongated shape from the connecting portion with the right arm portion 72A toward the diagonally lower left, and the interlocking arm portion 72C extends from the lower left end toward the left. Incidentally, the left arm 72B is bent in a crank shape in the front-rear direction in the vicinity of the upper and lower centers, so that the lower side is positioned forward relative to the upper side.

  In the link body 72, a rotation hole 72H1 made of a small round hole is formed in the vicinity of the joint portion between the right arm portion 72A and the left arm portion 72B. On the other hand, in the vicinity of the upper left end of the rear side surface of the frame 60, similarly to the rotation shaft 73, a rotation shaft 75 having a small cylindrical shape with the central axis directed in the front-rear direction is provided upright. The link body 72 can freely rotate about the rotation shaft 75 as a rotation center by inserting the rotation hole 72H1 through the rotation shaft 75.

  A link hole 72H2 is formed in the vicinity of the lower right end of the right arm portion 72A of the link body 72. The link hole 72H2 is a long hole along the inclined direction connecting the lower right and the upper left. A link shaft 74 erected on the rear shutter body 71 is inserted through the link hole 72H2.

  For this reason, in the rear opening / closing part 70, when the rear shutter body 71 rotates about the rotation shaft 73, driving force is transmitted via the link shaft 74 and the link hole 72 </ b> H <b> 2, and the link body 72 moves the rotation shaft 75. Rotate to the center. On the other hand, in the rear opening / closing part 70, when the link body 72 rotates about the rotation shaft 75, the driving force is transmitted through the link shaft 74 and the link hole 72H2, and the rear shutter body 71 is moved. It rotates around the rotation shaft 73.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the interlocking arm portion 72 </ b> C of the link body 72 protrudes outward from the left outer surface of the frame 60 and is positioned above the rear arm portion 63 </ b> D of the lower shutter body 63. ing.

  Further, the link body 72 is attached by a spring 76 made of a torsion spring in the clockwise direction when viewed from the rear, that is, in the direction of lowering the left arm portion 72B downward and lifting the right arm portion 72A upward. Be forced.

  For this reason, in the rear opening / closing portion 70, when no external force is applied, the spring 76 rotates so that the right arm portion 72A is pushed downward, and the link shaft 74 is lifted upward via the link hole 72H2. It is done.

  As a result, the rear shutter body 71 rotates counterclockwise around the rotation shaft 73 as viewed from the rear, and the front end portion 71E is positioned below the lower side 60HRB of the rear hole portion 60HR. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9B, the rear opening / closing part 70 causes the rear shutter body 71 to transition to the closed state.

  Incidentally, in the closed state shown in FIG. 9 (B), the link body 72 is partly brought into contact with a predetermined portion of the frame 60, thereby restricting the clockwise rotation range when viewed from the rear. The shutter body 71 is stopped at the closed position.

  On the other hand, when a force against the urging force of the spring 76 acts on the link body 72, that is, a force that lifts the interlocking arm portion 72 </ b> C upward, the rear opening / closing portion 70 rotates the pivot shaft 75 when the link body 72 is viewed from the rear. Rotate counterclockwise around the center.

  At this time, the link body 72 lowers the right arm portion 72A downward and lowers the link shaft 74 downward via the link hole 72H2, so that the rear shutter body 71 rotates clockwise around the rotation shaft 73 as viewed from the rear. It rotates to position the tip 71E above the upper side 60HRT of the rear hole 60HR. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9A, the rear opening / closing unit 70 causes the rear shutter body 71 to transition to the open state.

  Thus, the rear opening / closing part 70 can transition to the open state (FIG. 9A) or the closed state (FIG. 9B) by rotating the rear shutter body 71 while interlocking with the link body 72. In addition, a force is applied by the spring 76 to change from the open state to the closed state.

  Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the rear arm portion 63D of the lower shutter body 63 in the front opening / closing portion 61, the interlocking arm portion 72C of the link body 72 in the rear opening / closing portion 70, and the spring 76 are collectively referred to as the interlocking portion 78. Call it (Figure 5).

[3-3. Detection unit layout]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 10C, a plurality of sets of detection units for detecting the presence / absence of a banknote bundle T, an operator's finger, and the like are arranged in the deposit / withdrawal unit 40. Has been. 10A, 10 </ b> B, and 10 </ b> C schematically show the arrangement of the detection units in the deposit / withdrawal unit 40.

  Each detection unit provided in the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 includes a combination of a light emitting unit that emits detection light and a light receiving unit that receives the detection light. The light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are respectively arranged so that the optical path of the detection light emitted from the light emitting unit passes through a portion in the storage space 60S where it is desired to detect the presence or absence of a banknote bundle T, an operator's finger, or the like. It has been. In addition, the light receiving unit of each detection unit generates a light reception signal representing the light reception result and notifies the control unit 30 (FIG. 2).

  The light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the on-stage detection unit 81 are arranged on the left side slightly from the center of the deposit / withdrawal unit 40, separated from the back of the stage 45 at the bottom position and the front of the ceiling surface of the frame 60, respectively. . That is, the detection light L1 of the on-stage detection unit 81 travels in an oblique direction between the rear lower side and the front upper side of the storage space 60S. Incidentally, a cutout is formed in the stage 45 in accordance with the passage location of the detection light L1.

  In addition, the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the on-stage detection unit 82 are arranged in positions substantially symmetrical to the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the on-stage detection unit 81 in the frame 60, respectively. That is, the detection light L2 from the on-stage detection unit 82 travels in an oblique direction between the rear lower side and the front upper side of the storage space 60S, that is, substantially parallel to the detection light L1.

  The on-stage detection units 81 and 82 detect whether or not one or more bundles of banknotes T are placed on the stage 45 based on whether or not the detection lights L1 and L2 are shielded. Can do. Therefore, based on the detection results of the on-stage detection units 81 and 82, the control unit 30 determines whether all the banknote bundles T placed on the stage 45 have been taken out or one bundle on the stage 45, for example. It is possible to recognize whether or not the banknote bundle T has been inserted.

  The light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the front skew detection unit 83 are divided into an upper left portion and a lower right portion of the frame 60 on the front side of the deposit / withdrawal unit 40, respectively. That is, the detection light L3 of the front skew detection unit 83 travels in an oblique direction between the upper left and the lower right near the front end of the storage space 60S. The light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the front skew detection unit 84 are arranged substantially symmetrically with the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the front skew detection unit 83 in the frame 60, respectively. That is, the detection light L4 from the front skew detection unit 84 travels in an oblique direction between the upper right and the lower left in the vicinity of the front end of the storage space 60S.

  The front skew detection units 83 and 84 have one or more bundles of banknotes T, operator fingers, and the like positioned near the front end of the storage space 60S based on whether or not the detection lights L3 and L4 are shielded. It can be detected whether or not. For this reason, the control unit 30 is based on the detection results of the front skew detection units 83 and 84, for example, a part of the banknote bundle T placed on the stage 45 protrudes forward, and the front opening / closing unit 61. It is possible to recognize that there is a risk of pinching the banknote bundle T when the card is closed.

  The light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the front lower detection unit 85 are arranged on the left and right sides of the frame 60 in the vicinity of the front lower end of the deposit / withdrawal unit 40, respectively. That is, the detection light L5 of the front lower detection unit 85 is slightly above the front guide 60G (FIG. 3A) provided in the vicinity of the front lower end of the storage space 60S, that is, when the front opening / closing unit 61 is closed. The lower shutter part 63 proceeds so as to cross in the left-right direction at a position where the lower end part other than the center of the lower shielding part 63A reaches.

  Further, the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the front lower center detection part 86 are arranged in the vicinity of the front lower end of the depositing / withdrawing part 40 and divided into right and left parts of the hollow part 60GD (FIG. 3A) in the front guide 60G. ing. That is, the detection light L6 of the front lower center detection part 86 is lower than the detection light L5 so as to cross the hollow part 60GD (FIG. 3A) of the front guide 60G provided near the front lower end of the storage space 60S. Go left and right.

  The front lower detection unit 85 and the front lower center detection unit 86 are arranged between the front opening / closing unit 61 and the front guide 60G below the front end of the storage space 60S based on whether or not the detection lights L5 and L6 are shielded. It is possible to detect whether one or more bundles of banknotes T, an operator's finger, and the like are located.

  For this reason, the control unit 30, based on the detection results of the front lower detection unit 85 and the front lower center detection unit 86, for example, when the front opening / closing unit 61 is changed from the open state to the closed state, It can be recognized that there is a risk of pinching a banknote bundle T, an operator's finger, or the like between the portion 63A and the front guide 60G.

  In particular, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 includes a front lower center detection unit 86 in addition to the front lower detection unit 85. For this reason, in the deposit / withdrawal unit 40, for example, the operator's finger is positioned in the recess 60GD (FIG. 3A) of the front guide 60G, and at this time, this finger passes through the lower part of the optical path of the detection light L5. Even if the presence cannot be detected only by the detection unit 85, the front lower center detection unit 86 can appropriately detect the presence.

[4. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 of the sealed bundle payer 3 is provided with the front opening / closing part 61 on the front side of the front hole part 60HF in the frame 60, and the small banknote through the front hole part 60HF from the storage space 60S. Only when the bundle T is taken out and when the banknote bundle T is inserted into the storage space 60S through the front hole portion 60HF, the state is changed to the open state, and in other cases, the state is changed to the closed state.

  For this reason, the depositing / dispensing unit 40 may cause malfunctions or injuries caused by the operator's fingers touching the banknote bundle T discharged from the sealing unit 38 (FIG. 2) or the stage 45 moving in the vertical direction. It can be prevented in advance.

  Further, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 is provided with a rear opening / closing part 70 on the rear side of the rear hole part 60HR in the frame 60, and in a closed state in which the rear hole part 60HR is shielded by the rear shutter body 71 when the front opening / closing part 61 is opened. In other cases, a transition is made to an open state in which the rear hole 60HR is opened.

  For this reason, when the operator inserts the banknote bundle T from the front of the storage space 60S, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 mistakenly inserts the rear end thereof from the rear hole 60HR into the transport unit 38T (FIG. 6). Can be avoided. Thereby, in the depositing / dispensing part 40, when the stage 45 is lowered later, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a problem that the banknote bundle T cannot be taken in without being transported while being sandwiched between the transporting parts 38T.

  Further, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 is attached so that the interlock arm 78C of the link body 72 in the rear opening / closing part 70 is brought close to the rear arm part 63D of the lower shutter body 63 in the front opening / closing part 61 by the action of the spring 76. Therefore, the rear opening / closing part 70 is interlocked with the front opening / closing part 61.

  Here, regarding the specific opening / closing operation of the front opening / closing part 61 and the rear opening / closing part 70 in the deposit / withdrawal part 40, the front opening / closing part 61 is changed from the closed state (FIG. 3 (B)) to the opened state (FIG. 3 (A)). A case of transition will be described as an example.

  When the front opening / closing portion 61 is closed, the deposit / withdrawal portion 40 is driven by the upper shutter body 62 by the drive mechanism portion 64 as shown in FIG. 11A corresponding to FIGS. 8A and 9A. The upper shielding portion 62A and the lower shielding portion 63A of the lower shutter body 63 are positioned so as to close the front hole portion 60HF.

  At this time, the lower shutter body 63 has the rear arm portion 63D positioned relatively upward, and a force that lifts the rear opening / closing portion 70 upward relative to the interlocking arm portion 72C of the link body 72, that is, the spring 76. A force that is contrary to the urging force is applied. For this reason, the rear opening / closing part 70 is urged in a direction in which the left arm part 72B of the link body 72 is lifted upward and the right arm part 72A is pushed downward, and the force is transmitted to the rear shutter body 71, so that the front end part 71E is moved rearward. The open state is set above the upper side 60HRT of the hole 60HR.

  That is, when the front opening / closing part 61 is closed, the deposit / withdrawal part 40 transmits a force from the rear arm part 63D of the lower shutter body 63 to the interlocking arm part 72C of the link body 72 via the interlocking part 78. The rear opening / closing part 70 can be opened in conjunction with the front opening / closing part 61. At this time, the interlocking portion 78 causes the interlocking arm portion 72 </ b> C to contact the rear arm portion 63 </ b> D by the action of the spring 76, and the front opening / closing portion 61 and the rear opening / closing portion 70 are interlocked. From another point of view, the interlocking portion 78 lifts the interlocking arm portion 72C by the rear arm portion 63D against the force of pushing down the interlocking arm portion 72C by the spring 76.

  Here, since the depositing / dispensing part 40 has the rear opening / closing part 70 in an open state, when the banknote bundle T sealed in the sealing part 38 is transported by the transporting part 38T (FIG. 6), the banknote small The bundle T can be discharged into the storage space 60S through the rear hole 60HR without blocking the bundle T. Further, at this time, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 closes the front opening / closing unit 61, so that the banknote bundle T that has been discharged is stopped in the storage space 60 </ b> S without accidentally jumping forward from the front hole 60 </ b> HF. Can do.

  Thereafter, when receiving an instruction to open the front opening / closing unit 61 from the control unit 30, the drive mechanism unit 64 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 rotates the lower shielding unit 63A of the lower shutter body 63 upward at a predetermined rotation speed. At the same time, the upper shielding portion 62A of the upper shutter body 62 is rotated upward at about half the speed thereof. At this time, since the lower shutter body 63 rotates about the rotation shaft 65, the rear arm portion 63D is lowered as the lower shielding portion 63A is raised.

  Since the urging force of the spring 76 acts, the interlocking portion 78 is lowered while the interlocking arm portion 72C is in contact with the rear arm portion 63D as the rear arm portion 63D is lowered. As a result, the link body 72 rotates clockwise as viewed from the rear, that is, to push down the left arm portion 72B downward and lift the right arm portion 72A upward. Along with this, the rear shutter body 71 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the rear, and gradually lowers the tip 71E.

  That is, the interlocking portion 78 keeps the interlocking arm portion 72 </ b> C in contact with the rear arm portion 63 </ b> D by the action of the spring 76 unless the rotating operation of the rear shutter body 71, the link body 72, etc. is blocked by the rear opening / closing portion 70. The front opening / closing part 61 and the rear opening / closing part 70 can continue to be interlocked.

  Eventually, as shown in FIG. 11B corresponding to FIG. 8B and FIG. 9B, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 is provided with the upper shielding portion 62A of the upper shutter body 62 and the lower shielding portion 63A of the lower shutter body 63. Is positioned above the frame 60 and the front opening / closing part 61 is opened. Further, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 causes the front end portion 71E of the rear shutter body 71 to reach below the lower side 60HRB of the rear hole portion 60HR, thereby closing the rear opening / closing portion 70.

  Incidentally, in the deposit / withdrawal unit 40, the positional relationship and the rotation range of the rear arm part 63D and the interlocking arm part 72C in the interlocking part 78 are appropriately adjusted, so that the front opening / closing part 61 is approximately half of the front hole part 60HF. The transition to the closed state in the rear opening / closing part 70 is completed by the time when the degree is opened, that is, by the time when the lower end of the lower shielding part 63 </ b> A reaches almost the center in the vertical direction of the frame 60.

  For this reason, in the depositing / dispensing unit 40, for example, when an operator or the like wants to complete the loading operation early, the banknote bundle T is loaded into the storage space 60S of the depositing / dispensing unit 40 before the front opening / closing unit 61 is completely opened. Even if it is done, since the rear opening / closing part 70 has already been shifted to the closed state, it is possible to prevent the banknote bundle T from being erroneously inserted into the transport part 38T of the sealing part 38.

  By the way, in the sealing small bundle payment machine 3, for example, a plurality of banknote small bundles T may be sealed in the sealing unit 38 and may be taken out from the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 by an operator. At this time, in the sealing small bundle payment machine 3, specifically, the front opening / closing part 61 of the depositing / dispensing part 40 is closed and the rear opening / closing part 70 is opened (FIG. 11A). The sealed banknote bundle T is successively conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 by the conveyance unit 38T, and is successively accumulated on the stage 45 in the storage space 60S. Thereafter, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 changes the front opening / closing unit 61 to the open state, and simultaneously changes the rear opening / closing unit 70 to the closed state to take out the banknote bundle T on the stage 45 (FIG. 11). (B)).

  Here, in the deposit / withdrawal unit 40, there is a possibility that the stacking state of the banknote bundle T on the stage 45 may be disturbed in the storage space 60S, and at this time, a part of the banknote bundle T protrudes relatively rearward and the rear shutter body. It may be located within the rotation range of 71.

  In such a case, in the deposit / withdrawal unit 40, as shown in FIG. 11C, the front end portion 71E of the rear shutter body 71 comes into contact with the upper surface of the banknote bundle T, and reaches the lower side 60HRB of the rear hole portion 60HR. Can't reach. That is, the rear opening / closing part 70 cannot transition to the closed state.

  If the interlocking arm 78 is always in contact with the interlocking arm part 72C and the rear arm part 63D, that is, the front opening / closing part 61 and the rear opening / closing part 70 are always interlocked. When the rear opening / closing part 70 cannot be changed to the closed state, the front opening / closing part 61 cannot be changed to the open state. In such a case, it becomes difficult for the operator to take out the banknote bundle T from the storage space 60S of the deposit / withdrawal unit 40, or the operator cannot take it out.

  In consideration of this point, the actual deposit / withdrawal unit 40 is configured such that the interlocking arm portion 72C is biased toward the rear arm portion 63D by the spring 76 in the interlocking portion 78. That is, the interlocking portion 78 urges the interlocking arm portion 72C downward to abut against the rear arm portion 63D when no other force acting against the urging force of the spring 76 acts on the link body 72. The rear opening / closing part 70 is interlocked with the front opening / closing part 61 (FIGS. 11A and 11B).

  On the other hand, when the other force against the urging force of the spring 76 acts on the link body 72, the interlocking portion 78 acts, for example, a force that restricts the rotation in the closing direction on the rear shutter body 71. In this case, the interlocking arm part 72C is separated from the rear arm part 63D, and the interlocking between the rear opening / closing part 70 and the front opening / closing part 61 is released (FIG. 11C).

  As described above, the interlocking portion 78 is configured to contact or separate the interlocking arm portion 72C and the rear arm portion 63D depending on the situation. Therefore, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 is not affected even when the rear opening / closing unit 70 cannot be shifted to the closed state because the rear shutter body 71 abuts against the banknote bundle T in the storage space 60S. The front opening / closing part 61 can be shifted to the open state. Thereby, the depositing / withdrawing part 40 can make an operator take out the banknote bundle T easily from the front side currently set to an open state.

  Incidentally, in this case, when the banknote bundle T in the storage space 60S is taken out by the operator, the rear shutter body 71 is constantly urged by the urging force of the spring 76 via the link body 72. It turns in the direction of lowering. As a result, the rear opening / closing unit 70 eventually transitions to the closed state (FIG. 11B). At this time, the interlocking portion 78 can bring the interlocking arm portion 72C into contact with the rear arm portion 63D again and interlock the rear opening / closing portion 70 with the front opening / closing portion 61 again.

  Further, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 has made the front opening / closing unit 61 transition to the open state, but the rear shutter body 71 cannot contact the small bundle of bills T so that the rear opening / closing unit 70 cannot transition to the closed state (see FIG. 11 (C)), the controller 30 may receive an instruction to close the front opening / closing unit 61 again.

  At this time, the depositing / dispensing unit 40 can rotate the upper shutter body 62 and the lower shutter body 63 by the driving mechanism unit 64 to shift the front opening / closing unit 61 to the closed state, and at that time, the interlocking unit 78 performs the rear arm. The part 63D is brought into contact with the interlocking arm part 72C and lifted again. Thereby, the depositing / withdrawing part 40 can make the rear opening / closing part 70 interlock | cooperate with the front opening / closing part 61 again, and can make the rear opening / closing part 70 change to a normal open state again.

  According to the above configuration, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 of the sealed bundle payer 3 includes the rear arm portion 63D of the lower shutter body 63 in the front opening / closing portion 61 and the interlocking arm portion 72C of the link body 72 in the rear opening / closing portion 70. An interlocking portion 78 is constituted by the spring 76, and the interlocking arm portion 72C is brought into contact with or separated from the rear arm portion 63D in the interlocking portion 78, whereby the opening / closing operation of the front opening / closing portion 61 and the opening / closing of the rear opening / closing portion 70 are performed. The operation was linked or temporarily disconnected. Thus, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 can open / close the front opening / closing unit 61 and open / close the rear opening / closing unit 70 using the driving force generated by the driving mechanism unit 64 of the front opening / closing unit 61, while the rear opening / closing unit 70. Can be normally opened and closed, and the front opening / closing part 61 can be opened and closed normally.

[5. Other Embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, the interlocking portion 78 of the deposit / withdrawal portion 40 is configured so that the rear arm portion 63D of the lower shutter body 63 and the interlocking arm portion 72C of the link body 72 can be separated, and the front opening / closing portion 61 The case where the linkage between the opening / closing operation and the opening / closing operation of the rear opening / closing unit 70 can be temporarily released has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the mechanism for retracting the banknote bundle T stored in the storage space 60S from the rotation range of the rear shutter body 71 is separately incorporated, the opening / closing of the front opening / closing portion 61 is performed. The operation and the opening / closing operation of the rear opening / closing unit 70 may always be linked.

  In the above-described embodiment, the interlocking arm portion 72C of the link body 72 is positioned above the rear arm portion 63D of the lower shutter body 63, and the interlocking arm portion 72C is pushed downward with respect to the link body 72 by the spring 76. The case where the biasing force of the spring 76 is applied to the rear shutter body 71 in the direction approaching the closed state from the open state by biasing in the direction has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the interlocking arm portion 72C of the link body 72 is positioned below the rear arm portion 63D of the lower shutter body 63, and the interlocking arm portion 72C is moved upward with respect to the link body 72 by the spring 76. By urging in the lifting direction, the urging force of the spring 76 may be applied to the rear shutter body 71 in a direction approaching the closed state from the closed state.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the drive mechanism portion 64 that generates the driving force based on the control of the control portion 30 is provided on the front opening / closing portion 61 side, and the interlocking portion 78 is interlocked by the action of the spring 76 that is a torsion spring. The case where the arm part 72C is urged to be close to the rear arm part 63D, the rear opening / closing part 70 is interlocked with the front opening / closing part 61 as much as possible, and the interlocking is temporarily released according to the situation has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, another elastic body such as a coil spring may be used instead of the spring 76, and the interlocking arm portion 72C and the rear arm portion 63D have different polarities instead of the spring 76. A magnet may be attached, and the rear opening / closing part 70 may be interlocked with the front opening / closing part 61 as much as possible using the attractive force, and the interlocking may be temporarily released according to the situation. Alternatively, for example, when the interlocking arm portion 72C of the link body 72 can be brought close to the rear arm portion 63D of the lower shutter body 63 by gravity acting on the rear shutter body 71 in the rear opening / closing section 70, the spring 76 is moved from the interlocking section 78. May be omitted. In short, in the interlocking part 78, the rear opening / closing part 70 is interlocked with the front opening / closing part 61 as much as possible by urging the interlocking arm part 72C close to the rear arm part 63D by some urging body, depending on the situation. It is only necessary that the interlock can be temporarily released.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the drive mechanism 64 is provided in the front opening / closing part 61 and the rear opening / closing part 70 is opened / closed in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the front opening / closing part 61 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a drive mechanism unit for rotating the rear shutter body 71 is provided in the rear opening / closing unit 70, and the front opening / closing unit 61 is opened / closed in conjunction with the opening / closing operation in the rear opening / closing unit 70. You may do it. In this case, for example, even when the small banknote T is sandwiched between the lower shutter body 63 of the front opening / closing part 61 and the front guide 60G and cannot be closed, the rear opening / closing part 70 is connected to the front opening / closing part 70 in the interlocking part 78. It can be separated from the opening / closing part 61 and reliably opened.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the front opening / closing part 61 is shifted from the closed state to the opened state by the interlocking part 78, when about half of the front hole part 60HF is opened, that is, the lower shielding part 63A. The case where the transition to the closed state in the rear opening / closing part 70 is completed by the time when the lower end reaches substantially the center in the vertical direction of the frame 60 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the front opening / closing part 61 is opened by the interlocking part 78, for example, the transition to the closed state in the rear opening / closing part 70 is completed when almost all of the front hole part 60HF is opened. You may make it complete the transition to the obstruction | occlusion state in the rear opening / closing part 70 in any timing at the time of making a transition to.

  Further, in the embodiment described above, in the interlocking portion 78, the rear arm portion 63D of the lower shutter body 63 that rotates about the rotation shaft 65 and the link body 72 that rotates about the rotation shaft 75 are interlocked. The case where the opening / closing operations of the front opening / closing portion 61 and the rear opening / closing portion 70 are interlocked with each other by bringing the arms 72C into contact with each other and applying a force mainly in the vertical direction, or the interlocking is temporarily released. Stated.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the interlocking portion 78 is configured by using various mechanisms such as various well-known link mechanisms, various gears, belts, or combinations thereof, and forces are applied in various directions. Thus, the opening / closing operations of the front opening / closing part 61 and the rear opening / closing part 70 may be linked or temporarily released.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the rear opening / closing portion 70 is changed to the open state or the closed state by rotating the rear shutter body 71 around the rotation shaft 73 along the front-rear direction in the rear opening / closing portion 70. The case of letting it was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the rear shutter body 71 is rotated about a rotation axis along the left-right direction, or the rear shutter body 71 is moved in the vertical direction so that the rear The opening / closing part 70 may be changed to an open state or a closed state. Further, instead of the thin plate-like rear shutter body 71 in the front-rear direction, rear shutter bodies having various shapes such as a bar shape elongated in the vertical direction may be provided. In this case, in essence, the rear hole 60HR of the frame 60 is largely opened in the open state, while the banknote bundle T is prevented from entering the transport unit 38T side from the storage space 60S through the rear hole 60HR in the closed state. I can do it.

  Further, the position where the rear shutter body 71 is retracted in the open state is not limited to the upper side of the rear hole 60HR, but the lower side, the left side or the right side of the rear hole 60HR, or the upper side 60HRT or the lower side 60HRB of the rear hole 60HR. It is good also as various places, such as back. In this case, the main point is that the transport of the banknote bundle T by the transport section 38T of the sealing section 38 is not hindered, and the banknote bundle T is discharged from or put into the storage space 60S or the banknote bundle T from the storage space 60S. Any position that does not hinder the removal of the door is acceptable.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the rear opening 60HR is closed by the rear shutter body 71 made of one member in the rear opening / closing portion 70 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the rear shutter body may be configured by a combination of two or more parts. In this case, for example, like the upper shielding parts 62A and 63A in the front opening / closing part 61, a plurality of parts are arranged in the up-down direction or the left-right direction at the time of closing to make one rear shutter body, while the arrangement is broken when released. You may arrange | position so that it may overlap in one place, or may arrange | position so that it may disperse | distribute to multiple places. In addition, the position where the rear hole 60HR is closed is not limited to the case where the left and right centers are only one place, and other places or two or more places may be closed.

  Further, in the embodiment described above, the front opening 60HF of the frame 60 is closed or opened by rotating the upper shutter body 62 and the lower shutter body 63 about the rotation shaft 65 in the front opening / closing section 61. I mentioned the case. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the front hole portion 60HF of the frame 60 may be closed or opened by moving the upper shielding portions 62A and 63A in the vertical direction. In this case, the upper shielding portions 62A and 63A may be flat.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the front hole portion 60HF of the frame 60 is closed by the combination of the upper shutter body 62 and the lower shutter body 63 that are divided into two in the vertical direction in the front opening / closing portion 61 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the front opening / closing portion 61 may close the front hole portion 60HF of the frame 60 by a combination of, for example, one shutter body or three or more shutter bodies. Further, the dividing direction is not limited to the vertical direction, and may be a horizontal direction, an oblique direction, or a combination thereof.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the lower hole portion 60HB is formed in the lower surface portion of the frame 60 of the deposit / withdrawal portion 40 so that the stage 45 at the bottom position functions as the bottom surface of the storage space 60S. The case where the banknote small bundle T is carried into the storage space 60S or the banknote small bundle T is carried out from the storage space 60S by moving in the vertical direction has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the small bundle payment machine 3 (FIG. 2), the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 is positioned at the front end of the passage 58 and the lower surface portion of the frame 60 is closed, The small banknote bundle bundle T may be carried into the storage space 60S or the small banknote bundle T may be carried out of the storage space 60S by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 that moves in the direction.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the front guide 60G is provided at the front lower end of the frame 60 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the front guide 60G may be omitted from the frame 60, and the front guide may be formed at the upper end portion of the front panel of the lower unit 26 (FIG. 2).

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the small bundle of bills T as a medium is taken out to the outside in the sealed small bundle payment machine 3 that bundles and seals a predetermined number of banknotes to form the small banknote T, or the bill The case where the present invention is applied to the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 for inputting the small bundle T from the outside has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, various media in which various paper sheets such as various types of cash vouchers and securities are bundled, or a single rectangular parallelepiped medium can be taken out and inserted from the outside. The present invention may be applied to the medium input / output section.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the concave portion 25T is formed in the front panel 25 of the upper unit 24 and the flicker 25F is provided in the concave portion 25T has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and flickers 25F are provided at various locations on the front surface of the small bundle payer 3, such as other locations on the front guide 60G and the front panel 25 or the front panel of the lower unit 26. Also good. In short, any location that can be easily visually recognized by the operator in front of the cashier system 1 (FIG. 1) may be used. Further, the shape of the flicker 25F is not limited to a rectangular shape elongated in the left-right direction, but may be various shapes such as a circle, and a plurality of flickers may be arranged close to or apart from each other. Furthermore, various types of emission colors and emission patterns in the flicker 25F can be employed. Alternatively, the flicker 25F may be omitted.

  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 the above-described embodiment, the storage space 60S as the storage space, the rear hole portion 60HR as the discharge port, the front hole portion 60HF as the insertion port, the rear shutter body 71 as the discharge port shutter, and the insertion The case where the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 as the medium depositing / dispensing device is configured by the upper shutter body 62 and the lower shutter body 63 as the mouth shutter and the interlocking unit 78 as the interlocking unit has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a medium loading / unloading device is configured by a storage space having various configurations, a discharge port, an insertion port, a discharge port shutter, an insertion port shutter, and an interlocking unit. Also good.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the sealing portion 38 as a binding portion, the storage space 60S as a storage space, the rear hole portion 60HR as a discharge port, the front hole portion 60HF as an insertion port, and the storage portion As a small bundle safe 56, an elevating unit 42 as a transport unit, a rear shutter body 71 as an outlet shutter, an upper shutter body 62 and a lower shutter body 63 as insertion port shutters, and an interlocking unit as an interlocking unit The case where the sealed small bundle payer 3 as the medium binding device is configured by 78 is described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is linked to a bundling portion, a storage space, a discharge port, an insertion port, a storage unit, a transport unit, a discharge port shutter, and an insertion port shutter having various other configurations. The medium bundling device may be configured by the unit.

  The present invention can also be used in an entrance / exit section having a plurality of entrances / exits for entering / exiting a medium.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cash accounting system, 3 ... Sealing bundle payment machine, 24 ... Upper unit, 25 ... Front panel, 25F ... Flicker, 26 ... Lower unit, 30 ... Control part, 38 ... Sealing Part, 38T ... conveying part, 40 ... depositing / withdrawing part, 42 ... elevating part, 45 ... stage, 60 ... frame, 60HF ... front hole part, 60HR ... rear hole part, 60S ... storage space , 61... Front opening / closing part, 62... Upper shutter body, 62 A... Upper shielding part, 63... Lower shutter body, 63 A. 65... Rotating shaft, 70... Rear opening / closing portion, 71... Rear shutter body, 71 E... Tip portion, 72. Link shaft, 75... Rotating shaft, 76... Spring, 78.

Claims (8)

A storage space for storing the medium;
A discharge port formed on a side surface of the storage space and discharging the medium into the storage space;
An insertion port that is formed on a side surface of the storage space that faces the discharge port and that allows the medium to be inserted into the storage space from the outside.
An outlet shutter that opens or closes the outlet;
An insertion port shutter for opening or closing the insertion port;
A medium that includes an interlocking unit that closes the discharge port shutter in conjunction with the opening operation of the insertion port shutter, and that opens the discharge port shutter in conjunction with the closing operation of the insertion port shutter. I / O device. The interlocking unit releases the interlocking with the discharge port shutter and opens the insertion port shutter when the discharge port shutter cannot be closed when the insertion port shutter is opened. The medium entry / exit device described. The insertion port shutter opens or closes the insertion port by a driving force transmitted from a predetermined driving unit,
The interlocking unit is
An insertion side member that operates in conjunction with the insertion port shutter;
A discharge side member that operates in conjunction with the discharge port shutter;
The discharge side member is urged to be close to the insertion side member, and the opening / closing operation of the insertion port shutter and the opening / closing operation of the discharge port shutter are interlocked when the discharge side member comes into contact with the insertion side member. The medium loading / unloading device according to claim 2, further comprising an urging body to be moved. 4. The medium loading / unloading device according to claim 3, wherein the urging body urges the discharge side member to approach the insertion side member and urges the discharge side shutter in a closing direction. . The interlocking unit closes the discharge port by the discharge port shutter before the ratio of the opened portion of the insertion port reaches half when the insertion port shutter is opened. The medium loading / unloading device described in 1. The discharge port is configured to open or close the discharge port by rotating about an axis along a direction connecting the discharge port shutter and the insertion port shutter. Media entry / exit device. A stage provided at the bottom of the storage space, which carries the medium on the upper surface and moves in the vertical direction to carry out the medium from the storage space and carry the medium into the storage space; Prepared,
The discharge port is formed on one side of the storage space,
The medium insertion / extraction device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion port is formed on a side surface facing the one side surface in the storage space. A bundling unit for bundling a plurality of paper-like media in a stacked state to generate a medium bundle;
A storage space for temporarily storing the bundle of media to be discharged or taken into the outside;
An outlet that is formed on a side surface of the storage space and discharges the medium bundle bound by the binding portion into the storage space;
An insertion port that is formed on a side surface of the storage space that faces the discharge port, and that allows the medium bundle to be inserted into the storage space from the outside.
A storage unit for storing the medium bundle in the storage space;
A transport unit that transports the medium bundle between the storage space and the storage unit;
An outlet shutter that opens or closes the outlet;
An insertion port shutter for opening or closing the insertion port;
A medium that includes an interlocking unit that closes the discharge port shutter in conjunction with the opening operation of the insertion port shutter, and that opens the discharge port shutter in conjunction with the closing operation of the insertion port shutter. Bundling device.

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