JP6283605B2 - Paper sheet cassette and paper sheet processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet cassette.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, banknote processing apparatuses such as a deposit machine and an automatic teller machine have a banknote cassette for storing banknotes. Generally, the banknote cassette is configured to be removable from the banknote handling apparatus in consideration of the ease of collecting banknotes. Since the banknote cassette has a columnar structure and is heavy in weight, the banknote cassette is removed from the banknote handling apparatus in consideration of the stability of the attitude of the banknote cassette when collecting banknotes stored in the banknote cassette. Often laid horizontally. Before collection, banknotes are stacked and stored in a predetermined direction in the banknote cassette. However, as the banknotes are collected from the banknote cassette, a space is created inside the banknote cassette, so that the bundle of remaining banknotes may collapse and the workability of banknote collection may be reduced. In order to suppress this deterioration in workability, the banknote cassette of Patent Document 1 is arranged to be inclined with respect to the placement surface by standing a bar-like stand provided at the bottom of the cassette.

JP 2001-331844 A

  In the banknote cassette of patent document 1, when a stand has shifted | deviated, there existed a possibility that a banknote cassette might fall down. When the banknote cassette falls in this way, the workability of banknote collection is degraded. Therefore, a technique that can further suppress the workability reduction of banknote collection from the banknote cassette has been demanded. Such a problem is not limited to the banknote cassette, and is common to paper sheet cassettes that accommodate other arbitrary paper sheets.

  Then, this invention provides the technique which can suppress the fall of workability | operativity at the time of collect | recovering banknotes from a banknote cassette.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a paper sheet cassette is provided. The paper sheet cassette is a paper sheet cassette that accommodates a plurality of paper sheets and is used by being detachably attached to a paper sheet processing apparatus; the plurality of paper sheets along a predetermined direction A housing that is stacked and accommodated; a support portion disposed in the housing; a first surface; and a second surface having a larger coefficient of friction than the first surface. A first arrangement mode in which the first surface is closer to an outer edge along the predetermined direction in the plurality of paper sheets than the second surface, and the second surface is compared to the first surface The second arrangement mode closer to the outer edge is configured to be switchable; the first arrangement when a predetermined condition relating to an operation for taking out the plurality of paper sheets from the housing is satisfied Switch from aspect to the second arrangement aspect; in the second arrangement aspect, By the second surface is in contact with the outer edge, for supporting said plurality of paper sheets, and a support portion; comprises.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the technique which can suppress the fall of workability | operativity at the time of taking out a banknote from a banknote cassette can be provided.
Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of embodiments.

It is a perspective view which shows schematic structure of the deposit machine to which the banknote cassette as 1st Embodiment of this invention is applied. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the internal configuration of a bill conveyance mechanism unit 12 and a storage unit 15. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the banknote cassette. It is explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of the banknote cassette. FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the support unit 80. It is explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of the banknote cassette 90 as 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the support part 100 and the link mechanism 110. FIG. It is sectional drawing explaining the banknote cassette 50a in the modification 1. FIG. It is a schematic diagram explaining the support part 100b of the banknote cassette in the modification 2.

A. First embodiment:
A-1. Device configuration:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a depositing machine to which a banknote cassette as a first embodiment of the present invention is applied. The depositing machine 10 is installed in a store such as a retail store or a restaurant, and accepts and stores deposits of banknotes and coins as sales proceeds. The depositing machine 10 includes a banknote transport mechanism unit 12, a coin transport mechanism unit 14, a storage unit 15, an operation display unit 16, and a control unit 18. A coin insertion slot 32 is formed in the upper part of the depositing machine 10. A bill insertion slot 22, a banknote rejection outlet 23, a banknote return outlet 24, a coin rejection outlet 33, A coin return port 34 is formed. In FIG. 1, the storage unit 15 is drawn from the main body of the depositing machine 10.

  The banknote transport mechanism unit 12 discriminates the banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion port 22 and transports the banknotes determined to be normal to the storage unit 15 or the banknote return port 24 according to the operation mode set in advance by the user. . Specifically, the banknote transport mechanism unit 12 transports the banknote determined to be normal to the storage unit 15 in the “payment mode” in which the stored banknote is stored in the storage unit 15. Moreover, the banknote conveyance mechanism part 12 conveys the banknote after having been discriminate | determined as normal and counted to the banknote return port 24 at the time of "counting mode" which only counts without depositing the inserted banknote. The banknote transport mechanism unit 12 transports the banknote (reject banknote) determined to be abnormal to the banknote reject outlet 23. The internal configuration of the banknote transport mechanism unit 12 will be described later.

  The coin transport mechanism unit 14 discriminates the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 32 and transports the coins determined to be normal to the storage unit 15 or the coin return slot 34 according to the operation mode preset by the user. . Specifically, the coin transport mechanism unit 14 transports the coins determined to be normal to the storage unit 15 in the “payment mode”, and the coins after being determined to be normal and counted in the “counting mode”. Is conveyed to the coin return port 34. The coin transport mechanism unit 14 transports the coin (reject coin) determined to be abnormal to the coin reject outlet 33.

  The storage unit 15 is configured to be able to be pulled out from the main body of the depositing machine 10 by sliding. The storage unit 15 functions as a safe by being locked in a state of being stored in the main body of the depositing machine 10. The storage unit 15 includes a banknote cassette housing part 40 for housing the banknote cassette 50 and a coin cassette housing part 45 for housing a coin cassette (not shown). The internal configuration of the storage unit 15 will be described later.

  The operation display unit 16 is disposed at the upper part of the deposit machine 10. The operation display unit 16 is configured by a touch panel, and accepts a user's operation for setting each operation mode described above or displays the counted amount of money. The control unit 18 is a computer composed of a CPU and a memory (not shown), and controls various operations in the depositing machine 10.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the internal configuration of the banknote transport mechanism unit 12 and the storage unit 15. In FIG. 2, the banknote cassette 50 is not stored in the banknote cassette storage section 40 of the storage section 15. In addition to the banknote insertion port 22, the banknote rejection outlet 23, and the banknote return port 24, the banknote transport mechanism unit 12 includes a banknote receiving unit 25, a transport path 26, a banknote discrimination unit 27, and a reject banknote storage unit. 28, a temporary storage unit 29, a switching gate 30, and a shutter 31.

  The bill accepting unit 25 feeds the bills inserted from the bill insertion slot 22 one by one to the transport path 26 by the feeding roller 21. The conveyance path 26 conveys banknotes. The banknote discriminating unit 27 determines the denomination and authenticity of the banknote conveyed through the conveyance path 26. The switching gate 30 performs switching between transporting the transported banknote to the temporary storage unit 29 or transporting to the reject banknote storage unit 28 according to the determination result of the banknote discrimination unit 27. Specifically, the switching gate 30 performs switching so that the banknote determined to be normal by the banknote discriminating unit 27 is transported to the temporary storage unit 29 and the banknote determined to be a rejected banknote is transported to the reject banknote storage unit 28. Do. The reject banknote storage unit 28 is configured so that reject banknotes are stored therein, and the user can take out the reject banknotes via the banknote reject outlet 23.

  The temporary storage unit 29 temporarily stores normal banknotes. Since the lower shutter 31 is opened in the “payment mode”, the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 29 falls toward the banknote cassette 50 stored in the banknote cassette storage unit 40. Thereby, a banknote is accommodated in the inside of the banknote cassette 50. FIG. On the other hand, in the “counting mode”, the shutter 31 is closed, the lock of the return door provided at the banknote return port 24 is released, and the return door is opened. Thereby, the user can take out the banknote accommodated in the temporary storage part 29. FIG.

  The storage unit 15 is configured such that the banknote cassette storage unit 40 is positioned below the temporary storage unit 29 and the shutter 31 when stored in the main body of the deposit machine 10. The storage unit 15 includes a motor 41, four gears 42, and two detection sensors 47 and 48. In FIG. 2, only two of the four gears 42 are shown. The remaining two gears 42 are arranged at positions corresponding to the two gears 42 shown in FIG.

  The motor 41 is disposed below the banknote cassette housing 40 and drives each gear 42. The four gears 42 are arranged below the banknote cassette housing part 40 and are respectively arranged at positions where they come into contact with four gears 71 of the banknote cassette 50 described later in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is housed in the banknote cassette housing part 40. Has been.

  The two detection sensors 47 and 48 are respectively disposed on the inner side surface of the bill cassette housing 40. The detection sensor 47 is disposed at the upper end of the banknote cassette housing 40. The detection sensor 48 is disposed at the lower end of the banknote cassette housing 40. Each detection sensor 47 and 48 is comprised by the light emission part and light-receiving part which mutually oppose on both sides of the banknote cassette accommodating part 40, respectively. Each of the detection sensors 47 and 48 indicates that when the banknote cassette 50 is stored in the banknote cassette storage section 40, when the light from the light emitting section is blocked by the banknote or the like, the banknote is in a specific position. Detect.

A-2. Banknote cassette configuration:
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the banknote cassette 50. In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the X axis and the Y axis are determined so that the XY plane is parallel to the horizontal plane. The Y axis and the Z axis are orthogonal to the X axis. The + Z direction corresponds to the vertically upward direction, and the −Z direction corresponds to the vertically downward direction. The banknote cassette 50 has a quadrangular columnar appearance, and is detachably accommodated in the banknote cassette housing portion 40 of the depositing machine 10 so that the longitudinal direction is parallel to the vertical direction.

  In this embodiment, the banknote cassette 50 has a length in the direction along the X axis of 20 cm, a length in the direction along the Y axis of 15 cm, a length in the direction along the Z axis (longitudinal direction) of 70 cm, It weighs 10 kg and is configured to accommodate up to 4500 bills inside. Each dimension may be of any length, the weight may be any weight, and the number of banknotes that can be accommodated may be any number.

  The banknote cassette 50 includes a housing 51 and a handle portion 60. The housing | casing 51 comprises the outline of the banknote cassette 50, and laminates | stacks and accommodates a banknote in the direction along a Z-axis so that the longitudinal direction of a banknote may become parallel to an X-axis. The casing 51 has an opening 62 formed in a surface in the + Z direction (hereinafter referred to as “upper surface portion 52”), and an opening 63 formed in a surface in the −Y direction (hereinafter referred to as “front surface portion 53”). ing. The opening 62 can be blocked by the lid portion 57. The opening 63 can be blocked by the door portion 58. The cover part 57 and the door part 58 are comprised by the plate-shaped member of planar view substantially rectangular shape. The lid part 57 is opened in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is attached to the depositing machine 10 (banknote cassette housing part 40). For this reason, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 29 can be accommodated in the banknote cassette 50. On the other hand, the lid portion 57 is closed in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is removed from the deposit machine 10.

  In the present embodiment, the door part 58 is configured as a so-called single door. More specifically, the end in the + X direction of the door portion 58 is connected to the housing 51 by a plurality of hinges (not shown) arranged along the Z-axis direction. It is configured to be rotatable about an axis passing through the hinge (an axis parallel to the Z axis). For this reason, the clerk can open the door part 58 and take out the banknote accommodated in the inside of the housing | casing 51. FIG. The door 58 is closed in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is attached to the depositing machine 10.

  Two holes 59 are formed in the surface in the + Y direction of the door portion 58 and the casing 51 (hereinafter referred to as “back surface portion 54”). Each hole 59 is formed at a position facing each of the detection sensors 47 and 48 in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is housed in the banknote cassette housing section 40. Thereby, the light from the light emission part of the detection sensors 47 and 48 can be made to reach | attain a light-receiving part.

  In the present embodiment, the casing 51 is formed of tin plate metal, but may be formed of any other metal or resin material instead of tin plate. Each side surface of the casing 51 is configured by two members that are overlapped with each other in order to prevent an operation of the elevator mechanism 70 described later from being hindered by a recess due to an external force of the bill cassette 50. Also good.

  The handle portion 60 is formed of a long member that is bent on both sides. Both end portions of the handle portion 60 are located in the vicinity of the opening 62 on the surface in the + X direction (hereinafter referred to as “right side surface portion 55”) and the surface in the −X direction (hereinafter referred to as “left side surface portion 56”). These are arranged so as to be rotatable. The rotation position of the handle portion 60 is fixed by a lock (not shown). The handle part 60 is used by an attendant when the banknote cassette 50 is accommodated in the depositing machine 10, removed from the depositing machine 10, or when the banknote cassette 50 is conveyed.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal configuration of the banknote cassette 50. The bill cassette 50 includes an elevator mechanism 70 and a support unit 80 inside the housing 51. FIG. 4A is a perspective view illustrating the elevator mechanism 70. 4B and 4C are cross-sectional views illustrating the configuration of the support portion 80. FIG. FIG. 4B shows an internal cross section of the banknote cassette 50 parallel to the YZ plane, and FIG. 4C shows an internal cross section of the banknote cassette 50 parallel to the XZ plane. 4A, illustration of the support portion 80 is omitted, and in FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C, illustration of a part of the elevator mechanism 70 is omitted.

  The elevator mechanism 70 shown in FIG. 4A aligns and stacks the banknotes by raising and lowering the stored banknotes according to the amount of banknotes stored (the thickness of the banknote bundle in the stacking direction). The elevator mechanism 70 includes eight gears 71, four belts 72, and a bill base 73. Four of the eight gears 71 are respectively disposed at the four corners of the surface in the −Z direction of the housing 51. These four gears 71 come into contact with the gears 42 of the storage unit 15 shown in FIG. 2 and are driven by the motor 41 in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is stored in the banknote cassette storage unit 40. The remaining four of the eight gears 71 are respectively disposed at the four corners of the upper surface portion 52. The four belts 72 are constructed between a pair of gears 71 in the direction along the Z axis.

  The banknote stand 73 is in contact with the banknote at the lower end of the stacked banknotes. The banknote stand 73 is composed of a plate-like member disposed in parallel with the XY plane, and is fixed to each belt 72. In addition, it may replace with plate shape and the other arbitrary shapes which can mount a banknote may be sufficient. The bill stand 73 moves up and down as indicated by the arrows in the figure by driving each belt 72 between the pair of gears 71. When banknotes are stacked and the detection sensor 47 shown in FIG. 2 detects a banknote, the banknote 73 is lowered to a position where the detection sensor 47 no longer detects the banknote. Thereby, the distance between the upper end of the laminated | stacked banknote and the upper surface part 52 can be kept constant. For this reason, when a banknote is accommodated, the elevator mechanism 70 suppresses that a banknote falls the inside of the banknote cassette 50, and aligns and laminates a banknote. In addition, when the banknote base 73 descend | falls to the lowest limit and the detection sensor 48 shown in FIG. 2 detects the banknote base 73, it will be judged that the banknote cassette 50 is full and the notification which urges | exchanges the banknote cassette 50 is shown in FIG. Displayed on the operation display section 16 shown.

  The support part 80 shown to FIG.4 (b) and (c) supports a banknote in contact with the outer edge of a banknote at the time of banknote accommodation and banknote collection | recovery. The support portion 80 includes a sliding member 81, two anti-slip members 83, and five compression springs 88.

  The sliding member 81 has a plate-like appearance and is arranged in parallel with the back surface portion 54. The slipping member 81 is positioned on the banknote BL side compared to the anti-slip member 83 in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is attached to the depositing machine 10, and the anti-slip member 83 comes into contact with the banknote stand 73 and Suppressing the lifting operation is suppressed. The sliding member 81 is formed with two through-holes 82 having a rectangular shape that penetrates in the thickness direction and is elongated in the direction along the Z-axis. The two through holes 82 are formed side by side in the direction along the X axis. The length of each through hole 82 in the direction along the Z axis is substantially equal to the length of the sliding member 81 in the direction along the Z axis. The friction coefficient of the surface of the sliding member 81 is smaller than the friction coefficient of the surface of the anti-slip member 83. In this embodiment, the sliding member 81 is formed of an acrylic plate, but may be formed of any other resin or metal instead of the acrylic plate. Further, in the present embodiment, the sliding member 81 is arranged in parallel with the back surface portion 54, but within a range that does not hinder the raising / lowering operation of the banknote stand 73, the sliding member 81 is relatively at 5 degrees with respect to the back surface portion 54. It may be arranged with a small angle. Note that the sliding member 81 has two holes (not shown) as in the case of the door portion 58 and the back surface portion 54. These two holes allow light emitted from the light emitting parts of the detection sensors 47 and 48 to pass therethrough.

  The two anti-slip members 83 support the banknotes BL accommodated in the banknote cassette 50 when the banknotes BL are collected. The two anti-slip members 83 each have a base portion 84 and a protruding portion 85. The base portion 84 has a plate-like appearance and is fixed to the inner side surface 64 of the back surface portion 54. The plate thickness of the base 84 continuously decreases in the −Z direction. For this reason, the surface in the −Y direction of the anti-slip member 83 (base portion 84) is inclined with respect to the back surface portion 54. In the present embodiment, the angle θ between the back surface portion 54 and the surface of the anti-slip member 83 in the −Y direction is 5 degrees, but is not limited to 5 degrees and may be set to an arbitrary angle. However, the angle θ is preferably within 10 degrees in order to suppress an increase in the size of the banknote cassette 50. The protruding portion 85 is formed to protrude from the base portion 84 in the −Y direction. The protruding portion 85 is composed of a set of a plurality of convex portions arranged at predetermined intervals along a direction parallel to the Z axis on the end surface of the base portion 84 in the −Y direction. Each anti-slip member 83 is disposed at a position facing each through hole 82. Each anti-slip member 83 is disposed on the opposite side of the banknote BL with the slipping member 81 interposed therebetween in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is attached to the depositing machine 10. For this reason, each anti-slip member 83 does not come into contact with the outer edge of the banknote BL in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is attached to the depositing machine 10, and therefore does not hinder the lifting operation of the banknote base 73.

  Since each anti-slip member 83 has a protrusion 85, the overall friction coefficient of the base 84 and the protrusion 85 on the surface in the −Y direction of each anti-slip member 83 is based on the friction coefficient of the slip member 81. Is also big. In the present embodiment, each anti-slip member 83 is formed by a synthetic rubber toothed belt. In addition, it may replace with synthetic rubber and may be formed with the toothed belt of other materials, such as a polypropylene, and may be formed with the hook-and-loop fastener etc. Further, the anti-slip members 83 may be made of different materials. The above-mentioned toothed belt is generally called a timing belt or a cogged belt.

  The five compression springs 88 are arranged side by side in the direction along the Z axis between the back surface portion 54 and the sliding member 81. One end of each compression spring 88 is connected to the sliding member 81, and the other end is connected to the inner side surface 64 of the back surface portion 54. Thereby, the sliding member 81 can move along a direction parallel to the Y-axis direction. On the other hand, the anti-slip member 83 is fixed to the inner side surface 64 of the back surface portion 54 as described above. For this reason, the relative positional relationship between the sliding member 81 and the anti-slip member 83 can change.

  In the present embodiment, in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is attached to the depositing machine 10, the sliding member 81 is closer to the outer edge of the banknote BL than the anti-slip member 83. More specifically, the surface in the −Y direction of the slipping member 81 is closer to the outer edge of the bill BL than the surface in the −Y direction of the anti-slip member 83 (the surface on which the protruding portion 85 is formed). Hereinafter, as an arrangement mode of the support portion 80, a mode in which the surface on the banknote BL side of the slipping member 81 is closer to the outer edge of the banknote BL than the surface on the banknote BL side of the anti-slip member 83 is the first arrangement. This is called an aspect. In addition, the positional relationship between the slipping member 81 and the anti-slip member 83 in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is removed from the deposit machine 10 will be described later. In the present embodiment, each compression spring 88 is formed of a metal coil spring, but may be formed of any other type of spring instead of the coil spring, and other arbitrary springs instead of metal. It may be formed of the material. Each compression spring 88 may be formed of a different type of spring, or may be formed of different materials. Further, the support portion 80 is not limited to five, and may include any other number of compression springs 88.

  In this embodiment, the depositing machine 10 is in the paper sheet processing apparatus in the claims, the banknote BL is in the paper sheets in the claims, the banknote cassette 50 is in the paper sheet cassette in the claims, and the slipping member 81 is in the claims. In the first plate-like member, the anti-slip member 83 is the second plate-like member in the claims, the back surface portion 54 is the first wall portion in the claims, the door 58 is the opening / closing portion in the claims, The bill stand 73 corresponds to a moving member in claims.

A-3. Support section operation:
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the support portion 80. In FIG. 5, the internal cross section of the banknote cassette 50 in the arrangement | positioning state rotated 90 degree | times counterclockwise from the arrangement | positioning state of the banknote cassette 50 shown in FIG.4 (b) is shown. Fig.5 (a) has shown the state before collection | recovery of banknote BL, and FIG.5 (b) has shown the state in the middle of collection | recovery of banknote BL. The banknote cassette 50 has a columnar appearance as described above. For this reason, if the banknote cassette 50 removed from the depositing machine 10 is placed so that the longitudinal direction thereof is parallel to the vertical direction in the same manner as the state in which the banknote cassette 50 is attached to the depositing machine 10, there is a risk of falling. In order to avoid such a fall, the clerk who collects the banknotes BL performs the collection operation of the banknotes BL by placing the banknote cassette 50 removed from the depositing machine 10 in a so-called horizontal orientation in which the longitudinal direction is parallel to the horizontal direction. Do. At this time, the clerk places the bill cassette 50 so that the door portion 58 (front surface portion 53) is vertically upward.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the support unit 80 is perpendicular to the stacked banknotes BL in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is placed horizontally so that the door part 58 (front surface part 53) is vertically upward. Located below. At this time, each compression spring 88 is compressed by the weight of the bill BL housed in the bill cassette 50. For this reason, the sliding member 81 moves in the direction (vertically downward) indicated by the white arrow in FIG. That is, the sliding member 81 moves in a direction away from the bill BL. Thereby, the protrusion part 85 is accommodated in the through-hole 82, and the front-end | tip contacts the outer edge of the banknote BL. With such an operation, each anti-slip member 83 supports the bill BL in contact with the outer edge of the stacked bill BL.

  In the state where the banknote cassette 50 is placed horizontally, a part of the protruding portion 85 near the upper surface portion 52 is closer to the outer edge of the banknote BL than the sliding member 81. More specifically, a portion of the surface in the + Z direction of the anti-slip member 83 (the surface on which the protruding portion 85 is formed) near the upper surface portion 52 is more than the surface of the slip member 81 in the + Z direction than the bill BL. Closer to the outer edge. Hereinafter, as an arrangement mode of the support portion 80, a mode in which the surface on the banknote BL side of the anti-slip member 83 is closer to the outer edge of the banknote BL than the surface on the banknote BL side of the slipping member 81 is the second arrangement. This is called an aspect. Thus, the support part 80 is comprised so that a 1st arrangement | positioning aspect and a 2nd arrangement | positioning aspect can be switched.

  In the present embodiment, each compression spring 88 has the sliding member 81 to the extent that the tip of the protrusion 85 of the anti-slip member 83 contacts the bill BL when 500 or more bills BL are accommodated in the bill cassette 50. Is configured to move. In addition, when the banknote BL accommodated in the banknote cassette 50 is less than 500 sheets, since the clearance gap between the upper surface part 52 and the banknote stand 73 is small, banknote BL is collect | recovered without falling down. Note that the slipping member 81 may be set so as to move when 500 or more other arbitrary number of bills BL are accommodated.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the door 58 is opened by the attendant, and the bill BL is collected from the inside of the bill cassette 50. Since a space is generated between the bill BL and the upper surface portion 52 as the bill BL is collected, an uncollected bill BL can fall in the space. However, in the banknote cassette 50 of the present embodiment, the non-slip member 83 having a surface with a large friction coefficient comes into contact with the banknote BL in a state where the banknote cassette 50 is placed sideways, so that the bottom of the banknote BL is indicated by an arrow in the figure. The bundle of banknotes BL is prevented from slipping in the direction D1 shown. The surface of the anti-slip member 83 on the banknote BL side is inclined with respect to the back surface portion 54. For this reason, since the force (gravity component) of the direction which goes to the banknote stand 73 from the upper surface part 52 is added to the banknote BL, it is suppressed that the banknote BL falls in the direction D2 shown with the arrow of a figure.

  In the present embodiment, the surface on the bill BL side of the slipping member 81 corresponds to the first surface in the claims, and the surface on the bill BL side of the anti-slip member 83 corresponds to the second surface in the claims. In addition, the banknote cassette 50 being placed horizontally so that the door portion 58 is vertically upward corresponds to a predetermined condition related to an operation for taking out a plurality of paper sheets from the casing in the claims.

  In the banknote cassette 50 of 1st Embodiment demonstrated above, when the banknote cassette 50 is set | placed horizontally, the arrangement | positioning aspect of the support part 80 switches from a 1st arrangement | positioning aspect to a 2nd arrangement | positioning aspect, and the anti-slip member 83 (Protruding part 85) contacts banknote BL. For this reason, when collect | recovering banknote BL, it can suppress that the bottom part of banknote BL slips and the bundle | flux of banknote BL collapse | crumbles. Moreover, since the surface on the banknote BL side of the anti-slip member 83 is inclined with respect to the back surface portion 54, it is possible to suppress the banknote BL from collapsing and the bundle of banknotes BL from collapsing. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in workability when collecting the bill BL from the bill cassette 50. Moreover, since banknote BL can be collect | recovered in the state laid horizontally so that the back surface part 54 of banknote cassette 50 may become horizontal with respect to a mounting surface, the fall of banknote cassette 50 can be suppressed. Moreover, in the state in which the banknote cassette 50 was attached to the deposit machine 10, since the arrangement | positioning aspect of the support part 80 becomes a 1st arrangement | positioning aspect, it suppresses that the anti-slip | skid member 83 becomes obstructive of the raising / lowering operation of the banknote stand 73. it can.

  Moreover, the arrangement | positioning aspect of the support part 80 switches automatically in response to the banknote cassette 50 being placed horizontally. For this reason, while the clerk can switch the arrangement mode of the support part 80 before the banknotes BL are collected, it is possible to suppress forgetting to return the arrangement mode of the support part 80 by the clerk after the collection of the banknotes BL is completed. Furthermore, since the support member 80 is configured such that the sliding member 81 moves as the compression spring 88 is compressed by the weight of the bill BL, a complicated mechanism is not required for the movement of the sliding member 81, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. Can be suppressed. Moreover, since angle (theta) is comparatively small with 5 degree | times, the enlargement of the banknote cassette 50 can be suppressed.

B. Second embodiment:
B-1. Device configuration:
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal configuration of the banknote cassette 90 as the second embodiment. 6A shows an internal cross section of the banknote cassette 90 parallel to the XZ plane in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6B shows an internal cross section of the banknote cassette 90 parallel to the YZ plane. FIG. 6C shows an internal cross section of the banknote cassette 90 parallel to the XY plane. The banknote cassette 90 of 2nd Embodiment differs from the banknote cassette 50 of 1st Embodiment in the point which has the support part 100 instead of the support part 80, and the operation content of the support part 100. FIG. Since the other structure of the banknote cassette 90 of 2nd Embodiment is the same as the banknote cassette 50 of 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component and those detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The support portion 100 of the second embodiment includes a point that includes a slipper member 101 instead of the slipper member 81, a point that includes a slipper member 103 instead of the slipper member 83, and a right side surface portion instead of the back surface portion 54. 55 is provided with the slipper member 101 and the anti-slip member 103 in the vicinity, the point that the anti-slip member 103 is arranged in parallel to the right side surface portion 55, and the number of the anti-slip members 103 is one. And the point which is not provided with the compression spring 88, and the point provided with the link mechanism 110 and the side plate 117 differ from the support part 80 of 1st Embodiment.

  The slippery member 101 is disposed in parallel to the right side surface part 55 in the vicinity of the right side surface part 55. A through hole 102 that penetrates in the thickness direction is formed in the sliding member 101. The plan view shape of the through hole 102 is a rectangular shape that is elongated in the direction along the Z axis, like the through hole 82 of the first embodiment.

  The anti-slip member 103 includes a base portion 104 and a protruding portion 105. The anti-slip member 103 is disposed in parallel to the right side surface 55 at a position facing the through hole 102. The anti-slip member 103 is disposed on the opposite side of the banknote BL with the slipping member 101 interposed between the banknote cassette 90 and the deposit machine 10. For this reason, the anti-slip member 103 is not in contact with the outer edge of the banknote BL when the banknote cassette 90 is attached to the depositing machine 10.

  The link mechanism 110 includes three tension springs 114, four link pins 115, and four bearing mechanisms 116. The three tension springs 114 are arranged side by side in the direction along the Z axis between the right side surface portion 55 and the base portion 104 of the anti-slip member 103. An end portion of each tension spring 114 is connected to the right side surface portion 55 and the base portion 104. For this reason, in a state where the door portion 58 is closed, the anti-slip member 103 is positioned on the right side surface portion 55 side with respect to the sliding member 101 by the biasing force of the tension spring 114. The four link pins 115 are connected to the door portion 58, respectively. The four bearing mechanisms 116 are respectively connected to the link pins 115 and the base 104, and convert the movement of the link pins 115 into the movement of the base 104. Note that the link mechanism 110 is not limited to three, and may include any other number of tension springs 114, and is not limited to four, and may include any other number of link pins 115 and bearing mechanisms 116. It may be. The side plate 117 is disposed in parallel with the left side surface portion 56 in the vicinity of the left side surface portion 56. The side plate 117 suppresses the movement of the banknote 73 from being hindered by the depression due to the external force of the banknote cassette 90, and supports the banknote BL in the second arrangement mode. In the present embodiment, the side plate 117 is formed of tin sheet metal, but may be formed of any other metal or resin instead of tin plate.

B-2. Support section operation:
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the support unit 100 and the link mechanism 110. In FIG. 7, from the state shown in FIG. 6C, the banknote in a state after the banknote cassette 90 is horizontally placed so that the door part 58 (front surface part 53) is vertically upward and the door part 58 is opened. An internal cross section of the cassette 90 is shown. When the door part 58 is opened, the link pin 115 is pushed down in the direction of the arrow in the drawing according to the rotation of the door part 58. When the link pin 115 is pushed down, the bearing mechanism 116 pushes the anti-slip member 103 in the direction indicated by the white arrow in the drawing. Thereby, the protrusion part 105 is accommodated in the through-hole 102, and the front-end | tip contacts the outer edge of the banknote BL. That is, the link mechanism 110 displaces the anti-slip member 103 in synchronization with the opening operation of the opening 63 by the door portion 58. Thus, the arrangement mode of the support part 100 is switched from the first arrangement mode to the second arrangement mode. The anti-slip member 103 is pushed out until the bill BL comes into contact with the side plate 117. In this embodiment, when the door part 58 is opened to the limit, the arrangement mode of the support part 100 is switched from the first arrangement mode to the second arrangement mode. The configuration in which the arrangement mode of the support part 100 is switched depending on the degree of opening of the slab may be employed.

  The bills BL are collected in contact with the anti-slip member 103 having a surface with a large friction coefficient. For this reason, even if it is a case where space arises inside bill cassette 90 as bill BL is collected, it is controlled that bill BL falls in the space and the bundle of bills BL collapses. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in workability when collecting the bill BL from the bill cassette 90. In addition, when the door part 58 is closed after completion | finish of collection | recovery of banknote BL, the link pin 115 is pushed up according to rotation of the door part 58, and the anti-slip | skid member 103 is the right side surface part 55 side by the urging | biasing force of the tension spring 114. Pushed back. In this way, the arrangement mode of the support portion 100 is switched from the second arrangement mode to the first arrangement mode in synchronization with the closing operation of the opening 63 by the door portion 58.

  The banknote cassette 90 of 2nd Embodiment demonstrated above has an effect similar to the banknote cassette 50 of 1st Embodiment. In addition, in the banknote cassette 90 of 2nd Embodiment, since the anti-slip | skid member 103 is arrange | positioned in parallel with respect to the right side part 55, the distance between the non-slip | skid member 103 and the right side part 55 is short, and a banknote cassette The increase in size of 90 can be suppressed. Moreover, in the banknote cassette 90 of 2nd Embodiment, the arrangement | positioning aspect of the support part 100 switches when the anti-slip | skid member 103 displaces synchronizing with the opening operation | movement of the opening 63 by the door part 58, and a closing operation. For this reason, it is possible to omit the operation of the clerk switching the arrangement mode of the support part 100 before collecting the banknote BL, and to suppress the forgetting to return the arrangement mode of the support part 100 by the clerk after the collection of the banknote BL is completed.

C. Variations:
In addition, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment, Various modifications are included. For example, the above-described embodiment has been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and is not necessarily limited to one having all the configurations described. Further, it is possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of the embodiment. Further, the present invention may include the following specific modifications.

C-1. Modification 1:
The structure of the banknote cassette 50 of 1st Embodiment is an example to the last, and can be variously changed. For example, the surface on the banknote BL side of the anti-slip member 83 is inclined with respect to the back surface portion 54 as the plate thickness of the base portion 84 continuously decreases, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the configuration in which the base portion 84 has a constant plate thickness, the base portion 84 may be fixed to the inner side surface 64 of the back surface portion 54 via a member that adjusts the angle θ. Moreover, although the surface on the banknote BL side of the anti-slip member 83 is inclined with respect to the back surface portion 54, the surface on the banknote BL side of the anti-slip member 83 has a back surface portion 54 because the base portion 84 has a certain plate thickness. It may be arranged in parallel to. Even with such a configuration, when the banknote BL is collected, the anti-slip member 83 having a surface with a large friction coefficient supports the banknote BL, so that the bottom of the banknote BL slips and the bundle of banknotes BL is prevented from collapsing. it can.

  FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a banknote cassette 50a according to the first modification. In the banknote cassette 50a, the base 84a of the anti-slip member 83a has a constant plate thickness, and the surface on the banknote BL side of the anti-slip member 83a is arranged in parallel to the back surface part 54, as shown in FIG. It differs from the bill cassette 50 of the first embodiment shown. Since the other structure of the banknote cassette 50a in the modification 1 is the same as the banknote cassette 50 of 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component and those detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the banknote cassette 50a of the first modification, the handle portion 60 can be used to tilt the banknote cassette 50a. As shown in FIG. 8, the banknote cassette 50a can be maintained in an inclined state with respect to the placement surface by rotating the handle portion 60 vertically downward with respect to the back surface portion 54 and fixing it with a lock (not shown). For this reason, since the anti-slip | skid member 83a inclines with respect to a horizontal surface, even if a space arises between the banknote BL and the upper surface part 52 as the banknote BL is collect | recovered, the banknote BL will fall in the direction D2 shown by the arrow of a figure. Thus, the bundle of banknotes BL can be prevented from collapsing. Therefore, the workability | operativity fall at the time of collect | recovering banknote BL from the banknote cassette 50a can be suppressed. Moreover, since the ground contact area of the handle part 60 is large compared with the structure which maintains the banknote cassette in the state inclined with respect to the mounting surface by standing the stick-shaped stand provided in the bottom part of the banknote cassette, banknote cassette The fall of 50a can be suppressed.

C-2. Modification 2:
In the bill cassette 90 of the second embodiment, the slipping member 101 and the slip preventing member 103 are formed of separate members, but the present invention is not limited to this. The slippery member 101 and the antislip member 103 may be formed of a single member.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram for explaining the bill cassette support 100b according to the second modification. FIG. 9A shows a state in which the slippery surface 101b is in contact with the banknote BL, and FIG. 9B shows a state in which the anti-slip surface 103b is in contact with the banknote BL. The support part 100b of the banknote cassette 90b has a plurality of rotating members 120 arranged in the stacking direction of the banknotes BL. Each rotating member 120 has an L-shaped cross-sectional shape, and has a configuration in which the sliding surface 101b and the anti-slip surface 103b intersect perpendicularly. Each rotating member 120 is configured to be rotatable. As shown to Fig.9 (a), in the state in which the banknote cassette was attached to the money_receiving | payment machine 10, the slipper surface 101b is located in the banknote BL side compared with the anti-slip | skid surface 103b. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), when the banknotes BL are collected from the banknote cassette, the respective rotation members 120 are respectively linked by a link mechanism (not shown) that operates in synchronization with the opening operation of the door. It rotates 90 degrees in the direction indicated by the arrow in the figure. Thereby, the anti-slip | skid surface 103b contacts with the banknote BL. For this reason, when collect | recovering banknote BL from banknote cassette, it can suppress that banknote BL collapses and the bundle | flux of banknote BL collapse | crumbles, and can suppress the fall of workability | operativity. That is, in general, the support portions 80, 100, 100b have a first surface and a second surface having a larger coefficient of friction than the first surface, and the first surface of the bill BL is compared to the second surface. The first arrangement mode that is closer to the outer edge and the second arrangement mode that the second surface is closer to the outer edge of the banknote BL than the first surface may be configured to be switchable.

C-3. Modification 3:
In the banknote cassette 50 of the first embodiment, the two through holes 82 are formed in the slipper member 81 and the two antislip members 83 are arranged at positions facing the respective through holes 82. The number of through holes 82 is not limited to two, and may be any other number. Moreover, in the banknote cassette 90 of 2nd Embodiment, although the number of the anti-slip | skid members 103 was one, not only one but other arbitrary numbers may be sufficient. However, it is preferable that the number of the anti-slip members 83 and 103 is small from the viewpoint of reducing the manufacturing cost.

C-4. Modification 4:
The structure of the banknote cassette 90 in 2nd Embodiment is an example to the last, and can be variously changed. For example, although the sliding member 101 and the anti-slip member 103 are disposed in the vicinity of the right side surface portion 55, the sliding member 101 and the anti-slip member 103 are disposed in the vicinity of the back surface portion 54, or in the vicinity of the left side surface portion 56. The slippery member 101 and the antislip member 103 may be disposed. Further, the anti-slip member 103 may be provided on two or more surfaces. In addition, the link mechanism 110 displaces the anti-slip member 103. However, by displacing the slipper member 101 and the side plate 117, the disposition mode of the support portion 100 is changed from the first disposition mode to the second disposition mode. You may switch to. Even with such a configuration, the same effects as those of the banknote cassette 90 of the second embodiment can be obtained. That is, in general, the link mechanism 110 synchronizes with the opening operation of the opening 63 by the door portion 58, and at least of the slipping member 101 and the anti-slip member 103 so that the tip of the protruding portion 105 contacts the bill BL. One may be displaced.

C-5. Modification 5:
In the banknote cassette 90 of 2nd Embodiment, although the arrangement | positioning aspect of the support part 100 was switched synchronizing with the opening operation of the door part 58, this invention is not limited to this. The bill cassette 90 may have a configuration in which the arrangement mode of the support unit 100 is switched in synchronization with the removal of the bill cassette 90 from the deposit machine 10. In this configuration, a link mechanism that synchronizes the operation of removing the bill cassette 90 and the movement of the base 104 is used. Moreover, the structure which the arrangement | positioning aspect of the support part 100 switches may be sufficient when an attendant presses the predetermined | prescribed button provided in the banknote cassette 90. In this configuration, a link mechanism that synchronizes the operation of pressing the button and the movement of the base 104 is used. Even with the configurations of these two modifications, the same effects as those of the banknote cassette 90 of the second embodiment can be obtained. That is, generally, the arrangement mode of the support unit 100 is switched from the first arrangement mode to the second arrangement mode when a predetermined condition related to the operation for taking out the bill BL from the housing 51 is satisfied. May be.

C-6. Modification 6:
In 1st Embodiment, the arrangement | positioning aspect of the support part 80 switches only by banknote cassette 50 being placed horizontally, and in 2nd Embodiment, the arrangement | positioning aspect of the support part 100 is switched only by the door part 58 being opened. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The structure which the arrangement | positioning aspect of the support parts 80 and 100 switches may be sufficient when several conditions are satisfy | filled. For example, when the two conditions of opening operation of the opening 63 by the door portion 58 and pressing a predetermined button provided on the banknote cassette 90 are satisfied, the arrangement mode of the support portion 100 is the first. The arrangement mode may be switched to the second arrangement mode.

C-7. Modification 7:
The banknote cassettes 50 and 90 in each embodiment include the elevator mechanism 70, but the elevator mechanism 70 may be omitted. Even with this configuration, the same effects as those of the banknote cassettes 50 and 90 of the embodiments can be obtained.

C-8. Modification 8:
The banknote cassettes 50 and 90 of each embodiment are stored in the banknote cassette storage unit 40 of the depositing machine 10 so that the longitudinal direction is parallel to the vertical direction, but are stored so that the longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the vertical direction. May be. Even with this configuration, the same effects as those of the banknote cassettes 50 and 90 of the embodiments can be obtained. However, in the banknote cassette 50 of 1st Embodiment, in the state attached to the money_receiving | payment machine 10, the front part 53 (door part 58) does not become the vertically upper direction so that the anti-slip | skid member 83 may not contact banknote BL. It is preferable to be accommodated. Moreover, although the banknote cassettes 50 and 90 of each embodiment were accommodated in the banknote cassette accommodating part 40 of the deposit machine 10, some banknote cassettes 50 and 90 were deposited, without being accommodated in the inside of the deposit machine 10. It may be exposed to the outside of the machine 10 and attached.

C-9. Modification 9:
In each embodiment, although this invention was applied to the banknote cassettes 50 and 90 used for the deposit machine 10, it replaces with this and the banknote cassettes 50 and 90 used for other arbitrary banknote processing apparatuses, such as an automatic teller machine. The present invention may be applied to. Moreover, in each embodiment, although the target object accommodated in the banknote cassettes 50 and 90 was the banknote BL, other arbitrary paper sheets, such as not only the banknote BL but gift certificates, may be sufficient. For example, the present invention may be applied to a paper sheet cassette used in a gift certificate deposit machine or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Deposit machine 12 ... Banknote conveyance mechanism part 14 ... Coin conveyance mechanism part 15 ... Storage part 16 ... Operation display part 18 ... Control part 21 ... Feeding roller 22 ... Banknote insertion port 23 ... Banknote rejection outlet 24 ... Banknote return port 25 ... bill accepting part 26 ... transport path 27 ... bill discriminating part 28 ... reject banknote storage part 29 ... temporary storage part 30 ... switching gate 31 ... shutter 32 ... coin input port 33 ... coin reject port 34 ... coin return port 40 ... banknote Cassette housing part 41 ... motor 42 ... gear 45 ... coin cassette housing part 47 ... detection sensor 48 ... detection sensor 50 ... banknote cassette 50a ... banknote cassette 51 ... casing 52 ... upper surface part 53 ... front surface part 54 ... back surface part 55 ... right side Surface part 56 ... Left side part 57 ... Lid part 58 ... Door part 59 ... Hole part 60 ... Handle part 62 ... Opening 63 ... Opening 64 ... Inner side surface DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 70 ... Elevator mechanism 71 ... Gear 72 ... Belt 73 ... Banknote stand 80 ... Support part 81 ... Sliding member 82 ... Through-hole 83 ... Anti-slip member 83a ... Anti-slip member 84 ... Base 84a ... Base 85 ... Protrusion 88 ... Compression Spring 90 ... bill cassette 100 ... support portion 100b ... support portion 101 ... slippery member 101b ... slippery surface 102 ... through hole 103 ... anti-slip member 103b ... anti-slip surface 104 ... base 105 ... projection 110 ... link mechanism 114 ... Pull spring 115 ... Link pin 116 ... Bearing mechanism 117 ... Side plate 120 ... Rotating member D1 ... Direction D2 ... Direction BL ... Bill

Claims (7)

A paper sheet cassette that accommodates a plurality of paper sheets and is detachably attached to a paper sheet processing apparatus,
A housing for storing the plurality of paper sheets stacked in a predetermined direction;
A support part disposed inside the housing,
A first surface and a second surface having a larger coefficient of friction than the first surface;
The first arrangement mode in which the first surface is closer to the outer edge along the predetermined direction in the plurality of paper sheets than the second surface, and the second edge is the outer edge compared to the first surface Is configured to be switchable with the second arrangement mode closer to
When a predetermined condition related to an operation for taking out the plurality of paper sheets from the housing is satisfied, the first arrangement mode is switched to the second arrangement mode,
In the second arrangement mode, a support portion that supports the plurality of paper sheets by the second surface being in contact with the outer edge; and
A paper sheet cassette. The paper sheet cassette according to claim 1,
The support part is
A first plate-like member having the first surface, in which a through-hole in the thickness direction is formed, and arranged in parallel with the predetermined direction;
A plate-like base portion that is located farther from the plurality of paper sheets than the first plate-like member, and the second surface is formed by projecting from the base portion toward the first plate-like member. A second plate-like member having a protruding portion that
Have
The protruding portion is accommodated in the through hole in the second arrangement mode, and a tip is in contact with the plurality of paper sheets,
The predetermined condition includes a paper sheet cassette including a condition that the paper sheet cassette is placed so that the support portion is positioned below the plurality of paper sheets. The paper sheet cassette according to claim 2,
The paper sheet cassette, wherein the second surface is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane in a state where the paper sheet cassette is placed. The paper sheet cassette according to claim 2 or 3,
The housing includes a first wall portion positioned below the second plate member in a state where the paper sheet cassette is placed,
The base is disposed between the first plate-like member and the first wall, and is fixed to an inner surface of the first wall,
The support portion is a paper sheet cassette having a compression spring having one end connected to the first plate-like member and the other end connected to the inner surface of the first wall portion. The paper sheet cassette according to claim 1,
A link mechanism,
The support part is
A first plate-like member having the first surface, in which a through-hole in the thickness direction is formed, and disposed substantially parallel to the predetermined direction;
A plate-like base portion that is located farther from the plurality of paper sheets than the first plate-like member, and the second surface is formed by projecting from the base portion toward the first plate-like member. A second plate-like member having a protruding portion that
Have
The protruding portion is accommodated in the through hole in the second arrangement mode, and a tip is in contact with the plurality of paper sheets,
The housing includes an opening / closing portion that opens and closes an opening for taking out the plurality of paper sheets accommodated in the housing,
The link mechanism is configured to synchronize with the opening operation of the opening by the opening / closing portion, so that the leading ends of the protruding portions are in contact with the plurality of paper sheets. And displace at least one of
The predetermined condition includes a sheet cassette including a condition that the opening operation is performed. A paper sheet cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
According to the thickness of the plurality of paper sheets along the predetermined direction in contact with the end surface in the predetermined direction of the plurality of paper sheets accommodated in the housing in a stacked manner A paper sheet cassette further comprising a moving member that moves in the direction.   A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising the paper sheet cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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