JP6447570B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus, and more particularly to a banknote processing apparatus applied as, for example, a banknote change machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a banknote processing apparatus applied as, for example, a banknote change machine, banknotes inserted into a depositing section are transported to a predetermined transport path through a slot formed in the apparatus body, and banknotes transported through the transport path Authenticity is discriminated by means of discrimination.

  In this banknote handling apparatus, the banknotes identified as “true” by the above-mentioned discrimination means are separated from the transport path and stored in a predetermined storage unit. Further, in the banknote handling apparatus, when a withdrawal instruction is given, the banknotes sent out from a predetermined storage unit are transported to the withdrawal safe through the transport path and discharged from the apparatus body (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-65417 A

  Although not explicitly disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, in a banknote processing apparatus, a recovery unit is generally provided in the apparatus main body. The collection unit is detachably attached to the apparatus main body.

  In a banknote processing apparatus having such a recovery unit, when a recovery command is given, the banknotes stored in each storage unit are transported to the recovery unit through the transport path and recovered by the recovery unit. The banknotes collected in the collection unit in this way are removed from the apparatus main body together with the collection unit and stored in a predetermined safe or the like.

  By the way, in recent years, there is a demand for downsizing the entire bill processing apparatus. However, in the banknote handling apparatus described above, the collection unit is provided separately from the depositing unit and the safe deposit box. Space is also required, and as a result, it has been difficult to reduce the size of the entire apparatus.

  An object of this invention is to provide the banknote processing apparatus which can achieve size reduction of the whole apparatus in view of the said situation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention stores a banknote having a predetermined condition in a corresponding storage section when a banknote is inserted into a depositing section provided in the apparatus body. A banknote processing apparatus that, when given a withdrawal instruction, transports banknotes sent out from a corresponding storage unit to a withdrawal safe and discharges them from a withdrawal opening provided in the withdrawal safe. The safe is for collecting banknotes stored in each storage unit when a collection command is given, and is detachably provided in the apparatus main body, and in a normal state, a withdrawal door that opens and closes the withdrawal opening. Is a lock state that restricts movement of the withdrawal door in the opening direction, and a withdrawal lock portion that is in an unlocked state that allows the withdrawal door to move in the opening direction when released. The vault is provided with the device main body. In the case of being mounted, the lock mechanism portion is provided with a lock mechanism portion that normally places the withdrawal lock portion in a locked state while bringing the withdrawal lock portion into an unlocked state when a release command is given. .

  According to the present invention, the safe is provided detachably in the apparatus main body, and when the collection command is given, the banknote stored in each storage unit is recovered, so that the safe can also function as a conventional recovery box. Have. Thereby, the installation space of a collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber can be reduced and there exists an effect that size reduction of the whole apparatus can be achieved.

  In addition, since the vault is detachably attached to the apparatus main body, after the banknotes stored in the respective storage units are accommodated in the vault, the vault is detached from the apparatus main body, thereby allowing a predetermined safe The banknotes can be stored in a safe, so there is no need to take out banknotes from the safe, and the security can be improved.

  Further, according to the present invention, in a normal state, the withdrawal door that opens and closes the withdrawal opening is in a locked state that restricts movement in the opening direction. On the other hand, when the release operation is performed, the withdrawal door moves in the opening direction. Since the withdrawal vault is equipped with a withdrawal lock unit that allows unlocking, it is possible to prevent the withdrawal opening from being opened easily even when the withdrawal vault is removed from the main body of the device. While improving, it can open a payment opening | mouth by operating a payment lock | rock part, and can take out the accommodated banknote. Further, when the withdrawal vault is mounted on the apparatus main body, the lock mechanism portion normally locks the withdrawal lock portion while the withdrawal lock portion is unlocked when a release command is given. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the withdrawal opening from being easily opened even when the withdrawal vault is attached to the main body of the apparatus, thereby improving the security, and automatically disengaging the withdrawal lock part by the release command. The withdrawal opening can be opened in the locked state, and the stored banknote can be easily taken out.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing a banknote handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a case where the foremost storage portion is viewed from the right front side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a case where the foremost storage portion is viewed from the rear left side. FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a main part of the storage unit illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a main part of the storage unit illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a storage operation of the storage unit illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a storage operation of the storage unit illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a storage operation of the storage unit illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a front end portion of the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where the vault shown in FIG. 9 is detached from the apparatus main body. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a front end portion of the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the main part of the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a main part of the safe shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a main part of the safe shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a withdrawal lock portion on the right side that constitutes the dispensing safe shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing a withdrawal lock portion on the right side that constitutes the dispensing safe shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. FIG. 17 is an explanatory view of the components of the lock mechanism portion as viewed from the right side together with the right side withdrawal lock portion. FIG. 18 is an explanatory view of the components of the lock mechanism portion as viewed from the left side together with the right side withdrawal lock portion. FIG. 19 is an explanatory view of the components of the lock mechanism portion as viewed from the right side together with the right side withdrawal lock portion. FIG. 20 is an explanatory view of the components of the lock mechanism portion viewed from the left side together with the right-side withdrawal lock portion.

  Exemplary embodiments of a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing a banknote handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The banknote processing apparatus illustrated here is applied as a banknote change machine, for example, and includes the apparatus main body 1 and a safe 40.

  The apparatus main body 1 is provided with a depositing unit 10, a discrimination unit 21, a determination unit 22, and a storage unit (storage structure) 30. The depositing unit 10 is provided at the front end portion of the apparatus main body 1 and includes a depositing path 11 and a conveyance distribution mechanism 12.

  The depositing path 11 communicates with the depositing port 2 provided in the apparatus main body 1 and is formed in such a manner that it gradually inclines downward as it is separated from the depositing port 2, that is, toward the rear. . The downstream side of the deposit path 11 is continuous with the transport path 20.

  Here, the conveyance path 20 is for conveying the banknote that has passed through the deposit path 11, and extends along the front-rear direction inside the apparatus main body 1. More specifically, the conveyance path 20 has an inclined path 20a that gradually inclines upward from the portion continuous with the deposit path 11 toward the rear, that is, as it moves away from the exit of the deposit path 11. After the ramp 20a, the ramp 20a extends rearward at the same height level.

  Although not clearly shown in the drawing, the transport path 20 transports banknotes from the front to the back and transports the banknotes from the rear to the front as the transport belt stretched on the transport pulley is displaced. Road.

  The transport distribution mechanism 12 has a function of sending a plurality of banknotes inserted into the depositing unit 10 through the deposit port 2 one by one to the transport path 20, and other than banknotes such as coins to the plurality of inserted banknotes. When the foreign matter has entered, it has a function of distributing the foreign matter to the discharge path 3. The foreign matter distributed to the discharge path 3 is guided to the tray 4 after passing through the discharge path 3 and discharged to the outside of the apparatus main body 1.

  The discrimination unit 21 is provided in the middle of the ramp 20a. The discrimination unit 21 discriminates the authenticity and denomination of banknotes that are sent out one by one from the depositing unit 10 and pass through. The discrimination result in the discrimination unit 21 is given as a discrimination signal to a control unit (not shown).

  The determination unit 22 is provided in the middle of the conveyance path 20 on the rear side of the discrimination unit 21. This discrimination | determination part 22 discriminate | determines the money type and number of sheets of the banknote to pass. The discrimination result in the discrimination unit 22 is given as a discrimination signal to the control unit.

  The storage unit 30 is provided in a manner of being lined up in the front and back for each denomination in the lower part of the conveyance path 20 on the rear side of the apparatus main body 1.

  2 and 3 show the foremost storage portion 30, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the case seen from the right front, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the case seen from the left rear. It is. Although the frontmost storage unit 30 will be described here, the rearmost storage unit 30 has a substantially similar configuration.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the storage portion 30 includes a storage wall portion 31, a pressing portion 32, and a pusher member 33.

  The storage wall portion 31 constitutes the rear wall of the storage portion 30, and in the state where a gap 30S is formed between the storage wall portion 30B and the storage bottom portion 30B, a storage left side portion 30L forming the left wall of the storage portion 30; It is supported by the storage right side portion 30 </ b> R constituting the right wall of the storage portion 30. Note that the storage left side 30L and the storage right side 30R are erected on the storage bottom 30B, respectively.

  A kick roller 311 is provided on the storage wall 31. Two kick rollers 311 are provided and are rotatable about the central axis of a shaft member 312 (see FIGS. 6 to 8) extending along the left-right direction. These kick rollers 311 are linked to a roller motor (not shown), and rotate clockwise or counterclockwise by driving the roller motor. The kick roller 311 has a part of the outer peripheral surface protruding forward from the storage surface 31 a that is the front surface of the storage wall 31.

  The pressing portion 32 is provided on the front side of the storage wall portion 31. The pressing portion 32 is provided in such a manner that a pressing surface 32a as a rear surface faces the storage surface 31a. The left-right width of the pressing portion 32 is larger than the left-right width of the storage surface 31a.

  In such a pressing portion 32, a lower pressing roller (not shown) provided in the lower portion enters a lower guide groove (not shown) whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction formed in the storage bottom portion 30 </ b> B. The provided left pressing roller 321 enters the left guide groove 30L1 whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction formed in the storage left side 30L, and the pressing right roller 322 provided in the right side is formed in the storage right side 30R. It has entered the right guide groove 30R1 whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction, and is movable along the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the storage bottom 30B.

  The pressing portion 32 is a pressing spring (biasing means) interposed between the storage base 30K erected on the storage bottom 30B in a manner to connect the front end of the storage left side 30L and the front end of the storage right side 30R. By 32S, it is always urged | biased toward back, ie, close to the storage wall part 31. FIG. Here, the storage base 30 </ b> K constitutes a front wall of the storage 30.

  The pusher member 33 is provided between the storage wall portion 31 and the pressing portion 32. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pusher member 33 is configured by connecting lower end portions of a left-side pusher portion 331 and a right-side pusher portion 332 that are a pair of left and right sides to a pusher rod 333. The pusher rod 333 is a long one whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction, and is rotatable about the central axis.

  In such a pusher member 33, the rear surface of the left pusher portion 331 and the rear surface of the right pusher portion 332 constitute a working surface 33 a, and a notch 33 b is formed between the left pusher portion 331 and the right pusher portion 332. ing. Here, the left-right width of the notch 33 b, that is, the separation distance between the left pusher 331 and the right pusher 332 is larger than the left-right width of the storage wall 31.

  A pusher roller 334 is provided on the left pusher portion 331 of the pusher member 33, and the pusher roller 334 is formed between the storage bottom portion 30B and the storage left side portion 30L, and the guide groove portion whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction. Entering 33L2.

  On the other hand, a connecting plate 335 having a long hole 335 a whose vertical direction is the longitudinal direction is attached to the right pusher portion 332. In the elongated hole 335a of the connecting plate 335, a pusher transmission protrusion that protrudes rightward from the right side surface of the pusher transmission gear 341 provided on the right side of the storage right side portion 30R so as to be rotatable about its own central axis. Part 341a has entered. In the pusher transmission gear 341, a part of the gear formed on the outer peripheral surface meshes with the pusher drive gear 342. The pusher drive gear 342 is linked to a pusher motor 343 via a transmission unit 344, and rotates around its own central axis by driving the pusher motor 343. That is, the pusher transmission gear 341 rotates around the central axis through the transmission unit 344 and the pusher drive gear 342 by driving the pusher motor 343.

  Then, the pusher transmission gear 341 rotates around the central axis by driving the pusher motor 343, so that the pusher transmission protrusion 341a moves inside the elongated hole 335a, and thereby the pusher member 33 is moved forward. The upper surface of the storage bottom portion 30B moves forward and backward along the front-rear direction between the reference position and the most advanced position. That is, the pusher member 33 moves forward and backward when a driving force is applied from the pusher motor 343 serving as a drive source to the right side.

  The reference position is a position between the storage wall portion 31 and the pressing portion 32, and forms an accumulation area S1 (see FIG. 6 and the like) between the storage wall portion 31 and the pressing portion 32. A storage area S2 (see FIG. 6 and the like) is formed. In the normal state, the pusher member 33 is disposed at the reference position. The advance position is a position where the storage wall portion 31 has relatively passed through the notch 33b (see FIG. 7).

  In the pusher member 33, a pair of left and right pinions 351 are formed on the pusher rod 333. These pinions 351 are formed in a pair of left and right in the storage bottom 30B, and mesh with a rack 352 whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction.

  The banknote storing operation of the storage unit 30 having such a configuration will be described. As a premise of this explanation, the pusher member 33 is disposed at the reference position, and a plurality of banknotes are already stored in the storage area S2, and the pusher member 33 (the left pusher portion 331 and the right pusher portion 332) is pressed by the pressing portion 32. ).

  As shown in FIG. 6, when a plurality of banknotes are conveyed to the accumulation area S <b> 1, the pusher member 33 moves forward by driving the pusher motor 343. At this time, the pusher rod 333 rotates around the central axis in a state where the pinion 351 is engaged with the corresponding rack 352. Further, the pusher member 33 is restricted from being displaced upward by the pusher roller 334 of the left pusher portion 331 moving while rotating the guide groove portion 33L2. That is, the pusher member 33 is restricted from being displaced upward, and the meshing state between the pinion 351 and the rack 352 is maintained. The pressing portion 32 moves rearward following the advance movement of the pusher member 33 by the pressing spring 32S.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the pusher member 33 moves forward toward the advanced position, the storage wall 31 relatively passes through the notch 33b. Thereby, the banknote conveyed to accumulation area S1 passes through notch part 33b, changing a shape, and moves to storage area S2. In this case, the number of banknotes in the storage area S2 increases, but the increased thickness of the banknotes is absorbed by the pressing portion 32 moving backward against the urging force of the pressing spring 32S.

  The pusher member 33 that has moved to the advance movement in this way moves backward by driving the pusher motor 343. At this time, the pressing portion 32 also moves forward against the urging force of the pressing spring 32S. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, the bill storage operation is completed by moving to the reference position.

  A scrutinizing unit 23 is provided on the front side of the discriminating unit 22 (see FIG. 1). This scrutinization part 23 stores temporarily the banknote accommodated in the storage part 30 used as a scrutinization aspect. The scrutinizing unit 23 feeds out bills temporarily stored for scrutiny to the transport path 20.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the safe box 40 is provided in front of the apparatus main body 1 and above the depositing unit 10. As shown in FIG. 10, the vault 40 can be detached from the apparatus main body 1 and is detachably attached to the apparatus main body 1. Although it has been described that the safe 40 is detachably provided in the apparatus main body 1, when it is provided in the apparatus main body 1 as shown in FIG. 9, a dedicated input operation or an unillustrated takeout is performed. It is provided so that it cannot be detached from the apparatus main body 1 unless it is operated by inserting a key into a predetermined extraction key hole (not shown). That is, the safe 40 is not provided so as to be easily detached from the apparatus main body 1.

  As shown in FIG. 11, such a withdrawal box 40 has a withdrawal port 41, which stores banknotes conveyed through the conveyance path 20 and discharges them to the outside through the withdrawal port 41. As shown in FIG. 12, the dispensing safe 40 includes a guide part 42, a dispensing door 43, a slide member 44, and a dispensing lock part 50.

  The guide part 42 is a part which comprises the communicating port 42a. As shown in FIG. 9, the guide portion 42 has a communication port 42 a communicating with the deposit port 2 when the safe 40 is attached to the apparatus main body 1. And as for the guide part 42, when the safe 40 leaves | separates from the apparatus main body 1 as shown in FIG. 10, the front edge part 42b of the communicating port 42a functions as a holding part of an operator.

  The withdrawal door 43 opens and closes the withdrawal opening 41. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the left and right end portions 431 are pivotally supported by a door shaft portion 432 extending in the left-right direction, The door shaft portion 432 is provided so as to be swingable around the central axis. The withdrawal door 43 swings upward to open the withdrawal port 41, and swings downward to close the withdrawal port 41.

  In such a dispensing door 43, a door gear portion 433 is formed at a location that is radially outward of the door shaft portion 432 at the left and right end portions 431.

  The slide member 44 constitutes a part of the lower edge portion of the dispensing port 41 and is slidable in the front-rear direction. In such a slide member 44, slide gear portions 441 are formed at the rear of both left and right ends, and are linked to the dispensing door 43 via a linkage gear (linkage member) 45.

  Two linkage gears 45 are provided in a form of a pair of left and right. These linkage gears 45 are common in which a large-diameter gear portion 451 having a gear portion formed on the peripheral surface and a small-diameter gear portion 452 having a gear portion formed on the peripheral surface are joined to each other and extend along the left-right direction. The linkage gear shaft 453 is rotatably provided around the central axis. Here, the outer diameter of the small diameter gear portion 452 is smaller than that of the large diameter gear portion 451.

  In such a linkage gear 45, a part of the gear portion of the large-diameter gear portion 451 is engaged with the corresponding slide gear portion 441, and the small-diameter gear portion 452 is connected to the corresponding door gear portion 433 of the dispensing door 43. Meshed.

  As a result, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, when the dispensing door 43 swings downward and closes the dispensing port 41, the slide member 44 slides forward and slides forward. When the portion is in contact with the end of the withdrawal door 43 and the withdrawal door 43 swings upward to open the withdrawal port 41, the front end portion of the withdrawal port 41 slides backward. It arrange | positions back rather than a lower edge front end part. That is, the slide member 44 is configured to expose the lower part of the lowest banknote among the banknotes indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 11 by sliding backward.

  The withdrawal lock portion 50 is provided in a pair of left and right modes, and includes a lock action piece portion 51. FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing the withdrawal lock portion 50 on the right side. Note that the left-side withdrawal lock portion 50 is different from the right-side withdrawal lock portion 50 only in the left and right directions, so the right side withdrawal lock portion 50 will be described below. A description of the withdrawal lock unit 50 on the side is omitted.

  The lock action piece portion 51 is provided on the right side of the right end portion 431 of the dispensing door 43 so as to be rotatable around the central axis of the action shaft portion 51 a extending along the left-right direction. The lock action piece 51 includes an action base 511 to which an action shaft 51a is attached, an action hook part 512 extending upward from the action base 511, and an action extending forward from the action base 511. And an input unit 513. The action input portion 513 is formed with a long hole-shaped action input hole 513a.

  The first input protrusion 521a of the operation input unit 52 is inserted into the action input hole 513a from the left side. The operation input unit 52 is provided so as to be rotatable around the central axis of the input shaft portion 52a extending along the left-right direction. The reference position of the operation input unit 52 is determined by the input spring 522. When the operation input unit 52 is in the reference position, the first input protrusion 521a is located on the rear side of the input shaft portion 52a. Reference numeral 53 in FIG. 15 is a transmission member that transmits the rotational force to the operation input unit 52 that constitutes the left-side withdrawal lock unit 50.

  In such a withdrawal lock unit 50, the operation input unit 52 is normally in the reference posture, so that the action hook part 512 of the lock action piece part 51 is located above the action base part 511, as shown in FIG. 15. It extends towards. As a result, the action hook portion 512 is located on the upper side of the tip portion 435 (see FIG. 13) provided in a manner protruding rightward at the right end portion 431 of the dispensing door 43. Even if the dispensing door 43 is swung upward, the tip of the action hook portion 512 interferes. Therefore, the withdrawal lock unit 50 is normally in a locked state that restricts the withdrawal door 43 from moving in the opening direction.

  By the way, the withdrawal lock unit 50 has a withdrawal key (not shown) inserted in the input key hole 523 formed in the operation input unit 52, and resists the biasing force of the input spring 522 as shown in FIG. When the release operation is performed such that the operation input unit 52 is rotated clockwise as viewed from the right side, the lock action piece 51 rotates forward, and the action hook portion 512 is rotated. This allows the tip end portion to be detached from the upper side of the projecting piece 435 and allow the dispensing door 43 to swing upward. Therefore, when the withdrawal lock unit 50 is released, the withdrawal lock unit 50 is in an unlocked state that allows the withdrawal door 43 to move in the opening direction.

  In addition to the above configuration, the apparatus main body 1 is provided with a lock mechanism 60 as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 show the components of the lock mechanism 60 together with the right-side withdrawal lock 50, FIG. 17 is an explanatory view seen from the right side, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing seen from the side.

  The lock mechanism unit 60 exemplified here is provided on the right side of the depositing unit 10 of the apparatus main body 1 as shown in FIG. The lock mechanism 60 includes a lock drive gear 61, a lock transmission gear 62, a lock transmission lever 63, and a lock transmission unit 64. The lock drive gear 61 is provided to be rotatable around the central axis of the lock drive shaft portion 61a extending along the left-right direction. The lock drive gear 61 is driven clockwise or counterclockwise as viewed from the right side by driving a conveyance distribution motor 5 that is a drive source of the conveyance distribution mechanism 12 of the depositing unit 10.

  The lock transmission gear 62 is provided behind the lock drive gear 61 so as to be rotatable around the central axis of the lock transmission shaft portion 62a extending in the left-right direction. In the lock transmission gear 62, a gear portion formed on the outer peripheral surface meshes with a gear portion on the outer peripheral surface of the lock linkage gear 65. The gear portion of the lock linkage gear 65 is also meshed with a gear portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the lock drive gear 61.

  Thus, when the lock drive gear 61 rotates clockwise as viewed from the right, the lock transmission gear 62 rotates clockwise as viewed from the right via the lock linkage gear 65, while the lock drive gear 61 When 61 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right, it rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right via the lock linkage gear 65. Further, a lock transmission protrusion 621 that protrudes leftward is formed on the left surface of the lock transmission gear 62.

  The lock transmission lever 63 is provided behind the lock transmission gear 62 so as to be rotatable around the central axis of the lock transmission lever shaft portion 63a extending along the left-right direction. The reference position of the lock transmission lever 63 is determined by a lock transmission lever spring 63S.

  Such a lock transmission lever 63 has a transmission lever input portion 632 extending forward from the transmission lever base portion 631 to which the lock transmission lever shaft portion 63a is attached, and extends rearward from the transmission lever base portion 631. And a transmission lever output portion 633. Here, the transmission lever input portion 632 is disposed at a position that interferes with the lock transmission protrusion 621 when the lock transmission gear 62 rotates clockwise as viewed from the right (counterclockwise as viewed from the left). .

  The lock transmission portion 64 is a long member whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction, and is provided so as to be movable along the vertical direction between an upper limit position and a lower limit position. The lock transmission portion 64 is urged downward by a lock transmission spring 64S and is disposed at the lower limit position.

  Such a lock transmission portion 64 has a lock contact surface 641 that contacts the transmission lever output portion 633 when the lock transmission lever 63 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right side. Is formed.

  When the lock transmission portion 64 moves to the upper limit position against the urging force of the lock transmission spring 64 </ b> S, the upper end portion of the lock transmission portion 64 comes into contact with the locking lever 66.

  The locking lever 66 is provided in the safe box 40. This locking lever 66 is provided behind the right side withdrawal lock portion 50 so as to be rotatable about the central axis of the locking lever shaft portion 66a extending in the left-right direction. The lock action lever 66 includes an action lever input part 661 extending toward the rear in the radially outward direction of the lock action lever shaft part 66a, and an obliquely upward front side in the radially outward direction of the lock action lever shaft part 66a. And an action lever output portion 662 extending toward the end. The end of the action lever output portion 662 is located above the second input protrusion 521b that protrudes to the left from the left surface of the plate-like portion 521 on which the first input protrusion 521a is formed.

  In addition, the code | symbol 67 of FIG. 17 is a sensor. The sensor 67 detects that the lock transmission unit 64 has moved to the upper limit position, and gives the detection result to the control unit as a detection signal.

  The operation of such a lock mechanism 60 will be described. In such a lock mechanism 60, in a normal state, the lock transmitting portion 64 is disposed at the lower limit position, thereby bringing the dispensing lock portion 50 into a locked state as shown in FIGS.

  When a release command is given from the control unit, the lock mechanism unit 60 causes the withdrawal lock unit 50 to be in an unlocked state as follows.

  The lock driving gear 61 is rotated clockwise as viewed from the right side by driving the conveyance sorting motor 5, whereby the lock transmission gear 62 is rotated clockwise as viewed from the right side. As the lock transmission gear 62 rotates in this way, the lock transmission protrusion 621 abuts against and presses the transmission lever input portion 632, whereby the lock transmission lever 63 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from the right. .

  As the lock transmission lever 63 rotates, the transmission lever output portion 633 contacts the lock contact surface 641 of the lock transmission portion 64, and the lock transmission portion 64 faces upward against the urging force of the lock transmission spring 64S. Move.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, when the lock transmission unit 64 moves to the upper limit position, the sensor 67 detects that fact and gives a detection signal to the control unit, so that the control unit drives the conveyance sorting motor 5. Is temporarily stopped. Thereby, the lock transmission part 64 is arrange | positioned in an upper limit position.

  By the way, when the lock transmission portion 64 moves from the lower limit position to the upper limit position, the lock operation lever 66 in which the operation lever input portion 661 is brought into contact with the upper end portion of the lock transmission portion 64 is the center of the lock operation lever shaft portion 66a. The action lever output part 662 is displaced downward by rotating around the axis. As a result, the action lever output portion 662 presses the second input protrusion 521b downward, so that the operation input portion 52 is released against the biasing force of the input spring 522, and the lock action piece portion 51 is directed forward. It swings, and the withdrawal lock part 50 is brought into an unlocked state. And the withdrawal lock part 50 is also maintained in an unlocked state by arrange | positioning the lock transmission part 64 in an upper limit position.

  Thereafter, when the conveyance sorting motor 5 is driven by a command from the control unit after a lapse of a predetermined time, the lock driving gear 61 and the lock transmission gear 62 rotate clockwise as viewed from the right, and the lock transmission gear 62 is locked. When the transmission protrusion 621 is disengaged from the transmission lever input portion 632, the lock transmission lever 63 returns to the reference posture by the urging force of the lock transmission lever spring 63S. As a result, the lock transmission portion 64 is biased by the lock transmission spring 64S and moves to the lower limit position. When the lock transmitting portion 64 moves to the lower limit position in this manner, the lock operating lever 66 returns to the original state when the operation input portion 52 assumes the reference posture by the input spring 522.

  As described above, when the withdrawal vault 40 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, the lock mechanism unit 60 normally locks the withdrawal lock unit 50 while the withdrawal lock unit 50 receives a release command. Is unlocked.

  Operation | movement of the banknote processing apparatus which has the above structures is demonstrated. First, the depositing operation will be described.

  When a banknote is inserted into the depositing unit 10 through the deposit port 2 and a user inputs an unillustrated input means and receives a deposit command, the bill processing apparatus deposits by driving a transport pulley and the like. The bills inserted into the unit 10 are fed out to the transport path 20 and transported. The banknote handling apparatus that transports the banknotes through the transport path 20 discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the banknotes transported through the discrimination unit 21 during the transport.

  When the discrimination unit 21 discriminates "true" and the denomination is discriminated, the banknote handling apparatus transports the discriminated banknote through the transport path 20 to a predetermined storage unit 30 assigned to each denomination. . In the storage unit 30 in which the banknotes are thus conveyed, the storage operation as described above is performed to store the banknotes.

  Next, the withdrawal operation will be described. When a user performs an input operation on the input means and a withdrawal command is given, the banknote handling apparatus drives a transport pulley or the like to feed a banknote stored in a predetermined storage unit 30 to the transport path 20. To transport. The banknote handling apparatus that transports banknotes through the transport path 20 determines the denomination and number of banknotes transported through the determination unit 22 during the transport.

  After the denomination or the like is determined by the determination unit 22, the banknote handling apparatus causes the determined banknote to be transported through the transport path 20 to be accommodated in the safe 40. Thus, when a predetermined number of banknotes are accommodated in the withdrawal vault 40 and the preparation for withdrawal is completed, the banknote handling apparatus gives a release command to the lock mechanism section 60 through the control section as described above, and the withdrawal lock section 50. In the unlocked state, allowing the dispensing door 43 to swing in the opening direction, and discharging the banknotes stored in the dispensing safe 40 to the outside through the dispensing port 41.

  Further, the collection operation will be described. When a manager input operation is performed by an administrator or the like and a recovery command is given, the banknote processing device drives the transport pulley and the like to transfer the banknotes stored in all the storage units 30 to the transport path. It is fed to 20 and transported forward through the transport path 20 and accommodated in the safe box 40. In the withdrawal box 40, the withdrawal lock 43 is locked by the lock mechanism 60, so that the withdrawal door 43 always closes the withdrawal port 41.

  After the banknotes of all the storage units 30 are stored in the safe deposit box 40 in this manner, the banknote handling apparatus is operated by inserting the key for retrieval into the keyhole for retrieval, so that the bank safe 40 is Allow to be removed from 1. The removed safe 40 is stored in a safe managed by the administrator.

  Thus, in order to take out the banknote from the withdrawal vault 40 detached from the apparatus main body 1, the withdrawal lock unit 50 is unlocked by inserting a withdrawal key into the input key hole 523 and performing a release operation. The banknote can be taken out from the withdrawal port 41 by swinging in the direction in which the withdrawal door 43 is opened.

  According to the banknote handling apparatus having the above configuration, the safe 40 is detachably provided on the apparatus body 1 and, when a collection command is given, the banknotes stored in the storage units 30 are recovered. The safe 40 also has the function of a conventional collection box. Thereby, the installation space of a collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber can be reduced and size reduction of the whole apparatus can be achieved. Moreover, since the safe 40 is detachably attached to the apparatus main body 1, the banknotes stored in the storage units 30 are accommodated in the safe 40, and then the safe 40 is detached from the apparatus main body 1. By doing so, it can be stored in a predetermined safe, etc., and it is not necessary to take out banknotes from the safe 40, and security can be improved.

  According to the banknote handling apparatus, in a normal state, the withdrawal door 43 that opens and closes the withdrawal opening 41 is in a locked state that restricts movement in the opening direction, while the withdrawal door 43 opens when the release operation is performed. Since the withdrawal vault 40 is provided with a withdrawal lock unit 50 that is unlocked to allow movement in the direction, the withdrawal opening 41 can be easily opened even when the withdrawal vault 40 is detached from the apparatus body 1. It is possible to improve the security and to open the withdrawal port 41 by operating the withdrawal lock unit 50, and the stored banknotes can be taken out. When the withdrawal vault 40 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, the lock mechanism unit 60 normally locks the withdrawal lock unit 50, while the withdrawal lock unit 50 is turned on when a release command is given. Since the locker 40 is not locked, it is possible to prevent the withdrawal opening 41 from being easily opened even when the cashbox 40 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, thereby improving the security and automatically by the release command. Thus, the withdrawal lock portion 50 can be unlocked to open the withdrawal port 41, and the stored banknote can be easily taken out.

  According to the banknote processing apparatus, the guide portion 42 of the safe box 40 communicates with the deposit port 2 when the safe box 40 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, while the safe box 40 is detached from the apparatus main body 1. In this case, since a part functions as a gripping portion, the safe box 40 detached from the apparatus main body 1 can be easily held by gripping the gripping portion. Can be made good.

  According to the banknote processing apparatus, when the dispensing door 43 swings downward to close the dispensing port 41, the sliding member 44 of the dispensing safe 40 slides forward and the front end portion is When the withdrawal door 43 swings upward to open the withdrawal port 41 while contacting the end of the withdrawal door 43, the lowest bill among the bills slid and accommodated backwards Since the lower part of the banknote is exposed, the banknote can be taken out by sandwiching it up and down with fingers without pushing the banknote to the outside as in the prior art. Thereby, there is no possibility that a banknote will be caught by the payment door 43 grade | etc., And a banknote can be discharged | emitted favorably from the payment port 41. FIG.

  According to the storage unit 30 of the banknote handling apparatus, the pusher member 33 is moved forward and backward in a state where the pinion 351 of the pusher member 33 is engaged with the rack 352 of the storage bottom 30B, so that the working surface 33a of the pusher member 33 is the storage wall portion. The posture of the pusher member 33 can be regulated in such a manner that the pusher member 33 is always parallel to the storage surface 31a of the 31, so that the occurrence of poor stacking such as banknote jamming can be suppressed in the stacking area S1.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pinion 351 of the pusher member 33 and the rack 352 of the storage bottom portion 30 </ b> B mesh with each other so that the action surface 33 a of the pusher member 33 is always parallel to the storage surface 31 a of the storage wall portion 31. However, in the present invention, if the posture of the pusher member can be regulated in such a manner that the working surface of the pusher member is always parallel to the storage surface of the storage wall portion, Various configurations may be employed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the slide member 44 is linked in conjunction with the withdrawal door 43 swinging downward and is slid forward while the withdrawal door 43 is pivoted upward. In the present invention, the slide member is not linked to the movement of the withdrawal door, and slides backward when the withdrawal opening is opened, and the withdrawal opening is closed. If you do, you may slide forward.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 10 Depositing part 11 Depositing path 12 Conveyance distribution mechanism 21 Discrimination part 22 Discriminating part 30 Storage part 30B Storage bottom part 30L Storage left side part 30R Storage right side part 31 Storage wall part 31a Storage surface 32 Push part 33 Pusher member 331 Left side pusher Part 332 right pusher part 333 pusher rod 33a working surface 33b notch part 351 pinion 352 rack 40 dispensing safe 41 withdrawal opening 42 guide part 43 withdrawal door 44 slide member 50 withdrawal lock part 60 locking mechanism part S1 accumulation area S2 storage area

Claims (1)

When a banknote is inserted into a depositing section provided in the apparatus main body, a banknote having a predetermined condition is stored in the corresponding storage section. On the other hand, if a withdrawal instruction is given, the corresponding storage section A banknote processing apparatus that transports the sent banknotes to a dispensing safe and discharges them from a dispensing port provided in the dispensing safe,
The withdrawal box collects banknotes stored in each storage unit when a collection instruction is given, and is detachably provided in the apparatus main body, and a withdrawal door that opens and closes the withdrawal opening; In a normal state, the withdrawal door is in a locked state that restricts movement in the opening direction, while in the unlocking state, the withdrawal door is in an unlocked state that allows the withdrawal door to move in the opening direction. With a locking part,
When the withdrawal box is attached to the apparatus main body, the lock mechanism unit that normally locks the withdrawal lock unit while unlocking the withdrawal lock unit when a release command is given. A bill processing apparatus comprising:

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