JP6497193B2 - Medium processing apparatus and medium transaction apparatus - Google Patents

Description

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

  Conventionally, in an automatic teller machine used in a financial institution or the like, depending on the contents of a transaction with a customer, for example, the customer deposits cash such as banknotes and coins, and also withdraws cash to the customer. It is popular.

  As an automated teller machine, for example, a banknote deposit / withdrawal port for receiving and receiving banknotes with customers, a discrimination unit for discriminating the denomination and authenticity of inserted banknotes, and temporarily holding inserted banknotes The thing which has a temporary storage part to perform and the banknote cassette which stores a banknote for every money type is proposed.

  This automatic teller machine, in a deposit transaction, when a customer inserts a banknote into a banknote deposit / withdrawal port, the inserted banknote is discriminated by a discrimination section, and a banknote discriminated from a normal banknote is stored in a temporary storage section, The banknotes identified as not to be traded are returned to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port and returned to the customer. Subsequently, when the deposit amount is confirmed by the customer, the automatic teller machine pays out the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit and re-discriminates the denomination by the discrimination unit. Store in the bill cassette.

  As the temporary storage section, for example, a rotating cylindrical drum, a long tape whose one end is fixed to the peripheral side surface of the drum, a reel around which the tape is wound, and a tape traveling along a desired traveling path Some have a plurality of rollers and the like, and a guide for guiding the banknote along the transport path. The temporary storage unit accommodates the banknotes by winding the banknotes together with the tape around the peripheral side surface of the drum, and also pulls out the banknotes from the peripheral side surface so as to be fed out (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In the temporary storage unit, an appropriate tension is applied to the tape between the reel and the drum, thereby causing the tape to travel along a desired travel path between the plurality of rollers. Thereby, in a temporary storage part, a banknote can be advanced along a conveyance path, and a banknote can be appropriately wound around the surrounding side surface of a drum, or can be peeled off.

JP 2008-123093 (FIG. 2)

  By the way, in the temporary storage part of this structure, when a banknote currently conveyed is caught on a guide etc., a banknote may be jammed in a conveyance path. In such a case, the temporary holding unit needs to take out the jammed banknote from the conveyance path by causing the maintenance worker to perform the maintenance work.

  However, in the temporary holding unit, the interval between the guides for guiding the banknotes with the conveyance path interposed therebetween is set to be extremely narrow so that the long side of the banknotes proceeds with the head or the tail. For this reason, in the temporary storage unit, it is considered that the work efficiency of the maintenance work can be significantly improved if one guide facing each other across the transport path can be separated from the other guide.

  In the temporary storage unit, as described above, the tape is caused to travel along a desired travel path by a plurality of rollers, and a part of the tape travels along the transport path. For this reason, at the time of maintenance work, it is desirable to keep part of the tape away from the transport path together with the guide.

  However, in the temporary holding unit, for example, when a part of the tape is moved away from the transport path by moving the roller together with the guide, excessive tension is applied to the tape and the tape is damaged as the tension applied to the tape changes. There is a possibility that the tape may be loosened and the bills may not be pressed against the peripheral side surface of the drum. In such a case, further maintenance work such as repair or replacement of the tape or elimination of the jam of the banknote may be required.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus that can improve the efficiency of maintenance work.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, the drum is configured to be rotatable around a drum rotation axis, a drum for winding a sheet-like medium around the peripheral side surface, and one end in the longitudinal direction are fixed to the peripheral side surface, As the drum rotates, the tape is wound with the medium sandwiched between the peripheral surface, the reel that winds the tape, and the direction of travel of the tape drawn from the reel is bent at a location away from the drum, and the tape is A first roller that is brought close to the tape, and a tape that has been bent by the first roller and traveled along the peripheral side surface is pulled away from the peripheral side surface and is then folded back toward the peripheral side surface, and the folded second portion of the tape and the second portion A second roller that conveys the medium between the first portion folded by one roller and sandwiching the medium between the peripheral surface and the tape; When transporting sandwiched between the first part and the second part, the first guide for guiding the medium from the first part side of the transport path on which the medium should travel and the second roller are supported, The second guide for guiding the medium from the second roller side of the transport path, and the second guide are moved between a guide position close to the first guide and a separation position separated from the first guide. When the second guide is at the guide position and at the separation position, a second guide support portion is provided that makes the distance from the drum rotation shaft to the second roller equal to each other.

  Further, in the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention, it is configured to be able to rotate around a drum rotation axis, and to be configured to be able to rotate around a drum rotation axis, a take-in section that takes in a sheet-like medium to be traded from the outside, A drum for winding the medium around the peripheral side surface, one end in the longitudinal direction is fixed to the peripheral side surface, a tape for winding the medium between the peripheral side surface as the drum rotates, a reel for winding the tape, and a reel The direction of travel of the tape drawn out from the drum is bent at a position away from the drum, and the first roller that brings the tape close to the peripheral surface and the tape that has been bent by the first roller and traveled along the peripheral surface are pulled away from the peripheral surface. Then, it is turned again toward the peripheral side surface, and between the folded second portion of the tape and the first portion folded by the first roller. A second roller for conveying the medium between the body and the peripheral surface, and the medium in the conveyance path where the medium should travel when the medium is conveyed between the first part and the second part of the tape. A first guide that guides the medium from the first portion side, a second guide that supports the second roller and guides the medium from the second roller side of the transport path, and the second guide are close to the first guide. The distance between the drum rotation shaft and the second roller when the second guide is at the guide position and when the second guide is at the separate position. A second guide support portion equivalent to each other is provided.

  In the present invention, when the first guide is in the guide position, a conveyance path is formed between the first guide and the second guide, and the drum is rotated to run the tape, thereby guiding the banknote along the conveyance path. can do. On the other hand, according to the present invention, when the first guide is in the separated position, the gap between the first guide and the second guide is widened to facilitate maintenance work, and the length of the running path of the tape is maintained equal to that in the guide position. Thus, application of excessive tension to the tape or occurrence of slack can be prevented.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the medium processing apparatus and medium transaction apparatus which can improve the work efficiency of a maintenance work are realizable.

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a conveyance part. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of the temporary storage part by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the temporary storage part by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the state which wound the banknote around the drum in 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the state which rotated the upper side guide and the top guide in 1st Embodiment. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows arrangement | positioning of each tape running system in a temporary storage part. It is an approximate line figure showing the running route of each tape in each tape running system. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of the temporary storage part by 2nd Embodiment. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of the operation knob by 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the temporary storage part by 2nd Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the state which rotated the upper guide and the top guide in 2nd Embodiment. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of the operation knob by other embodiment.

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

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Structure of automatic teller machine and banknote depositing and dispensing machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured around a box-shaped housing 2, and is installed in, for example, a financial institution or the like (ie, a customer of a financial institution). With this, transactions related to cash such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing are conducted.

  The housing 2 is provided with a customer-facing unit 3 at a location where it is easy to insert bills or operate with a touch panel while the customer faces the front side. The customer reception unit 3 directly exchanges cash and cards, for example, with the customer, and is also configured to receive information about transactions and accept operational instructions. The card entry / exit port 4, the deposit / withdrawal port 5, An operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing port 8 are provided.

  The card entry / exit 4 is a portion into which various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card slot 4. At the deposit / withdrawal port 5, a bill to be deposited by the customer is inserted and a bill to be dispensed to the customer is discharged. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving a shutter. Incidentally, the banknote is formed in a paper sheet shape by, for example, rectangular paper.

  The operation display unit 6 is a touch panel in which an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of a transaction and a touch sensor for inputting a transaction type, a password, a transaction amount, and the like are integrated. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used when an input operation such as a password or transaction amount is performed. The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed at the end of transaction processing. Incidentally, a receipt processing unit (not shown) for printing transaction contents and the like on the receipt is provided on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8.

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

  In the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the entire automatic teller machine 1, a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes, and the like are provided. The main control unit 9 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, etc. (not shown), thereby performing deposit processing and output. Various processing such as gold processing is performed. The main control unit 9 has a storage unit including a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and stores various information in the storage unit.

  As shown in a side view of FIG. 2, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 includes a plurality of portions that perform various processes relating to banknotes as a medium. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is roughly divided into an upper block 10U that occupies an upper part of the vertical center and a lower block 10L that occupies the lower part.

  The upper block 10U includes a banknote control unit 11 that performs overall control, a deposit / withdrawal unit 12 that exchanges banknotes with customers, a transport unit 13 that transports banknotes to each unit, a discrimination unit 14 that distinguishes banknotes, and banknotes. A temporary storage unit 15 is provided for temporary storage.

  The banknote control unit 11 is configured around a CPU (not shown) as in the case of the main control unit 9, and determines a banknote transport destination by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM or flash memory (not shown). Various processes such as a process and a process for controlling the operation of each unit are performed. Moreover, the banknote control part 11 has a memory | storage part which consists of RAM, flash memory, etc. inside, and memorize | stores various information in this memory | storage part.

  The deposit / withdrawal part 12 is located in the front upper part in the upper block 10U. The deposit / withdrawal unit 12 has a container 12A for accommodating a banknote received from a user and a banknote to be delivered to the user, and the upper part thereof can be opened and closed by a shutter 12B. In the container 12A, a plurality of banknotes are stored in a state of being stacked with the paper surface directed in the front-rear direction. The deposit / withdrawal unit 12 separates the banknotes in the container 12A one by one and delivers them to the transport unit 13, and discharges and collects the banknotes received from the transport unit 13 into the container 12A.

  The transport unit 13 is positioned at the lower end portion in the upper block 10U, that is, so as to traverse the vertical center of the entire bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 in the front-rear direction, and is generally thin in the vertical direction and elongated in the front-rear direction. It has become. In this conveyance part 13, the conveyance guide which guides a banknote, many rotating rollers, etc. are arrange | positioned suitably, and the straight line which mainly conveys the short side of a banknote to a front-back direction along a advancing direction. A shaped conveyance path is formed.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 3, the transport unit 13 is roughly divided into a temporary hold switching unit 20 disposed near the center, and a front transport disposed on the front side and the rear side of the temporary hold switch unit 20, respectively. The unit 21 and the rear conveyance unit 22 are configured. Based on the control of the banknote control unit 11, the temporary storage switching unit 20 switches the banknote transport path so that the banknotes are transported among the front transport unit 21, the rear transport unit 22, and the temporary storage unit 15.

  In addition to the temporary hold switching unit 20, a plurality of switching units are arranged in the transport unit 13. Each switching unit is configured by a rotatable blade (indicated by a triangle in the drawing) and a plurality of rotatable rollers (indicated by a circle in the drawing) disposed around the switching blade. According to the control of the banknote control unit 11, the switching unit changes the blade tilt direction according to the transport destination of each banknote and rotates each roller in a predetermined rotation direction to appropriately switch the banknote transport direction. Transport to desired transport destination.

  In the front transport unit 21, the reject switching unit 24, the discrimination unit 14, and the switching unit 25 are arranged in series from the front, and these are connected by a relatively short transport short path, respectively. A substantially straight front conveyance path 21Y along the front-rear direction is formed. The reject switching unit 24 and the switching unit 25 are configured to appropriately switch the banknote transport path based on the control of the banknote control unit 11.

  In the rear conveyance unit 22, switching units 27, 28, and 29 are arranged in series in order from the rear, and like the front conveyance unit 21, these are connected by a relatively short conveyance short path, respectively. Thus, a generally straight rear transport path 22Y is formed along the front-rear direction as a whole. The switching units 27 to 29 are configured to appropriately switch the conveyance path of banknotes based on the control of the banknote control unit 11. Moreover, the front conveyance part 21 and the back conveyance part 22 can each store about several banknotes in a conveyance path.

  The discrimination unit 14 is incorporated in the front transport unit 21 and is positioned between the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 and the temporary hold switching unit 20 on the banknote transport path. The discrimination unit 14 incorporates a plurality of types of sensors such as a thickness sensor, an image sensor, and a magnetic sensor, and indicates the denomination, authenticity, correctness (whether or not it is damaged), etc., of the bills being conveyed. It recognizes and sends the recognition result to the banknote control part 11.

  The temporary storage unit 15 (FIG. 2) employs a so-called tape escrow method, and stores the banknotes by winding the banknotes together with the tape on the peripheral side surface of the cylindrical drum, and pulls the tape from the peripheral side surface. The banknotes are fed out by peeling (details will be described later).

  The lower block 10L is covered with a strong safe casing 10S on all peripheral sides thereof. Inside the safe case 10S, five bill storage boxes 16 (16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, and 16E) and a reject box 17 are provided from the rear side to the front side. Incidentally, the banknote storage 16 and the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 17 are comprised so that attachment or detachment with respect to the safe housing | casing 10S is possible.

  Each banknote storage 16 is configured in the same manner, and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction and has a space for accumulating and storing banknotes therein. Each banknote storage 16 is preset with a denomination of banknotes to be stored. The banknote storage 16 is transported by the transport unit 13 according to the denomination of the banknotes determined by the discrimination unit 14 and the banknote control unit 11 that the degree of damage is small and can be reused. The banknotes are collected and stored inside. In addition, when the banknote storage 16 receives an instruction to feed out banknotes from the banknote control unit 11, the banknotes are separated and fed one by one and delivered to the transport unit 13.

  The reject box 17 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction, and has a space for accumulating and storing banknotes therein. When the banknote (so-called reject banknote), which has been determined that the degree of damage should not be reused by the discrimination unit 14 and the banknote control unit 11, is transferred to the reject box 17 by the transport unit 13. Store inside.

[1-2. Conveyance of banknotes]
Next, the depositing process and the withdrawal process in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 when a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction are performed with a user (a customer of a financial institution) by the automatic teller machine 1 will be described. . Of these, the depositing process will be described separately in the preceding deposit counting process and the subsequent deposit storing process.

[1-2-1. Deposit counting process]
The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs a depositing counting process of counting the number of sheets while discriminating the denominations of the banknotes deposited in advance in the depositing process based on the control of the banknote control unit 11, and A deposit storage process is carried out for transporting to the storage location and storing.

  Specifically, for example, when the banknote control unit 11 receives an operation input for starting the deposit process via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1) by the customer, the bill control unit 11 starts the deposit counting process and the shutter 12 </ b> B of the deposit / withdrawal unit 12. Is opened and bills are inserted into the container 12A. Next, when the banknote control part 11 receives the operation input which starts taking in of a banknote via the operation display part 6, closes the shutter 12B, takes in the banknote in the container 12A one by one, and takes in, and a conveyance part Sequentially delivered to 13.

  The transport unit 13 sequentially transports the banknotes received from the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 to the rear by the reject switching unit 24 and the front transport unit 21, and advances the bills rearward along the front transport path 21Y. Sequentially distinguish and sequentially deliver to the temporary hold switching unit 20 on the rear side. At this time, the discrimination unit 14 sends the obtained discrimination result to the banknote control unit 11.

  The banknote control unit 11 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each banknote based on the acquired discrimination result. Next, when the banknote control unit 11 recognizes each banknote as a normal banknote, the banknote control unit 11 determines that the banknote is a deposit-accepted banknote that can continue the subsequent processing. It is determined that the money is to be rejected. Further, the banknote control unit 11 finally sets the banknote storage 16 for each denomination for normal and reusable banknotes, and the reject bank 17 for reject banknotes with a large degree of damage. Is determined as an appropriate transport destination.

  Subsequently, the banknote control unit 11 switches the banknote transport destination by the temporary hold switching unit 20 in accordance with the determination result of the banknote delivered from the front transport unit 21 to the temporary hold switching unit 20. Thereby, if the banknote is a deposit receipt banknote, the temporary hold switching part 20 will convey to the temporary storage part 15 and make it accommodate. Moreover, if a banknote is a deposit | rejection rejection banknote, the temporary holding | maintenance switching part 20 will be advanced into the back conveyance part 22, and will be stored in the back conveyance path 22Y.

  Eventually, when the banknote control unit 11 finishes taking in all the banknotes from the container 12A of the deposit / withdrawal unit 12, if the deposited reject banknotes are stored in the rear conveyance path 22Y of the rear conveyance unit 22, this is returned to the customer. To do. Thereby, the banknote control part 11 conveys a banknote to the deposit / withdrawal part 12 via the front conveyance part 21, returns it to a customer, confirms the state of a banknote, and makes it throw in again as needed.

  On the other hand, the banknote control unit 11 completes the deposit counting process if no deposit reject banknote is stored in the rear conveyance path 22Y of the rear conveyance unit 22. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 calculates the deposit amount based on the total result of the denomination and the number of the banknotes taken in from the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 and displays a predetermined operation instruction screen on the operation display unit 6. The amount of money is presented to the customer and the customer is allowed to select whether or not to continue the deposit process.

  Here, the banknote control part 11 conveys all the banknotes hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 15 to the money_receiving / payment part 12 by the conveyance part 13, when cancellation of a money_receiving | payment process is instruct | indicated by the customer, and it is in container 12A. It is stored and then returned to the customer by opening the shutter 12B.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 stores the banknote deposited by the customer in the temporary storage unit 15 in the deposit counting process.

[1-2-2. Deposit storage processing]
The banknote control part 11 starts a money_receiving | payment accommodation process, when the continuation of a money_receiving | payment process is instruct | indicated by the customer. Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 first starts an operation process in the temporary storage unit 15, and sequentially feeds out stored banknotes (payment acceptance banknotes) and delivers them to the temporary storage switching unit 20.

  At this time, the banknote control part 11 switches the conveyance path | route of the banknote by the temporary storage switching part 20 according to the conveyance destination for every banknote determined in the payment counting process. Specifically, if the banknote transport destination is the reject box 17 or the banknote storage box 16E, the temporary hold switching unit 20 delivers the banknote to the downstream front transport unit 21. Moreover, if the conveyance destination of a banknote is banknote storage 16A-16D, the temporary holding | maintenance switching part 20 will deliver the said banknote to the downstream rear conveyance part 22. FIG.

  Furthermore, the banknote control part 11 conveys the said banknote to the said conveyance destination, and each accommodates it by controlling suitably each switching part of the front conveyance part 21 and the back conveyance part 22 according to the conveyance destination of each banknote. Thereby, the banknote control part 11 can classify | categorize the normal banknote which should be reused for every money type, can be accommodated in each banknote storage 16, and can also store the reject banknote which should not be reused in the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 17.

  Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 transports and stores the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 to the banknote storage 16 or the reject storage 17 in the deposit storage process.

[1-2-3. Withdrawal processing]
In the withdrawal process, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 performs a withdrawal process for dispensing a denomination and the number of banknotes according to the designated amount based on the control of the banknote control unit 11. Below, the case where the banknote accommodated in banknote storage 16A-16D is withdrawn is demonstrated to an example.

  The banknote control unit 11 receives a predetermined operation input including a withdrawal amount from the customer via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), and determines the denomination and the number of banknotes according to the withdrawal amount. Subsequently, the banknote control unit 11 sequentially feeds out banknotes stored in each banknote storage 16 according to the determined denomination and number, and sequentially delivers them to the transport unit 13.

  The conveyance part 13 discriminate | determines the running state of the banknote which advances the inside of the front conveyance part 21 ahead by the discrimination part 14, and sends the discrimination result to the banknote control part 11 (FIG. 2). The banknote control unit 11 switches the reject switching unit 24 according to the running state of the banknote, and proceeds to the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 if there is no problem in the running state, and rejects if there is a problem in the transport state such as multi-feed. It advances to the store | warehouse | chamber 17 and each banknote is accommodated. Eventually, when the banknote control unit 11 finishes releasing all the banknotes corresponding to the withdrawal amount into the container 12A of the depositing and dispensing unit 12, the shutter 12B is opened and the customer takes out the banknotes.

[1-3. Temporary Hold Configuration]
Next, the configuration of the temporary holding unit 15 will be described. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 4 and the left side view of FIG. Incidentally, FIG. 5 schematically shows the temporary storage unit 15, and some components are transparent or omitted for convenience of explanation.

  The frame 30 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and a front hole portion 30HF is formed on the front side of the frame 30 over almost the entire range of the front surface of the frame 30. In addition, an operation hole portion 30HL formed of a relatively large round hole is formed at the center of the left and right sides 30L of the frame 30 in the front, rear, left and right. An operation knob 31 is incorporated in the operation hole 30HL.

  The operation knob 31 is formed in a disc shape as a whole, and its left side surface is positioned on the back side (that is, the right side) of the left side surface 30L of the frame 30. The left side surface of the operation knob 31 is dug in the right direction while leaving the outer peripheral portion. In addition, a protruding portion 31A that protrudes to the same height as the outer peripheral portion is formed on the inner side portion of the left side surface of the operation knob 31 so as to extend along the diameter direction.

[1-3-1. Configuration of drum and guide]
A cylindrical drum 32 (FIG. 5) is provided near the center in the frame 30 with the central axis directed in the left-right direction. The drum 32 receives a driving force from a motor (not shown), so that the drum rotation shaft 32X along the left-right direction is the center of rotation, and the arrow R1 is the clockwise direction R1 in the drawing or the opposite direction R2. Rotate in the direction. Incidentally, the drum rotating shaft 32X is rotatably supported with respect to the frame 30 by a support member (not shown).

  Further, as will be described later, when a bill BL is wound around the peripheral side surface 32S of the drum 32, a winding layer 32W is formed on the outer side of the peripheral side surface 32S as shown by hatching in FIG. It is formed. At this time, the drum 32 has an enlarged apparent radius, that is, a radius including the wound banknote, as compared with a state where the banknote BL is not wound (FIG. 5). Hereinafter, the apparent peripheral side surface of the drum 32, that is, the outermost peripheral surface of the wound banknote is referred to as a wound peripheral side surface 32WS. Incidentally, in the drum 32, when the banknote BL is not wound around the peripheral side surface 32S, the wound peripheral side surface 32WS coincides with the peripheral side surface 32S.

  The drum 32 is interlocked with the operation knob 31 (FIG. 4) by a gear (not shown). For this reason, in the temporary storage unit 15, for example, when maintenance work is performed, the drum 32 can be manually rotated when the operation knob 31 is rotated manually by a maintenance worker.

  Around the drum 32 in the frame 30, a fixed guide 33, a movable guide 34, an upper guide 35, and a top guide 36 are provided as four types of guides for guiding bills.

  The fixed guide 33 as the first guide is located on the lower front side of the drum 32 and is fixed to the frame 30. On the upper side of the fixed guide 33, a lower conveyance guide surface 33S for guiding a bill is formed. The lower conveyance guide surface 33S is formed in a substantially flat plane along the front-rear direction, and inclined surfaces that are inclined obliquely downward are formed in the vicinity of the front end and the rear end, respectively. Incidentally, the fixed guide 33 may be fixed to a part other than the frame 30, for example, a part constituting the transport unit 13, or may be configured integrally with other parts such as a transport guide for guiding the banknote in the transport unit 13. May be.

  The movable guide 34 as the third guide is located behind the fixed guide 33 below the drum 32. The movable guide 34 as a whole is formed in an arc shape substantially opposite to the peripheral side surface 32S of the drum 32, and a guide surface 34S is formed by a plane and a curved surface facing the drum 32 side.

  The movable guide 34 has a transport roller 41 for advancing banknotes, a tape roller 42 as a first roller for running a tape to be described later, and a drum abutment roller 43 that abuts the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32. doing. The transport roller 41, the tape roller 42, and the drum contact roller 43 are all formed in a small columnar shape with the central axis extending in the left-right direction, and are rotatably supported by the movable guide 34. The conveying roller 41 is configured to rotate in the direction of the arrow R1 or the opposite direction of the arrow R2 when a driving force is transmitted from a motor (not shown). The tape roller 42 and the drum contact roller 43 are configured to rotate smoothly when a driving force is transmitted from other members in contact therewith.

  Further, the movable guide 34 is rotatably supported by the fixed guide 33 via the rotation shaft 45, and the guide surface 34 </ b> S is substantially connected to the lower conveyance guide surface 33 </ b> S of the fixed guide 33. For this reason, the movable guide 34 can rotate in the arrow S1 direction or the arrow S2 direction about the rotation shaft 45 as the rotation center. In addition, the movable guide 34 is urged in the direction of arrow S1 by a spring (not shown). For this reason, the movable guide 34 is urged in the direction of the arrow S1 by the action of the spring, so that the drum contact roller 43 is always in contact with the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32.

  That is, the movable guide 34 rotates most in the direction of the arrow S1 as shown in FIG. 5 when no bill is wound around the peripheral side surface 32S of the drum 32. Further, as the bill is wound around the peripheral side surface 32S of the drum 32 and the apparent radius increases, the movable guide 34 rotates in the arrow S2 direction as shown in FIG. In other words, the movable guide 34 rotates in the arrow S1 direction or the arrow S2 direction so as to follow the change in the apparent radius of the drum 32.

  The upper guide 35 as the second guide is located above the fixed guide 33 and is roughly composed of a conveyance guide portion 51, a banknote guide portion 52 and a side plate portion 53. The conveyance guide unit 51 is formed in a plate shape along the front-rear direction, and an upper conveyance guide surface 51S for guiding a bill is formed on the lower surface thereof. The upper conveyance guide surface 51S is formed in a substantially flat plane facing the lower conveyance guide surface 33S, and inclined surfaces that are inclined obliquely upward are formed in the vicinity of the front end and the rear end, respectively.

  The upper guide 35 is adjusted so that a relatively narrow gap (for example, about 5 mm) is formed between the lower conveyance guide surface 33S of the fixed guide 33 and the upper conveyance guide surface 51S. For this reason, the temporary storage part 15 can form the conveyance path 15Y for conveying the banknote BL substantially along the front-back direction between the lower conveyance guide surface 33S and the upper conveyance guide surface 51S.

  The wound banknote guide 52 is formed in a plate shape substantially along the vertical direction, and its lower end is connected to the rear end of the transport guide 51. A winding guide surface 52 </ b> S, which is the rear surface of the winding banknote guide 52, is curved in an arc shape around the drum rotation shaft 32 </ b> X of the drum 32. The winding guide surface 52S is sufficient between the winding peripheral side surface 32WS in a state (FIG. 6) in which the maximum number (for example, 200) of bills BL that can be wound around the peripheral side surface 32S of the drum 32 is wound. The position is adjusted appropriately so that a gap can be formed.

  The side plate portions 53 are provided at both left and right ends of the conveyance guide portion 51 and the wound banknote guide portion 52, and a part thereof extends to the upper side of the conveyance guide portion 51 and the front side of the wound banknote guide portion 52. . In the vicinity of the upper end of each side plate portion 53, an interlocking hole 53H is formed. The interlocking hole 53H is a long hole that penetrates the side plate portion 53 in the left-right direction, and is formed along an oblique direction connecting the rear upper side and the front lower side.

  The upper guide 35 is provided with a transport roller 55 for transporting banknotes and a tape roller 56 for running a tape described later. The transport roller 55 is formed in a small cylindrical shape with the central axis extending in the left-right direction, and the lower end vicinity thereof is in contact with the upper end vicinity of the transport roller 41 on the transport path 15Y. Further, the transport roller 55 is configured to be able to swing in the vertical direction by a swinging member (not shown) and is biased downward.

  For this reason, when the banknote BL has been transported on the transport path 15Y, the transport roller 55 sandwiches the banknote BL between the transport roller 41 and transmits the rotational driving force of the transport roller 41 to the banknote BL. Thus, the banknote BL can be advanced forward or backward, that is, conveyed along the conveyance path 15Y.

  The tape roller 56 as the second roller is formed in a small cylindrical shape with the central axis extending in the left-right direction, and is supported by the upper guide 35 so as to be freely rotatable. The tape roller 56 rotates smoothly when a driving force is transmitted from another member that comes into contact therewith.

  Further, the upper guide 35 has support arm portions 57 extending from the vicinity of the rear ends of the left and right side plate portions 53 toward the drum rotation shaft 32X of the drum 32, respectively. The support arm portion 57 has a thin plate shape in the left-right direction, and is formed in a fan shape centered on the drum rotation shaft 32X as viewed from the left-right direction. The support arm portion 57 has a drum rotation shaft 32X inserted through a hole portion 57H formed in the vicinity of the rear end, and the entire upper guide 35 is moved in the direction of the arrow R1 or the arrow R2 with the drum rotation shaft 32X as a center. Can be rotated.

  With this configuration, when the upper guide 35 rotates most in the direction of the arrow R1, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper conveyance guide surface 51S is brought close to the lower conveyance guide surface 33S to form a vertically narrow conveyance path 15Y. At the same time, the bill BL is guided to advance along the transport path 15Y. Hereinafter, the position of the upper guide 35 at this time is referred to as a guide position.

  On the other hand, when the upper guide 35 is rotated in the direction of the arrow R2, as shown in FIG. 7 corresponding to FIG. 5, the upper transport guide surface 51S can be largely separated from the lower transport guide surface 33S. Hereinafter, such a position of the upper guide 35 is referred to as a separation position. Incidentally, the upper guide 35 is fixed at the guide position by an engagement mechanism (not shown), and when the engagement is released, the upper guide 35 can be rotated from the guide position.

  The top guide 36 (FIG. 5) as the fourth guide has a shape like an upper half of a cylindrical member centering on the drum rotation shaft 32X as a whole, and the front side from the rear side of the drum 32 to the front side. The drum 32 is arranged so as to cover the wide range. That is, the top guide 36 covers a portion of the wound peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32 that is not covered by the movable guide 34 and the upper guide 35 (hereinafter also referred to as a guide remaining portion). The top guide 36 is positioned so that the inner circumferential surface thereof, that is, the winding guide surface 36S facing the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32 is substantially continuous with the winding guide surface 52S of the upper guide 35. And the shape has been adjusted.

  In the vicinity of the rear end of the top guide 36, a rotation shaft 61 is provided along the left-right direction. The rotation shaft 61 is rotatably supported by the frame 30. As a result, the top guide 36 can rotate in the direction of the arrow T1 or the opposite direction of the arrow T2 with the rotation shaft 61 as the rotation center.

  For example, when the top guide 36 rotates most in the direction of the arrow T1, the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32 is aligned with the center of the arc of the winding guide surface 36S aligned with the drum rotation shaft 32X, as shown in FIG. A relatively narrow gap is formed between the two. At this time, the top guide 36 makes the front end of the winding guide surface 36S substantially continuous with the upper end of the winding guide surface 52S of the upper guide 35, and the vicinity of the rear end of the winding guide surface 36S and the guide surface of the movable guide 34. Cross the vicinity of the upper end of 34S. Thereby, the top guide 36 can cover the upper half of the drum 32 (that is, the remaining guide) along the winding peripheral side surface 32WS. Hereinafter, the state of the top guide 36 at this time is referred to as a closed state.

  Incidentally, the movable guide 34 is designed to maintain the state in which the guide surface 34S intersects the winding guide surface 36S of the top guide 36 even when the movable guide 34 rotates according to the change in the apparent radius of the drum 32. (FIGS. 5 and 6).

  On the other hand, when the top guide 36 is rotated in the arrow T2 direction from the closed state, as shown in FIG. 7, the interval between the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32 and the winding guide surface 36S is greatly increased. The upper part of the drum 32 (that is, the remaining guide) can be opened. Hereinafter, the state of the top guide 36 at this time is referred to as an open state.

  Further, in the vicinity of the front end of the top guide 36, interlocking shafts 62 each having an elongated cylindrical shape are erected from the left and right side surfaces to the left and right outwards. The interlocking shafts 62 are respectively inserted into interlocking holes 53 </ b> H formed in the left and right side plate portions 53 in the upper guide 35.

  Thereby, in the temporary storage part 15, the rotation operation of the upper guide 35 and the rotation operation of the top guide 36 can be interlocked with each other. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the temporary storage unit 15 closes the top guide 36 when the upper guide 35 is in the guide position. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the temporary storage unit 15 rotates the top guide 36 from the closed state in the direction of the arrow T2 when the upper guide 35 is rotated from the guide position in the direction of the arrow R2 and reaches the separation position. Transition to the open state.

  Incidentally, the connecting portion of the fixed guide 33 and the movable guide 34, the connecting portion of the movable guide 34 and the top guide 36, and the connecting portion of the top guide 36 and the upper guide 35 are cut out in a comb shape along the left-right direction, respectively. A meshing portion is formed. In each connection portion, by engaging the respective meshing portions with each other, it is possible to form a guide surface that is continuously connected along the direction in which the bill BL advances, and to smoothly guide the bill BL. Each guide is appropriately formed with a notch or a hole for avoiding interference with each roller or a tape described later.

As described above, in the temporary storage unit 15, four types of guides (the fixed guide 33, the movable guide 34, the upper guide 35, and the top guide 36) are arranged so as to surround the drum 32, and the upper guide 35 and the top guide 36 are further disposed. Can be rotated while interlocking with each other.

[1-3-2. Configuration of tape running system]
In the meantime, as shown in the schematic perspective view of FIG. 8, a temporary main tape traveling system 70 is provided at substantially the center in the left-right direction, and the auxiliary tape traveling system is provided on both right and left outer sides. 80 are provided.

  As shown in a schematic side view in FIG. 9A, in the main tape traveling system 70, an English character “S” is defined between the reel 71 disposed on the lower rear side of the drum 32 and the drum 32. The main tape 72 (shown by a solid line in the drawing) is caused to run as shown in FIG.

  The reel 71 is configured in a so-called pincushion shape, and its central axis is aligned in the left-right direction. One end of the main tape 72 is fixed to the peripheral side surface of the reel 71, and the main tape 72 is wound around the reel 71. Incidentally, the other end of the main tape 72 is fixed to the peripheral side surface 32 </ b> S of the drum 32.

  The reel 71 rotates in the direction of winding the main tape 72 when a driving force is transmitted from a motor (not shown), or rotates in the opposite direction as the main tape 72 is pulled out. Incidentally, when the drum 32 is rotated by an operation through the operation knob 31 of a maintenance worker or the like, the reel 71 is rotated by a driving force transmitted from the operation knob 31 by a gear or the like (not shown).

  The main tape 72 is made of, for example, a soft and highly transparent resin material, and is formed in a thin and thin film shape. As shown by a solid line in FIG. 9A, when the main tape 72 is pulled forward and obliquely downward from the reel 71, the main tape 72 abuts against the roller 73 and advances forward, and the subsequent roller 74 folds backward and obliquely upward. Further, the advancing direction is bent backward by the tape roller 42 and reaches the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32. At this time, the main tape 72 travels slightly along the transport path 15Y slightly below the transport path 15Y from when it abuts on the tape roller 42 until it reaches the winding peripheral side surface 32WS. Hereinafter, this portion of the main tape 72 is referred to as a lower conveyance portion 72CL.

  Further, the main tape 72 is pulled away from the winding peripheral side surface 32WS once in the stage of about 3/4 of the circumference of the drum 32 along the winding peripheral side surface 32WS, and is moved backward by the tape roller 56. It is folded back, reaches the winding peripheral side surface 32WS again, and is wound around the drum 32. At this time, the main tape 72 travels slightly along the transport path 15Y on the slightly upper side of the transport path 15Y from when it is folded back by the tape roller 56 until it reaches the winding peripheral side surface 32WS. Hereinafter, of this portion of the main tape 72, a portion mainly facing the lower transport portion 72CL is referred to as an upper transport portion 72CU.

  Thus, in the main tape traveling system 70, in the vicinity of the location where the main tape 72 reaches the winding peripheral side surface 32WS, the transport path 15Y is sandwiched from above and below by the upper transport portion 72CU and the lower transport portion 72CL, and the transport path 15Y. The main tape 72 is advanced along the direction.

  As shown in FIG. 9 (B) corresponding to FIG. 9 (A), the auxiliary tape traveling system 80 has an auxiliary tape 82 (drawn from the reel 81 along a traveling path that is partially different from the main tape traveling system 70 ( (Shown by a solid line in the figure). Incidentally, like the main tape 72, the other end of the auxiliary tape 82 is fixed to the peripheral side surface 32S of the drum 32.

  As with the reel 71, the reel 81 is configured in a bobbin shape with the central axis extending in the left-right direction. One end of the auxiliary tape 82 is fixed to the peripheral side surface of the reel 81, and the auxiliary tape 82 is wound around the reel 81. ing. Incidentally, the reel 81 is arranged on the left side or the right side of the reel 71. When the drum 32 is rotated by an operation via the operation knob 31 of a maintenance worker or the like, the reel 81 receives a driving force from the operation knob 31 by a gear or the like (not shown) like the reel 71. Rotate.

  As with the main tape 72, the auxiliary tape 82 is made of, for example, a soft and highly transparent resin material, and is formed in a thin and thin film shape. Similar to the main tape 72 (shown by a broken line in the drawing), the auxiliary tape 82 abuts against the roller 83 and advances forward when it is pulled out from the reel 81 in a diagonally downward direction. Wrapped. Subsequently, the traveling direction of the auxiliary tape 82 is bent backward by the tape roller 42 and reaches the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32 in the vicinity of the rear end of the conveyance path 15Y. Here, unlike the case of the main tape 72, the auxiliary tape 82 is wound around the drum 32 as it is.

  As described above, in the auxiliary tape traveling system 80, the auxiliary tape 82 is brought close to the vicinity of the rear end of the conveyance path 15Y, and the auxiliary tape 82 is wound around the winding peripheral side surface 32WS as it is.

[1-3-3. Storage and delivery of banknotes]
When storing the bills BL, the temporary storage unit 15 (FIG. 5) first rotates the drum 32 in the direction of the arrow R1 based on the control of the bill control unit 11 (FIG. 2) to move the main tape 72 and the auxiliary tape 82. At the same time, the transport roller 41 is rotated in the direction of the arrow R2.

  When the banknote BL is delivered from the temporary hold switching unit 20 (FIG. 3) of the transport unit 13, the temporary storage unit 15 receives the upper transport guide surface 51S of the upper guide 35 and the lower transport guide surface 33S of the fixed guide 33 (FIG. 5). ), The bill BL is advanced backward along the transport path 15Y. At this time, the temporary storage unit 15 further advances the bill BL backward by pinching the bill BL from above and below by the rotating transport roller 41 and the transport roller 55.

  Eventually, the temporary storage unit 15 sandwiches the bill BL from above and below by the upper transport portion 72CU and the lower transport portion 72CL of the main tape 72 that travels backward, and advances backward in this state (FIG. 9). As a result, the temporary storage unit 15 puts the bill BL on the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32 together with the main tape 72 for two rounds, that is, the upper transport portion 72CU as the second portion and the lower transport portion 72CL as the first portion. Can be wound.

  Further, the temporary storage unit 15 winds the banknote BL around the winding peripheral side surface 32WS with the auxiliary tape 82 (FIG. 8) on both the left and right sides of the main tape 72, and presses the left and right side portions of the banknote BL against the winding peripheral side surface 32WS. wear. Thereby, the temporary storage part 15 can wind the banknote BL around the winding surrounding side surface 32WS of the drum 32, and can accommodate the said banknote BL.

  Further, when the banknote BL is fed out, the temporary storage unit 15 first rotates the reels 71 and 81 in the direction of the arrow R2 and the drum 32 in the direction of the arrow R2 based on the control of the banknote control unit 11 (FIG. 2). The main tape 72 and the auxiliary tape 82 are caused to travel in the opposite direction to the storage time, and the transport roller 41 is rotated in the direction of the arrow R1.

  At this time, the temporary storage unit 15 keeps the bill BL from the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32 while the bill BL is sandwiched from above and below by the upper transport portion 72CU and the lower transport portion 72CL of the main tape 72 traveling forward. Peel off and advance forward along the transport path 15Y.

  Subsequently, the temporary storage unit 15 sandwiches the bill BL from above and below by the rotating transport roller 41 and the transport roller 55, thereby further moving the bill BL forward between the upper transport guide surface 51S and the lower transport guide surface 33S. The banknote BL is handed over to the temporary hold switching part 20 (FIG. 3) of the conveyance part 13 eventually. Thereby, the temporary storage part 15 can peel and roll out the banknote BL from the winding surrounding side surface 32WS of the drum 32.

[1-4. Effect]
In the above configuration, the temporary storage unit 15 according to the first embodiment moves to the guide position (FIG. 5) or the separation position (FIG. 7) by rotating the upper guide 35 in the arrow R1 direction or the arrow R2 direction. Can be moved.

  That is, when storing and paying out banknotes, the temporary storage unit 15 places the upper guide 35 at the guide position (FIG. 5) to guide the upper surface side of the banknote BL to be transported by the upper transport guide surface 51S. Then, it can be advanced forward or backward along the conveyance path 15Y. Further, for example, when maintenance work is performed, the temporary storage unit 15 moves the upper guide 35 to the separation position (FIG. 7) so that the upper conveyance guide surface 51 </ b> S of the upper guide 35 and the fixed guide 33 are below. The distance from the conveyance guide surface 33S can be greatly separated.

  In particular, in the temporary storage unit 15, when the bill BL peeled off from the drum 32 has a cut or has a crease, the bill BL has the upper conveyance guide surface 51 </ b> S and the lower conveyance guide surface 33 </ b> S. There is a possibility that clogging may occur at the stage of entering the gap. In this regard, the temporary storage unit 15 can easily allow the maintenance worker to take out the jammed banknote BL by greatly widening the gap between the upper conveyance guide surface 51S and the lower conveyance guide surface 33S during maintenance work.

  Further, the temporary storage unit 15 once pulls the main tape 72 wound around the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32 from the front portion of the winding peripheral side surface 32WS, folds it back by the tape roller 56, and again the winding peripheral side surface 32WS. It was made to drive | work so that it might adjoin to the lower part of (FIG. 9 (A)). Thereby, the temporary storage part 15 can be wound around the drum 32 stably, and can be peeled off, with the banknote BL sandwiched from above and below by the upper transport part 72CU and the lower transport part 72CL of the main tape 72.

  In addition, the temporary storage unit 15 is provided with a support arm portion 57 on the upper guide 35 that supports the tape roller 56, and rotates the upper guide 35 about the drum rotation shaft 32 </ b> X that is the rotation center of the drum 32. (FIGS. 5 and 7). For this reason, when the upper guide 35 rotates between the guide position and the separation position, the temporary storage unit 15 always keeps the distance between the drum rotation shaft 32X and the tape roller 56 constant at any position. The distance from the peripheral side surface 32WS to the tape roller 56 is always kept constant.

  As a result, the temporary storage unit 15 can always keep the travel path length of the main tape 72 substantially constant, and even when the drum 32, the reel 71, etc. are stationary, a substantially constant tension is applied. Can keep. As a result, the temporary storage unit 15 applies excessive tension to the main tape 72 to damage it, or loosens the main tape 72 to the portion wound around the drum 32, and the banknote BL is removed from the winding peripheral side surface 32WS. It can be avoided in advance that the banknote BL cannot be properly clamped by the upper transport portion 72CU and the lower transport portion 72CL.

  The temporary storage unit 15 is configured to be able to rotate the top guide 36 around the rotation shaft 61 (FIGS. 5 and 7). The temporary storage unit 15 covers the upper half of the drum 32 when the top guide 36 is in the closed state, and makes the winding guide surface 36S and the winding guide surface 52S of the upper guide 35 substantially continuous in the vicinity of the front end. In the vicinity of the end, the winding guide surface 36S intersects the vicinity of the rear end of the guide surface 34S of the movable guide 34. Thereby, the temporary storage unit 15 can continuously protect and guide the bill BL wound around the drum 32 in the range from the rear end of the movable guide 34 to the upper end of the upper guide 35.

  In addition, since the temporary holding unit 15 has the rotation shaft 61 formed at a position different from the drum rotation shaft 32X of the drum 32, the front guide portion 15S particularly has the front guide portion 36S when the top guide 36 is in the open state (FIG. 7). The close portion can be largely separated from the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32. Thereby, the temporary storage unit 15 can avoid interference between the upper guide 35 and the top guide 36 that rotate while maintaining the distance from the winding peripheral side surface 32WS with the drum rotation shaft 32X as the rotation center. In other words, when the top guide 36 is in the open state, the temporary holding unit 15 separates the vicinity of the front end from the winding peripheral side surface 32WS and removes it from the rotation trajectory of the upper guide 35. The upper guide 35 can be rotated in the direction of the arrow R2 while maintaining the distance.

  Further, the temporary holding unit 15 is interlocked with each other by inserting the interlocking shaft 62 provided near the front end of the top guide 36 into the interlocking hole 53H formed in the side plate portion 53 of the upper guide 35. I tried to make it. Specifically, the temporary storage unit 15 can close the top guide 36 when the upper guide 35 is positioned at the guide position, and can rotate the upper guide 35 to the separation position when the upper guide 35 is rotated. The top guide 36 can be opened. As a result, the temporary storage unit 15 can cause the maintenance worker to rotate only one of the upper guide 35 and the top guide 36, and can also rotate the other.

  According to the above configuration, the temporary storage unit 15 according to the first embodiment has the upper transport guide surface 51S facing the lower transport guide surface 33S across the transport path 15Y, and is used for folding the main tape 72. The upper guide 35 that supports the tape roller 56 is rotated about the drum rotation shaft 32X. As a result, the temporary storage unit 15 can appropriately transport the banknote BL along the transport path 15Y when the upper guide 35 is at the guide position while keeping the tension applied to the main tape 72 substantially constant, and is at the separation position. Sometimes, the interval between the upper conveyance guide surface 51S and the lower conveyance guide surface 33S can be widened to increase the efficiency of maintenance work.

[2. Second Embodiment]
The automatic teller machine 101 (FIG. 1) by 2nd Embodiment has the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 110 replaced with the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 compared with the automatic teller machine 1 by 1st Embodiment. However, the other points are configured in the same manner. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 (FIG. 2) is different from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment in that it has a temporary holding unit 115 instead of the temporary holding unit 15. Are structured similarly.

  As shown in FIG. 10 corresponding to FIG. 4, the temporary storage unit 115 is configured around a frame 130 that replaces the frame 30. The frame 130 is configured substantially in the same manner as the frame 30, and is formed with a front hole portion 30HF and an operation hole portion 30HL. In addition to this, an operation knob cover 171 for closing the operation hole 30HL is provided on the left side surface 30L of the frame 130, and a cover rotating shaft 130P having an elongated cylindrical shape is erected and further curved in an arc shape. An insertion hole 130HL2 which is a long hole is formed.

  In the operation hole 30HL, as shown in FIG. 11, an operation knob 131 is provided in place of the operation knob 31 (FIG. 4) in the first embodiment. The operation knob 131 includes a thin plate-like portion 131B having a central axis along the left-right direction, and an operation knob 131M provided on the left side surface of the plate-like portion 131B.

  The operation knob 131M as an operation element is erected in the left direction slightly inside the outermost periphery on the left side surface of the plate-like portion 131B, that is, at a position away from the center of the circle in the plate-like portion 131B. . The operation knob 131M is formed in a thin cylindrical shape with the central axis directed in the left-right direction. In other words, the operation knob 131M is rotationally symmetric with respect to its central axis, and its shape does not change even when it is rotated with respect to the central axis. For this reason, even if the position of the operation knob 131M in the operation hole 30HL is changed by the rotation of the operation knob 131, the outer shape of the operation knob 131M is not changed.

  The left end of the operation knob 131M is located on the right side of the left side surface 30L of the frame 30, and is accommodated in the operation hole 30HL. Incidentally, the diameter and the length in the left-right direction of the operation knob 131M are large enough to be gripped by a maintenance worker's fingertips, for example. When the operation knob 131 is rotated by a maintenance worker through the operation knob 131M, the operation knob 131 transmits a driving force through a gear or the like (not shown) to rotate the drum 32 and the reels 71 and 81 in predetermined directions.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12 corresponding to FIG. 5, the temporary holding unit 115 has a top guide 136 that replaces the top guide 36 (FIG. 5). The top guide 136 is different from the top guide 36 in that the cover interlocking shaft 163 is erected on the left side surface, but is otherwise configured in the same manner.

  The cover interlocking shaft 163 is formed in an elongated cylindrical shape with the central axis directed in the left-right direction, and is inserted into the insertion hole 130HL2 (FIG. 10) of the frame 130, so that the left end is more than the left side surface 30L of the frame 130. It protrudes to the left (ie outside). When the top guide 136 is rotated about the rotation shaft 61, the cover interlocking shaft 163 is rotated integrally with the top guide 136 so that the inside of the insertion hole 130HL2 (FIG. 10) has an arc shape. Will move.

  The operation knob cover 171 (FIG. 12) is formed in a thin plate shape in the left-right direction, and has a shape in which a circle and a trapezoid are joined as a whole. Of these, the circular portion has a diameter larger than that of the operation hole 30HL (FIG. 10), and can cover the operation hole 30HL and the operation knob 131 (FIG. 11). The trapezoidal portion is provided with a shaft hole 172 made of a round hole and an interlocking hole 173 made of a long hole.

  The cover rotation shaft 130 </ b> P of the frame 130 is inserted through the shaft hole 172. Thereby, the operation knob cover 171 can be rotated in the arrow U1 direction or the arrow U2 direction with the cover rotation shaft 130P as the rotation center. Further, the cover interlocking shaft 163 of the top guide 136 is inserted into the interlocking hole 173.

  With this configuration, when the top guide 136 is in the closed state, that is, when the upper guide 35 is in the guide position, the temporary holding portion 115 is operated by the operation knob cover 171 and the operation hole 30HL and the operation knob 131 as shown in FIG. Cover. As a result, the temporary storage unit 115 may be injured by a caregiver inadvertently touching the operation knob 131 when the operation of the drum 32 is rotating during the operation of storing or feeding out the bill BL, for example. Can be prevented in advance.

  On the other hand, the temporary storage unit 115 rotates the operation knob cover 171 in the arrow U2 direction by the movement of the cover interlocking shaft 163 when the top guide 136 transitions to the open state, that is, when the upper guide 35 is moved to the separation position. To go. As a result, when the top guide 136 is opened, the temporary holding unit 115 exposes the operation hole 30HL and the operation knob 131 as shown in FIG. 13 corresponding to FIG. 131 can be operated.

  Further, the operation knob 131 is provided with a columnar operation knob 131M. For this reason, the temporary storage unit 115 causes the maintenance worker to grip the operation knob 131M with a fingertip or the like, and moves the fingertip so as to go around the center of the plate-like portion 131B. Can be rotated.

  Thereby, the temporary storage unit 115, for example, when the jam occurs in a state where a large number of banknotes BL such as one hundred or more are stored, etc., the drum 32 or the like without causing the maintenance worker to move the operation knob 131M. By rotating continuously, a large number of banknotes BL can be taken out efficiently.

  Further, the temporary storage unit 115 rotates the operation knob cover 171 in conjunction with the opening and closing of the top guide 136. For this reason, when the maintenance work is performed, the temporary holding unit 115 causes the maintenance worker to rotate the upper guide 35 from the guide position to the separation position, and causes the top guide 136 to transition to the open state and expose the operation knob 131. And the time and effort of operation can be minimized.

  By the way, in the temporary storage part 115, the main tape 72 or the auxiliary tape 82 is not hung around neither the conveyance roller 41 nor the conveyance roller 55 facing this (FIG. 12). Further, as described above, the conveying roller 41 is rotated by a driving force transmitted from a motor (not shown). Therefore, when the driving force is not transmitted from the motor, for example, when the power is turned off, the conveying roller 41 is stopped. Try to maintain.

Here, when the maintenance worker rotates the operation knob 131 in a predetermined direction to pay out bills in the temporary storage unit 115, that is, the drum 32 is rotated in the arrow R2 direction, and the reels 71 and 81 are rotated in the arrow R2 direction. Assume that the main tape 72 or the auxiliary tape 82 is wound up. At this time, in the temporary storage unit 115, if the transport rollers 55 and 41 are in contact with each other (FIG. 12), the bills peeled off from the peripheral side surface of the drum 32 are clogged at the contact positions of the transport rollers 55 and 41. There is a risk that.

  In this respect, in the temporary storage unit 115, as shown in FIG. 13, only when the upper guide 35 is in the separated position, the transport roller 55 is separated from the transport roller 41, and the top guide 136 is in the open state. The operation knob cover 171 is rotated to allow the operation of the operation knob 131. In other words, in the temporary storage unit 115, the transport roller 55 is always separated from the transport roller 41 when the operation knob 131 is rotated by a maintenance worker or the like.

  For this reason, in the temporary storage unit 115, the operation knob 131 is rotated by the operation of a maintenance worker or the like, the drum 32 and the like are rotated, and the bills fed out are not clogged at the position of the transport roller 41, and the fixed guide 33 and It can stay on the upper side of the movable guide 34 and can be easily taken out later.

  In addition, the temporary storage unit 115 can achieve the same effects as the temporary storage unit 15 according to the first embodiment in other respects.

  According to the above configuration, the temporary holding unit 115 according to the second embodiment covers the operation hole 30HL and the operation knob 131 with the operation knob cover 171 and interlocks with the rotation of the upper guide 35 and the top guide 136. The operation knob cover 171 is rotated. Accordingly, the temporary storage unit 115 can prevent the maintenance worker from inadvertently touching the operation knob 131 during the operation of storing and feeding out the bill BL, and injuring the operation knob 131, and can expose the operation knob 131 during the maintenance operation. Can be operated by maintenance workers.

[3. Other Embodiments]
In the first embodiment described above, the upper arm 35 is provided with the support arm portion 57, and the drum rotation shaft 32X, which is the rotation center of the drum 32, is used as the rotation center. The case where the upper guide 35 is rotated with respect to FIG. 7) has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an arc-shaped groove centered on the drum rotation shaft 32X is formed on the inner surface of the frame 30, and the moving shaft provided on the upper guide 35 is slid in the groove. The upper guide 35 may be moved. In short, it is sufficient that the upper guide 35 can be moved while the distance from the winding peripheral side surface 32WS to the tape roller 56 is maintained. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Alternatively, the upper guide 35 may be moved along other various movement paths, for example, the upper guide 35 is linearly moved between the guide position and the separation position. In this case, the point is that the distance from the winding peripheral side surface 32WS to the tape roller 56 is equal to each other at least when the upper guide 35 is located at the guide position and the separation position, and the upper guide 35 is at the guide position and the separation position. In the case of being positioned between them, it is only necessary to prevent the main tape 72 from being excessively tensioned and not to be separated from the case of being positioned in the guide position. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the upper guide 35 and the top guide 36 are interlocked with each other by inserting the interlocking shaft 62 of the top guide 36 through the interlocking hole 53H of the upper guide 35 has been described ( 5 and 7). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper guide 35 and the top guide 36 may be independently rotated by omitting the interlocking hole 53H and the interlocking shaft 62, for example. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the pivot shaft 61 provided on the top guide 36 is rotatably held by the frame 30, and the top guide 36 is pivoted to close or open. The case of transition to is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a linear or curved groove is formed in the frame 30 and the top guide 36 is moved linearly or curved along the groove to be in a closed state or an open state. You may make it transition. In short, the top guide 36 may be changed to a closed state or an open state by various known moving mechanisms, rotating mechanisms, or combinations thereof. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, by rotating the entire top guide 36, interference with the upper guide 35 is avoided when the upper guide 35 moves (rotates) to a position other than the guide position. The case of letting it was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the top guide 36 may be divided into two parts in the front-rear direction, and only the front portion thereof may be rotated to avoid interference with the upper guide 35. In short, when the upper guide 35 moves (rotates) to a position other than the guide position while maintaining the distance from the winding peripheral side surface 32WS to the tape roller 56, at least a part of the top guide 36 is connected to the upper guide 35. What is necessary is just to be able to retreat to the position which does not interfere. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the top guide 36 covers the upper portion of the drum 32 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the top guide 36 may be omitted from the temporary storage unit 15. In the second embodiment, the top guide 136 may be omitted, and a cover interlocking shaft instead of the cover interlocking shaft 163 may be provided in the upper guide 35.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the movable guide 34 is rotated so as to follow the winding peripheral side surface 32WS of the drum 32 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the movable guide 34, a fixed guide may be provided. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the temporary holding unit 15 is provided with one main tape traveling system 70 and two auxiliary tape traveling systems 80 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, two or more main tape running systems 70 may be provided in the temporary storage unit 15, and one or less or three or more auxiliary tape running systems 80 may be provided. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, in the above-described second embodiment, the case where the operation knob 131 is provided with the small columnar operation knob 131M has been described (FIG. 11). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a ring body 231R formed of a ring-shaped member that freely rotates on the outer periphery of the operation knob 231M, such as an operation knob 231 shown in FIG. Like the operation knob 331 shown in FIG. 14 (B), an operation ring 331R protruding in a small annular shape may be formed on the left side surface of the plate-like portion 331B. In short, since the apparent posture and shape of the operation knob 131M and the like do not change when the operation knob 131 etc. rotate, it allows the maintenance worker to continuously apply force without changing the operation knob 131 etc. It is only necessary that the drum 32 can be continuously rotated via the operation knob 131 or the like.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 which performs transaction processing regarding the banknote BL as a medium between customers, the banknote BL deposited from the customer is temporarily stored. The case where the present invention is applied to the temporary storage unit 15 housed in the storage device has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in various devices that handle various paper-like media such as various kinds of money vouchers and securities, or admission tickets and tickets, the media is temporarily wound around a drum together with tape. You may apply this invention to the various temporary storage part to accommodate. The same applies to the second embodiment.

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

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the drum 32 as a drum, the main tape 72 as a tape, the reel 71 as a reel, the tape roller 42 as a first roller, and the tape as a second roller. When the roller 56, the fixed guide 33 as the first guide, the upper guide 35 as the second guide, and the support arm portion 57 as the second guide support portion constitute the temporary storage unit 15 as the medium processing device. Said. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a drum, a tape, a reel, a first roller, a second roller, a first guide, a second guide, and a second guide support portion having various other configurations. The medium processing apparatus may be configured as described above.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal port 5 and the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 as the take-in unit, the transport unit 13 as the transport unit, the drum 32 as the drum, and the main tape 72 as the tape. A reel 71 as a reel, a tape roller 42 as a first roller, a tape roller 56 as a second roller, a fixed guide 33 as a first guide, an upper guide 35 as a second guide, The case where the automatic teller machine 1 as the medium transaction apparatus is configured by the support arm portion 57 as the two guide support portion has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a take-in unit, a transport unit, a drum, a tape, a reel, a first roller, a second roller, a first guide, and a second, which have various other configurations. You may comprise a medium transaction apparatus with a guide and a 2nd guide support part.

  The present invention can also be used in various apparatuses for temporarily storing a paper-like medium around a drum together with a tape.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,101 ... Automatic teller machine, 5 ... Deposit / withdrawal port, 9 ... Main control part, 10, 110 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, 11 ... Banknote control part, 12 ... Deposit / withdrawal part, 13 ... ... Transport section, 15, 115 ... Temporary hold section, 15Y ... Transport path, 20 ... Temporary hold switch section, 24 ... Reject switch section, 30, 130 ... Frame, 30HL ... Operation hole section, 30L ... ... left side, 31 ... control knob, 32 ... drum, 32S ... circumferential side, 32WS ... wound peripheral side, 32X ... drum rotation shaft, 33 ... fixed guide, 33S ... lower conveyance guide surface, 34 …… Moving guide, 34S …… Guide surface, 35 …… Upper guide, 36, 136 …… Top guide, 36S …… Wound guide surface, 41 …… Conveying roller, 42 …… Tape roller, 43 …… Drum Contact roller, 45... Rotating shaft, 51S. Guide surface, 52S: winding guide surface, 53: side plate portion, 53H: interlocking hole, 55: transport roller, 56: tape roller, 57: support arm portion, 61: rotating shaft, 62 ..... Interlocking shaft, 70 ... Main tape running system, 71 ... Reel, 72 ... Main tape, 72CL ... Lower conveying part, 72CU ... Upper conveying part, 80 ... Auxiliary tape running system, 81 ... Reel 82 ...... Auxiliary tape, 130 ... Frame, 130HL2 ... Through hole, 130P ... Cover rotating shaft, 131 ... Operating knob, 131B ... Plate-like part, 131M ... Operating knob, 163 ... Cover interlocking Shaft, 171... Operation knob cover, 172... Shaft hole, 173 .. Interlocking hole, BL.

Claims (10)

A drum configured to be rotatable around a drum rotation axis, and a paper-like medium wound around a peripheral side surface;
One end in the longitudinal direction is fixed to the peripheral side surface, and the tape is wound around the medium with the peripheral side surface as the drum rotates.
A reel for winding the tape;
A first roller that bends the advancing direction of the tape drawn from the reel at a location away from the drum and brings the tape close to the peripheral side surface;
The tape that has been folded back by the first roller and traveled along the circumferential side surface is pulled away from the circumferential side surface and folded back toward the circumferential side surface, and is folded by the folded second portion of the tape and the first roller. A second roller for transporting the medium to and from the peripheral side surface with the medium sandwiched between the first portion and
A first guide for guiding the medium from the side of the first part of the transport path in which the medium should travel when transporting the medium sandwiched between the first part and the second part of the tape;
A second guide for supporting the second roller and guiding the medium from the second roller side of the transport path;
The second guide is moved between a guide position close to the first guide and a separated position separated from the first guide, and when the second guide is at the guide position and at the separated position. In some cases, a medium processing apparatus comprising: a second guide support portion that equalizes the distance from the drum rotation shaft to the second roller. When the apparent radius of the drum changes according to the amount of the medium wound around the peripheral side surface, the winding follows the winding peripheral side surface that is the outermost peripheral surface of the drum, thereby displacing the winding. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a third guide for guiding the medium between a peripheral side surface and the first guide. Of the peripheral side surface, the guide remaining portion that is not covered by the second guide and the third guide at the guide position is covered, and the drum rotation shaft is used regardless of the amount of the medium wound around the peripheral side surface. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a fourth guide for maintaining the distance of the medium. When the second guide is in the guide position by displacing at least a part of the interlocking shaft , the fourth guide covers the remaining guide, and the second guide is in the separation position. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein at least a part of the remaining guide portion is opened to avoid interference with the second guide. 5. The fourth guide according to claim 4, wherein the interlocking shaft is displaced in conjunction with the second guide when the second guide moves between the guide position and the separation position. The medium processing apparatus as described. The said 2nd guide support part moves the said 2nd guide between the said guide position and the said separation position by rotating the said 2nd guide centering | focusing on the said drum rotating shaft. 2. The medium processing apparatus according to 1. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an operation knob that rotates by a force applied by a user and transmits a driving force to the drum to rotate the drum. The operation knob cover further includes an operation knob cover that covers the operation knob when the second guide is in the guide position and exposes the operation knob when the second guide is in the separated position. Item 8. The medium processing device according to Item 7. The operation knob has an operation element to which a force is applied from the user at a position away from the rotation center axis.
The medium processing device according to claim 7, wherein the operation element maintains an apparent shape when the posture of the operation knob is changed by rotation. A take-in section for taking in a paper-like medium to be traded from the outside;
A transport unit for transporting the medium;
A drum configured to be rotatable around a drum rotation axis, and winding the medium conveyed by the conveying unit around a peripheral side surface;
One end in the longitudinal direction is fixed to the peripheral side surface, and the tape is wound around the medium with the peripheral side surface as the drum rotates.
A reel for winding the tape;
A first roller that bends the advancing direction of the tape drawn from the reel at a location away from the drum and brings the tape close to the peripheral side surface;
The tape that has been folded back by the first roller and traveled along the circumferential side surface is pulled away from the circumferential side surface and folded back toward the circumferential side surface, and is folded by the folded second portion of the tape and the first roller. A second roller for transporting the medium to and from the peripheral side surface with the medium sandwiched between the first portion and
A first guide for guiding the medium from the side of the first part of the transport path in which the medium should travel when transporting the medium sandwiched between the first part and the second part of the tape;
A second guide for supporting the second roller and guiding the medium from the second roller side of the transport path;
The second guide is moved between a guide position close to the first guide and a separated position separated from the first guide, and when the second guide is at the guide position and at the separated position. In some cases, a medium transaction apparatus comprising: a second guide support portion that equalizes the distance from the drum rotation shaft to the second roller.

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