JP6515970B2 - Banknote processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, a bill processing apparatus applied as a bill changer.

  DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, what was proposed by patent document 1 is known as a banknote processing apparatus applied as a banknote change machine, for example. In such a bill processing apparatus, a discharge path is provided along with a deposit path through which the banknotes deposited through the deposit port pass. The discharge passage is in communication with the deposit passage, and allows foreign matters other than bills passing through the deposit passage to pass to the discharge port.

  In such a bill processing apparatus, when foreign matter is mixed in the deposited bill, the foreign matter passes through the discharge path to reach the discharge port and is discharged to the outside of the apparatus main body.

JP, 2017-102667, A

  By the way, in the bill processing apparatus described above, when foreign matter is mixed in the deposited bill, since the foreign matter is discharged to the outside through the discharge port, there are the following problems.

  That is, when the finger inserted from the discharge port reaches the deposit path, there is a risk that the banknote passing through the deposit path may be mischiefed or may be injured by the delivery unit that delivers the banknote in the deposit path. It was necessary to secure a sufficient length of the discharge channel. As described above, in order to secure the length of the discharge path sufficiently, it is necessary to secure the height dimension sufficiently, and as a result, the upsizing of the apparatus main body is caused.

  An object of this invention is to provide the banknote processing apparatus which can achieve size reduction of the whole apparatus, enabling discharge | emission of a foreign material in view of the said situation.

To achieve the above object, a bill processing apparatus according to the present invention, a deposit path banknotes have deposited through the deposit port formed in the front end portion of the main body to pass through, communicates with the payment channel, said device main body In the bill processing apparatus, further comprising: a discharge path through which foreign matters other than bills pass to a discharge port provided below the deposit port, the discharge path extends in the vertical direction, and the discharge path The apparatus is provided with a discharge door swingably provided at the rear edge of the discharge port in a manner to open and close the outlet , and the discharge door is in a normal state by a hook mechanism provided on the discharge door being locked to the device body. Closing the discharge port while opening the discharge port by swinging toward the outside of the device body when the hook mechanism releases the locked state to the device body. It features. When the discharge port is opened, the discharge door is gradually inclined downward as it goes forward.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the bill processing apparatus, the opening / closing detection means for detecting opening / closing of the discharge port by swinging the discharge door, and the case where the opening / closing detection means detects that the discharge port is opened. And control means for stopping driving of a delivery unit for delivering a bill in the deposit path.

  According to the present invention, the discharge door provided swingably in the mode of opening and closing the discharge port closes the discharge port in a normal state, so that it is possible to prevent the fingers and the like from being inserted through the discharge port. . As a result, the length of the discharge path can be made sufficiently large without making it excessive from the viewpoint of preventing mischief as in the prior art. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the entire apparatus while making it possible to discharge the foreign matter.

FIG. 1: is explanatory drawing which shows typically the banknote processing apparatus which is embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the front end of the apparatus main body shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view showing the front end of the apparatus main body shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view showing the front end portion of the apparatus main body shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a characteristic control system of the banknote handling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the contents of the sending unit driving process carried out by the control unit shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a front end portion of the apparatus main body, showing a modification of the banknote handling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 shows another modification of the banknote handling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing the main part of the front end of the apparatus main body. FIG. 9 shows an application example of the pusher member shown in FIG. 8, and is a perspective view showing a front end portion of the apparatus main body.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1: is explanatory drawing which shows typically the banknote processing apparatus which is embodiment of this invention. The banknote handling apparatus illustrated here is applied as, for example, a change machine, and includes an apparatus main body 1.

  The apparatus main body 1 is provided with a depositing unit 10, a discriminating unit 30, a discriminating unit 40, a storage unit 50, and a dispensing unit 60. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the depositing unit 10 is provided at the front end of the apparatus body 1 and includes a depositing passage 11, a stopper member 12, a pressing member 13, and a discharge door 14.

  The deposit path 11 is in communication with the deposit port 2 formed in the front end portion of the apparatus main body 1 and is formed in such a manner as to be gradually inclined downward as it goes away from the deposit port 2, Yes. A transport path 20 is provided downstream of the depositing path 11. The conveyance path 20 is for conveying the banknote which passed the money_receiving | payment path 11, and extends along the front-back direction inside the apparatus main body 1. As shown in FIG. More specifically, the transport path 20 has a ramp 20a that gradually inclines upward from the portion continuing to the depositing path 11 toward the rear, that is, away from the outlet of the depositing unit 10, The rear of the ramp 20a extends rearward. Although not clearly shown in the figure, the transport path 20 transports the bill from the front to the back and transports the bill from the back to the front by displacing the transport belt stretched on the transport pulley. It is a thing.

  Next, the stopper member 12 and the pressing member 13 will be described. Since the stopper member 12 and the pressing member 13 are known ones described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, they will be respectively briefly described.

  The stopper member 12 is swingably provided so as to move forward and backward with respect to the deposit passage 11. The stopper member 12 holds the bill received through the deposit port 2 when moving forward to the deposit passage 11, and sends the banknote to the transport passage 20 when moving backward from the deposit passage 11. To allow people to

  A stopper spring (not shown) intervenes between the stopper member 12 and the apparatus main body 1, and the stopper member 12 is urged by the stopper spring to move forward to the deposit path 11. Thereby, the stopper member 12 is advanced and moved to the depositing path 11 by the stopper spring in a normal state.

  When the stopper member 12 moves forward to the deposit passage 11, the deposit passage 11 and the discharge passage 15 communicate with each other through a discharge opening (not shown) formed in the stopper member 12. Here, the discharge path 15 extends in the vertical direction, and is a path which communicates with the deposit path 11 and reaches the outlet 3 provided below the deposit port 2 in the apparatus main body 1. For example, such a discharge path 15 is for discharging a foreign matter other than a bill such as a coin to the outside, and the foreign matter is allowed to pass to the discharge port 3.

  The pressing member 13 is swingably provided so as to move forward and backward with respect to the depositing path 11. The pressing member 13 can open the discharge opening of the stopper member 12 moving forward to the deposit passage 11 when moving backward from the deposit passage 11, and moves forward to the deposit passage 11. In this case, it is possible to press the bill against the delivery roller 16 oppositely disposed via the deposit path 11. Here, the delivery roller 16, together with the stopper member 12 and the pressing member 13, constitutes a delivery unit for delivering a bill in the deposit passage 11, and is rotated by the drive of the roller motor 16a (see FIG. 5).

  The pressing member 13 swings in response to the driving of the motor 13a (see FIG. 5), and in the state where the driving of the motor 13a is stopped, the pressing member 13 is in the standby state and retreats from the deposit path 11. By the way, the stopper member 12 is linked with the pressing member 13 through the linking means (not shown), and when the pressing member 13 is in the standby state, the stopper member 12 is advanced to the depositing path 11 as described above. When the pressing member 13 moves forward to the deposit path 11 by the drive of the motor 13a, the push member 13 retracts from the deposit path 11.

  The discharge door 14 is a door body provided swingably in the apparatus main body 1, and opens and closes the discharge port 3 by swinging. Such a discharge door 14 is provided with a hook mechanism 14a, and since the hook mechanism 14a is locked to the apparatus main body 1, the discharge port 3 is closed in a normal state. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when the locked state of the apparatus main body 1 by the hook mechanism 14a is released, the discharge door 14 opens the discharge port 3 by swinging downward.

  The discrimination unit 30 is provided in the middle of the slope 20a. The discrimination unit 30 discriminates the authenticity and denomination of bills which are sent out one by one from the depositing unit 10 and pass. The discrimination result in the discrimination unit 30 is given as a discrimination signal to a control unit 70 described later.

  The discrimination unit 40 is provided in the middle of the conveyance path 20 on the rear side of the discrimination unit 30. The discrimination unit 40 discriminates the denomination and the number of bills passing through. The determination result of the determination unit 40 is given to the control unit 70 as a determination signal.

  The storage unit 50 is provided in the lower part of the transport path 20 on the rear side of the apparatus main body 1 so as to be lined back and forth for each denomination. The foremost storage portion 50 is provided at the lower portion of the conveyance path 20 on the front side of the determination portion 40.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the dispensing unit 60 is provided at the front end of the apparatus main body 1 and above the depositing unit 10. The dispensing unit 60 is fed from the storage unit 50 to the transport path 20 and transported, and after being determined by the determination unit 40, receives the banknote that has passed through the dispensing path 20b continuous to the transport path 20, It pays out from the outlet 61 formed in the outside. The dispensing port 61 is opened and closed by the dispensing door 62, and is closed by the dispensing door 62 in a normal state.

  FIG. 5 shows a characteristic control system of the banknote handling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, which includes a door detection sensor (open / close detection means) 17 and a control unit 70.

  The door detection sensor 17 is configured by a so-called light sensor, and is installed in the vicinity of the outlet 3. The door detection sensor 17 detects the opening and closing of the discharge port 3. When the discharge port 3 is opened, the door detection sensor 17 sends an ON signal to the control unit 70, while the discharge port 3 is closed. And sends an off signal to the control unit 70.

  Describing in more detail, the door detection sensor 17 has a pair of light emitting portion 17a and light receiving portion 17b disposed in the vicinity of the discharge port 3, and closes the discharge port 3 when the discharge port 3 is closed. Since the light emission from the light emitting unit 17a is blocked by the discharge door 14 to be formed and the light receiving unit 17b can not receive light, an ON signal is given to the control unit 70.

  The control unit 70 controls the operation of the bill processing apparatus in accordance with the program and data stored in the memory 79, and includes an input processing unit 71 and an output processing unit 72 as characteristic features of the present embodiment. There is.

  The input processing unit 71 inputs signals (on signal, off signal) sent from the door detection sensor 17. The output processing unit 72 sends a drive command and a drive stop command to the motor 13a and the roller motor 16a to control the drive of the motor 13a and the roller motor 16a.

  In the bill processing apparatus having the above-described configuration, in the depositing unit 10, the stopper member 12 moves forward to the deposit passage 11 in the standby state, while the pressing member 13 retreats from the deposit passage 11. Thus, the deposit passage 11 and the discharge passage 15 communicate with each other through the discharge opening.

  When a bill is deposited from the deposit port 2 in the standby state, the bill passes through the deposit path 11 and then abuts on the stopper member 12 and stagnates. By the way, when a foreign matter such as a coin or the like is introduced into the deposit passage 11 from the deposit port 2, the foreign matter reaches the discharge passage 15 through the discharge opening, passes through the discharge passage 15, and is closed by the discharge door 14. It reaches the outlet 3 that was made.

  Thereafter, when the user operates an input unit (not shown), the motor 13a and the roller motor 16a are driven by a drive command from the control unit 70.

  As the motor 13 a is driven, the pressing member 13 moves forward to the deposit passage 11 and the stopper member 12 retreats from the deposit passage 11. Further, the feed roller 16 is rotated by driving the roller motor 16a. Thereby, the bills pressed by the pressing member 13 send the bills one by one to the transport path 20 by the rotation of the feed roller 16. The banknotes transported to the transport path 20 in this manner are stored in the storage unit 50 for each denomination after being discriminated by the discrimination unit 30.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the contents of the sending unit driving process carried out by the control unit 70 shown in FIG.

  In the delivery unit drive processing, when the control unit 70 receives an on signal from the door detection sensor 17 through the input processing unit 71 (step S101: Yes), the discharge door 14 swings and the discharge port 3 is opened. In this case, the drive stop command is sent to the motor 13a through the output processing unit 72 (step S102), and the drive stop command is sent to the roller motor 16a (step S103).

  By sending a drive stop command to the motor 13a in this manner, the motor 13a stops driving, and the pressing member 13 is caused to move backward from the deposit path 11 to move back and forth relative to the deposit path 11. It can be stopped.

  Further, by sending a drive stop command to the roller motor 16a, the roller motor 16a can stop driving and stop the rotation of the feed roller 16.

  The control unit 70 that has sent the drive stop command to the motor 13a and the roller motor 16a as described above returns the procedure thereafter to end the current process.

  As described above, according to the banknote handling apparatus of the present embodiment, the discharge door 14 provided swingably in the state of opening and closing the discharge port 3 closes the discharge port 3 in the normal state. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a finger or the like from being inserted through the discharge port 3. As a result, the length of the discharge path 15 can be made to be a necessary and sufficient size without making the length of the discharge path 15 excessive from the viewpoint of preventing mischief as in the prior art. Therefore, it is possible to miniaturize the entire apparatus while making it possible to discharge the foreign matter.

  According to the above-mentioned bill processing apparatus, when the control unit 70 detects that the door detection sensor 17 has opened the discharge port 3, the delivery unit (the stopper member 12, the pressing member 13) delivers the bill in the deposit passage 11. And since the drive of the delivery roller 16) is stopped, it is possible to prevent a finger from being accidentally inserted from the opened outlet 3 and being injured or the like.

  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.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in order to facilitate cleaning of the deposit passage 11, the deposit unit 10 shakes the upper unit 10 a, which is the upper portion of the deposit passage 11, around the central axis of the rear shaft 81 together with the withdrawal unit 60. It may be provided movable. In this case, the upper unit 10 a is preferably connected to a torque limiter 83 attached to the rear shaft 81 via a four-bar link 82. Here, the torque limiter 83 maintains the posture when the upper unit 10a swings upward, and causes a slip when a load more than the weight of the upper unit 10a and the dispensing unit 60 is received. The upper unit 10a and the dispensing unit 60 are swung downward.

  According to such a configuration, when the upper unit 10a is swung upward, the upper unit 10a maintains its posture, so that even if the upper unit 10a is not supported by hand etc. Cleaning can be easily performed.

  In the present invention, the dispensing unit 60 is provided detachably with respect to the apparatus main body 1, and is operated by inserting a key into a key insertion unit 1a (see, for example, FIG. 2) of the apparatus main unit 1. The state of engagement with the dispensing unit 60 may be released, and the dispensing unit 60 may be removable from the apparatus main body 1. According to this, it becomes possible to convey a bill by using the dispensing unit 60 as a cash out box.

  And when the dispensing part 60 is detachable with respect to the apparatus main body 1 in this way, it is preferable that the apparatus main body 1 is provided with the pusher member 90 as shown in FIG. The pusher member 90 is provided so as to be movable back and forth, and is biased forward by a pusher spring 91.

  According to this configuration, when the engagement state between the dispensing unit 60 and the apparatus main body 1 is released by the key being inserted into the key insertion unit 1a and being operated, as shown in FIG. The dispensing unit 60 can be pressed forward. As a result, the user can grip the handle portion 65 of the dispensing unit 60 and easily take out the dispensing unit 60 from the apparatus main body 1.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 apparatus main body 2 deposit port 3 discharge port 10 deposit part 11 deposit path 12 stopper member 13 pressing member 13a motor 14 discharge door 14a hook mechanism 15 discharge path 16 delivery roller 16a roller motor 17 door detection sensor 30 discrimination part 40 discrimination part 50 storage Part 60 Dispensing part 20 Conveying path 70 Control part

Claims (3)

A deposit passage through which the banknotes deposited through the deposit port formed at the front end portion of the device body pass;
And a discharge passage communicating with the deposit passage and passing a foreign matter other than a bill to a discharge port provided below the deposit port in the apparatus main body .
The discharge path extends in the vertical direction,
A discharge door swingably provided at a rear edge portion of the discharge port in a manner of opening and closing the discharge port ;
A hook mechanism provided to the discharge door locks the device body, whereby the discharge port is closed in a normal state, and the lock state to the device body by the hook mechanism is released. In this case, the discharge port is opened by swinging toward the outside of the device body . 2. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the discharge door is gradually inclined downward as it goes forward, when the discharge port is opened. Opening / closing detection means for detecting opening / closing of the discharge port by swinging the discharge door;
If the opening and closing detecting means detects that the discharge port is opened, according to claim 1 or claim, characterized in that a control means for stopping the driving of the delivery unit for delivering the bills in the deposit path banknote handling apparatus according to claim 2.

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