JP6623830B2 - Small bundle processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a small bundle processing device.

  Conventionally, accounting systems are installed in financial institutions and the like, for example, banknotes and coin transactions, such as a banknote pay-in / pay-out machine that inserts and ejects banknotes, a sealed small bundle payment machine that seals banknotes in predetermined numbers, and the like. It is configured by a combination of a plurality of types of devices that perform various types of processing. A sealing small bundle payment machine (small bundle processing device) included in the accounting system seals a banknote in a predetermined number (for example, 100 sheets) with a paper band, and creates a small banknote bundle (medium small bundle). It has a unit and a safe unit for storing a small bundle of banknotes sealed by the sealing unit (for example, see Patent Document 1). In addition, in order to convey a small bundle of banknotes from the banding unit to the safe unit, the banding small bundle dispenser is capable of moving within a space communicating the banding unit and the safe unit ( Moving part). Then, in such a small-sized bundle payment machine, an operator can pull out each unit from the small-sized bundle payment machine to perform work when replenishing a banknote bundle or performing maintenance of the sealing unit. .

JP-A-2005-125577

  By the way, when the operator tries to pull out the safe unit from the sealed small bundle payment machine (small bundle processing device), if the transport unit is located over the sealed unit and the safe unit, the transport unit is transported. The unit (moving unit) is caught by the banding unit, and the safe unit cannot be pulled out of the bandage small-sized payment machine. In addition, if the user tries to forcibly pull out the safe unit in this state, the transport unit may interfere with the sealing unit and be destroyed.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved small bundle processing apparatus capable of avoiding damage to a moving unit. It is in.

In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, an apparatus main body, a first unit provided in the apparatus main body, and provided in the apparatus main body and can be pulled out from the apparatus main body A second unit, a moving unit that moves between the first unit and the second unit, a sliding unit that can move in accordance with the movement of the moving unit, and the second unit that rotates in a first direction. A connection lever for connecting the first unit and the second unit and releasing the connection by rotating in a second direction, wherein the moving unit includes the first unit and the second unit. When the connection lever is positioned over the second unit, the rotation of the connection lever is prevented by the slide unit in the second direction, and the connection lever is fixed to a connection position for connecting the first unit and the second unit. It is, the scan The guide portion has a protrusion that comes into contact with the connection lever, and when the moving portion is located in the second unit, the protrusion of the slide portion moves in the second direction of the connection lever. A small bundle processing device is provided , wherein the connection lever is rotatable in the second direction from the connection position while being off the rotation path to the small bundle.

  The moving unit has a mounting table for mounting a small medium bundle, and the mounting table moves in a space that communicates the first unit and the second unit, and transfers the small medium bundle. It may be transported.

  The mounting table may be moved by the moving unit extending from the second unit to the first unit.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to avoid damage to the moving unit.

It is a perspective view showing the whole composition of cash-receipt system 1 concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is an approximate line figure showing the internal composition of banding small payment machine 3 concerning this embodiment. It is an approximate line figure showing the internal composition of banding small payment machine 3 of a drawer state. It is an explanatory view (the 1) for explaining connection mechanism 100 concerning this embodiment. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram (No. 2) for describing the coupling mechanism 100 according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram (No. 1) for describing a coupling mechanism 200 according to a modified example of the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 2) for demonstrating the connection mechanism 200 which concerns on the modification of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  Further, in this specification and the drawings, a plurality of components having substantially the same function and configuration may be distinguished from each other by adding different alphabets after the same reference numeral. For example, a plurality of configurations having substantially the same functional configuration are distinguished as necessary, such as a small bundle safe 31a and a small bundle safe 31b. However, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish each of a plurality of components having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numeral is assigned. For example, the small bundle safe 31a and the small bundle safe 31b are simply referred to as the small bundle safe 31 unless it is particularly necessary to distinguish them.

<Configuration of accounting system 1>
First, a cashier system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire configuration of the accounting system 1. The accounting system 1 is a system that is installed, for example, behind a customer service counter in a financial institution's office and comprehensively executes various processes such as depositing and withdrawing of money. The accounting system 1 includes a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, a sealed small bundle payment machine (small bundle processing device) 3, a banknote replenishment and collection machine 4, a new ticket payment machine 5, a coin-roll payment machine 6, a coin depositing / dispensing machine 7, and authentication. It mainly has a printer 8, a post outside cash 9, an operation display section 12, and a control device 13.

(Bill receiving / dispensing machine 2 and sealed small bundle payment machine 3)
The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 transfers banknotes one by one. The sealed small bundle payment machine 3 stores a small banknote bundle (medium small bundle) T obtained by sealing a predetermined number (for example, 100) of banknotes of each denomination, and also stores the banknote small bundle T Withdraw. The details of the small bundle payment machine 3 will be described later.

(Bill replenishment and collection machine 4)
The banknote replenishing and collecting machine 4 is detachable from, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM: Automated Teller Machine, not shown) installed in a branch, a retail store, a public facility, or the like of a financial institution. Bills can be replenished to a replenishment and collection cassette that stores bills for transactions to be performed, and bills can be collected from the replenishment and collection cassette.

(New ticket dispenser 5, coin bar dispenser 6, and coin depositing and dispensing machine 7)
The new ticket dispenser 5 is integrated and integrated above the banknote replenishment and collection machine 4, and dispenses a new ticket (new bill) of each denomination. The coin-roller 6 pays out coins obtained by stacking and wrapping a certain number of coins of each denomination in a bar shape. The coin depositing and dispensing machine 7 deposits and withdraws coins one by one.

(Authentication printer 8 and post 9 outside cash)
The authentication printer 8 is mounted on the banknote replenishment and collection machine 4, and the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the banknote replenishment and collection machine 4, the new ticket payment machine 5, the coin bar payment machine 6, and the coin payment and withdrawal. The contents of processing such as deposit and withdrawal performed by the machine 7 are authenticated, printed on a predetermined form, and discharged. The non-cash post 9 is placed on the coin depositing and dispensing machine 7, and takes in securities other than cash, such as checks and time deposit certificates, and performs deposit processing.

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

  Although the accounting system 1 can arrange at least some of the functional units included in the accounting system 1 relatively freely, for example, the coin bar payment machine 6, the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, and the bill replenishment. It is preferable that the collection machine 4, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, the control device 13, and the coin pay-in / pay-out device 7 are arranged in a horizontal line so that their fronts face in the same direction and are adjacent to each other. In the following description, the front of each of the coin-and-payment machine 6, the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the banknote replenishment and collection machine 4, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, the control device 13, and the coin depositing / dispensing machine 7 in the accounting system 1 faces. The direction is defined as a front direction, the opposite is defined as a rear direction, and the left-right direction and the up-down direction are defined on the basis of facing the front side of the accounting system 1.

  Then, in the cashier system 1, the small bundle payment machine 3, the banknote replenishment and collection machine 4, and the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, which are arranged so as to be sequentially adjacent to each other in the right direction, move the banknotes in the left and right directions. Are connected by an inter-apparatus transfer section (not shown). Thereby, in the accounting system 1, the banknotes used for various processings, such as banding, replenishment, and collection, are conveyed between the sealing small bundle payment machine 3, the banknote replenishment and collection machine 4, and the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2. It can be appropriately conveyed and delivered via the unit.

<Internal configuration of sealed small bundle payment machine 3>
The example of the configuration of the accounting system 1 according to the present embodiment has been described above. Subsequently, the small bundle payment machine (small bundle processing device) 3 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the small-bundled-payment machine 3. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an internal configuration of the small bundle payment machine 3 in a pulled-out state. As shown in FIG. 2, the sealed small bundle payment machine 3 is mainly configured with a box-shaped sealed small bundle payment machine housing (apparatus main body) 14. Is provided with a depositing / dispensing port 23 on the front side.

  An upper unit (first unit) 16 disposed above and a lower unit (second unit) 17 disposed below the upper unit 16 are provided inside the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14. Is provided. The upper unit 16 is provided with a control unit 18, an inter-apparatus transport unit 19, an accumulation unit 20, a bill clamp moving unit 21, and a sealing unit 22. The lower unit 17 is provided with an elevating unit 24, an overflow box 27, a small bundle safe 31, a storage and feeding unit 34, and a recognition unit 35.

  In this banding small bundle payment machine 3, the control unit 18 controls each unit in the banding small bundle payment machine 3 to band a banknote, create a banknote small bundle (medium small bundle) T, and The banknote small bundle T is conveyed in the small bundle payment machine 3 with the long side along the left-right direction, and the banknote small bundle T is stored in the small bundle safe 31 and the overflow box 27.

  In the sealed small bundle dispenser housing 14, a communication hole for communicating the internal space with the outside is formed on the front side of the sealed small bundle dispenser housing 14, and the upper unit 16 and the lower unit are formed in the internal space. The unit 17 is housed. The upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 are attached to the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 via the slide rails 15 (see FIG. 3), respectively. It can be moved linearly and smoothly in the forward or backward direction. For example, during a transaction operation in which a cash-related transaction is performed with an operator, the sealed small bundle payment machine 3 stores the lower unit 17 in the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the bills and the like held inside the lower unit 17 are protected. On the other hand, the sealed small bundle payment machine 3 allows the operator to remove the lower unit 17 from inside the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 as shown in FIG. It can be pulled out independently, and work can be performed on each part inside the lower unit 17. The lower unit 17 can also be pulled out of the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 at the same time as the upper unit 16. Further, a connection mechanism (not shown) for connecting the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 is provided inside the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 according to the present embodiment. The detailed configuration of this connection mechanism will be described later.

  Further, the sealed small bundle dispenser housing 14 is provided with a lower unit sensor (not shown) for detecting whether the lower unit 17 is housed in the sealed small bundle dispenser housing 14 or pulled out. Alternatively, the detection result of the lower unit sensor can be output to the control unit 18 described later.

(Control unit 18)
The control unit 18 is disposed below the inter-apparatus transport unit 19 described later in the upper unit 16. The control unit 18 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) not shown, and reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a flash memory (not shown) to execute the payment of the sealed small bundle. The respective sections in the machine 3 are controlled to carry out the processing for sealing the bills, transporting the small bills T, and the like. The control unit 18 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.

(Transfer section 19 between devices)
The inter-device transport unit 19 is disposed at the upper rear portion in the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, receives the bills transported from the bill replenishment and collection machine 4 or the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2 (see FIG. 1), and accumulates the stacking unit 20 ( The banknotes are conveyed one by one to the stacking unit 20a or the stacking unit 20b).

(Accumulation unit 20)
A plurality of stacking units 20 are arranged in front of the inter-apparatus transport unit 19, classify and count the bills conveyed from the inter-apparatus transport unit 19 for each denomination, and accumulate 100 bills for each denomination. .

(Bill clamp moving unit 21)
The bill clamp moving unit 21 is disposed between the inter-apparatus transport unit 19 and the stacking unit 20, and transports 100 bills stacked in the stacking unit 20 to the banding unit 22.

(Seal part 22)
The banding unit 22 is disposed on the lower front side of the banknote clamp moving unit 21, and seals a bundle of 100 banknotes conveyed by the banknote clamp moving unit 21 as a band of small banknotes T in a band. To the unit 24.

(Elevator 24)
The elevating unit 24 is provided on the front side of the sealed small bundle payment machine 3 and extends upward to the vicinity of the cash slot 23 with the vicinity of the bottom plate of the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 as a lower end, An elevating mechanism (moving unit) 26 that moves up and down in the hoistway 25 is configured.

  Specifically, the hoistway 25 is a space surrounded by wall surfaces on the front, rear, left, and right sides, and is a space connecting the lower unit 17 to the upper unit 16. At the upper end side of the hoistway 25, the above-described deposit / withdrawal port 23 is provided. The deposit / withdrawal port 23 is used to receive a small bundle of bills T to be deposited by the operator and to pay out to the operator. The small bill T is discharged. The cash slot 23 can be provided with a cash slot shutter (not shown), and the cash slot 23 is opened or closed by driving the cash slot shutter to open and close.

  The elevating mechanism unit 26 includes a mounting table 26a on which the small banknotes T are mounted, and an elevating mechanism driving unit (not shown) for moving the mounting table 26a. The elevating mechanism unit 26 is configured such that the elevating mechanism drive unit extends and contracts in the elevating path 25 in the up-down direction. The loading table 26a in the vertical direction in the hoistway 25 by extending to the deposit / withdrawal port 23 on the side, or by expanding and contracting to the lower end side of the hoistway 25 so that the entire lifting mechanism 26 fits in the lower unit 17. Move to The mounting table 26a moves the bill bundle T in the vertical direction in the hoistway 25 while the bill bundle T is placed thereon, thereby transferring the bill bundle T to the deposit / withdrawal port 23 on the upper unit 16 side and the lower unit described later. 17 can be transported between the small bundle safe 31 and the upper front side. The lifting mechanism unit 26 may be configured to move in the vertical direction by a so-called pantograph in addition to the lifting mechanism driving unit.

  When depositing and dispensing the bill bundle T with the operator, the elevating mechanism 26 moves to a position close to the upper end of the hoistway 25 and is located at the depositing and dispensing position. In this depositing / dispensing position, the operator can place, for example, five bundles of bills T on the placing table 26a of the lifting mechanism 26 at a time. For example, due to space limitations when arranging the upper unit 16, the hoistway 25, the lifting mechanism drive unit, and the like inside the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14, the banknote bundle T from the deposit / withdrawal port 23 to five bundles is limited. Are set on the mounting table 26a of the elevating mechanism 26 at a time.

  Further, the operator pulls out the lower unit 17 from the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 as shown in FIG. By directly placing, for example, 20 banknote bundles T on the table 26a, a small bundle filling process for depositing the banknote bundles T into the small bundle payment machine 3 can be performed.

  In particular, when the elevating mechanism 26 moves to the lower end of the hoistway 25 with the pantograph folded, and is located at the evacuation position, a large space is formed above the mounting table 26a of the elevating mechanism 26. . Therefore, when the elevating mechanism 26 is located at the evacuation position, the operator can place more banknote bundles T on the mounting table 26a at one time than at the deposit / withdrawal position. Specifically, the elevating mechanism 26 has an amount of banknotes that can be accommodated in a vertical length from the height of a passage 32 to be described later to the upper surface of the mounting table 26a of the elevating mechanism 26 at the retreat position. The small bundle T can be held.

  In this way, the elevating mechanism 26 can place many small bundles of bills T. For example, among the small bundle safes 31a to 31d to be described later, the bill small units stored in at least one small bundle safe 31 are described. All bundles T can be held.

(Overflow storage 27)
The overflow box 27 is disposed between the lifting unit 24 and a small bundle safe 31a described later. The overflow storage 27 has an internal space surrounded by the inner wall, and when dispensing or discriminating from the small bundle safe 31 described later, a bill small bundle T whose denomination cannot be discriminated in the recognition unit 35 described later, At the time of deposit, the small bundle safe 31 is full and the small bundle of bills T that could not be stored is stored. The overflow box 27 is provided with an overflow box shutter (not shown) for shutting off or opening the internal space of the overflow box 27 to the outside. In this overflow box 27, the interval in the front-rear direction of the inner wall is narrower than the width in the front-rear direction (short direction) of the bill bundle T, and the surface direction along the face of the bill in the bill bundle T is not horizontal. The banknote bundles T are stacked and stored in such a manner as to be inclined obliquely.

(Obazuka safe 31a-31d)
Further, four small bundle safes 31a to 31d are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction at a predetermined distance from the upper unit 16 below and below the elevating unit 24. The small bundle safes 31a to 31d are prepared, for example, for each denomination, and can store, for example, 20 bundles of banknotes T of the designated denomination in the internal space surrounded by the inner wall. The small bundle safe 31 is provided with a small bundle safe shutter (not shown) for blocking or opening the internal space of the small bundle safe 31 to the outside. In the present embodiment, for example, a small bundle of coins T with 100-yen bills sealed in 100 sheets is collected by the small bundle safes 31a and 31b, and a small-ticket small bundle T with 100 bills of 1000 yen bills sealed therein. Are stored in the small bundle safes 31c and 31d, respectively. In the present embodiment, the number of small bundle safes 31a is not limited to four as shown in FIGS.

  Further, the small bundle safe 31 is provided with a money position sensor (not shown) that moves in the vertical direction within the small bundle safe 31, and a light is applied to the side of the band of the bill bundle T stored in the small bundle safe 31. , And the reflected light is read to count the number of small bills T and output the counting result to the control unit 18. Further, the small bundle safe 31 is provided with a small bundle safe shutter sensor (not shown) for detecting the open / closed state of the small bundle safe shutter, and outputs a detection result of the open / closed state of the small bundle safe shutter to the control unit 18. You can also.

  In the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, manual loading of directly loading the small bundle of banknotes T into the small bundle safe 31 by the operator is possible. When performing manual loading, the operator pulls out the lower unit 17 from the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14, opens the small bundle safe shutter of the small bundle safe 31 to be loaded with the small bundle of banknotes T, and opens the small bundle of banknotes T. Is loaded.

(Storage feeding part 34)
The storage and delivery section 34 is basically composed of two blocks, and moves in the front-rear direction in the passage 32 between the upper unit 16 and the small bundle safe 31. In detail, the storage and delivery unit 34 moves while gripping the small bill bundle T between the lifting mechanism unit 26 of the lifting unit 24 and the small bundle safe 31.

  At the time of deposit processing, one block of the storage and delivery unit 34 is located on the small bundle safe 31 corresponding to the denomination to be deposited, and the other block of the storage and delivery unit 34 is a small bundle corresponding to the denomination. When moved to the safe 31, the two blocks of the storage and delivery section 34 are integrated. Subsequently, one block pushes the small bundle of bills T moved by the other block into the small bundle safe 31.

  On the other hand, in the dispensing process, the two integrated blocks are located on the small bundle safe 31 corresponding to the denomination to be dispensed, and one block is the banknote stored in the small bundle safe 31. The small bundle T is pushed up above the small bundle safe 31. Then, the other block sandwiches the bill bundle T received from the one block, and moves to the elevating mechanism 26 in the passage 32 in this state. At this time, the two blocks are separated from each other.

(Recognition unit 35)
In the passage 32, a recognizing unit that discriminates the denomination of the banknote bundle T, counts the number of banknote bundles T, and detects whether the banknote bundle T is properly sealed or not. 35 are provided. The recognizing unit 35 performs the discrimination of the denomination of the banknote bundle T, the counting of the number of bundles, and the detection of the sealed state when the banknote bundle T gripped by the storage feeding unit 34 passes through the recognition unit 35. Then, the identification result, the counting result, and the detection result are output to the control unit 18 as a recognition result.

<Detailed configuration of coupling mechanism 100>
The example of the configuration of the small bundle payment machine (small bundle processing device) 3 according to the present embodiment has been described above. Subsequently, a detailed configuration of the coupling mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for describing the coupling mechanism 100 of the small bundle payment machine 3 according to the present embodiment.

  As described above, the connection mechanism 100 connects the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 in the sealed small bundle payment machine housing (apparatus main body) 14. As shown in FIG. 4, the connection mechanism 100 mainly includes a slide portion 102, a rotating member 112, and a connection lever 120.

(Slide part 102)
The slide portion 102 is a member that extends in the up-down direction of the sealed small bundle payment machine 3 (the lower unit 17), and is a member of the mounting table 26a of the elevating mechanism portion (moving portion) 26 that moves up and down in the hoistway 25. In accordance with the movement, the user can slide up and down. Specifically, the slide portion 102 is a substantially rectangular member when viewed from the side surface of the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, and the upper end portion of the slide portion 102 is connected to the mounting table 26a. When the plate 26a moves upward, the slide unit 102 also moves upward. On the other hand, when the mounting table 26a moves downward, the slide unit 102 also moves downward.

  Further, an opening 104 is provided at the center of the slide 102 so as to extend in the up-down direction of the small bundle payment machine 3. The opening 104 engages with a plurality of engaging members 106 provided in the lower unit 17 along the vertical direction, and connects the slide unit 102 to the lower unit 17. Since the opening 104 and the engaging member 106 are engaged with each other, the moving direction and the moving range of the slide 102 are restricted. More specifically, the sliding portion 102 moves along the up-down direction of the small bundle payment machine 3 until the uppermost engaging member 106a of the lower unit 17 contacts the uppermost end of the opening 104. Can move down. On the other hand, the slide portion 102 moves upward along the up-and-down direction of the small-bundled small-ticket payment machine 3 until the lowermost engagement member 106b of the lower unit 17 contacts the lowermost end of the opening 104. can do.

  Further, the slide portion 102 has a contact portion 108 which is a slope provided on the right side surface in the drawing at the upper end side of the slide portion 102 when viewed from the side surface side of the sealed small bundle payment machine 3. The contact portion 108 contacts the rotating member 112 described later when the slide portion 102 moves downward. The right side surface 110 of the slide unit 102 in the drawing comes into contact with a rotating member 112 described later when the slide unit 102 moves upward. The operation of the slide unit 102 will be described later in detail.

(Rotating member 112)
The rotation member 112 is a rotatable member provided between the slide portion 102 and a connection lever 120 described later. The rotating member 112 has a contact portion 114 provided at one end, an engaging portion 116 provided at the other end, and a rotating shaft 118. It is urged to rotate in the counterclockwise direction (second direction) in the figure around 118. In detail, when viewed from the side of the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the rotating member 112 is a substantially right-angled triangular member with one acute angle directed downward. Are cut into a triangular shape to form the contact portion 114, and the right-angle portion of the right-angled triangle located on the right side in the drawing is cut into a quadrangular shape to form the engaging portion 116. A rotating shaft 118 serving as a center of rotation of the rotating member 112 is provided at the acute angle portion facing downward. The rotating member 112 is fixed to the lower unit 17 via a rotating shaft 118 connected to the lower unit 17, and rotates about the rotating shaft 118. The contact portion 114 contacts the contact portion 108 of the slide portion 102 and the right side surface 110 of the slide portion 102 in the drawing. The engaging portion 116 engages with a connecting lever 120 described later to prevent the connecting lever 120 from rotating counterclockwise in the drawing. The operation of the rotating member 112 will be described later in detail.

(Connection lever 120)
The connection lever 120 connects the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 by rotating in the clockwise direction (first direction) in the drawing, while rotating in the counterclockwise direction (second direction) in the drawing. A lever that releases the connection between the two units (upper unit 16 and lower unit 17) by rotating. In detail, the connection lever 120 is a substantially rectangular member when viewed from the side of the small-bundled small-ticket dispenser 3, and is provided at an engagement portion 122 provided at one end and at the other end. And a rotating shaft 126 provided between both ends. The connection lever 120 is fixed to the lower unit 17 via a rotation shaft 126 connected to the lower unit 17, and rotates about the rotation shaft 126. The engaging portion 122 is a projection provided at the end of the connecting lever 120 on the rotating member 112 side (the left side in the figure), and engages with the notch of the engaging portion 116 of the rotating member 112 to form the connecting lever 120. 4 prevents rotation in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, and fixes the connection lever 120 at the connection position. The fixing portion 124 is a groove provided at an end (right side in the drawing) of the connecting lever 120 on the side opposite to the rotating member 112, and when the connecting lever 120 is located at the connecting position, The upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 are connected by engaging with the engaging member 128 provided on the upper unit 16. The connection position is such that the connection lever 120 extends in the front-rear direction of the small bundle payment machine 3, and the engagement portion 122 engages with the engagement portion 116 of the rotating member 112. , The position of the connection lever 120 when the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 are connected.

  When the connection between the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 is to be released, the connection lever 120 may be rotated in a counterclockwise direction in the figure. For example, the connection lever 120 is directly pressed by an operator. The connection lever 120 may be rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, or the connection lever 120 may be pressed via a mechanism (not shown) provided inside the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14. The connection lever 120 may be rotated counterclockwise in the drawing. The operation of the connecting lever 120 will be described in detail below.

  The example of the configuration of the connection mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment has been described above. Subsequently, the operation of the coupling mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 are explanatory diagrams for describing the connection mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment.

  FIG. 4 shows the coupling mechanism 100 when the mounting table 26a is located in the upper unit 16. Specifically, the lifting mechanism drive unit of the lifting mechanism unit 26 is connected to the lower end of the lifting path 25 on the lower unit 17 side. 3 shows a state in which the mounting table 26a is extended to the deposit / withdrawal port 23 on the upper unit 16 side, and the mounting table 26a is moved to the hoistway 25 in the upper unit 16. Therefore, in this state, the lifting mechanism 26 is located over the lower unit 17 and the upper unit 16.

  In such a state, as shown in FIG. 4, since the mounting table 26 a is located in the upper unit 16, the slide section 102 is accordingly moved along the up-down direction of the small-package payment machine 3. It moves upward (indicated by arrow A in the figure). At this time, the sliding portion 102 is located on the rotation path of the rotating member 112 in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, and the contact portion 114 of the rotating member 112 contacts the side surface 110 of the sliding portion 102. Therefore, even if the rotating member 112 is urged to rotate in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, the rotation is prevented by the slide portion 102 and cannot be rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing. Since the rotating member 112 cannot rotate, the state in which the engaging portion 116 of the rotating member 112 and the engaging portion 122 of the connecting lever 120 are engaged is maintained. As a result, the connecting lever 120 It is prevented from rotating in the counterclockwise direction and is fixed at the connecting position. Further, by fixing the connecting lever 120 to the connecting position, the fixing portion 124 of the connecting lever 120 is fixed in a state of being engaged with the engaging member 128 provided on the upper unit 16, and the lower unit 17 is fixed to the upper unit 16. And is fixed in a state of being connected to.

  As described above, when the connection lever 120 is fixed at the connection position, the connection lever 120 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing to release the connection between the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17. Also (shown by an arrow B in the drawing), the engaging portion 122 of the connecting lever 120 is engaged with the engaging portion 116 of the rotating member 112, and the rotating member 112 is prevented from rotating by the slide portion 102. However, the connecting lever 120 cannot rotate in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing. As a result, since the lower unit 17 is maintained in a state of being connected to the upper unit 16, the lower unit 17 cannot be pulled out of the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 by itself. Therefore, even if the elevating mechanism 26 is located over the lower unit 17 and the upper unit 16, both units cannot be separated and only the lower unit 17 can be pulled out. Can be avoided. In this state, the lower unit 17 can be pulled out of the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 while being connected to the upper unit 16.

  Next, the case where the lifting mechanism 26 is located in the lower unit 17 will be described. FIG. 5 shows the coupling mechanism 100 when the mounting table 26a is located in the lower unit 17. Specifically, the lifting mechanism drive unit of the lifting mechanism unit 26 includes 2 shows a state in which the mounting table 26a is moved to the hoistway 25 in the lower unit 17 by expanding and contracting to the lower end side of the hoistway 25 so as to fit in the lower part.

  In such a state, as shown in FIG. 5, since the mounting table 26 a is located in the lower unit 17, the slide section 102 is accordingly moved along the up-down direction of the small-bundled-payment machine 3. It moves downward (indicated by arrow C in the figure). At this time, since the sliding portion 102 is displaced from the rotation path of the rotating member 112 in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing due to the movement of the sliding portion 102, the sliding member 102 is urged to rotate in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing. The rotating member 112 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing by the bias until the contact portion 114 of the rotating member 112 contacts the contact portion 108 of the slide portion 102. Then, by the rotation of the rotating member 112 in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, the state in which the engaging portion 116 of the rotating member 112 and the engaging portion 122 of the connecting lever 120 are engaged is released, and the connecting lever 120 in the drawing is released. Rotation in the counterclockwise direction is enabled, and the connection lever 120 is released from the fixed connection position.

  In the above-described state, when the connection lever 120 is pressed to rotate in the counterclockwise direction in the figure to release the connection between the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 (indicated by an arrow D in the figure), The connection lever 120 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the figure (indicated by an arrow E in the figure). When the connecting lever 120 rotates counterclockwise in the figure, the fixing portion 124 of the connecting lever 120 is released from the state of being engaged with the engaging member 128, and the lower unit 17 is separated from the upper unit 16. . As a result, the lower unit 17 can be pulled out of the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 by itself. At this time, since the entire lifting mechanism 26 is located in the lower unit 17, even if the lower unit 17 is pulled out of the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 by itself, the lifting mechanism 26 interferes with the upper unit 16. It will not be destroyed.

  When the lifting mechanism 26 moves again so as to be located between the lower unit 17 and the upper unit 16, the mounting table 26a moves upward in the lifting path 25 as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the slide unit 102 also moves upward. At this time, the side surface 110 and the contact portion 108 of the slide portion 102 press the contact portion 114 of the rotating member 112 with the upward movement of the slide portion 102, and the rotating member 112 is moved clockwise in FIG. To rotate. Then, the rotating member 112 presses the connection lever 120 while rotating, and the connection lever 120 rotates clockwise in the drawing to move to the connection position. As a result, the fixing portion 124 of the connecting lever 120 is engaged with the engaging member 128 provided on the upper unit 16, and the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 are connected.

  Then, even if the connection lever 120 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing to release the connection between the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17, as described above, the engaging portion 122 of the connection lever 120 Since the rotation member 112 is engaged with the engagement portion 116 of the rotation member 112 and the rotation of the rotation member 112 is prevented by the slide portion 102, the connection lever 120 cannot rotate in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing. As a result, the lower unit 17 is maintained in a state of being connected to the upper unit 16, and the lower unit 17 cannot be pulled out of the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 by itself. Therefore, even if the elevating mechanism 26 is located over the lower unit 17 and the upper unit 16, both units cannot be separated and only the lower unit 17 can be pulled out. Can be avoided.

  By the way, in the conventional sealed small bundle payment machine (small bundle processing device), when the operator tries to pull out the safe unit from the sealed small bundle payment machine, the lifting mechanism (moving unit) is moved to the upper unit (sealing unit). ) And the lower unit (safe unit), the elevating mechanism may be caught by the upper unit, and only the lower unit may not be able to be pulled out from the small bundle payment machine. Furthermore, if the safe unit is forcibly pulled out, the lifting mechanism may interfere with the upper unit and be destroyed.

  Also, in order to avoid destruction of the elevating mechanism, when attempting to pull out the lower unit from the small bundle payment machine, the position of the elevating mechanism is detected using a sensor or the like, and the position of the elevating mechanism detected by the sensor is detected. Depending on the position, it is also conceivable to implement an electronically controlled lock which prevents the lower unit from being pulled out of the banding machine alone. However, even if the elevating mechanism is positioned over the upper unit and the lower unit, if the sensor for detecting the position of the elevating mechanism or the electronic control lock mechanism that performs electronic control locking fails, Locks that prevent the lower unit from being pulled out of the sealed small bundle dispenser may not be implemented, and the use of a sensor or an electronically controlled lock mechanism has not been sufficient as a measure to prevent damage to the lifting mechanism.

  However, in the sealed small bundle payment machine (small bundle processing device) 3 according to the present embodiment, the slide unit 102 that moves according to the position of the elevating mechanism unit (moving unit) 26 and the clockwise direction (first And the sliding unit 102, which connects the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 by rotating in the same direction, and releases the connection by rotating in the counterclockwise direction (second direction). By providing the connecting mechanism 100 provided between the connecting lever 120 and the rotating member 112 urged to rotate in the counterclockwise direction, the lifting mechanism 26 can be prevented from being broken.

  More specifically, when the lifting mechanism 26 moves upward so as to be located over the lower unit 17 and the upper unit 16, the sliding part 102 that has moved with the movement of the lifting mechanism 26 It is located on the rotation path in the counterclockwise direction and prevents the rotation of the rotating member 112 in the counterclockwise direction. Then, the rotating member 112, whose rotation has been prevented by the slide portion 102, engages with the connecting lever 120 and prevents the connecting lever 120 from rotating in the counterclockwise direction. As a result, the connection lever 120 cannot rotate in the counterclockwise direction, and is fixed at a connection position where the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 are connected. Therefore, even if the connection lever 120 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing to release the connection between the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17, the connection lever 120 cannot be rotated in the counterclockwise direction. Therefore, the lower unit 17 is maintained in a state of being connected to the upper unit 16, and the lower unit 17 cannot be pulled out of the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 by itself. As a result, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to avoid the destruction of the elevating mechanism 26 caused by pulling out the lower unit 17 alone.

  On the other hand, when the lifting mechanism 26 moves downward so as to be located in the lower unit 17, the slide unit 102 moves together with the movement of the lifting mechanism 26, so that the rotating member 112 moves in the counterclockwise direction. As a result, the rotating member 112 can rotate in the counterclockwise direction. Therefore, since the rotating member 112 is biased to rotate in the counterclockwise direction, the rotating member 112 rotates in the counterclockwise direction by the bias, and the engagement between the rotating member 112 and the connection lever 120 is released. Is done. When the connection lever 120 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing to release the connection between the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17, the connection lever disengaged from the rotation member 112. 120 rotates counterclockwise, and the lower unit 17 is separated from the upper unit 16. As a result, the lower unit 17 can be pulled out from the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 alone.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the connection mechanism 100 that operates in accordance with the movement of the lifting mechanism 26 to fix the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 in a connected state or to release the fixation. To prevent the lower unit 17 from being separated when the elevating mechanism unit 26 is positioned over the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17, so that the lower unit 17 can be sealed alone The lifting mechanism 26 can be prevented from being destroyed by being pulled out of the lifting mechanism 14.

  Further, since the coupling mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment is configured by a mechanical mechanism and does not require a sensor or the like for detecting the position of the elevating mechanism 26, according to the present embodiment, the sensor and the like Even in the case of failure, destruction of the lifting mechanism 26 can be avoided.

<Modification>
In the present embodiment, the configuration of the coupling mechanism 100 is not limited to the configurations shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and operates according to the movement of the lifting mechanism 26, and connects the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17. Another configuration may be used as long as the connection state can be fixed or the fixing can be released. Therefore, as a modification of the present embodiment, a connection mechanism 200 having a slide portion 202 and a connection lever 220 will be described.

<Detailed configuration of coupling mechanism 200>
The detailed configuration of the coupling mechanism 200 according to the present modification will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are explanatory diagrams for describing the connection mechanism 200 of the small bundle payment machine 3 according to the present modification. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the connection mechanism 200 of the present modification mainly includes a slide portion 202 and a connection lever 220.

(Slide part 202)
The slide part 202 is a member that extends in the vertical direction of the small bundle payment machine 3 (lower unit 17), like the slide part 102 of the above-described embodiment, and is a mounting member that moves in the hoistway 25 in the vertical direction. As the table 26a moves, the table 26a can slide in the vertical direction. Specifically, the slide portion 202 of the present modification is a substantially rectangular member when viewed from the side of the small-bundled-payment device 3, and the upper end of the slide portion 202 is connected to the mounting table 26a. . Further, a protrusion 230 is provided on a side surface on the right side of the slide portion 202 in the drawing (on the side of a connecting lever 220 described later). The projection 230 is a projection extending in the front-rear direction of the small bundle payment machine 3 toward the right side in the figure, and abuts against and pushes the connection lever 220 described later. In the center of the slide portion 202, similarly to the slide portion 102 of the above-described embodiment, an opening 104 extending in the up-down direction of the small bundle payment machine 3 is provided. Engage with a plurality of engagement members 106 provided in the unit 17 along the vertical direction, connect the slide unit 202 to the lower unit 17, and further restrict the movement direction and the movement range of the slide unit 202. I do. The operation of the slide unit 202 will be described later in detail.

(Connection lever 220)
The connection lever 220 connects the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 by rotating in the clockwise direction in the drawing, similarly to the connection lever 120 of the above-described embodiment, and in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing. A lever that releases the connection between the two units by rotating. Specifically, the connection lever 220 is a substantially rectangular member that extends in the front-rear direction of the small-bundled small-ticket payment machine 3 when viewed from the side of the small-bundled small-ticket payment machine 3, and is provided at one end. It has a contact portion 232, a fixed portion 234 provided at the other end, and a rotating shaft 126 provided between both ends. The connection lever 220 is fixed to the lower unit 17 via a rotation shaft 126 connected to the lower unit 17, and rotates about the rotation shaft 126. The contact portion 232 is a protrusion provided at the end of the connecting lever 220 on the slide portion 202 side (left side in the drawing), and is pressed by the protrusion 230 of the slide portion 202. The fixing portion 234 is a protrusion provided on the end of the connecting lever 220 on the opposite side (right side in the drawing) from the slide portion 202 side, and engages with the concave engaging member 236 provided on the upper unit 16. In combination, the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 are connected. The operation of the connecting lever 220 will be described in detail below.

  The example of the configuration of the connection mechanism 200 according to the present modification has been described above. Subsequently, the operation of the coupling mechanism 200 according to the present modification will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 6 shows the coupling mechanism 200 when the mounting table 26a is located in the upper unit 16, and the lifting mechanism drive unit of the lifting mechanism unit 26 is connected to the lifting path 25 on the lower unit 17 side as in FIG. Is extended from the lower end to the deposit / withdrawal port 23 on the upper unit 16 side, and the mounting table 26a is moved to the hoistway 25 in the upper unit 16, that is, the elevating mechanism unit 26 is connected to the lower unit 17 and the upper unit 16. It shows a state where it is straddled.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the elevating mechanism 26 moves so as to be located over the lower unit 17 and the upper unit 16, the mounting table 26a moves upward in the hoistway 25, and accordingly, , The sliding portion 202 also moves upward along the up-down direction of the small bundle payment machine 3 (indicated by an arrow F in the figure). When the slide portion 202 moves, the protrusion 230 of the slide portion 202 presses the contact portion 232 of the connection lever 220 upward, so that the connection lever 220 rotates clockwise in the drawing and is fixed at the connection position. Is done. Therefore, the fixing portion 234 of the connecting lever 220 is engaged with the engaging member 236 provided on the upper unit 16, and the lower unit 17 is connected to the upper unit 16. At this time, even if the connection lever 220 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the figure to release the connection between the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 (indicated by an arrow G in the figure), the connection lever 220 is moved to the sliding portion. Since the rotation is hindered by being pressed by the protrusion 230 of the 202, it is not possible to rotate in the counterclockwise direction in the figure. As a result, since the lower unit 17 cannot be separated from the upper unit 16, the lower unit 17 cannot be pulled out of the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 by itself. Therefore, even if the elevating mechanism 26 is located over the lower unit 17 and the upper unit 16, the two units cannot be separated and only the lower unit 17 cannot be pulled out, thereby preventing the elevating mechanism 26 from being destroyed. be able to.

  Next, the case where the lifting mechanism 26 is located in the lower unit 17 will be described. FIG. 7 shows the coupling mechanism 200 when the mounting table 26a is located in the lower unit 17. Specifically, similarly to FIG. 5, the lifting mechanism driving section of the lifting mechanism section 26 includes the lifting mechanism driving section 26. The lower part of the hoistway 25 expands and contracts so that the whole is accommodated in the lower unit 17, and the mounting table 26 a is moved to the hoistway 25 in the lower unit 17.

  In FIG. 7, since the mounting table 26 a is located in the lower unit 17, the slide unit 202 also moves downward along the up-down direction of the small bundle payment machine 3 (arrow H in the figure). ). At this time, when the slide portion 202 moves, the contact portion 232 of the connection lever 220 is released from being pressed by the protrusion 230 of the slide portion 202. Further, since the protrusion 230 of the slide portion 202 is displaced from the rotation path of the connecting lever 220 in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, the connecting lever 220 is rotatable in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing. Therefore, when the connection lever 220 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction to release the connection between the lower unit 17 and the upper unit 16 (indicated by an arrow I in the drawing), the connection lever 220 is rotated counterclockwise. (Indicated by an arrow J in the drawing), and the fixing unit 234 of the connecting lever 220 is released from the state of being engaged with the engaging member 236 provided on the upper unit 16. It can be separated from the upper unit 16 and can be pulled out from the sealed small bundle dispenser housing 14 alone. At this time, since the lifting / lowering mechanism 26 is located in the lower unit 17, even if the lower unit 17 is pulled out of the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 14 by itself, the lifting / lowering mechanism 26 interferes with the upper unit 16. It will not be destroyed.

  In the small bundle payment machine 3 according to the present modification, the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 are connected to each other by rotating in the clockwise direction the slide unit 202 that moves according to the position of the lifting mechanism unit 26. However, by providing the connection mechanism 200 having the connection lever 220 that releases the connection by rotating in the counterclockwise direction, it is possible to avoid the destruction of the elevating mechanism 26 with a small number of components. That is, in the present modification, a connection mechanism 200 that operates in accordance with the movement of the lifting mechanism 26 to fix the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17 in a connected state or to release the fixing. When the lifting mechanism 26 is positioned over the upper unit 16 and the lower unit 17, the lower unit 17 cannot be separated from the lower unit 17. The lifting mechanism 26 can be prevented from being broken by being pulled out of the body 14.

  In the above description, the case where the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the sealed small bundle payment machine (small bundle processing device) 3 of the accounting system 1 is described. The present invention is not limited to the application to the machine 3. The present embodiment is a medium processing apparatus for processing a medium such as banknotes and coins installed in a financial institution, a store, or the like, and is configured to pull out at least one of a plurality of units from the apparatus main body. Further, the present invention can be applied to a medium processing apparatus having a moving unit that moves between units, such as a conveying unit that conveys a medium between units. Further, in the present embodiment, there is no limitation to the two units provided so as to be vertically overlapped as described above, and the two units provided side by side in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction of the apparatus. It may be. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the functional blocks provided in each unit are not particularly limited.

  As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is apparent that those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can conceive various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the appended claims. It is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cash-receipt-and-disbursement system 2 Banknote pay-in / pay-out machine 3 Wound small bundle payment machine 4 Banknote replenishment and collection machine 5 New ticket payment machine 6 Banknote payment machine 7 Coin pay-in / pay-out machine 8 Authentication printer 9 Out-of-cash post 10 Display 11 Keyboard 12 Operation display part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Control apparatus 14 Enclosure of small bundle payment machine 15 Slide rail 16 Upper unit 17 Lower unit 18 Control part 19 Inter-device conveying part 20, 20a, 20b Stacking part 21 Banknote clamp moving part 22 Sealing part 23 Deposit / dispense port 24 Elevating part 25 Elevating path 26 Elevating mechanism part 26a Mounting table 27 Overflow box 31, 31a, 31b Small bundle safe 32 Passage 34 Storing and feeding part 35 Recognition part 100, 200 Connecting mechanism 102, 202 Sliding part 104 Opening 106, 106a, 106b , 128, 236 Engaging member 108, 114, 232 Contact part 11 Side 112 the rotational member 116, 122 engaging portions 118, 126 rotary shaft 120, 220 connecting lever 124,234 fixing portion 230 protruding portions T bill small bundles

Claims (3)

The device body,
A first unit provided in the apparatus main body;
A second unit provided in the device main body and extractable from the device main body;
A moving unit that moves between the first unit and the second unit;
A sliding portion movable according to the movement of the moving portion,
A connection lever that connects the first unit and the second unit by rotating in a first direction, and releases the connection by rotating in a second direction;
With
When the moving unit is positioned over the first unit and the second unit, the connection lever is prevented from rotating in the second direction by the slide unit, Is fixed at a connection position for connecting the second unit and the second unit ,
The slide portion has a protrusion that contacts the connection lever,
When the moving unit is located in the second unit, the protrusion of the slide unit is displaced from a rotation path of the connection lever in the second direction, and the connection lever is connected to the connection position. To be rotatable in the second direction from
Small bundle processing equipment. The moving section has a mounting table on which a small medium bundle is mounted,
The mounting table moves in a space that communicates the first unit and the second unit, and conveys the medium bundle.
The small bundle processing device according to claim 1. The small bundle processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the moving unit extends the mounting table by extending the second unit to the first unit.

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