JP6687094B2 - Banknote processor - Google Patents

Description

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

  Conventionally, for example, in a banknote processing apparatus applied as a banknote change machine, banknotes inserted into a depositing section through a slot formed in the apparatus body are transported to a predetermined transport path, and banknotes transported through the transport path. The authenticity of is identified by the identification means.

  In this banknote handling apparatus, banknotes classified as "true" by the classification unit are separated from the transport path and stored in a predetermined storage unit. Further, in the banknote handling apparatus, when a withdrawal command is given, the banknotes sent from the predetermined storage section are conveyed to the exit safe through the above-mentioned conveying path and discharged from the apparatus body (for example, See Patent Document 1).

JP, 2011-65417, A

  Although not explicitly shown in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, in the banknote handling apparatus, it is general that the apparatus body is provided with a collecting section. The recovery unit is detachably attached to the apparatus body.

  In the banknote handling apparatus having such a collecting section, when a collecting instruction is given, the banknotes stored in the respective storing sections are conveyed to the collecting section through the conveying path and collected by the collecting section. The banknotes thus collected by the collecting unit are removed from the apparatus main body together with the collecting unit and stored in a predetermined safe or the like.

  By the way, in recent years, there is a demand for downsizing of the entire bill processing apparatus. However, in the above-described banknote handling apparatus, the collecting unit is provided separately from the depositing unit and the deposit box, so that not only the space of the depositing unit, the deposit box, and the storing unit but also the collecting unit is provided inside the device body. Space is required, and as a result, it is difficult to reduce the size of the entire device.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote processing apparatus capable of reducing the size of the entire apparatus.

  To achieve the above object, the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention stores a banknote having a predetermined condition in a corresponding storage section when the banknote is inserted into a deposit section provided in the apparatus body. When a withdrawal command is given, the banknote processing device conveys the banknotes sent out from the corresponding storage section to the withdrawal safe and discharges them from the withdrawal opening provided in the withdrawal safe. The safe is for collecting the banknotes stored in each storage unit when a recovery command is given, and is provided detachably on the apparatus body, and a withdrawal door that opens and closes the withdrawal port, In the normal state, the withdrawal door is in a locked state that restricts movement in the opening direction, and when released, the withdrawal door is in an unlocked state that allows the withdrawal door to move in the opening direction. And a lock part.

  Further, the present invention, in the above bill processing device, in the case where the operation input unit rotatably provided between a reference posture and a releasing posture and the exit safe are mounted on the device main body, in the normal state, The withdrawal lock part is provided in the operation input part, and the withdrawal lock part is formed in the operation input part while the withdrawal lock part is in a locked state, and the withdrawal lock part is in an unlocked state when a release command is given. Unlocked when a withdrawal key is inserted into the input keyhole and the operation input unit is released from the reference posture to the release posture or when the unlocking command is given to the lock mechanism unit. It is characterized by being in a state.

  According to the present invention, the deposit box is detachably provided in the apparatus main body, and the banknotes stored in the storage sections are collected when the collection command is given. Have As a result, the installation space of the collection box can be reduced, and the size of the entire apparatus can be reduced.

  Moreover, since the deposit box is detachably attached to the main body of the apparatus, after the banknotes stored in the respective storage units are stored in the deposit box, the deposit box is detached from the main body of the apparatus, whereby a predetermined safe is provided. Therefore, it is not necessary to take out banknotes from the cash box, and security can be improved.

  Further, according to the present invention, in a normal state, the dispensing door that opens and closes the dispensing port is in a locked state that restricts movement in the opening direction, while when the release operation is performed, the dispensing door moves in the opening direction. Since the withdrawal lock part that is in an unlocked state allowing the above is provided in the withdrawal safe, the withdrawal port is prevented from being opened easily even when the withdrawal safe is detached from the main body of the device, and security of the In addition to the improvement, it is possible to open the withdrawal port by operating the withdrawal lock portion, and to take out the stored bills. Further, when the withdrawal safe is attached to the main body of the apparatus, the lock mechanism unit normally causes the withdrawal lock unit to be in the locked state, and when the release command is given, causes the withdrawal lock unit to be in the unlocked state. Therefore, even when the withdrawal safe is attached to the main body of the device, the withdrawal opening can be prevented from being opened easily to improve security, and the withdrawal command automatically unlocks the withdrawal lock part. The withdrawal port can be opened in the locked state, and the stored bills can be easily taken out.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a banknote processing device that is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a case where the most front storage portion is viewed from the right front side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a case where the most front storage portion is viewed from the left rear side. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of the storage section shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a main part of the storage section shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the storage operation of the storage section shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a storage operation of the storage section shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a storage operation of the storage section shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a front end portion of the banknote handling machine shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state where the exit safe box shown in FIG. 9 is detached from the apparatus main body. 11 is a perspective view showing a front end portion of the banknote handling machine shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a main part of the banknote handling machine shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a main part of the deposit box shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a main part of the deposit box shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a right side withdrawal lock portion which constitutes the withdrawal safe shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing a right side withdrawal lock portion that constitutes the withdrawal safe shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. FIG. 17 is an explanatory view of the constituent elements of the lock mechanism section together with the payout lock section on the right side as viewed from the right side. FIG. 18 is an explanatory view of the constituent elements of the lock mechanism section together with the payout lock section on the right side as viewed from the left side. FIG. 19 is an explanatory view of the constituent elements of the lock mechanism section together with the payout lock section on the right side as viewed from the right side. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of the constituent elements of the lock mechanism section together with the payout lock section on the right side as viewed from the left side.

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

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a banknote processing device that is an embodiment of the present invention. The banknote handling apparatus illustrated here is applied as a banknote change machine, for example, and is configured to include the apparatus main body 1 and an outlet safe 40.

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

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

  Here, the transport path 20 is for transporting the banknotes that have passed through the deposit path 11, and extends along the front-rear direction inside the apparatus main body 1. More specifically, the transport path 20 has an inclined path 20a that gradually inclines upward as it goes rearward from a portion continuous with the deposit path 11, that is, as it is separated from the exit of the deposit path 11. After this ramp 20a, it extends rearward at the same height level.

  Although not clearly shown in the figure, the transport path 20 transports the bills from the front to the rear and also transports the bills from the rear to the front by displacing the transport belt stretched around the transport pulley. It is a road.

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

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

  The determination unit 22 is provided in the middle of the transport path 20 on the rear side of the discrimination unit 21. The discriminating unit 22 discriminates the denomination and the number of passing banknotes. The determination result of the determination unit 22 is given to the control unit as a determination signal.

  The storage section 30 is provided in the lower portion of the transport path 20 on the rear side of the apparatus main body 1 so as to be lined up front and rear for each denomination.

  2 and 3 show the most front storage portion 30, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the case seen from the right front side, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the case seen from the left rear side. Is. Note that, here, the foremost storage section 30 will be described, but the rearmost storage section 30 also has substantially the same configuration.

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

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

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

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

  In the pressing portion 32, the pressing lower roller (not shown) provided in the lower portion is inserted into the lower guide groove portion (not shown) formed in the storage bottom portion 30B and having the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. The provided pressing left roller 321 has entered the left guide groove portion 30L1 formed in the storage left side portion 30L and having the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction, and the pressing right roller 322 provided in the right side portion is formed in the storage right side portion 30R. The right and left guide groove portions 30R1 whose longitudinal direction is the formed front-rear direction enter the upper surface of the storage bottom portion 30B and can move along the front-rear direction.

  The pressing portion 32 is a pressing spring (biasing means) interposed between the pressing portion 32 and the storage base portion 30K erected on the storage bottom portion 30B in a manner of connecting the front end portion of the storage left side portion 30L and the front end portion of the storage right side portion 30R. It is always urged toward the rear by 32S, that is, close to the storage wall portion 31. Here, the storage base portion 30K constitutes a front wall of the storage portion 30.

  The pusher member 33 is provided between the storage wall portion 31 and the pressing portion 32. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pusher member 33 is configured such that the lower end portions of the left and right paired left and right pusher portions 331 and 332 are connected to the pusher rod 333. The pusher rod 333 has a long shape in which the left-right direction is the longitudinal direction and is rotatable about the central axis.

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

  The left pusher portion 331 of the pusher member 33 is provided with a pusher roller 334. The pusher roller 334 is formed between the storage bottom portion 30B and the storage left portion 30L, and is a guide groove portion whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction. It is entering 33L2.

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

  Then, the pusher transmission gear 341 is rotated around the central axis by the drive of the pusher motor 343, so that the pusher transmission projection 341a moves inside the elongated hole 335a, whereby the pusher member 33 moves to the frontmost position. Between the reference position and the most advanced position, the upper surface of the storage bottom portion 30B is moved forward and backward along the front-rear direction. That is, the pusher member 33 moves forward and backward by applying a driving force from the pusher motor 343, which is a drive source, to the right side portion.

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

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

  A bill storing operation of the storing unit 30 having such a configuration will be described. As a premise of such description, the pusher member 33 is arranged at the reference position, a plurality of banknotes are already stored in the storage area S2, and the pusher member 33 (the left pusher portion 331 and the right pusher portion 332) is pressed by the pressing portion 32. ) Is pressed against the front.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when a plurality of banknotes are conveyed to the stacking area S1, the pusher member 33 is moved backward by driving the pusher motor 343. At this time, the pusher rod 333 rotates around the central axis with the pinion 351 meshing with the corresponding rack 352. Further, the pusher member 33 is restricted in upward displacement by the pusher roller 334 of the left pusher portion 331 moving while rotating the guide groove portion 33L2. That is, the pusher member 33 is restricted from being displaced upward, and the meshed state of the pinion 351 and the rack 352 is maintained. The pressing portion 32 moves rearward following the advancing movement of the pusher member 33 by the pressing spring 32S.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7, when the pusher member 33 moves forward toward the advanced position, the storage wall portion 31 relatively passes through the cutout portion 33b. As a result, the banknotes conveyed to the stacking area S1 relatively move through the notch 33b and move to the storage area S2 while deforming their shapes. In this case, the number of banknotes in the storage area S2 increases, but the increased thickness of the banknote is absorbed by the pressing portion 32 moving rearward against the biasing force of the pressing spring 32S.

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

  A scrutinizing unit 23 is provided on the front side of the discriminating unit 22 (see FIG. 1). The scrutinizing unit 23 temporarily stores the banknotes stored in the storing unit 30 in the scrutinizing mode. Then, the scrutinizing unit 23 feeds out the banknotes temporarily stored for scrutiny to the transport path 20.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the deposit box 40 is provided in front of the apparatus main body 1 and above the deposit unit 10. As shown in FIG. 10, the deposit box 40 can be detached from the apparatus body 1 and is detachably attached to the apparatus body 1. Although it has been described that the deposit box 40 is detachably attached to the apparatus main body 1, when it is provided to the apparatus main body 1 as shown in FIG. 9, a dedicated input operation or an unillustrated removal operation is performed. The key is provided so that it cannot be detached from the apparatus main body 1 unless the key is inserted into a predetermined take-out key hole (not shown) and operated. That is, the deposit box 40 is not provided so as to be easily separated from the apparatus main body 1.

  As shown in FIG. 11, such a deposit box 40 has a dispensing port 41, and accommodates the banknotes transported through the transport path 20 and discharges the bills to the outside through the dispensing port 41. As shown in FIG. 12, the dispensing deposit box 40 is configured to include a guide portion 42, a dispensing door 43, a slide member 44, and a dispensing lock portion 50.

  The guide portion 42 is a portion that constitutes the communication port 42a. As shown in FIG. 9, the guide portion 42 has a communication port 42 a communicating with the deposit port 2 when the deposit box 40 is mounted on the apparatus body 1. Then, the guide portion 42 is such that the front edge portion 42b of the communication port 42a functions as a grip portion for the operator when the deposit box 40 is detached from the apparatus body 1 as shown in FIG.

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

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

  The slide member 44 constitutes a part of the lower edge portion of the dispensing port 41, and is provided slidably in the front-rear direction. Such a slide member 44 has slide gear portions 441 formed at the rear of the left and right ends, and is linked to the dispensing door 43 via a link gear (link member) 45.

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

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

  Thus, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the slide member 44 slides forward to slide the front end when the dispensing door 43 swings downward to close the dispensing port 41. While the portion contacts the end of the dispensing door 43, when the dispensing door 43 swings upward to open the dispensing port 41, it slides backward and the front end portion of the dispensing port 41 moves. It is arranged behind the front end of the lower edge. That is, the slide member 44 exposes the lower part of the lowest banknote among the banknotes indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 11 by sliding backward.

  The withdrawal lock parts 50 are provided in a pair of left and right, and are provided with a lock action piece part 51. FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing the dispensing lock unit 50 on the right side. The left-side withdrawal lock part 50 is different from the right-side withdrawal lock part 50 only in the left and right, and therefore the right-side withdrawal lock part 50 will be described below. The description of the withdrawal lock unit 50 on the side is omitted.

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

  The first input protrusion 521a of the operation input section 52 is inserted into the action input hole 513a from the left side. The operation input section 52 is rotatably provided around a central axis of an input shaft section 52a extending in the left-right direction. The reference attitude of the operation input section 52 is determined by the input spring 522, and when the operation attitude is the reference attitude, the first input protrusion 521a is located on the rear side of the input shaft section 52a. Reference numeral 53 in FIG. 15 is a transmission member that transmits rotational force to the operation input unit 52 that constitutes the left side dispensing lock unit 50.

  In such a dispensing lock unit 50, in a normal state, the operation input unit 52 is in the reference posture, so that the action hook unit 512 of the lock action piece unit 51 is located above the action base unit 511 as illustrated in FIG. 15. Extending towards. As a result, since the action hook portion 512 has its tip end portion located above the protrusion 435 (see FIG. 13) provided in the right end portion 431 of the dispensing door 43 so as to protrude rightward, Even if the dispensing door 43 is swung upward, the tip of the working hook portion 512 interferes. Therefore, the dispensing lock unit 50 is normally in a locked state that restricts movement of the dispensing door 43 in the opening direction.

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

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

  17 and 18 show the constituent elements of the lock mechanism section 60 together with the withdrawal lock section 50 on the right side, FIG. 17 is an explanatory view as seen from the right side, and FIG. 18 is on the left side. It is explanatory drawing seen from the side.

  The lock mechanism part 60 illustrated here is provided on the right side of the deposit part 10 of the apparatus body 1 as shown in FIG. The lock mechanism unit 60 is configured to include a lock drive gear 61, a lock transmission gear 62, a lock transmission lever 63, and a lock transmission unit 64. The lock drive gear 61 is provided rotatably around the central axis of a lock drive shaft 61a extending in the left-right direction. The lock drive gear 61 is driven clockwise or counterclockwise when viewed from the right side by driving the transport distribution motor 5 that is a drive source of the transport distribution mechanism 12 of the deposit unit 10.

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

  Accordingly, when the lock drive gear 61 rotates clockwise when viewed from the right, the lock transmission gear 62 rotates clockwise when viewed from the right through the lock linkage gear 65, while the lock transmission gear 62 rotates. When 61 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right, it rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right through the lock linkage gear 65. A lock transmission protrusion 621 is formed on the left side of the lock transmission gear 62 so as to protrude leftward.

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

  The lock transmission lever 63 as described above extends forward from a transmission lever base 631 to which the lock transmission lever shaft 63a is attached, and extends rearward from the transmission lever base 631. It has a transmission lever output part 633. Here, the transmission lever input portion 632 is arranged at a position where the transmission lever input portion 632 interferes with the lock transmission protrusion 621 when the lock transmission gear 62 rotates clockwise when viewed from the right (counterclockwise when viewed from the left). .

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

  On the right side of the lock transmission portion 64, the lock abutment surface 641 that abuts the transmission lever output portion 633 when the lock transmission lever 63 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right side. Are formed.

  When the lock transmission portion 64 moves to the upper limit position against the biasing force of the lock transmission spring 64S, the upper end portion of the lock transmission portion 64 abuts the lock action lever 66.

  The locking lever 66 is provided on the cashbox 40. The lock action lever 66 is provided behind the payout lock portion 50 on the right side so as to be rotatable around the central axis of a lock action lever shaft portion 66a extending along the left-right direction. The lock action lever 66 includes an action lever input portion 661 that extends rearward in the radial direction of the lock action lever shaft portion 66a, and a front diagonally upward direction in the radial direction of the lock action lever shaft portion 66a. And a working lever output portion 662 extending toward the front. The end portion of the action lever output portion 662 is located above the second input protrusion 521b that protrudes leftward from the left surface of the plate-shaped portion 521 on which the first input protrusion 521a is formed.

  Reference numeral 67 in FIG. 17 is a sensor. The sensor 67 detects that the lock transmission unit 64 has moved to the upper limit position, and gives the detection result to the control unit as a detection signal.

  The operation of the lock mechanism unit 60 will be described. In the lock mechanism section 60, in the normal state, the lock transmission section 64 is arranged at the lower limit position, so that the dispensing lock section 50 is locked as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18.

  Then, when the release command is given from the control unit, the lock mechanism unit 60 brings the withdrawal lock unit 50 into the unlocked state as follows.

  The lock drive gear 61 rotates clockwise when viewed from the right by driving the transport distribution motor 5, and the lock transmission gear 62 rotates clockwise when viewed from the right. As the lock transmission gear 62 rotates in this manner, the lock transmission protrusion 621 abuts and pushes against the transmission lever input portion 632, whereby the lock transmission lever 63 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right side. .

  When the lock transmission lever 63 rotates, the transmission lever output portion 633 abuts on the lock abutment surface 641 of the lock transmission portion 64, and the lock transmission portion 64 is directed upward against the biasing force of the lock transmission spring 64S. To move.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, when the lock transmission unit 64 moves to the upper limit position, the sensor 67 detects that fact and gives a detection signal to the control unit, whereby the control unit drives the transport distribution motor 5. To stop temporarily. As a result, the lock transmission portion 64 is arranged at the upper limit position.

  By the way, the lock action lever 66 in which the action lever input part 661 is brought into contact with the upper end portion of the lock transmission part 64 by moving the lock transmission part 64 from the lower limit position to the upper limit position is the center of the lock action lever shaft part 66a. The action lever output portion 662 is displaced around the axis and is displaced downward. As a result, the action lever output part 662 pushes the second input protrusion 521b downward, so that the operation input part 52 is in the release posture against the urging force of the input spring 522, and the lock action piece part 51 moves forward. The withdrawal lock unit 50 is rocked to bring it into the unlocked state. Then, the lock transmission unit 64 is arranged at the upper limit position, so that the dispensing lock unit 50 is also maintained in the unlocked state.

  After that, when the transport distribution motor 5 is driven by a command from the control unit after a lapse of a predetermined time, the lock drive gear 61 and the lock transmission gear 62 rotate clockwise as viewed from the right side, and the lock transmission gear 62 is locked. When the transmission protrusion 621 separates from the transmission lever input portion 632, the lock transmission lever 63 returns to the reference posture by the urging force of the lock transmission lever spring 63S. As a result, the lock transmission portion 64 is biased by the lock transmission spring 64S and moves to the lower limit position. When the lock transmission portion 64 moves to the lower limit position in this way, the lock action lever 66 returns to the original state when the operation input portion 52 takes the reference posture by the input spring 522.

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

  The operation of the bill processing apparatus having the above configuration will be described. First, the deposit operation will be described.

  When a banknote is inserted into the deposit part 10 through the deposit port 2 and a user inputs an input command (not shown) to give a deposit command, the banknote processing device drives the conveyor pulley or the like to deposit the deposit. The banknotes inserted in the unit 10 are fed to the transport path 20 and transported. The banknote processing apparatus that has transferred the banknotes through the transfer path 20 discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the banknotes conveyed through the discrimination section 21 during the conveyance.

  When the discriminating unit 21 discriminates “true” and discriminates the denomination, the bill processing apparatus conveys the discriminated bill to the predetermined storage unit 30 allocated for each denomination through the conveying path 20. . In the storage unit 30 to which the banknotes have been conveyed in this manner, the above-described storage operation is performed and the banknotes are stored.

  Next, the dispensing operation will be described. When the user operates the input means to give a withdrawal command, the banknote processing device drives the transfer pulley or the like to feed out the banknotes stored in the predetermined storage section 30 to the transfer path 20. To transport. The banknote processing apparatus that has transported the banknotes through the transfer path 20 determines the denomination and the number of banknotes transported through the determination unit 22 during the transportation.

  After the denomination and the like are discriminated by the discriminating unit 22, the bill processing apparatus conveys the discriminated bills to the deposit box 40 through the conveying path 20 and stores them. In this way, when a predetermined number of banknotes are accommodated in the dispensing cash box 40 and the withdrawal preparation is completed, the banknote processing apparatus gives a release command to the lock mechanism section 60 through the control section as described above, and the withdrawal lock section 50. Is unlocked to allow the withdrawal door 43 to swing in the opening direction so that the banknotes stored in the withdrawal safe 40 are ejected from the withdrawal opening 41 to the outside.

  Further, the collecting operation will be described. When the administrator or the like inputs and operates the input means for the administrator to give a collection instruction, the banknote processing device drives the transport pulley or the like to transport the banknotes stored in all the storage units 30 to the transport path. It is fed out to 20 and is transported forward through the transport path 20 to be stored in the exit safe 40. In this withdrawal safe 40, since the withdrawal lock part 50 is locked by the lock mechanism part 60, the withdrawal door 43 is always in the state of closing the withdrawal port 41.

  After the banknotes in all the storage sections 30 are stored in the deposit box 40 in this way, the banknote processing device is operated by inserting the extraction key into the extraction keyhole, so that the extraction box 40 is operated by the device main body. Allowed to be removed from 1. The exit safe 40 thus removed is stored in the safe managed by the administrator.

  In order to take out the banknotes from the dispensing safe 40 removed from the apparatus body 1 in this way, by inserting the withdrawal key into the input key hole 523 and performing the release operation, the withdrawal locking unit 50 is unlocked. The bill can be taken out from the dispensing port 41 by swinging the dispensing door 43 in the opening direction.

  According to the banknote handling apparatus having the above-described configuration, the deposit box 40 is detachably provided in the apparatus body 1, and the banknotes stored in the storage units 30 are collected when the collection instruction is given. The cash box 40 also has the function of a conventional collection box. As a result, the installation space of the collection box can be reduced, and the overall size of the device can be reduced. Moreover, since the deposit box 40 is detachably attached to the apparatus main body 1, after the banknotes stored in the storage units 30 are stored in the deposit box 40, the deposit box 40 is detached from the apparatus main body 1. By doing so, it can be stored in a predetermined safe or the like, and it is not necessary to take out the banknotes from the output safe 40, and security can be improved.

  According to the banknote processing device, in the normal state, the withdrawal door 43 that opens and closes the withdrawal port 41 is in a locked state that restricts movement in the opening direction, while the withdrawal door 43 opens when the release operation is performed. Since the withdrawal safe 40 is provided with the withdrawal lock unit 50 that is in an unlocked state that allows the withdrawal safe 41 to move in the direction, the withdrawal opening 41 can be easily opened even when the withdrawal safe 40 is detached from the apparatus body 1. It is possible to prevent such a situation, improve security, and open the dispensing port 41 by operating the dispensing lock unit 50, so that the stored bills can be taken out. When the withdrawal safe 40 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, the lock mechanism unit 60 normally causes the withdrawal lock unit 50 to be in a locked state, and when the release command is given, the withdrawal lock unit 50 is opened. The unlocked state prevents the withdrawal port 41 from being opened easily even when the withdrawal safe 40 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, thus improving the security and automatically releasing the withdrawal command. The withdrawal lock unit 50 can be unlocked to open the withdrawal port 41, and the stored bills can be easily taken out.

  According to the above bill processing apparatus, the guide portion 42 of the deposit box 40 communicates with the deposit port 2 when the deposit box 40 is attached to the apparatus body 1, while the deposit box 40 is separated from the apparatus body 1. In this case, since a part thereof functions as a grip portion, it is possible to easily hold the exit safe 40 separated from the apparatus main body 1 by gripping the grip portion, and the transportability and operability of the exit safe 40. Can be good.

  According to the above banknote handling apparatus, when the payout door 43 swings downward to close the payout port 41, the slide member 44 of the payout box 40 slides forward to move the front end portion. While contacting the end of the dispensing door 43, when the dispensing door 43 swings upward to open the dispensing port 41, the bottommost bill among the bills stored by sliding backward. Since the lower part of the banknote is exposed, the banknote can be taken out by sandwiching the banknote vertically with fingers without pushing the banknote to the outside as in the conventional case. Accordingly, there is no risk that the bill will be caught by the dispensing door 43 or the like, and the bill can be properly discharged from the dispensing port 41.

  According to the storage unit 30 of the banknote processing device, the pusher member 33 is moved forward and backward with the pinion 351 of the pusher member 33 meshing with the rack 352 of the storage bottom portion 30B, so that the action surface 33a of the pusher member 33 is stored in the storage wall unit. The posture of the pusher member 33 can be regulated in such a manner that the pusher member 33 is always parallel to the storage surface 31a of the sheet 31, and thus it is possible to suppress the occurrence of stacking defects such as banknote jams in the stacking area S1.

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

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

  In the above-described embodiment, the slide member 44 slides forward as the withdrawal door 43 swings downward, while it slides forward with the withdrawal door 43 swinging upward. Although it was slid toward the rear, in the present invention, the slide member slides backward when the dispensing port is opened and is not linked to the movement of the dispensing door, and the dispensing port is closed. If it is done, you may slide forward.

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

Claims (2)

When a banknote is inserted into the deposit unit provided in the main body of the apparatus, the banknote having a predetermined condition is stored in the corresponding storage unit, while when a withdrawal command is given, the banknote is stored from the corresponding storage unit. A banknote processing device that conveys the sent banknotes to a deposit box and discharges the banknotes from a dispense port provided in the deposit box,
The deposit box is for collecting banknotes stored in each storing section when a collection command is given, and is provided detachably on the apparatus main body,
A withdrawal door that opens and closes the withdrawal port,
In a normal state, the withdrawal door is in a locked state that restricts movement in the opening direction, and when unlocked, the withdrawal door is in an unlocked state that allows the withdrawal door to move in the opening direction. A banknote handling device comprising a lock part. An operation input unit rotatably provided between the reference posture and the release posture,
When the withdrawal safe is attached to the apparatus main body, the lock mechanism unit normally causes the withdrawal lock unit to be locked while the withdrawal lock unit is unlocked when a release command is given. And
The withdrawal lock unit is operated when a withdrawal operation is performed in which the withdrawal key is inserted into an input keyhole formed in the operation input unit and the operation input unit is moved from the reference posture to the release posture, or the lock is performed. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banknote processing apparatus is in an unlocked state when the release command is given to the mechanical section.

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