JP6763212B2 - Media integration device and media processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a medium stacking device and a medium processing device, and is suitable for application to, for example, an automated teller machine (ATM) in which a medium such as a banknote is inserted to perform a desired transaction.

Conventionally, in an automated teller machine or the like used in a financial institution or a store, for example, the customer is made to deposit cash such as banknotes or coins, and the cash is withdrawn to the customer according to the contents of the transaction with the customer. As an automatic cash transaction device, for example, a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit for exchanging banknotes with a customer, a discrimination unit for discriminating the denomination and authenticity of the inserted banknotes, and a temporarily holding the inserted banknotes. Some have a temporary holding unit, a transport unit for transporting bills, and a bill cassette for storing bills for each denomination.

It has been proposed that the bill deposit / withdrawal section handles the bills in the bill deposit / withdrawal section by a bill press and a pool guide (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Some such bill deposit / withdrawal portions transmit driving force from drive belts hung on pulleys provided on both the left and right sides of the bill storage portion to move the bill press and the pool guide in the front-rear direction.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-229185

In such a bill deposit / withdrawal section, when an external force is applied to the drive belt, only one of the left and right drive belts skips from the pulley, and the left and right phases of the bill press or pool guide are out of phase and the left and right directions are changed. It may tilt toward you. If the bill press or the pool guide is tilted in the left-right direction, the inserted bills may not be delivered properly or may not operate normally, and reliability may not be maintained.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium integration device and a medium processing device capable of enhancing reliability.

In order to solve such a problem, in the medium accumulating device of the present invention, a feeding unit for feeding out the leaf-shaped medium loaded in the medium accommodating unit, an accumulating unit for accumulating the medium to be delivered to the user in the medium accommodating unit, and a medium. A slide groove provided in the frame forming the accommodating portion, a guide portion having a surface in contact with the medium and reciprocating along the slide groove between the feeding portion and the accumulating portion, and a driving portion for driving the guide portion. The frame is provided on one end side and the other end side of the guide portion, and the guide portion is a counter shaft that transmits the driving force of the drive portion from one end side to the other end side of the guide portion, and the moving direction of the guide portion. possess a gear that meshes with a rack provided on both end sides of the fixed countershaft along the driving unit includes a driving source, a driving belt for transmitting the driving force of the driving source, the guide portion to the drive belt one parts to guide section fixed to the drive belt was adapted to have a fixing portion for transmitting a driving force.

Further, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, a user reception unit that accepts transactions related to paper leaf-shaped media, a feeding unit that feeds out the medium input to the medium storage unit, and a medium to be delivered to the user are integrated in the medium storage unit. A guide portion that has a surface that comes into contact with the medium and that moves back and forth along the slide groove between the feeding portion and the accumulating portion, and a guide portion that is provided in the frame that forms the media accommodating portion and the accumulating portion. A drive unit for driving the unit is provided, the frame is provided on one end side and the other end side of the guide unit, and the guide unit is a counter shaft that transmits the driving force of the drive unit from one end side to the other end side of the guide unit. , possess a gear that meshes with a rack provided on both end sides of the fixed along the movement direction of the guide section countershaft, driving unit includes a driving belt for transmitting a driving source, the driving force of the driving source, the driving a fixing portion for transmitting a driving force to a portion of the guide portion from the fixed drive belt to the belt to the guide portions so as to chromatic.

According to the present invention, even if the drive unit moves by an external force, the force can be transmitted from one end to the other end of the guide unit, and both ends of the guide unit can be moved by the same amount of movement, and the guide unit tilts. Can be prevented.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a medium integration device and a medium processing device that can enhance reliability.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the cash automatic teller machine. It is a left side view which shows the structure of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine. It is a left side view which shows the structure (1) of the pool guide relation in the bill deposit / withdrawal part. It is a top view which shows the structure (2) of the pool guide relation in the bill deposit / withdrawal part. It is a left side view which shows the structure (1) of building press-related in the banknote deposit / withdrawal part. It is a top view which shows the structure (2) of building press-related in the banknote deposit / withdrawal part. It is a left side view which shows the structure (3) of building press-related in the banknote deposit / withdrawal part. It is a left side view which shows the structure (1) of the conventional banknote deposit / withdrawal part. It is a top view which shows the structure (2) of the conventional banknote deposit / withdrawal part.

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

[1. Embodiment]
[1-1. Configuration of automated teller machines]
As shown in the appearance in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured around a box-shaped housing 2, and is installed in, for example, a financial institution or the like, and is between a user (that is, a customer of the financial institution). Conduct cash-related transactions such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions.

The housing 2 is provided with a customer reception unit 3 at a position on the front side thereof where it is easy for customers to insert bills and operate with a touch panel while facing each other. The customer reception unit 3 is provided with a card entrance / exit 4, a deposit / withdrawal port 5, an operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing port 8, and directly exchanges cash, passbooks, etc. with the customer and makes transactions. Notify information about and accept operation instructions. The card inlet / outlet 4 is a portion where various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading the account number and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card inlet / outlet 4. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where banknotes to be deposited by the customer are inserted and banknotes to be withdrawn to the customer are discharged. The operation display unit 6 is integrated with an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of a transaction and a touch panel for selecting a transaction type, a personal identification number, a transaction amount, and the like. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts inputs such as numbers "0" to "9", and is used when inputting a password, transaction amount, or the like. The receipt issuing port 8 is a portion that issues a receipt on which transaction details and the like are printed at the end of transaction processing.

In the following, the side of the automated teller machine 1 that the user faces is the front side, the opposite side is the rear side, and the left and right sides of the user facing the front side are the left side and the right side, respectively, and the upper side and the right side. The lower side is defined and explained.

Inside the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that controls and controls the entire automatic teller machine 1 and a bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 that performs various processing related to bills are provided. The main control unit 9 is mainly composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and controls each unit by reading a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, or the like (not shown) and executing the program. Performs various processes such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions. Further, the main control unit 9 has a storage unit including a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like inside, and stores various information in this storage unit.

[1-2. Internal configuration of banknote deposit / withdrawal machine]
As shown in FIG. 2, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10, the control unit 12 has each unit (shutter 30, bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16, transport unit 24, discrimination unit 18, temporary holding unit 20, bill cassette 26, reject storage 28, and so on. Controls and controls the forgotten collection 22).

Like the main control unit 9, the control unit 12 is mainly composed of a CPU (not shown), and is a process of determining a bill transport destination by reading a predetermined program from a ROM (not shown), a flash memory, or the like and executing the program. And various processes such as the process of controlling the operation of each part. Further, the control unit 12 has a storage unit including a RAM and a flash memory inside, and stores various information in this storage unit.

Inside the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, there are a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 on the upper side, a discrimination unit 18 for determining the denomination and authenticity of the banknote, a temporary hold unit 20 for temporarily holding the deposited banknotes, and a customer at the time of transaction. A forgotten collection box 22 or the like is provided for collecting and storing the forgotten banknotes from the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16.

The transport unit 24 transports rectangular banknotes in the short side direction along the transport path indicated by the thick line in the figure by means of a roller, a belt, or the like (not shown). The transport unit 24 transports banknotes so that the discrimination unit 18 is inserted in the front-rear direction, and connects the rear side of the discrimination unit 18, the temporary holding unit 20, the forgotten collection storage 22, and the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16, respectively. ing. Further, the transport unit 24 connects the front side of the discrimination unit 18, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, the banknote cassette 26, and the reject storage 28.

The discrimination unit 18 discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the bill, the degree of damage, etc. (correct loss) using an optical element, a magnetic detection element, or the like while transporting the bill inside the bill, and determines the discrimination result. Notify the control unit 12 (FIG. 1). In response to this, the control unit 12 determines the destination of the bill based on the acquired discrimination result.

The temporary holding unit 20 temporarily holds the banknotes that the customer has put into the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 at the time of deposit, and temporarily holds the normal banknotes that have been identified as depositable by the discrimination unit 18 until the deposit is confirmed. , The rejected banknotes that have been identified as non-depositable are discharged to the banknote deposit / withdrawal section 16 by so-called post-in first-out.

Further, inside the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, a banknote cassette 26 of each denomination, a banknote discriminated from a damaged banknote (so-called loss ticket) by the discrimination unit 18, and a return of 5,000 or 2,000 banknotes, etc. There is a reject storage 28 for storing banknotes of denominations that are not used.

The bill cassette 26 takes in the bills conveyed from the transport unit 24 by the storage / discharge mechanism and stores them, and discharges the stored bills and supplies them to the transport unit 24.

[1-3. Structure of banknote deposit / withdrawal section]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the banknote deposit / withdrawal section 16 mainly includes a banknote storage section 32, a bill press 34, a pool guide 36, a payout section 38, a collection section 40, a floor guide 42, and a frame 44 (44L and 44R). ), Side guides 46 (46L and 46R), pool guide drive unit 48, and bill press drive unit 50. Although FIGS. 3 to 7 are views of the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16, some members other than the mechanism related to the pool guide 36 are omitted in FIGS. 3 and 4 for convenience of explanation. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 omit some members other than the mechanism related to the bill press 34. Further, the building press 34 is shown by a broken line in FIGS. 3 and 4, and the pool guide 36 is shown by a broken line in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7. Further, in FIGS. 3 to 7, the member on the right side of the frame 44L is transparently shown. In the following, the bill press 34 and the pool guide 36 are referred to as a normal state in the vertical direction (a state in which they are standing normally) in the vertical direction, and a normal state in the horizontal direction is also referred to as a normal state in the width direction. Call.

The bill accommodating portion 32 is a space for accommodating bills in a standing position, and is surrounded by a pool guide 36, a building press 34, a floor guide 42, and a side guide 46. Further, the bill accommodating portion 32 is exposed to the outside through the deposit / withdrawal port 5 by moving the shutter 30 backward, while being shielded from the outside by moving the shutter 30 forward.

The floor guide 42 stores bills in a standing position on the upper side by extending the central portion in the front-rear direction along the front-rear direction on the lower side of the bill storage portion 32, and the front end and the rear end are curved downward. By doing so, the banknotes are passed through the delivery port 55 and the collection port 58, respectively.

The frame 44 fixes various mechanisms such as the pool guide drive unit 48 and the bill press drive unit 50 by extending the frames 44L and 44R along the front-rear direction on the left side and the right side of the bill storage unit 32, respectively. Hereinafter, the frames 44L and 44R are collectively referred to as a frame 44.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a pool guide slide groove 60L is bored on the left side of the pool guide 36 in the frame 44L so as to extend linearly in the front-rear direction. Further, a pool guide slide groove 60R is bored on the right side of the pool guide 36 in the frame 44R so as to extend linearly in the front-rear direction. Hereinafter, the pool guide slide grooves 60L and 60R are also collectively referred to as pool guide slide grooves 60. The pool guide slide groove 60 supports the pool guide 36 by slidably fitting the roller portion 83r of the pool guide drive gear 83 and the roller portion 84r of the pool guide idle gear 84, which will be described later, in the pool guide 36. Guide the movement.

Near the upper side of the pool guide slide groove 60L on the left side surface of the frame 44L, a pool guide rack 80L extending linearly along the front-rear direction from the upper side of the front end to the upper side of the rear end of the pool guide slide groove 60L is provided. It is fixed. On the lower surface of the pool guide rack 80L, a tooth surface is formed in which protrusions projecting along the left-right direction are arranged in the front-rear direction from the front end to the rear end. In the vicinity of the upper side of the pool guide slide groove 60R on the right side surface of the frame 44R, the pool guide rack 80L extends linearly along the front-rear direction from the upper side of the front end to the upper side of the rear end of the pool guide slide groove 60R. The same pool guide rack 80R as above is fixed. Hereinafter, the pool guide racks 80L and 80R are collectively referred to as a pool guide rack 80 as a rack. The pool guide rack 80L and the pool guide rack 80R are arranged so that their tooth surfaces are aligned in the front-rear direction, that is, they are in phase with each other.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a bill press slide groove 62L is bored on the lower side of the pool guide slide groove 60L in the frame 44L and on the left side of the building press 34 so as to extend in the front-rear direction. Further, a bill press slide groove 62R is bored on the lower side of the pool guide slide groove 60R in the frame 44R and on the right side of the building press 34 so as to extend in the front-rear direction. Hereinafter, the building press slide grooves 62L and 62R are also collectively referred to as the building press slide grooves 62. The bill press slide groove 62 has a straight portion 62S formed on the front side so as to extend linearly in the front-rear direction in parallel with the central portion in the front-rear direction of the floor guide 42, and the straight portion 62S is formed upward from the rear end toward the rear. An inclined bent portion 62I is formed. The bent portion 62I is located above the pressure roller 57, which will be described later. The building press slide groove 62 moves by supporting the building press 34 by slidably fitting the roller portion 88r of the building press gear pulley 88 and the roller portion 89r of the building press pulley 89, which will be described later, in the building press 34. To guide you. The bill deposit / withdrawal portion 16 moves the bill press 34 in parallel with the floor guide 42 by sliding the bill press gear pulley 88 and the bill press pulley 89 in the straight portion 62S of the bill press slide groove 62. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the bill deposit / withdrawal portion 16 rotates the bill press 34 by sliding the bill press pulley 89 at the bent portion 62I of the bill press slide groove 62.

In the vicinity of the upper side of the building press slide groove 62L on the left side surface of the frame 44L, a building extending linearly along the front-rear direction from the upper side of the front end to the upper side of the rear end of the straight portion 62S in the building press slide groove 62L. The press rack 86L is fixed. On the lower surface of the bill press rack 86L, a tooth surface is formed in which protrusions projecting along the left-right direction are arranged in the front-rear direction from the front end to the rear end. Near the upper side of the bill press slide groove 62R on the right side surface of the frame 44R, the bill press slide groove 62R extends linearly along the front-rear direction from the upper side of the front end to the upper side of the rear end of the straight portion 62S. A building press rack 86R similar to the building press rack 86L is fixed. Hereinafter, the building press racks 86L and 86R are collectively referred to as a building press rack 86 as a rack. The bill press rack 86L and the bill press rack 86R are arranged so that their tooth surfaces are aligned in the front-rear direction, that is, they are in phase with each other.

The side guides 46 are fixed to the frames 44L and 44R so that the side guides 46L and 46R extend in the front-rear direction on the left side and the right side of the bill storage unit 32, respectively, so that the side guides 46 can be used for bills stored in the bill storage unit 32. Guide the left and right sides. Hereinafter, the side guides 46L and 46R are also collectively referred to as side guides 46.

The feeding portion 38 is composed of a pickup roller 52, a feed roller 53, and a gate roller 54. The pickup roller 52 is provided above the floor guide 42 on the front side of the bill accommodating portion 32, and a high friction member having a large friction coefficient such as rubber is attached to a part of the outer peripheral surface thereof, and is counterclockwise in FIG. By rotating in the (feeding direction), the banknotes in the standing state on the floor guide 42 are sent out to the transport unit 24 (FIG. 2) side. The feed roller 53 is provided on the lower side of the pickup roller 52, which is the downstream side in the banknote feeding direction, and a high friction member having a large friction coefficient such as rubber is attached to a part of the outer peripheral surface thereof. By rotating in the counterclockwise direction (feeding direction), the banknotes sent out by the pickup roller 52 are fed out to the transport unit 24 (FIG. 2) via the payout outlet 55. The gate roller 54 is arranged to face the rear side of the feed roller 53, and does not rotate when the banknotes are fed out to separate the banknotes sent out from the banknote storage unit 32 one by one, while returning the banknotes to the banknote storage unit 32. When returning the bills, the bills are returned from the transport unit 24 into the bill storage unit 32 by rotating together with the feed roller 53.

The accumulation unit 40 is composed of an accumulation roller 56 provided on the rear side of the bill accommodating unit 32 and a pressure roller 57 arranged to face the rear side of the accumulation roller 56. The accumulating unit 40 rotates the accumulating roller 56 clockwise in FIG. 3 (accumulation direction) and the pressure roller 57 counterclockwise (accumulating direction) in FIG. 3 to pay out banknotes to the customer in the withdrawal process. Alternatively, when the rejected banknotes in the deposit process are transported to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 by the transport unit 24 (FIG. 2), the banknotes are accumulated in the banknote storage unit 32 via the collection port 58.

A plurality of tongue pieces 59 formed of elastic members such as rubber are provided on the integrated roller shaft, which is the rotating shaft of the integrated roller 56, at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction. The tongue piece 59 rotates clockwise in FIG. 3 together with the accumulating roller 56 to hit the lower end portion of the banknote sent out to the banknote storage unit 32, and moves the banknote along the pool guide 36 side.

[1-4. Pool guide configuration]
The pool guide 36 is a member having a substantially trapezoidal shape in a side view, and a pool guide bill contact surface 36S which is a plane substantially parallel to the surface of the bill in the bill storage portion 32 is formed. On the front side, it is configured to be reciprocally movable in the direction orthogonal to the bill feeding direction (that is, the front-back direction). The pool guide 36 is provided with a hole (not shown) in a part of the pool guide bill contact surface 36S, and when the bill is fed out, the outer periphery of the pickup roller 52 protrudes into the bill storage portion 32 from the hole. Move to.

A cylindrical pool guide counter shaft 81 is rotatably attached to the pool guide 36 via pool guide bearings 82R and 82L on the bill accommodating portion 32 side (rear side) of the pool guide 36. The pool guide counter shaft 81 extends from the pool guide rack 80R to the pool guide rack 80L along the left-right direction. Hereinafter, the pool guide bearings 82R and 82L are also collectively referred to as the pool guide bearing 82.

A pool guide drive gear 83R is fixed to the right end of the pool guide counter shaft 81 so as to rotate together with the pool guide counter shaft 81. The pool guide drive gear 83R is composed of a roller portion 83r formed on the left and right inner sides and a gear portion 83g formed on the left and right outer sides with respect to the roller portion 83r. The roller portion 83r is a cylindrical roller having an outer shape slightly smaller than the vertical width of the pool guide slide groove 60R, and by fitting inside the pool guide slide groove 60R, it moves in the front-rear direction while rotating. The gear portion 83g is a gear integrated with the roller portion 83r, and moves in the front-rear direction while rotating by meshing with the tooth surface of the pool guide rack 80R.

A pool guide drive gear 83L is fixed to the left end of the pool guide counter shaft 81 so as to rotate together with the pool guide counter shaft 81. The pool guide drive gear 83L has almost the same configuration as the pool guide drive gear 83R. Hereinafter, the pool guide drive gears 83R and 83L are also collectively referred to as a pool guide drive gear 83.

The pool guide counter shaft 81 is such that the pool guide drive gear 83R and the pool guide drive gear 83L mesh with the tooth surfaces of the pool guide rack 80R and the pool guide rack 80L at the same positions in the front-rear direction, respectively. The positions of the 83R and the pool guide drive gear 83L in the front-rear direction, that is, the positions of the right end portion and the left end portion of the pool guide 36 in the front-rear direction are synchronized. As a result, the pool guide counter shaft 81 can regulate the inclination (that is, rotation in a plan view) of the pool guide 36 with respect to the normal state in the width direction, and keep the pool guide bill contact surface 36S in the left-right direction.

From the right side of the pool guide 36, the cylindrical slide pin 64R is on the right side (front side) of the pool guide counter shaft 81 so as to be aligned with the pool guide counter shaft 81 in the front-rear direction and separated from the bill accommodating portion 32. It protrudes in the direction. Further, from the left side surface of the pool guide 36, a cylindrical slide pin 64L projects to the left on the front side of the pool guide counter shaft 81 so as to be aligned with the pool guide counter shaft 81 in the front-rear direction. Hereinafter, the slide pins 64R and 62L are also collectively referred to as slide pins 64.

A pool guide idle gear 84R is rotatably attached to the right end of the slide pin 64R with respect to the slide pin 64R. The pool guide idle gear 84R is composed of a roller portion 84r formed on the left and right inner sides and a gear portion 84g formed on the left and right outer sides with respect to the roller portion 84r. The roller portion 84r is a cylindrical roller having an outer shape slightly smaller than the vertical width of the pool guide slide groove 60R, and by fitting inside the pool guide slide groove 60R, it moves in the front-rear direction while rotating. The gear portion 84g is a gear integrated with the roller portion 84r, and moves in the front-rear direction while rotating by meshing with the tooth surface of the pool guide rack 80R. A pool guide idle gear 84L is rotatably attached to the left end of the slide pin 64L with respect to the slide pin 64L. The pool guide idle gear 84L is configured in substantially the same manner as the pool guide idle gear 84R. Hereinafter, the pool guide idle gears 84R and 84L are also collectively referred to as the pool guide idle gear 84.

In this way, in the pool guide 36, the roller portions 83r of the left and right pool guide drive gears 83 and the roller portions 84r of the left and right pool guide idle gears 84 are restricted from moving in the vertical direction by the pool guide slide groove 60. , The inclination of the pool guide 36 with respect to the normal state in the vertical direction (that is, rotation in the side view) can be regulated, and the state in which the pool guide bill contact surface 36S is along the vertical direction can be maintained.

[1-5. Configuration of pool guide drive unit]
The pool guide 36 is driven in the front-rear direction by the pool guide driving unit 48 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 based on the control of the control unit 12 (FIG. 2). The pool guide drive unit 48 is provided only on the right side of the bill storage unit 32, and is provided by a pool guide drive motor 68, a pool guide drive pulley 69, a pool guide idle pulley 70, a pool guide drive belt 71, and a pool guide belt clamp 72. It is configured.

The pool guide drive motor 68 as a drive source is attached to the frame 44R behind the bill accommodating portion 32 to generate a driving force. The pool guide drive pulley 69 as a drive pulley is rotatably attached to the frame 44R via a bearing on the front right side of the pool guide drive motor 68, and the driving force from the pool guide drive motor 68 is transmitted. As a result, it rotates clockwise or counterclockwise in FIG. The pool guide idle pulley 70 is rotatably attached to the frame 44R via a bearing in front of the bill accommodating portion 32.

The pool guide drive belt 71 as a drive belt is a flexible toothed belt, and is annular from the feeding portion 38 to the collecting portion 40 so as to extend from the front end to the rear end of the bill accommodating portion 32. Is formed in. The pool guide drive belt 71 is hung around the pool guide drive pulley 69 and the pool guide idle pulley 70, which are toothed pulleys, and when the pool guide drive pulley 69 is rotated, the pool guide idle pulley 70 is moved. Run while rotating.

The pool guide belt clamp 72 as a fixing portion is fixed to the pool guide drive belt 71, and the pool guide counter shaft 81 in the pool guide 36 is rotatably inserted and fixed. Therefore, the pool guide belt clamp 72 moves the pool guide 36 in the front-rear direction as the pool guide drive belt 71 travels.

[1-6. Pool guide operation]
In such a configuration, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 rotates the pool guide drive motor 68, and sequentially transmits the rotational drive force to the pool guide drive pulley 69, the pool guide drive belt 71, the pool guide belt clamp 72, and the pool guide counter shaft 81. By doing so, the pool guide counter shaft 81 is moved in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the pool guide 36 moves in the front-rear direction together with the pool guide counter shaft 81.

At this time, the gear portion 83g of the pool guide drive gear 83R rotates while meshing with the pool guide rack 80R, so that the pool guide counter shaft 81 moves in the front-rear direction while rotating in accordance with the gear portion 83g. Further, the roller portion 83r of the pool guide drive gear 83R moves in the front-rear direction in the pool guide slide groove 60R while rotating in accordance with the pool guide counter shaft 81.

Further, the driving force is transmitted to the pool guide drive gear 83L via the pool guide counter shaft 81, and the gear portion 83g of the pool guide drive gear 83L rotates while meshing with the pool guide rack 80L. Further, the roller portion 83r of the pool guide drive gear 83L moves in the front-rear direction in the pool guide slide groove 60L while rotating in accordance with the rotation of the pool guide counter shaft 81.

At this time, since the pool guide drive gear 83R and the pool guide drive gear 83L are connected by the pool guide counter shaft 81 so that the driving force is connected, they move while maintaining the positions of the same phase in the front-rear direction. Further, since the pool guide idle gear 84R and the pool guide idle gear 84L are fixed to the pool guide 36, they move while maintaining their positions in the same phase in the front-rear direction.

[1-7. Bill press configuration]
The bill press 34 is a V-shaped plate-shaped member in a side view, and is provided on the rear side of the bill accommodating portion 32 so as to face the pool guide 36. The bill press 34 is configured to be reciprocally movable in a direction orthogonal to the bill feeding direction (that is, in the front-rear direction). The bill press 34 is formed with a flat support surface 34S1 formed from a substantially central portion to a lower end portion in the vertical direction, and a flat inclined surface 34S2 inclined rearward from the upper end of the support surface 34S1.

At the lower end of the support surface 34S1, notches (not shown) are formed in the rotation locus of the tongue piece 59 and the interference portion with the floor guide 42 from the front to the back of the building press 34. As a result, the bill press 34 prevents the rotating tongue pieces 59 from colliding with each other when the bills are accumulated in the bill accommodating portion 32, and a part of the bills enters below the floor guide 42 so that the bills can be accumulated in the bill accumulating portion 40. It is configured not to sneak into.

A cylindrical slide pin 66R projects to the right from the bill accommodating portion 32 side (front side) of the support surface 34S1 on the right side surface of the bill press 34. Further, on the left side surface of the building press 34, a cylindrical slide pin 66L projects to the left from the bill accommodating portion 32 side (front side) with respect to the support surface 34S1. Hereinafter, the slide pins 66R and 66L are also collectively referred to as slide pins 66.

A bill press gear pulley 88R is rotatably attached to the slide pin 66R at the right end of the slide pin 66R. The bill press gear pulley 88R has a roller portion 88r formed on the left and right inner sides, a gear portion 88g formed on the left and right outer sides of the roller portion 88r, and a pulley portion 88p formed on the left and right outer sides of the gear portion 88g. It is composed of and. The roller portion 88r is a cylindrical roller having an outer shape slightly smaller than the vertical width of the bill press slide groove 62R, and by fitting into the inside of the bill press slide groove 62R, the roller portion 88r moves in the front-rear direction while rotating. The gear portion 88g is integrated with the roller portion 88r, and by meshing with the tooth surface of the bill press rack 86R, it moves in the front-rear direction while rotating. The pulley portion 88p is a toothed pulley integrated with the roller portion 88r and the gear portion 88g, and the connecting belt 90R is hung around the pulley portion 88p.

A bill press gear pulley 88L is rotatably attached to the left end of the slide pin 66L with respect to the slide pin 66L. The bill press gear pulley 88L has substantially the same configuration as the bill press gear pulley 88R, and the connecting belt 90L is hung around the pulley portion 88p. Hereinafter, the bill press gear pulleys 88R and 88L are also collectively referred to as a bill press gear pulley 88.

On the side (rear side) of the bill press 34 that is separated from the bill accommodating portion 32 by the support surface 34S1, a cylindrical bill press counter shaft 87 is arranged on the slide pin 66R so as to be aligned with the slide pin 66R in the front-rear direction. It is rotatably attached to the bill press 34 on the rear side. The bill press counter shaft 87 extends from the bill press rack 86R to the bill press rack 86L along the left-right direction.

Since the slide pin 66, which is the rotation fulcrum of the bill press 34, needs to be arranged closer to the bill storage portion 32 than the portion where the bill press 34 meshes with the floor guide 42, the bill storage portion 32 side is closer to the support surface 34S1. It is located in. Therefore, if the bill press counter shaft 87 is arranged on a shaft (that is, on an extension line of the slide pin 66) connected to the bill press belt clamp 77 described later, the bill press counter shaft 87 crosses the inside of the bill storage unit 32. , The bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 cannot normally store the bill. On the other hand, the bill deposit / withdrawal section 16 arranges the bill press counter shaft 87 on the side of the bill press 34 that is separated from the bill storage section 32 from the support surface 34S1. As a result, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 can prevent the bill press counter shaft 87 from being exposed inside the bill storage unit 32, and can normally store the bills.

A bill press pulley 89R is fixed to the right end of the bill press counter shaft 87 so as to rotate together with the bill press counter shaft 87. The bill press pulley 89R is composed of a roller portion 89r formed on the left and right inner sides and a pulley portion 89p formed on the left and right outer sides with respect to the roller portion 89r. The roller portion 89r is a cylindrical roller having an outer shape slightly smaller than the vertical width of the bill press slide groove 62R, and by fitting into the inside of the bill press slide groove 62R, the roller portion 89r moves in the front-rear direction while rotating. The pulley portion 89p is a toothed pulley integrated with the roller portion 89r, and the connecting belt 90R is hung around the pulley portion 89p. The connecting belt 90R has a toothed belt having almost no flexibility and is formed in an annular shape. The connecting belt 90 is hung around the pulley portion 88p of the bill press gear pulley 88R and the pulley portion 89p of the bill press pulley 89R without bending, and when the bill press gear pulley 88R is rotated, the bill press pulley is rotated. It runs while rotating 89R.

The bill press pulley 89L is configured in substantially the same manner as the bill press pulley 89R. Hereinafter, the building press pulleys 89R and 89L are also collectively referred to as the building press pulley 89. The connecting belt 90L is configured in the same manner as the connecting belt 90R, and is hung around the pulley portion 89p of the bill press pulley 89L and the pulley portion 88p of the bill press gear pulley 88L, and the bill press pulley 89L rotates. Then, the building press gear pulley 88L is rotated while traveling. The connecting belts 90R and 90L are also collectively referred to as the connecting belt 90. In the following, the pulley portion 88p, the pulley portion 89p, and the connecting belt 90 are collectively referred to as a drive transmission unit.

The bill press counter shaft 87 is such that the bill press pulley 89R and the bill press pulley 89L mesh with the tooth surfaces of the bill press rack 86R and the bill press rack 86L at the same positions in the front-rear direction, respectively. The position in the front-rear direction with the press pulley 89L, that is, the position in the front-rear direction between the right end portion and the left end portion of the bill press 34 is synchronized. As a result, the building press counter shaft 87 can regulate the inclination of the building press 34 with respect to the normal state in the width direction, and keep the support surface 34S1 and the inclined surface 34S2 in the left-right direction.

In this way, in the bill press 34, the roller portions 88r of the left and right bill press gear pulleys 88 and the roller portions 89r of the left and right bill press pulleys 89 are restricted from moving in the vertical direction by the bill press slide groove 62. , The inclination of the building press 34 with respect to the normal state in the vertical direction (that is, rotation in the side view) can be regulated, and the support surface 34S1 can be maintained in the vertical direction.

[1-8. Building press drive unit configuration]
The building press 34 is driven in the front-rear direction by the building press driving unit 50 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 under the control of the control unit 12 (FIG. 2). The bill press drive unit 50 is provided only on the left side of the bill storage unit 32, and is provided by a bill press drive motor 73, a bill press drive pulley 74, a bill press idle pulley 75, a bill press drive belt 76, and a bill press belt clamp 77. It is configured.

The bill press drive motor 73 as a drive source is attached to the frame 44L behind the bill accommodating portion 32 to generate a driving force. The building press drive pulley 74 as a drive pulley is rotatably attached to the frame 44L via a bearing on the front left side of the building press drive motor 73, and the driving force from the building press drive motor 73 is transmitted. As a result, it rotates clockwise or counterclockwise in FIG. The bill press idle pulley 75 is rotatably attached to the frame 44L via a bearing in front of the bill accommodating portion 32.

The bill press drive belt 76 as a drive belt is a flexible toothed belt, and is annular from the feeding portion 38 to the collecting portion 40 so as to extend from the front end to the rear end of the bill accommodating portion 32. It is formed in. The bill press drive belt 76 is hung around the bill press drive pulley 74 and the bill press idle pulley 75, which are toothed pulleys, and when the bill press drive pulley 74 is rotated, the bill press idle pulley 75 is moved. Run while rotating.

The bill press belt clamp 77 as a fixing portion is fixed to the bill press drive belt 76, and the slide pin 66L in the bill press 34 is rotatably inserted and fixed. Therefore, the building press belt clamp 77 moves the building press 34 in the front-rear direction as the building press drive belt 76 travels. Here, the bill press drive pulley 74 is driven independently of the pool guide drive pulley 69. Therefore, the building press 34 moves in the front-rear direction independently of the pool guide 36.

[1-9. Bill press operation]
In such a configuration, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 rotates the bill press drive motor 73, and sequentially transmits the rotational drive force to the bill press drive pulley 74, the bill press drive belt 76, the bill press belt clamp 77, and the bill press gear pulley 88L. By causing the slide pin 66L to move in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the bill press 34 moves in the front-rear direction together with the slide pin 66L.

At this time, the gear portion 88g of the bill press gear pulley 88L rotates while meshing with the bill press rack 86L, so that the bill press gear pulley 88L moves in the front-rear direction while rotating in accordance with the gear portion 88g. Further, the roller portion 88r of the bill press gear pulley 88L moves in the front-rear direction in the bill press slide groove 62L while rotating in accordance with the gear portion 88g.

Further, the bill press counter shaft 87 moves in the front-rear direction while rotating because the pulley portion 89p of the bill press pulley 89L is transmitted from the pulley portion 88p of the bill press gear pulley 88L via the connecting belt 90L. At this time, the roller portion 89r of the bill press pulley 89L moves in the front-rear direction in the bill press slide groove 62L while rotating.

Further, the driving force is transmitted to the building press pulley 89R via the building press counter shaft 87, and the gear portion 89g of the building press pulley 89R rotates while meshing with the building press rack 86R. Further, the roller portion 89r of the bill press pulley 89R moves in the front-rear direction in the bill press slide groove 62R while rotating in accordance with the rotation of the bill press counter shaft 87.

Further, the pulley portion 88p of the bill press gear pulley 88R transmits a driving force from the bill press pulley 89R via the connecting belt 90L, so that the gear portion 88g of the bill press gear pulley 88R meshes with the bill press rack 86R. It moves in the front-back direction while rotating. At this time, the roller portion 88r of the bill press gear pulley 88R moves in the front-rear direction in the bill press slide groove 62R while rotating in accordance with the gear portion 88g. As a result, the slide pin 66R moves in the front-rear direction, and the bill press 34 moves in the front-rear direction together with the slide pin 66R.

At this time, since the bill press gear pulley 88R and the bill press gear pulley 88L are connected so that the driving force is connected by the bill press counter shaft 87 and the connecting belt 90, the bill press gear pulley 88R and the bill press gear pulley 88L are connected to each other while maintaining the positions of the same phase in the front-rear direction. Moving.

[1-10. Input position]
When conducting a deposit transaction with a customer, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 uses the pool guide 36 and the building press 34 below the deposit / withdrawal port 5 as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6. The bill accommodating portion 32 is arranged at a predetermined interval so as to form a bill accommodating portion 32 narrower than the opening of 5 and having a front-rear width sufficient for the customer's hand to enter, and the insertion position is set.

Subsequently, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 opens the shutter 30 to open the deposit / withdrawal port 5, so that the customer can insert banknotes through the deposit / withdrawal port 5. The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 closes the shutter 30 after a lapse of a predetermined time from the sensor (not shown) detecting the hand of the customer who finally inserts the banknote.

[1-11. Delivery position]
The bill deposit / withdrawal section 16 slides the slide pin 66 of the bill press 34 in the straight portion 62S of the bill press slide groove 62 while holding the bill in a standing position by the pool guide 36 and the bill press 34, and the bill press 34. To the pickup roller 52 side. At the same time, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 slides the roller portion 83r and the roller portion 84r of the pool guide 36 in the pool guide slide groove 60, and moves the pool guide 36 toward the pickup roller 52 to set the feeding position. In this feeding position, the pickup roller 52 projects from the hole of the pool guide 36 into the bill accommodating portion 32 and comes into contact with the bills accommodated in the standing position.

Subsequently, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 rotates the pickup roller 52 and the feed roller 53 in the feeding direction to send out the bills in contact with the pickup roller 52 between the feed roller 53 and the gate roller 54. The bills are separated one by one between the 53 and the gate roller 54 and fed to the transport unit 24 (FIG. 2). The bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 transports the bills to the discrimination unit 18 for discrimination, stores the bills in each storage of the bill cassette 26 according to the discrimination result, and performs the deposit processing.

[1-12. Accumulation position]
The bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 slides the slide pin 66 of the bill press 34 from the straight portion 62S of the bill press slide groove 62 toward the bent portion 62I when collecting rejected bills or bills to be withdrawn in the bill accommodating portion 32. As a result, the bill press 34 is moved to the stacking roller 56 side, and the pool guide 36 is moved to the substantially central portion below the deposit / withdrawal port 5.

Subsequently, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 stops the bill press 34 at a position where the roller portion 89r of the bill press pulley 89 on the bill press counter shaft 87 has entered the bent portion 62I, thereby accumulating the bill press 34 above the integrated roller 56. And set it to the accumulation position shown in FIG.

At this time, since the roller portion 89r of the bill press pulley 89 moves above the slide pin 66 along the bent portion 62I, the bill press 34 is supported by rotating clockwise in FIG. 7 from the insertion position. The surface 34S1 is tilted toward the accumulating roller 56 from a state parallel to the pool guide bill contact surface 36S of the pool guide 36. Therefore, the lower end of the support surface 34S1 of the building press 34 is located behind the accumulation port 58. Further, in this integrated position, the gear portion 88 g of the bill press gear pulley 88 is in a state of being meshed with the rear end portion of the tooth surface of the bill press rack 86.

Then, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 rotates the stacking roller 56 and the pressure roller 57 in the stacking direction, and transports the bills from the temporary storage section 17 or the bill cassette 26 to the bill deposit / withdrawal section 16 by the transport section 24. The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 causes the banknotes to enter the banknote storage unit 32 along the support surface 34S1 of the bill press 34, taps the banknotes with the tongue piece 59 toward the pool guide 36, and collects the banknotes along the pool guide 36. ..

[1-13. Operation and effect]
8 and 9 show a conventional bill deposit / withdrawal unit 116 in which the member corresponding to the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 has the same reference numeral.

From the left side surface of the pool guide 136, slide pins 164L (164LF and 164LB) are arranged in the front-rear direction and project to the left side. From the right side surface of the pool guide 136, slide pins 164R (164RF and 164RB) are arranged in the front-rear direction and project to the right side. Rollers 92L (92LF and 92LB) are rotatably attached to the left end of the slide pin 164L with respect to the slide pin 164L. Rollers 92R (92RF and 92RB) are rotatably attached to the right end of the slide pin 164R with respect to the slide pin 164RF and 164RB. Hereinafter, the rollers 92L and 92R are collectively referred to as a roller 92, and the slide pins 164L and 164R are collectively referred to as a slide pin 164. The pool guide slide groove 60 supports the pool guide 136 and guides the movement by slidably fitting the roller 92L in the pool guide 136.

The pool guide drive unit 148 is provided behind the bill storage unit 32 and on both the left and right sides, and includes a pool guide drive motor 68, a pool guide drive pulley 169 (169R and 169L), and a pool guide idle pulley 170 (170R and 170L). , Pool guide drive belt 171 (171R and 171L), pool guide belt clamp 172 (172R and 172L), pool guide counter shaft 181 and tension roller 94 (94R and 94L). The pool guide counter shaft 181 is fixed to the pool guide drive pulleys 169R and 169L so as to be rotatable with respect to the frame 44 via bearings.

The pool guide drive belt 171R is provided on the right side of the bill accommodating portion 32, and rotates by transmitting the driving force of the pool guide drive motor 68 via the pool guide counter shaft 181 and the pool guide drive pulley 169R. The pool guide belt clamp 172R is fixed to the slide pin 164RB in the pool guide 136, so that the pool guide 136 is moved in the front-rear direction as the pool guide drive belt 171R travels.

The pool guide drive belt 171L is provided on the left side of the bill accommodating portion 32, and rotates by transmitting the driving force of the pool guide drive motor 68 via the pool guide counter shaft 181 and the pool guide drive pulley 169L. The pool guide belt clamp 172L is fixed to the slide pin 164LB of the pool guide 136, so that the pool guide 136 is moved in the front-rear direction as the pool guide drive belt 171L travels. The tension rollers 94R and 94L apply tension by contacting the pool guide drive belts 171R and 171L, respectively, and keep the pool guide belt clamp 172R and the pool guide belt clamp 172L in the same phase on the left and right.

In this way, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 116 transmits the driving force of the pool guide drive motor 68 to the pool guide drive belts 171R and 171L provided on the left and right sides of the bill storage unit 32 by the pool guide counter shaft 181 to pool the bills. Move the guide 136 in the front-back direction.

From the left side surface of the bill press 134, slide pins 166L (166LF and 166LB) are arranged in the front-rear direction and project to the left side. From the right side surface of the bill press 134, slide pins 166R (166RF and 166RB) are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction and project to the right side. Rollers 93L (93LF and 93LB) are rotatably attached to the left end of the slide pin 166L with respect to the slide pin 166L. Rollers 93R (93RF and 93RB) are rotatably attached to the right end of the slide pin 166R with respect to the slide pin 166R. Hereinafter, the rollers 93L and 93R are collectively referred to as rollers 93, and the slide pins 166L and 166R are collectively referred to as slide pins 166. The bill press slide groove 62 supports the bill press 134 and guides the movement by slidably fitting the roller 93 in the bill press 134.

The bill press drive unit 150 is provided behind the bill storage unit 32 and on both the left and right sides, and is a bill press drive motor 73, a bill press drive pulley 174 (174R and 174L), and a bill press idle pulley 175 (175R and 175L). , Bill press drive belt 176 (176R and 176L), bill press belt clamp 177 (177R and 177L), bill press counter shaft 187 and tension roller 95 (95R and 95L). The bill press counter shaft 187 is fixed to the bill press drive pulleys 174R and 174L so as to be rotatable with respect to the frame 44 via bearings.

The bill press drive belt 176R is provided on the right side of the bill accommodating portion 32, and rotates by transmitting the driving force of the bill press drive motor 73 via the bill press counter shaft 187 and the bill press drive pulley 174R. The bill press belt clamp 177R is fixed to the slide pin 166RF in the bill press 134, so that the bill press 134 is moved in the front-rear direction as the bill press drive belt 176R travels.

The bill press drive belt 176L is provided on the left side of the bill accommodating portion 32, and rotates by transmitting the driving force of the bill press drive motor 73 via the bill press counter shaft 187 and the bill press drive pulley 174L. The bill press belt clamp 177L is fixed to the slide pin 166LF in the bill press 134, so that the bill press 134 is moved in the front-rear direction as the bill press drive belt 176L travels. The tension rollers 95R and 95L apply tension by contacting the bill press drive belts 176R and 176L, respectively, and keep the bill press belt clamp 177R and the bill press belt clamp 177L in the same phase on the left and right.

In this way, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 116 transmits the driving force of the bill press drive motor 73 to the bill press drive belts 176R and 176L provided on the left and right sides of the bill storage unit 32 by the bill press counter shaft 187. The press 134 is moved in the front-rear direction.

When an external force is applied to the pool guide drive belt 171 of such a bill deposit / withdrawal unit 116, only one of the left and right pool guide drive belts 171 jumps from the pool guide drive pulley 169 and the pool guide idle pulley 170. Therefore, the left and right phases of the pool guide 136 may be out of phase, and the pool guide 136 may be tilted with respect to the normal state in the width direction. Further, in the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 116, when an external force is applied to the bill press drive belt 176, only one of the left and right bill press drive belts 176 skips from the bill press drive pulley 174 and the bill press idle pulley 175. The left and right phases of the bill press 134 may be out of phase, and the bill press 134 may be tilted with respect to the normal state in the width direction. If the pool guide 136 or the bill press 134 is tilted with respect to the normal state in the width direction, there is a possibility that banknotes may not be delivered properly or may not operate normally.

Further, in the bill deposit / withdrawal section 116, when the rollers 92L, 92R, 93L or 93R do not rotate due to paper dust or the like, the same positions of the rollers 92L, 92R, 93L or 93R become the pool guide slide groove 60 or the bill press slide groove 62. Since the rollers are slid, the rollers 92L, 92R, 93L or 93R may be unevenly worn, and the pool guide 136 or the bill press 134 may be tilted with respect to the normal state in the vertical direction, so that the rollers may not operate normally. ..

On the other hand, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 rotatably attaches the pool guide counter shaft 81 to the pool guide 36 via the pool guide bearings 82R and 82L, and is provided at both ends of the pool guide counter shaft 81. The pool guide drive gear 83 meshes with the pool guide rack 80 fixed along the front-rear direction, which is the moving direction of the pool guide 36. Therefore, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 has a front-rear direction which is a moving direction between the pool guide 36 and the building press 34, a bill feeding direction, and a vertical direction (insertion direction) where the bill is inserted into the bill storage unit 32. The driving force of the pool guide driving unit 48 can be transmitted via the pool guide counter shaft 81 from one end (right side) to the other end (left side) in the width direction, which is the left-right direction orthogonal to the above.

Here, when the pool guide drive belt 71 jumps from the pool guide drive pulley 69 and the pool guide idle pulley 70 and the pool guide drive gear 83R moves with respect to the tooth surface of the pool guide rack 80R, the pool guide counter shaft 81 is moved. Since the force is transmitted from the pool guide drive gear 83R to the pool guide drive gear 83L via the pool guide drive gear 83L, the pool guide drive gear 83L remains in mesh with the tooth surface of the pool guide rack 80L by the same amount as the movement amount of the pool guide drive gear 83R. Moving. Therefore, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 can maintain the phase of the pool guide drive gear 83L and the pool guide drive gear 83R, and can prevent the pool guide 36 from tilting with respect to the normal state in the width direction.

Further, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 rotatably attaches the bill press counter shaft 87 to the bill press 34, and is connected to the bill press pulley 89 via a connecting belt 90 on both ends of the bill press counter shaft 87. The gear pulley 88 meshes with the bill press rack 86 fixed along the front-rear direction, which is the moving direction of the bill press 34. Therefore, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 can transmit the driving force of the bill press drive unit 50 from one end (left side) to the other end (right side) in the width direction via the bill press counter shaft 87.

Here, when the bill press drive belt 76 jumps from the bill press drive pulley 74 and the bill press idle pulley 75 and the bill press gear pulley 88L moves with respect to the tooth surface of the bill press rack 86L, the connecting belt 90L and the pool guide Since the force is transmitted from the bill press gear pulley 88L to the bill press gear pulley 88R via the counter shaft 81, the bill press pulley 89R and the connecting belt 90R, the bill press rack 86R has the same amount of movement as the bill press gear pulley 88L. The bill press gear pulley 88R moves while being engaged with the tooth surface. Therefore, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 can maintain the phase of the bill press gear pulley 88L and the bill press gear pulley 88R, and can prevent the bill press 34 from tilting with respect to the normal state in the width direction.

Further, when the pool guide 36 moves, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 causes the pool guide drive gear 83 and the pool guide idle gear 84 to mesh with the pool guide rack 80 and rotate. Therefore, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 can forcibly rotate the roller portion 83r of the pool guide drive gear 83 and the roller portion 84r of the pool guide idle gear 84 as the pool guide 36 moves. As a result, the bill deposit / withdrawal portion 16 is unevenly worn at the points where the roller portion 83r of the pool guide drive gear 83 and the roller portion 84r of the pool guide idle gear 84 come into contact with the pool guide slide groove 60, and the pool guide 36 becomes It is possible to prevent tilting with respect to the normal state in the vertical direction.

Further, when the bill press 34 moves, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 rotates with the bill press gear pulley 88 meshing with the bill press rack 86, and the bill press pulley 89 rotates together with the bill press gear pulley 88 by the connecting belt 90. I tried to do it. Therefore, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 can forcibly rotate the roller portion 88r of the bill press gear pulley 88 and the roller portion 89r of the bill press pulley 89 as the bill press 34 moves. As a result, the bill deposit / withdrawal portion 16 is unevenly worn at the portion where the roller portion 88r of the bill press gear pulley 88 and the roller portion 89r of the bill press pulley 89 come into contact with the bill press slide groove 62, and the bill press 34 moves in the vertical direction. It is possible to prevent tilting with respect to the normal state.

Further, since the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 can reduce the pool guide drive belt 71 and the bill press drive belt 76, which were two each in the conventional bill deposit / withdrawal unit 116, to one, the configuration is simplified as compared with the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 116. Can be changed.

Further, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 is provided with a bill press rack 86 adjacent to the upper side of the pool guide slide groove 60. As a result, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 can have a simple configuration by engaging the pool guide drive gear 83 provided coaxially with the pool guide counter shaft 81 that fits into the pool guide slide groove 60 with the pool guide rack 80. ..

Further, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 is provided with a pool guide rack 80 adjacent to the upper side of the bill press slide groove 62. As a result, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 can have a simple configuration by engaging the bill press gear pulley 88 provided coaxially with the slide pin 66 that fits into the bill press slide groove 62 with the bill press rack 86.

Further, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 is provided with a bill press drive unit 50 on the left side and a pool guide drive unit 48 on the right side of the bill storage unit 32, respectively. As a result, the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 can prevent the bill press drive unit 50 and the pool guide drive unit 48 from interfering with each other.

According to the above configuration, the automatic cash trading device 1 includes a customer service unit 3 that accepts transactions related to bills as a paper leaf-shaped medium, and a payout unit 38 that pays out the medium inserted in the bill storage unit 32 as a medium storage unit. The pool guide slide groove 60 and the bill press slide groove 62 provided in the frame 44 forming the bill accommodating portion 32 are brought into contact with the accumulating portion 40 for accumulating the bills to be delivered to the user in the bill accommodating portion 32. A pool guide 36 and a building press 34 having a surface and reciprocating along the pool guide slide groove 60 and the building press slide groove 62 between the feeding portion 38 and the accumulating portion 40, and a pool guide drive for driving the pool guide 36. A part 48 and a building press driving part 50 for driving the building press 34 are provided, a frame 44 is provided on one end side and the other end side of the pool guide 36 and the building press 34, and the pool guide 36 is a pool guide driving part 48. A pool guide counter shaft 81 that transmits the driving force from one end side to the other end side of the pool guide 36, and a pool guide rack 80 that is fixed along the moving direction of the pool guide 36 and is provided on both end sides of the pool guide counter shaft 81. The bill press 34 has a pool guide drive gear 83 that meshes with the bill press counter shaft 87 that transmits the driving force of the bill press drive unit 50 from one end side to the other end side of the bill press 34, and the bill press 34. It has a bill press gear pulley 88 that is fixed along the moving direction and meshes with a bill press rack 86 provided on both ends of the bill press counter shaft 87.

As a result, even if the pool guide drive belt 71 or the bill press drive belt 76 skips teeth, the cash automatic teller machine 1 transmits a force from one end to the other end of the pool guide 36 or the bill press 34 as a guide unit to guide the cash guide 36 or the bill press 34. Both ends of the portion can be moved by the same amount of movement, and the guide portion can be prevented from tilting.

[2. Other embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the driving force is transmitted between the bill press gear pulley 88 and the bill press pulley 89 by the connecting belt 90 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and by forming the pulley portion 89p with gears and connecting the pulley portion 88p and the pulley portion 89p with gears, the gear can be connected between the bill press gear pulley 88 and the bill press pulley 89. The driving force may be transmitted through the vehicle.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the pool guide rack 80 and the bill press rack 86 are provided on the left and right outer sides of the frame 44 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and either one or both of the pool guide rack 80 and the bill press rack 86 may be provided on the left and right inside of the frame 44. Further, either one or both of the pool guide rack 80 and the building press rack 86 may be fixed to any member other than the frame 44.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the slide pin 66 provided in the bill press 34 closer to the bill accommodating portion 32 than the support surface 34S1 is fixed to the bill press belt clamp 77 to drive the bill press drive belt 76. The case where the force is transmitted to the slide pin 66 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the bill press counter shaft 87 provided on the side of the bill press 34 that is separated from the bill accommodating portion 32 from the support surface 34S1 is fixed to the bill press belt clamp 77 to form the bill press drive belt 76. The driving force may be transmitted to the bill press counter shaft 87.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the pool guide counter shaft 81 provided in the pool guide 36 closer to the bill accommodating portion 32 than the slide pin 64 is fixed to the pool guide belt clamp 72 and the pool guide drive belt 71. The case where the driving force of the above is transmitted to the pool guide counter shaft 81 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the slide pin 64 provided in the pool guide 36 on the side separated from the bill accommodating portion 32 from the pool guide counter shaft 81 is fixed to the pool guide belt clamp 72 to form the pool guide drive belt 71. The driving force may be transmitted to the slide pin 64.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the cash automatic teller machine 1 for trading cash, banknotes are taken in from the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 and the banknotes are conveyed inside the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16. The case of collecting and delivering to customers was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a thin paper-like medium such as a gift certificate, a gold ticket, an admission ticket, etc. is taken in from the bill deposit / withdrawal section, and the bill is transported inside the bill deposit / withdrawal machine to the bill deposit / withdrawal section. It may be applied to various devices that are integrated and delivered to the customer. Further, it is composed of a combination of a plurality of types of devices that perform various processes related to the transaction of banknotes and coins, such as a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine for inserting / removing banknotes and a sealing small bundle payment machine for sealing banknotes in predetermined numbers. The present invention may be applied to a cash processing device.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the automatic teller machine 1 for performing deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions has been described, but the present invention may be applied to an apparatus for performing only deposit transactions.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the feeding section 38 as the feeding section, the stacking section 40 as the stacking section, the pool guide 36 or the building press 34 as the guide section, and the pool guide slide groove 60 or the slide groove as the slide groove. A bill press slide groove 62, a pool guide drive unit 48 or a bill press drive unit 50 as a drive unit, a pool guide counter shaft 81 or a bill press counter shaft 87 as a counter shaft, and a pool guide drive gear 83 or a gear The case where the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 16 as a medium stacking device is configured by the bill press gear pulley 88 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the medium integration device may be configured by a feeding unit, an integration unit, a guide unit, a slide groove, a drive unit, a counter shaft, and a gear having various other configurations. ..

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the customer reception unit 3 as the user reception unit, the delivery unit 38 as the delivery unit, the integration unit 40 as the integration unit, and the pool guide slide groove 60 or the building as the slide groove. A press slide groove 62, a pool guide 36 or a bill press 34 as a guide unit, a pool guide drive unit 48 or a bill press drive unit 50 as a drive unit, and a pool guide counter shaft 81 or a bill press counter shaft as a counter shaft. A case where the automatic teller machine 1 as a medium processing device is configured is described with reference to 87. The present invention is not limited to this, and a medium processing device is provided by a customer service unit, a feeding unit, an integrated unit, a guide unit, a slide groove, a drive unit, a counter shaft, and a gear having various other configurations. It may be configured.

The present invention can also be used in various devices that guide the integrated medium with a movable guide unit.

1 …… Automatic cash trading device, 2 …… Housing, 3 …… Customer reception part, 4 …… Card entrance / exit, 5 …… Deposit / withdrawal port, 6 …… Operation display unit, 7 …… Tenkey, 8 …… Receipt issuing port, 9 ... Main control unit, 10 ... Bill deposit / withdrawal machine, 12 ... Control unit, 16,116 ... Bill deposit / withdrawal department, 18 ... Discrimination department, 20 ... Temporary holding unit, 22 ... ... forgotten collection, 24 ... transport, 26 ... bill cassette, 28 ... reject, 30 ... shutter, 32 ... bill storage, 34, 134 ... building press, 34S1 ... support surface, 34S2 ... Inclined surface, 36, 136 ... Pool guide, 36S ... Pool guide Bill contact surface, 38 ... Feeding part, 40 ... Accumulation part, 42 ... Floor guide, 44 ... Frame, 46 ... Side guide, 48, 148 ... Pool guide drive unit, 50, 150 ... Bill press drive unit, 52 ... Pickup roller, 53 ... Feed roller, 54 ... Gate roller, 55 ... Delivery port, 56 ... Accumulation roller, 57 ... Pressure roller, 58 ... Accumulation port, 59 ... Tongue piece, 60 ... Pool guide slide groove, 62 ... Bill press slide groove, 62S ... Straight part, 62I ... Bent part, 64 164 ... Slide pin, 66, 166 ... Slide pin, 68 ... Pool guide drive motor, 69, 169 ... Pool guide drive pulley, 70, 170 ... Pool guide idle pulley, 71, 171 ... Pool guide Drive belt, 72, 172 ... Pool guide belt clamp, 73 ... Bill press drive motor, 74, 174 ... Bill press drive pulley, 75, 175 ... Bill press idle pulley, 76, 176 ... Bill press drive belt , 77, 177 ... Bill press belt clamp, 80 ... Pool guide rack, 81, 181 ... Pool guide counter shaft, 82 ... Pool guide bearing, 83 ... Pool guide drive gear, 83r ... Roller part, 83g ...... Gear part, 84 ... Pool guide idle gear, 84r ... Roller part, 84g ... Gear part, 86 ... Bill press rack, 87, 187 ... Bill press counter shaft, 88 ... Bill press gear pulley, 88r ... roller part, 88g ... gear part, 88p ... pulley part, 89 ... bill press pulley, 89r ... roller part, 89p ... pulley part, 90 ... connecting belt, 92 ... roller, 93 ... ... roller, 94 ... tension roller, 95 ... tension roller.

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A feeding part that feeds out the paper leaf-shaped medium that has been put into the medium storage part,
An accumulation unit that accumulates the medium to be delivered to the user in the medium storage unit,
A slide groove provided in the frame forming the medium accommodating portion and
A guide portion having a surface in contact with the medium and reciprocating between the feeding portion and the accumulating portion along the slide groove.
With a drive unit that drives the guide unit,
The frame is provided on one end side and the other end side of the guide portion.
The guide unit
A counter shaft that transmits the driving force of the driving unit from one end side to the other end side of the guide unit.
It has gears that are fixed along the moving direction of the guide portion and mesh with racks provided on both ends of the counter shaft.
The drive unit
With the drive source
A drive belt that transmits the driving force of the drive source and
A medium integration device having a fixed portion for fixing a part of the guide portion to the drive belt and transmitting a driving force from the drive belt to the guide portion. It has a building press reciprocates along between the feeding unit and the stacking unit has a surface abutting on said medium in a building press slide groove,
The guide portion has a surface that comes into contact with the medium, is arranged to face the bill press, moves back and forth between the feeding portion and the accumulating portion on the feeding portion side of the bill press, and is charged. A pool guide that sandwiches the medium with the building press.
Before SL slide groove, the pool guide along the moving direction of the linearly formed, both ends of the counter shaft is fitted,
The medium integration device according to claim 1, wherein the gears are provided at both ends of the counter shaft and mesh with the rack. Has a pool guide that reciprocates along between said integrated unit and the feeding unit has a surface abutting on the medium in the pool guiding slide groove,
The guide portion has a surface that comes into contact with the medium, is arranged so as to face the pool guide, moves back and forth between the feeding portion and the accumulating portion on the accumulating portion side of the pool guide, and is charged. A building press that sandwiches the medium with the pool guide.
Before SL slide groove includes a straight portion formed in a straight line along the movement direction of the building press, extends inclined relative to the straight line portion at an end of the stacking section side of the linear portion, said counter Bent parts where both ends of the shaft fit are formed,
The building press, when integrating the said medium to said medium accommodating portion, along the straight portion of the previous SL slide groove moved to the stacking unit side by the counter shaft is moved along the bent portion The medium integrating device according to claim 1, which rotates. The gear is provided on a slide pin formed on the medium accommodating portion side of the counter shaft and fitted into the straight portion.
The medium integration device according to claim 3, wherein the bill press moves by a driving force transmitted from the slide pin via a drive transmission unit. The medium integration device according to claim 4, wherein the drive transmission unit includes a pulley unit provided on the slide pin and the counter shaft, and a connecting belt hung around the pulley unit. The medium integration device according to claim 4, wherein the counter shaft is provided at a position separated from the medium accommodating portion from the surface of the bill press in contact with the medium. The guide unit
A pool guide having a surface in contact with the medium and reciprocating between the feeding portion and the accumulating portion.
A building press that is arranged to face the pool guide, reciprocates between the feeding portion and the accumulating portion on the accumulating portion side of the pool guide, and sandwiches the charged medium between the pool guide and the pool guide. The medium integration device according to claim 1. The drive unit
A pool guide drive unit provided on one end side of the medium accommodating unit to drive the pool guide,
The medium integration device according to claim 7, further comprising a bill press driving unit provided on the other end side of the medium accommodating unit to drive the building press. The medium integration device according to claim 1, wherein the rack is provided adjacent to the slide groove. The user reception department that accepts transactions related to paper leaf-shaped media,
A feeding section for feeding the medium charged into the medium accommodating section and a feeding section
An accumulation unit that accumulates the medium to be delivered to the user in the medium storage unit,
A slide groove provided in the frame forming the medium accommodating portion and
A guide portion having a surface in contact with the medium and reciprocating between the feeding portion and the accumulating portion along the slide groove.
With a drive unit that drives the guide unit,
The frame is provided on one end side and the other end side of the guide portion.
The guide unit
A counter shaft that transmits the driving force of the driving unit from one end side to the other end side of the guide unit.
It has gears that are fixed along the moving direction of the guide portion and mesh with racks provided on both ends of the counter shaft.
The drive unit
With the drive source
A drive belt that transmits the driving force of the drive source and
A medium processing device having a fixed portion for fixing a part of the guide portion to the drive belt and transmitting a driving force from the drive belt to the guide portion.

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