JP6907708B2 - Medium discharge device and medium processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a medium discharging device and a medium processing device, and is suitable for application to, for example, a banknote processing device (so-called teller machine) installed at a window of a financial institution and performing transaction processing related to banknotes.

Conventionally, as a banknote processing device, various transaction processing such as cash deposit and withdrawal with a user is performed by being operated by a user such as a staff member (so-called teller) or a customer at a financial institution. What you do is widespread. The banknote processing device includes, for example, a deposit unit for receiving banknotes from the user, a withdrawal unit for delivering banknotes to the user, a transport unit for transporting banknotes along a predetermined transport path, a discriminating unit for discriminating banknotes, and a temporary banknote. A temporary holding section for holding banknotes and a banknote storage for storing banknotes are provided.

In such a bill processing device, the accumulation space, which is a space for temporarily accumulating banknotes in the withdrawal section, is covered with a shutter equipped with a building stopper, and the impact of the banknotes discharged into the accumulation space is covered by the building stopper. Some absorb and accumulate on the stage (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

At the time of depositing, such a bill processing device performs a deposit counting process in which bills are drawn out from the deposit portion to the inside and counted or the like with the shutter of the withdrawal portion closed. In the deposit counting process, the banknote processing device transports the depositable banknotes determined to be depositable to the temporary holding unit and temporarily stores them, while transporting the deposit rejected banknotes determined to be non-depositable to the withdrawal unit. And accumulate, and complete the deposit counting process. After that, the banknote processing device shifts to the deposit storage process, opens the shutter, and causes the user to take out the deposit rejected banknote from the withdrawal unit.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-122231

However, since the shutter of the withdrawal section is closed during the deposit counting process, the user can take out the deposit reject banknotes from the withdrawal section even if the deposit reject banknotes are accumulated in the withdrawal section. There wasn't. Therefore, even if the banknote determined to be a deposit rejected banknote is not damaged, for example, a banknote that is displaced from the normal position during transportation, the user rejects the deposit at the time of deposit counting processing. It was not possible to take out the banknotes from the withdrawal section and reinsert them into the deposit section, and it took time to store all the inserted banknotes, which may reduce the functionality.

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

In order to solve such a problem, in the medium discharging device of the present invention, there is an integrated space in which the medium is accumulated inside, and an integrated portion in which an opening for communicating the integrated space with the outside is formed, and a part of the opening. the cover, together with the provided the opening to be opened by opening and closing the opening portion, have a stopper portion in contact with the medium to be discharged into the stacking space, to the outside from the stacking space through the medium opening At least among the first shutter that moves so as to retract from the movement path of the medium when moving, and the other portion of the opening that is arranged so as to be aligned with the first shutter in the transport width direction and is not covered by the first shutter at the opening. A part is covered and is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the opening independently of the first shutter, and at least a part of the other part can be opened by opening and closing with respect to the opening , and the first shutter opens. When covering a part of the portion, a second shutter is provided to expose the medium accumulated in the integrated space to the outside by opening the other portion of the opening that is not covered by the first shutter.

Further, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, a loading section capable of loading the medium, a medium discharging section for discharging the medium, and a transport section for transporting the medium to the medium discharging section are provided, and the medium discharging section is internally a medium. The opening can be opened by covering an integrated portion having an integrated space in which the integrated space is accumulated and having an opening for communicating the integrated space with the outside, and opening and closing a part of the opening. A first shutter having a stopper portion that comes into contact with a medium discharged into the integrated space, and another shutter that is arranged so as to be aligned with the first shutter in the transport width direction and is not covered by the first shutter at the opening. A first portion that covers at least a part of the portion and is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the opening independently of the first shutter, and is provided so that at least a part of the other portion can be opened and closed by opening and closing the opening. The two shutters are provided , and among the media charged into the charging section, the medium discharged to the medium discharging section is accessed from at least a part of the other portion opened by the second shutter and taken out into the integrated space. I did.

In the present invention, the accumulated medium can be exposed to the outside through the opening, the user can put a finger through the opening to pick up the medium, and the medium can be pulled out from the integrated portion and reinserted.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a medium discharging device and a medium processing device capable of improving functionality.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the internal structure of the banknote processing apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the delivery part. It is a left side view which shows the structure of the delivery part at the time of payment processing. It is a left side view which shows the structure of the delivery part at the time of withdrawal processing. It is a left side view which shows the structure of the 2nd withdrawal part at the time of deposit processing. It is a left side view which shows the structure of the 2nd withdrawal part at the time of withdrawal processing. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the 2nd withdrawal part in the state which both shutters are closed. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the 2nd withdrawal part in the central shutter closed state and the outer shutter open state. It is a perspective view which shows the taking out (1) of the deposit reject banknote. It is a perspective view which shows the taking out (2) of the deposit reject banknote. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a shutter.

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 banknote processing device]
As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote processing device 1 according to the first embodiment is, for example, a cash processing device (so-called teller machine) installed in a financial institution, and is a staff member or a customer of the financial institution (hereinafter referred to as a user). By the operation of (called), various transactions such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions related to cash (especially banknotes) are performed. In the following, the front side of the bill processing device 1 facing the user is the front side, the opposite side is the rear side, the left and right when viewed from the front side are the left side and the right side, respectively, and the upper side and the lower side are defined. I will explain.

The banknote processing device 1 is provided with a delivery unit 4 for delivering banknotes to and from the user near the front of the upper surface. The delivery portion 4 is raised above the upper surface of the rear portion of the housing 10, and is gently inclined so that the back side (rear side) is higher than the front side. As a result, the delivery unit 4 is easily accessible from the user located on the front side of the housing 10, that is, the user can easily insert and remove the bills.

The bill processing device 1 includes a control unit 11, a deposit unit 12, a first withdrawal unit 13, a second withdrawal unit 14, a transport unit 15, a discrimination unit 16, a temporary holding unit 17, and a plurality of units inside the housing 10. The banknote storage 18 and the reject storage 19 are provided.

The control unit 11 comprehensively controls the entire banknote processing device 1. The control unit 11 is configured around a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and by reading a predetermined program from a ROM (not shown), a flash memory, or the like and executing the program, various things such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing are performed. Is processed. Further, the control unit 11 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, programs, and the like in this storage unit.

As shown in FIG. 2, the deposit unit 12 as the insertion unit is arranged at the rearmost side of the delivery unit 4, and is a storage space for storing banknotes and a separation unit for separating banknotes one by one from the collection space. And, it has a shutter and the like that shield the integrated space from the outside. When the accumulated banknotes are thrown into the accumulation space by the user, the deposit unit 12 performs a separation process of separating the accumulated banknotes one by one, pays them out, and delivers them to the transport unit 15 (FIG. 1).

The first withdrawal unit 13 is located near the center of the delivery unit 4 in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 1, the first withdrawal portion 13 has a box-shaped collecting portion having an open upper surface. The opening of this integrated portion serves as the discharge port 23 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Further, the first withdrawal unit 13 has a predetermined collection space 20 for storing the bills BL in a piled state, a discharge unit 21 for discharging the bills BL received from the transport unit 15 (FIG. 1) into the collection space 20. The discharge port 23 can be opened and closed by an actuator, and has a shutter 22 or the like to which a building stopper 43 is attached. When the bill BL is transported from the transport unit 15 (FIG. 1), the first withdrawal unit 13 discharges the bill BL into the accumulation space 20 by the discharge unit 21 in a state where the shutter 22 is closed and accumulates the bill BL. After that, the shutter 22 is opened to allow the user to take out the bill BL.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second withdrawal portion 14 has a box-shaped collecting portion 40 having an open upper surface. The opening of the integrated portion 40 serves as the discharge port 27 as the opening shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Further, the second withdrawal unit 14 has an accumulation space 20, a discharge unit 25, and a shutter 26 corresponding to the accumulation space 20, the discharge unit 21, and the shutter 22 of the first withdrawal unit 13, respectively. The shutter 26 is divided in the left-right direction, of which the left and right outer portions are integrally opened and closed by a predetermined actuator, and the central portion is manually opened and closed by the user to release the shutter 26. The outlet 27 is opened and closed (details will be described later).

The transport unit 15 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of various rollers and belts arranged along a transport path Y connecting each portion in the housing 10, gears and motors for driving them, and the like. Further, the transport unit 15 appropriately arranges a switch (not shown) at a branch point of the transport path Y. Based on the control of the control unit 11, the transport unit 15 transports banknotes along the transport path Y and switches the transport destination of the banknotes by a switch. Incidentally, in FIG. 1, only a part of the parts constituting the transport unit 15 is schematically shown.

The discrimination unit 16 is located on the rear lower side of the deposit unit 12 and on the transport path Y of the transport unit 15. The discrimination unit 16 has various sensors, and is a manageable banknote that can be handled based on the denomination, authenticity, correct loss, running state, etc. of the banknotes transported by the transport unit 15. Whether or not it is discriminated, and the discrimination result is sent to the control unit 11. Further, the discrimination unit 16 can discriminate whether or not the banknote is a reusable banknote that can be reused based on the degree of damage to the banknote, and can send the discrimination result to the control unit 11.

The temporary holding unit 17 is arranged below the second withdrawal unit 14, and temporarily stores and holds the banknotes transported by the transporting unit 15 inside, and holds the banknotes on hold by 1. The sheets are fed to the transport unit 15 one by one.

Each banknote storage 18 has a collection space for storing banknotes in a state of being accumulated inside, a discharge mechanism for discharging and collecting banknotes BL transported from the transport unit 15 into the accumulation space, and a collection space. It has a separation mechanism or the like that separates the accumulated banknotes one by one and delivers them to the feeding and transporting unit 15. The banknote storage 18 stacks banknotes (normal banknotes) transported from the transport unit 15 in the vertical direction and stores them inside, and also pays out the stored banknotes one by one and delivers them to the transport unit 15.

The reject storage 19 has a collection space for storing banknotes inside, a discharge mechanism for discharging and collecting banknotes transported from the transport unit 15 into the collection space, and the like. When the banknotes (rejected banknotes) that have been identified as non-reusable by the discrimination unit 16 are transported by the transport unit 15, the reject storage 19 is stored inside.

In such a configuration, in the bill processing device 1, the control unit 11 controls each unit based on the result of discriminating bills by the discriminating unit 16, and performs deposit counting processing, deposit storage processing, withdrawal processing, and the like, which will be described later.

[1-2. Withdrawal section structure]
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, the second withdrawal unit 14 as a medium discharging device is an integrated unit composed of an upper guide 32, a lower guide 34, and a stage 38. The space surrounded by 40 forms an accumulation space 24 which is a space for temporarily accumulating bills BL. The second withdrawal unit 14 in FIGS. 3 and 5 shows a deposit-rejected banknote collection / withdrawal state in which the deposit-rejected banknotes are accumulated in the accumulation space 24 at the time of deposit processing, and the first withdrawal unit 13 and the second withdrawal in FIG. The withdrawal unit 14 indicates a state in which withdrawal bills are accumulated in the accumulation space 20 and the accumulation space 24 at the time of withdrawal processing, and the second withdrawal unit 14 in FIG. 6 is accumulated at the time of withdrawal processing. It shows the withdrawal bill withdrawal state in which the withdrawal bill is taken out from the space 24.

The lower guide 34 has a substantially triangular shape when viewed from the side, and the right side surface and the left side surface of the accumulation space 24 are formed by the right side wall 34R and the left side wall 34L. The stage 38 has a plate shape and is provided inside the lower guide 34 to collect banknotes BL. The upper guide 32 has a plate shape and forms an upper side surface of the accumulation space 24 inside the lower guide 34.

The discharge portion 25 (FIGS. 5 and 6) is provided at the rear upper portion of the lower guide 34, and is composed of a feed roller 36 arranged on the upper side and a reverse roller 37 arranged on the lower side. The feed roller 36 and the reverse roller 37 rotate counterclockwise and clockwise in the drawing by a drive unit (not shown) to sandwich and collect one bill BL conveyed from the transport path Y (FIG. 1). Release to 24. An impeller 50 made of an elastic member such as rubber is provided on the rotating shaft of the reverse roller 37. The impeller 50 rotates clockwise together with the reverse roller 37 to knock down the rear end portion of the bill BL discharged into the accumulation space 24 downward and accumulate it in the accumulation space 24.

A shutter 26 is arranged in the second withdrawal unit 14 so as to cover the upper guide 32 and the lower guide 34 so as not to leak the sound generated when the banknotes BL are accumulated in the accumulation space 24 to the outside. The bill BL is configured so as not to jump out from the accumulation space 24. The shutter 26 is divided into a central shutter 52 located in the center in the left-right direction and an outer shutter 60 located on both outer sides in the left-right direction. It is flush.

[1-2-1. Center shutter configuration]
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the central shutter 52 is arranged on the left side of the outer shutter right side portion 60R, which will be described later, on the right side of the outer shutter left side portion 60L, and in front of the outer shutter central portion 60C in the outer shutter 60. It is physically independent of the outer shutter 60 and is formed separately. Further, the width of the central shutter 52 in the left-right direction is about one-third of the entire shutter 26.

The central shutter 52 has a curved upper surface, and is connected to the upper guide 32 at the rear end via a rotation shaft 45 as a first shutter rotation shaft. Therefore, the central shutter 52 is configured to be rotatable with respect to the upper guide 32 independently of the outer shutter 60 with the rotation shaft 45 as a fulcrum. Further, a recessed handle 55 is formed on the front surface of the central shutter 52, so that when the banknote BL is taken out from the accumulation space 24, the user can put a finger on the handle 55 to open the central shutter 52. There is. That is, the central shutter 52 is rotated to block the central portion of the discharge port 27 in the left-right direction so that the building stopper 44 (FIG. 5) faces the discharge portion 25 (FIGS. 5, 7, and 8). ) And the central shutter open state in which the bill BL can be taken out from the accumulation space 24 by opening the central portion in the left-right direction of the discharge port 27 and retracting from the withdrawal bill take-out path from the accumulation space 24 (FIG. 6). Transition to and.

Further, the central shutter 52 has a planar front contact portion 53 formed at the front ends of both ends in the left-right direction in contact with the front pressing portion 61 of the outer shutter 60 in both shutter closed states (that is, the outer shutter closed state). .. Further, the central shutter 52 has a planar shape extending in the front-rear direction in contact with the rear pressing portion 62 of the outer shutter 60 in the both shutter closed states (that is, the outer shutter closed state) on the rear side of the front contact portion 53. A rear contact portion 54 is formed.

The central shutter 52 is urged clockwise by a spring formed of an elastic member in the left side view in the direction of closing the integrated space 24, and the building stopper 44 shown in FIG. 5 is orthogonal to the upper guide 32. It is in contact with the lower guide 34 at the position where it is to be. The urging force of this spring is greater than or equal to the force for absorbing the force of the banknote BL when the banknote BL released from the discharging unit 25 collides with the building stopper 44, and the banknote BL is pulled out from the accumulation space 24 by the user. It is set to be less than or equal to the force applied forward from the bill BL to the building stopper 44 when it is issued.

[1-2-2. Outer shutter configuration]
The outer shutter 60 connects the outer shutter right side 60R located on the right side, the outer shutter left side 60L located on the left side, the outer shutter right side 60R, and the outer shutter left side 60L, and connects the outer shutter right side 60R. It is composed of an outer shutter central portion 60C having a length shorter in the front-rear direction than the outer shutter left portion 60L, and is formed physically independently of the central shutter 52. The width of each of the outer shutter right side portion 60R, the outer shutter left side portion 60L, and the outer shutter center portion 60C in the left-right direction is about one-third of the entire shutter 26, that is, about the same as the center shutter 52.

The outer shutter 60 has a shape in which the upper surface is curved, via an upper guide 32 and a rotation shaft 46 (FIG. 5) as a second shutter rotation shaft provided behind the rotation shaft 45 at the rear end portion. It is connected. Therefore, the outer shutter 60 is configured to be rotatable with respect to the upper guide 32 independently of the central shutter 52 with the rotation shaft 46 as a fulcrum. The outer shutter 60 can be opened and closed by a predetermined actuator (not shown). That is, the outer shutter 60 is rotated to block both ends of the discharge port 27 in the left-right direction, that is, a portion not blocked by the central shutter 52 (FIG. 7), and the left-right direction of the discharge port 27. Both ends are opened to form an opening 42 between the central shutter 52 and the right side wall 34R and the left side wall 34L to insert the accumulation space 24 and the outside, and the accumulated banknotes BL are exposed to the outside and accumulated. The transition to the outer shutter open state (FIG. 8) allows the user to insert and pick the banknotes BL accumulated in the space 24 through the opening 42.

Further, the outer shutter 60 hits the left end portion of the outer shutter right side portion 60R and the right end portion of the outer shutter left side portion 60L with the front contact portion 53 of the central shutter 52 in both shutter closed states (that is, the outer shutter closed state). A flat front pressing portion 61 in contact is formed. Further, the outer shutter 60 has a planar shape extending in the front-rear direction in contact with the rear contact portion 54 of the central shutter 52 in the both shutter closed states (that is, the outer shutter closed state) on the rear side of the front pressing portion 61. The rear pressing portion 62 is formed.

Lock claws 64 that can rotate around the lock claw rotation shaft 64A (FIG. 7) are provided at both ends of the outer shutter 60 in the lower guide 34 in the left-right direction. The lock claw rotation shaft 64A is formed in a columnar shape with the central axis along the left-right direction, and is rotated by an actuator (not shown) under the control of the control unit 11 to rotate the lock claw 64. Move it. In FIG. 7, only the left lock claw 64 and the lock claw rotation shaft 64A are shown.

When the outer shutter is closed, that is, when both shutters are closed, the lock claw 64 is rotated in the arrow R1 direction (that is, clockwise) with the lock claw rotation shaft 64A as a fulcrum to reach the outer shutter 60. Engage. As a result, the second withdrawal unit 14 can hold the outer shutter 60 in the outer shutter closed state and lock it.

Further, in this outer shutter closed state, the front pressing portion 61 of the outer shutter 60 presses the front contact portion 53 of the central shutter 52 in the central shutter closed state toward the lower guide 34. As a result, when the outer shutter 60 is locked, the second withdrawal portion 14 can hold the central shutter 52 in the central shutter closed state and lock the outer shutter 60, so that both shutters can be closed.

Further, the second withdrawal portion 14 forms the rear contact portion 54 on the central shutter 52 and the rear pressing portion 62 on the outer shutter 60, whereby the left and right ends of the central shutter 52 and the outer shutter 60 are formed. The left end of the outer shutter right side 60R and the left end of the outer shutter left side 60L are located at any position on the rotation trajectory from the central shutter closed state and the outer shutter closed state to the central shutter open state and the outer shutter open state. Even if it is done, it always overlaps in the left-right direction. Therefore, the second withdrawal unit 14 has a direction in which the outer shutter 60 is closed when the central shutter 52 is not completely in the central shutter closed state and is in a state between the central shutter open state and the central shutter closed state. The rear pressing portion 62 of the outer shutter 60 pushes the rear contact portion 54 of the central shutter 52, and the central shutter 52 can be closed together with the outer shutter 60. As a result, the second withdrawal unit 14 locks the outer shutter 60 while the central shutter 52 is not completely closed, and the shutter 26 is locked even though the outer shutter 60 is locked. It is possible to avoid a state in which there is a gap between the lower guide 34 and the lower guide 34.

Further, since the outer shutter 60 is always located on the opening direction side of the central shutter 52, the central shutter 52 can be opened and closed by the user when the outer shutter 60 is in the outer shutter open state.

[1-2-3. Building stopper configuration]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 11, inside the central shutter 52 on the front side, two bill stoppers 44 (building stopper 44R and building stopper 44R) for holding the deposit rejected banknotes in the accumulation space 24 at a position facing the discharging portion 25. 44L) is provided. The building stopper 44 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped extending substantially in the vertical direction orthogonal to the upper guide 32. Further, since the building stoppers 44R and 44L are provided on the central shutter 52, they rotate together with the central shutter 52. Hereinafter, the building stoppers 44R and 44L are also collectively referred to as a building stopper 44.

The building stopper 44R and the building stopper 44L are spaced apart from each other in each country where the bill processing device 1 is installed. This interval does not pass through the gap between the building stopper 44R and the building stopper 44L even if the bill BL having the shortest length in the width direction, which is handled by the bill processing device 1, is discharged by the discharging unit 25. It is set to the degree. At the rear end portion of the building stopper 44, a groove portion having a V-shaped cross section (not shown) extending in the width direction (left-right direction) of the bill BL, which is orthogonal to the discharge direction in which the bill BL is discharged from the discharge portion 25. ) Are engraved in a sawtooth shape in a row in the vertical direction.

The building stopper 44 has a built-in spring (not shown) formed of an elastic member between the building stopper 44 and the central shutter 52. Therefore, the building stopper 44 is urged rearward by a spring.

[1-2-4. Operation, etc.]
In such a configuration, when the bill BL is discharged from the discharge portion 25 into the accumulation space 24, the tip of the bill BL collides with the building stopper 44, and the tip enters the groove portion so that the tip hangs downward. Be prevented. At this time, the building stopper 44 moves forward due to the contraction of the spring. As a result, the bill stopper 44 absorbs the impact when the tip of the bill BL discharged from the discharge unit 25 collides, prevents the bill BL from bouncing strongly, and damages the bill BL. To prevent that.

Further, when the banknote BL is taken out from the second withdrawal unit 14 during the deposit transaction, the user is in the deposit rejected banknote accumulation / withdrawal state (FIGS. 3, 5 and 8) in which the central shutter is closed and the outer shutter is open. With respect to the second withdrawal portion 14, as shown in FIG. 9, a finger is inserted into the accumulation space 24 through an opening 42 formed in front of the accumulation space 24 to pick up the bill BL and pull it out toward the front side. At this time, when the front end of the bill BL comes into contact with the central shutter 52, as shown in FIG. 10, the central shutter 52 rotates toward the front side and retracts from the path from which the bill BL is extracted. In this way, the second withdrawal unit 14 can evacuate the central shutter 52 from the movement path of the bill BL by utilizing the movement of the bill BL itself extracted by the user. As a result, the second withdrawal unit 14 can easily allow the user to pull out the banknote BL, and can improve the operability. Further, when the user pulls out the bill BL to the outside and no force is applied from the bill BL toward the front, the central shutter 52 is rotated by the urging force and returns to the central shutter closed state.

Further, during the withdrawal transaction, the second withdrawal unit 14 is in a state in which the inside of the integrated unit 40 is shielded (that is, closed) from the outside by closing the shutter 26 (center shutter 52 and outer shutter 60). In (FIGS. 4 and 7), the shutter 26 restricts the taking out of the bill BL accumulated in the accumulation space 24 and prevents the bill BL from popping out to the outside. On the other hand, during the withdrawal transaction, the second withdrawal unit 14 communicates the inside of the accumulation unit 40 with the outside (that is, by opening the shutter 26 (center shutter 52 and outer shutter 60) when the bill BL is withdrawn. In the open state of both shutters (FIG. 6), the shutter 26 rotates and retracts from the movement path of the bill BL, so that the bill BL can be easily taken out.

[1-3. Deposit counting process]
At the time of deposit transaction, the banknote processing device 1 starts the deposit process when the deposit transaction is selected by the user. Specifically, the bill processing device 1 closes the shutter 22 of the first withdrawal unit 13 (FIG. 3) and closes the central shutter 52 of the second withdrawal unit 14 to bring the central shutter into a closed state and the outer shutter 60. The second withdrawal section 14 is set to the deposit reject bill collection / withdrawal state (FIGS. 3, 5 and 8) by opening the outer shutter, and then the banknote BL is accumulated in the deposit section 12 to the user. It is put into the space and the deposit counting process is started. The banknote processing device 1 transports the inserted banknotes BL from the deposit section 12 to the payout discrimination section 16 one by one. Here, the banknote processing device 1 transports the depositable banknotes determined to be normal by the discrimination unit 16 to the temporary holding unit 17 and temporarily stores them. On the other hand, the bill processing device 1 transports the deposit rejected bills determined to be unsuitable for deposit to the second withdrawal unit 14, collects them, and returns them to the user. As shown in FIG. 8, since the second withdrawal portion 14 is in the outer shutter open state and the central shutter 52 is rotatable, the user inserts a finger through the opening 42 to insert the returned bill BL into the central shutter. The 52 can be rotated and easily taken out. The user reinserts the banknote BL taken out from the second withdrawal unit 14 into the deposit unit 12. The reinserted banknote BL is re-delivered from the deposit unit 12, and when it is determined to be a depositable banknote, it is transported to the temporary holding unit 17, and when it is determined to be a deposit rejected banknote, it is transported to the second withdrawal unit 14 again. When the deposit rejected banknotes are repeatedly returned to the second withdrawal unit 14 and the preset number of returns is reached, the banknote processing device 1 uses the storage confirmation to stop the reinsertion and end the deposit counting process. Prompt the person to move to the deposit storage process described later. Further, the banknote processing device 1 prompts the user to confirm the payment even when all the inserted banknotes BL are depositable banknotes and are stored in the temporary holding unit 17, and the process proceeds to the payment storage process described later. In this way, the banknote processing device 1 can allow the user to return the deposit rejected banknotes and reinsert them during the deposit counting process before shifting to the deposit storage process.

[1-4. Deposit storage process]
After that, when the deposit amount is determined by the user, the bill processing device 1 starts the deposit storage process and conveys the bill BL stored in the temporary holding unit 17 to the discrimination unit 16. Here, the banknote processing device 1 transports and stores the storable banknotes determined to be normal by the discrimination unit 16 to each banknote storage 18 according to the denomination. On the other hand, the bill processing device 1 transports the stored reject bills determined to be unsuitable for storage to the reject storage 19 and stores them.

[1-5. Withdrawal processing]
At the time of withdrawal transaction, the banknote processing device 1 starts the withdrawal process when the withdrawal transaction is selected by the user and the withdrawal amount or the like is input. Specifically, the banknote processing device 1 determines the denomination and the number of banknotes BL to be withdrawn according to the withdrawal amount. Further, the bill processing device 1 selects either the first withdrawal unit 13 or the second withdrawal unit 14 as the selective withdrawal unit. Further, the bill processing device 1 closes the shutter 22 of the first withdrawal unit 13 (FIG. 4), closes the central shutter 52 of the second withdrawal unit 14, puts the central shutter closed, and closes the outer shutter 60. It is set to the outer shutter closed state, that is, the withdrawal bills accumulated state (FIGS. 4 and 7) in which both shutters are closed. The banknote processing device 1 recognizes the required number of banknotes for each denomination according to the withdrawal amount, and pays out one banknote BL from each banknote storage 18 according to the number of banknotes for each denomination, and discriminates the banknotes. Transport to section 16. Here, the banknote processing device 1 transports and collects withdrawable banknotes determined to be normal by the discrimination unit 16 to a selective withdrawal unit (first withdrawal unit 13 or second withdrawal unit 14). On the other hand, the banknote processing device 1 transports the withdrawal rejected banknotes determined to be unsuitable for withdrawal to the reject storage 19 and stores them. When the banknote processing device 1 finishes collecting the banknotes BL for the withdrawal amount in the selected withdrawal unit, the banknote processing device 1 opens the shutter (shutter 22 or shutter 26) of the selected withdrawal unit to put the withdrawal banknotes in the withdrawal state. Let the user take it out.

[1-6. Effect, etc.]
Here, the reason why the banknote BL is determined to be a deposit reject banknote is not the case where the banknote BL is damaged or the like, but the case where the banknote BL is displaced from the normal position during transportation, for example. In such a case, if a banknote that has been once determined to be a deposit-rejected banknote is discriminated again by the discrimination unit 16, it is often a banknote that can be deposited. Therefore, in the banknote processing device 1, it is desirable that the deposit rejected banknotes can be reinserted into the deposit unit 12 during the deposit counting process.

On the other hand, the banknote processing device 1 divides the shutter 26 into a central shutter 52 and an outer shutter 60, and provides a bill stopper 44 on the central shutter 52. Therefore, when the deposit rejected banknotes are accumulated in the accumulation space 24 of the second withdrawal unit 14, the banknote processing device 1 closes the central shutter 52 to keep the banknote BL in the accumulation space 24 by the building stopper 44. By opening the outer shutter 60, the user can insert a finger into the accumulation space 24 through the opening 42 and pick up the deposit rejected banknote. As a result, when the banknote processing device 1 is continuously performing the deposit processing of a large number of banknotes BL, the deposit is made from the second withdrawal unit 14 before the user is made to confirm the deposit during the deposit counting process. The rejected banknotes can be taken out by the user and reinserted into the deposit unit 12. Thus, the banknote processing device 1 can shorten the time until all the banknotes BL that the user wants to insert are stored, and can improve the functionality.

Here, tentatively, a building stopper 44 is provided on the outer shutter 60 instead of the central shutter 52, and the central shutter 52 is opened and the outer shutter 60 is closed at the time of deposit processing, so that the transport direction and the direction orthogonal to the paper surface of the bill BL can be obtained. It is also conceivable to allow the user to insert a finger into the accumulation space 24 from the opening formed in the central portion in the transport width direction which is orthogonal to the left and right direction. However, in that case, since the distance between the bill stoppers 44 becomes wide, if the bills BL in the country where the small bills BL are handled are greatly skewed, the bills BL will be clogged between the bill stoppers 44 and the accumulation performance will deteriorate. It ends up. Therefore, with the common specifications, it becomes difficult to correspond to the banknote BL of each country in which the banknote processing device 1 is installed. Further, in order to correspond to the banknote BL of each country in which the banknote processing device 1 is installed with common specifications, for example, the left end of the outer shutter right side 60R is widened to the left and the right end of the outer shutter left side 60L is to the right. If the distance between the bill stoppers 44 attached to the outer shutter 60 is narrowed, the distance between the bill stoppers 44 becomes narrow, which makes it difficult for the user to put his / her finger into the accumulation space 24.

On the other hand, in the bill processing device 1, a bill stopper 44 is provided in the central shutter 52, and an opening formed on the left and right outside of the central shutter 52 by opening the outer shutter 60 and closing the central shutter 52 at the time of deposit processing. The user was allowed to put his finger into the accumulation space 24 from 42. As a result, the bill processing device 1 can keep the distance between the building stoppers 44 narrow and can correspond to the bill BL of each country in which the bill processing device 1 is installed with common specifications. Further, in the bill processing device 1, since the openings 42 can be formed relatively wide on the left and right sides of the central shutter 52 whose width in the transport width direction is kept relatively narrow, the user can put his / her finger from the opening 42 into the accumulation space 24. Can be easily put in.

In addition, a building stopper is provided independently of the shutter, and by opening only the shutter during the deposit process, the banknote BL can be taken out from the opening where the building stopper is not provided, and the shutter is used during the withdrawal process. It is also conceivable to cover the building stopper to prevent the bill BL from jumping out. However, in such a case, since the shutter covers the building stopper provided separately from the shutter, the outer size of the withdrawal portion becomes large.

On the other hand, the bill processing device 1 is provided with a bill stopper 44 on the central shutter 52. As a result, the bill processing device 1 can prevent the outer size of the second withdrawal unit 14 from becoming large.

According to the above configuration, the bill processing device 1 includes a second withdrawal unit 14 as a medium discharge unit for discharging the bill BL as a medium, a transport unit 15 for transporting the bill BL to the second withdrawal unit 14, and the like. An accumulation portion 40 having an accumulation space 24 in which bills BL are accumulated and an outlet 27 as an opening for communicating the accumulation space 24 with the outside is formed, and a part of the discharge port 27 is covered and the outlet is discharged. The discharge port 27 is provided so as to be openable by opening and closing the 27, and the central shutter 52 having a building stopper 44 as a stopper portion that comes into contact with the bill BL discharged into the accumulation space 24, and the discharge port 27. It covers at least a part of the opening 42, which is another part not covered by the central shutter 52, is provided to be openable and closable with respect to the discharge port 27 independently of the central shutter 52, and opens and closes with respect to the discharge port 27. As a result, at least a part of the opening 42, which is another part, is provided with an outer shutter 60 that can be opened. As a result, the bill processing device 1 exposes the accumulated deposit reject bills to the outside through the opening 42 at the time of deposit counting processing, and causes the user to insert a finger through the opening 42 to pick up the deposit reject bills. It can be withdrawn from the second withdrawal unit 14 and reinserted into the deposit unit 12.

[2. Other embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the outer shutter 60 covers the entire opening 42, which is another portion of the discharge port 27 that is not covered by the central shutter 52, has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and at least a part of the opening 42, which is another portion of the discharge port 27 that is not covered by the central shutter 52, may be covered with the outer shutter 60.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the central shutter 52 covers the central portion in the width direction of the discharge port 27 and the outer shutter 60 covers both end portions in the width direction of the discharge port 27 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and any part in the width direction of the discharge port 27 may be covered by the central shutter 52, and other parts of the discharge port 27 that are not covered by the central shutter 52 may be covered by the outer shutter 60. ..

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the outer shutter right side portion 60R and the outer shutter left side portion 60L are connected by the outer shutter central portion 60C has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the outer shutter right side portion 60R and the outer shutter left side portion 60L may be physically divided.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where one central shutter 52 is provided has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the central shutter 52 may be divided into two or more in the transport width direction.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the front end of the bill BL comes into contact with the central shutter 52 during the deposit processing, the central shutter 52 rotates toward the front side and retracts from the path from which the bill BL is extracted. Said. The present invention is not limited to this, and the central shutter 52 may be manually opened by the user at the time of deposit processing, and then the bill BL may be picked and extracted. Further, at the time of deposit processing, the user may pick up the bill BL from the opening 42 and pull it out while the central shutter 52 is closed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the central shutter 52 rotates with the rotation shaft 45 as a fulcrum and the outer shutter 60 rotates with the rotation shaft 46 as a fulcrum has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the central shutter 52 and the outer shutter 60 may rotate with the same rotation axis as a fulcrum.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case where the outer shutter 60 is opened and closed by an actuator has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the outer shutter 60 may be manually opened and closed by the user.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the outer shutter 60 rotates with the rotation shaft 46 provided at the upper end as a fulcrum and the central shutter 52 rotates with the rotation shaft 45 provided at the upper end as a fulcrum has been described. .. The present invention is not limited to this, and a rotation shaft may be provided at the lower ends of the outer shutter 60 and the center shutter 52, and the outer shutter 60 and the center shutter 52 may rotate with the rotation shaft as a fulcrum.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the user pulls out the bill BL from the accumulation space 24 to the outside and no force is applied from the bill BL toward the front, the central shutter 52 rotates downward due to the urging force of the spring. The case of moving and returning to the position where the accumulation space 24 is blocked from the outside has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the central shutter 52 may return to a position where the integrated space 24 is blocked from the outside by its own weight.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the bill processing apparatus 1 is provided with one first withdrawal unit 13 and one second withdrawal unit 14 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and one or three or more withdrawal portions may be provided in the bill processing device 1.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where one deposit unit 12 is provided in the banknote processing device 1 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and two or more arbitrary number of deposit units may be provided in the banknote processing device 1.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a device for accumulating banknotes BL as a medium in the accumulation space 24 and extracting them from the outside has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to various devices for accumulating various paper-like media such as various tickets and securities, postcards and envelopes, and taking them out from the outside.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the second withdrawal unit 14 as the medium discharge unit, the transfer unit 15 as the transfer unit, the integration unit 40 as the integration unit, and the central shutter 52 as the first shutter are used. The case where the banknote processing device 1 as the medium processing device is configured by the outer shutter 60 as the second shutter has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the medium processing apparatus may be configured by a medium discharging unit, a transporting unit, an integrated unit, a first shutter, and a second shutter having various other configurations.

The present invention can also be used in various devices for accumulating paper leaf-shaped media such as banknotes and taking them out from the outside.

1 ... Banknote processing device, 4 ... Delivery section, 10 ... Housing, 11 ... Control section, 12 ... Deposit section, 13 ... 1st withdrawal section, 14 ... 2nd withdrawal section, 15 …… Transport section, Y …… Transport path, 16 …… Discrimination section, 17 …… Temporary hold section, 18 …… Banknote storage, 19 …… Reject storage, 20 …… Accumulation space, 21 …… Discharge section, 22 ...... Shutter, 23 ... Discharge port, 24 ... Accumulation space, 25 ... Discharge part, 26 ... Shutter, 27 ... Discharge port, 32 ... Upper guide, 34 ... Lower guide, 34R ... Right wall, 34L …… Left wall, 36 …… Feed roller, 37 …… Reverse roller, 38 …… Stage, 40 …… Integrated part, 42 …… Opening, 43, 44 …… Building stopper, 45 …… Rotating shaft, 46 ... Rotating shaft, 50 ... Impeller, 52 ... Central shutter, 53 ... Front contact part, 54 ... Rear contact part, 55 ... Handle, 60 ... Outer shutter, 60R ... Outer shutter right side, 60L ... outer shutter left side, 60C ... outer shutter center, 61 ... front pressing part, 62 ... rear pressing part, 64 ... lock claw, 64A ... lock claw rotation shaft , BL …… Banknotes.

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An accumulation part having an accumulation space in which media are accumulated and an opening for communicating the accumulation space with the outside is formed.
Covering a portion of the opening, the provided the opening to be opened by opening and closing with respect to said opening, have a stopper portion in contact with the medium to be discharged into the stacking space, said medium When moving from the integrated space to the outside through the opening, a first shutter that moves so as to evacuate from the moving path of the medium, and
Arranged so as to be aligned with the first shutter in the transport width direction, it covers at least a part of the other portion of the opening that is not covered by the first shutter, and is formed in the opening independently of the first shutter. On the other hand, it is provided so as to be openable and closable, and at least a part of the other part can be opened by opening and closing with respect to the opening , and when the first shutter covers a part in the opening, the opening A medium ejection device comprising a second shutter that exposes the medium accumulated in the integrated space to the outside by opening another part that is not covered by the first shutter. The first shutter, when the medium is moved to the outside from the stacking space through the opening, by being pushed into the medium, according to claim 1 to move to retract from the movement path of the medium Medium ejection device. An accumulation part having an accumulation space in which media are accumulated and an opening for communicating the accumulation space with the outside is formed.
One is provided in the central portion of the opening in the transport width direction, the opening is provided so as to be openable by covering a part of the opening and opening and closing with respect to the opening, and is discharged into the accumulation space. A first shutter having a stopper portion that comes into contact with the medium,
Disposed so as to be aligned in the conveying width direction and the first shutter, the covers both end portions of the conveying width direction that is not covered by the first shutter in the opening, the opening independently of the first shutter It is provided with a second shutter that can be opened and closed with respect to the opening and is provided so that both ends in the transport width direction that are not covered by the first shutter in the opening can be opened by opening and closing with respect to the opening. A medium ejection device characterized by the fact that. An accumulation part having an accumulation space in which media are accumulated and an opening for communicating the accumulation space with the outside is formed.
The opening can be opened by rotating with the first shutter rotation shaft provided at the upper end as a fulcrum , covering a part of the opening, and opening and closing with respect to the opening, and the integration. A first shutter having a stopper portion that comes into contact with the medium discharged into space,
A portion of the opening that is not covered by the first shutter and is arranged so as to be aligned with the first shutter in the transport width direction by rotating around the second shutter rotation shaft provided at the upper end as a fulcrum. At least a part of the shutter is covered and is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the opening independently of the first shutter, and at least a part of the other part is openable by opening and closing the opening. A medium ejection device comprising a second shutter to be provided. An accumulation part having an accumulation space in which media are accumulated and an opening for communicating the accumulation space with the outside is formed.
A first shutter that covers a part of the opening and is provided so that the opening can be opened by opening and closing the opening, and has a stopper portion that comes into contact with the medium discharged into the accumulation space.
It covers at least a part of the other portion of the opening that is not covered by the first shutter, is provided to be openable and closable with respect to the opening independently of the first shutter, and opens and closes with respect to the opening. A second shutter is provided so that at least a part of the other part can be opened.
One of the first shutters is provided in the central portion of the opening in the transport width direction.
When the second shutter covers both ends of the opening in the transport width direction, which is not covered by the first shutter, the first shutter is brought into contact with the first shutter. A medium ejection device characterized in that a central portion of an opening is held in a covered state. An accumulation part having an accumulation space in which media are accumulated and an opening for communicating the accumulation space with the outside is formed.
A first shutter that covers a part of the opening and is provided so that the opening can be opened by opening and closing the opening, and has a stopper portion that comes into contact with the medium discharged into the accumulation space.
It covers at least a part of the other portion of the opening that is not covered by the first shutter, is provided to be openable and closable with respect to the opening independently of the first shutter, and opens and closes with respect to the opening. A second shutter is provided so that at least a part of the other part can be opened.
One of the first shutters is provided in the central portion of the opening in the transport width direction.
The second shutter covers both ends in the transport width direction, which is not covered by the first shutter in the opening, overlaps the first shutter in the transport width direction, and the transport in the opening. A medium ejection device characterized in that when moving in a direction covering both end portions in the width direction, the first shutter is moved in a direction covering the central portion in the opening by abutting with the first shutter. An accumulation part having an accumulation space in which media are accumulated and an opening for communicating the accumulation space with the outside is formed.
A first shutter that covers a part of the opening and is provided so that the opening can be opened by opening and closing the opening, and has a stopper portion that comes into contact with the medium discharged into the accumulation space.
It covers at least a part of the other portion of the opening that is not covered by the first shutter, is provided to be openable and closable with respect to the opening independently of the first shutter, and opens and closes with respect to the opening. A second shutter is provided so that at least a part of the other part can be opened.
The second shutter opens other parts of the opening that are not covered by the first shutter during a deposit transaction, and opens other parts of the opening that are not covered by the first shutter during a withdrawal transaction. A medium ejection device characterized by covering. An input section that can insert a medium and
A medium discharge portion for discharging the medium,
The medium discharging section is provided with a transport section for transporting the medium.
The medium ejection part is
An accumulation portion having an accumulation space in which the medium is accumulated and an opening for communicating the accumulation space with the outside is formed.
A first shutter that covers a part of the opening and is provided so that the opening can be opened by opening and closing the opening, and has a stopper portion that comes into contact with the medium discharged into the accumulation space.
Arranged so as to line up with the first shutter in the transport width direction, it covers at least a part of the other portion of the opening that is not covered by the first shutter, and is formed in the opening independently of the first shutter. On the other hand, a second shutter is provided so as to be openable and closable, and at least a part of the other portion can be opened by opening and closing with respect to the opening .
Of the media charged into the charging section, the medium discharged to the medium discharging section is accessed from at least a part of the other portion opened by the second shutter and taken out into the integrated space. A medium processing device characterized in that it is used.

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