JP7054150B2 - Banknote payer and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a bill feeding device.

Electronic devices that handle money, such as ATMs (Automated Teller Machines), POS (Point Of Sales) terminal devices, and vending machines, may have a built-in bill feeding device. The bill feeding device is a device for separating and feeding bills to be inserted one by one in a single-layer or multi-layered state and, in some cases, in a state where denominations are mixed. The bills drawn out from the bill feeding device are processed in an electronic device such as an ATM after the authenticity and denomination are determined and then stored for each denomination.

Generally, this type of bill feeding device has a bill holding roller that can rotate other than when feeding bills, and a bill feeding roller that is provided so as to face the bill holding roller and can rotate when feeding bills. It is configured to hold a single-layered or multi-layered banknote by a banknote holding roller, separate (peel) one banknote on the side of the banknote feeding roller by the banknote feeding roller, and feed it in the banknote feeding direction. ..

Patent Documents 1 to 4 disclose this type of banknote feeding device.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-22325 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 09-198544 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-241689 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-07595

By the way, in this type of banknote feeding device including those disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 4, when the frictional force between one banknote to be fed and the banknotes layered on the banknote is large, a plurality of banknotes are fed. (Multi-layered banknotes) may be erroneously transported in the direction of banknote delivery. When erroneous transportation occurs, the multi-layered state is detected in the components of the subsequent authenticity discrimination and denomination discrimination, and the bill feeding roller and the bill holding roller are rotated in the reverse direction so that the erroneously transported bills are returned. There is.

On the other hand, the widths of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller are designed so that the width of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller is about 50% of the width of the bill for the purpose of preventing skewing of the bill, which is called skew. Often. In that case, outside the width direction of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller, the width is about 25% of the width of the bill, and the bill cannot be transported in either the bill feeding direction or the returning direction. Will exist.

If a banknote that is folded in four or more is mixed near the end of one banknote to be paid out and is layered with a large frictional force against one banknote to be paid out, it should be paid out. There is a possibility that bills folded in four or more together with one bill may be erroneously transported inside the bill feeding device. Even if the miscarried four-fold or more banknotes can be detected by a component that determines the authenticity or denomination of the subsequent stage, the four-fold or more banknotes are located in the above-mentioned non-transportable area. If this is the case, the banknotes cannot be returned due to the reverse rotation of the banknote holding roller and the banknote feeding roller. As a result, banknotes folded in four or more remain inside the bill feeding device, and the remaining bills folded in four or more cause miscalculation failure or transport failure. Therefore, even if bills of four or more folds are mixed and inserted, a bill feeding device capable of returning the bills is desired.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a bill feeding device capable of returning a bill that is folded in four or more even if it is mixed and inserted.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device such as an ATM having the bill feeding device.

According to the present invention, it is a bill feeding device that separates bills to be inserted in a single-layer or multi-layered state one by one and feeds them in the bill feeding direction, and is a rotation extending in a direction perpendicular to the bill feeding direction. The banknote holding roller is provided so that it can rotate around the shaft except when the banknotes are fed out, and the banknotes can be rotated around the rotating shaft extending in the direction perpendicular to the banknote feeding direction when the banknotes are fed out. The banknote holding roller is provided so as to face the banknote holding roller so as to face the banknote holding roller so that only one banknote can pass through, and the single-layer or multi-layered banknote is stopped. It is configured to feed one bill closest to the bill feeding roller side in the bill feeding direction by the rotating bill feeding roller while being held by the roller, and is more than the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller. The bills are provided on the bill feeding direction side and outside the ends of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller in each rotation axis direction, and the multi-layered bills are fed out from the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller. A multi-layer intrusion detection sensor that detects intrusion into the direction side, and an end of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller on the bill feeding direction side of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller, and the ends of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller in each rotation axis direction. It further has a bill return claw provided so as to be slidable in the direction opposite to the bill payout direction on the outside of the portion, and the bill return claw is the bill payout based on the detection result of the multi-layer intrusion detection sensor. By sliding in the opposite direction, a banknote payout device configured to return the invaded multi-layered banknotes is obtained.

According to the present invention, an electronic device having the bill feeding device can also be obtained.

The bill feeding device according to the present invention can return bills that are folded in four or more even if they are mixed and inserted.

(A) and (b) are schematic top view and schematic side view of the main part of the bill feeding apparatus according to the embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic arrow view of the banknote holding roller and the banknote feeding roller in the banknote feeding device according to the embodiment of the present invention, as seen from the rear of the banknote feeding device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the bill feeding device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral W indicates the width direction of the bill feeding device (including left Wl and right Wr), and reference numeral H indicates the height direction of the bill feeding device (including downward Hl and upward Hu). The reference numeral D indicates the depth direction (including the forward direction Df and the backward direction Dr) of the bill feeding device. Since the bill payout direction, which will be described later, is the same as the backward direction Dr, it is also referred to as the bill payout direction Dr in the following. Further, since the direction opposite to the bill feeding direction or the bill returning direction, which will be described later, is the same as the forward direction Df, it is also referred to as the opposite direction Df or the returning direction Df in the following. Further, since the stacking direction of the banknotes described later is the same as the height direction H, it is also referred to as the stacking direction H in the following. Furthermore, since the extending direction or the rotation axis direction of each rotation axis of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller is parallel to the width direction W, it is also referred to as the extending direction W or the rotation axis direction W in the following.

Referring to FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) and FIG. 2, the bill feeding device according to the embodiment of the present invention is built in an ATM and is in a single-layer or multi-layered state, and in some cases, a state in which denominations are mixed. This is a device that separates the banknotes 100 to be inserted one by one and feeds them in the bill payout direction Dr.

The bill feeding device includes a bill converging unit 51 that converges the bills 100 to be inserted in a single-layer or multi-layered state in the stacking direction and then inserts the bills between the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller of the bill feeding unit, which will be described later. It has a bill feeding unit 52 that separates the bills 100 to be inserted in a single-layer or multi-layered state one by one and feeds them in the bill feeding direction Dr.

The bill converging portion 51 includes a fixed paper surface guide 31, a movable paper surface guide 32, a tip guide 33, and a bill insertion roller 34.

The fixed paper surface guide 31 supports one paper surface in the stacking direction H of the single-layered or stacked bill 100. The movable paper surface guide 32 is slidably provided in a direction (Hl) in which the other paper surface in the layered direction H of the single-layered or multi-layered banknote 100 is pressed against the fixed paper surface guide 31. The tip guide 33 is provided so as to face the fixed paper surface guide 31 immediately before the bill holding roller 36 and the bill feeding roller 35 in the bill feeding direction, and is inclined so as to approach the fixed paper surface guide 31 toward the bill feeding direction Dr. are doing. The bill insertion roller 34 is rotatably provided around a rotation axis extending in a direction (W) perpendicular to the bill feeding direction Dr on the fixed paper surface guide 31 side, and is provided by a movable paper surface guide 32 to guide the fixed paper surface. The single-layer or multi-layered banknote 100 pressed by 31 is conveyed between the banknote holding roller 36 and the banknote feeding roller 35.

The bill feeding unit 52 includes a bill holding roller 36, a bill feeding roller 35, multi-layer intrusion detection sensors 37L and 37R, and bill returning claws 38L and 38R.

The bill holding roller 36 is provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft 36X extending in a direction (W) perpendicular to the bill feeding direction Dr, except when the bills are being fed. The bill feeding roller 35 is provided so as to be rotatable around a rotating shaft 35X extending in a direction (W) perpendicular to the bill feeding direction Dr when the bills are fed.

As is clear from FIG. 2, the bill holding roller 36 includes six bill holding roller pieces parallel to each other in a direction perpendicular to the bill feeding direction. The bill feeding roller 35 also includes eight bill feeding roller pieces parallel to each other in a direction perpendicular to the bill feeding direction. The six bill holding roller pieces and the eight bill feeding roller pieces are alternately arranged in parallel in the direction perpendicular to the bill feeding direction, and are interposed at intervals (12 places) through which only one bill can pass. They are provided so as to face each other. In FIG. 2, for convenience of explanation, the wavy deformation of the banknote is exaggerated.

Then, while the single-layered or multi-layered banknote 100 is held by the stopped banknote holding roller 36, one banknote 100p closest to the banknote feeding roller 35 is brought into the banknote feeding direction Dr by the rotating banknote feeding roller 35. It is configured to feed out.

The multi-layer intrusion detection sensors 37L and 37R are located on the Dr side in the bill feeding direction with respect to the bill holding roller 36 and the bill feeding roller 35, and from both ends in each rotation axis direction (W) of the bill holding roller 36 and the bill feeding roller 35. It is detected that a multi-layered banknote (in this embodiment, a quadruple-folded banknote 100e) has entered the banknote feeding direction Dr side of the banknote holding roller 36 and the banknote feeding roller 35. In the present embodiment, the multi-layer intrusion detection sensors 37L and 37R are a kind of optical sensors, and are configured to be able to detect whether the banknote is a single layer or a multi-layer according to the amount of light transmitted through the banknote.

The bill return claws 38L and 38R are on the Dr side in the bill feeding direction with respect to the bill holding roller 36 and the bill feeding roller 35, and outside both ends of the bill holding roller 36 and the bill feeding roller 35 in each rotation axis direction (W). Is provided so as to be slidable in the direction Df opposite to the bill payout direction Dr.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the bill return claw 38L has a shape like a protrusion protruding from the belt 66 of a belt conveyor composed of a belt 66 stretched on the pulley 64 and the pulley 65. It is driven by the motor 61 via the 62 and the belt 63. As shown in FIG. 1A, a bill return claw 38R is connected to the bill return claw 38L by a shaft 39, and the bill return claw 38L and the bill return claw 38R are interlocked with each other. ..

The bill return claws 38L and 38R pass between the rotating shaft 36X of the bill holding roller 36 and the rotating shaft 35X of the bill feeding roller 35, and are opposite to the bill holding roller 36 and the bill feeding roller 35 in the direction opposite to the bill feeding direction Dr. It can slide to the side.

Then, based on the detection results of the multi-layered intrusion detection sensors 37L and 37R, the bill returning claws 38L and 38R slide in the opposite direction Df of the bill feeding direction Dr, so that the invaded multi-layered bill (quarter-folded bill 100e). Is configured to be returned.

The bill feeding device is provided on the bill feeding direction Dr side of the bill holding roller 36 and the bill feeding roller 35, and the multi-layered bills are erroneously conveyed to the bill feeding direction Dr side of the bill holding roller 36 and the bill feeding roller 35. A multi-layer detection sensor 37M is further provided as an erroneous transport detecting means for detecting that the data has been carried out. In the present embodiment, the multi-layer detection sensor 37M is a kind of optical sensor like the multi-layer intrusion detection sensors 37L and 37R, and whether the banknote is a single layer or a multi-layer according to the amount of light transmitted through the banknote. It is configured to be detectable. The multi-layer detection sensor 37M may be integrally configured with the multi-layer intrusion detection sensors 37L and 37R. Then, based on the detection result of the multi-layer detection sensor 37M, the bill feeding roller 35 rotates in the reverse direction, and the bill holding roller 36 rotates in a direction such that the bill is conveyed in the direction opposite to the bill feeding direction Dr. It is configured to return erroneously transported multi-layered banknotes. The multi-layer intrusion detection sensors 37L and 37R may also function as erroneous transport detection means.

Next, the operation of the bill feeding device will be described.

When the single-layer or multi-layered bill 100 is inserted into the bill converging portion 51, the movable paper surface guide 32 moves toward the fixed paper surface guide 31 and presses the bill 100 against the bill insertion roller 34.

After the bill 100 is pressed against the bill insertion roller 34, when the bill feeding process starts, the bill inserting roller 34 rotates, and the bill 100 is inserted between the bill holding roller 36 and the bill feeding roller 35 of the bill feeding section 52. do. While the bill insertion roller 34 is transporting the bill 100, the movable paper surface guide 32 presses the bill 100 against the bill insertion roller 34 with a constant force.

Then, while the single-layered or multi-layered banknote 100 is held by the stopped banknote holding roller 36, one banknote 100p closest to the banknote feeding roller 35 is fed out in the banknote feeding direction Dr by the rotating banknote feeding roller 35. ..

At this time, if the quadruple-folded banknote 100e is mixed in the end portion of the banknote 100 in the width direction, the quadruple-folded banknote 100e is also conveyed to the inside of the device along with the normally paid out banknote 100p. Sometimes.

In that case, in the multi-layer intrusion detection sensors 37L and 37R (in the illustrated example, the multi-layer intrusion detection sensor 37R), the banknotes in the multi-layered state (quarter-folded banknote 100e) are in the bill feeding direction rather than the bill holding roller 36 and the bill feeding roller 35. Detects that it has invaded the Dr side.

Based on the detection results of the multi-layer intrusion detection sensors 37L and 37R, first, the feeding process of the banknote 100p is stopped and the returning process is started. When the return process is started, the bill holding roller 36 and the transport motor 35 rotate in the reverse direction to return the bill 100p to the bill converging unit 51.

At the same time, the banknote return claws 38L and 38R are driven by the motor 61 and slide in the direction Df opposite to the banknote feeding direction Dr, so that the invaded multi-layered banknotes (quarter-folded banknotes 100e) are returned.

The banknote inserter (customer) who received the single-layered or multi-layered banknote 100 including the banknote 100p and the four-folded banknote 100e returned to the banknote slot is the four-folded banknote 100e. After correcting the above, the banknote 100 in the multi-layered state is again inserted into the banknote slot of the ATM.

As described above, according to the bill feeding device of the present embodiment, bills having four or more folds can be returned without being taken into the inside. This makes it possible to prevent miscalculation failures and transport failures that may occur when bills folded in four or more remain inside the bill feeding device.

The banknote feeding device according to the present invention is applicable not only to ATMs but also to electronic devices such as POS terminal devices and vending machines that handle banknotes.

31 Fixed paper surface guide 32 Movable paper surface guide 33 Tip guide 34 Banknote insertion roller 35 Banknote feeding roller 35X Rotating shaft 36 Banknote holding roller 36X Rotating shaft 37L, 37R Multi-layer intrusion detection sensor 37M Multi-layer detection sensor 38L, 38R Banknote return claw 39 Shaft 51 Convergence part 52 Banknote feeding part 61 Motor 62, 64, 65 Pulley 63, 66 Belt 100 Banknote 100e Banknote (quarter-folded banknote)
100p banknotes (banknotes being paid out)

Claims (9)

A bill feeding device that separates bills to be inserted in a single-layer or multi-layered state one by one and feeds them in the bill feeding direction.
A bill holding roller provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the bill feeding direction except when the bill is being fed.
It is rotatable around a rotation axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the bill feeding direction at the time of feeding the bill, and faces the bill holding roller through a gap through which only one bill can pass. With a bill feeding roller, which is provided in
The banknotes in a single-layer or multi-layered state are held by the stopped banknote holding roller, and one banknote closest to the banknote feeding roller side is fed out in the banknote feeding direction by the rotating banknote feeding roller. Being done
The bills in a layered state are provided on the bill feeding direction side of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller, and outside both ends of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller in each rotation axis direction. One and the other multi- layer intrusion detection sensor that detects that the banknote has entered the bill feeding direction side of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller, and
The bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller are provided on the bill feeding direction side, and outside the both ends of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller in the rotation axis direction, respectively, and opposite to the bill feeding direction. Further has, with one and the other banknote return claws, which are slidable in the direction,
Based on the detection results of the one and the other layered intrusion detection sensor, the one and the other bill return claws slide in the direction opposite to the bill feeding direction to return the invaded multi-layered bills. A bill feeding device configured in. The bill feeding device according to claim 1 , wherein the one bill returning claw and the other bill returning claw are coupled to each other and interlock with each other. The one and the other bill return claws pass between the rotating shaft of the bill holding roller and the rotating shaft of the bill feeding roller, and are opposite to the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller in the direction opposite to the bill feeding direction. The bill feeding device according to claim 1 or 2 , which is slidable to the side. Further, it has a bill converging portion for inserting bills to be inserted in a single-layer or multi-layered state between the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller after converging in the stacking direction.
The bill converging part is
A fixed paper guide that supports one paper surface in the layered direction of a single-layered or multi-layered banknote, and a fixed paper surface guide.
A movable paper surface guide provided so as to be slidable in a direction in which the other paper surface in the layered direction of a single-layered or multi-layered banknote is pressed against the fixed paper surface guide, and a movable paper surface guide.
With a tip guide provided so as to face the fixed paper surface guide immediately before the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller in the bill feeding direction and inclined so as to approach the fixed paper surface guide toward the bill feeding direction. ,
A single layer or a multi-layer that is rotatably provided around a rotation axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the bill feeding direction on the fixed paper surface guide side and is pressed against the fixed paper surface guide by the movable paper surface guide. The bill feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a bill inserting roller for transporting the bill in a state toward the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller. The bill holding roller includes a plurality of bill holding roller pieces parallel to each other in a direction perpendicular to the bill feeding direction.
The bill feeding roller includes a plurality of bill feeding roller pieces parallel to each other in a direction perpendicular to the bill feeding direction.
The bill feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the bill holding roller piece and the bill feeding roller piece are alternately arranged in parallel in a direction perpendicular to the bill feeding direction. When it is detected that a banknote in a layered state has invaded the banknote feeding direction side of the banknote holding roller and the banknote feeding roller based on the detection results of the one and the other layered intrusion detection sensor, the banknote is said to be The banknote feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , which is configured to stop the rotation of the feeding roller. It is detected that a banknote in a layered state, which is provided on the bill feeding direction side of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller, is erroneously conveyed to the bill feeding direction side of the bill holding roller and the bill feeding roller. It also has erroneous transport detection means,
Based on the detection result of the erroneous transport detecting means, the bill feeding roller rotates in the reverse direction, and the bill holding roller rotates in a direction opposite to the bill feeding direction, thereby causing erroneous transport. The banknote feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , which is configured to return the banknotes in a multi-layered state. The bill feeding device according to claim 7 , wherein the one and the other multi- layer intrusion detection sensor also function as the erroneous transport detecting means. An electronic device having the bill feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 .

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