JP7126313B2 - Storage structure for banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a storage structure for a banknote handling machine, and more particularly to a storage structure for a banknote handling machine that is applied as, for example, a banknote change machine.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a banknote processing apparatus applied as, for example, a banknote change machine, banknotes inserted into a depositing unit through an insertion port formed in a device body are conveyed along a predetermined conveying path. The authenticity of is discriminated by discriminating means.

In this banknote processing apparatus, banknotes discriminated as "genuine" by the discriminating means are separated from the conveying path and stored in a predetermined storage section (storage structure). Further, in the banknote processing apparatus, when a withdrawal command is given, banknotes delivered from a predetermined storage unit are transported to the banknote deposit box through the transport path and discharged from the apparatus main body (for example, See Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-65417 A

Although not explicitly disclosed in the aforementioned Patent Document 1, the storage portion is provided with a storage wall portion, a pressing portion, and a pusher member.

The storage wall portion is provided in such a manner that the storage surface serving as the front surface of the storage wall portion constitutes a part of the storage space, and is provided with a kick roller rotatable around the axis. The kick roller is provided so that a part of the outer peripheral surface protrudes forward from the storage surface. The pressing surface, which is the rear surface, of the pressing portion faces the storage surface, and is always urged rearward by an urging means such as a spring so as to approach the storage wall portion. The pusher member extends along the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the storage bottom portion between a reference position between the storage wall portion and the pressing portion and an advanced position where the storage wall portion relatively passes through a notch formed in the pusher member. It is provided so that it can move back and forth. When the pusher member is arranged at the reference position, the pusher member forms an accumulation area with the storage wall portion and forms a storage area with the pressing portion.

In the storage unit having such a configuration, when a storage command is given, the pusher member at the reference position is advanced to the advanced position and then moved backward to the reference position, thereby removing the banknotes stacked in the stacking area. I'm trying to move it to the storage area.

By the way, it is desirable that the forward and backward movement of the pusher member is performed in such a manner that the working surface, which is the rear surface of the pusher member, is always parallel to the storage surface. Due to (biasing force), the action surface may not be parallel to the storage surface and may be tilted in the front-rear direction. In such a case, in the stacking area, the lengths in the front-rear direction are different between the left and right ends, and the banknotes branched from the transport path cannot enter the stacking area, resulting in stacking failure such as banknote jamming. was there.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage structure for a banknote processing apparatus capable of suppressing defective stacking.

In order to achieve the above object, a storage structure for a banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention forms a rear wall of a storage portion and a gap is formed between the storage structure and a storage bottom portion that constitutes the bottom portion of the storage portion. a storage wall portion connected to a storage left portion forming a left wall of the storage portion and a storage right portion forming a right wall of the storage portion, and a front surface of the storage wall portion; A pressing portion that faces the storage surface and is always urged to approach the storage wall portion by an urging means; a reference position between the storage wall portion and the pressing portion; The upper surface of the storage bottom portion is provided so as to move back and forth along the front-rear direction between the advanced position where the storage wall portion relatively passes through the cutout portion, and when the storage bottom portion is arranged at the reference position, the a pusher member forming a stacking area with the storage wall and forming a storage area with the pressing part, wherein the pusher member at the reference position is moved forward when a storage command is given. The storage structure of the banknote handling device moves the banknotes stacked in the stacking area to the storage area by moving forward to a position and then moving backward to the reference position, wherein the pusher member is located on the right side. When the pusher member is placed at the reference position, the operating surface facing the storage surface is always parallel to the storage surface. The restricting means for restricting the posture of the pusher member in such a manner that the restricting means connects the left side portion and the right side portion of the pusher member and has an elongated shape whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction. A pusher rod rotatably arranged around its own central axis, a pinion formed in a left and right pair on the pusher rod, and a front and rear in a state facing the gap at the storage bottom. A pair of left and right racks formed in such a manner that the direction is the longitudinal direction and meshing with the pinion, and a rack provided on the left side and formed between the storage bottom and the storage left side is longitudinal and a pusher roller that maintains the state of meshing between the pinion and the rack by entering a guide groove serving as a direction.

According to the present invention, the regulating means regulates the posture of the pusher member in such a manner that the operating surface facing the storage surface is always parallel to the storage surface when the pusher member is placed at the reference position. There is an effect that it is possible to suppress the occurrence of stacking defects such as banknote jams in the stacking area.

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

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a storage structure for a banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a banknote processing apparatus to which a storage structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The banknote processing apparatus exemplified here is applied as, for example, a banknote change machine, and is configured with a device main body 1 and a deposit box 40 .

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

The deposit passage 11 communicates with the deposit port 2 provided in the main body 1 of the apparatus, and is formed in such a manner that it gradually inclines downward as it separates from the deposit port 2, that is, as it goes rearward. . The downstream side of the deposit path 11 is continuous with the transport path 20 .

Here, the transport path 20 is for transporting banknotes that have passed through the deposit path 11 and extends in the front-rear direction inside the apparatus main body 1 . More specifically, the conveying path 20 has an inclined path 20a that gradually slopes upward from a portion connected to the deposit path 11 toward the rear, that is, as the distance from the exit of the deposit path 11 increases. After this ramp 20a it extends rearward at the same height level.

Although not shown in the drawing, the conveying path 20 conveys bills from the front to the rear and conveys the bills from the back to the front by displacing the conveying belt stretched over the conveying pulleys. is the road.

The transport sorting mechanism 12 has a function of feeding a plurality of banknotes inserted into the deposit unit 10 through the deposit port 2 one by one to the transport path 20, and the plurality of deposited banknotes other than banknotes such as coins. foreign matter has entered, it has a function of sorting the foreign matter into the discharge path 3 . The foreign matter distributed to the discharge path 3 is guided to the receiving tray 4 after passing through the discharge path 3 and discharged to the outside of the apparatus main body 1 .

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

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

The storage units 30 are arranged in the front-rear direction for each denomination in the lower portion of the transport path 20 on the rear side of the apparatus main body 1 .

2 and 3 show the frontmost storage section 30. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the case viewed from the right front, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the case seen from the left rear. is. Although the frontmost storage portion 30 will be described here, the rearmost storage portion 30 has substantially the same configuration.

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

The storage wall portion 31 constitutes the rear wall of the storage portion 30, and a left storage portion 30L that constitutes the left wall of the storage portion 30 with a gap 30S formed between it and the storage bottom portion 30B, It is supported by a storage right side portion 30</b>R forming a right wall of the storage portion 30 . In addition, the storage left side portion 30L and the storage right side portion 30R are provided upright on the storage bottom portion 30B.

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

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

In such a pressing portion 32, a lower pressing roller (not shown) provided at the bottom enters a lower guide groove portion (not shown) formed in the storage bottom portion 30B, the longitudinal direction of which is the front-rear direction. The left pressing roller 321 provided in the storage left portion 30L enters the left guide groove portion 30L1 whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction, and the right pressing roller 322 provided in the right storage portion is formed in the right storage portion 30R. It enters the right guide groove portion 30R1 whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction, and is movable along the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the storage bottom portion 30B.

The pressing portion 32 is a pressing spring (biasing means) interposed between the storage base portion 30K erected on the storage bottom portion 30B so as to connect the front end portion of the left storage portion 30L and the front end portion of the right storage portion 30R. It is always urged rearward by 32S, that is, to approach the storage wall portion 31 . Here, the storage base 30K constitutes the front wall of the storage section 30. As shown in FIG.

The pusher member 33 is provided between the storage wall portion 31 and the pressing portion 32 . As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pusher member 33 is constructed by connecting the lower ends of a pair of left and right left and right pusher portions 331 and 332 to a pusher rod 333 . The pusher rod 333 is elongated in the lateral direction and is rotatable about the central axis.

In such a pusher member 33, the rear surface of the left pusher portion 331 and the rear surface of the right pusher portion 332 form an action surface 33a, and a notch portion 33b is formed between the left pusher portion 331 and the right pusher portion 332. ing. Here, the lateral width of the notch portion 33 b , that is, the distance between the left pusher portion 331 and the right pusher portion 332 is set larger than the lateral width of the storage wall portion 31 .

A pusher roller 334 is provided in the left pusher portion 331 of the pusher member 33, and the pusher roller 334 is a guide groove portion formed between the storage bottom portion 30B and the storage left side portion 30L and whose longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction. Entering 33L2.

On the other hand, the right pusher portion 332 is attached with a connecting plate 335 having an elongated hole 335a whose longitudinal direction is the vertical direction. In the elongated hole 335a of the connecting plate 335, a pusher transmission projection projecting rightward from the right side surface of a pusher transmission gear 341 provided rotatably around its own central axis on the right side of the right housing portion 30R. Part 341a is entering. A part of the gear formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pusher transmission gear 341 meshes with the pusher drive gear 342 . The pusher drive gear 342 is linked to a pusher motor 343 via a transmission unit 344, and is driven by the pusher motor 343 to rotate about its own central axis. That is, the pusher transmission gear 341 is driven by the pusher motor 343 to rotate about the central axis via the transmission unit 344 and the pusher drive gear 342 .

When the pusher transmission gear 341 is driven by the pusher motor 343 to rotate around the central axis, the pusher transmission protrusion 341a moves inside the long hole 335a, thereby moving the pusher member 33 to the frontmost position. The upper surface of the storage bottom portion 30B advances and retreats along the front-rear direction between the reference position and the advanced position that is the rearmost. In other words, the pusher member 33 moves forward and backward when a driving force is applied to the right side thereof from the pusher motor 343 as a driving source.

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

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

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

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

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

The pusher member 33 thus moved to the forward movement is driven backward by the drive of the pusher motor 343 . At this time, the pressing portion 32 also moves forward against the biasing force of the pressing spring 32S. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, by moving to the reference position, the banknote storage operation is completed.

A detailed examination unit 23 is provided on the front side of such a determination unit 22 (see FIG. 1). The scrutinization unit 23 temporarily stores banknotes stored in the storage unit 30 in the scrutinization mode. Then, the scrutinization section 23 feeds out the banknotes temporarily stored for scrutiny to the transport path 20 .

The withdrawal box 40 is provided in front of the apparatus main body 1 and above the deposit section 10, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the withdrawal box 40 can be detached from the device main body 1 and is detachably attached to the device main body 1. As shown in FIG. Although it has been described that the withdrawal box 40 is detachably provided on the apparatus main body 1, when it is provided on the apparatus main body 1 as shown in FIG. It is provided so that it cannot be detached from the device main body 1 unless the key is inserted into a predetermined key hole for extraction (not shown) and operated. That is, the withdrawal box 40 is not provided so as to be easily detached from the device main body 1 .

As shown in FIG. 11 , the withdrawal box 40 has a withdrawal port 41 , stores banknotes transported through the transport path 20 , and discharges them to the outside through the withdrawal port 41 . The deposit box 40 includes a guide portion 42, a deposit door 43, a slide member 44, and a deposit lock portion 50, as shown in FIG.

The guide portion 42 is a portion that constitutes the communication port 42a. The communication port 42a of the guide portion 42 communicates with the deposit port 2 when the deposit box 40 is attached to the apparatus main body 1 as shown in FIG. 10, the front edge portion 42b of the communication port 42a of the guide portion 42 functions as a gripping portion for the operator when the deposit box 40 is detached from the device main body 1. As shown in FIG.

The withdrawal door 43 opens and closes the withdrawal port 41, and as shown in FIGS. It is provided so as to be swingable around the central axis of the door shaft portion 432 . The withdrawal door 43 opens the withdrawal port 41 by swinging upward, and closes the withdrawal port 41 by swinging downward.

In such a withdrawal door 43 , door gear portions 433 are formed at the left and right end portions 431 at locations outside the door shaft portion 432 in the radial direction.

The slide member 44 constitutes a part of the lower edge of the withdrawal port 41 and is provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. Such a slide member 44 has slide gear portions 441 formed behind both left and right ends, and is linked to the withdrawal door 43 via a link gear (link member) 45 .

Two linking gears 45 are provided in a paired manner on the left and right sides. These linking gears 45 have a large-diameter gear portion 451 having a gear portion formed on the peripheral surface thereof and a small-diameter gear portion 452 having a gear portion formed on the peripheral surface thereof joined to each other, and extend along the left-right direction. rotatably around the center axis of the linking gear shaft 453 . Here, the small-diameter gear portion 452 has a smaller outer diameter than the large-diameter gear portion 451 .

In such a linking gear 45 , part of the gear portion of the large-diameter gear portion 451 meshes with the corresponding slide gear portion 441 , and the small-diameter gear portion 452 engages the corresponding door gear portion 433 of the dispensing door 43 . are engaged.

13 and 14, when the pay-out door 43 swings downward to close the pay-out port 41, the slide member 44 slides forward to open the front end thereof. When the payout door 43 swings upward to open the payout port 41 , the front end contacts the end of the payout door 43 and slides backward to open the payout port 41 . It is arranged behind the front end of the lower edge. In other words, the sliding member 44 slides backward to expose the lower portion of the lowest banknote among the banknotes indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 11 .

The withdrawal lock portion 50 is provided in a left and right paired manner, and has a lock action piece portion 51 . FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing the withdrawal lock section 50 on the right side. The left withdrawal lock portion 50 is different from the right withdrawal lock portion 50 only in the left and right sides. A description of the side withdrawal lock unit 50 is omitted.

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

The first input protrusion 521a of the operation input portion 52 is inserted from the left side into the action input hole 513a. The operation input portion 52 is provided so as to be rotatable about the center axis of an input shaft portion 52a extending in the left-right direction. The operation input portion 52 has its reference posture determined by the input spring 522, and in the case of the reference posture, the first input protrusion 521a is located on the rear side of the input shaft portion 52a. Reference numeral 53 in FIG. 15 denotes a transmission member that transmits a turning force to the operation input portion 52 that constitutes the withdrawal lock portion 50 on the left side.

In the normal state, the operation input portion 52 of the withdrawal lock portion 50 assumes the reference posture, so that the action hook portion 512 of the lock action piece portion 51 is positioned above the action base portion 511 as shown in FIG. extending towards. As a result, the tip of the action hook 512 is located above the projecting piece 435 (see FIG. 13) provided in the right end portion 431 of the dispensing door 43 so as to project rightward. Even if the withdrawal door 43 is swung upward, the tip of the action hook portion 512 interferes. Therefore, the withdrawal lock part 50 is normally in a locked state that restricts the movement of the withdrawal door 43 in the opening direction.

By the way, the withdrawal lock portion 50 resists the biasing force of the input spring 522 as shown in FIG. When the operation input portion 52 is rotated clockwise as viewed from the right side, the locking action piece 51 rotates forward, and the action hook portion 512 rotates forward. is separated from the upper side of the projecting piece 435, allowing the withdrawal door 43 to swing upward. Therefore, when the withdrawal lock portion 50 is operated to be unlocked, the withdrawal lock portion 50 is in an unlocked state that allows the withdrawal door 43 to move in the opening direction.

As shown in FIG. 12, the apparatus main body 1 is provided with a lock mechanism section 60 in addition to the above configuration.

17 and 18 show components of the lock mechanism 60 together with the withdrawal lock 50 on the right side. It is an explanatory view seen from the side.

The locking mechanism portion 60 exemplified here is provided on the right side of the deposit portion 10 of the device main body 1 as shown in FIG. 12 . The lock mechanism portion 60 includes a lock drive gear 61 , a lock transmission gear 62 , a lock transmission lever 63 and a lock transmission portion 64 . The lock drive gear 61 is provided rotatably around the center axis of a lock drive shaft portion 61a extending along the left-right direction. The lock driving gear 61 is driven clockwise or counterclockwise when viewed from the right side by driving the transport sorting motor 5 which is the driving source of the transport sorting mechanism 12 of the deposit section 10 .

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

As a result, when the lock drive gear 61 rotates clockwise when viewed from the right, the lock transmission gear 62 rotates clockwise when viewed from the right through the lock linking gear 65. When 61 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right, it rotates counterclockwise when viewed from the right via the lock link gear 65 . A left surface of the lock transmission gear 62 is formed with a lock transmission protrusion 621 projecting leftward.

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

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

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

On the right side of the lock transmission portion 64, there is a lock contact surface 641 that contacts the transmission lever output portion 633 when the lock transmission lever 63 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from the right. is formed.

The upper end portion of the lock transmission portion 64 abuts on the lock action lever 66 when it moves to the upper limit position against the biasing force of the lock transmission spring 64S.

The locking action lever 66 is provided on the withdrawal safe 40 . The locking lever 66 is provided behind the withdrawal lock section 50 on the right side so as to be rotatable around the central axis of a locking lever shaft portion 66a extending in the left-right direction. The lock action lever 66 includes an action lever input portion 661 extending rearward in the radially outward direction of the lock action lever shaft portion 66a, and an action lever input portion 661 extending toward the rear in the radially outer direction of the lock action lever shaft portion 66a. and an actuating lever output 662 extending toward. The end of the action lever output portion 662 is located above the second input projection 521b projecting leftward from the left surface of the plate-like portion 521 on which the first input projection 521a is formed.

Incidentally, reference numeral 67 in FIG. 17 denotes a sensor. This sensor 67 detects that the lock transmission portion 64 has moved to the upper limit position, and provides the detection result to the control portion as a detection signal.

The operation of such lock mechanism section 60 will be described. In the lock mechanism portion 60, the lock transmission portion 64 is arranged at the lower limit position in a normal state, thereby causing the withdrawal lock portion 50 to be locked as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 .

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

When the lock drive gear 61 rotates clockwise when viewed from the right side by driving the transfer distribution motor 5, the lock transmission gear 62 rotates clockwise when viewed from the right side. As the lock transmission gear 62 rotates in this manner, the lock transmission protrusion 621 contacts and presses the transmission lever input portion 632, thereby rotating the lock transmission lever 63 counterclockwise when viewed from the right. .

As the lock transmission lever 63 rotates, the transmission lever output portion 633 comes into contact with the lock contact surface 641 of the lock transmission portion 64, and the lock transmission portion 64 is directed upward against the biasing force of the lock transmission spring 64S. to move.

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

By the way, when the lock transmission portion 64 moves from the lower limit position to the upper limit position, the lock action lever 66 with the action lever input portion 661 abutting against the upper end portion of the lock transfer portion 64 is moved to the center of the lock action lever shaft portion 66a. By rotating about the axis, the action lever output portion 662 is displaced downward. As a result, the action lever output portion 662 presses the second input protrusion 521b downward, so that the operation input portion 52 assumes the release posture against the biasing force of the input spring 522, and the lock action piece portion 51 is directed forward. It rocks, and makes the payment|withdrawal locking part 50 into an unlocking state. The disbursement lock portion 50 is also maintained in the unlocked state by arranging the lock transmission portion 64 at the upper limit position.

Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed, when the transfer distribution motor 5 is driven by a command from the control unit, the lock drive gear 61 and the lock transmission gear 62 rotate clockwise when viewed from the right, and the lock transmission gear 62 is locked. When the transmission protrusion 621 is separated from the transmission lever input portion 632, the lock transmission lever 63 returns to the reference posture by the biasing force of the lock transmission lever spring 63S. As a result, the lock transmission portion 64 is biased by the lock transmission spring 64S to move to the lower limit position. When the lock transmission portion 64 moves to the lower limit position in this way, the lock action lever 66 returns to its original state as the operation input portion 52 assumes the reference posture due to the input spring 522 .

As described above, when the withdrawal box 40 is attached to the device main body 1, the lock mechanism 60 locks the withdrawal lock section 50 in a normal state, and locks the withdrawal lock section 50 when an unlock command is given. is unlocked.

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

When bills are inserted into the deposit unit 10 through the deposit port 2 and the user inputs a deposit command by operating an input means (not shown), the bill processing apparatus drives the transport pulleys and the like to receive deposits. The banknotes put into the unit 10 are let out and transported to the transport path 20.例文帳に追加The banknote processing apparatus that has transported the banknotes through the transport path 20 discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the banknotes transported through the discrimination unit 21 during the transport.

When the discrimination section 21 discriminates "true" and discriminates the denomination, the banknote handling apparatus conveys the discriminated banknote to a predetermined storage section 30 allocated for each denomination through the transport path 20. . In the storage unit 30 to which the banknotes have been conveyed in this manner, the storage operation as described above is performed to store the banknotes.

Next, the payment operation will be explained. When the user operates the input means to issue a withdrawal command, the banknote handling apparatus drives the carrier pulley or the like to feed the banknotes stored in the predetermined storage unit 30 to the carrier path 20. transport it. The banknote processing apparatus that has transported the banknotes through the transport path 20 discriminates the denomination and the number of the transported banknotes through the discriminating section 22 during the transport.

After the denomination and the like are discriminated by the discriminating unit 22, the banknote processing apparatus transports the discriminated banknotes to the deposit box 40 through the transport path 20 and stores them therein. When a predetermined number of banknotes are stored in the withdrawal box 40 and preparation for withdrawal is completed in this way, the bill processing apparatus gives the release command to the lock mechanism section 60 through the control section as described above, and the withdrawal lock section 50 is activated. is brought into an unlocked state to allow the withdrawal door 43 to swing in the opening direction, and bills stored in the withdrawal safe 40 are discharged to the outside from the withdrawal port 41.例文帳に追加

Further, the recovery operation will be explained. When the manager or the like operates the input means for the manager and gives a collection command, the banknote processing apparatus drives the transport pulleys and the like to move all the banknotes stored in the storage unit 30 to the transport path. 20 is let out and transported forward through the transport path 20 to be housed in the withdrawal box 40.例文帳に追加In the withdrawal safe 40 , the withdrawal lock section 50 is locked by the lock mechanism section 60 , so that the withdrawal door 43 always closes the withdrawal port 41 .

After all the banknotes in the storage unit 30 are stored in the withdrawal box 40 in this manner, the withdrawal box 40 is operated by inserting the withdrawal key into the withdrawal keyhole. Allow to be removed from 1. The withdrawal safe 40 thus removed is stored in the safe managed by the administrator.

In order to take out bills from the withdrawal box 40 removed from the apparatus main body 1 in this manner, the withdrawal lock section 50 is brought into the unlocked state by inserting the withdrawal key into the input key hole 523 and performing the unlocking operation. , bills can be taken out from the pay-out port 41 by swinging the pay-out door 43 in the opening direction.

According to the banknote processing apparatus having the above configuration, the withdrawal box 40 is detachably attached to the apparatus main body 1, and the banknotes stored in the storage units 30 are recovered when a recovery command is given. , the withdrawal box 40 also has the function of a conventional collection box. As a result, the installation space of the collection box can be reduced, and the size of the entire device can be reduced. Moreover, since the deposit box 40 is detachably attached to the apparatus main body 1, the deposit box 40 is detached from the apparatus main body 1 after the banknotes stored in the storage units 30 are stored in the deposit box 40. By doing so, the bills can be stored in a predetermined safe or the like, and there is no need to take out the bills from the withdrawal safe 40, thereby improving security.

According to the banknote processing apparatus, in a normal state, the withdrawal door 43 that opens and closes the withdrawal port 41 is in a locked state that restricts movement in the opening direction, while the withdrawal door 43 opens when the unlocking operation is performed. Since the withdrawal lock portion 50 is provided with the withdrawal lock portion 50 which is in an unlocked state allowing movement in the direction, the withdrawal port 41 can be easily opened even when the withdrawal chest 40 is detached from the apparatus main body 1.例文帳に追加In addition, by operating the payment lock unit 50, the payment port 41 can be opened and the stored banknotes can be taken out. When the withdrawal box 40 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, the lock mechanism 60 normally locks the withdrawal lock section 50, and locks the withdrawal lock section 50 when an unlocking command is given. The unlocked state prevents the withdrawal slot 41 from being easily opened even when the withdrawal box 40 is attached to the main body 1 of the apparatus, thereby improving the security, and automatically by the release command. The withdrawal lock part 50 can be opened in an unlocked state to open the withdrawal port 41, and the stored banknotes can be easily taken out.

According to the banknote handling apparatus, the guide portion 42 of the withdrawal box 40 communicates with the deposit port 2 when the withdrawal box 40 is attached to the apparatus main body 1, while the withdrawal box 40 is detached from the apparatus main body 1. In this case, a part functions as a gripping portion, so that the gripping portion can easily hold the deposit box 40 separated from the apparatus main body 1, thereby improving the transportability and operability of the deposit box 40. can be made good.

According to the banknote processing apparatus, when the payment door 43 swings downward to close the payment port 41, the slide member 44 of the payment vault 40 slides forward and the front end is While contacting the end of the withdrawal door 43, when the withdrawal door 43 swings upward to open the withdrawal port 41, the lowest banknote among the stored banknotes is slid backward. Since the lower part of the bill is exposed, bills can be taken out by pinching the bills up and down with fingers without pushing the bills out as in the conventional case. As a result, there is no possibility that the banknotes will be caught on the payout door 43 or the like, and the banknotes can be properly discharged from the payout port 41 .

According to the storage unit 30 of the banknote processing apparatus, the pinion 351 of the pusher member 33 is moved forward and backward while the rack 352 of the storage bottom portion 30B is engaged with the rack 352 of the storage bottom portion 30B. The posture of the pusher member 33 can be regulated so that it is always parallel to the storage surface 31a of the storage area 31, thereby suppressing the occurrence of stacking failures such as bill jams in the stacking area S1.

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

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

In the above-described embodiment, the slide member 44 slides forward in conjunction with the downward swinging of the withdrawal door 43, and also slides forward in conjunction with the upward swinging of the withdrawal door 43. In the present invention, the sliding member slides rearward when the withdrawal port is opened without being linked to the movement of the withdrawal door, thereby closing the withdrawal port. You may slide forward if

1 Apparatus Main Body 10 Receipt Part 11 Receipt Path 12 Transport Sorting Mechanism 21 Discrimination Part 22 Discrimination Part 30 Storage Part 30B Storage Bottom 30L Storage Left Side 30R Storage Right Side 31 Storage Wall 31a Storage Surface 32 Pressing Part 33 Pusher Member 331 Left Pusher Part 332 Right Pusher Part 333 Pusher Rod 33a Action Surface 33b Notch 351 Pinion 352 Rack 40 Withdrawal Box 41 Withdrawal Port 42 Guide Part 43 Withdrawal Door 44 Slide Member 50 Withdrawal Lock Part 60 Lock Mechanism Part S1 Stacking Area S2 Storage Area

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a storage left side portion forming a left wall of the storage portion in a state in which a gap is formed between itself and a storage bottom portion forming a bottom portion of the storage portion; a storage wall section provided in connection with the storage right side section constituting the right wall of the section;
a pressing portion facing the storage surface, which is the front surface of the storage wall portion, and constantly urged by a biasing means to approach the storage wall portion;
Between a reference position between the storage wall portion and the pressing portion and an advanced position at which the storage wall portion relatively passes through a notch formed in the storage bottom portion, the upper surface of the storage bottom portion extends in the front-rear direction. a pusher member which is provided so as to move back and forth with the pusher member, and which forms an accumulation area with the storage wall portion and forms a storage area with the pressing portion when arranged at the reference position; ,
When a storage command is given, the bills stacked in the stacking area are transferred to the storage area by advancing the pusher member at the reference position to the advanced position and then moving it backward to the reference position. A storage structure for a banknote handling device that allows
The pusher member is moved forward and backward by applying a driving force from a driving source to the right side of the pusher member,
a regulating means for regulating the attitude of the pusher member in such a manner that the working surface facing the storage surface is always parallel to the storage surface when the pusher member is arranged at the reference position;
The regulatory means are
a pusher rod that connects the left side portion and the right side portion of the pusher member, is elongated with the left-right direction being the longitudinal direction, and is arranged rotatably around its central axis;
a pinion formed in a left and right pair on the pusher rod;
a pair of left and right racks that are formed in a manner in which the front-rear direction is the longitudinal direction in a state facing the gap in the storage bottom portion and mesh with the pinion;
A pusher that is provided on the left side and maintains the meshing state between the pinion and the rack by entering a guide groove formed between the storage bottom and the storage left side and whose longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction. A storage structure for a banknote handling machine, comprising: rollers;

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