JP7405583B2 - banknote storage device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a banknote storage device.

Payment of charges may be performed using a bill storage device (payment machine) installed at a vending machine, self-service gas station, or supermarket.

The banknote storage device described in Patent Document 1 includes a pickup roller, a bill press, and a bill stopper. Banknotes that cannot be accepted are accumulated between the bill press and the bill stopper as rejected banknotes. That is, the space between the bill press and the bill stopper functions as a bill storage for storing rejected bills. The bill press presses the rejected banknotes onto a pickup roller. By rotating, the pickup roller separates the rejected banknotes one by one and sends them out from the banknote storage.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 09-147193

However, the positions of the pickup roller and the bill press are set on the premise that the external shape of the rejected banknote is the same as that of a normal banknote. Therefore, if the external shape of the rejected banknote is different from that of a normal banknote, such as when the rejected banknote is folded, the rejected banknote in the banknote storage may be fed to the pickup roller by the bill press. This makes it difficult, and there is a possibility that the process of sending out rejected banknotes (banknotes) from the banknote storage (first banknote storage) may fail.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote storage device that can prevent failures in the process of sending out banknotes from a first banknote storage.

According to the first aspect of the present application, the bill storage device includes a main body, a first bill storage, and an elastic member. The main body has a bill insertion slot into which bills are inserted, and a bill discharge port from which bills are discharged. The first banknote storage is provided inside the main body. The elastic member is installed in the first banknote storage. A banknote transport path communicating with the banknote input port, the banknote discharge port, and the first banknote storage is provided inside the main body. The first banknote storage includes a supply port through which banknotes from the banknote transport path are supplied. The elastic member is elastically deformed in a direction toward and away from the supply port.

According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress failure in the process of sending out banknotes from the first banknote storage.

1 is a sectional view of a payment machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a payment machine. It is a sectional view showing a banknote storage device. It is a top view showing a banknote storage device. It is a perspective view showing a banknote pressing part. It is a figure which looked at a banknote press part over a ceiling part. It is the figure which looked at the banknote press part over the bottom part. It is a side view of a banknote pressing part. It is a perspective view of a slide member. It is a top view of a slide member. It is a top view which shows the attachment structure of an elastic member and a slide member. FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIIIB-VIIIB of the elastic member and slide member shown in FIG. 8A. It is a bottom view showing the attachment structure of an elastic member and a slide member. It is a figure which shows the deposit operation by a banknote storage device. It is a figure which shows the deposit operation by a banknote storage device. It is a figure which shows the deposit operation by a banknote storage device. It is a figure which shows the deposit operation by a banknote storage device. It is a figure which shows the deposit operation by a banknote storage device. It is a figure which shows the deposit operation by a banknote storage device. It is a figure which shows the deposit operation by a banknote storage device. It is a figure which shows the return operation by a banknote storage device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding parts, and the description will not be repeated.

With reference to FIG. 1, a banknote storage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a banknote storage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The banknote storage device 1000 is a device that collects and settles fees.

As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote storage device 1000 includes a banknote processing device 20 that processes collected banknotes, and a coin processing device (not shown) that processes the collected banknotes.

The banknote processing device 20 includes a main body 99, a banknote storage 62, and a banknote inlet/outlet 61.

The main body portion 99 is a housing of the banknote processing device 20. The main body 99 includes a first front 101 , a second front 102 located on the opposite side of the first front 101 , a banknote inlet/outlet 61 , and a banknote transport path 60 . The banknote inlet/outlet 61 is provided on each of the first front face 101 and the second front face 102.

One of the two bill inlets/outlets 61 is a first bill inlet/outlet 611 provided on the first front surface 101 of the main body 99 , and the other is a second bill inlet/outlet 611 provided on the second front surface 102 of the main body 99 . This is the exit 612.

The banknote conveyance path 60 is provided inside the main body portion 99 . The banknote conveyance path 60 communicates with each of a first banknote inlet/outlet 611 and a second banknote inlet/outlet 612 .

The banknote processing device 20 further includes a plurality of conveyance rollers 64 and a power source 640. A plurality of conveyance rollers 64 are provided in the banknote conveyance path 60. Power source 640 includes, for example, a motor. The power source 640 rotates the plurality of conveyance rollers 64 . As the plurality of transport rollers 64 rotate, banknotes are transported through the banknote transport path 60.

For example, some of the plurality of transport rollers 64 transport the banknotes by rotating with the banknotes sandwiched between them and opposing driven rollers. Further, another part of the plurality of transport rollers 64 transports the banknote by rotating while sliding the banknote on the opposing sliding plate.

The banknote processing device 20 further includes two banknote detection sensors 630 corresponding to the two banknote inlets/outlets 61. The banknote detection sensor 630 detects a banknote inserted into the corresponding banknote inlet/outlet 61. That is, the two banknote detection sensors 630 can detect which of the two banknote inlets/outlets 61 the banknote is inserted into. Bill detection sensor 630 includes, for example, an optical sensor.

The banknote processing device 20 further includes an imaging section 63. The imaging unit 63 includes, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor. The imaging unit 63 images the banknotes being transported along the banknote transport path 60.

The plurality of transport rollers 64 transport some of the banknotes in the banknote storage 62 to the first banknote inlet/outlet 611 or the second banknote inlet/outlet 612 as change.

The bill conveyance path 60 is divided into a conveyance path on the first banknote inlet/outlet 611 side, a conveyance path on the second banknote inlet/outlet 612 side, and a conveyance path on the banknote storage 62 side at a predetermined intermediate position P0. .

The banknote transport path 60 includes a first banknote transport path 60a, a second banknote transport path 60b, and a third banknote transport path 60c. The first bill conveyance path 60a is a conveyance path from the first bill inlet/outlet 611 to the intermediate position P0. The second bill conveyance path 60b is a conveyance path from the second bill inlet/outlet 612 to the intermediate position P0. The third bill conveyance path 60c is a conveyance path from the intermediate position P0 to each of the bill storages 62.

The banknote processing device 20 includes a guide mechanism 7 that guides banknotes at an intermediate position P0 of the banknote transport path 60. The guide mechanism 7 includes a drive device 70 and a bill guide member 71. The drive device 70 includes, for example, a solenoid or a motor. The drive device 70 switches the attitude of the banknote guide member 71 to either the first attitude or the second attitude. The banknote guide member 71 guides banknotes from the first banknote transport path 60a to the third banknote transport path 60c or from the third banknote transport path 60c to the first banknote transport path 60a while being supported in the first attitude. do. The banknote guide member 71 guides banknotes from the second banknote transport path 60b to the third banknote transport path 60c or from the third banknote transport path 60c to the second banknote transport path 60b while being supported in the second attitude. do.

The third banknote transport path 60c includes one branch part P1 smaller than the number of banknote storages 62, and a branch transport path 60d from the branch part P1 to the banknote storage 62.

The banknote processing device 20 includes a first path switching mechanism 65 for each branch P1. The first path switching mechanism 65 includes a first path switching member 65a and a first actuator 65b.

The first path switching member 65a is swingably supported at the branch portion P1. The first actuator (for example, a solenoid) 65b switches the attitude of the first path switching member 65a to either the first transport attitude or the first supply attitude. When the attitude of the first route switching member 65a becomes the first conveyance attitude, the upstream side and the downstream side of the branching portion P1 in the third banknote conveyance path 60c are communicated with each other. As a result, the banknote continues to be conveyed through the third banknote conveyance path 60c without being guided to the branch conveyance path 60d. On the other hand, when the attitude of the first route switching member 65a becomes the first supply attitude, the branch portion P1 in the third banknote conveyance path 60c and the branch conveyance path 60d are communicated with each other. As a result, the banknotes transported along the third banknote transport path 60c are guided to the branch transport path 60d by the first path switching member 65a, and then supplied to the banknote storage 62.

The banknotes supplied to the banknote storage 62 are used to settle charges. The banknote storage 62 is an example of the second banknote storage of the present invention.

The banknote processing device 20 includes a pickup roller 66 for each banknote storage 62. The pickup roller 66 sends out one bill from the bill storage 62 to the corresponding branch conveyance path 60d.

The banknote storage device 1000 further includes a reject banknote processing device 80. The reject banknote processing device 80 is supplied with banknotes that are determined to be not normal banknotes among the banknotes conveyed through the banknote conveyance path 60 . A detailed description of the reject banknote processing device 80 will be given later.

The banknote processing device 20 further includes a gear mechanism (not shown). The gear mechanism transmits the rotational driving force of the power source 640 to various components of the banknote storage device 1000, such as the conveyance roller 64.

The banknote storage device 1000 will be further described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the banknote storage device 1000.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote storage device 1000 further includes a communication section 51, a storage section 52, and a control device 53.

The communication device 54 communicates with a host device (not shown) according to a predetermined communication protocol. The communication device 54 transmits, for example, information indicating the processing result by the control device 53 to the host device.

The storage unit 52 includes a main storage device (for example, a semiconductor memory) such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and may further include an auxiliary storage device (for example, a hard disk drive). The main storage device and/or the auxiliary storage device store various computer programs executed by the control device 53.

The control device 53 includes a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and an MPU (Micro Processing Unit). The control device 53 controls each element of the bill storage device 1000, such as the imaging section 63 and the bill detection sensor 630.

The control device 53 includes a determination section 53a, a determination section 53b, and a control section 53c. Specifically, the processor of the control device 53 functions as the determination unit 53a, the determination unit 53b, and the control unit 53c by executing a computer program stored in the storage unit 52.

Next, the reject banknote processing device 80 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the reject banknote processing device 80. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the reject banknote processing device 80. Note that in FIG. 4, illustration of a ceiling portion 81c, which will be described later, is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the reject banknote processing device 80 further includes a banknote storage (reject storage) 81 and a supply port X. The banknote storage 81 stores banknotes determined to be abnormal by the determination unit 53a (see FIG. 2). The banknote storage 81 is provided so as to branch from the banknote transport path 60 (third banknote transport path 60c) at the branching portion P2 (see FIG. 1). In this embodiment, the branch P2 is located upstream of each branch P1. The supply port X communicates with the branching part P2, and bills from the bill conveyance path 60 are supplied.

In this embodiment, the banknote storage 81 is located behind the supply port X. The banknotes are fed rearward from the supply port X to be supplied to the banknote storage 81. The banknote storage 81 is an example of a first banknote storage of the present invention.

The banknotes supplied to the banknote storage 81 are returned to the banknote inlet/outlet 61 without being used for bill settlement.

The banknote storage 81 is a container-shaped member that can accommodate banknotes. Bill storage 81 includes a bottom portion 81a, a rear wall portion 81b, and a ceiling portion 81c. A ceiling portion 81c is located above the bottom portion 81a. The bottom portion 81a and the ceiling portion 81c are spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction.

Below, the space formed between the bottom part 81a and the ceiling part 81c may be described as a housing space S. The storage space S communicates with the supply port X and stores banknotes sent out from the supply port X.

The rear wall portion 81b faces the housing space S from the rear and closes off the rear part of the housing space S.

The bottom portion 81a includes a placement surface 811. The mounting surface 811 is a surface formed on the upper side of the bottom portion 81a, and faces the accommodation space S. The banknotes supplied to the storage space S are placed on the placement surface 811 . The mounting surface 811 includes an inclined surface 812. The inclined surface 812 is inclined downward at an acute angle with respect to the horizontal plane while facing toward the supply port X side (front side). The inclined surface 812 is located on the front-rear center side of the mounting surface 811.

By providing the inclined surface 812, the banknotes placed on the placement surface 811 can be effectively guided toward the supply port X side by the inclined surface 812.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the reject banknote processing device 80 further includes a second path switching mechanism 87. The second path switching mechanism 87 includes a second path switching member 87a and a second actuator 87b.

The second path switching member 87a is swingably supported at the branch portion P2. The second actuator (for example, a solenoid) 87b switches the attitude of the second path switching member 87a to one of the second transport attitude F1 (see FIG. 9) and the second supply attitude F2 (see FIG. 10). . When the posture of the second path switching member 87a becomes the second conveyance posture F1, the upstream side and the downstream side of the branching portion P2 in the third banknote conveyance path 60c are communicated with each other. As a result, the banknotes continue to be transported along the third banknote transport path 60c without being guided to the supply port X. On the other hand, when the posture of the second path switching member 87a becomes the second supply posture F2, the branch portion P2 in the third bill conveyance path 60c and the supply port X are communicated with each other. As a result, the banknotes conveyed through the third banknote transport path 60c are guided to the supply port X by the second path switching member 87a, and then supplied to the storage space S of the banknote storage 81.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the reject banknote processing device 80 further includes a pair of banknote pressing parts 82 and a shaft part 83.

The bill pressing section 82 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6C. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the banknote pressing section 82. FIG. 6A is a diagram of the banknote pressing section 82 seen through the ceiling section 81c. FIG. 6B is a diagram of the banknote pressing portion 82 viewed from beyond the bottom portion 81a. FIG. 6C is a side view of the bill pressing section 82.

As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote pressing part 82 is made of, for example, elastic rubber, and is elastically deformed. The bill pressing part 82 includes an annular part 82a, a hole part 82b, and a plurality of protrusions 82c. The annular portion 82a is formed in an annular shape. The hole 82b penetrates the annular portion 82a. The plurality of protrusions 82c protrude radially from the outer periphery of the annular portion 82a.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the pair of banknote pressing parts 82 are arranged with an interval in the left-right direction. The shaft portion 83 is inserted into each hole 82b of the pair of banknote pressing portions 82. The pair of banknote pressing parts 82 is fixed to the shaft part 83.

The shaft portion 83 is, for example, a rod-shaped member made of metal. The shaft portion 83 extends along the left-right direction. The shaft portion 83 is rotatably supported by the banknote storage 81 . The shaft portion 83 is electrically connected to a power source 640 (see FIG. 2) and rotates by the power of the power source 640. As a result, the pair of banknote pressing parts 82 rotate together with the shaft part 83.

As shown in FIG. 6A, a pair of ceiling holes 81e are formed in the ceiling 81c. As shown in FIG. 6B, a pair of bottom holes 81f are formed in the bottom 81a. As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, the pair of banknote pressing parts 82 correspond to the pair of ceiling holes 81e and the pair of bottom holes 81f, respectively. The bill pressing section 82 is arranged between the corresponding ceiling hole section 81e and bottom hole section 81f. The tip of the projection 82c of the banknote pressing section 82 rotates so as to pass through the corresponding ceiling hole 81e and bottom hole 81f.

The dimensions of each of the ceiling hole 81e and the bottom hole 81f are set so that, when the bill presser 82 rotates, the bill presser 82 contacts the ceiling 81c but does not contact the bottom 81a. be done.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the reject banknote processing device 80 further includes an elastic member 84 and a slide member 85.

The elastic member 84 includes, for example, a coil spring and is elastically deformed. The slide member 85 is made of resin, for example.

The elastic member 84 and the slide member 85 are arranged at a location spaced apart toward the rear with respect to the supply port X. In other words, the elastic member 84 and the slide member 85 are arranged at locations spaced apart from the supply port X in the direction in which the bills move when the bills are supplied from the supply port X to the bill storage 81 .

The elastic member 84 applies a pressing force to push the banknotes supplied from the supply port X to the banknote storage 81 toward the supply port X side (see FIGS. 12A and 12B).

The elastic member 84 and slide member 85 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7A to 8C. FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the slide member 85. FIG. 7B is a plan view of the slide member 85. FIG. 8A is a plan view showing the mounting structure of the elastic member 84 and slide member 85. FIG. 8B is a VIIIB-VIIIB cross-sectional view of the elastic member 84 and slide member 85 shown in FIG. 8A. FIG. 8C is a bottom view showing the mounting structure of the elastic member 84 and slide member 85.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the slide member 85 includes a main body portion 85a, a pair of protruding portions 85b, a pair of claw portions 85c, a pair of engaging portions 85d, and a pair of sliding portions 85e. include.

The slide member 85 is a substantially plate-shaped member that extends in the left-right direction. The protruding portion 85b protrudes rearward from the main body portion 85a. The claw portion 85c projects downward from the rear end of the protrusion 85b. The engaging portion 85d is a protrusion that projects rearward from the main body portion 85a. The sliding portion 85e projects downward from the main body portion 85a. The pair of protruding portions 85b, the pair of claw portions 85c, the pair of engaging portions 85d, and the pair of sliding portions 85e are respectively arranged at intervals from each other along the left-right direction.

As shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the slide member 85 (main body portion 85a) is arranged in front of the rear wall portion 81b. The claw portion 85c of the slide member 85 is hooked onto the rear wall portion 81b, thereby being locked to the rear wall portion 81b.

A sliding hole 81h is formed at the rear of the bottom portion 81a. The sliding hole 81h is a hole extending along the front-rear direction.

The sliding portion 85e of the sliding member 85 is inserted into the sliding hole 81h and slides in the front-back direction along the sliding hole 81h. As a result, the slide member 85 slides in the front-rear direction.

By providing the sliding portion 85e and the sliding hole 81h and configuring the sliding portion 85e to slide along the sliding hole 81h, the sliding movement of the sliding member 85 can be guided by the sliding hole 81h.

The elastic member 84 is arranged between the slide member 85 (main body portion 85a) and the rear wall portion 81b. The elastic member 84 engages with the engaging portion 85d of the slide member 85 and also engages with the engaging portion 81g of the rear wall portion 81b. The engaging portion 81g of the rear wall portion 81b is a projection that projects forward from the rear wall portion 81b.

In this embodiment, the engaging part 85d of the slide member 85 is fitted into the front end of the elastic member 84, which is a coil spring, and the engaging part 81g of the rear wall part 81b is fitted into the rear end of the elastic member 84. , the elastic member 84 engages with each of the engaging portions 85d and 81g. As a result, the elastic member 84 remains disposed between the slide member 85 and the rear wall portion 81b.

The elastic member 84 is elastically deformed along the front-rear direction. In other words, the elastic member 84 is elastically deformed in a direction toward and away from the supply port X (see FIGS. 3 and 8B).

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIGS. 9 to 13, the depositing operation by the banknote storage device 1000 will be described. 9 to 13 are diagrams showing the deposit operation by the banknote storage device 1000. The deposit operation by the banknote storage device 1000 is the operation of the banknote storage device 1000 when a banknote is deposited into the banknote storage device 1000 from the banknote inlet/outlet 61.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when a banknote is deposited into the banknote inlet/outlet 61, the banknote detection sensor 630 detects the banknote. When a banknote is detected by the banknote detection sensor 630, the control unit 53c operates the power source 640 to rotate the conveyance roller 64. As a result, the banknotes are conveyed through the banknote conveyance path 60.

Below, the banknotes being conveyed through the banknote conveyance path 60 may be referred to as conveyed banknotes.

The conveyed banknote is imaged by the imaging unit 63 when being conveyed through the third banknote conveyance path 60c. When the imaging unit 63 captures an image of the transported banknote, it generates image data of the transported banknote. The imaging unit 63 then transmits the image data of the transported banknote to the determination unit 53a.

Upon receiving the image data of the transported banknote, the determination unit 53a performs a determination process to determine whether or not the transported banknote is a normal banknote. The determination unit 53a performs the determination process, for example, by pattern matching between the image data of the transported banknotes and the image data of normal banknotes (reference image data) stored in advance in the storage unit 52. When the image data of the transported banknote and the reference image data substantially match, the determination unit 53a determines that the transported banknote is a normal banknote. When the image data of the transported banknote and the reference image data do not substantially match, the determination unit 53a determines that the transported banknote is not a normal banknote. For example, when the conveyed banknote is conveyed in a folded state and is imaged by the imaging unit 63, the determination unit 53a determines that the conveyed banknote is not a normal banknote.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 9, the depositing operation by the banknote storage device 1000 when the determination unit 53a determines that the conveyed banknote is a normal banknote will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 9, when the determination unit 53a determines that the transported banknote is a normal banknote, the determination unit 53b determines to supply the transported banknote to the banknote storage 62. do. The control unit 53c then controls the second actuator 87b to switch the attitude of the second path switching member 87a to the second supply attitude F2. As a result, the transported banknotes continue to be transported along the third banknote transport path 60c without being supplied to the banknote storage 81 (see arrow B1 in FIG. 9).

Note that the determination unit 53a determines the type of the transported banknote (whether the transported banknote is a 10,000 yen bill, a 5,000 yen bill, or a 1,000 yen bill) by pattern matching between the image data of the transported banknote and the reference image data. ) will also be determined. For example, in FIG. 1, 10,000 yen bills are stored in the upper banknote storage 62, 5,000 yen bills are stored in the middle banknote storage 62, and 1,000 yen bills are stored in the lower banknote storage 62. If so, the control unit 53c controls the first actuator 65b of each first path switching mechanism 65 to select the banknotes of the same type as the conveyed banknotes from among the banknote storages 62 from the upper to the lower tiers. The transported banknotes are supplied to the banknote storage 62 that stores the banknotes.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 10 to 13, a deposit operation by the banknote storage device 1000 when the determination unit 53a determines that the conveyed banknote is not a normal banknote will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 10, when the determination unit 53a determines that the transported banknote is not a normal banknote, the determination unit 53b determines to supply the transported banknote to the banknote storage 81. . The control unit 53c then controls the second actuator 87b to switch the attitude of the second path switching member 87a to the second supply attitude F2. As a result, the transported banknotes are guided by the second path switching member 87a and sent to the supply port X.

At this time, the bill pressing section 82 is rotating in the first direction A1 (counterclockwise direction) by the power of the power source 640. As a result, the transported banknotes sent to the supply port X are supplied to the banknote storage 81 while being caught in the rotation of the banknote pressing part 82.

Below, the transported banknotes supplied to the banknote storage 81 may be referred to as rejected banknotes Z.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 11B, when the rejected banknotes Z are supplied to the banknote storage 81, they are caught in the rotation of the banknote pressing part 82, thereby applying a backward biasing force. As a result, when the rejected banknotes Z are supplied to the banknote storage 81, they move rearward. Then, the rejected banknote Z collides with the slide member 85 located at the rear of the banknote storage 81.

When the reject banknote Z collides with the slide member 85, the slide member 85 moves rearward due to pressure from the reject banknote Z. As a result, the elastic member 84 contracts rearward.

As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the elastic member 84 contracts backward and then expands forward due to the restoring force. Then, the slide member 85 moves forward as the elastic member 84 expands. As a result, pressure is applied to the reject banknote Z in the forward direction (pressure toward the supply port X side shown in FIG. 10). That is, pressure due to the restoring force of the elastic member 84 is applied to the rejected banknote Z.

As shown in FIG. 13, the rejected banknote Z to which pressure is applied from the elastic member 84 moves forward, reaches a predetermined position, and remains at the predetermined position. The predetermined position is a position where the rejected banknote Z intersects with the rotation locus of the banknote pressing part 82 .

With the rejected banknote Z located at the predetermined position shown in FIG. 13, the banknote pressing part 82 continues to rotate in the first direction (see FIG. 10) A1. The front end of the rejected banknote Z located at a predetermined position continues to be flapped from above by the banknote pressing part 82 rotating in the first direction A1. As a result, the rejected banknote Z is maintained at a predetermined position.

Note that when the bill pressing section 82 rotates in the first direction A1, the bill pressing section 82 returns from the state of protruding from the ceiling hole section 81e of the ceiling section 81c (see FIG. 6C) to the original state after contacting the ceiling section 81c and bending. The front end of the rejected banknote Z is flicked while restoring its shape. As a result, the rejected banknotes Z can be effectively flapped using not only the rotational movement of the banknote pressing part 82 but also the restoring force of the banknote pressing part 82.

With reference to FIG. 13, the position of the slide member 85 in the banknote storage 81 will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 13, when no external force is acting on the elastic member 84 and the elastic member 84 is not elastically deformed, the slide member 85 may be placed at a predetermined standby position. The predetermined standby position is set according to the lateral dimension L of the banknotes handled by the banknote storage device 1000. For example, when the banknote storage device 1000 handles three types of banknotes: 10,000 yen bills, 5,000 yen bills, and 1,000 yen bills, the predetermined waiting position is the one with the horizontal dimension that is the longest among the three types of banknotes. It is set to match the dimensions of a large 10,000 yen bill. In this case, the predetermined standby position of the slide member 85 is set so that when the 10,000 yen bill is located at the predetermined position shown in FIG. Ru. As a result, when the rejected banknotes Z are supplied to the banknote storage 81, the attitude of the rejected banknotes Z can be adjusted along the outer surface of the slide member 85, so that the rejected banknotes Z are not tilted in the banknote storage 81. It is possible to suppress the posture (a posture tilted diagonally with respect to the front-rear direction). As a result, when the rejected banknotes Z in the banknote storage 81 are returned to the banknote inlet/outlet 61, it is possible to prevent the rejected banknotes Z from being returned in an inclined position.

In addition, in this embodiment, a magnetic sensor (not shown) is installed in the banknote conveyance path 60. When a sheet such as a receipt that is not detected by the magnetic sensor is conveyed from the bill inlet/outlet 61 into the bill conveyance path 60, the control unit 53c stops the rotation of the conveyance roller 64 by the power source 640, The deposit operation by the banknote storage device 1000 is interrupted.

Next, a return operation by the banknote storage device 1000 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 14. 9 to 13 are diagrams showing the return operation by the banknote storage device 1000. The return operation by the banknote storage device 1000 is an operation of the banknote storage device 1000 when returning the banknotes in the banknote storage 81 to the banknote inlet/outlet 61.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 14, when the banknote storage device 1000 performs a deposit operation (see FIGS. 9 to 13), the number of rejected banknotes Z stored in the banknote storage 81 is a predetermined number (for example, 3 When the control unit 53c confirms that the number of banknotes (bills) has been reached, the deposit operation by the banknote storage device 1000 is interrupted, and the return operation by the banknote storage device 1000 is started.

For example, when the determination unit 53a makes a predetermined number of abnormality determinations (determination that the conveyed banknotes are not normal banknotes), the control unit 53c It is confirmed that the number of rejected banknotes Z stored in the banknote storage 81 has reached a predetermined number.

In the return operation by the bill storage device 1000, the control unit 53c controls the second actuator 87b to switch the attitude of the second path switching member 87a to the second supply attitude F2.

In addition, in the return operation by the banknote storage device 1000, the control unit 53c controls the power source 640 to rotate each of the conveying roller 64 and the banknote pressing unit 82 in the same rotation direction as in the depositing operation by the banknote storage device 1000. Rotate in the opposite direction. As a result, the bill pressing section 82 rotates in the second direction A2 (clockwise).

When the banknote pressing part 82 rotates in the second direction A2, the front end of the rejected banknote Z in the banknote storage 81 is caught in the rotation of the banknote pressing part 82 and rises. Then, the front end of the rejected banknote Z is sandwiched between the banknote pressing part 82 and the ceiling part 81c. Then, as the bill pressing section 82 rotates, the rejected bill Z slides forward along the ceiling section 81c. Then, the rejected banknotes Z are supplied from the supply port X to the third banknote transport path 60c. Then, the rejected banknotes Z are transferred by the transport roller 64 to the third banknote transport path 60c, the first banknote transport path 60a, and the first banknote inlet/outlet 611, or the third banknote transport path 60c, the second banknote transport path. 60b, and the second banknote inlet/outlet 612 (see FIG. 1).

The conveying roller 64, the power source 640, and the banknote pressing section 82 are examples of the sending mechanism of the present invention.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 14, the elastic member 84 is elastically deformed in the direction of moving toward and away from the supply port X (back and forth direction) (see FIGS. 3 and 11A to 12B). ). Therefore, for example, if the rejected banknote Z is bent and the external shape of the rejected banknote Z is different from the external shape of a normal banknote (specifically, the lateral dimension L of the rejected banknote Z is ), the elastic member 84 can apply pressure to the reject bill Z in the direction closer to the supply port X. Thereby, the rejected banknote Z can be effectively moved to the predetermined position shown in FIG. 13 (the position where the rejected banknote Z intersects with the rotation locus of the banknote pressing part 82). Thereby, it is possible to suppress the reject banknotes Z from remaining in the rear side of the banknote storage 81 in a state separated from the banknote pressing part 82. Thereby, when the return operation by the banknote storage device 1000 shown in FIG. 14 is performed, the rejected banknotes Z can be more reliably caught in the rotation of the banknote pressing part 82 and sent to the supply port X. As a result, it is possible to suppress failure in the process of sending out the reject banknotes Z from the banknote storage 81.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 14). However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit thereof. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining the plurality of components disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiments. For ease of understanding, the drawings mainly schematically show each component, and the number of each component shown in the drawings may differ from the actual number due to drawing preparation. Moreover, each component shown in the above embodiment is an example, and is not particularly limited, and various changes can be made without substantially departing from the effects of the present invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used in the field of banknote storage devices.

99 Main body part 81 Banknote storage 84 Elastic member 61 Banknote inlet/outlet 60 Banknote conveyance path X Supply port

Claims (7)

a main body having a bill insertion slot into which bills are inserted, and a bill discharge port from which bills are discharged;
a first banknote storage provided inside the main body;
an elastic member installed in the first banknote storage;
A banknote transport path communicating with the banknote input port, the banknote discharge port, and the first banknote storage is provided inside the main body,
The first banknote storage includes a supply port through which banknotes from the banknote conveyance path are supplied,
The elastic member is elastically deformed in a direction toward and away from the supply port,
The elastic member is
Contracting in a direction along the paper surface of the banknote due to pressure from an end of the banknote supplied from the supply port to the first banknote storage,
By expanding from the contracted state by restoring force, pressure is applied to the end of the banknote toward the supply port, and the banknote is moved to a predetermined position ;
The first banknote storage has a placement surface on which banknotes are placed,
In the banknote storage device, the placement surface has an inclined surface that is inclined downward at an acute angle with respect to a horizontal surface while facing toward the supply port side . The bill storage device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is arranged at a location spaced apart from the supply port in a direction in which bills are moved when bills are supplied to the first bill storage. The banknote storage device according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising a banknote pressing section that is rotatably supported and arranged closer to the supply port than the elastic member. The banknote pressing part is
By rotating in a first direction, the banknote is sent from the banknote conveyance path to the first banknote storage,
The banknote storage device according to claim 3 , wherein the banknote storage device sends out banknotes from the first banknote storage to the banknote transport path by rotating in a second direction opposite to the first direction. a second banknote storage provided inside the main body;
a determination unit that determines whether a conveyed banknote that is a banknote being conveyed on the banknote conveyance path is a normal banknote;
and a determining unit that determines which banknote storage of the first banknote storage and the second banknote storage the transported banknotes are to be supplied to, based on the determination result of the determination unit. The banknote storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . The determining unit is
When the determination unit determines that the transported banknote is a normal banknote, it is determined to supply the transported banknote to the second banknote storage,
The banknote storage device according to claim 5 , wherein when the determination unit determines that the transported banknote is not a normal banknote, it is determined to supply the transported banknote to the first banknote storage. The banknote storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , further comprising a sending mechanism that sends out the banknotes supplied to the first banknote storage to the banknote discharge port through the banknote transport path.

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