JPH01120692A - Automatic cash defraying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To eliminate necessity to use a high-speed motor and a low-speed motor for conveying paper sheets by providing a system for directly sending the paper sheets sent from a cash cassette into a cash pool unit arranged at the paper sheet take-out port of front machine or rear machine. CONSTITUTION: A cash pool unit 5 is formed attachably to a front take-out port 9A on a front side α of a device main body 50 and a rear take-out port provided on a back side β of the device main body 50 as well. The carrier path of paper sheets 10 fed out of a cash cassette 15 can be switched to two back and forth directions by a switching gate 20 as a carrier path switching means.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The present invention relates to an automatic cash dispensing machine, and particularly to a front-facing machine (meaning a machine in which a paper sheet ejection port is provided on the front side of the machine) and a rear-facing machine (meaning a machine in which a paper sheet ejection port is provided on the front side of the machine). The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic teller machine that can be used even for machines with paper sheet ejection ports (equipped with a paper sheet ejection port on the rear side), and which has a front ejection port provided on the front side of the device body. , a cash pool unit that is removably formed in each of the rear outlet ports provided on the rear side of the device body, and a conveyance path switching means that switches the conveyance path of paper sheets fed out from the cash cassette between forward and reverse directions. and a reverse direction transport mechanism for switching the transport path.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine, and more particularly to an automatic teller machine having functions that can be applied to both front-facing machines and rear-facing machines.

[Conventional technology]

FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic side sectional views showing the configuration of a front face machine and a rear face machine of a conventional automatic teller machine.

As shown in FIG. 3, the conventional automatic teller machine (front machine) includes a plurality of (three in this case) cash cassettes 15 each connected to a conveyance path 25, and a forward conveyance mechanism between the conveyance path 25 and the forward direction conveyance mechanism. a cash pool section 17 that temporarily pools the paper sheets 10 conveyed by the cash pool section 17;
A transport path switching means (hereinafter referred to as (referred to as a switching gate) 20. Note that when the switching game 1-20 is in the position shown by the solid line, the paper sheet 10 is placed in the front outlet 9A.
When the paper sheet is in the position shown by the dotted line, it is sent to the jet sheet storage section 16 side (in the direction of arrow B). In the figure, 3 is an impeller that deposits paper sheets 10 sent through the conveyance path 25 in the cash pool section 17, and 14 is an impeller that rejects rejected paper sheets (hereinafter referred to as rejected paper sheets 10a). 50 is the main body of the apparatus, α is the front side of the apparatus, and β is the rear side of the apparatus.

In addition to the configuration of the front machine described in FIG. 3, the rear machine shown in FIG. 9B
It is equipped with a reverse direction conveyance mechanism 45 for conveying in the direction (direction of arrow C). In addition, in the case of this rear-facing machine, the filtered paper sheets sent in the direction of arrow A are all rejected paper sheets 10a, so
The switching gate 20 is configured to always maintain the attitude shown by the solid line. In the figure, 40 is a reverse direction conveyance path.

In addition, in both the front-facing and rear-facing machines of the above-mentioned conventional automatic teller machine, a high-speed motor h is used as a motor for operating the conveyance path 25 that conveys paper sheets 10 from the cash celler H5 to the cash pool section 17. A low-speed motor h is used as the drive motor for the forward direction conveyance mechanism 35 and the reverse direction conveyance mechanism 45, which convey paper from the cash pool section 17 to the front and rear outlet ports 9A and 9B (the reason is that in high-speed conveyance, paper This is because it is difficult to transport leaves in bulk). Incidentally, M3 is a motor called a pool motor that moves the paper sheet push-up plate 18 of the cash pool section 17 in the vertical direction, and when storing paper sheets 10, moves the paper sheet push-up plate 18 downward and When the leaves 10 are sent out, they are moved upward.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional cash dispenser, both the front-facing machine and the rear-facing machine use two types of motors, the high-speed motor M1 and the low-speed motor h, to transport paper sheets 1o. There was a problem that the conveyance mechanism became complicated and the manufacturing cost increased as a result.

[Means for solving problems]

As shown in the embodiment diagrams of FIGS. 1 and 2, the automatic teller machine according to the present invention is equipped with a paper sheet ejection mechanism, and has a front outlet 9A provided on the front α side of the main body 50. Also, the cash pool unit 5 is formed so as to be attachable to the rear outlet 9B provided on the rear β side of the device body 50, and the conveyance path of paper sheets 10 fed out from the cash cassette 5 can be moved in two directions, forward and reverse. The apparatus includes a switching gate 20 as a means for switching the conveyance path, and a reverse direction conveyance means 45 for switching the conveyance path.

[For production]

As described above, the automatic teller machine of the present invention does not pool paper sheets in the cash pool section and then send them to the paper sheet outlet, as in conventional devices, but instead collects the paper sheets from the cash cassette. Since the paper sheets are sent directly to the cash pool unit located at the paper outlet of the front or rear machine, two types of motors are used to transport the paper sheets: a high-speed motor and a low-speed motor. There is no need to use

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiment figures.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view showing the structure of an automatic teller machine (front machine) according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic side sectional view showing the structure of the automatic teller machine (rear machine). , the same parts as in FIGS. 3 and 4 are given the same reference numerals.

First, the configuration of the front unit shown in FIG. 1 will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the automatic cash dispenser (front machine) according to the present invention, a cash pool unit 5 incorporating a paper sheet discharging mechanism 1 mechanically coupled to a forward conveyance mechanism 35 has a front outlet. It is arranged in the 9A section. In addition,
The paper sheet discharging mechanism 1 includes a discharging roller lb for discharging the paper sheets 10 accumulated therein in the direction of arrow A, and a discharging roller I.
The pulse motor 1a that drives the paper sheet 1a that drives the
0 from above and below, and a stopper 1d that aligns the leading portions of the paper sheets 10 conveyed by the forward conveyance mechanism 35.

Hereinafter, the operation of each component will be explained in relation to the movement of the paper sheet 1.

■, paper sheets 10 sent out from the desired cash cassette 15;
are fed one by one in the direction of arrow A through the forward direction conveyance path 30 by the conveyance path 25 and the forward direction conveyance mechanism 35.

(2) If there is a reject sheet 10a among the sheets 10 traveling in the direction of arrow A, the switching gate 20 is activated to separate the reject sheet 10a from other sheets 10.

(1) The rejected paper sheets 10a are separated and sent in the direction of arrow B by the ejection mechanism 14 and stored in the reject paper storage section 16.

(2) On the other hand, the square paper sheet 10 is sent as it is in the direction of the arrow and is fed into the paper sheet discharge mechanism 1 by the impeller 3.

(2) When the number of sheets 10 accumulated in the sheet discharge mechanism 1 reaches a predetermined number, the stopper 1d is retracted downward, and at the same time, the pulse motor 1a is activated to drive the discharge roller 1b. As a result, paper sheets 10 are discharged from the front outlet 9A in the direction of arrow A.

As is clear from the above description, this automatic teller machine is configured to straightly convey paper sheets 10 fed out from the cash cassette 15 to the cash pool unit 5 disposed at the front outlet 9A. Therefore, the automatic teller machine of the present invention only needs to be equipped with the high-speed motor H8 as a motor for conveying the paper sheets 10, and it is not necessary to equip the automatic teller machine with the old high-speed motor and the low-speed motor M2 like the conventional automatic teller machine. Since there is no such thing, the device configuration is significantly simplified.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram when the present invention is applied to a rear plane.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the rear machine, the cash pool unit 5 is disposed at the rear outlet 9B, and normal paper sheets 10 that are being conveyed in the direction of the arrow are turned in a U-turn and sent in the opposite direction. A switching gate 20 that guides the paper sheet 10 to the conveyance path 40 side, and a paper sheet 10 that has been made a U-turn by the switching gate 20.
A reverse direction conveyance mechanism 45 for conveying in the direction of arrow C is equipped. Then, the paper sheets 10 are sent to the cash pool unit 5 by the reverse transport mechanism 45 and the impeller 3, where they are pooled until the number reaches a predetermined number, and then
ejected in the direction.

In the case of this rear-facing machine, the reject sheet 10a is fed in the direction indicated by the arrow and is stored in the reject storage section 16 via the reject a mechanism 14.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, an automatic teller machine can be used as a front-facing machine or a rear-facing machine by performing a simple operation, and only one type of motor for feeding paper sheets can be used. It has a remarkable industrial effect in that it can be limited to

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention (Figure 1 shows a front unit,
Figure 2 is a schematic side sectional view showing the configuration of a conventional automatic cash dispensing machine (Figure 3 is a front machine, Figure 4 is a rear machine). FIG. In the figure, 1a is a paper sheet discharge mechanism, 1a is a pulse motor, 1b is a discharge roller, 1c is a sheet pressing plate, 1d is a stopper, 3 is an impeller, 5 is a cash pool unit, 98 is a front outlet, 9B is a rear outlet, 10 is a paper sheet, 10a is a paper leaf ejection mechanism, 14 is a reject mechanism, 15 is a cash cassette, 16 is a paper paper storage part for a paper paper cassette, 17 is a cash pool part, 18 is a paper sheet push-up board, 20 30 is a forward direction conveyance path, 35 is a forward direction conveyance mechanism, 40 is a reverse direction conveyance path, 45 is a reverse direction conveyance mechanism, and 50 is an apparatus main body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Equipped with a paper sheet ejection mechanism (1), the front outlet (9A) provided on the front (α) side of the apparatus main body (50) also has a front outlet (9A) provided on the rear surface (β) of the apparatus main body (50). ) side with rear outlet (9
A cash pool unit (5) formed so as to be attachable to B).
) and paper sheets (10) fed out from the cash cassette (15)
An automatic teller machine, comprising: a conveyance path switching means (20) for switching the conveyance path between forward and reverse directions.