JPH0121404Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a money slot in an automatic teller machine that handles money used in financial institutions, etc.
In particular, it relates to a device that automatically separates foreign objects such as staples or wire clips from coins that have been inserted and takes them out.

(Prior Art) In recent years, an increasing number of money handling devices into which customers insert money have a money deposit slot for bulk insertion. In this type of device, when coins are inserted into a coin deposit slot, the inserted coins are transported to a separating/counting section with a narrow gap, separated one by one, and then sent to a discrimination section having a magnetic head section and an optical section. The coins will be carefully identified to ensure that they are not corrupted or counterfeit coins.

(Problem that the invention aims to solve) However, when a customer puts a bunch of money into the deposit slot, the stapler or wire clip that was fastened to the envelope, the pin that fastened the statement slip, the safety pin in the handbag, etc. Foreign matter may be mixed in, causing clogging of the magnetic head section or optical section of the narrow gap discrimination section of the separating section, and damage to parts due to the foreign matter. As a result, problems such as jamming of coins and failures in the identification of coins occur, resulting in a problem that the utilization efficiency of the apparatus is reduced.

The present invention provides a foreign object retrieval device that solves the problem of the above-mentioned conventional technology that problems such as jamming of coins and misidentification of coins occur due to the contamination of foreign objects.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, this invention was developed in an automatic teller machine that handles money, in which a magnetic endless conveyor belt for conveying money is rotatably placed below the coin slot. and has a notch through which the endless conveyor belt passes, the center part of which is in contact with the flat surface of the endless conveyor belt, and both ends of which are in contact with the side surfaces of the endless conveyor belt or have a gap smaller than the foreign object. In addition to rotatably having a foreign matter peeling blade adjacent to the conveyor belt, a foreign matter receiving box having an opening at the top is removably installed opposite to the endless conveyor belt.

(Function) According to the present invention, since the device for removing foreign objects from coins is configured as described above, foreign objects mixed in the inserted coins are attracted to the endless conveyor belt that rotates and conveys, and the foreign objects are removed from the endless conveyor belt. At the end, the coins fall and are stored in the coin handling machine, but only the foreign matter remains attracted to the endless conveyor belt and rotates downward past the falling end, causing the foreign matter close to the endless conveyor belt to be peeled off. It is peeled off with a foreign object blade and stored in a foreign object receiving box. Therefore, after that, the endless conveyor belt rotates and conveys in a clean state free of foreign matter, and is ready to receive the next deposited coin. On the other hand, when the foreign matter receiving box is full, the foreign matter receiving box is removed. The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to embodiments.

(Embodiment) In the automated teller machine 1 shown in FIG. 1, when a customer wishes to deposit money, he/she presses the deposit button 2 and inserts the bankbook into the bankbook insertion slot 4 according to the display 3 that guides the operation procedure. 5 is inserted, the shutter 7 of the coin slot 6 is opened. Next, the customer inserts all the coins (coins in this embodiment) 8 prepared by the customer into the coin slot 6. After the deposit, the shutter 7 closes when the customer presses the start button 9 or after a certain period of time has elapsed, and the automated teller machine 1 enters the deposit operation.

In FIG. 2, when a detection means (not shown) detects that the shutter 7 is closed, the solenoid 10 is energized. The solenoid 10 is connected to the connecting pin 11
The connection link 12 is connected to the connection link 12 by
is connected to the coin receiving plate 14 by a connecting pin 13.
Therefore, when the solenoid 15 is energized, the support pin 15 supported by the cash processing machine body (not shown)
The coin receiving plate 14 rotates downward and to the left using the fulcrum as a fulcrum and tilts. At this time, the coins 8 inserted by the customer are accumulated on the coin receiving plate 14, but because the coin receiving plate 14 is tilted, the coins 8 are transferred to an endless conveying belt (hereinafter referred to as a coin conveying belt), which is an endless toothed belt. 16). Also, staples, pins,
If a foreign object 31 such as a paper clip, a safety pin, or a hairpin is mixed in, the foreign object 31 will also fall in the same way as the coin 8.

The coin conveying belt 16 is wound between a pulley 18 connected to the same axis as the idle pulley 17 and a drop pulley 19, and the idle pulley 17 is wound around a drive pulley 21 driven by the power of a conveying motor 20 and a drive belt. They are connected via 22. Therefore, the coin conveying belt 16 rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2 by the power of the conveying motor 20. Further, the coin conveying belt 16 is magnetic because it is mixed with permanent magnetic powder, and can attract iron-based metals.

The coins 8 and foreign objects 31 that have fallen from the coin receiving plate 14 onto the coin conveying belt 16 are conveyed toward the drop pulley 19. When the coin 8 and the foreign object 31 pass the point of the dropping pulley 19, which is the dropping end, the coin 8 separates from the coin conveying belt 16 and falls into the coin inlet 24 of the coin handling machine 23, but the foreign object 31 is removed from the coin conveying belt. It is conveyed toward the pulley 18 while being adsorbed to the pulley 16 . In other words, since the coin 8 is made of non-magnetic metal, it is not attracted to the coin conveying belt 16, and the foreign object 31
Since it is made of iron-based metal, it is attracted to the coin conveying belt 16. Further, the coins 8 that have fallen into the coin handling machine 23 are subjected to predetermined processing operations such as discrimination, distribution, storage, etc. that are known techniques.

A bracket 25 fixed to the main body of the cash processing machine (not shown) is arranged below the coin conveyance belt 16. Further, a foreign object receiving box 26 made of a non-magnetic material as shown in FIG. 3 is removably placed on this bracket 25. The foreign matter receiving box 26 has an opening at the top, and a foreign matter peeling blade (hereinafter simply referred to as a blade) 27 made of a non-magnetic material and inclined so as to partially cover the opening. The blade 27 is attached to the right side wall 28 of the foreign object receiving box 26 and is rotatably supported by a hinge 29. or,
A U-shaped notch 30 is formed in the blade 27, and a spring 29 attached to the hinge 29 is formed in the blade 27.
Due to the action of a, the notch 30 is connected to the coin conveying belt 16.
or close to it with a slight gap due to a stopper (not shown).

The notch 30 of the blade 27 is connected to the coin conveying belt 1
The foreign matter 31, which is being transported toward the pulley 18 while being attracted to the coin transport belt 6, is peeled off from the coin transport belt 16.
Thereby, the foreign matter 31 is stored in the foreign matter receiving box 26.

Coin conveying belt 1 after passing through blade 27
6 becomes a clean flat surface free of foreign matter 31 and rotates the pulley 18, becoming ready to accept the next deposited coin.

Although only coins have been described above, the operation is the same for banknotes as well.

(Effects of the invention) As explained in detail above, according to the invention,
A magnetic endless conveyor belt is installed in the currency conveyance path, and a foreign object separation blade and a foreign object receiving box are installed below this belt, so even if foreign objects are mixed in with the currency, the coins and foreign objects can be separated. I can do it. Further, a notch portion slightly larger than the width of the endless conveyor belt is provided in the foreign matter peeling blade, and the central portion of the notch portion is on the flat surface of the endless conveyor belt, and both ends of the notch portion are on the endless conveyor belt. Since the conveyor belt is arranged so that it comes into contact with the side surface of the belt or approaches the side surface of the endless conveyor belt with a gap smaller than that of the foreign object, it is possible to remove even the foreign object that has been attracted to the side surface of the endless conveyor belt. Furthermore, since the foreign object receiving box and the foreign object peeling blade have an integrated structure, even if adhesive foreign objects such as tape stick to the foreign object removing blade, the foreign object can easily be removed outside the device by taking out the foreign object receiving box. can be removed. Furthermore, since the foreign matter peeling blade is rotatably attached to the foreign matter receiving box, it is easy to attach and detach the foreign matter from the apparatus.

Therefore, there is an effect that obstacles such as jamming of coins and misidentification of coins due to foreign objects are eliminated.

Furthermore, since the efficiency of using the equipment is improved, sufficient effects can be expected in unmanned stores using automated equipment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an external view of an automated teller machine equipped with the present invention, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the coin slot including the device for removing foreign matter from coins according to the present invention, and Figure 3 is an illustration of the foreign matter receiving box. It is a perspective view showing a blade. 1...Automated cash transaction device, 2...Deposit button,
3... Display, 4... Passbook insertion slot, 5...
Passbook, 6... Coin slot, 7... Shutter, 8...
...Coin, 9...Start button 14...Coin receiving plate, 16...
... Coin transport belt, 18 ... Pulley, 19 ... Dropping pulley, 20 ... Transport motor, 23 ... Money handling machine, 25 ... Blade, 26 ... Foreign object receiving box,
30...Notch, 31...Foreign object.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] An automated teller machine that handles money, in which a magnetic endless conveyor belt for conveying money is arranged horizontally and rotatably below a coin slot, and has an opening at the top. In addition, a foreign matter peeling blade made of a non-magnetic material is provided at one end with a notch slightly larger than the width of the endless conveyor belt, and a blade is provided in the center of the notch so as to partially cover the opening. The other end of the foreign matter peeling blade is rotated around the side wall so that both ends of the cutout portion are in contact with the side surfaces of the endless conveyor belt or are close to each other with a gap smaller than the foreign matter. A device for removing foreign objects from coins, characterized in that a movably attached foreign object receiving box is removably installed below the endless conveyor belt.