JPH01242334A - Automatic cashier device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce abnormal entrance which causes damage to or folding of stacked sheet bodies by providing a means of blowing air on the end face of a group of stacked sheet bodies on a wedge member. CONSTITUTION:When a wedge member 18 is moved by a defined value, air is blown out of a nozzle 181. At this time, air is blown on the end face of stacked bills 15, to float up bills 15 which are stacked above the height for distinguishing the bill 15 while handling the end face of the stacked bill 15 to reduce the degree of close attachment of the end face of the stacked bills. Then, a wedge member 18 is plunged into the end face of the stacked bills 15. After that, the wedge member 18 is advanced into between the bills 15 to separate the stacked bills 15 due to the wedged shape of the wedge member 18, forming a space for inserting the holding device 4 of a group of stacked bills 15. Thereby, the holding device 4 can be inserted into this space.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a sheet sorting device that forms gaps between piled sheet sheets, and particularly to a device for discriminating sheets in a safe in a dispensing machine or depositing/dispensing machine. The present invention relates to a sheet discriminating device suitable for forming a gap for inserting a gripping claw in a group of piled sheets.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional devices separate a predetermined number of sheets from a stacked sheet group by inserting a wedge member into the sheet group to fill the gap, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 137738/1983. There is a method in which a fork claw is inserted into the gap, and the separated sheets are transferred using the fork claw. The wedge member described above is attached to the support via an elastic member, and the wedge member elastically swings, causing the wedge member to be displaced along the surface of the sheet immediately below the wedge member. This prevents the wedge member from being wedged into the sheet beneath it.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the above-mentioned conventional technology, when separating sheets of a predetermined thickness from piled sheets, even if the piled sheets are thin paper, there is a thickness, and on the other hand, the tip of the wedge member also has a thickness.

It's thick. Therefore, in the above-mentioned device.

When inserting the wedge member into the end of the stacked sheets, the wedge member cannot be inserted between the sheets and the sheets collide with the end of the sheet rod, damaging the end of one sheet or causing damage to the sheet. There were problems such as bends at the ends of the leaf sticks.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for distinguishing stacked sheets that can reduce abnormal intrusion that causes scratches or folds on stacked sheets.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above objects include a wedge member means which is inserted into one place of a group of stacked sheets to separate a predetermined number of sheets from the piled sheets; and the wedge member means enters into a gap between the sheets of the group of sheets. This is achieved by blowing air onto the end faces of the stacked sheets immediately before the stacking.

[Effect]

Immediately before the wedge member means is plunged into one location of the stacked sheet group, air is blown out from the nozzle.

As a result, the end faces of the stacked sheet group are removed and the degree of adhesion between the end faces of the stacked sheet group is reduced. By pushing the wedge member in at this time, the probability of collision between the wedge member and the end face of the stacked sheet group is reduced. As a result, the wedge member enters between the sheets without damaging or folding the edge of one sheet, and the piled sheets are separated, creating a space into which a gripping device for the piled sheets can be inserted. is formed.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an automatic teller machine equipped with an embodiment of the device of the present invention. In this figure, 1 is a machine, and 2 is a machine 1
3 is a deposit/withdrawal port provided on the front side of the case 2; 4 is a gripping device provided inside the case 2 so as to be movable up and down and rotatable; 5 is located close to the gripping device 4 inside the case 2; 6 is a discrimination unit connected to the bill separation unit 5 for discriminating banknotes; 7, 8, and 9 are bill conveyance paths connected to the discrimination unit 6; 10 is a gripping device 4;
A stack section for banknotes determined to be counterfeit banknotes or unidentifiable banknotes, which is provided adjacent to the transport path 7 and connected to the conveyance path 7;
1.12 is the denomination-specific stack section provided below, 1
3a and] 53b are gate parts that separate banknotes into transport paths 7, 8, and 9 according to instructions from the discrimination unit 6; 14a is a banknote stacking unit; 14b is a reject banknote/non-return banknote stacking unit; 15 is a banknote; 16 is a banknote A push plate 17 provided in the stacking section is a bill discriminating device installed facing the bill stacking section 14a and the gripping device 4.

In the automatic teller machine described above, when depositing banknotes inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 3, the gripping device W14 first rises and stops at the position of the deposit/withdrawal port 3. The 1-grip device 4 grips the banknotes inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 3, rotates and supplies the banknotes to the separating unit 5, and the 1-separator 5 separates the banknotes supplied by the gripper 4 one by one. Transport to. The discrimination section 6 discriminates between genuine and counterfeit banknotes. Based on the discrimination results of the discrimination section 6, banknotes that are determined to be counterfeit or unidentifiable are
By the operation of the gate 13a, the banknotes that are determined to be genuine are stacked in the stack unit 10 through the conveyance path 7, and the ten thousand yen notes are stacked in the stack unit 11 through the conveyance path 8 by the operation of the gate 13b. , 5,000 yen bills, 1,000 yen bills, and 10,000 yen bills that are determined to be unfit (not suitable as payment bills) are accumulated in the stack section 12 through the conveyance path 9 .

At the time of a deposit transaction, if there are no counterfeit or unidentifiable bills among the inserted banknotes and the deposit transaction confirmation key is stamped by the customer, the 10,000 yen banknotes accumulated in the stack unit 1 are gripped by the gripping device 4. The banknotes are then deposited in the banknote stacking section 14a. In addition, 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen,
Unfit banknotes of 10,000 yen are gripped by the gripping device 4 and deposited in the banknote stacking section 14b. During a deposit transaction, if a banknote determined to be a counterfeit banknote or an unidentifiable banknote is found among the inserted banknotes, the banknote is stacked in the stack unit 10 as described above. It is held by the customer, returned to the deposit/withdrawal port 3, and requested to the customer to re-input. At this time, if the customer stamps the deposit transaction confirmation key without re-inserting the bill, the same operation as the above-mentioned counterfeit bill or unidentifiable bill will be performed. When the customer re-inserts the returned banknotes into the deposit/withdrawal slot 3 or inserts another banknote, the group of banknotes is gripped by the gripping device 4, and separated and conveyed one by one by the separation unit 5. Then, it is sent to the discrimination section 6. After this operation,
If no counterfeit banknotes are generated, the banknotes stacked in the stacking section 11 as described above are transferred to the banknote stacking section 14a and the banknotes stacked in the stacking section 2 are transferred to the stacking section 11 by the customer's stamping of the deposit transaction confirmation key. The groups are deposited in the banknote stacking section 14b by the gripping device 4, respectively. In addition, if a counterfeit or unidentifiable note occurs among the deposited banknotes and the banknotes are returned to the customer, the customer may decide not to deposit the banknotes, or even if all the banknotes are determined to be genuine and the process ends, the amount displayed on the device will not match. If there is a difference in the customer's memory and the customer cancels the deposit, the banknotes accumulated in the stack parts 10, 11 and 12 are transferred to the deposit/withdrawal slot by pressing the cancellation key by the customer as follows. It will be returned in 3. First, the gripping device 4 grips a banknote group in the stack section 11 and supplies it to the separation section 5 . These banknotes are separated and conveyed one by one by the separation section 5, passed through the discrimination section 6, and sent to the stacking section 1o, where they are stacked on top of the banknotes already stacked as counterfeit or unidentifiable bills.

The banknotes in the stack section 12 are also stacked in the stack section 10 after performing the same operation. After stacking the banknotes deposited in this way, they are held by the gripping device 4 and are held at the single-person withdrawal port 3.
and returned to the customer. The banknotes stacked in the stacking units 10, 1.1 and 12 as described above upon completion of the transaction with the customer are respectively gripped by the gripping device 4 and deposited in the banknote stacking units 14a and 14b. This completes the deposit operation.

Next, when dispensing money, a certain amount of banknotes is separated from the banknotes accumulated in the banknote stacking section 14a by the sorting device 17, gripped by the gripping device 4, and then the gripping device 4 is rotated upward to separate one banknote. 0 Banknotes supplied to the separating unit 5 are separated and discriminated in the same manner as in the deposit processing described above, and stacked in the stack unit 11.12. The banknotes are gripped by the gripping device 4 and released into the deposit/withdrawal port 3 .

Next, the detailed structure of one embodiment of the above-mentioned banknote distinguishing device 17 will be explained using FIG. 2. In this figure, parts with the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 are the same.

The banknotes 15 deposited in the banknote stacking section 14a are stacked on a stacking plate 164 that can be moved up and down. The stacking plate 164 is connected to the shaft 16
The compression spring 165 is inserted between the stacking plate 164 and the shaft 166 so as to exert a certain compliance on the banknotes 15.

The push plate 1.6 moves to the shaft 162 when the pushing force exceeds a certain value.
The spacer 16
1 is inserted between the push plate 16 and the upper plate 163 to prevent the push plate 16 from rising beyond a predetermined stroke. 168 is a compression spring inserted between the upper plate 16 and the shaft 162.

On the other hand, the wedge member 18 is attached to the banknote distinguishing device 171, and the wedge member 18 is provided with a nozzle 181.

Next, the operation of one embodiment of the above-mentioned discrimination device of the present invention will be explained as follows.
This will be explained using FIGS. In these figures, parts having the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 are the same. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the banknote distinguishing device 17 moves straight at a velocity V into the end face of the stacked banknotes 15 by an actuator (not shown in the figure), for example, a motor or an air cylinder. do. Wedge member 18 as shown in FIG.
Air is blown out from the nozzle 181 when it moves by a predetermined value. FIG. 4 shows the relationship between the height H and the flying height of the nozzle 181, and FIG. 5 shows the position of the nozzle 181. The installation angle of the nozzle 181 in the vertical direction from the end of the H1 banknote 15 to the height of the tip of the nozzle 181 is θ. At this time, air is blown onto the end faces of the stacked banknotes 15 to levitate the banknotes 15 that have been stacked above the height that distinguishes the banknotes 15, to separate the end faces of the banknotes 15, and to reduce the degree of adhesion between the end faces of the banknotes 15. The member 18 is thrust into the end face of the stacked banknotes 15.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG.
The stacked banknotes 15 groups are separated by the wedge shape of the wedge member 18, and a space is formed into which the gripping device 4 for the stacked banknotes 15 group can be inserted.

Thereby, the gripping device W14 can be inserted into this space.

FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of the discrimination device of the present invention. In this figure, parts with the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 are the same. This embodiment is composed of the following elements.

The wedge member 18 is attached to a bracket 171, and the wedge member 18 is provided with a nozzle 181. Nozzle 18
1 is connected to a hose 182, and a bellows 183 is provided in the middle of the hose 182 so that the nozzle 181 can move freely. The hose 182 is connected to a solenoid valve 185 via a relief valve 184, and the input side of the solenoid valve 185 is connected to a cylinder 186, which is connected to the discriminator 1.
It is attached to the fixed part of 7. On the other hand, bracket 17
1 is provided with an arm 173, and the other end of the arm 173 is meshed with the end of a piston 187 of a cylinder 186. In addition, in order to detect the amount of movement of the wedge member 18, a light shielding plate 191 is attached to the bracket 171, and optical sensors 192 (light emitting side) and 193 (light receiving side) are attached to the fixed part of the discrimination device 7.
This is provided. The output of the optical sensor 192 is transmitted to the controller 200 via the amplifier 194.
It is wired so that the solenoid valve 185 is controlled by a command of 0. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the wedge member 1
8 moves straight by an actuator (not shown). This driving force drives the air cylinder 187 and compresses the air within the air cylinder 187. after that.

When the amount of movement of the wedge member reaches a predetermined value, the optical sensor 1
93 is shielded from light by a light shielding plate 191, the signal is transmitted to the controller 200, and the solenoid valve 18 is activated based on this signal.
5 to release the compressed air in the air cylinder 187 to the relief valve 184. Bellows 188, hose 182. Nozzle 1
It blows out through 81.

FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view showing the detailed structure of one embodiment of the discrimination device of the present invention.
is fixed. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the nozzle 18
1 may be configured inside the wedge member 28.

As a result, it is possible to reduce abnormal intrusion that causes damage or folds to the edge of the banknote, thereby suppressing damage or folds to the edge of the banknote.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when handling banknotes, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of damage or folding of banknotes by the transaction device itself.

In addition, although this example deals with banknotes, postcards 1
It can also be applied to devices that distinguish between sheets of paper such as passbooks.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably and easily form a gap space for inserting, for example, a gripping device into the stacked sheet body portion, thereby reducing damage and bending of the stacked sheet body portion. There is an effect that can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an automated teller machine equipped with an embodiment of the device of the present invention, and FIGS. 2, 3, and 6 show the operation for forming a gap by the device of the present invention. Explanatory diagram, Figure 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between nozzle installation height and flying height, Figure 5
The figure shows the mounting position of the nozzle, FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the discriminating device of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the detailed configuration of an embodiment of the discriminating device of the present invention. , FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing the detailed structure of another embodiment. 1... machine, 2... cover, 3... deposit/withdrawal port, 4...
... Gripping device, 5... Banknote separation section, 6... Discrimination section,
7... Conveyance path (1), 8... Conveyance path (2), 9.
...Conveyance path (3), 10...Stack section (1), 1
1... Stack part (2). 12... Stack part (3), 13... Gate part, 1
4... Deposit section, 15... Banknote, 16... Push plate, 1
7... Discrimination device, 18... Wedge member, 161...
・Spacer, 162... Shaft, 163... Upper plate, 16
4... Lower plate, 165... Compression spring, 166... Shaft, 181... Nozzle, 185... Solenoid valve, 186...
... Cylinder, 191 ... Light shielding plate, 192.193.
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an automated teller machine equipped with a sheet type discrimination device that separates a predetermined number of sheets by forming a gap between the sheets of the sheet group stacked in the storage section, An automatic teller machine having a sheet body type discriminating device, the wedge member having a means for blowing air onto the end face of the stacked sheet group immediately before entering the gap between the sheets.