JPH0127939B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Industrial Application Field This invention is applicable to, for example, paper that ejects paper sheets such as banknotes and slips, such as automatic teller machines and automatic teller machines used in banking. This invention relates to a leaf release device.

(B) Prior Art Conventionally, as a device for aligning and conveying objects during conveyance, there are devices disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 39-7947 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 31708-1983.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, the above-mentioned device has a large structure and cannot be used as a paper sheet discharging device at all.

In addition to the banknotes and slips mentioned above, the above-mentioned paper sheets also include cards and fixed-sized paper.If we talk about the discharging of banknotes and slips from the automatic teller machine in the above example, these banknotes and slips will be sent to the customer. Therefore, they should be handled carefully before being discharged.For this reason, it is desirable to line up the banknotes and slips and discharge them at a slow speed into the discharge port.

However, if bills and slips are conveyed at low speed from the bill storage section or the slip issuing machine, the overall processing speed becomes slow.

This invention utilizes a unique configuration of the shutter, temporary storage section, and conveyance path to discharge aligned paper sheets and slips to customers at low speed, while processing paper sheets and slips at high speed. To provide a paper sheet discharging device which can be made of and has a simplified structure.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The paper sheet discharging device of the present invention includes a shutter that is opened and closed by a shutter opening/closing means immediately before the discharge opening for discharging paper sheets, and in the preceding stage of the shutter, When storing paper sheets, the upper and lower first conveyance means are separated, and a plurality of paper sheets are stacked on the top surface of the lower first conveyance means. A temporary storage section for paper sheets is provided, which is formed by a pair of upper and lower first transport means that are aligned and convey the paper sheets at a low speed, with the upper and lower first transport means facing each other and transporting the paper sheets at a low speed. a second conveyance means for conveying paper sheets at a higher speed than the first conveyance means; and a second conveyance means for conveying the paper sheets so that the slips can be collected with the trailing end left between the guide plates; This is a configuration in which two paper sheet conveyance paths are connected, including a third conveyance means that conveys slips at a higher speed than the third conveyance means.

(e) Effect The paper sheet discharging device of the present invention is configured such that the paper sheets conveyed at high speed from the second conveyance means of the paper sheet conveyance path are delivered to the upper surface of the lower first conveyance means which is spaced apart in the temporary storage section. As they are stacked, their leading ends are aligned with the inner surface of the shutter, and at the same time, the leading ends of the slips conveyed to the temporary storage section by the third conveying means are aligned with the shutter, and their rear ends are aligned with the inner surface of the shutter. When paper sheets and slips that are between the boards and ready for collection are to be released and conveyed, the shutters are opened by the shutter opening/closing means, and the upper and lower first conveying means are placed facing each other and stacked at low speed to handle them carefully. Transport and discharge the weighed paper sheets to the discharge port.

Furthermore, when collecting paper sheets and slips in the temporary storage section, the second conveyance means and the third conveyance means are reversely controlled to individually collect the paper sheets and slips at high speed.

(F) Effects of the Invention As a result of the above, according to the present invention, paper sheets and slips can be transported at high speed to the temporary storage section, so that paper sheets and slips can be processed at high speed, and
In the temporary store section, the two types of paper sheets and slips conveyed to the temporary store section are lined up at the same time by a shutter, and then released at low speed, so customers can see the arranged paper sheets and slips. By discharging at a low speed, it is possible to give an impression of careful handling, and since it also serves as a shutter for arranging paper sheets and slips, the structure is simple.

Furthermore, when collecting paper sheets and slips,
It can be collected at high speed, and even during high-speed collection, paper sheets and slips can be reliably separated and collected individually without the need for a special separation mechanism, eliminating the need for subsequent separation work. .

(G) Embodiment of the Invention An embodiment of the invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

The drawings show a banknote and slip discharging device of an automatic teller machine used in banking operations, and in FIG.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a discharge port, into which banknotes 2 and a slip 3 on which payment details are printed are discharged in a stacked state.

A shutter 4 is provided inside the above-mentioned discharge port 1, and this shutter 4 opens and closes the discharge port 1, and is driven by a shutter opening/closing mechanism 5, which will be described later.

A bill dispensing machine 6 is provided inside the shutter opening/closing mechanism 5, and a slip issuing machine 7 is disposed above it.

The above-mentioned banknote dispensing machine 6 is a banknote dispensing unit (not shown).
The bills fed out are conveyed upward by the first belt 8 and the second belt 9, and further conveyed to the shutter 4 side by the third belt 10 provided at the upper end and the distribution plate 11. be done.

A collection path is formed by the fourth belt 12 on the rear end side of the third belt 10 described above, and a banknote collection box 13 is provided at the end of this path to collect banknotes transported to the shutter 4 side. When collecting banknotes, this is done by switching the sorting plate 11 and controlling the belts 8, 10, and 12 to rotate in reverse.

In addition, since the above-mentioned banknote discharging machine 6 processes at high speed, the conveyance speed of the above-mentioned belts 8, 9, 10, and 12 is also set at high speed.

For this reason, the bills sent out by the belts 8 and 10 are brought into contact with the inside of the shutter 4 by the force of their conveying force, are aligned, fall to the bottom, and are stopped and stacked.

The above-mentioned slip issuing machine 7 prints the payment details in the slip printing section (not shown) and conveys the issued slip downward by the fifth belt 14 and the sixth belt 15. The seventh belt 16 is conveyed forward by the distribution plate 17 and the guide plate 1
8 and 18, and guided by the guide plates 18 and 18, the slip is conveyed to the shutter 4 side.

A collection path is formed by the eighth belt 19 on the downstream side of the seventh belt 16, and a slip collection box 20 is provided at the end of this path to collect the slips conveyed to the shutter 4 side. Collecting is performed by switching the sorting plate 17 and controlling the belts 14, 16, and 19 in reverse.

Note that since the slip issuing machine 7 described above processes at high speed, the conveyance speed of each of the belts 14, 15, 16, and 19 described above is also set to high speed.

Therefore, the slips discharged by the belts 14 and 16 are brought into contact with the inside of the shutter 4 by the momentum of the conveying force, are aligned, fall to the lower part, and are stopped.

The shutter opening/closing mechanism 5 mentioned above aligns the banknotes and slips 3 sent to this part with the shutter 4,
These are temporarily stored, then discharged to the discharge port 1 outside the shutter 4, and collected into the respective collection boxes 13 and 20.

The lower surfaces of the aforementioned guide plates 18, 18 are formed in horizontal planes, and drive rollers 21, 21 are distributed back and forth, with part of their circumferential surfaces facing below this portion.

Further, a movable guide plate 22 is provided below the drive rollers 21 and 21, and this movable guide plate 22 is normally located at the bottom and receives banknotes and slips arranged inside the shutter 4. , is moved upward when discharging or collecting these banknotes or slips.

Guide rollers 23, 23 that move up and down together with the movable guide plate 22 are pivotally supported, and these rollers 23, 23 are connected to the upper drive rollers 21, 21.
It is located at a position facing the movable guide plate 22, and a portion of the circumferential surface thereof is exposed onto the movable guide plate 22.

Then, the movable guide plate 22 and the guide rollers 23, 23 move upward, and the rollers 23, 23 move upward.
By coming into contact with the upper drive rollers 21, 21, a conveyance force is applied to the banknotes and slips, and the bills and slips are conveyed in the discharge direction or the collection direction.

Note that the conveying speed of the drive rollers 21, 21 described above is set to be lower than the conveying speed of the bill discharging machine 6 and slip issuing machine 7 described above in the discharging direction.
Also, the same high speed is set in the collection direction.

Figures 2 and 3 show the shutter opening/closing mechanism 5 mentioned above.
This mechanism 5 includes the aforementioned drive roller 21,
A configuration for driving the movable guide plate 21 and a configuration for vertically moving the movable guide plate 22 and guide rollers 23, 23 are provided.

The aforementioned drive rollers 21, 21 are driven by a drive shaft 2 which is supported by side walls 24, 24 which are provided oppositely on the left and right positions.
5 and 25, and an input wheel 26 is fixed to one end of these drive shafts 25 and 25.

A pulse motor 27 is attached to the lower part of one side wall 24, and a belt 29 is stretched between the output pulley 28 of this motor 27 and the input pulley 26 mentioned above, to transmit forward and reverse rotation of the motor 27. The aforementioned drive rollers 21, 21 are driven in forward and reverse directions.

The above-mentioned movable guide plate 22 is fixed to the upper end of a frame member 30 formed in a frame shape, and the above-mentioned guide rollers 2 are located at both sides of the upper end of this frame member 30.
3 and 23 are supported by bearings, respectively.

The frame member 30 described above has long grooves 31 in the vertical direction formed at three positions on both side surfaces thereof, and these long grooves 31...
2... are inserted through the frame member 30 to support the frame member 30 so as to be movable in the vertical direction.

Spring members 34 are tensioned between the support shaft 32 at the upper position and both ends of the operating shaft 33 extending through the lower part of the frame member 30, so that the frame member 30 is constantly urged upward. ing.

The lower surface of the free end side of the first lever 35 is in contact with the operating shaft 33 of the frame member 30, and this lever 3
The base end of 5 is a support shaft 3 installed on the side walls 24, 24.
It is pivoted to 6.

A first cam 38 fixed to a camshaft 37 is in contact with the upper surface of the intermediate portion of the first lever 35, and this cam 38 is fan-shaped, and as this cam 38 is rotated, The frame member 30 is moved up and down.

A second cam 39 for opening and closing the shutter 4 is fixed to the aforementioned cam shaft 37, and this cam 39 is also formed in a fan shape.

An input pulley 40 is fixed to one end of the camshaft 37, and a belt 43 is stretched between it and an output pulley 42 of a reversible motor 41 attached to the lower part of the side wall 24. is rotated.

The aforementioned shutter 4 has sliding pieces 4 on both sides thereof.
4 and 44 are arranged in series, and the sliding pieces 44 and 44 have long grooves 4 in the vertical direction for vertically moving the shutter 4.
5... are formed, and these long grooves 45... are formed on the side wall 24.
It is supported by pins 47 implanted in the protruding pieces 46, 46 of.

A spring 49 is tensioned between the lower ends of the sliding pieces 44, 44 and both ends of a support shaft 48 installed on the lower side walls 24, 24, so that the shutter 4 is always directed in the closing direction. The shutter 4 is energized, and the central lower edge of the shutter 4 is in contact with the movable guide plate 22 .

A pair of left and right operating levers 5 are provided at the lower ends of the sliding pieces 44, 44 to open and close the shutter 4.
0 and 50 are connected, and these operating levers 5
0 and 50 are in symmetrical positions and have the same configuration, so only one will be described.

That is, the outer end of the operating lever 50 is connected to the outer sliding piece 44.
The operating lever 50 is connected via a long groove 52 to a pin 51 implanted at its lower end, and the middle part of the operating lever 50 is pivotally connected to a fixed member 53 with a pin 54, and a roller 55 is pivotally supported at its inner end. .

A second lever 56 is provided on the upper surface of the roller 55 mentioned above.
The lower surface side of the free end of the lever 56 is in contact with the lever 56, and the base end of the lever 56 is pivotally connected to a support shaft 57 installed between the side walls 24, 24.

Further, the above-described second cam 39 is in contact with the intermediate lower surface side of the above-mentioned second lever 56, and the lever 5
A spring 58 is stretched between the free end of the cam 6 and the above-mentioned support shaft 48, and the second lever 56 is provided so as to be in constant contact with the second cam 39.

As a result, if the second cam 39 rotates once, the second cam 39 rotates once.
The operating lever 56 performs one up-and-down movement to move the operating lever 50 up and down, and this up-and-down movement opens and closes the shutter 4.

The aforementioned operating lever 50 is provided so as to be locked in the closed position of the shutter 4 by a stopper 59.

The above-mentioned stopper 59 has a hook-shaped locking portion, and its lower end is attached to the above-mentioned fixing member 53 with a pin 60.
This stopper 59 has a solenoid 6.
1 is connected, and the lock is released by the suction operation of the solenoid 61, and when it is locked, it is performed by the action force of a compound spring provided on the solenoid 61 side.

The aforementioned camshaft 37 has a rotational position detection cam 62.
The cam 62 has a predetermined arc portion cut out on its circumferential surface, which is detected by sensors A and B to determine the positions of the cams 38 and 39.

In addition, the sensor C detects the detection piece 63 connected to the sliding piece 44 of the shutter 4.
It is detected that the shutter 4 is closed.

Further, the sensor D detects that a bill or a slip is removed from the movable guide plate 22.

Note that the above-mentioned sensors A to D are constituted by well-known photoelectric sensors consisting of a light emitter and a light receiver.

Figure 4 shows the control circuit of the release device, and shows the main
The CPU 70 controls each circuit device connected to it.

The control circuit 71 of the shutter opening/closing mechanism 5 has a slave CPU 72, which is connected to the aforementioned main CPU 70 via an interface circuit 73.
This slave CPU 72 controls each circuit device connected to it according to a program.

The input circuit 74 inputs and controls detection signals from each sensor A to D. The frequency dividing circuit 75 divides the frequency of the pulses generated from the clock pulse generation circuit 76 into two types, high speed and low speed, and sends the pulses selected under the control of the CPU 72 to the pulse motor 27 via the AND gate 77. Output.

The output circuit 78 drives the solenoid 61 and the reversible motor 41, and also drives the aforementioned pulse motor 2.
7 is driven by controlling the AND gate 77 described above, and also by outputting forward and reverse rotation commands to the motor 27.

Timer circuit 79 clocks the necessary time, and memory 80 stores and updates data.

The banknote discharging machine 6 controls each circuit device by a control circuit 81, and the conveyance motor 82 controls the belts 8, 9, 1.
0 and 12, the collection solenoid 83 controls the distribution plate 11 to distribute the banknotes, and the dispensing device 84 controls the dispensing of banknotes.

The slip issuing machine 7 controls each circuit device by a control circuit 85, and the conveyance motor 86 controls the belts 14, 1.
5, 16, and 19, the collection solenoid 87 controls the sorting plate 17, the printer 88 controls printing of payment details on the issued slip, and the imprinter 89 imprints the embossed code of the card on the journal. Printing is controlled, and the cutter 90 cuts and separates the slip paper.

The operation of the discharge device configured in this way is explained in the fifth section.
This will be explained with reference to the float chart in the figure.

When payment is authorized for the customer, the bill dispensing machine 6 is controlled by the control circuit 81, the transport motor 82 is controlled to rotate forward, and the feeding device 84 feeds out the requested number of bills one by one. put out.

The fed bills are conveyed at high speed by the belts 8 to 10 onto the movable guide plate 22, and the leading edge of the bill hits the inside of the shutter 4 and falls onto the movable guide plate 22.

By coming into contact with the shutter 4, the banknotes that are sequentially fed out are aligned and stacked.

Furthermore, based on the payment permission, the slip issuing machine 7 is controlled by the control circuit 85 to drive the transport motor 86.
The printer 88 prints the payment details on the slip paper, the imprinter 89 imprints the embossed code of the card on the journal, and the cutter 90 cuts the slip paper into slips and sends them out.

The sent out slip is sent onto the movable guide plate 22 by high-speed conveyance by the belts 14 to 16, and the tip of the slip hits the inside of the shutter 4 and stops, and the tip is aligned with the banknote below.

Note that the rear portion remains between the guide plates 18, 18.

The timer circuit 79 of the shutter opening/closing mechanism 5 measures a sufficient time for the banknotes and slips sent out from the above-mentioned banknote discharging machine 6 and slip issuing machine 7 to reach the movable guide plate 22, and The conveyance motor 82 of the banknote ejecting machine 6 and the slip issuing machine 7,
86 is stopped.

Next, the opening operation of the shutter 4 will be explained with reference to FIG. 6. Under the control of the CPU 72, the output circuit 78 turns on the solenoid 61 and also drives the reversible motor 41. time enough for it to open.

When the solenoid 61 is turned on, the stopper 59 is pulled to unlock the operating lever 50, and the rotation of the reversible motor 41 causes the camshaft 37 to rotate, and accordingly, the first and second Cams 38 and 39 rotate.

As the first cam 38 rotates, the first lever 35 moves upward, the frame member 30 is moved upward by the acting force of the spring 34, and the movable guide plate 22 and guide rollers 23 move upward to collect bills and slips. is pressed against the upper drive roller 21.

Further, as the second cam 39 rotates, the second lever 56 moves downward by the action force of the spring 58 and presses down the inner end of the operating lever 50, so that the outer end of the operating lever 50 moves upward. Shutter 4 is opened.

Then, when sensor A turns ON, shutter 4
is detected, and the motor 41 and solenoid 61 are turned off.

Note that if the timer circuit 79 completes timing while the sensor A does not detect the opening of the shutter 4, this will be treated as an error since it indicates that the shutter 4 has not been opened within the predetermined time.

When the shutter 4 is opened, the CPU 72 controls the frequency dividing circuit 75 to divide the frequency of the clock pulse from the clock pulse generation circuit 76 at low speed, and the output circuit 78 drives the pulse motor 27 to rotate in the forward direction, and the timer circuit 79 is the outlet 1 for discharging banknotes and slips.
The time required for the discharge is measured.

Due to the low speed drive of the pulse motor 27, the drive rollers 21 rotate at low speed in the discharge direction, and send out the clamped banknotes and slips to the discharge port 1 at low speed.

When the timer circuit 79 finishes counting, the pulse motor 27 stops, and the banknotes and slips stop with their tips facing the outlet 1, that is, in a state where they can be taken out by the customer.

Note that the rear end side of the slip is placed between the guide plates 18, 18 so that it can be collected.

When the banknotes and vouchers are delivered to the outlet 1, the timer circuit 79 measures a sufficient amount of time for the banknotes and vouchers to be removed.

Sensor D is connected to a movable guide plate 22 for banknotes and slips.
It turns ON when the banknotes and slips are sent upward, and turns OFF when the banknotes and slips are removed.

When the above-mentioned sensor D turns OFF within a predetermined time,
When the removal of banknotes and slips is detected, the output circuit 78 turns on the reversible motor 41 to rotate the camshaft 37, and this rotation causes the first and second levers 35 and 56 to return to their original positions. The shutter 4 is thereby closed and the frame member 30 is returned to its position.
is moved downward, and the movable guide plate 22, guide rollers 23, . . . are returned to their original positions.

Then, the stopper 59 locks the operating lever 50 by the action of the return spring of the solenoid 61, thereby locking the shutter 4.

Furthermore, when the rotation of the camshaft 37 is detected by the sensor B, the motor 41 is controlled to stop, and the bill and slip discharging process is completed.

In the above-mentioned sampling of banknotes and slips, if the banknotes and slips are not removed within a predetermined time, they are collected (see FIG. 7).

That is, the bill dispensing machine 6 controls the transport motor 82 in the reverse direction and operates the collection solenoid 83 to control the sorting plate 11 to distribute in the collection direction, and the slip issuing machine 7 also controls the transport motor 86 in the reverse direction to control the collection solenoid 87. is operated to control the distribution plate 17 to distribute it in the recovery direction.

Next, the CPU 72 controls the frequency dividing circuit 75 to divide the clock pulses from the clock pulse generating circuit 76 at high speed, the output circuit 78 controls the pulse motor 27 to drive in reverse, and the timer circuit 79 controls the frequency division circuit 75 to divide the clock pulse from the clock pulse generating circuit 76 at high speed. Time the time required for collection.

Due to the high-speed reverse rotation of the pulse motor 27, the drive rollers 21 are reversely reversed at high speed, and the banknotes and slips are reversely conveyed at high speed.

Then, banknotes are collected in the collection box 13, and slips are collected in the collection box 20 after passing between the guide plates 18, 18.

When the predetermined time has been counted, the pulse motor 2
7 is stopped, and the conveyance motor 8 of the banknote ejection machine 6 is stopped.
2. Recovery solenoid 83 is also turned off, and further,
The conveyance motor 86 and collection solenoid 87 of the slip issuing machine 7 are also turned off.

As described above, the shutter 4 is closed and locked by the rotation of the reversible motor 41, and the recovery process is completed by stopping the motor 41.

As described above, in the above-described embodiment, banknotes and slips are conveyed at high speed to the position of the shutter 4, and after being aligned by the shutter 4, they are ejected at a low speed.

Further, when collecting the paper money, the paper money and the slip are collected at high speed and separated into separate locations.

In the correspondence between the structure of this invention and the above-mentioned embodiments, the paper sheet of this invention corresponds to the banknote 2 or slip 3 of the embodiment, and similarly, the discharge port corresponds to the discharge port 1, The temporary storage section formed by the conveying means includes a drive roller 21, a movable guide plate 22, and a guide roller 23.
Corresponding to the component made up of
6. Although the shutter and the shutter opening/closing means correspond to the conveyance path of the slip 3 formed by the guide plate 18 and correspond to the shutter 4 and the shutter opening/closing mechanism 5, the present invention is limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment. It is not something that will be done.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the ejection device, FIG. 2 is a partially sectional front view of the shutter opening/closing mechanism, FIG. 3 is a partially sectional side view thereof, and FIG. 4. 5 is a flowchart, FIG. 6 is a time chart of the main parts during normal discharge, and FIG. 7 is a time chart of the main parts during recovery. 1...Discharge port, 2...Banknote, 3...Slip, 4...
... Shutter, 5 ... Shutter opening/closing mechanism, 6 ... Bill ejection machine, 7 ... Slip issuing machine, 21 ... Drive roller, 22 ... Movable guide plate, 23 ... Guide roller, 27 ... Pulse motor, 35 ...First lever, 38...First cam, 39...Second cam, 56
... Second lever, 71 ... Control circuit, 72 ... Slave CPU, 75 ... Frequency dividing circuit, 76 ... Clock pulse generation circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A shutter that is opened and closed by a shutter opening/closing means is provided immediately in front of a discharge port for discharging paper sheets, and in front of the shutter, upper and lower first shutters are installed when storing paper sheets.
The conveyance means are spaced apart and stack a plurality of paper sheets on the upper surface of the first conveyance means on the lower side, and align the paper sheets by abutting the tip against the inner surface of the shutter. A temporary storage section for paper sheets formed by a pair of upper and lower first transport means that are in contact with each other and that transport paper sheets at a low speed is provided in the temporary storage section. a second conveying means for conveying paper sheets, and a second conveying means for conveying the slips so that the slips can be collected with the trailing end left between the guide plates, and transporting the slips at a higher speed than the first conveying means for both carrying in and collecting. A paper sheet discharging device that connects two paper sheet conveyance paths provided with three conveyance means.