JPH019805Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a conveying device for transporting banknotes within a machine such as a banknote discriminator, which accepts items that are recognized as banknotes and rejects items that are not recognized as banknotes. .

Conventionally, for example, in an automatic teller machine equipped with a banknote discrimination function, banknotes are loaded from a deposit slot, and the banknotes are sandwiched between the conveyor belts of a first conveyor section and conveyed one by one, while the banknotes are discriminated. The items identified as banknotes are sandwiched between the conveyor belts of the second conveyor and transported to the storage unit, and the items that are not recognized as banknotes are sandwiched between the conveyor belts of the third conveyor and delivered to the return slot. We are trying to transport it to.

However, in the banknote discriminating machine, a jam phenomenon (a phenomenon in which bent or misaligned banknotes get stuck in the conveyance section) may occur when the banknotes are sandwiched between the conveyor belts and conveyed. When this jam phenomenon occurs, it is necessary to disassemble the conveyance section and remove the jammed banknotes, but there is a problem in that it takes time and effort to disassemble the conveyance section because there are many conveyance belts.

This idea was proposed in consideration of the above-mentioned problem, and includes providing belt systems on both sides of one belt system to form multiple conveyance sections, supporting each belt system on its own frame, and further An object of the present invention is to provide a conveying device which has a simple structure and can easily remove banknotes when a jam occurs by rotatably connecting the frames of each belt system at one end thereof. That is.

Hereinafter, an explanation will be given based on an example in which this invention is applied to an automatic deposit machine.

Figure 1 shows the appearance of the automatic deposit machine. At the top of the main body 1 there is an inspection door 2 for inspecting the inside.
An input slot 3 for inserting banknotes and a return slot 4 for taking out banknotes are provided.

Inside the input slot 3, as shown in FIG. 2, a receiving section 6 into which banknotes 5 are loaded is provided, and below the receiving section 6 is a feed roller 7 for feeding out the loaded banknotes 5 one by one. and a receiving roller 8 are provided, and behind the feed roller 7 there are provided payout rollers 9, 9 for feeding out the banknotes 5 to a belt system to be described later.

And, behind the feeding rollers 9, 9, a first
A belt system (lower belt system) 10 and a second belt system (middle belt system) 11 are arranged, and between these first belt system 10 and second belt system 11, a banknote transport path, that is, a first transport section 12 is provided. is formed,
This first conveyance section 12 is provided with discriminating devices 13, 13, . . . , which perform denomination discrimination and the like. In addition, the first belt system 10
A gate 15 is provided at the rear of the bank so that a solenoid 14 switches the destination of banknotes 5 to a second transport section or a third transport section, which will be described later.

The second conveyance section 16 is formed between the first belt system 10 and the third belt system 17 disposed below the first belt system 10, and is for feeding normal banknotes 5 to a required location. A stacking car 18 is provided below, and this collecting car 18 receives the banknotes 5 delivered from the second conveyance unit 16 one by one, and stacks them in a temporary storage unit 19 arranged below the stacking car 18. . The temporary storage section 19 has an opening/closing plate 20 at its lower part, and this opening/closing plate 20 has a
By being opened by the solenoid 21 and closed by the closing motor 22, banknotes 5 are temporarily stored or thrown into the storage section 23 disposed below the temporary storage section 19.

On the other hand, the third conveyance section 24 is for removing banknotes 5 that are formed between the second belt system 11 and a fourth belt system (upper belt system) 25 disposed above it and found to be abnormal. A redirect box 26 communicating with the return port 4 is provided behind the third conveyance section 24.

In each of the first belt system 10, second belt system 11, third belt system 17, and fourth belt system 25, belt rollers 31, 31... are attached to the frame 30, and the belt 32 is attached to the belt rollers 31, 31... It is constructed so that it can be rotated around the
Among them, the frame 30 of the first belt system 10 is supported by the machine frame of the main body 1 and has a support piece 33 at the end, and this support piece 33 has a shaft 34 for connecting another frame 30. attached. Further, a lock pin 35 that engages with a lock piece of another frame 30, which will be described later, is attached to the frame 30 of the first belt system. A second belt system 10 is provided above the frame 30 of the first belt system 10.
A frame 30 of the belt system 11 is arranged, and this second
The frame 30 of the belt system 11 is rotatably attached around a shaft 34, and includes a lock piece 36 that engages with the lock pin 35 to integrate the frames 30, 30, and a lock piece of the fourth belt system 24, which will be described later. 3
6, a lock pin 35 that engages with frame 30,
Positioning pieces 37, 3 for aligning the position of 30
7 are attached, and these lock pins 35 and lock pieces 36 constitute a connection mechanism between each frame. Further, a support piece 33 is rotatably attached to the shaft 34, and a fourth belt system 2, which will be described later, is attached to the support piece 33.
A shaft 38 to which the frame 30 of No. 5 is attached is attached. A frame 30 of the fourth belt system 25 is disposed above the frame 30 of the second belt system 11, and the frame 30 of the fourth belt system 25 is supported rotatably about a shaft 38. , a locking piece 36 that engages with the locking pin 35 of the second belt system 11 to integrate the frames 30, 30, positioning pieces 37, 37 for aligning the positions of the frames 30, 30, and each frame 3.
A handle 39 for operating 0, 30, 30 is attached. And each frame 30,3
0 and 30 are connected by connecting arms 40 and 40, and this connecting arm 40 is connected to the arm piece 4.
1 and 41 are combined so that they can rotate freely around a pin 42,
The other ends of the arm pieces 41, 41 are connected to pins 43, 43.
The frames 30, 30 are respectively rotatable around the center.
The frames 30, 30 are connected by being attached to.

In the conveying device of the banknote discriminating machine configured as described above, the banknotes 5 loaded in the receiving section 6 from the input port 3 of the main body 1 are fed out one by one from between the feeding roller 7 and the receiving roller 8, and then fed out. It is sent to the first conveying section 12 via rollers 9, 9 as shown by arrow A in FIG. And each discrimination device 13,
Solenoid 1 is activated by the signal output from 13...
4, the gate 15 is switched, and if the banknote 5 is normal, it is sent to the second transport section 16, and if the banknote 5 is abnormal, it is sent to the third transport section 24.

Then, the banknotes 5 sent to the second conveyance section 16 through the gate 15 as shown by arrow B in FIG.
9, the opening/closing plate 20 is connected to the solenoid 21.
It is thrown into the storage part 23 by opening it with. Further, after the banknotes 5 are put into the storage section 23, the opening/closing plate 20 is closed by the closing motor 22 and returns to the preparation state for stacking the banknotes 5 again. On the other hand, as indicated by arrow C in FIG. 3, the banknotes 5 sent to the third transport section 24 via the gate 15 are transported to the redirect box 26 and then sent to the return slot 4.

Further, if the above-described jam phenomenon occurs during the conveyance of banknotes 5, it is necessary to disassemble the conveyance section in order to remove the jammed banknotes. The disassembly of this transport section will be explained below.

For example, if a jam phenomenon occurs in the third conveyance section 24, the fourth belt system 2
The lock piece 36 of No. 5 is disengaged from the lock pin 35 of the second belt system 11, and then the lock piece 39 is lifted up, and the fourth belt system 25 is rotated about the shaft 38 in the direction of arrow D. Disassemble the transport section 24. At this time, the connecting arm 40 is connected to the arm piece 4
1 and 41 are rotated about the pin 42 and stretched linearly, thereby supporting the fourth belt system 25 upwardly so that the third conveying section 24 is in a disassembled state.

In addition, if a jam phenomenon occurs in the first conveying section 12, as shown in FIG. The lock pin 35 of the first belt system 10 and the lock piece 36 of the second belt system 11 are disengaged, and then the second belt system 11 is lifted up by the fourth belt system 25.
At the same time, it is rotated about the shaft 34 in the direction of arrow D, and the first conveying section 12 is disassembled. In this case too,
By extending linearly, the connecting arm 40 supports the second belt system 11 upwardly so that the first conveying section 12 is in the disassembled state.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the first belt system 10
And the third belt system 17 is fixed within the main body 1, for example, the frame 30 of the third belt system 17
The first
By attaching it to the frame 30 of the belt system 10, the second conveyance section 16 may be made disassembled.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention includes one conveyance section formed between the upper surface of the lower belt system and the lower surface of the middle belt system located above it, and the upper surface of the middle belt system and the lower surface of the middle belt system located above it. Another conveying section formed between the lower surface of the upper belt system and the lower surface of the upper stage belt system is provided inside the machine such as a banknote discriminating device, and the structure of each of the belt systems is such that each belt system has a rotatable section at both ends of an integral frame. It has a structure in which an endless belt is wound around freely supported belt rollers, and an endless belt is wound around belt rollers that are rotatably supported at both ends of an integral frame. The plurality of frames constituting the system have first to third axes each provided near a belt roller disposed at one end thereof and parallel to the axis of the belt roller; A first support piece is rotatably connected to the lower frame and the middle frame through a second shaft, and a first support piece is rotatably connected to the middle frame and the upper frame through the second shaft and the third shaft. The frame is rotatably connected by the connected second support piece, and between the frame of the lower belt system and the frame of the middle belt system, and between the frame of the middle belt system and the frame of the upper belt system. , a connecting means is provided for connecting these in a detachable manner at a position radially away from the central axis of rotation, and the frame is connected to one of the frames of the lower belt system and the middle belt system, and the middle belt system,
This is because a positioning piece is provided on one side of one of the frames of the upper belt system to abut against the side of the other frame to restrict relative movement of the rollers in the axial direction between the frames. , has the following effects.

(b) Since multiple conveyance sections are formed using one belt system, fewer parts such as belt rollers are required to configure the belt system, and the structure of the device can be simplified. .

(b) Since each frame can be opened and closed with one end as the center of rotation, the conveyor section provided between the lower, middle, and upper belt systems can be easily opened, and when a jam occurs, processing operations can be facilitated.

(c) By appropriately selecting the connecting position of the connecting means, the necessary conveying section can be opened as desired.

(d) It is possible to restrict the relative movement of each belt system in the axial direction, maintain the conveyance direction of each belt system in parallel, and prevent the banknotes being conveyed by each conveyance section from being disturbed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 5 show an embodiment of this invention; Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an automatic deposit machine;
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of the automatic deposit machine, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of the conveying device in the automatic deposit machine, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams of the configuration of each frame. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Main body, 5... Banknote, 10... First belt system, 11... Second belt system, 12... First conveyance section, 13... Discrimination device, 14... Solenoid, 1
5... Gate, 16... Second conveyance section, 17... Third belt system, 18... Accumulator, 19... Temporary storage section, 24... Third conveyance section, 25... Fourth belt system, 26... Redirect box, 30... Frame, 33... Support piece, 34... Shaft, 35... Lock pin, 36... Lock piece, 37... Positioning piece, 38... Shaft.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a bill conveying device in which bills are conveyed by a plurality of endless belt systems stacked one above the other, there is an approximately horizontal line between the top surface of the bottom belt system and the bottom surface of the middle belt system located above it. and another conveying section formed between an upper surface of the middle belt system and a lower surface of the upper belt system above it, each of the belt systems having an integral structure. It has a structure in which an endless belt is wound around belt rollers rotatably supported at both ends of a frame, and each of the plurality of frames constituting each belt system has a structure in which an endless belt is wound around belt rollers that are rotatably supported at both ends of a frame. A first shaft and a second shaft are respectively provided in parallel with the axis of the belt roller, and the middle frame is rotated through the first shaft, which is provided at the end of the lower frame and faces upward. A first support piece that is movably connected to the middle frame is rotatably supported through the first shaft, and is rotatably connected to the upper frame through a second shaft. between the frame of the lower belt system and the frame of the middle belt system, which are rotatably connected to each other by the second support piece;
A connecting means is provided between the frame of the middle belt system and the frame of the upper belt system, and connects the frame in a detachable manner at a position radially away from the central axis of rotation. On either one of the frames of the middle belt system, and on one side of the frames of the middle belt system or the upper belt system, the rollers are in contact with the side surfaces of the other frame and move in the axial direction of the rollers between the frames. 1. A banknote conveying device characterized by being provided with a positioning piece for regulating relative movement of the banknotes.