JPH02144366A - Replenishing mechanism for sheets - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve workability by a method wherein, in a bank note handling device, a separator is moved to respective different positions according to a time when sheets are inputted to a containing separating part, a time when sheets are inputted in a cassette for replenishment, and a time when the cassette for replenishment is removed. CONSTITUTION:Since when sheets are fed in, a separator 10 is moved to a first position, being a space between a containing separating part 9 and a cassette 8 for supplement, by means of a drive mechanism 11, the containing separating port 9 inputs sheets to accumulate them on the separator 10, and simultaneously, the accumulated bank notes are carried one by one to a discriminator. When bank notes in a recycle box is in short supply, the separator 10 of the containing separating part 9 is cansed to stand upright by means of the drive mechanism 11 and moved aside to a second position (a), and the bank notes in the cassette 8 are delivered, in order, one by one. When the cassette 8 is removed, a gate 16 is switched and the separator 10 is moved in the direction of a cassette being a third position shown by a chain line, and the increase of a space above the separator 10 facilitates take out and placing of bank notes. This constitution enables improvement of workability.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a replenishment mechanism for replenishing paper sheets taken in from the outside, replenishing paper sheets prepared in advance, and replenishing paper sheets. The present invention relates to a device suitable for use in a banknote handling device that handles banknotes in the form of leaves.

[Prior art] As a prior art of this type of replenishment mechanism, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-4
There is a technique disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2296.

The conventional technology includes a replenishment cassette in which replenishment banknotes are stored in advance, a storage separation unit that sequentially feeds out the banknotes in the replenishment cassette, a separator that temporarily deposits the banknotes taken in by the storage separation unit, and a replenishment cassette that stores banknotes for replenishment in advance. and a drive section that drives and controls the separator.

When a banknote is deposited into the banknote handling device, when the banknote passes through the discriminator and is sent to the storage and separation unit, the storage and separation unit takes in the banknote and stacks it one by one on the separator. At the same time, deposited banknotes can be used as disbursed banknotes by sequentially discharging the accumulated banknotes one by one into a recycle box by denomination through a discriminator. In that case, the drive unit lowers the separator by the thickness of the banknotes each time the banknotes are deposited one by one on the separator by the storage and separation unit, and lowers the separator by the thickness of the banknotes each time the banknotes are fed out one by one by the storage and separation unit. is raised by the thickness of the banknote.

On the other hand, if it becomes necessary to replenish the withdrawal banknotes due to the ratio of the number of withdrawal banknotes being large compared to the number of deposit banknotes, the drive unit moves the separator in its stacking position to the storage separation unit and the replenishment cassette. After the banknotes in the replenishment cassette are evacuated from the space, when the banknotes in the replenishment cassette are positioned in a fixed position with respect to the storage separation section by the rise of the push plate, the storage separation section sequentially removes the banknotes from the -
The coins are fed out one by one into a recycling box by denomination through a discriminator.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the above-mentioned prior art, the separator is located in the space between the storage separation section and the replenishment cassette, and the stacking position for stacking banknotes as paper sheets from the storage separation section, and the stacked banknotes. Since the separator is moved only in a narrow range between the storage and separation section and the feeding position for feeding out one sheet at a time, and the space between the separator and the storage and separation section is extremely narrow, it is difficult for the staff to When attempting to remove banknotes or setting banknotes on the separator, there is a problem in that the work cannot be carried out.

That is, when removing banknotes on the separator, even if the separator is moved between the stacking position and the feeding position, the space between the separator and the storage separation section is extremely narrow, so the banknotes on the separator cannot be removed. There is a problem 6
Moreover, in order to solve this problem, the separator is retracted from the range between the stacking position and the dispensing position, that is, the separator is retracted in the stacking position. Since the space between the separator and the wall is narrow, and bills can get caught between them, it is difficult to remove the bills, and there are problems such as bills falling off the separator and scattering during the work. Furthermore, when setting banknotes on the separator, the space between the separator and the storage/separation section is narrow as described above, so there is also the problem that setting the banknotes is difficult.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet that allows staff members to easily set paper sheets on a separator and to easily remove paper sheets from the separator, thereby improving the work efficiency of staff members. The objective is to provide a replenishment mechanism.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a replenishment cassette that stores replenishment paper sheets, a replenishment cassette that sequentially feeds out the paper sheets in the replenishment cassette one by one, and an external There is a storage separation section that takes in paper sheets taken in from the outside and sequentially feeds out the taken-in paper sheets one by one in the same direction as the paper sheet feeding direction of the replenishment cassette, and a storage separation section that temporarily stores the paper sheets taken in from outside. The drive mechanism includes a separator to be deposited and a drive mechanism to drive and control the separator, and the drive mechanism moves the separator to the storage and separation section while maintaining the stacking posture relative to the storage and separation section when the storage and separation section takes in paper sheets from the outside. and a first position, which is a space between the replenishment cassettes; and a second position, in which the separator is in a different attitude from the stacking attitude and different from the first position, when the paper sheets in the replenishment cassette are fed out by the storage separation unit. When the replenishment cassette is removed, the replenishment cassette is selectively moved to a third position in the direction of the replenishment cassette while remaining in the same position as the stacking position.

[Function] As described above, the drive mechanism moves the separator between the first position, which is the space for the storage separation part and the replenishment cassette, and the replenishment cassette by the storage separation part, when the storage separation part takes in paper sheets. The cassette can be moved to a second position different from the first position when taking in paper sheets, and a third position in the direction of the replenishment cassette when the replenishment cassette is removed, so the replenishment cassette can be removed. In some cases, a large space can be provided between the separator and the storage separation section.

As a result, the staff member can easily remove the paper sheets from the separator and easily set the paper sheets on the separator, which has the effect of reliably improving the work efficiency of the staff member.

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a banknote handling device to which the replenishment mechanism of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a first embodiment of the replenishment mechanism of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a deposit/withdrawal device for receiving and discharging banknotes. 2 is a discriminator that determines the authenticity and denomination of a banknote by passing the banknote.

Determine the degree of damage, etc. Reference numerals 4 and 5 are recycling boxes that store banknotes for withdrawal in advance by denomination, and have a mechanism for feeding out banknotes one by one and taking in banknotes one by one. Reference numeral 6 denotes a reseller box, which stores damaged banknotes and banknotes for non-recirculation. 7 is a replenishment mechanism of the present invention, which will be described later.

In the case of a deposit transaction, when bills are inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 1, the bills pass through the discriminator 2 one by one and are taken into the replenishment mechanism 7. The bills are discriminated one by one through the discriminator 2, and as a result, the bills that are determined to be genuine and for recycling are sent to the respective recycling boxes 4 and 5 according to denomination, and the bills that are determined to be for non-recycling are sent to the recycling boxes 4 and 5. sent to the object box. At this time, if there is a counterfeit bill among the inserted bills, it is returned to the deposit/withdrawal port 1.

On the other hand, in the case of a withdrawal transaction, when the withdrawal amount is designated, bills are sent one by one from the recycling boxes 4 and 5 to the deposit/withdrawal port 1 through the discriminator 2 according to the designated amount. In that case, by counting the number of bills that pass through the discriminator 2, the number of bills corresponding to the specified amount is sent to the deposit/withdrawal port 1.

Furthermore, since the number of banknotes at the time of withdrawal is generally larger than the number of banknotes at the time of deposit, the replenishment mechanism 7 is configured to further replenish banknotes.

The replenishment mechanism 7 can be roughly divided into 5, as shown in FIGS. ! W11.

The replenishment cassette 8 stores replenishment banknotes and is formed into a box shape with an open top. This replenishment cassette 8 has a stacking plate 81 inside, and when replenishing banknotes, the uppermost layer of banknotes on the stacking plate 81 is always kept at a fixed position by upward movement of the stacking plate 81. Therefore, the stacking plate 81 is attached so as to move upward. Moreover, this replenishment cassette 8 is configured to be detachable from the main body of the single banknote handling device.

The storage separation section 9 consists of a storage mechanism and a separation mechanism. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, in the storage mechanism, a belt 9c is wound between two rollers 9a and 9b, and a small roller 9d is provided on two sides at a midway position of the belt 9c in contact with the belt 9c. Furthermore, a pair of stack rollers 9e and 9f and a gate roller 9g are provided on the roller 9b side of the belt 9c. When a banknote is sent from the discriminator 2 at the time of deposit, the banknote is taken in by the belt 9c and the small roller 9d, and is guided by the gate 9g after passing between the belt 9c and the stack roller 9e, and is guided to the pair of stack rollers 90. , 9f, and is deposited on a separator 10, which will be described later. On the other hand, in the separation mechanism, a belt is wound between the pickup roller 9h and the feed roller 91, and the belt is brought into contact with the feed roller 9j to connect the pinch roller 9k and the gate roller 9.
One end of the guide plate 9m is placed at an appropriate distance from the feed roller 91, and the other end is placed between the belt 9c of the storage mechanism and one of the small rollers 9d. When the banknotes are deposited on the separator 10 by the storage mechanism, the banknotes are transferred to the feed roller 91 by rotation of the pickup roller 9h. The paper is sent to the pinch roller 9 in the direction between the two, and is sequentially fed out one by one from between the two by the rotation of the feed roller 91.

- Identification is made by passing through the feed roller 91° and the gate roller 92, guided by the guide plate 9m while being fed out one by one, and passing between the belt 9c and the small roller 9d of the storage mechanism, and between the belt 9c and the stack roller 98. They are transported to recycling boxes 4.5 through containers 2, respectively.

Further, the separation mechanism includes a separator 10 when replenishing banknotes.
is evacuated from between the storage separation section 96 and the replenishment cassette 8,
When the uppermost layer of banknotes in the replenishment cassette 8 is positioned in the fixed position by the upward movement of the stacking plate 81 of the replenishment cassette 8,
In the same way as described above, the rotation of the pickup roller 9h feeds the banknotes between the feed roller 91 and the pinch roller 9, and the rotation of the feed roller 91 feeds out the banknotes one by one from between the two, and continues until the banknotes are fed out one by one. up to feed roller 91. The banknotes in the replenishment cassette 8 can be conveyed to the recycling box 4.5 by guiding them through the gate roller 9 and the guide plate 9m. Therefore, when a deposited banknote is taken in, the gate 9g transfers the banknote to the stack rollers 9e and 9f.
It is controlled to guide you in the right direction.

The separator 10 is located between the storage and separation section 9 and the replenishment cassette 8 so that when the storage and separation section 9 takes in deposited banknotes during deposit, the separator 10 is located between the storage and separation section 9 and the replenishment cassette 8 so as to temporarily accumulate the banknotes. I have to.

At this time, the separator 10 is sequentially lowered by the thickness of the banknotes according to the number of banknotes deposited, and the storage separating section 9
When the banknotes on the separator 10 are fed out, the banknotes are raised sequentially by the thickness of the banknotes in accordance with the number of banknotes to be fed out.

When the storage separation unit takes in deposited banknotes, the drive mechanism 11 moves the separator to a first position, which is a space between the storage separation unit and the replenishment cassette, in order to deposit the banknotes, and the banknotes in the replenishment cassette by the storage separation unit. When the separator is fed out, the separator is placed in a second position different from the first position, and when the replenishment cassette is removed.

He is selectively moved to a third position, which is in the direction of the replenishment cassette, while maintaining the same posture as the first position.

Specifically, the drive mechanism it includes a pair of belt pulleys 12.13, a belt 14 wrapped around the belt pulleys 12.13 and attached on the separator 10, and a guide 15 for guiding the separator IO. , and a gate 16 provided on the guide 15.

The belt pulleys 12 and 13 are arranged along the height direction of the storage separation section and the replenishment cassette, and one of them is driven by a motor. The belt 14, which is wound around the belt pulleys 12 and 13, has one end of the separator 10 rotatably attached to the fulcrum 17, and the separator 10 is moved by driving the belt pulleys 12 and 13. . The guide 15 is formed in a U-shape and has a straight surface portion 15a and a curved surface portion 15b, and when the separator 10 is moved, the guide 15 is formed in a U-shape, and when the separator 10 is moved, a roller l pivotally supported on the separator 10 is moved.
By guiding the oa along the linear surface portion 15a, the separator 10 is moved in the linear direction while maintaining the stacking posture,
By guiding the roller 10a along the curved surface portion 15b, the separator 10 is moved upright as shown by the chain line A. The gate 16 has a curved surface portion 15
It is rotatably attached to the tip of the roller b, and by switching as shown by the broken line, it allows the roller 10a to move below the straight surface portion 15a, and by switching as shown in the solid line, it allows the roller 10a to move toward the curved surface portion 15b. I am trying to allow this. Therefore, by switching the gate 16, the moving direction and posture of the separator are switched.

That is, the drive mechanism 11 drives the belt 14 and moves the roller 10a of the separator 10 to a position above the gate 6 on the linear surface of the guide so that when the storing and separating section takes in deposited banknotes, one banknote can be deposited and fed out. When the separator 10 is moved to the first position, which is the space between the storage separation section 9 and the replenishment cassette 8, and when the storage separation section 9 feeds out the banknotes in the replenishment cassette 8,
Switch the gate 16 to the straight surface portion 15a side as shown by the solid line,
By guiding the roller 10a of the separator IO through the gate 16 to the curved surface portion 15b, the separator 10 is rotated and erected, and the separator is placed at a side position of the replenishment cassette 8, which is a second position different from the first position. When the replenishment cassette 8 is moved and the replenishment cassette 8 is removed, the gate 16 is switched as shown by the broken line to guide the roller 10a of the separator 10 to the linear surface portion 15a and downwardly above the linear surface portion 15a, thereby removing the separator 10. It moves in the direction of the replenishment cassette, which is the third position, while maintaining the same posture as the first position.

Note that when the replenishment cassette is removed, switching of the gate 16 may be performed manually by an operator in this example.

Next, the operation of the replenishment mechanism of the embodiment will be described.

First, when a banknote is inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 1 of the banknote handling device, the banknote passes through the discriminator 2 and is fed into the storage/separation section 9. When bills are fed into the storage separation section 9, the drive mechanism 11 moves the separator lO to the first position, which is the space between the storage separation section 9 and the replenishment cassette 8, so that the banknotes are taken in and deposited on the separator 10. ,
The accumulated banknotes are fed out one by one to the discriminator 2. Note that when a banknote is fed into the 5-discriminator 2, it is judged and sent to the recycling boxes 4 and 5 according to denomination.

Further, when the number of banknotes in the recycling boxes 4 and 5 is insufficient and it becomes necessary to replenish banknotes for withdrawal, the separator 10 of the storage separation unit 9 is raised by the drive mechanism 11 and moved to the first position. Since the banknotes are evacuated to a different second position, the banknotes in the replenishment cassette 8 are sequentially delivered to the discriminator 2 one by one. Note that when a banknote is sent in, the discriminator 2 judges it and sends it to the recycling box 4.5 in the same manner as described above.

Furthermore, when the replenishment cassette 8 is removed, the gate 16
When is switched as shown by the broken line, the separator 10 moves in the direction of the replenishment cassette 8, which is the third position, as shown by the chain line. Thereby, the space between the separator IO and the storage/separation section 9 can be increased.

As a result, a large space can be secured between the separator 10 and the storage/separation section 9, so that the clerk can easily take out the banknotes on the separator 10 and can also easily place the banknotes on the separator.

In this embodiment, the gate 16 of the drive mechanism 11 is switched by the operator's operation, but as shown in FIG.
The gate 16 may be switched by removing it. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the gate 16 attached to the guide 15 of the drive mechanism 11 is formed in an L-shape, and the tip 18 of the L-shaped gate 16 faces toward the replenishment cassette 8. It is biased by a tension spring 19 in the direction opposite to the arrow. When the replenishment cassette 8 is in the installed state, the tip of the gate 16 is tilted as shown by the arrow against the elastic force of the tension spring 19 by the replenishment cassette 8, and when the replenishment cassette 8 is removed, it is pulled The gate 16 is inevitably switched by the elastic force of the spring 19. Therefore, the gate 16 can be switched by simply attaching and detaching the replenishment cassette 8, without bothering the staff.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the separator 10 of the replenishment mechanism 7 is horizontally divided into two parts. Further, the drive mechanism 11 of the replenishment mechanism 7
A support member 21 that supports the separator 10 at one end and can be moved by a drive source (not shown), a guide 22 that guides the other end of the support member 21, and a support member that is located midway along the guide 22 and is movable by a drive source (not shown). It has a gate 23 that switches the moving distance of the member 21.

This drive mechanism 11 operates by guiding the support member 21 at a position above the gate 23 in the guide 22 when the storage separation unit 9 takes in deposited banknotes, so that the separator lO
Storage separation section 9 and replenishment cassette 8 while keeping the stacking position.
Move to position [10A, 10rl, which is the space of
When the storage separation section 9 feeds out the banknotes in the replenishment cassette 8, the other end of the support member 21 hits the gate 23, and by rotating one end of the support member 21 diagonally downward, the separator 10 stands up. and the first position 10A,
When the replenishment cassette 8 is moved to the second position 10c different from the IOB and the replenishment cassette 8 is removed, the gate 23 is shifted as shown by the broken line and the support member 21 is guided to the lower part of the guide 22. (still deposited) is moved toward the third position 100, which is the replenishment cassette 8. Therefore, when the support members 21 collide with the gate 23, one end thereof rotates diagonally downward to open and retreat from each other in order to move the separator 10 to the second position ioc.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, since the separator 10 moves when the replenishment cassette 8 is removed, a large space can be secured between the separator 10 and the storage separation section 9, so that the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. Obtainable.

In addition, in the present invention, the specific configuration of the drive mechanism is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, but may be any mechanism as long as it has the intended function. Although an example using banknotes has been shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and other banknotes may be used.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention provides the drive mechanism to move the separator between the first position, which is the space of the storage separation unit and the replenishment cassette, when the storage separation unit takes in paper sheets, and The replenishment cassette can be moved to a second position different from the first position when taking in paper sheets, and a third position in the direction of the replenishment cassette when the replenishment cassette is removed. , the space between the separator and the storage separation section is large, the staff can easily remove paper sheets from the separator, and the paper sheets can be easily set on the separator, which definitely improves the work efficiency of the staff. There are benefits to be gained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a banknote handling device to which the replenishment mechanism of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a first embodiment of the replenishment mechanism of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a modification of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment of the replenishment mechanism of the present invention. 7... Replenishment mechanism, 8... Refill cassette, 9...
Storage separation unit, lO... Separator, 11... Drive mechanism, 12.13... Belt pulley, 14... Belt, 1
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A replenishment cassette that stores replenishment paper sheets, and a replenishment cassette that sequentially feeds out the paper sheets in the replenishment cassette one by one, takes in the paper sheets taken in from the outside, and transfers the taken in paper sheets to the replenishment cassette. A storage separating section that sequentially feeds out paper sheets one by one in the same direction as the feeding direction of the leaves, a separator that temporarily accumulates the paper sheets taken in from the outside by the storage separating section, and a drive mechanism that drives and controls the separator. The mechanism moves the separator to a first position, which is a space between the storage separation part and the replenishment cassette, while maintaining the stacking posture relative to the storage separation part, when the paper sheets are taken in from the outside by the storage separation part; When the paper sheets in the replenishment cassette are fed out, the separator is placed in a second position different from the stacking position and different from the first position, and when the replenishment cassette is removed, the separator is placed in the same position as the stacking position and refilled. A paper sheet replenishment mechanism characterized in that the paper sheet replenishment mechanism is selectively moved to a third position in the direction of a paper cassette.