JPH0221391A - Sheet paper temporary housing mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify a separator drive mechanism by executing the sheet paper housing and paying out operation of a separator and the drawing in operation of the separator from housing space with one motor. CONSTITUTION:A separator 4 is turnably supported around a certain shaft 16, and this shaft 16 vertically executes a linear motion by the drive mechanism. For a cam 19 arranged along a stroke along which the separator 4 moves, a linear part and a curved part are combined, and while the cam 19 guides the separator 4 with its linear part and makes the separator 4 execute the linear motion when the separator 4 executes the sheet paper housing and paying out operation, the cam 19 guides the separator 4 with its curved part, makes the separator 4 execute a turning motion, and makes the separator 4 draw in when the separator 4 executes the drawing in operation. Thus, the sheet paper housing and paying out operation and the drawing in operation of the separator 4 can be smoothly executed in small space with one drive motor 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a paper temporary storage mechanism, and particularly to a paper temporary storage mechanism suitable for application to a banknote recycling type banknote handling device.

[Conventional technology]

A separator used in a conventional mechanism of this type is, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-42296, in which the separator is placed between a position where banknotes are stored and a position where banknotes are fed out. Mo spear and 1 to move
It separately had a motor for retracting the separator from the storage space when replenishing banknotes.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the above-mentioned conventional technology, in order to operate the separator, the separator is moved between the position where one banknote is stored and the position where the banknote is fed out (hereinafter referred to as "
Since two motors are required, one for replenishing banknotes and the other for retracting the separator from the storage space, the device configuration becomes complicated and costs increase. There are problems in that it is expensive and difficult to miniaturize.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional technology, and to eliminate the above-mentioned bill storing and feeding operation of the separator and the storing space by using one motor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet temporary storage mechanism that can simplify the separator drive mechanism and easily downsize at low cost.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above-mentioned object of the present invention is to provide a storage for storing one sheet of paper, a sheet storage and feeding mechanism for storing and feeding out sheets between the storage and the storage and sheet storage and feeding mechanism. A paper sheet storage apparatus having a separator arranged between the separators and a second paper sheet storage space, in which the separator is moved up and down by means for vertically moving the separator in response to a sheet storage and feeding operation in the second paper sheet storage space. It is rotatably supported on a horizontal axis, and
A cam with which a part of the separator comes into contact when the horizontal shaft is further lowered is provided below the vertical movement means, and the paper storage and feeding operation of the separator in the second sheet storage space is performed. This is achieved by a paper sheet temporary storage mechanism characterized in that the evacuation operation from the paper sheet storage/feeding operation position is performed by the vertical movement means.

[Effect]

In the paper sheet temporary storage mechanism according to the present invention, the separator is rotatably supported around a certain axis, and the axis is driven by a drive mechanism to linearly move the separator in the vertical direction. The cam arranged along the line has a combination of a straight part and a curved part, and when performing a storing and feeding operation with the separator, the separator is guided by the straight part to move linearly, and when performing a retracting operation. The separator is guided by the curved portion and rotated to be retracted. As a result, it becomes possible to smoothly carry out the storing and retracting operation of the separator and the retracting operation using one drive motor in a small space.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a recirculating banknote handling device showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, ■ is a deposit/withdrawal port that accepts and discharges banknotes, 2 is a discrimination unit that determines the authenticity, fitness, denomination, etc. of banknotes, and 3 is a storage separation mechanism for temporarily holding the determined deposited banknotes. , 4 is a separator for depositing temporarily reserved banknotes, 5 is a replenishment safe for storing replenishment withdrawal banknotes, 6.7 is a recycling box for storing and separating banknotes of each denomination, and 8 is a damaged banknote. , shows a receptacle box for storing non-recirculated banknotes.

An outline of the operation of the above-mentioned recycling-type banknote handling device is as follows. At the time of deposit, the separator 4 is in a storage position on the replenishment safe 5 to form a temporary storage space, and the banknotes inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 1 are stored after passing through the discriminator 2. The separation mechanism 3 deposits it on the separator 4 .

When the deposit transaction is completed, the separator 4 rises to the separation position, and the storage and separation mechanism 3 separates the coins one by one.After the denomination is discriminated again by the discriminator 2, the separator 4 is moved to the recycle box 6.
．． 7 or stored in a project box 8.

When the amount of banknotes remaining for withdrawal in the recycling box 6.7 is low, the replenishment operation involves retracting the separator 4, raising the stacking plate 9 of the replenishment safe 5, and storing and separating the banknotes IO for replenishment. 3, the coins are separated one by one, the denomination is determined by the discriminating section 2, and the coins are stored and replenished in each recycling box 6.7. Thereafter, the separator 4 returns to the storage position in preparation for the first deposit transaction.

FIG. 1(a) is a side view showing the detailed structure of the temporary storage mechanism centering on the separator, and FIG. 1(b) is a front view thereof.

The storage separation mechanism 3 includes a storage mechanism consisting of a pair of stack rollers 11, and a pickup roller 12 for feeding out banknotes one by one. Feed roller 13. Gate roller 14.
The separating mechanism includes a pinch roller 15.

The separator 4 is rotatably supported by a shaft 16, and the shaft 16 is configured to be movable in the vertical direction by two belts 17 that transmit the driving force of the drive motor 20. In addition, a cam 19 having a straight portion and a curved portion continuing below the straight portion is disposed in the movement of the shaft 16 by the belt 17. A roller 18 attached to the separator 4 is brought into contact with the cam 19 by a clockwise rotational force about the shaft 16 of the separator 4 . When the rollers 18 attached to the separator 4 come into contact with the cam 19, the angle of the separator can be changed in accordance with the position of the cam, as will be described later.

During normal transactions, the separator is positioned at IF (the above-mentioned "separation position") indicated by the broken line in FIG. 1(a) and at IF indicated by the solid line. (the same "storage position"), the rollers 18 are held horizontally by coming into contact with the straight portion of the cam 19. That is, the separator 4 is
When depositing money, it reciprocates between the separation position and the storage position while being held horizontally.

When refilling, the shaft 16 is further lowered and the rollers 18
By bringing the separator 4 into contact with the curved portion of the cam 19, the separator 4 descends while rotating around the shaft 1G serving as a fulcrum, and finally reaches the position shown by the dashed line in the figure (
move to the evacuation position). When the replenishment is completed, the drive motor 2o is reversely rotated in response to a return command, and the separator 4 moves up once, contrary to when it was retracted, and returns to the storage position above the replenishment safe 5.

The above is the detailed operation of the separator 4, which is the main part of the temporary storage mechanism of this embodiment.

Next, based on FIG. 3, a member 26 for preventing one banknote from protruding out of the safe (hereinafter referred to as a "holding member" for simplicity) which is interlocked with the operation of the separator 4 will be described.

In this embodiment, a replenishment safe 5 is provided with a holding member 26 for preventing stored banknotes from coming out of the safe, and a mechanism that opens the holding member 26 in conjunction with the evacuation operation of the separator 4. A temporary storage mechanism is shown having a. In addition, in FIG. 3, the separator 4
The cam 1.9 that performs the retracting operation is omitted.

The drive mechanism for the pressing member 26 is constructed as follows. That is, the holding member 26 is rotatable about a fixed shaft 27, and the lever 21 is connected to one end of the holding member 26 via links 23 and 24.

The lever 21 is configured to be rotatable about a fulcrum 28, and is normally located at a position where it does not come into contact with the shaft 16, as shown by the solid line in the figure, by means of a spring 22. At this time, due to the action of links 23 and 24,
The pressing member 26 is located at a position where it can hold down banknotes in the safe.

The pressing member 26 operates as follows due to the downward movement of the shaft 16. In other words, the shaft 16
As the lever 21 is lowered, the lower part of the lever 21 is pushed to the right in the figure, thereby moving the pressing member 26 via the links 23 and 24 to the position shown by the dashed line in the figure. With the above operation, when replenishing banknotes, the separator 4 moves the pressing member 26 to the retracted position in synchronization with the movement.

It moves to a position that serves as a guide for the storage/separation mechanism 3 and the replenishment safe 5, which are shown by dashed lines in the figure.

Note that the movement mechanism for the pressing member 26 is as follows.

Springs 22,25 are provided to facilitate smooth operation. Spring 22 is a stronger spring than spring 25.

The above embodiment is shown as an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, it goes without saying that the present invention is applicable to the handling of various paper sheets other than a single banknote.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a storage for storing one paper sheet, a paper storage and feeding mechanism for storing and discharging paper sheets between the storage and the storage and the paper sheet storage. A paper sheet storage device having a separator disposed between a feeding mechanism and a separator constituting a second paper sheet storage space, wherein the separator is configured to correspond to a sheet storage and feeding operation in the second paper sheet storage space. A cam is rotatably supported on a horizontal shaft of a vertically moving means, and a cam is provided below the vertically moving means, with which a part of the separator comes into contact when the horizontal shaft is further lowered. Since the sheet storage and feeding operation in the second sheet storage space and the evacuation operation from the sheet storage and feeding operation position are performed by the vertical movement means, one motor can move the separator. The present invention has the remarkable effect of simplifying the separator drive mechanism and realizing a paper sheet temporary storage mechanism that can be easily miniaturized at low cost by allowing the paper sheet storage feeding operation and evacuation operation from the storage space to be performed. It is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1(a) is a side view showing the detailed configuration of a temporary storage mechanism which is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1(b) is a front view thereof, and FIG.
The figure is a schematic configuration diagram of the recycling-type banknote handling device of the embodiment,
The figure is a side view showing another embodiment of the present invention. 1: Deposit/withdrawal port, 2: Discrimination unit, 3: Storage separation mechanism, 4: Separator, 5: Replenishment safe, 6, 7: Recycle box, 8: Reject box, 9: Stack plate, 10: Replenishment banknote, 16: shaft, 17: belt, 18::10
．． 19: Cam, 2o: Drive motor, 21 Nilever, 23
, 24: link, 26: holding member. (a) Figure (Part 1) Figure (Part 2) (b) Figure

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A storage for storing paper sheets, a paper storage and feeding mechanism for storing and feeding paper sheets between the storage and the storage and paper storage and feeding mechanism. A paper sheet storage apparatus having a separator arranged between the separators and a second paper sheet storage space, in which the separator is moved up and down by means for vertically moving the separator in response to a sheet storage and feeding operation in the second paper sheet storage space. A cam is rotatably supported on a horizontal shaft, and is provided below the vertical movement means with which a part of the separator comes into contact when the horizontal shaft is further lowered. A paper leaf temporary storage mechanism, characterized in that the paper leaf storage/feeding operation in the paper leaf storage space and the evacuation operation from the paper leaf storage/feeding operation position are performed by the vertical movement means. 2. In addition to the above-mentioned means, a paper holding means in the second paper storage space is rotatably mounted on a fixed second horizontal shaft, and below the vertical movement means, a paper holding means is provided. The paper sheet temporary storage mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that when the horizontal shaft of the vertical movement means is further lowered, a part of the lever interlocked with the paper sheet pressing means comes into contact with the paper sheet temporary storage mechanism. .