JPH0222758Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Field of Application" This invention relates to a bill storage box for a bill dispensing machine or the like which has the function of a reject pool section.

``Prior art'' A banknote dispensing machine feeds and stacks banknotes stored in a banknote storage box one by one, and then detects an abnormality in the stacked banknotes (for example, double feeding, mixing of different types of banknotes, etc.)
It has the function of dispensing money to the payment port or rejecting it to the reject pool depending on the presence or absence of the money.

Most conventional banknote dispensing machines have a banknote storage box and a redirect pool part (for example, a redirect box).
For example,
As in the "Paper leaf storage box" disclosed in Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-24669, one storage box has the functions of storing bills for dispensing and accepting reject bills. Things are also known.

This paper leaf storage box has a reject box for accepting rejected banknotes on the top of the storage box for storing bills for dispensing.The lid is opened and closed when loading paper sheets into the storage box. By using a part of the box as a redirect box, the space inside the paper storage box can be used effectively.

``Problems that the invention attempts to solve'' However, the above-mentioned paper sheet storage box had the following problems.

In other words, when the paper leaf storage box is attached to the aircraft,
A guide plate installed on the machine side pushes the shutter into the redirect box and opens the opening (so-called inward-opening state). On the other hand, when the paper storage box is removed from the machine, the guide plate separates from the shutter. In addition, an opening/closing mechanism is adopted in which the shutter is closed by the bias of a spring, so when the paper storage box is removed from the machine, the shutter moves toward the outside of the reject box and the opening closes. Therefore, there is a risk that paper sheets near the opening may move as the shutter is displaced in the aforementioned direction and protrude from the opening. In addition, since the opening area of the rigid box is small (smaller than the area of the paper sheet), it is necessary to convey the paper sheet in a specific direction that is advantageous for receiving it. It is inevitable that the degree of freedom in setting the travel path of the conveyor belt within the body will be restricted.

This invention was proposed in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and aims to make effective use of the space in the banknote storage box and to reliably accept reject banknotes.

"Means for solving problems" This invention was proposed in view of the above circumstances.
After the bills are fed out one by one from the bill storage box and accumulated, they are sent all at once to the payment slot, or when it is detected that it is inappropriate to pay the accumulated bills, the tip of the reject conveyance mechanism in the conveyance direction In the banknote dispensing machine, the banknotes are fed out in the direction along the plane of the paper and into a reject pool section below the banknote dispensing machine. A redirect box is provided with an open top surface for receiving, and a first opening/closing lid for opening and closing a part of the opening is rotatably provided at one end of the opening of the redirect box. A second opening/closing lid for opening and closing other parts of the opening is rotatably provided at the other end, and the opening has an opening area larger than the paper surface of the banknote to be received. The second opening/closing lid is rotatable between a horizontal position in which the opening is closed and an elevated position in which the opening is opened and is located to the side of a falling path of a banknote about to fall into the opening. The centers of rotation of the first and second opening/closing lids are arranged at the front side and the rear side, respectively, of the opening of the reject box in the conveying direction of the reject conveying means.

"Function" With the above configuration, by keeping the opening/closing lid in the open position, the opening/closing lid can function as a side wall of the space that becomes the falling path when bills are dropped from the reject transport means to the reject box. Therefore, the banknotes falling from above after being given kinetic energy in the forward direction in the transport direction by the reject transport means collide with the first opening/closing lid located at the front of the falling path, and further, This first
After colliding with the opening/closing lid of the first opening/closing lid, the first opening/closing lid may collide with the second opening/closing lid and be guided downward by the first and second opening/closing lids.
The banknotes are pushed into the reject pool when the second lid is closed.

"Embodiment" An embodiment of this invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a banknote dispensing machine using a banknote storage box according to an embodiment of this invention, in which banknote storage boxes 2A and 2B are housed in the main body 1 of the banknote dispensing machine so as to be horizontally drawable. A reject pool section 3 is provided in the upper banknote storage box 2A.

First, to explain the outline of the banknote dispensing machine 1, banknotes 4 are stored for each denomination in banknote storage boxes 2A and 2B stored vertically in the main body 1, and the banknotes 4 are It is pressed in the direction of the suction head 6 by the movable clamping plate 5 . Furthermore, the movable clamping plate 5 is biased toward the suction head 6 by a spring 7.

The suction head 6 swings around a shaft 6a to suck the banknotes 4 one by one and send them to the biting roller 8. Blade 10 of accumulation car 10
a, and are further stacked above the stacking car 10 in sequence from the bottom. Further, the transport mechanism 9 is provided with a determination device (not shown), which determines whether there is an abnormality such as double feeding of the banknotes 4 during transport.

The banknotes 4 stacked above the stacking car 10 are
Depending on the discrimination result of the discriminator, it is fed into the payout port 11 or the magnetic reject pool section 3. That is, when an abnormality is determined, the stacked banknotes 4 are held by the holding belts 12 and 13 and sent to the right in FIG. If no abnormality is detected during feeding, the banknote 4 is held between the holding belts 12 and 13 and sent out to the left in FIG. In addition, the reference numeral 16 in Figure 1
1 is a guide, and this guide 16 has the function of bringing the banknotes 4 fed out horizontally from the reject conveyance mechanism 14 into contact with each other and causing the banknotes 4 to fall into the reject pool section 3.

Further, an upper lid 17 is attached to the upper part of the banknote storage box 2A to cover the banknotes 4 stored therein so as to be rotatable around a shaft 18, and approximately half of the upper lid 17 on the shaft 18 side is attached to the upper plate 19. The rear side (right side in FIG. 2) is covered by the openable and closable bottom plate 20a of the reject box 20 of the reject pool part 3.

Next, the reject pool section 3 will be explained.

The reject box 20 of the reject pool section 3 is formed with an opening 20b for receiving the banknotes 4 sent out from the reject transport mechanism 14 and dropped, and this opening 20b is opened by opening/closing lids 21A and 21B. It is designed to be opened and closed. These opening/closing lids 21A and 21B are connected to hinges 21 provided at both ends of the upper part of the rigid box 20.
The opening 20 is vertically rotated around a and 21a.
b, and are arranged so that their tips overlap each other with the opening 20b closed. Note that it is designed to be superimposed on the example.
Further, these opening/closing lids 21A, 21B are urged by a spring (not shown) in a direction to close the opening 20b. Furthermore, a guide piece 21b is provided on the lower surface of the opening/closing lid 21B for guiding fallen banknotes to the reject box 20 in the "open" state.
is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, on one side of the opening/closing lid 21A (the left side when viewed from the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2), there is a sloped portion 22 of an opening cam 22A provided on the main body 1, as shown in FIG.
An opening roller 23A that opens and closes the opening/closing lid 21A by sliding on the hinge 21a is provided close to the hinge 21a. Further, the redirect box 20 is provided with an opening roller 23B that protrudes from the opening/closing lid 21B to the other side.
is attached to one end of an arm 25 supported pivotably about a shaft 24, and is slid on the inclined portion 22b of the opening cam 22B provided on the main body 1 to rotate the arm 25.
The opening/closing lid 21B is opened/closed by operating the protrusion 26 of the opening/closing lid 21B via the opening/closing lid 21B.

Next, a lock mechanism for regulating the opening operation of the opening/closing lids 21A and 21B will be explained.

This locking mechanism is a sliding mechanism that locks an engaging piece 27 provided on the lower surface of the opening/closing lid 21A to a second locking piece 28, and releases the locking of the engaging piece 27 by operating the second locking piece 28. It has a basic configuration in which movement of the moving plate 29 is restricted by a first lock piece 30.

That is, the second lock piece 28 is attached to the shaft 28a.
It is rotatably supported around the center, and is biased counterclockwise in FIG. 2 by a tension coil spring 31 to lock the engagement piece 27. The sliding plate 2
9 is supported movably in the vertical direction by sliding elongated holes 29a, 29a on protrusions 32, 32 provided on the banknote storage box 2A, and contacts the lower end 28b of the second locking piece 28. 2. The lock piece 28 is configured to rotate clockwise in FIG. Further, a release pin 33 is attached to the lower end of the sliding plate 29, and the release pin 33 is a second release piece that vertically rotates around a shaft 34 when the bill storage box 2A is attached or detached. 35 to raise and lower the sliding plate 29. Furthermore, the rotation of the second release piece 35 is regulated by a first lock piece 30, which is supported horizontally rotatably about a shaft 30a. At the same time, the second release piece 3 is urged counterclockwise in FIG. 6 by the spring 36.
5 and intersect with the direction of rotation. The first lock piece 30 locks the banknote storage box 2A into the main body 1.
As a result of the insertion operation, the second release piece 35 is brought into contact with a first release piece (not shown) provided on the main body 1, and is rotated clockwise in FIG. 6 to release the restriction on the rotation of the second release piece 35. It's summery.

The bill storage box 2A configured as described above is installed in the main body 1.
The operation of attaching it to the main body 1 (attachment operation) and the operation of removing it from the main body 1 (removal operation) will be described below.

(B) Mounting operation This mounting operation is performed by inserting the bill storage box 2A, which has been removed from the main body 1, into the main body 1 while moving it from the first right side to the left side, as shown in FIG. It can be done.

When inserting the banknote storage box 2A into the main body 1, first,
When operated by a first release piece (not shown) on the main body 1 side,
The first lock piece 30 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 6, and the restriction of the second release piece 35 is released. Next, when the banknote storage box 2A is further pushed in, the second release piece 35 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. Rotate the locking piece 28 clockwise in FIG. 2 to unlock the engaging piece 27 of the opening/closing lid 21A. Then, when the banknote storage box 2A is further pushed in, the opening cam 22A first moves to the opening roller 23A.
The opening/closing lid 21A is turned counterclockwise in FIGS. 2 and 3 while pushing up, and then the opening cam 22B pushes up the opening roller 23B and moves the arm 25 to the fourth position.
The opening/closing lid 21B is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 4 (clockwise in FIG. 2) to bring the opening 20b of the redirect box 20 into the open state shown in FIG. 1. Note that the locking mechanism may be configured such that the second release piece 35 is left in an upward position so as to maintain the unlocked state, or the second release piece 35 may be left in an upward position so as to maintain the unlocked state.
After 1A is slightly opened, it may be returned to the state shown in FIG. 2 by the weight of the tension coil spring 31 and each component.

When the bill storage box 2A is attached to the main body 1 while opening the opening 20b in this manner, the bill dispensing machine can be operated. When it is determined that there is an abnormality in the paid banknotes 4 during banknote dispensing, the banknotes 4 temporarily stacked above the stacking car 10 are transported to the right in FIG. Then, it is guided by the guide piece 21b and fed into the redirect box 20.

(b) Removal operation The removal operation is performed when the banknotes 4 stored in the banknote storage box 2A run out, or when the redirect box 20 becomes full. That is, when the banknote storage box 2A is pulled out to the right in FIG.
3B is raised while sliding on the slope 22b, and then the opening/closing lid 21A is rotated and lowered while sliding the release roller 23A on the slope 22a, thereby closing the opening 20b. At this time, when a banknote 4 partially protrudes from the redirect box 20, the opening/closing lid 21A pushes the banknote 4 into the redirect box 20 and closes the opening 2.
Block 0b. Further, the opening/closing lid 21A is locked by engaging the engagement piece 27 with the second locking piece 28 with the tip thereof overlapping the tip of the opening/closing lid 21B.

After removing the banknote storage box 2A from the main body 1, the upper lid 17 is turned around the shaft 18 to open the top of the banknote storage box 2A to load banknotes 4, and the bottom plate 20a of the reject box 20 is opened. When it is opened and the rejected banknotes are taken out, the preparation work for reattaching them to the main body 1 is completed.

"Effects of the invention" As is clear from the above explanation, this invention provides the following excellent effects.

(i) By displacing the opening/closing lid that was in the raised position to the horizontal position, the opening can be closed while pushing the banknotes into the redirect box, and the banknotes can be securely stored in the redirect box. be able to.

(ii) Since the opening can be partially opened and closed by two opening/closing lids, it is possible to secure an opening area sufficiently larger than the paper size of the banknote and to reduce the turning radius of the opening/closing lid. Therefore, the space required for displacing the opening/closing lid can be reduced, and the space within the bill dispensing machine can be effectively utilized.

(iii) Since the opening area of the opening is large, the reliability of acceptance of banknotes is increased regardless of the direction in which banknotes are fed, and the degree of freedom in routing the conveyance path for feeding banknotes is increased.

(iv) When the opening/closing lid is in the position to open the rigid box, it is placed on the front side and the rear side in the banknote transport direction with respect to the banknote falling path, so the movement given by transport is When a banknote tries to advance forward while falling due to energy, the banknote is caught in front by one opening/closing lid, and furthermore, the banknote moves in the opposite direction by colliding with one opening/closing lid. It is possible to effectively attenuate the movement of the banknote by catching it at the rear with the other opening/closing lid, and also to reliably guide it to the reject pool part along the surface of both opening/closing lids, and to move the banknote in the direction along the paper surface of the bill (back and forth direction). ) can be minimized to achieve orderly accumulation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 6 show an embodiment of this invention, in which Figure 1 is a schematic structural explanatory diagram of a banknote dispensing machine, Figure 2 is a sectional view of a banknote storage box, and Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a banknote dispensing machine.
A left side view of the banknote storage box seen from the right side of the figure, Figure 4 is a right side view, and Figure 5 is a side view of section A in Figure 2.
FIG. 6 is a view taken along the - line in FIG. 5. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Main body, 2A...Banknote storage box, 3...Reject pool part, 4...Banknote, 14...Reject transport mechanism, 16...Guide, 17...Top lid, 2
0... Redirect box, 20b... Opening,
21A...Opening/closing lid, 21B...Opening/closing lid, 21a...
...Hinge (shaft), 21b...Guide piece, 22A...Release cam, 22B...Release cam, 23A, 23B...
...Release roller, 27...Engaging piece, 28...Second lock piece, 29...Sliding plate, 30...First lock piece, 33...Release pin, 35...Second release piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] After the bills are fed out one by one from the bill storage box and accumulated, they are sent all at once to the payment slot, or when it is detected that it is inappropriate to pay the accumulated bills, the tip of the reject conveyance mechanism in the conveyance direction In the banknote dispensing machine, the banknotes are fed out in the direction along the plane of the paper and into a reject pool section below the banknote dispensing machine. A redirect box is provided with an open top surface for receiving, and a first opening/closing lid for opening and closing a part of the opening is rotatably provided at one end of the opening of the redirect box. A second opening/closing lid for opening and closing other parts of the opening is rotatably provided at the other end, and the opening has an opening area larger than the paper surface of the banknote to be received. The second opening/closing lid is rotatable between a horizontal position in which the opening is closed and an elevated position in which the opening is opened and is located to the side of a falling path of a banknote about to fall into the opening. Further, in the banknote dispensing machine, the centers of rotation of the first and second opening/closing lids are respectively disposed on the front side and the rear side in the transport direction of the redirect transport means at the opening of the redirect box. A banknote storage box with a reject pool section.