JPH0310155B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a banknote storage device for feeding banknotes temporarily stored in a banknote deposit machine into a storage safe.

``Prior art'' Conventionally, paper sheets inserted into a money handling machine are temporarily held in a storage section before being taken into the storage section, and a confirmation signal is sent based on confirmation of the amount, etc. by the user. This technology was developed in 1974 as a technology to take it into the storage unit or return it to the user depending on whether it is present or not.
A banknote storage device described in Publication No. 41695 has been proposed.

``Problems to be Solved by the Invention'' By the way, in order to effectively utilize the space inside a bank or other store, the money depositing and dispensing machine equipped with the above-mentioned banknote storage device is designed so that, for example, the rear of the machine is fitted inside the counter of a teller. It is desirable that the machine be installed in a state where the banknotes are inserted into the counter, but in order to do this, functions such as accepting and returning banknotes or taking out stored banknotes must be installed at the front of the machine (with the machine fitted into the counter and facing the operator inside the counter). From the viewpoint of operability, it is necessary to concentrate on the In addition, from the perspective of customer service, it is desirable to reduce the height of the deposit machine so that customers (users) can observe the process from behind the counter during the deposit process. .

However, the banknote storage device described in the above-mentioned publication merely presents a technique for temporarily storing banknotes, and does not provide a specific configuration for how to reduce the height of the deposit machine under the above-mentioned installation conditions. It was not intended to disclose.

In addition, as a known technology that has a structural feature in consideration of the height dimension of the aircraft,
There is a technique described in Publication No. 62786, and according to this technique, by rotating a pair of concave frame plates once in opposite directions, the banknotes on the concave frame plates are transferred to the bill receiving plate on the lower side of the concave frame plates. It can be pushed upwards.

However, this technique has the following problems.

Since it is necessary to rotate each concave frame plate once, it is necessary to secure an operating space corresponding to the rotation radius of both concave frame plates between the temporary banknote storage section and the storage section below it. , Overall, it is inevitable that there will be a reversal of the demand for miniaturization of money deposit machines.

As the concave frame plate rotates, the banknote is bent significantly and furthermore, it is pulled from the center to both ends, which may damage banknotes with a crease in the center, such as circulating banknotes. There is.

Since both ends of the banknote are pressed against the concave frame plate, the central part is indirectly bent.
When the number of banknotes is large (the stacked thickness is large), it is not possible to bend the banknotes smoothly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to effectively solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a storage device that requires a small operating space and can store banknotes regardless of the number of banknotes without causing damage. .

"Means for Solving the Problems" In order to achieve the above object, the present invention conveys the banknotes received in the banknote receiving section while discriminating them by the discriminating conveyance section, and transfers the banknotes that are determined to be acceptable by the above-mentioned discrimination. In a bill storage device for a money deposit machine, in which the banknotes are sent from a conveyance part to a temporary storage part and accumulated, and then sent to a storage safe below this temporary storage, the banknotes are provided between the temporary storage part and the storage safe. a shutter plate that supports the banknotes from below and moves horizontally to drop the banknotes; a pair of opening/closing plates that support from below both ends of banknotes that are about to fall into the storage safe due to the movement of the banknotes; and a pushing plate that protrudes into the pair of storage parts and descends while pressing the banknotes on the opening/closing plate downward, thereby pivoting the opening/closing plate downward and pushing the banknotes on the opening/closing plate into the storage safe. That's what happens.

"Function" With the above configuration, the push plate provided vertically rotatably on the outside of the temporary storage part of the money deposit machine,
As the state of being evacuated to the outside of the temporary storage section,
After the banknotes are stacked on the shutter plate at the stacking position in the temporary storage section and banknote discrimination etc. are completed,
The shutter plate is moved to the retracted position, the pushing plate is vertically rotated and lowered while protruding into the temporary storage section, thereby pressing the bill, and the opening/closing plate is pivoted downward to move the bill on the opening/closing plate downward. It can be pushed into a storage safe.

Embodiment of the Invention FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a money deposit machine using the bill storage device of the present application. This money deposit machine 1 is fitted into a counter 2 of a bank teller or the like, and is installed with the front surface 3a of the machine body 3 facing inside the counter 2. Banknote S inserted into
The separating and sending section 5 sends the banknotes S one by one to the discriminating conveyance section 6, and the banknotes S determined to be acceptable by the discriminating conveyance section 6 are sent through the sorting gate 7 to the vanes 8a, 8a, . . . of the accumulating vehicle 8. The banknotes S fed into the stacking car 8 are scraped off by a scraping plate 9, stacked on the shutter plate 11 of the temporary storage section 10, and temporarily stored.
After all banknotes S have been distinguished, the banknotes S on the shutter plate 11 are returned to the return slot 12 according to the customer's wishes.
It is designed to be returned or stored in a storage safe 13 provided below the shutter plate 11. The storage device of the present application is used as a mechanism for storing banknotes S in the temporary storage section 10 in the storage safe 13. The discrimination conveyance section 6 also includes a first conveyance belt 6b that is driven by a conveyance motor 6a and runs horizontally, and second and third conveyance belts that sandwich banknotes S between them. It is composed of belts 6c and 6d.

Note that in the money depositing machine 1, the banknotes S that are determined to be unacceptable by the discriminating transport unit 6 are changed in the transport direction by the sorting gate 7, sent to the reject box 14, and returned to the customer. It's becoming like that. Also, reference numeral 15 in Figure 1
indicates a coin receiving section, and the coins inserted into the coin receiving section 15 are conveyed while being discriminated by a coin sorting conveyance path (not shown), and are stored in a coin storage section (not shown) via a temporary storage section. It's becoming like that.

Next, details of the banknote storage device will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the shutter plate 11 of the temporary storage section 10 has connecting plates 19, 19 integral with the shutter plate 11 attached to shutter guide shafts 18, 18 provided horizontally in the machine body 3. It is supported so that it can be moved horizontally by sliding. The shutter plate 11 connects racks 20, 20 fixed to the lower surfaces of both side edges of the shutter plate 11 to the pinion gear 2.
1, 21, . . . by operating a shutter motor 22, it is horizontally moved. Further, above the shutter guide shafts 18, 18, a shutter lock device 23 for fixing the shutter plate 11 in a closed state is provided.
The lock piece 23b, which is supported so as to be vertically rotatable about a, is urged counterclockwise in FIG. The movement of the plate 11 to the right in FIG. 3 is restricted, and the lock piece 23b is rotated clockwise by operating the solenoid 23d to release the restriction.

At the upper part of the storage safe 13 below the shutter plate 11, opening/closing plates 24, 24 are provided on which banknotes S dropped by the horizontal movement of the shutter plate 11 are placed (see FIG. 1). This opening/closing plate 24,
24 is supported so as to be vertically pivotable around pins 24a, 24a, is urged upward by a spring (not shown), and is stopped in a horizontal state by a regulating device (not shown). It is being
Further, a space is provided between the opening/closing plates 24, 24 in order to allow a push-in plate, which will be described later, to pass therethrough.

A pressing plate 25 is provided horizontally below the opening/closing plate 24 and holds the banknotes S between it and the opening/closing plate 24. 26, it is supported in a vertically movable manner. Further, this pressing plate 25 is urged upward by a spring (not shown).

On the other hand, slide shafts 27, 27 are supported on both sides of the temporary storage section 10 and the storage safe 13, which are arranged vertically as described above, by support blocks 28 fixed to the machine body 3 so as to be able to move vertically. The slide shafts 27, 27 connect racks 30, 30 connected to the slide shafts 27, 27 via connecting plates 29, 29 to pinion gears 31, 3.
By operating a pushing motor 32 via 1, it can be moved up and down.

A pin 33 is attached to the racks 30, 30.
The push plate 3 can be rotated vertically around the center.
4A, 34B are provided, and these pushing plates 34A (34B) are pushed by a spring 35 into the second
The opening/closing plate 2 is biased clockwise (counterclockwise) and protrudes into the temporary storage section 10 through the notch 10b of the side plate 10a of the temporary storage section 10.
It is designed to rotate perpendicular to 4. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 3B, this pushing plate 34A (34B), when raised together with the slide shaft 27, pushes the upper surface of its base end 34a toward the support block 28. It is supported in a vertical position by being pressed by a retraction roller 36 rotatably attached to the holder. Further, as shown in FIG. 2B and FIG.
It is fixed in a horizontal state by a locking device 37 that moves up and down together with (34B).

This locking device 37 has a push-in lock piece 37b provided on the rack 30 so as to be vertically pivotable about a pin 37a, and this push-in lock piece 37b is biased clockwise in FIG. 3 by a tension spring 37c. And this rotation is caused by the support block 28
As the push plate 34A (34B) descends, the lock release piece 37d releases the push lock piece 37b, and as shown in FIG. As shown, the push plate 34A is attached to the push lock piece 37d.
The base end portion 34a of (34B) is locked to fix the push plate 34A (34B) in a horizontal state.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the sides of the storage safe 13 have push-in plates 34A, 34B
A part of the notch 13a is cut out to allow the slide to protrude. It is closed by a side plate 13c.

In addition, the reference numeral 38 in FIGS. 2 and 3 is a guide member, and this guide member 38 has the function of stopping the rack 30 from swinging laterally as it moves up and down.

Next, the operation of this banknote storage device will be explained according to each step shown in FIGS. 4A to 4F.

Step 1 (see FIG. 4A) The banknotes S inserted into the receiving section 4 of the money deposit machine 1 are conveyed while being discriminated by the discriminating conveyance section 6, and the banknotes S determined to be acceptable are transferred to the temporary storage section 10.
The images are accumulated on the shutter plate 11 at the accumulation position. At this time, the pushing plates 34A, 34B are
As shown in Figure A and Figure 3B, it is retracted to the raised position and is supported by the retraction roller 36 in a vertical position so that it does not become an obstacle to the banknotes S falling from the stacking car 8. It's getting old. Then, the banknotes S that can be accepted are displayed on the shutter plate 11.
After the items have been stacked on top and the amount has been confirmed, the shutter lock device 23 that restricts the horizontal movement of the shutter plate 11 is unlocked, provided that the return port 11 is closed. That is, when the lock piece 23b is operated by the solenoid 23d and rotates clockwise in FIG. 3, the shutter plate 11 can be moved horizontally.

Step 2 (See Figure 4B) When the shutter motor 22 is driven and the shutter plate 11 is horizontally moved to the retracted position on the right side of Figure 4A (the state from Figure 3A to B), the shutter plate 1
The banknote S on 1 falls below the opening/closing plate 2 in Fig. 4.
4,24. At this time, the opening/closing plate 2
4 is supported from below by the pressing plate 25 and is maintained in a horizontal position while supporting the load of the banknote S.

Step 3 (see Figure 4 C) Drive the push motor 32 to move the slide shaft 2
7. Push plate 34A (34B) integrated with rack 30
When lowering, first, the push plate 34A (34B)
, while sliding its base end 34a on the retracting roller 36, it rotates vertically under the force of the spring 35, and the second
As shown by the chain line in FIG. 3, it becomes horizontal and protrudes into the temporary storage section 10, and as a result, the push-in lock piece 37b vertically turns clockwise in FIG. It engages with the base end 34a and locks the pushing plate 34A (34B) in a horizontal state. (It is made so that it cannot move upward in the horizontal state.) Then, the fourth push plate 34A (34B) is kept in the horizontal state.
When lowered from the position indicated by the chain line in the figure C to the position indicated by the solid line, these pushing plates 34A (34B) come into contact with the bill S on the opening/closing plate 24, and descend while pushing the opening/closing plate 24 to spread the bill S into the storage safe 13. Push it in. At this time, the pushing plate 34A (34B) pushes down the sliding side plate 13c of the storage safe 13, and
Move inside the storage safe 13. In addition, the pushing plate 3
4A (34B), the pressing plate 25
is pushed downward.

Step 4 (see FIG. 4 D) When the banknotes S on the opening/closing plate 24 are stored in the storage safe 13 together with the banknotes S on the pressing plate 25, the opening/closing plate 24 is activated by a spring (not shown). It is energized and turns vertically in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4 and becomes horizontal.

Step 5 (See Fig. 4 E) When the push plate 34A (34B) is raised, the slide side plate 13c is biased by a spring (not shown) and rises, and when the push plate 34A (34B) is further raised, The push-in lock piece 37b comes into contact with the lock release piece 37d and rotates counterclockwise in FIG.
B) is unlocked. And the push plate 34
A (34B) is a base end portion 34a attached to the retraction roller 36.
It turns vertically while making contact with the storage part 10, becomes vertical, and is evacuated from the temporary storage part 10. Further, the press 25 is biased by a spring (not shown) and rises, and clamps the banknote S between it and the opening/closing plate 24 .

Step 6 (See Figure 4) Move the shutter plate 11 horizontally to remove the storage safe 1.
When the upper part of 3 is closed, it becomes ready for the next deposit operation.

On the other hand, FIGS. 5A and 5B show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a pushing member 39 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is used in place of the flat pushing plates 34A and 34B of the first embodiment. By using the push plate 40 provided at the tip of the push member 39, the storage safe 1
3 into which the bill S is pushed.
By using the pushing member 39 having such a shape, it becomes unnecessary to form the notch 13a or provide the slide side plate 13c in the storage safe 13.

"Effects of the Invention" As is clear from the above explanation, the present invention provides a push plate that is vertically rotatable on the outside of the temporary storage section of a money deposit machine, and retracts the push plate to the outside of the temporary storage section. In this state, the banknotes are accumulated in the temporary storage section, and after the banknote discrimination etc. are completed, the push plate is vertically rotated to project into the temporary storage section and lowered, so that the banknotes are stacked below the temporary storage section. It is characterized by being pushed into a storage safe, and a bill receiving section or the like can be provided above the temporary storage section and close to the temporary storage section, thereby reducing the height dimension of the money depositing machine. It has the effect of being able to. Further, the opening/closing plate is
By pushing down the banknotes with a push plate,
Since the mutual interval is widened while rotating downward, it is possible to reliably store the banknotes without damaging them.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 4 show the first embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a schematic configuration explanatory diagram of a money deposit machine, Figures 2A and 2B are a front view of the banknote storage device, and Figure 3 is a front view of the banknote storage device.
Figures A and B are views taken along the - line in Figures 2A and 2B, respectively. Figures 4A to 4F are explanatory diagrams of banknote storage operations, and Figures 5A and 5B are views of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is an explanatory view of a pushing board in . 1...Money deposit machine, 2...Counter, 3a...
...Front, 4...Receiving section, 6...Discrimination transport section,
8... Accumulation car, 9... Scraping board, 10... Temporary storage section, 11... Shutter board, 12... Return port, 13... Storage safe, 13a... Notch part, 1
3c...Slide side plate, 18...Shutter guide shaft, 23...Shutter lock device, 24...Opening/closing plate, 25...Press plate, 26...Guide shaft, 27...
...Slide shaft, 28...Support block, 29...
Connection plate, 34A... Pushing plate, 34B... Pushing plate, 36... Retraction roller, 37... Locking device,
37b... Pushing lock piece, 37c... Tension spring, 37d... Lock release piece, 39... Pushing member, 40... Pushing plate, S... Bill.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The banknotes received in the banknote receiving section are conveyed while being discriminated by the discriminating conveyance section, and the banknotes determined to be acceptable are sent from the discriminating conveyance section to the temporary storage section and accumulated, and then transferred to the lower part of the temporary storage section. In a banknote storage device for a money deposit machine, the banknote storage device is provided between the temporary storage section and the storage safe, supports the banknotes from below, and moves horizontally to drop the banknotes downward. A shutter plate is provided below the shutter plate so as to be able to rotate vertically, and is supported in a horizontal state by a spring. A pair of opening/closing plates to support, and a banknote provided on the side of the temporary storage section, vertically pivoting perpendicularly to the opening/closing plates and protruding into the pair of storage sections, while pressing the banknotes on the opening/closing plates downward. A bill storage device in a money deposit machine, comprising a pushing plate that descends to pivot the opening/closing plate downward and push the banknotes on the opening/closing plate into the storage safe.