JPH0312773Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] (a) Field of the invention This invention is applicable to automated teller machines used in banking, for example, where banknotes are inserted for deposits and banknotes are dispensed for withdrawals. The present invention relates to a banknote processing device that performs receiving processing and discharging processing.

(b) Background of the invention In general, when this type of banknote processing device accepts deposited banknotes all at once, it requires a receiving and accumulating section to take in and inspect the banknotes one by one.
Further, when dispensing banknotes all at once, a discharging/accumulating section is required to collectively accumulate the banknotes conveyed one by one.

When the above-mentioned bulk acceptance of deposited banknotes and bulk discharge of withdrawn banknotes are performed using a single deposit/withdrawal port, using this deposit/withdrawal port itself as the above-mentioned intake/accumulation section or discharging/accumulating section means that each accumulation section is This is not possible due to the existence of a mechanism for configuring the banknotes, so a banknote stacking section that also serves as an intake/accumulation section and a discharge/accumulation section is constructed below the deposit/withdrawal port, and these deposit/dispatch ports and bill stacking section are constructed. A clamp that reciprocates between the top and bottom of the banknotes is provided to clamp and transport banknotes.

Incidentally, the apparatus for handling deposited banknotes and disbursed banknotes as described above has already been developed as a prior art by the present applicant (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-58371).

However, since the above-mentioned clamping means has a clamp structure that clamps both sides of the banknote, if the banknote has creases, the central part of the banknote is not clamped and has the original fold. Processing such as acceptance and release will be done as is.
In this case, there was a problem in that the banknotes jammed in the initial stage of transportation due to the creases.

(c) Purpose of the invention Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide a banknote processing apparatus that can perform receiving and discharging processes on banknotes with their folds straightened.

(d) Structure of the device This device includes a deposit/withdrawal slot for inserting deposited banknotes and receiving paid bills, and a bill stacking section located below the deposit/withdrawal slot for accumulating deposited banknotes and withdrawn banknotes. , a banknote handling device equipped with a clamp that unclamps a banknote and transports the banknote while clamping the banknote between the clamps, the clamp having a fixing piece;
A pair of clamping mechanisms each having a movable piece whose free end opens and closes between the fixed piece and the fixed piece is provided oppositely on both sides of the banknote, and a clamping operation of the movable piece is provided between the free ends of the opposing movable piece. The bill processing device is characterized by being equipped with a wrinkle-smoothing press plate that sometimes presses the bill surface.

(e) Effects of the invention According to this invention, by not only pressing both sides of the banknote with movable pieces, but also pressing the central part of the banknote with a wrinkle-stretching press plate, the banknote can be folded regardless of whether it has creases or not. , held in a flat, stretched state.

Therefore, banknotes can be received and discharged in a flat state with no creases, and stable processing operations without jamming etc. can be obtained.

(F) Embodiment of the invention An embodiment of the invention will be described below in detail based on the drawings.

The drawings show a banknote processing device that accepts deposited banknotes and discharges outgoing banknotes. In FIGS. banknote stacking unit 2,
A clamp conveyance mechanism 3 for clamping and conveying banknotes is provided between the deposit/withdrawal port 1 and the banknote stacking section 2.

The above-mentioned deposit/withdrawal port 1 is formed by front and rear guide plates 4, 5 to a size that allows a large number of banknotes to be put in at once in a horizontally long manner.

The above-mentioned clamp conveyance mechanism 3 includes a pair of left and right receiving plates 7 that receive the lower edges of the banknotes 6, a clamp 8 that clamps both sides and the center surface of the banknote 6, and a pair of left and right receiver plates 7 that control the position of the inserted banknote in the width direction. It includes a regulating plate 83 and a pair of left and right belts 9 that move the clamp 8 up and down.

The above-mentioned clamp 8 includes a pair of left and right clamp mechanisms 8a, and a wrinkle smoothing press plate 8b installed between them.
The clamp mechanism 8a includes a fixed piece 10.
and a movable piece 11, the fixed piece 10 has a substantially U-shape, and its base is vertically movably supported by guide frames 13, 13 installed along the inside of the side wall 12. There is a side wall 12 on the outer surface of the
A connecting pin 14 which projects outwardly is connected thereto through a suitable elongated hole.

The above-mentioned movable piece 11 has an L-shape, and its end is pivotally connected to the middle part of the above-mentioned fixed piece 10 by a pin 15, and as shown in FIG. 4, a spring 16 is wound around the pin 15. The movable piece 11 is pressed and biased in the clamping direction.

The above-mentioned wrinkle-smoothing press plate 8b is installed between the opposing free ends of the above-mentioned movable pieces 11, 11 disposed on both sides, and one end of this wrinkle-smoothing press plate 8b is a fulcrum. It is rotatably connected to one movable piece 11 via a pin 8c, and the other end of the other movable piece 11 is attached to a long hole 8d formed along the longitudinal direction.
When the movable pieces 11, 11 are pressed in the clamping direction, the wrinkle smoothing press plate 8d also moves in parallel in the clamping direction, and the bill 6 Press the center of the In this case, one end of the wrinkle smoothing press plate 8d is attached to the fulcrum pin 8c.
The other end is connected to the elongated hole 8d and the sliding pin 8e.
Due to the sliding action of the press plate 8d, the parallel movement of the press plate 8d suitable for pressing the banknote is performed, and the banknote 6 is It is held with the folds stretched out.

An operation piece 1 is provided on the side wall 12 side of the movable piece 11.
7 are arranged in series, and this operation piece 17 is operated when releasing the clamping state of the movable piece 11. The aforementioned side wall 12
Release cams 18 and 19 are provided inside the clamp 8 at positions corresponding to the above-mentioned operation piece 17 at the upper and lower movement limit positions of the clamp 8, and the above-mentioned operation piece 17 comes into contact with the release cams 18 and 19. By hitting the movable piece 11, the clamped state of the movable piece 11 is released. As a result, the clamp 8 is released from the clamping state at the positions of the deposit/withdrawal port 1 and the banknote stacking section 2, and the banknotes 6 are held between them.
It becomes a state where it is sandwiched.

The above-mentioned receiving plate 7 has pins 21 attached to support pieces 20 , 20 erected on the back side of the fixing piece 10 of each clamp 8 .
This receiving plate 7 is rotatably connected to a clamp 8.
It is movable between a closed position where the bottom part is closed and an open position where the bottom part is opened, and is normally biased to the closed position by a spring 22. It also forms an operating section 23 that is operated by an opening operating mechanism that will be described later.

The aforementioned regulation plate 83 has a rotating shaft 84 fixed thereto supported by the fixed piece 10, and is movable between a regulation position where the width direction of the banknote 6 is regulated and an open position where the position is not regulated.

As shown in FIG. 5, a relatively rotatable operation lever 85 is supported on the above-mentioned rotation shaft 84, and a spring 86 is mounted on the external rotation shaft 84. Both ends are engaged with a pin 87 implanted in the rotating shaft 84 and the fixed piece 10, thereby urging the regulating plate 83 to the regulating position.

Further, the above-mentioned pin 97 is connected to the above-mentioned operating lever 85.
A biasing lever 8 is in contact with a pin 88 implanted on the inner end side of the pin 88, and a biasing lever 8
The free ends of No. 9 are in contact with each other.

The base end of the biasing lever 89 described above is pivotally connected to the fixed piece 10 by a pin 90, and a spring 91 is wound around the base of the biasing lever 89, so that the biasing lever 89 is rotated when the regulation plate 83 is released. It is biased toward the position side.

The above-mentioned spring 91 is the above-mentioned spring 8.
6, the spring pressure is set larger than that of the biasing lever 89.
urges the regulating plate 83 toward the open position against the spring 86.

The outer end side of the aforementioned operating lever 85 faces the side wall 12, and when the clamp 8 is at the upper limit position of the deposit/withdrawal port 1, it comes into contact with the outer end of the aforementioned operating lever 85,
An operating body 92 for rotating the operating lever 5 is provided inside the upper part of the side wall 12.

That is, when the clamp 8 moves from the lower banknote stacking section 2 to the upper deposit/withdrawal port 1, the aforementioned operating body 92 contacts the outer end of the operating lever 85 and pushes it down, causing the operating lever 85 to rotate. As a result, the pin 88 of the operating lever 85 moves upward against the biasing force of the biasing lever 89, and this upward movement allows the pin 87 to move upward due to the elasticity of the spring 86, so that the rotation shaft 84 is rotated. The regulation plate 83 is rotated to the regulation position.

Note that when the above-mentioned restriction plate 83 is in the restriction position, even if the customer presses down the restriction plate 83, the restriction plate 83 can rotate against the spring 86, and unexpected damage is prevented.

Further, when the clamp 8 moves to the lower banknote stacking section 2, the pressing of the operating lever 85 by the operating body 92 is released, and the regulating plate 83 is returned to the open position by the urging force of the urging lever 89.

As shown in FIG.
A locking piece 2 is provided on the inside of the belt 9, which is stretched around pulleys 24 to 26 which are located outside of the belt 2 and cantilevered on the side wall 12, and which corresponds to the movement of the clamp 8.
7 is fixed, and the connecting pin 14 of the aforementioned clamp 8 is locked to this locking piece 27. For this purpose, the clamp 8 is moved up and down by rotating the belt 9 forward and backward.

When the aforementioned clamp 8 is at the set upper limit position of the deposit/withdrawal port 1, the locking piece 28 that locks the movement of the connecting pin 14 of the aforementioned clamp 8 is attached to the pin 29.
This locking piece 28 is pivotally connected to the side wall 12 by
is urged in the locking direction by a suitable spring. Further, the first solenoid 20 is connected to the above-mentioned lock piece 28, and this solenoid 3
0 is turned ON, the lock piece 28 is unlocked.

Further, a first switch 31 and a second switch 32 for detecting the upper and lower limit movement positions of the clamp 8 are provided at the upper and lower limit positions of the locking piece 27 of the belt 9.

In addition, power is transmitted to the pulley 26 via the belt 34 from the first motor 33 that drives in forward and reverse directions, and the belt 9 is driven by the forward and reverse control of this motor 33, causing the clamp 8 to move up and down. , furthermore, the motor 33 connects the first and second switches 3
1 and 32, the clamp 8 is stopped at the upper and lower limit positions.

When the aforementioned clamp 8 is at the lower limit position, an opening operation mechanism 35 for the receiving plate 7 is provided to face the operating portion 23 of the receiving plate 7.

As shown in FIG. 1, the opening operation mechanism 35 has an operation lever 36 facing the above-mentioned operation section 23, and this lever 36 is rotatably mounted on a pin 37, and is supported by an appropriate spring. (not shown) urges the operating cam to be described later.

An operating cam 38 is located on the side surface of the base of the above-mentioned operating lever 36, and when rotated clockwise in FIG. 1, the operating cam 38 moves the operating lever 36. Then, the tip of the operating lever 36 presses down the operating portion 23 of the receiving plate 7 to rotate the receiving plate 7 to the open position.

A stopper piece 39 is connected to the above-mentioned operating cam 38, and when this stopper piece 39 comes into contact with a stopper pin 40, rotation of the operating cam 38 is prevented, and the return of the operating cam 38 is caused by a spring 41.
It is carried out by the acting force of The operating cam 38 is supported by a shaft 42 via a suitable torque limiter (not shown), and power is transmitted from a second motor 45 to a pulley 43 fixed to the shaft 42 via a belt 44.

The above-mentioned operating cam 38 is normally located at a position where the receiving plate 7 is in the closed position, and when the second motor 45 rotates in a predetermined direction, the receiving plate 7 is moved to the open position via the operating lever 36. When the stopper piece 39 further comes into contact with the stopper pin 40, the rotation is stopped by the torque limiter.
Note that by continuing the rotation of the second motor 45, the receiving plate 7 continues to be stopped at the open position.

Further, when the second motor 45 is stopped, the operating cam 38 is returned to its original position by the action of the spring 41, and the receiving plate 7 is also returned to the closed position.

The above-mentioned banknote stacking section 2 includes a pressing guide plate 46,
A box-like structure is formed by the opposing guide plate 47, the aforementioned clamp 8, and the receiving plate 7.

The above-mentioned press guide plate 46 is formed to have a width that fits between both the above-mentioned clamp mechanisms 8a, 8a, and has a mounting piece 48 connected to its back surface, and this mounting piece 48 is attached to the support member 50 by a pin 49. The mounting piece 48 is pivotably mounted so that it can swing up and down, and the above-mentioned support member 50 is supported by a support rod 51 fixed as appropriate so as to be slidable back and forth, and a spring 52
It is pressed and biased rearward by. Further, an operating section 53 is formed on the lower surface side of the above-mentioned support member 50, and a lever 55 whose intermediate portion is pivotally connected with a pin 54
The upper end of is connected to the operating section 53. The lower end of the lever 55 is connected to a connecting rod 56 and a spring 5.
A second solenoid 58 is connected via 7. When the solenoid 58 is turned on, the lever 55 moves, the support member 50 is pushed forward, and the pressing guide plate 46 is pressed against the opposing guide plate 47 by the biasing force of the spring 57. .

The above-mentioned guide plate 47 is connected to both the above-mentioned clamp mechanisms 8.
a, 8a, the upper part is bent in the shape of a letter 59 toward the back side at the middle part, and the lower part on the back side is pivotally connected to the shaft 59, and the above-mentioned pressing guide plate 46 is provided so as to adapt to the pressure when the banknote 6 is pressed.

A take-in roller 61 is rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 62 at the left and right positions facing both side edges of the above-mentioned pressure guide plate 46 at the lower part of the banknote stacking section 2, and this roller 61 is rotated in the take-in direction. By doing so,
The banknotes 6 from the banknote stacking section 2 are taken into the rear stage side.

A gate roller 63 is provided opposite to the above-mentioned take-in roller 61 at a position below the bottom of the banknote stacking section 2, and this gate roller 63 is stopped in the take-in direction through a suitable one-way clutch with respect to a shaft 64. , is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable in the counter-taking direction, and when the taking-in roller 61 rotates in the taking-in direction, it is in a stopped state and applies friction to the taken-in banknotes to prevent the taking-in of two bills.

Furthermore, a clamping row 65 is provided opposite to the loading direction side of the loading roller 61, and this clamping roller 65 is pivotally supported by one end of a loading guide plate 66, and the other end of the loading guide plate 66 is pivotally connected with a pin 67. hand,
A suitable spring is provided to urge the holding roller 65 toward the take-in roller 61 side.

For this purpose, the banknotes 6 taken in by the taking-in roller 61 are prevented from being taken in by the game roller 63, receive a transfer force by the nipping roller 65, and are guided by the taking-in guide plate 66 and taken in.

An inlet 68 is formed between the upper edge side of the guide plate 47 and the lower edge of the guide plate 5, and the inlet 68 is formed to feed the dispensing banknotes into the banknote stacking section 2. A feed roller 69 is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft 70 at left and right positions corresponding to both side edges of the guide plate 47, and a curling roller 71 is provided opposite to this feed roller 69.

The above-mentioned feed roller 69 is driven in the feeding direction, so that the banknotes fed out from the storage unit for appropriate dispensing banknotes are brought into contact with the curling roller 71 to move the banknotes to the banknote stacking unit 2. Send it in. Further, the above-mentioned curling roller 71 has curling protrusions 72 on the outer side of the circumferential surface that is in contact with the feed roller 69, and these protrusions 72... , both edges of the banknote are curved to create stiffness in the banknote and prevent the banknote from being bent when the banknote is sent out.

At the same time, the curling protrusion 72 contacts the upper edge of the banknotes that have already been stacked and taps them against the pressure guide plate 46, thereby facilitating the stacking of newly fed banknotes.

The curling roller 71 described above is pivotally supported by one end of the feeding guide plate 73, and the curling roller 71 is
The other end is pivotally connected by a pin 74 and is provided to urge the curling roller 71 against the feeding roller 69 by a suitable spring.

An auxiliary roller 75 is pivotally supported by a shaft 76 at an intermediate position between the above-mentioned take-in roller 61 and the feed roller 69, and at left and right positions on both side edges of the above-mentioned guide plate 47. roller 6
Power is transmitted from banknote 9 through belt 77 to assist in taking in and feeding banknotes.

Power is then transmitted from the take-in roller 61, the feed roller 69, and the third motor 78 via the belt 79.

In addition, in the figure, 80 is a first sensor that detects the insertion and removal of banknotes, 81 is a second sensor that detects when a banknote is missing, and 82 is a third sensor that detects the feeding of banknotes. However, these sensors 80~
82 are each constituted by a well-known photoelectric switch.

Deposit processing of the banknote processing apparatus configured in this way will be described next.

Normally, the clamp 8 of the clamp transport mechanism 3 is in an open state at the lower limit position at the bottom of the banknote stacking section 2, the receiving plate 7 at the bottom is in a position to receive the banknotes 6, and the regulating plate 83 is in the open position.

When the first motor 33 is controlled to rotate forward, the belt 9
is driven in the direction of moving the clamp 8 upward, and the clamp 8 is moved to the deposit/withdrawal port 1.

When the clamp 8 reaches the upper limit position, the upper limit release cam 18 operates the operation piece 17 of the movable piece 11 of the clamp 8 to bring the clamp 8 into the open state in which the clamping is released, and the operation body 92 is further operated. By pressing down the lever 85, the regulating plate 83 is rotated to the regulating position, the locking piece 28 locks the connecting pin 14 and locks the clamp 8 from moving downward, and the locking piece 27 of the belt 9 rotates to the first switch. Operate 31.

The first switch 31 is activated by moving the clamp 8 to the upper limit.
When turned on, the first motor 33 is stopped, the upward movement of the clamp 8 is stopped, and preparations for receiving banknotes 6 are completed.

When depositing banknotes, a plurality of banknotes 6 are placed at once into the deposit/withdrawal port 1, and the banknotes 6 are placed with their lower sides aligned and at the same time aligned in the width direction. At this time, if the width direction is uneven, it will be restricted by the left and right regulating plates 83, 83, and it will not be possible to insert it.
The banknotes 6 are again aligned in the width direction and inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 1.

When the first sensor 80 detects the insertion of the banknote 6, the first solenoid 30 is turned ON after waiting for the insertion to be completed for a predetermined period of time, thereby causing the locking piece 28 to lock the connecting pin 14. The clamp 8 is allowed to move downward in order to release the first motor 33.
As a result, the belt 9 is reversely controlled and the clamp 8 starts to move downward.

Due to the downward movement of the clamp 8, the operation piece 17 of the movable piece 11 is separated from the upper limit release cam 18.
The movable piece 11 is biased and moved in the clamping direction by the acting force of the spring 16, and the banknotes 6 in the deposit/withdrawal port 1 are flattened by the movable pieces 11, 11 on both sides and the wrinkle smoothing press plate 8b in the middle part. The banknotes 6 are held in a state where the wrinkles are smoothed out, and in this holding position, the banknotes 6 are placed in the banknote stacking section 2 at the bottom.
Transport to. Further, the regulation plate 83 is connected to the operating lever 85.
When it separates from the operating body 92, it is rotated to the open position.

When the above-mentioned clamp 8 reaches the lower limit position, the operation piece 17 of the movable piece 11 is operated by the lower limit release cam 19 and opens, and the bill 6 is released from being clamped.

At the same time, the locking piece 27 of the belt 9 operates the second switch 32 at the lower limit, the first motor 33 is stopped, the downward movement of the clamp 8 is stopped, and the first solenoid 30 is also turned off.

As a result, the deposited banknotes are accumulated in the banknote stacking section 2 while being received by the receiving plate 7.

Next, by turning on the second solenoid 58, the lever 55 is pulled, the support member 50 is pushed out, and the push-out guide plate 46 presses the deposited banknotes against the guide plate 47.

Note that this pressing force is performed by the acting force of the spring 57.

Next, when the second motor 45 is turned on, the operating cam 38 rotates, and this rotation causes the operating lever 36 to operate the operating portion 23 of the receiving plate 7, thereby opening the receiving plate 7. Then, as the second motor 45 continues to be turned on, the operation cam 38 moves to the stopper piece 39.
Although the rotation is stopped by contacting the stopper pin 40, the posture is maintained by the torque limiter, and the open state of the receiving plate 7 is maintained.

After the movement completion time of the press guide plate 46 and the receiving plate 7 has elapsed, the third motor 78 is turned on to start taking in the banknotes 6.

By driving the third motor 78, the take-in roller 61 rotates in the take-in direction. In addition,
Although the feed roller 69 and the auxiliary roller 75 rotate at the same time, the feed roller 69 does not act.

By the rotation of the above-mentioned taking-in roller 61, the deposited banknotes in the banknote stacking section 2 are taken in one by one under the control of the gate roller 63, and sent out one by one by the nipping roller 65 and the taking-in guide plate 66.

When the second sensor 81 detects that the banknotes are missing after such banknotes are sequentially taken in, the third motor 78 is stopped after the time has elapsed for the last banknote to be taken in completely. As a result, the taking-in operation of the taking-in roller 61 is stopped.

Then, when the second motor 45 is stopped, the operation cam 38 is returned to its original position by the action force of the spring 41, so the operation lever 36 is returned to its original position, and the receiving plate 7
is returned to the position for receiving banknotes 6 by the spring 22.

Furthermore, when the second solenoid 58 is turned off,
The support member 50 is pulled by the sling 52, and the press guide plate 46 returns to its original position, completing the process of taking in deposited banknotes.

Next, the withdrawal process will be explained.

When the second solenoid 58 is turned on, this operation moves the pressing guide plate 46 to the guide plate 47 side,
It is pressed by the force of the spring 57.

After the movement of the press guide plate 46 is completed, the third motor 78 is turned on, and the feed roller 69 and the auxiliary roller 75 are rotated in the feed direction.

Note that the intake roller 61 is also rotated, but the receiving plate 7
It does not work because it is in a position that forms the bottom.

The dispensing banknotes that are fed out from an appropriate dispensing banknote dispensing unit and guided to the feed roller 69 are further bent by the feed roller 69 and the curling roller 71 and sent to the banknote stacking unit. Sent to 2.

At this time, the pressure guide plate 46 is in the pressed state, but is inserted between the pressure guide plate 46 and the guide plate 47 by forced feeding of the auxiliary roller 75.

Further, by sequentially feeding the banknotes 6 in this manner, the upper edges of the banknotes that have already been stacked are pushed toward the pressure guide plate 46 by the protrusion 72 of the curling roller 71, so that the next banknote is It becomes easy to feed banknotes.

When the feeding of the predetermined bill to be paid is completed, the third sensor 82 detects this, the third motor 78 is stopped, and the feeding roller 69 and the auxiliary roller 75 are stopped.

Next, by turning off the second solenoid 57, the pressing guide plate 46 returns to its original position.
After the return of the press guide plate 46 is completed, the first motor 33 is driven to rotate normally.

Due to this drive, the clamp 8 moves upward, and when the lower limit release cam 19 separates from the operation piece 17 of the movable piece 11 of the clamp 8, the clamp 8 clamps the dispensed banknotes in the banknote stacking section 2. can be transported upwards.

When the clamp 8 reaches the upper limit position and the first switch 31 is operated, the forward rotation of the first motor 33 is stopped, and the upward movement of the clamp 8 is stopped.

When the clamp 8 reaches the upper limit position, the lock piece 28
locks the connecting pin 14, and the upper limit release cam 18 releases the banknote from the clamp 8 and is received by the left and right receiving plates 7, and the top of the banknote protrudes from the deposit/withdrawal port 1. You will have to wait in that state.

At this time, the regulation plate 83 is also moved to the regulation position, but this does not affect the dispensed banknotes in any way.

When a bill is withdrawn from the deposit slot 1, the first sensor 80 detects this, and based on this detection, the first solenoid 30 is turned on, the lock piece 28 is unlocked, and the first motor 33 is turned on. By controlling the reverse direction, the clamp 8 is moved downward.

When the clamp 8 reaches the lower limit position, the lower limit release cam 19 releases the clamp 8, the second switch 32 is operated, the reverse rotation control of the first motor 33 is stopped, and the downward movement of the clamp 8 is stopped. , the first solenoid 30 is turned off, and the dispensing banknote feeding process ends.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of this invention, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of the inside of the banknote handling device, Fig. 2 is a side view of the outside thereof, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the clamp transport mechanism, and Fig. 4 is a view of the clamp. 5 is a side view of the clamp, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the clamp. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Deposit/withdrawal port, 2...Banknote stacking section, 3...Clamp conveyance mechanism, 8...Clamp, 8a...Clamp mechanism, 8b...Wrinkle smoothing press plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A deposit/withdrawal slot for inserting deposited banknotes and receiving paid bills, and a bill stacking section located at the bottom of the deposit/withdrawal slot for accumulating deposited bills and withdrawn bills. A banknote handling device is provided with a clamp that releases the clamping of the banknotes and conveys the banknotes while clamping the banknotes between the clamps, the clamp comprising a fixed piece and a movable piece whose free end opens and closes between the fixed piece and the clamp. A pair of clamping mechanisms are formed oppositely on both sides of the banknote, and a wrinkle-removal pressing plate is installed between the free ends of the opposing movable pieces to press the banknote surface during the clamping operation of the movable pieces. A banknote processing device characterized by: