JPH03135691A - Banknote discrimination device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a small-sized and thinly-made banknote discrimination device capable of being mounted on a small-sized automatic vending machine by reciprocating a slide plate and a storage part by a cam mechanism, CONSTITUTION:The slide plate 10 and a guide plate 15, rail blocks 8A to 8D are moved to reciprocate forward and backward as keeping the phase difference of 180 deg. by the revolving motion of the cam mechanism 18. Therefore, after the banknote is put into a stacker passage 8, the banknote is moved to a storage zone together with the slide plate 10 in an outward stroke by the motions of both the slide plate 10 and the guide plate 15, the rail blocks 8A to 8D. Then, in a return stroke, the guide plate 15 and the rail blocks 8A to 8D are moved to a standby position, and storing operation is completed. Thus, since the storage part is moved to a slide plate 10 side, the moving length of the slide plate 10 can be compressed. Thus, the banknote discrimination device provided with a built-in, small-sized and thinly-made stacker 6 can be obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote identification device installed in a vending machine or the like.

BACKGROUND ART FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 show the configuration of a conventional banknote identification device. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the overall view, and FIG. 5 (A
) and (B) are explanatory diagrams of the operation of a part of the stacker, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a part of the stacker, and the following description will be made based on these figures. 1 is a bill insertion slot. 2 is a conveyance path that includes a conveyor belt 3 and conveyor rollers 4 and is formed by a guide plate 5;
This conveyance path 2 is installed between the banknote insertion slot 1 and the stacker 6.

7 is an identification section installed on the conveyance path 2, and this identification section 7 is connected to the conveyance belt 3. And the authenticity of the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance roller 4 is identified. 8 is stacker 6 part railbu o
-) This is a banknote passage formed between 8a (8c) and 8b (8d).

Reference numeral 9 denotes a drawing roller for drawing banknotes from the conveyance path 2 to the banknote path 8 of the stacker 6.

Further, reference numeral 10 denotes a slide plate disposed on the same plane as the banknote passage 8, which is reciprocated by a cam mechanism 11 to push out the banknotes on the banknote passage 8 and move them to the storage section 12 side.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a presser plate installed in the storage section 12 so as to be movable back and forth, and the presser plate 13 is urged toward the banknote passage 8 side by a spring means 14. In the conventional example configured in this way, when a banknote is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 1,
This banknote is transported by conveyor belt 3. While being conveyed along the conveyance path 2 by the conveyance rollers 4, the authenticity is identified by the identification section 7.

If it is determined to be false, the conveyor belt 3. The conveyance roller 4 is reversed to return the banknote to the banknote insertion slot 1.

If the bill is determined to be genuine, the bill is conveyed as is, and the conveyance operation is completed when the bill is sent to the bill path 8 of the stacker 6.

Next, the slide plate 10 moves toward the storage section 12 so as to cross the banknote path 8, and performs a reciprocating motion to return to its original position. As a result, the banknotes are also pushed out from the banknote path 8 to the storage section 12, and the movement between the banknotes and the press plate 13 is completed.

A similar operation is performed when the next banknote is inserted, so that the banknotes are sequentially stored in the storage section 12 in an aligned state while being pressed against the presser plate 13.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional configuration described above, in order to align and store banknotes in the storage section 12 of the stacker 6, the slide plate 10 is
An operating stroke is required to cross the banknote path 8 from the standby position and completely move the banknote to the storage section 12 side.

That is, in the banknote storage section 12, the area into which the slide plate 10 enters (region a in FIG. 5(B)) cannot be used as a storage space for banknotes, so the predetermined number of banknotes must be stored. In order to ensure this, it was necessary to make the stacker 6 large enough to accommodate the slide plate 10.

Traditionally, vending machines equipped with banknote recognition devices were mainly large-sized machines that sold high-value items, but recently there has been a demand for the installation of banknote recognition devices in relatively small popular vending machines. As a result, there is a need for smaller and thinner devices, but as explained above, there was a problem in that the stacker section of the conventional banknote identification device could not be made smaller and thinner due to its structure. .

The present invention solves these problems and is compact,
The object of the present invention is to provide a banknote identification device with a built-in thin stacker.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a bill insertion slot, a stacker connected to the bill insertion slot via a conveyance path, and an identification section interposed in the conveyance path. Equipped with
The stacker includes a slide plate for pushing the banknotes conveyed through the conveyance path into the storage section, and a rotary cam mechanism for reciprocating the slide plate between the storage section side and the opposite side. The cam mechanism has a first operating section that operates the slide plate, and the first operating section is approximately 1
and a second operation part provided at a part rotated 80 degrees, the storage part is connected to the second operation part, and the storage part is moved back and forth between the slide plate side and the opposite side thereof. It is structured as follows.

Function: With this configuration, the stroke required for storing banknotes can be shared between the slide plate and the storage section. In other words, the storage section moves forward without moving the slide plate to the storage area, thereby ensuring a distance for storing banknotes, so the storage space of the stacker can be used as is as a storage space for banknotes. Therefore, if the number of sheets to be stored is the same as before, the storage space can be made significantly thinner, and at the same time, if the product is configured with the same shape, the number of sheets to be stored can be greatly increased.

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

1, 2, and 3 each show the configuration and operation of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows the structure and operation of an embodiment of the present invention.

The same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 5 and 6 indicate the same parts.

8A (8C), 8B (8D) are rail blocks, 8A
, 8B, 8C, and 8 portions form a stacker passage 8, and is integrally constructed with a guide plate 15 for regulating the width direction of the stored banknotes and a bearing 16 for reciprocating movement. This integrated body is configured to reciprocate back and forth by a cam mechanism 18. Further, two pairs of left and right cam mechanisms 18 drive the slide plate 10, rail blocks 8a (8b), 8c (8d), and guide plate 15 simultaneously and in opposite phases, as will be described in detail below. It is composed of

In this embodiment configured in this manner, when a banknote is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 1, the banknote is transferred to the conveyor belt 3. The bills are conveyed to the conveyance path 2 by the conveyance rollers 4, and the authenticity of the banknotes is identified by the identification section 7 along the way. If the ticket is determined to be genuine,
Conveyance continues as it is, and the conveyance operation is completed when the paper is completely sent to the stacker path 8.

Next, the operation of the stacker 6 section, which is a feature of this embodiment, will be explained. In the cam mechanism 18, the crank pin (first
arm 20a with which the operating parts) 19a and 19b are engaged
, 20b reciprocate back and forth due to the rotation of the crank bins 19a, 19b when the shaft 18A is driven by a belt.

This arm 20a.

Since the tip of 20b is rotatably supported by the slide plate 10, the slide plate 10 reciprocates back and forth as the crank bins 19a and 19b rotate.

Further, crank pins (second operation parts) 21a and 21b, which are integrally formed with the crank pins 19a and 19b, also rotate at the same time. In this case, the crank pin 19a.

Since b, 21a, and b are out of phase by 180 degrees,
When the crank bins 19a, b are at the top dead center, the crank bins 21a, b are at the bottom dead center. Therefore, when the crank bin 19 is at the top dead center and the crank bin 21 is at the bottom dead center, the slide plate 10 is in the standby state as shown in FIG. At this time, the slide plate 10 has been moved to a position as shown in FIG. 2(B) (where the stroke necessary to move and store banknotes is secured).

Also, in this moving state, the crank bin 21a.

A guide plate 15 that engages with b slides and reciprocates between the shafts 22 via a bearing 16. In other words, the cam mechanism 18
By rotating, the slide plate 10 and the guide plate 15 . The rail blocks 8a to 8d reciprocate back and forth with a phase difference of 180 degrees, so that after the banknotes enter the stacker passage 8, the slide plate 10 and the guide plate 15° move the opposite sides of the rail blocks 8a to 8d. Due to the operation, the bill moves from the slide plate 10 to the storage area on the outward path. Then, on the return trip, the guide plate 15 and the rail block 8a
~8d moves to the standby position and the storage operation is completed. By performing the same operation even when the second bill is deposited,
The banknotes are sequentially transferred to the rail block 8a.

They are stored in alignment between 8c and the presser plate 13, and are stacked.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the storage section is attached to the slide plate 1.
Since the slide plate 10 moves toward the 0 side, the movement dimension of the slide plate 10 can be reduced.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides (1) a small and thin banknote identification device that can be installed in a small vending machine because the stacker shape can be made significantly thinner in order to store the same number of bills; can be provided.

(2) In the case of a vending machine that can secure the space for a conventional bill recognition device, such as a large-sized vending machine, if the bill recognition device is provided as a bill recognition device with the same shape as a conventional bill recognition device, the number of bills that can be stored can be greatly increased.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a side sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 (A)
2(B) is a top sectional view for explaining the operation of a portion of the stacker, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the stacker. Also, the fourth
The figures are side sectional views of the conventional example, Fig. 5 (A) and Fig. 5 (B).
6 is a top sectional view for explaining the operation of a portion of the stacker, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the portion of the stacker. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Banknote insertion slot, 2...Banknote transport path, 3...Transport belt, 4...Transport roller, 5...Guide Board, 6... Stacker 7... Identification section, 8... Banknote passage in part of the stacker, 9... Banknote drawing roller in part of the stacker, 10 ...Slide board, 12...
・Storage part, 13... Pressing plate, 14. Old... Spring for holding plate, 15... Guide plate, 16...
・Bearing, 18...Cam mechanism, 19a, 19b・
...Crank bin, 21a. 21b... Crank bottle.

Claims (1)

[Claims] The stacker includes a bill insertion slot, a stacker connected to the bill insertion slot via a conveyance path, and an identification section interposed in the conveyance path, and the stacker stores the banknotes conveyed via the conveyance path in a storage section. a slide plate to be pushed into the housing, and a rotary cam mechanism for reciprocating the slide plate between the storage section side and the opposite side, and the cam mechanism includes a first slide plate that operates the slide plate. It has an operation section and a second operation section provided at a portion rotated approximately 180 degrees from the first operation section, and the storage section is connected to the second operation section, and the storage section is connected to the second operation section. A banknote identification device configured to reciprocate between a slide plate side and the opposite side.