JPH03151485A - Loading container of article - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To take out envelopes without disturbing loaded order by releasing the latch of a container taken out of a deposit device, taking out a base from a bin, and taking out envelope through the bottom of the bin. CONSTITUTION: A deposit container 24 is formed from an envelope storing bin 114 with over-part opening and a push part 116 placed on the top of the bin 114, and the bottom of each envelope 122 is supported by the oversurface 120 of a supporting member 130 attached resiliently to the bin 114. The container 24 is rotated clockwise by turning a latch member and taken out of a deposit device through the opened door. Latch 240 is released for taking out a base 129 from the bin 114, and the supporting member 130 is taken out, and then the envelope 122 is taken out through the bottom of the bin 114. This allows taking out envelopes from the container 24 without disturbing loaded order.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to a container for holding articles such as bundles of banknotes.

[Prior art]

This invention can be used, for example, to pay banknotes or
Its application is in depository machines of the type including automated teller machines (ATMs). Traditionally, to operate this ATM, a customer first inserts his or her identification card into the ATM and enters certain data (account number,
transaction type, requested amount, etc.). The machine then processes the transaction and either pays the requested amount or receives the deposited amount. In the case of a deposit, the customer places, for example, an envelope containing money (cash or check) through the deposit hole of the ATM into a conveyance path, from where it is conveyed to a portapul container.

In some deposit devices, envelopes are simply deposited one by one from a transport mechanism into a portable container. Such devices have the disadvantage that the envelopes are cluttered in the container, reducing the storage capacity of the container and interfering with checking and reconciliation operations when removing the envelopes from the container.

Therefore, a method for arranging envelopes in an orderly manner is disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,512,263'. In this device, envelopes are fed by gravity into a receiving section which is separated from the storage means by a gate means which allows the envelopes to pass in one direction from the receiving section to the storage section. The envelope is supported longitudinally in its receptacle and is forced by pushing means into the storage through the gate means against the pressure of a stacker plate located in the storage and urged towards the gate means. The stacker plate passes through a booth proximate to the gate means and includes a tension spring whose ends are each attached to a stud attached to the stacker plate and fixed to a portion of the container remote from the gate means. Forms part of the stacker plate assembly.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, the above invention does not disclose a means for removing the envelope from the container. That is, an important issue when using a stacker plate assembly in a container is how to provide for the removal of envelopes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a container for loading goods which has a simple structure and means for easily taking out goods from the container.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided a container for loading goods, which includes holes into which the goods to be loaded are inserted one by one, a receiving part which receives the goods through the holes, and a storage for holding the received goods, In a loading operation, the gate means is movable between a first position and a second position, the gate means is movable between a first position and a second position, and the gate means is movable between a first position and a second position, and the gate means is movable between a first position and a second position. pushing means for moving the article in the receiving section through the gate means and into the storage section when the article is moved to the position of the storage section; and elastic support means attached to the storage section for holding the article; a support member slidably mounted to the reservoir and movable toward and away from the gate means; a shaft rotatably mounted to the support member; and a support member mounted at respective opposite ends of the shaft. first and second gear means ``fixed to said reservoir and engaged to said first and second gear means, respectively, said support member being oriented toward and away from said gate means; first and second rack members whose movement rotates the shaft in a direction determined by the direction of movement of the support member; and a torsion spring which passes through the shaft approximately coaxially and has one end fixed to the two shafts; The holding means is rotatably attached to the shaft and fixed to the other end of the spring, and the engaging means is fixed to the support member and can engage with the holding means, and the engaging means is connected to the holding means. and preventing rotation of the holding means coaxially with the axis when the engaged support member moves away from the gate means in response to movement of the pushing means towards the second position. The above-mentioned problems are solved by providing an article loading container in which the torsion spring acts to press the support member towards the gate means when the pushing means moves towards the first position. Settled.

〔Example〕

The device of FIGS. 1 and 2 is a deposit device having a support frame IO including side walls 12.14. The deposit device includes a transport mechanism 16 having an upper pair of endless belts 18 and a cooperating lower pair of endless belts 20. Joint belt 18.20 has insertion hole 2
2 to the deposit container 24 (shown partially cut away in Figures 1 and 2) and an envelope (such as envelope 122' in Figure 2).
feed. The insertion hole 22 is located in the ATM's user (customer) console 26 (not shown in FIG. 1) which contains the deposit device. The deposit container 22 can be easily removed and inserted from the frame 10.

The two belts 18 are placed around pulleys 28 and 30, respectively. Pulley 28 is fixed to shaft 32, and pulley 30 is fixed to shaft 34.
The shaft 32.34 extends between the side walls 12.14 and is rotatably mounted thereto. Each belt 20 passes through a respective pulley 36,38.40. The pulley 36 is attached to the side wall 1
2.14, the pulleys 38 are fixed to shafts 42 rotatably mounted between the shafts 46.47, and the pulleys 38 each extend between corresponding ends of a first pair of support arms 46.47 located near the side walls 12.14. 44, and pulley 40 is rotatably mounted on an axle 48 extending between corresponding ends of a second pair of support arms 50.51, each adjacent side wall 12.14. The end of the support arm 46,47 remote from the shaft 44 is connected to the shaft 42.
a support arm 50 rotatably mounted to the shaft 48 and spaced apart from the shaft 48;
．． The end of 51 is rotatably attached to shaft 44. The support arm 46,47 and shaft 44 assembly includes a stud 54 fixed to the side wall I4 and a projection 5 extending from the arm 47.
6) biased clockwise about shaft 42 (in FIG. 2). (Hereinafter, in FIGS. 1 and 2, clockwise and counterclockwise directions refer to those viewed in FIG. 2.) Support arm 50.51
The assembly of shafts 48 and 48 is biased clockwise about shaft 44 by a spring 58 that is placed between a stud 59 on arm 51 and a second stud 60 on side wall 14 . The upper portions of belt 20 extending between pulleys 40, 38 are each placed in cooperating relationship with a corresponding portion of belt 18, such that the upper portion of belt 20 extending between pulleys 38, 36 is located in the insertion path of the portion proximate insertion hole 22. belt 18 to form
derived from.

Insertion hole 22 is normally closed by a shutter 64 (not shown in FIG. 1). When the customer indicates that he/she wishes to deposit the full envelope into the ATV, the shutter 64 opens upward, and the solenoid 65 (Fig. 7) is operated to insert the envelope 122' into the insertion hole 22 to the position shown in Fig. 2. Envelope 1
22' is inserted into it short side first so that the joint parts of belt 18, 20 sandwich it.

Shafts 32, 42 are connected to gears 66, respectively, in the direction shown by the arrows in FIG.
．． Driven by 68. Gears 66, 68 and 70 are mounted on a shaft 74 rotatably mounted between side walls 12, 14. When the shaft 32.42 is driven by the gear 66.68, the belt 18.20 conveys the envelope 122' from the insertion hole 22 to the deposit container 24. Due to the fact that the shaft 4″4.48 with pulley 38°40 is attached to elastically supported arms 46, 47, 50,51, a wide thickness range (up to 1,25 cm thick) Envelopes can be transported by belts 18, 20 to a container 24.

An ink jet printer 76 is mounted between the belts 18 (support means not shown) and prints identification information on envelopes that are transported to the container 24.

The drive shaft 78 is connected to the side tube 12. ■Can be rotatably installed between 4. The drive shaft 78 is located near the back of the frame IO (the end of the frame 10 away from the console 26).
, a bidirectional motor 80 is connected via transmission means including a pulley 82 (only shown) to a pulley 86 fixed to a drive shaft 78 and a first pulley portion 8 of a compound pulley 90.
8. Pulley 90 is roller clutch 94
The shaft 92 is rotatably mounted between two support brackets 96 .

Bracket 96 is secured away from the inner surface of sidewall 12.14.

When drive shaft 78 is driven clockwise by motor 80, roller clutch 94 does not transmit any force to shaft 92 (allowing compound pulley 90 to rotate freely with shaft 92). When the drive shaft 78 is rotated counterclockwise by the motor 80, the roller clutch 9
4 transmits force to the shaft 92 to rotate the shaft 92 counterclockwise.

A second endless belt 98 is connected to shaft 74 by means of a second pulley portion 100 of pulley 90 and a roller clutch 104.
It is applied to the pulley 102 attached to the. When pulley 90 is driven clockwise by belt 84, roller clutch 104 transmits a force to shaft 74, causing shaft 74 to rotate clockwise, and as pulley 90 rotates counterclockwise, pulley 102 without transmitting force to shaft 74;
4. Rotate freely on the top. Thus, when the motor 80 drives the drive shaft 78 clockwise, the force is not transmitted to the shaft 92 but to the transport mechanism 16 and the drive shaft 78 is driven clockwise.
When the live shaft 78 is rotated counterclockwise, the force is not transmitted to the transport mechanism 16 but is transmitted to the shaft 92 to rotate it counterclockwise.

Two crank arms 106 are fixed to the ends of shaft 92, each crank arm 106 being positioned between a nearby bracket 96 and a corresponding side wall 12 or 14. Rod 108 is supported through corresponding ends of two link members 110;
The other ends of the link members IIO are rotatably connected to the free ends of the crank arms 106, respectively. The ends of the rods 108 are formed in the side walls 12.14, respectively, and are connected to the upper surface 1 of the deposit container 24.
12 into two grooves (not shown) extending perpendicularly to it. (Thus, the rotation of the shaft 92 is caused by the crank arm 106.)
and the link member 110 to reciprocate the rod 108 in the last direction.

In the following description of the deposit container 24, the last direction mentioned above will be considered to be the vertical direction.

3 to 6, the deposit container 24 consists of an envelope storage bin 114 with an open top and a pusher placed on the top of the bin 114, the pusher 116 sliding against the outer surface of the side wall 120 of the bin 114. engaging downwardly extending sidewalls 118;
has. The long side of the envelope 122 is the side wall 1 of the storage bin 114.
Hold the envelope 122 so that it faces 20 and its short side faces the back wall 126 and front wall 124 of the bin 114. envelope 1
The lower end of 22 is supported on an upper plane 128 of a support member 130 which is resiliently attached to bin 114.

Typically, as seen in FIG. 4, the top envelope 122 contacts the underside of two horizontally extending, rotatably mounted flaps 132 on the inner surface of the side wall 120. The flap 132 typically has two springs 136 (a third
(Figures 3 and 4). Spring 13
6 is a stub 13 fixed to the outer surface of the back wall 126.
8 and two holes 1 formed in the flap 132 and in the wall 126.
42 and a protrusion 140 extending through it.

Rotation of the flap 132 upward from the horizontal position causes the sidewalls of the bin 114 to rotate when the flap 132 is in the horizontal position! 2
This is prevented by two lugs 144, each fixed to the flap 132, in contact with the inner surface of the 0. The flap 132 rotates downwardly from its normal horizontal position against the action of the spring 136 and the pressure from the bundler 130, so that the flap 132 rotates downwardly from its normal horizontal position until the flap 132 is rotated downwardly into the receiving portion A of the deposit container 24 above the flap 132 (FIG. 5).
The envelope is then passed through the container into the reservoir B (FIG. 5) under the flap 132. As noted above, the flap 132 operates the gate means to pass envelopes one by one from the receiving section A to the storage section B.

The push block 146 is fixed to the lower surface of the upper wall 148 of the pusher 116 and has a rectangular cross section extending substantially the entire length of the earth wall 148. The top surface of the wall 148 extends to the top surface 112 of the deposit container 24 (FIGS. 1 and 2).

The width of block 146 is slightly larger than the space occupied by flap 132 so that flap 132 can contact block 146 when rotated downward.

Push block 146 is typically held out of contact with flap 132 by two pairs of springs 150, each pair of spring 1
50 is hung between a stud 154 secured to each one of the side walls 120 of the bin 114 and a stud 156 secured to the side wall 118' of the pusher 116.

Each stud 154 extends through a respective groove 160 (FIG. 2) formed in the associated sidewall 118. Each side wall +20 has a pair of guide studs 162 arranged one above the other, each stud 162
8 (FIG. 2). The pusher 116 is moved down the bottle 114 against the action of the spring 150, and the two pairs of studs 162 slide in the grooves 164.

If the deposit container 24 is not attached to the ATV, movement of the pusher 116 upwardly relative to the bin 114 is controlled by the side wall 118.
The closed lower ends of the two grooves 166 formed in the two plates 167 fixed to the stud 162 are limited by contact with the upper stud. Figures 2 and 4
As shown in FIG. 5, the deposit container 24 is
When installed in the correct operating position of M, rod 118
is engaged with the upper surface of the upper wall 148 of the pusher 116, and the pusher 116
is elastically pressed against the rod 108 by a spring 150. In operation, the vertical movement of the pusher tte relative to the bin 114 is accomplished in response to the vertical movement of the rod 108.

Support member 130 is made of molded plastic material and includes end walls 168 . +70 and side walls 172,174. Two rails 176 are provided on the outer surface of the end walls 168.degree. 170, respectively, and two grooves 1 are formed in two rack members 180 fixed to the inner surface of the walls 124.degree. 126 of the bin 114.
78.

Each rack member 1.80 extends along a major longitudinal portion of the corresponding wall 124 or 126 and includes a toothed portion 182 extending over its entire length. shaft! 84 is wall 168, 17
It is rotatably installed between 0 and 0.

Two gears 186, 188 are secured to the ends of shaft 184 extending beyond walls 168, 170 and engage toothed portions 182, respectively. (The wall 168 in FIG. 5 is partially cut away and the adjacent gear 186 is omitted.) Because the rail 176 engages the groove 178, the support member! 30 is flap 13
Since the gears 186 and 188' are engaged with the toothed portion 182, the sliding movement of the support member 130 is caused by the shaft 184.
is rotated, and the direction of rotation is determined by the direction of movement of the support member +30. Thus, movement of support member 130 away from flap 132 rotates shaft 184 clockwise, and movement of support member 130 back toward flap +32 rotates shaft 184 counterclockwise.

Torsion spring 190 is mounted generally coaxially therewith through shaft 184. One end of the spring 190 is secured to one end of a collar 192 which is rotatably mounted to the shaft 184, and the other end of the spring 190 is secured to a ratchet ring 194 which is rotatably mounted to the shaft +84. The side of the collar 192 remote from the spring 190 is fixed to one end of a buffer collar 196 which is freely attached to the shaft 184 and the other end is attached to a collar 198 which is fixed to the shaft 184. Buffer collar 196 is the collar for the other side! 9
6 is made of a polymeric material such as polyurethane to gradually recover from twisting at one end. Ball 2'00 is rotatably mounted on a stud 202 fixed to the inner surface of wall +68.

When the container 24 is placed in the position of FIGS. 3 and 5 and the support member 130 is placed under the flap 132, the pole 200 contacts the ratchet wheel +94 and is held there by gravity. Pole 200 has a downwardly extending protrusion 203 for purposes described below. Ball 200 is ratchet wheel 194
In engagement, the ratchet wheel 194 and the end of the spring 190 attached thereto are prevented from rotating with the shaft 184 when the support member 130 is moved away from the flap 132. Therefore, movement of the support member 130 away from the flap 132 gradually stores torsion in the spring 190. This twist serves to push support member 130 toward flap 132. Therefore, spring 19
0 is the support member 13 engaged with the lower side of the flap 132
The top surface 128 of the 0 will force the envelope 122 of the bin 114 upwardly.

The inner surface of the side wall 12.14 has two guide rails 2'04, 206 extending generally horizontally. Stop surface 210
Two stop members 208 having a
, 206. Two latch members (not shown in FIG. 1) 212 in the form of bell-shaped crank levers are attached to the side wall 12.
．． Two studs 21 each fixed to the inner surface of 14
It is rotatably attached to 4. Latch member 212 extends upward from rails 204, 206 and is positioned slightly below pulley 40. Each latch member 212 has a forward projecting arm 216 and an upward projecting arm 218 having a rearwardly facing recess 220 at its upper end. Each latch member 212 is biased counterclockwise by a respective spring 222 connected between the arm 216 and a stud 224 secured to the associated side wall 12. 14 into engagement with a second stud 226 .

The first pair of support studs 228 are attached to the front wall 124 of the bin +14.
and a second pair of support studs 230 are secured to the back wall 126.
It is fixed to . The central part of the upper end of the front wall 124 is made as a curved guide member 232 with recesses 234 on both sides thereof. The gap between the upper end of the front wall 124 of the reservoir +14 and the upper wall 148 of the pusher 116 constitutes a hole 235 through which envelopes are fed into the container 24. When the deposit container 24 is installed in the correct operating position on the frame 10, the stud 230 is supported on the rails 204 and 206 and contacts the stop surface 210 of the stop member 208, and the stud 228 is seated in the recess 220 of the latch member 212. Supported, latch member 212 is held in position relative to stud 228 by spring 222. When the deposit container 24 is in its correct operating position, the adjacent ends of the endless belt 20 extend slightly into the recess 234 and the guide member 232 is aligned with the top surface of the belt 20 as shown in FIG.

In order to take out the deposit container from the deposit device, latch member 2
12 is rotated clockwise against the action of spring 222 by manually operating arm 216 of latch member 212 through an aperture 236 formed in side wall 12.14 of frame 10.

This rotation of the latch member 212 causes the recess 220 to
28 and the stud 228 is attached to the rail 204.206.
Rotate container 24 clockwise about stud 230 until it hits . The container 24 then opens the door (
(not shown) from the deposit device. To do this, first move the container 24 to the rail 204,
Slide studs 228 and 230 along 206,
The method of inserting the three containers 24, which pass under the belt 20 of the transport mechanism 16, into the ATM is roughly the same as the reversal of the removal method. First, attach the studs 228° and 230 to rail 2.
04. Insert the container 24 between the side walls [2°14] through the above door in contact with the top surface of the 206. container 2
4 moves along rails 204, 206 until stud 230 engages stop surface 210 of stop member 208.

Container 24 rotates counterclockwise about the axis of stud 230 until stud 228 engages recess 220 in latch member 212 . During this rotational movement of the container, stud 228 engages camming surface 238 of latch member 212 and rotates latch member 212 clockwise against the force of spring 222. When stud 228 passes the lower end of quad 220, latch member 212 snaps back into a locked position relative to stud 228. The container 24 is then properly and firmly latched into the correct operating position of the frame IO.

The base 129 of the bin 114 is removable and the base 129 of the bin 114 is removable.
It is held in that position by latches 240 (FIG. 3) placed on the front and rear of 4. When it is desired to take out an envelope from the container 24, for example, the display means (described later) or the container 24
When full is indicated, latch 240 is released allowing base 129 to be removed from bin 114.

Therefore, the support member 130 of the envelope 122 is removed first, and the envelope 122 is placed in a bin! It can be removed from the container 24 through the bottom of the +4.

The operation of the deposit device will be explained with reference to FIG. Immediately before the envelope depositing operation, the cover 80 is stopped. The crank arm 106 and link member 110 are then in the position shown in FIG. 2, the pusher 116 is at the top of the bin 114, and the envelope 122 (if any) already inserted into the container 24 is on the top of the support member 130! 28 and the lower surface of the flap 132.

The customer's identification card is inserted into a card insertion hole (not shown) in the user console 26 and certain data are entered from the console 26 keyboard (not shown) to initiate the envelope deposit operation. When you start this operation,
Shutter activation solenoid 65 is energized by electronic control means 242 to release shutter 64. shutter 64
After release, the customer inserts the envelope 122' containing the money into the insertion path of the belts 18, 20 through the insertion hole 22. When the leading edge of the envelope 122' is inserted into the insertion path of the belt 18.20, the optical sensor means 244 (FIGS. 1 and 7) senses this and sends a signal to the electronic control means 242, which causes the control means 242 to activate the motor. 8
0 to rotate drive shaft 78 clockwise, thereby initiating operation of transport mechanism 16 and driving belt 18.20 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. At the same time as the transport mechanism 16 starts operating, the envelope 122'
is captured by the belt 18.20 and conveyed through the printer 76 to the container 24. The sensor means 244 is connected to the envelope 12
2' and receives a second signal generated by sensing the tail end of
The electronic control means 242 deenergizes the shutter actuation solenoid 65 to return the shutter 64 to its closed position and activate the printer 76.
start the operation.

The printer 76 prints information on the envelope 122' under the control of the control means 242, such as the customer's identification information and the amount of money in the envelope 122' inserted from the keyboard.

During the final portion of the journey of the envelope 122' through the transport mechanism 16, the envelope 122' moves through the guide member 2 of the bin 114.
32 and is deposited into the container 24. At this time, the long side of the envelope 122' is supported by the flap 132 as shown in FIG.
14 near the rear wall 126. envelope! 22' when it enters the container 24, its tip is located at the second optical sensor means 246 (
1 and 7), the sensor means 246 sends a signal to the control means 242 to stop the operation of the motor 80, while at the same time operating the motor 80 again in the opposite direction.

Actuating motor 80 in the opposite direction drives drive shaft 78 counterclockwise. As previously discussed, rotating drive shaft 78 counterclockwise rotates shaft 92 and crank arm 106 assembly counterclockwise to first push pusher 116, including pusher block 146, connected to link member 110. under the action of rod 108. At this time, the transport mechanism 16 is in a stopped state.

When the push block 146 moves downward, the flap 132
Envelopes supported by! 22' and further counteracting the action of torsion spring 190 and spring 136, push block 14
6 continues to move downwardly, the flap 132 rotates downwardly, dropping the envelope 122' thereon directly above the envelope 122 already inserted into the bin 114. Push part 116
When reaches the lowest position relative to the storage bin 114,
Envelope 122' Block 146. The flap 132 is the fifth
in the position shown in the figure. Continuing counterclockwise rotation of drive shaft 78, under the action of torsion spring 190 and spring 136, allows pusher 116 and flap 132 to return to their home position as shown in FIG. Become.

Once the shaft 92 has made one full rotation counterclockwise, the electronic control means 242 stops the motor 80 and the pusher 116 and the flap 1
32 is returned to its home position, and the envelope 122' just inserted is now on top of the envelopes in bin 114.

The envelope is held in position under the flap 132 by being supported by a resiliently mounted support member 130. In FIGS. 1 and 7, the operation of motor 80 is controlled by a timing switch fixed to drive shaft 78.
Optical sensor 248 (second
(not shown in the figure) by electronic control means 242 under the control of timing signals from a computer (not shown). Timing disk 250 has equally spaced radial marks that are sensed by sensor 248 to generate a timing signal. Accordingly, the timing signal is generated synchronously with the rotation of shaft 78 and is generated synchronously with the rotation of shaft 92.

Similarly, the next envelope can be placed in the container 24, and all of the envelopes are stacked in the bin 114 in order.

When the bin 114 is filled with envelopes, the lower end 252 of the support member 130 detects a hole (not shown) in the wall 120 of the bin 114, which is sensed by the optical sensing means 254 (FIGS. 1 and 3). Once the condition is indicated, a BIN FULL signal is sent from the sensing means 254 to the control means 242, inhibiting further operation until after the container 24 has been removed from the device, and either the empty container 24 or the container 2
After removing the envelope from 4, the container 24 is reinserted into the device.

Base 129 is used to remove envelope 122 from bin 114.
is first removed from the bin 114, and the spring 1'90 is untwisted manually by the protrusion 203, and the pawl 200 is released from the ratchet wheel 194. Damping collar 196 slows the rate of vibration of spring 190 after unwinding, causing pole 200
This prevents damage to the spring 190 and other parts when the ratchet wheel 194 is separated from the ratchet wheel 194. After untwisting the spring 190, it is easy to remove the envelope 122 along with the support member 130 from the bin 114.

Following removal of envelope 122 from bin 114, support member 1
30 first engages the rail 176 with the groove 178 and the bin!
+4 and manually push the support member 130 along the rack member 180 until the surface 128 of the support member 130 engages the flap 132. During this movement of support member 130, ratchet wheel 194 along with gears 186, 188
By rotating counterclockwise in the figure, no torsion is imparted to the spring 190. When the support member 130 engages the flap 132, the support member 130 is released and the flap 132 is moved by the force of the spring 190 opposing the force of gravity tending to displace the support member +30 from the flap 132.
is held in a position adjacent to. The base 129 is then reattached to the bin +14 and the empty container 24 is now ready for the next deposit.

In the deposit device shown in FIG. 8, the container 24 is connected to the cash dispensing machine 258.
The support member 130 is arranged horizontally against the flap 13
2 (where the pole 200 contacts the ratchet wheel 194 due to gravity). In operation of ATM 256, envelopes are delivered to console 2 along feed path 260.
Insert the container 2 through the insertion hole 6 (not shown in Figure 8).
4, the banknotes are sent from the cash dispensing machine 258 to the feed path 262.
along to an outlet of console 26 (not shown). In this example, the entry hole and exit are approximately 1.05 meters above ground level, which is an acceptable height for indoor ATMs (such as envelope or cash). The ATM 256 can be designed such that the container 24 is removed from the front of the ATM 256 or from the back.

Alternatively, the deposit device may be used with an ATM 264 mounted through a wall 266 of a bank or other building, the container 24 of which is mounted above a cash dispenser 268. In operation of the ATM 264, envelopes are fed from an insertion hole (not shown) in the console 270 of the ATM 264 along the feed path 272 to the container 24, and bills are fed from the cash dispensing machine 268 along the feed path 274 to the console 270. sent to the exit. In the wall ATM 264, the container 24 is mounted on top of the cash dispenser 268, and the ATV 2
ATM 64 has a narrower floor and higher height than indoor ATM 256. The container 24 of the wall ATM 264 is in the opposite direction to the position shown in FIGS. 3-5. Therefore, the support member 13
0 is above the flap 132 and the end 252 of the support member 130 is at the top so that the stop 276 (FIG. 5) of the pawl 200 is disengaged from the ratchet ring 194 by gravity. As a result, during loading of envelopes into the storage bin 114, the support member 130 cannot be twisted or stored in the spring 190 to move upwardly away from the flap 132. When the container 24 is in this inverted position, the torsion spring 190 has no effect (simply the weight of the support member 130 and the parts attached thereto press the envelope in the bin 114 against the flap +32).

In the container 24 of the present invention, envelopes in the bin 114 can be easily taken out by removing the base 129 from the bin 114. That is, if necessary, the spring 19
0 untwisted and bin 1 away from flap +32
The envelope is removed from the end of 14 along with the support member 130. In this manner, the container 24 allows envelopes to be removed without disturbing the order in which the envelopes were loaded, and checking and reconciliation operations can be performed after the envelopes are removed.

Another advantage of the container 24 is that the container 24 can be used in the positions shown in FIGS. Advantageously, the container 24 can be inverted so that the support member 130 can be placed over the flap 132 and hung. Even if the container 24 is changed from one operating position to the reverse operating position, there is no need to change the container 24 itself.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a plan view of the deposit device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional elevational view of the deposit device as seen from line 2-2 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the deposit device of the present invention. 2 is a rear view of the deposit container included in the apparatus of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is an enlarged front elevational view of the top of the deposit container at the beginning of the envelope pushing motion for pushing envelopes into the storage bin of the deposit container; FIG. Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4 with the front portion removed to show the envelope in the middle of the envelope pushing operation of the deposit container; Figure 6 is a view of the envelope of the support means attached to the storage bin with relevant parts shown in cross section; 7 is a block diagram showing the electrical connections of the parts of the deposit machine; FIG. FIG. 9 is a side view of a wall-mounted ATM including a deposit device of the present invention mounted on top of a cash dispenser. In the figure, IO...frame, 16...transport mechanism, 18.20...endless belt, 22...
- Insertion hole, 24...Deposit envelope, 26...User console, 28.30...Pulley, 32.34...
Shaft, 36.38.40...Pulley, 46,50.51
...Support arm, 64...Shutter, 65...Solenoid, 66.68.70...Gear, 76...Printer, 78...Drive shaft, ...Roller clutch. Application agent Yoshiaki Nishiyama-→ζ FIG, 3 FIG, 4 FIG, 5 FIG, 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A container for loading goods, including holes into which the goods to be loaded are inserted one by one, a receiving part which receives the goods through the holes, and a storage part which holds the received goods, wherein in the loading operation, gate means for allowing articles in said receiving section to pass in one direction relative to said storage section;
push means movable between positions, and for moving articles in the receiving section through the gate means and into the storage section when moved from the first position to the second position; and push means attached to the storage section; resilient support means for retaining said article, said support means being slidably attached to said reservoir and movable towards and away from said gate means; a freely mounted shaft; first and second gear means mounted at respective opposite ends of said shaft; and said first and second gear means, respectively, fixed relative to said reservoir.
first and second gear means adapted to rotate the shaft in a direction determined by the direction of movement of the support member by movement of the support member toward and away from the gate means; a torsion spring that passes approximately coaxially through the shaft and has one end fixed to the shaft; a holding means that is rotatably attached to the shaft and has the other end of the spring fixed; and a torsion spring fixed to the support member. engaging means engageable with the retaining means, the engaging means being engaged with the retaining means to cause the support member to move toward the second position in response to movement of the pushing means toward the second position. When moved away from the gate means, rotation of the holding means coaxially with the axis is prevented, and when the pushing means is moved towards the first position, the torsion spring causes the support member to A container for loading goods that acts to press against the gate means.