JPH0337087Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a money slot in an automatic teller machine that handles money used in financial institutions, etc.
In particular, it relates to a device that automatically separates and removes foreign objects such as staples or wire clips mixed into inserted currency.

(Conventional technology) An automated teller machine into which a customer inserts money has a
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of machines that have money input slots that allow you to input money all at once. In such a device, the coins inserted into the coin slot are conveyed to a money handling machine, and in this money handling machine, the conveyed coins are separated one by one by a separating/counting unit with a narrow gap, and are magnetically transferred. The identification section, which has a head section and an optical section, performs strict discrimination to determine whether the coins are defaced or counterfeit.

However, when a customer inserts a bunch of money into the money slot, foreign objects such as staples or wire clips that were attached to the envelope, pins that were used to secure statement slips, safety pins and hairpins in handbags, etc., may be mixed in. As a result, the narrow gap of the separation section, the magnetic head section or the optical section of the discrimination section may be clogged with foreign matter, or parts may be damaged by the foreign matter.

Therefore, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 47-21675, a magnet installed in the communication section between the main body of the coin receiving tray and the subsequent coin sorting machine, etc., is used to remove hairpins, wire clips, etc. Devices have been devised to attract and eliminate small magnetic foreign objects.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, even with the above device, as the number of foreign objects attracted to the magnet increases, the communication part is blocked and the passage of coins is obstructed, resulting in jamming of coins and coins being blocked. There was a problem that problems such as misidentification occurred.

Furthermore, each time a foreign object is attracted to the magnet, the operator has to stop the apparatus and remove the foreign object, resulting in a problem that the efficiency of use of the apparatus is reduced.

The present invention provides an apparatus that solves the problems of the prior art, in which problems such as jamming of coins and misidentification of coins occur due to foreign matter contamination.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an automated teller machine in which a plurality of coins inserted into a money slot are separated and discriminated by a money handling machine. a conveyor belt disposed below the input port and conveys a plurality of coins inserted into the money processing machine; a drive pulley over which one of the conveyor belts is stretched and transmits power to the conveyor belt; A dropping pulley is disposed above the money handling machine, and the other of the conveyor belts is suspended, and drops the plurality of coins on the conveyor belt into the money handling machine; a magnetic roller that is rotatably provided on the dropping pulley, has a wider width in the axial direction than the conveyor belt, and has magnetism to attract foreign matter mixed in the plurality of coins that have been inserted; a driving means for rotationally driving;
The apparatus is provided with a foreign matter receiving box whose top surface is open and has a notch on one side that is wider than the width of the magnetic roller and comes into contact with the magnetic roller.

(Function) According to the present invention, since the device for removing foreign matter from coins is configured as described above, only the foreign matter mixed in the plurality of coins conveyed by the conveyor belt is attracted to the magnetic roller. . The foreign matter attracted to the magnetic roller is removed by the notch as the magnetic roller rotates, and the removed foreign matter is taken into the foreign matter receiving box.

(Example) Figure 1 shows an automatic teller machine (an automatic teller machine for banknotes and coins, hereinafter referred to as ATM) according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing the money input port and the money conveyance path. Shown in Figure 1
When a customer wishes to deposit money at the ATM 1, follow the prescribed procedure, that is, press the deposit button 2, follow the operating instructions displayed on the display 3, and then press the bankbook insertion slot 4.
When the passbook 5 is inserted into the coin slot 6, the shutter 7 of the coin slot 6 opens in the direction of the arrow 7a in FIG. Next, the customer inserts the prepared coins (hereinafter referred to as coins in order to explain the case of coins) 8 into the input slot 6 all at once. After the deposit, the shutter 7 closes when the customer presses the start button 9 or after a certain period of time has elapsed, and the ATM 1 begins the deposit operation.

In FIG. 2, when a detection means (not shown) detects that the shutter 7 is closed, a coin receiving plate 11 rotatably supported by a support pin 10
is rotated downward to the left via the connecting pin 12, communication link 13, and pin 14 by the urging of the solenoid 15, and the coin receiving plate 11 is tilted. Therefore, the coin 8 on the coin receiving plate 11 falls. On the other hand, when the start button 9 is pressed, the conveyor belt 16 is moved to the drive pulley 1 by the power of the conveyor motor 17, which is a driving means.
8. A pulley 21 connected coaxially with the idle pulley 19 via a drive belt 20 stretched between the idle pulleys 19 and a drop pulley 22 at the other end.
The feed continues in the direction of the arrow 16a in FIG. 2 between the two. Therefore, the coin 8 that has fallen from the coin receiving plate 11 lands on the conveyor belt 16 and is conveyed toward the dropping pulley 22 which is the coin dropping end. The coin 8 conveyed to the dropping pulley 22 falls into the coin inlet 24 of the lower coin handling machine 23. The magnetic roller 25 on the drop pulley 22 shown in FIG. 2 is magnetic, its axial width is slightly wider than the width of the conveyor belt 16, and its outer diameter surface is smooth.
Furthermore, the magnetic roller 25 is rotated in the direction of an arrow 25a by a drive source (not shown).

Next to the magnetic roller 25, a box-shaped foreign matter receiving box 27 made of aluminum or plastic and having an open top is attached as a foreign matter holding box. A notch 26 that is slightly wider than the axial axis of the magnetic roller 25 is formed in the foreign matter intake box 27 as a foreign matter removing means.
is in contact with the magnetic roller 25. Note that the foreign matter intake box 27 is removable.

Since the configuration is as described above, this embodiment operates as follows.

When a foreign object 30 such as a stapler, pin, or clip is mixed in when a coin is inserted, the foreign object 30 on the conveyor belt 16 comes near the drop pulley 22 and is sucked up by the magnetic roller 25. The magnetic roller 25 is rotating in the direction of an arrow 25a, and the foreign matter 30 is received by the notch 26 in contact with the magnetic roller 25 and taken into the foreign matter receiving box 27. In this way, only the coins 8 fall from the dropping roller 22 to the coin handling machine 23.

Although only coins have been described above, the operation is the same when banknotes are added to the coins, and it goes without saying that only coins and banknotes, that is, money, fall from the dropping pulley 22.

Currently, all coins issued by the Bank of Japan are non-magnetic, and the foreign object removal method of the present invention that takes advantage of this property is not just a method for detecting foreign objects, but also a method for removing foreign objects from input coins, eliminating equipment failure. It is.

(Effects of the invention) As explained in detail above, according to the invention,
As a means to remove foreign objects mixed in with multiple coins inserted at once, a magnetic roller is installed on the dropped end of the conveyor belt. Even if a pin or the like is mixed in, the foreign object is reliably attracted and removed regardless of its shape or size, so only the currency can be taken into the money handling machine.
In addition, foreign matter attracted to the magnetic roller is automatically taken into the foreign matter intake box as the magnetic roller rotates, so there is no need to stop the operation of the device and remove it every time a foreign matter is attracted to the magnetic roller. . Therefore, obstacles such as jamming of coins and misidentification of coins caused by foreign objects are eliminated, and the efficiency of use of the apparatus is improved. Therefore, sufficient effects can be expected in unmanned stores using automated equipment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external view of the automatic teller machine, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a coin insertion conveyance section. 1...Automated cash transaction device, 2...Deposit button,
3... Display, 4... Passbook insertion slot, 5...
Passbook, 6... Money slot, 7... Shutter, 8...
... Coin, 11 ... Coin receiving plate, 15 ... Solenoid, 16 ... Conveyance belt, 17 ... Conveyance motor,
21, 22...Pulley, 23...Money handling machine, 2
4... Money entrance, 25... Magnetic roller, 26...
Notch part, 27... Foreign matter intake box.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] In an automatic cash transaction device in which a plurality of coins inserted into a money slot are separated and discriminated by a money handling machine, a plurality of coins placed below the money slot and inserted a conveyor belt that conveys a number of coins to the money handling machine; a drive pulley on which one of the conveyor belts is stretched and transmits power to the conveyance belt; and a drive pulley disposed above the money handling machine;
a dropping pulley, on which the other of the conveyor belts is hung, and which drops the plurality of coins placed on the conveyor belt into the money handling machine; a magnetic roller that is wider in the axial direction than the conveyor belt and has magnetism that attracts foreign matter mixed in the plurality of coins that have been inserted; a driving means that rotationally drives the magnetic roller; a foreign matter receiving box having an open top surface and having a notch wider than the width of the roller and in contact with the magnetic roller; the foreign matter attracted to the magnetic roller is removed by the notch; A device for removing foreign matter from coins, characterized in that the foreign matter is taken into the foreign matter receiving box.