JPH0338636B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention is applicable to a two-teller machine that is placed between two tellers at a teller counter in a bank, for example, and shared by the left and right operators. The present invention relates to a banknote dispensing machine.

"Prior Art" Conventionally, a technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 153099/1983 has been known as a bill dispensing machine.

This bill dispensing machine has a single dispensing port shared by two operators at the front, and the bills dispensed to the dispensing port are based on a dispensing command from either operator. Command means for indicating this is installed on both sides of the dispensing port.

However, in such a bill dispensing machine, when the operator is concentrating on dealing with the customer at the counter, the instruction from the command means may be overlooked, and one operator may override the other operator's instructions. There was a risk of receiving and paying bills by mistake.

On the other hand, in order to solve this problem, a bill dispensing machine has been proposed which is equipped with a sorting mechanism for distributing bills to one of the operators instead of the above-mentioned command means.

This banknote dispensing machine is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-156957, and has a pair of payment ports formed in opposite left and right directions of a frame constituting the main body. Upper and lower belts are provided for conveying banknotes toward the upper and lower belts, and the banknotes are disbursed from the payment port by holding and conveying the banknotes by these upper and lower belts.

"Problem to be solved by the invention" By the way, in the latter bill dispensing machine,
Since a pair of belts is used to sort banknotes to the payout port and to feed the banknotes from the payout port, if you try to pull out the banknotes from the belt before the banknotes have completely been fed out from the belt, The friction between the belt and the banknotes puts an unreasonable force on the banknotes, making it difficult to withdraw the banknotes easily, and in the worst case, the banknotes may be damaged.

This invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is intended to prevent troubles such as one operator mistakenly receiving banknotes that should be received by another operator, and to prevent one end of the paper money from being removed from the payout port. To provide a banknote dispensing machine which allows one operator to easily pull out the banknote from one end side without applying excessive force after conveying the banknote so as to protrude.

"Means for Solving the Problem" In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bill dispensing machine that is disposed between two operators on the left and right and is shared by these operators. Two payout ports are arranged side by side on the front part of a frame that forms the exterior of the payment machine and open in opposite directions to each other, and banknotes inside the frame are disposed of on the front side of the frame forming the appearance of the payment machine. A conveyance device that conveys a predetermined number of banknotes fed out from a storage box toward the front, and whose conveyance path is located between the two payout ports; and a dispensing device having a cradle for discharging banknotes toward each of the respective dispensing ports by placing the banknotes thereon and moving them in the left-right direction; A gap larger than the horizontal dimension of the machine is provided so that when a withdrawal command is issued from one operator to the main body of the payment machine, the area near the payout port on the side of the other operator located on the opposite side of the operator. Then, the cradle is placed on standby, and in this state, a predetermined number of bills drawn out from the banknote storage box are placed on the cradle, and the cradle is placed on the cradle by the operator who issued the withdrawal command. A control means for moving the paper toward the payout port is provided.

"Function" (1) Two banknote dispensing ports are provided on the front of the machine, facing each side, and a banknote is placed on a movable holder between the two, and the banknote is placed in one of the banknote dispensing ports. Since the banknotes are sorted towards each other, troubles such as one operator mistakenly receiving banknotes that should be received by the other operator can be prevented.

(2) Provide an interval between the two payout ports that is smaller than twice the horizontal dimension of the receiver and larger than the horizontal dimension of the banknote, and at a position midway between these intervals,
A conveyance device is provided with the conveyance path facing forward, and a receiving tray is placed on standby near a payout port on the side of the other operator located on the opposite side from the one operator who issued the withdrawal command, and Since a sorting device is provided that moves the receiving tray into which banknotes have been sent toward the payout port on the one operator side, the dispensing device can be placed on the receiving tray with one end protruding toward the one operator side. It is possible to place a banknote and then pay out the banknote with one end protruding from one banknote dispensing port.

"Embodiment" An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a frame forming the external appearance. This frame 1 has a door-type front side, and includes a box-shaped main body 1a with an open front (right side in Fig. 1) and a front door 1 that covers the front of the main body 1a.
It is composed of b.

The width dimension W of the main body 1a is the dimension of the long side of the banknote l ₁
The banknote storage boxes 2, 3, and 4 are installed vertically in a position closer to the front inside the main body 1a. These banknote storage boxes 2, 3, and 4 store banknotes with the long sides facing the width direction of the main body 1a, and have a banknote outlet formed at the rear thereof and an empty space on the ceiling side of the main body 1a. The main body 1a is arranged so that the center of the width dimension coincides with that of the main body 1a, and is fixed so that it can be attached and detached with the front door 1b open. and,
The rear of these storage boxes 2, 3, and 4, that is, the main body 1
Near the rear in a is the Terror's Machine (not shown).
A feeding device 6 is provided that feeds out a required amount of banknotes from the storage boxes 2, 3, and 4 in response to input signals from the storage boxes 2, 3, and 4, and sends the banknotes upward in order to form a stack of banknotes 5. A conveying device 7 for transporting the stacked banknotes 5 forward is provided in a space between the banknotes 2 and the ceiling of the main body 1a. This conveyance device 7
The device transports the stacked banknotes 5 on the center line of the width of the main body 1a, and detects defects in the stacked banknotes 5 by signals from detection devices 6a to 6d etc. provided in the transport path of the feeding device 6. In some cases, the banknotes are removed to the lower redirect box (indicated by 8 in FIG. 1) as shown by arrow A in FIG. The stacked banknotes 5 are sent out to the front door 1b side by the banknote alignment plate 9.

The front door 1b is formed so that its width dimension matches that of the main body 1a, and is attached to the front surface of the main body 1a via a hinge or the like so that it can be opened and closed.

As shown in FIG. 2, a first dispensing port 10 and a second dispensing port 11 are provided side by side on the front surface of the front door 1b. A sorting device is provided that receives the stacked banknotes 5 and distributes the banknotes 5 to the payout port on the side that issued the payout command.

As shown in FIG. 2, the above-mentioned payout ports 10 and 11 are arranged at the same height, extending down an appropriate distance from the upper edge of the front door 1b. To set this height position,
Consideration has also been given to the height, which is easy for counter operators to handle. Furthermore, stepped portions 1c are formed on both side edges of each outlet 10, 11 and are set back with an appropriate width _W1 .
The banknotes sent out to each payout port 10, 11 by this stepped portion 1c are delivered only to the corresponding counter operator.
Since the corners of the banknotes are made to protrude greatly, and the corners of the banknotes serve as gripping margins, it is easy to take out the banknotes, and an accident in which the other operator mistakenly receives the banknotes that are his/her share is also prevented.

Next, the sorting device will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 to 12.

That is, the sorting device includes a pedestal 12 on which banknotes sent out from the conveyance device 7 and the banknote alignment plate 9 are placed, and banknote holding plates 13a and 13b that clamp the banknotes between the pedestal 12. A stopper 30 that restricts the downward rotation of the banknote presser plates 13a and 13b, shutters 18a and 18b that open and close the payout ports 10 and 11, these receivers 12, the banknote presser plates 13a and 13b, the stopper 30, and the shutter 1.
Solenoids 17a to 1 that operate 8a and 18b
7d and a motor 14.

The solenoid 17a is for rotating the banknote alignment plate 9, and the solenoids 17b and 1
Reference numeral 7c is for opening and closing the shutters 18a and 18b, and the solenoid 17d is for rotating the stopper 30 to operate the holding plates 13a and 13b. Further, the motor 14 is connected to the presser plate 1
3a, 13b are horizontally moved by both the holding plates 13a, 13b and the receiving stand 12.

The banknote holding plate 9 pivots around a shaft 19 along a pivot trajectory as shown by the chain line in FIGS. 4 and 10, and as shown in FIG. 10, a link 20 is operated by a solenoid 17a. As a result, it can pivot vertically to take a retracted position (indicated by a chain line) for receiving banknotes from the conveyance device 7, and a vertical position (indicated by a solid line) in which it abuts the rear edge of the banknotes and aligns them. It is now possible to switch. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the link 20 is operated by the solenoid 17a and rotates around the shaft 21, thereby coming into contact with the pin 22 fixed to the banknote aligning plate 9, and rotating the banknote aligning plate 9. I'm letting you do it.

The receiving stand 12 has a width dimension slightly smaller than that of the banknote, and is supported by a horizontal frame 23 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and is supported by a motor 14. The belt 15 is wound around a drive pulley 24 that is driven by the belt 15, and a rotatable intermediate pulley 25, so that the belt 15 can be moved horizontally.

The banknote holding plates 13a, 13b are attached via support bars 28 to a support block 27 supported movably in the axial direction by a horizontal frame 26, and the support bar 28 is connected to the banknote holding plate 13a. , 13 are each supported vertically rotatably. Further, the banknote holding plates 13a and 13b are urged clockwise in FIG. 4 by torsion springs 29a and 29b, respectively.
The torque of 29b causes the cradle 1 to pivot downward.
2 and the vicinity of both ends of the banknotes. Furthermore, the downward rotation of the banknote holding plates 13a and 13b is regulated by a stopper 30, which is connected to a solenoid 17d with a link 31 and an arm 3, as shown in FIG.
2, and is configured to pivot around a shaft 33. That is, when the solenoid 17d is operated, the link 31 rotates around the shaft 34 and pushes up the arm 32, thereby causing the stopper 30 to swing down around the shaft 33 as shown by the chain line in FIG. , the banknote holding plates 13a and 13b can each be lowered. Note that the banknote holding plate 1
3a, 13b connect the support block 27 to the belt 16.
The belt 16 is fixed to the same shaft as the intermediate pulley 25, which is driven by the belt 15, and rotates together with the pulley 25'. and is traveling while being wound around idle pulleys 35 to 37.

The shutters 18a, 18b are operated by solenoids 17b, 17c, respectively, and the shutters 18a, 18b are operated by solenoids 17b, 17c, respectively.
11, and the solenoids 17b, 17
c, the reciprocating motion is replaced with a rotary motion via a link (not shown), and the arm 38 is rotated about the shaft 39 to move up and down, and is placed in a closed position such as the shutter 18a or an open position such as the shutter 18b. It is now possible to switch to

Note that the reference numeral S in FIG. 4 indicates a sensor, and this sensor S detects the presence or absence of a banknote on the holder 12 by making a beam of light intersect with the banknote on the holder 12.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned bill dispensing machine will be explained.

() This bill dispensing machine starts operating on the condition that one of the two operators on the left and right issues a withdrawal command from the teller-sunshin, and the machine receives a predetermined number of bills dispensed by each bill storage box 2 to 4. Paper defects (whether or not a predetermined number of genuine bills have been paid out is determined by the outputs of the detection devices 6a to 6d) are transported by a transport device 7.

() The receiver 12 is moved to the side opposite to the operator who issued the withdrawal command (hereinafter referred to as one operator) and is placed on standby, and the banknote alignment plate 9 is moved to the fourth side.
It is rotated and lowered to the position shown by the chain line in Figure 10,
Furthermore, the stopper 30 is pivoted upward, and the banknote press plates 13a, 13b are pivoted upward to the position shown by the solid line in FIG.

() When a predetermined number of banknotes are sent out from the conveyance device without any abnormality, the banknote alignment plate 9 pivots upward as shown by the solid line in Figures 4 and 10, and the banknotes are moved to the front side of the machine (to the right in Figure 4). The banknotes 5 are fed out and placed on the pedestal 12. When the bill aligning plate 9 comes into contact with the end of the bill 5, the shutters 18a and 18b in the closed state are connected to the bill aligning plate 9.
The end faces of the banknotes 5 are aligned between them. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the banknote 5 is fed into the approximate center between the payout ports 10 and 11 (this center line is indicated by a chain line C), and is placed on the other operator's side (i.e., on the payout port 10 side). ) is placed on the standby stand 12 with its right half protruding.
Note that, as shown in FIG.
Since the paper is guided by upper and lower guide plates 40 and 41 that are fixed to the machine over a period of 11 seconds, there is no risk of jamming during dispensing.

() When the banknote 5 is placed on the holder 12,
The sensor S is activated, the solenoid 17d is activated, the stopper 30 is lowered, and the banknote holding plate 13a,
13b are biased by torsion springs 29a and 29b, respectively, and rotate downward. However, since the receiving stand 12 is arranged on the left side in FIG. 11, the banknote 5 is held between the right banknote pressing plate 13b and the receiving stand 12. Note that the left banknote holding plate 13a is rotated and lowered to the receiving tray 1.
2.

() The drive motor 14 is operated on the condition that the banknote 5 is held and the shutter 18b on the side that issued the withdrawal command is released,
The banknote holding plates 13a and 13b are horizontally moved in conjunction with each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, when the receiving stand 12 moves toward the payout port 11, the right end of the bill 5 is pushed out from the payout port 11, that is, the payout port on the side from which the payout command was issued.

() If the shutter 18b is closed on the condition that the banknote 5 has been taken out, the stopper 30 is raised, the banknote holding plates 13a, 13b are forcibly pivoted upward, and the banknote alignment plate 9 is pivoted downward. It becomes ready for the payout operation. In addition, if the next withdrawal instruction is issued by the opposite (other) operator, the above ()
The operation of moving the pedestal 12 in is omitted.

The above-mentioned operations () to () of the banknote dispensing machine are performed by a control means C built in the main body 1a of the banknote dispensing machine.

As shown in FIG. 13, this control means C is provided with a teller's machine operated by the left and right tellers as input, detection devices 6a to 6d, and a sensor S, and as output means a feeding device 6 and a conveyance device 7. , solenoid 17a, solenoid 17b,
17c, a solenoid 17d, and a motor 14.

In this control means C, the above () to
A program for performing the operations in parentheses is stored in advance.

Next, how the relative dimensions of the width l ₁ of the bill, the width l ₂ of the pedestal 12, and the mutual distance W ₂ (W ₂ = W - 2W ₁ ) between the payout ports 10 and 11 affect the function of the sorting device. I will explain about this.

That is, in the above embodiment, l ₂ is set slightly smaller than l ₁ and 2l ₂ is set slightly larger than W ₂ , but by reducing l ₂ , a certain width can be achieved.
By increasing the stroke of the holder 12 at W', the amount of bill protrusion from the payout ports 10 and 11 can be increased. (However, since the amount of banknotes protruding from the holder increases, consideration must be given to increasing the clamping force of the banknote holding plate.)
Moreover, by reducing W ₂ , it is possible to reduce the width dimension W of the entire bill dispensing machine and to stabilize the bill on the holder 12 . (However, the amount of banknotes that protrude from the payout ports 10 and 11 decreases, and the workability of taking out the banknotes deteriorates.

Therefore, in the above embodiment, l ₂ is slightly smaller than l ₁ and 2l 2 takes into account the width dimension of the device, the amount of bill protrusion from the payout port, the stability of the bill on the holder, _etc. is set in a relative relationship that is slightly larger than W ₂ .

In the banknote dispensing machine of the above-mentioned embodiment, bills are paid out by moving the receiving tray 12 in one direction between the two dispensing ports. The positioning control device that defines the stop position of the pedestal 12 can be simplified compared to the case where the cradle 12 is distributed to the left and right.

``Effects of the Invention'' As is clear from the above description, the present invention provides the following advantages: (1) In a bill dispensing machine that is shared by two operators lined up on the left and right, two bills are placed on the front of the machine, facing each other on the left and right. It is characterized by providing a dispensing port, placing banknotes on a holder movably provided between the dispensing ports, and distributing the bills toward either of the bill dispensing ports. By sorting, banknotes can be transported towards the operator who issued the withdrawal command, preventing misunderstandings as to which operator should receive the banknotes, and facilitating counter operations. be effective.

(2) Provide an interval between the two payout ports that is smaller than twice the horizontal dimension of the cradle and larger than the horizontal dimension of the banknote, and at a position midway between these intervals,
A conveyance device is provided with the conveyance path facing forward, and a receiving tray is placed on standby near a payout port on the side of the other operator located on the opposite side from the one operator who issued the withdrawal command, and Since a sorting device is provided that moves the receiving tray into which banknotes have been sent toward the payout port on the one operator side, the dispensing device can be placed on the receiving tray with one end protruding toward the one operator side. The banknotes can be loaded and then fed out with one end protruding from one of the banknote dispensing ports.Furthermore, one operator can grasp one end of the banknote and move it sideways (in the left-right direction). By pulling it out, the bill on the pedestal is taken out to the outside.

Furthermore, as described above, since the banknotes with one end protruding from the banknote dispensing port are placed on the top surface of the holder, it is particularly easy for the operator to pull them out laterally (in the left-right direction). The effect is that it can be done.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the flow of banknotes inside the payment machine, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the sorting device, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the state in which the front door is open. Perspective view, Figure 4 is - of Figure 3.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line - in FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the shutter, 9 is a sectional view taken along line -
The figure is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 5, and the 10th
The figure is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 5, and
1 and 12 are explanatory views of the operation of the cradle, respectively, and FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the control means C. 1...Frame body, 5...Banknote, 7...Transportation device, 9
. . . Bill alignment plate (conveying device), 10, 11 . . . Payout port, 12 .

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Disposed between two operators lined up on the left and right,
In a banknote dispensing machine shared by these operators, two dispensing ports are arranged side by side in the front part of a frame forming the external appearance of the banknote dispensing machine and open in left and right opposite directions, and each operator a conveyance device that conveys a predetermined number of banknotes fed out from a banknote storage box inside the frame body toward the front based on a withdrawal command from the frame body, and whose conveyance path is located between the two said payout ports; , a sorting device having a cradle for feeding banknotes conveyed by the conveying device toward each of the payout ports by placing the banknotes on its upper surface and moving them in the left-right direction; and a pedestal between the two payout ports; A gap smaller than twice the horizontal dimension of the banknote and larger than the horizontal dimension of the banknote is provided in the main body of the payment machine, and when a withdrawal command is issued by one operator, a gap between the operator and the banknote is provided. makes a cradle standby near the payout port on the other operator's side located on the opposite side, furthermore, in this state, a predetermined number of bills drawn out from the bill storage box is placed on the cradle, A banknote dispensing machine characterized by being provided with a control means for moving the receiving tray toward a dispensing port of an operator who issued the dispensing command.