JPH035967Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a bill conveyance device in a bill validating machine used in a vending machine or the like.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a conventional banknote validator. In the figure, the banknote validator 3 includes an insertion slot 5 and a transport mechanism 4 for inserting and transporting banknotes in a substantially horizontal direction. The transport mechanism 4 includes an endless belt 6 provided in the horizontal direction, a pulley 7 that drives the belt 6, a driven pulley 7A, a motor 12 that rotates the pulley 7, a driven transport body whose outer peripheral surface is pressed against the belt 6, That is, it consists of presser rollers 8 to 8C, idlers 9, 9A, bill conveyance guide plate 10, and bill discrimination sensors 11, 11A.

Since this banknote validator 3 conveys banknotes in the horizontal direction, the depth dimension becomes large, and there is a drawback that a protruding portion is formed in the depth direction of the automatic vending machine incorporating this banknote validator 3.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing another conventional banknote validator. In the figure, parts having the same functions as those in FIG. It consists of a vertical transport mechanism 4A.

FIG. 4A is a sectional view taken along line A1-A1 in FIG. provided with two guide plates 1
The banknote 1 is inserted between the small gap formed by 0 and 10A.
3 is transported.

[The problem that the idea attempts to solve]

This banknote validator 3A has a smaller depth and a thinner profile due to the vertical configuration of the transport mechanism 4A, but the banknote insertion state explanatory diagram in Figure 3 (the part having the same function as in Figure 2) (are shown with the same reference numerals), if the length of the insertion slot 5A is too short, the banknotes will be inserted diagonally as shown in Figure B, making it impossible to perform proper identification. Therefore, in order to prevent this, a required length is required for the insertion guide as shown in A of the same figure.

The insertion slot 5A of this bill validator 3A allows bills to be inserted horizontally, so when this bill validator 3A is attached to a vending machine, the insertion slot 5
There is a drawback that A protrudes for a long time from the front of the vending machine.

Furthermore, due to a difference in conveying force due to an imbalance in the tension between the endless belts 6, 6, the conveyance of the banknotes 13 may be offset. When changing the bill 13 at a right angle, the edge of the bill 13 rises up against the side wall of the guide plate 10A, and when this raised portion is conveyed while changing direction, it is bent as shown in FIG. 4B, resulting in an uneven fold. There is a disadvantage that the portion 13A is formed and closes the small gap between the guide plates 10 and 10A, causing a jam.

In view of the above-mentioned points, the present invention allows bills to be inserted obliquely upward, changes direction downward, and then conveys them, thereby shortening the forward protrusion of the insertion slot, and also reduces the amount of money the banknotes are exposed to when changing direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a conveying device for a banknote validating machine that can prevent the occurrence of jams when the conveyance of the banknotes is uneven.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an insertion slot having a guide opening that guides the banknotes to be inserted diagonally upward at an inclination angle of approximately 45 degrees, and an insertion slot that is guided diagonally upward by the guide opening. A guide plate that is curved so as to convey the banknote downward and is provided with a small gap through which the banknote passes and guides the transport of the banknote on both sides of the banknote surface, and both sides of the guide plate are perpendicular to the transport direction. The conveyor mechanism is characterized in that it has a closing portion that has a cross-sectional shape and is closed so that the inner surface thereof is U-shaped.

[Effect]

In this invention, since the banknotes are guided diagonally upward at an inclination angle of approximately 45 degrees, the forward protrusion dimension for the insertion guide is approximately 1/4 of that when guiding the banknotes horizontally. You can get the required length. If the angle of inclination is made steeper, the forward protrusion can be made shorter, but considering ease of insertion of banknotes, it is better to set it to about 45 degrees.

In addition, the inserted banknotes that have been guided diagonally upward are guided by a guide plate, turned downward, and are conveyed, but if the banknotes become uneven during conveyance, the leading edge of the banknotes will hit the inner surface of the closing part. Since the tip is in a U-shape, the abutting tip is bent 180 degrees along the inner surface of the closing part and completely bent as it is conveyed while changing direction. Therefore, the small gap between the guide plates is not blocked, and clogging is prevented.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a banknote validating machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which parts having the same functions as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the figure,
The banknote validator 3B includes an insertion slot 5B and a vertical transport mechanism 4B. The insertion port 5B has a guide port 5 having an inclination angle of approximately 45 degrees diagonally upward from the lower end point b.
C is provided, and the banknotes 13 are supplied to the conveyance mechanism 4B through this guide port 5C. In order to prevent the banknotes 13 from being inserted diagonally, insert the insertion slot 5B.
Although it is necessary that the length from the lower end point b to the contact point a of the pulley 7 and presser roller 8 of the transport mechanism 4B is longer than the required dimension, a guide port 5C having an inclination angle of approximately 45 degrees is provided. Therefore, in order to obtain this required dimension, the length by which the insertion port 5B projects forward may be shorter than that shown in FIG.

15 is curved so as to convey downwardly the inserted banknote 13 guided obliquely upward by the guide port 5C, and is provided with a small gap through which the banknote 13 passes, so that the banknote 13 is conveyed on the banknote surface. This is a conveyance path having guide plates that guide on both sides.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram when the banknote validator 3B of FIG. 5 is installed in a vending machine, and FIG. 6A is a front view and FIG. 6B is a side view. In the figure, 1 is a vending machine, 2 is a front door of the vending machine, and 14 is a banknote storage box. By using a vertical conveyance mechanism 4B, a banknote validating machine 3B and a banknote storage box 14 are connected to the front door 2.
It is possible to provide the material within the thickness dimension of . Furthermore, as described above, since the length of the insertion port 5B protruding forward is shortened, the length of the insertion port 5B protruding from the surface of the front door 2 is also short.

FIG. 7A is a sectional view taken along line A2-A2 in FIG.
two guide plates 16, 16A, and closing parts 17, 17A that close the small gap 18 by connecting the inner surfaces of the two guide plates 16, 16A so as to form a U-shaped curved surface on both sides, respectively. The guide plates 16, 16A guide the conveyance of the inserted banknote 13, which is curved so as to convey downwardly the inserted banknote 13 guided diagonally upward by the guide port 5C, on both sides of the banknote surface. The banknote 13 is conveyed within this small gap 18 from the contact points a, a between the two sets of endless belts 6, 6 and the presser rollers 8, 8, with the conveyance direction greatly changed by more than 90 degrees (see Fig. 5). .

Now, the inserted banknote 13 that has been guided obliquely upward is guided by the guide plates 16 and 16A, and is then conveyed by changing its direction downward.
If there is deviation in the conveyance of banknotes 13, the leading edge of the banknote 13 will come into contact with the inner surface of the closing part 17 or 17A, which is U-shaped, so that the leading edge of the banknote 13 will be moved along the inner surface of the groove. Can be bent 180 degrees. As the direction is changed and conveyed, as shown in Fig. 7B.
Since it can be completely bent as shown in FIG. 2, there is no abutting part that blocks the small gap 18, and clogging is prevented.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention as described above, by inserting banknotes diagonally upward and changing the direction downward and conveying them, the forward protrusion of the insertion slot can be shortened, and the banknotes can be easily inserted during direction change. This prevents clogging in the event of uneven conveyance, making it possible to shorten the depth and allow installation in spaces with limited depth such as vending machines. Become.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional banknote validator;
The figure is a schematic configuration diagram of another conventional banknote validating machine, Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram of the inserted state of banknotes, and Figure 4A is A of Figure 2.
1-A1 sectional view, FIG. 4B is a diagram showing the folded state of the banknote of FIG. 2, FIG.
7A is a sectional view taken along A2-A2 in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7B is a view showing the bill in FIG. 5 in a folded state. It is. 1: Vending machine, 3B: Banknote validator, 4B: Conveyance mechanism, 5B: Insertion port, 5C: Guide port, 6: Endless belt, 7, 7A: Pulley, 8 to 8D: Presser roller, 11, 11A: Validation sensor, 13: banknote, 15: conveyance path, 16, 16A: guide plate,
17, 17A: Closed part, 18: Small gap.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] an insertion port having a guide port that guides the inserted banknote diagonally upward at an inclination angle of approximately 45 degrees; A guide plate that is provided with a small gap through which the banknote passes and guides the transport of the banknote on both sides of the banknote surface, and a cross-sectional shape of both sides of the guide plate perpendicular to the transport direction, and the inner surface thereof is U-shaped. A conveying device for a banknote validating machine, comprising: a conveying mechanism having a closing part that closes in a manner similar to the above.