JPH0371293A - Elevator lower limit position detector for bill receiving/ paying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to deliver paying bills from the lower side one by one by detecting the horizontal displacement of a detecting plate by a sensor when a partition plate is moved down and comes into contact with the upper surface of paying bills and stopping the down of the partition plate based on the detecting signal of the sensor. CONSTITUTION:When the partition plate 6 is moved down and a detecting rod 67 arranged on the lower part of the partition plate 6 comes into contact with the upper surface of the paying bills stored in a paying part 2A, the rod 67 is displaced in the horizontal direction and the displacement of the rod 67 is detected by the sensor 71, so that the drop of the partition plate can be stopped based on the detecting signal of the sensor 71. Consequently, the upper surface of the paying bills can be pressed with proper pressure (weak pressure such as the contact pressure of the partition plate 6), so that the paying bills can be smoothly delivered one by one from the lower side by the frictional force of a delivering roll while contacting with the delivering roll with the proper pressure.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention "Industrial Application Field" The present invention provides a circulating bill depositing and dispensing machine that has two functions, a bill dispensing function and a bill depositing function. The present invention relates to an elevator lower limit position detecting device for a bill depositing and dispensing machine that is capable of bill pressing with a pressure of 100%.

``Prior art'' Conventionally, this type of bill depositing and dispensing machine was manufactured by Tokuhan Sho Ll-H.
The one shown in No. 3213 is known.

This bill depositing and dispensing machine is equipped with a deposit stacker having a vertically movable and horizontal partition plate that divides the bill storage space into two. A deposit section is formed in which banknotes are stored,
A dispensing section in which dispensing banknotes are stored is formed in each of the storage spaces below the partition plate.

The dispensing section is formed between a partition plate and a bottom plate constituting the bottom of the deposit stacker, and the bottom plate has an upper part protruding so as to accommodate the dispensing money stored in the dispensing section. A feeding roller is provided that feeds out the gold banknotes one by one from the bottom.

"Problems to be Solved by the Invention" By the way, in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine configured as described above, by using the partition plate as a press plate for the bill press, the lower surface of the dispensing banknote and the feeding roller are separated. are brought into contact with each other with a constant pressure to prevent slipping between the feeding roller and the bill.

In this case, a sensor provided on the bottom plate detects whether or not the partition plate presses the disbursed banknotes with a constant pressure.

However, this sensor can detect whether the partition plate is pressed with an appropriate pressure when the number of bills to be withdrawn is small, but on the other hand, when the number of bills to be withdrawn is large, the There was a problem in that the sensor was turned on due to the weight of the banknote, and the sensor did not function effectively.

This invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and allows a sensor to function effectively regardless of the accumulated number of bills to be dispensed, and allows bill pressing of bills to be dispensed with an appropriate pressure. The present invention aims to provide an elevator lower limit position detection device for a banknote depositing and dispensing machine.

"Means for Solving the Problems" In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a horizontal and movable partition plate that divides the banknote storage space into two, and the storage space on the upper side of the partition plate has a partition plate that divides the banknote storage space into two. A deposit stacker has a deposit part in which deposited banknotes are stored, and a deposit stacker in which a deposit part in which deposited banknotes are stored is formed in a storage space below the partition plate, and a drawer mechanism into which this deposit stacker is loaded. In the banknote depositing and dispensing machine, the bill depositing and dispensing machine is configured such that when the deposit stacker is loaded in the withdrawal mechanism, the dispensing bills in the dispensing section of the deposit stacker are fed out one by one from the bottom side by a dispensing roller, A detection plate is provided at the lower part of the storage space, and the detection plate is disposed in a horizontal direction, and is disposed in a horizontal direction when the banknotes come into contact with the upper surface of the banknotes stored in the lower side storage space. A sensor is provided to detect displacement.

According to this invention, when the partition plate is lowered and the detection plate provided at the bottom of the partition plate comes into contact with the upper surface of the dispensing banknotes stored in the lower side storage space, The detection plate is displaced in the horizontal direction, and the displacement of this detection plate is detected by a sensor.Then, based on the detection signal of this sensor, the descent of the partition plate can be stopped.

"Embodiment" An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 17.

First, to briefly explain the general structure of the stacker related to the circulating bill depositing and dispensing machine of this embodiment, this stacker is
A circulating deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 (see Figures 1 and 2 for an outline) that collects and stores deposited banknotes in a state where they can be reused as withdrawn banknotes.
(see figure) and a non-circulating deposit stacker 2 (see Figures 3 and 5 for an outline) that separately accumulates and stores deposited banknotes and withdrawn banknotes. The stack cutter 2 is also pushed into the main body of the device (in the pushing direction; in the direction indicated by the arrow ) direction), pull-out direction; arrow (b) direction>.

The deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 is similar to the deposit/withdrawal stacker applied in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-32226, in which frequently used 1,000-note and 10,000-note notes are stored in the storage space, and banknotes are not accepted. An upper slide cover 3 (described later) that can be opened and closed is provided in the upper opening into which one person can put bills, and an elevator 4 (described later) that can be raised and lowered is provided between the lower opening IB through which the banknotes are dispensed and the upper opening IA. Furthermore, a pill pressure 5 (described later) is provided at an intermediate height position, which can be moved in and out of the banknote storage space. Note that banknotes inserted through the upper opening IA are placed on the top surface of the elevator 4, and the deposited banknotes are reused as disbursed banknotes.

Similar to the deposit stacker applied to Japanese Patent Application No. 1-32226, the deposit stacker 2 stores 5,000 bills that are used less frequently in its storage space, the withdrawal section 2A. Overflow banknotes (1,000-note, 10,000-note) that cannot be stored in the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 are placed in the separate deposit section 2B.
It is also used to store 5,000 tickets, etc. In addition, this deposit stacker 2, like the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 described above, is provided with an upper slide cover 3 (described later) that can be opened and closed at an upper opening 2C into which banknotes are received, and a lower opening 2D through which banknotes are fed out. A partition plate 6 (described later) that can be raised and lowered is provided between the upper opening 2C and the upper opening 2C.

In addition, the said partition plate 6 divides the storage space of a banknote, and forms the said payment part 2A in the downward direction, and forms the said deposit part 2B in the upper part.

Hereinafter, the mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 11/deposit/withdrawal stacker 2 will be explained for each item (-) to (8).

(-) Locking mechanism of the upper slide cover; the handle is raised (standing upright) and the stand is closed 2
The upper slide cover 3 is locked in the closed state when the holder is removed from the drawer mechanism, and the upper slide cover 3 is locked when the stack cutter 2 is loaded into the drawer mechanism and the handle is folded down (overturned). 3
Mechanism to unlock.

(2) Stacker locking mechanism: A mechanism that locks the stacker 2 to the drawer mechanism when the stacker 2 is loaded in the drawer mechanism and the handle of the stacker 2 is folded down.

(3) Elevator up mechanism: A mechanism that closes the lower opening, which is the banknote payout opening, of the Stanokato 2 when the handle is raised.

(4) Handle locking mechanism: A mechanism that locks the handle in an upright position when the stanoka is removed from the drawer mechanism.

(5) Bill pressure mechanism of deposit/withdrawal stacker: A mechanism that presses the banknotes in the deposit/withdrawal stacker l with a constant pressure during withdrawal processing.

(6) A power transmission mechanism to the bill pressure mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker; a mechanism for operating the bill pressure mechanism of (5) above.

(7) Deposit stacker elevator position detection mechanism; a mechanism that detects when the partition plate 6 of the deposit stacker 2 presses the top surface of the disbursed banknote (corresponding to the present invention).

(8) Upper slide cover opening/closing mechanism: When pushing the drawer mechanism into the main body of the apparatus, the upper slide covers 3 of the stackers loaded in the drawer mechanism are opened all at once;
A mechanism that closes the upper slide cover 3 all at once when the drawer mechanism is pulled out from the device main body.

Of the above mechanisms, (-) (d) (3) (4) (8)
This is a common configuration for the deposit/withdrawal slide 11 and the deposit stacker 2.

Hereinafter, the above mechanisms (-) to (8) will be explained in detail. In addition, in the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the parts having the same configuration to simplify the description.

(-) The locking mechanism of the upper slide cover 3 will be explained (see FIGS. 1 to 7).

The upper slide cover 3 is provided near the upper openings IA and 2C of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 and deposit stacker 2, respectively, and is a two-part body consisting of an upper slide cover 7 and a lower slide cover 8. A pair of guide bins 9 are fixed to the side surface of the cover 7.

The guide bins 9 are provided with elongated holes 8A and IC 2E formed horizontally in the lower slide cover 8 and the main body of the stacker 2 so as to protrude outward from the stacker 2.
They are arranged so as to penetrate through each of them. and,
Due to the arrangement of the guide pins 9, 9, the upper slide cover 7 and the lower slide cover 8 are stacked in the staccato 2.
It is designed to move relative to the main body in the direction of arrows (a) and (b), which are horizontal directions.

Further, an engagement member 10 is fixed to the end of the guide pin 9, and a regulation piece ll1 whose tip end is engaged with the engagement member IO is operated on the main body side of the stud cutter 2. A handle 12 is provided respectively.

The engaging member 10 moves together with the guide pin 9. Further, the regulating piece 11 is rotatably supported around a horizontal axis IIA provided on the main body of the stanokato 2, and the regulating piece 11 is urged in the direction of the arrow (C) at the rear thereof. A tension spring 13 is provided at the bottom thereof, and a protrusion 11B that abuts a release pin 14 (described later) is provided integrally with the regulation piece 11.

The handle 12 has a base end fixed to a rotary plate 15 that rotates around a horizontal axis 12A provided on the main body of the staccato 2, and a distal end thereof protrudes outward. , is adapted to rotate around the horizontal axis 12A between an upright position (see FIGS. 1, 2, etc.) and an inverted position (see FIG. 8).

The rotary plate 15 also has a protruding portion 11 of the regulating piece 1 that protrudes inward so that when the handle 12 falls, the protruding portion 11 of the regulating piece 1
A release pin 14 for pressing B in the direction of arrow (d) is provided.

The operation of the upper sliding force and locking mechanism of the ri-3 constructed as above will be explained with reference to FIG. 6.

■ When the handle 12 is raised, the regulating piece 11
The regulating piece 11 and the engaging member 10 are brought into an engaged state by the biasing in the direction of the arrow (c) (the state shown by the solid line),
The upper slide cover 3 will be locked in the 6m open state.

■ When the handle 12 is folded down (rotated in the direction of arrow (C)), the release pin 14 that rotates in conjunction with the handle 12 presses the regulation piece 11 in the direction of arrow (D). (the state shown by the - dotted chain line), whereby the engagement state between the regulating piece 11 and the engaging member 10 is released, and the upper slide cover 3 becomes in a state where it can be freely opened and closed.

Note that when the drawer mechanism is pushed into the main body of the device with the stack cutter 2 loaded in the drawer mechanism,
For example, if the handle 12 is in the raised state at this time, the handle 12 will come into contact with the wall (not shown) of the main body of the device due to the pushing force of the pull-out mechanism, and will be automatically brought down, as described above. It becomes possible to perform the operation (2) automatically.

Further, the present invention is not limited to automatic overturning of the handle 12 in this manner, and the operator may manually overturn the handle 12 to unlock the upper slide cover 3.

(d) The locking mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 (Figures 1 to 2, Figures 8 and 10), the lock mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 2 (
3 to 5) will be explained.

A link 20 is fixed to the inner surface of the rotating plate 15, and a link 20 is attached to the tip of the link 20 via a pin 21.
One end of 2 is rotatably provided. This link 22
A lock member 24 is connected to the other end of the link 22 via a pin 23 so as to be rotatable.

This locking member 24 is rotatably supported by a horizontal shaft 24A provided on the main body of the staccato 2, and has a concave hook portion 24B formed on its circumferential surface. This hook portion 24B is adapted to be engaged with a pin 25 on the drawer mechanism side that has entered the recess ID/2F of the staccato 2 when the staccato 2 is loaded into the drawer mechanism.

In the lock mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 and the deposit stacker 2 configured as described above, for example, as shown in FIG. By tilting the link 20 in the same direction as the rotary plate 15, the lock member 24 rotates in the direction of arrow (d) through the link 22 around the horizontal axis 24A, and the hook of the lock member 24 is thereby rotated. The portion 24B is the pin 25 on the drawer mechanism side.
The stacker can be engaged with the stacker to lock the stacker to the drawer mechanism.

(3) Elevator up mechanism.

(1) First, the elevator up mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 will be explained (FIGS. 1, 2, and 8).

The internal space of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 in which banknotes are stored is provided with an elevator 4 on the upper surface of which the banknotes are placed in a stacked state.

This elevator 4 moves up and down when guide rollers 31 and 31 are slidably fitted into guide grooves 32 formed in the vertical direction on the side surface of the stacker 1, and are moved up and down to the raised position. Deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 if applicable
The banknotes sent from the upper opening 1-A of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 are received on its upper surface, and when it is in the lowered position, the banknotes placed on the upper surface of the stacker 1 are placed against the lower opening 1B of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1. It is designed to be rolled out sequentially from the bottom (in addition,
The bills are fed out by a feed roller that comes into contact with the lowest surface of the stacked banknotes and feeds out the banknotes one by one from the bottom side toward the lower opening).

Also, a support plate 3 that supports the guide rollers 31, 31 is provided.
3 fixes the elevator 4 and is connected to an elevating belt 34 driven by a drive source (path shown), so as to transmit the operation of the elevating belt 34 to the elevator 4. There is.

Further, the lower end of the support plate 33 is bent outward to form a bent portion 33A, and this bent portion 33A comes into contact with the roller 35 provided on the pin 23, as described in the previous section. It is pushed upward by rollers 35.

In the elevator up mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker I configured as described above, by raising the handle 12 and rotating the link 20 together with the rotary plate 15 in the direction of arrow (d), the lock member 24 is moved through the link 22 to the horizontal axis. 24
The roller 35 rotates in the direction of the arrow ()\) centering on A, thereby raising the roller 35 and pushing up the support plate 33 together with the elevator 4 via the bent portion 33A.

The range of rise of the elevator 4, which is pushed up by rotating the handle 12, corresponds to the height dimension of the lower opening IB of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1. 4 is located above the lower opening IB, and the banknotes on the elevator 4 cannot be fed out through the lower opening IB.

(ii) Regarding the elevator up mechanism of the deposit stacker 2 (see Figures 3 to 5), the link 22 (explained in the section ``Lock mechanism of the deposit stacker 2'') has a mechanism that extends toward the rear of the deposit stacker 2. A lift arm 22A is provided integrally with the link 22.

On the other hand, a bottom plate 36 is provided at the bottom of the deposit stacker 2, on which banknotes for withdrawal are placed (on the top surface, the withdrawal section 2A is formed). Above, there is a partition plate 6 which is an elevator on which deposited banknotes are placed (a depositing section 2B is formed on the upper surface).
is provided.

A support plate 38 having a roller 37A and a guide roller 37B coaxially thereon and having a guide roller is fixed to the side of the bottom plate 36.

The guide roller 37B and the guide roller 37C are arranged in a long hole 39 extending in the vertical direction, and are arranged in a long hole 39 extending in the vertical direction.
It slides along the inner surface of 9. Further, the roller 37A comes into contact with the lift arm 22A and is pushed upward by the lift arm 22A, and by pushing up the lift arm 22A, the bottom plate 36 is inserted into the elongated hole 39 together with the support plate 38. I'm trying to make it rise along the way.

That is, when the handle 12 is raised, the lift arm 22A rises together with the link 22, and the roller 3
7A is pulled up, and as a result, the bottom plate 3
6 is raised, and the lower opening 2D, which is the opening for dispensing banknotes from the dispensing section 2A, is closed by the bottom plate 36 (the state shown in FIGS. 3 to 5).

On the other hand, the front end of the partition plate 6 is attached to the lifting belt 34.
(r) The elevator of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 is designed to be raised. In other words, the partition plate 6 is designed to operate independently regardless of the operation of the bottom plate 36.

Note that the rising range of the bottom plate 36 along the elongated hole 39 corresponds to the height dimension of the lower opening 2D of the deposit stacker 2.
When the bottom plate 36 is completely raised, the bottom plate 36 is located above the lower opening 2D, and the banknotes on the bottom plate 36 cannot be fed out.

Furthermore, if the bottom plate 36 is lifted by the lift arm 22A and the partition plate 6 is placed within the lifting range of the bottom plate 36 at this time, the partition plate 6 will also be pushed up by the bottom plate 36 at the same time.

(4) The handle/opening mechanism will be explained (Figs. 1 to 5, 9, and 10).

A locking member 40, whose one end 40B abuts against the release bottle 14, is rotatably provided on the horizontal shaft 40A disposed on the main body of each stud cutter 2. This lock member 40
The upper end of a link 42 is connected to the other end via a bottle 41, and this link 42 and each stud cutter 2 are connected to each other.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 10, a tension spring 43 is provided between the link 42 and the main body to bias the link 42 downward.

The lower end 42A of the link 42 has a force of 1 and 2 for each star.
When loaded in the drawer mechanism, the pin 25 contacts the bin 25 (described in "R(d) Stacker Lock Mechanism") that has entered the recess ID/2F of each stacker 2 main body, and is pressed upward by the pin 25. It has become so.

With the above configuration, when the stator cutter 2 is loaded in the drawer mechanism, the recess ID/
The link 42 is lifted by the pin 25 on the pullout mechanism side that enters the 2F, and the lock member 40 is attached to the horizontal shaft 40.
It rotates around A in the direction of arrow (C). As a result, the mouth/knob member 40 is separated from the release pin 14, the release pin 14 is no longer held down by the mouth/knob member 40, and the handle 12 becomes free to rotate.

On the other hand, when the handle 12 is raised to lift each stud cutter 2 from the main body of the apparatus and taken out, the link 42 is moved downward by the bias of the tension spring 43, and the lock member 40 is moved in the direction of the arrow (). It will be rotated to

As a result, even if you try to knock down the handle 12 with the stack cutter 2 taken out from the main body of the device, the locking member 40
The movement of the release pin 14 is restricted by this, and the upright handle I2 cannot be tilted down.

(5) The bill pressure mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 will be explained (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 11, Fig. 12).

In these figures, the reference numeral 5 indicates the elevator 4.
The amount of accumulated banknotes on the top is reduced, and the feeding roller (not shown)
When the frictional force between the banknotes and the banknotes is insufficient (the feeding roller comes into contact with the bottom surface of the stacked banknotes and feeds out the banknotes one by one from the bottom side toward the lower opening), with respect to the feeding roller,
This is a bill pressure that presses the banknotes from above.

This building pressure 5 is rotatably supported by an arm member 45 via a horizontal shaft 5A. Further, a bottle 47 that passes through a long hole 46 formed on the pill plane shear 5 side is fixed to this arm member 45, and this bottle 47 allows the bill pressure 5 to be moved within the length range of the long hole 46 on the horizontal axis 5A. It rotates around the center.

The arm member 45 is rotatably supported around a horizontal shaft 48 provided on the main body of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1, and one end of a link 49 is rotatably supported on the horizontal shaft 48. Further, one end of a link 51 is connected to the other end of this link 49 via a pin 50. The pin 50 connecting the link 49 and the link 51 is provided so as to pass through a long hole 52 formed in the arm member 45, and the connecting portion between the link 49 and the link 51 is is allowed to rotate around the horizontal axis 48.

A link 5 is connected to the other end of the link 51 via a bottle 53.
The link 5 is rotatably connected to one end of the link 5.
The other end of the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 is rotatably supported by a horizontal shaft 55 provided on the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 body.

Further, a lever 56 is rotatably supported on this horizontal shaft 55, and a link 57 is fixed to this lever 56. The link 57 has a roller 57A and a notch 57B at its tip, and the roller 57
A restricts the link 54 from rotating in the direction of arrow (d). Moreover, the notch 57 of the link 57
B is the above-mentioned "(-) Upper slide cover locking mechanism"
It is designed to engage with the pin 58 provided at the end of the regulating piece 11 described in .

Due to the bill pressure mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker l configured as described above, when the bill pressure 5 rotates downward around the horizontal axis 55 (that is, the state shown in FIG. 11), the bottom surface of the bill pressure 5 is presses the banknotes, and the payout roller can reliably feed out the banknotes one by one from the bottom.

Note that when the notch 57B of the link 57 and the pin 58 of the regulating piece 11 are in an engaged state, the bill pre and shear 5
is raised and placed in a position along the front of the main body of the device, that is, in the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Further, the drive mechanism for rotating the building pressure 5 about the horizontal shaft 55 will be described in the next section (6).

In addition, the bill pressure mechanism has a structure that combines multiple pins, links, etc. in this way, because the driving force of the drive motor (described later) is not directly transmitted as a pressing force on the banknotes, but instead is transferred to the payout roller. This is to keep the coefficient of friction between the banknote and the lower surface of the banknote constant at all times.

(6) The power transmission mechanism to the bill pressure mechanism of deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 will be explained (see Fig. 13).

A coupling disk 60 is provided in the drawer mechanism into which the cash deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 is loaded.

This coupling disk 60 rotates around a horizontal axis (path shown) provided on the drawing mechanism side,
The driving force of a drive motor (not shown) is transmitted through a belt 61 and a pulley 62. Further, on the inner surface side of this coupling disc 60, there is a tip portion (the first
1 to 13, etc.) is provided, and in a state where the connecting groove 63 and the lever 56 are connected, the driving force of the drive motor is transferred to the lever 56.
It is intended to be transmitted to

Further, the connecting groove 63 has a shape in which the portion into which the lever 56 enters expands outward as shown by the reference numeral 63A. Even if the lever 56 is tilted slightly downward to the side (the state shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. , this makes Bill Pressure 5 the first
It will be rotated to the retracted position as shown in FIGS.

In other words, when the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 is loaded into the withdrawal mechanism, the bill pressure 5 is always generated.

In FIG. 13, reference numerals 64, 64, and 65 indicate a withdrawal mechanism and a positioning block provided on the deposit/withdrawal stacker 1 side, respectively.
It is used when loading the drawer into the drawer mechanism.

(7) The elevator position detection mechanism of deposit stacker 2 will be explained (Fig. 5, Fig. 14 (A), Fig. 14 (B))
reference).

On the lower surface of the partition plate 6, which is a partition plate, provided inside the deposit stacker 2, a base end is rotatably supported around a horizontal axis 66A, and a distal end thereof is horizontally displaced by rotation. A detection plate 66 is provided, and a detection rod 67 is attached to the tip of the detection plate 66.

The detection plate 66 has its lower surface in contact with the upper surface of the payout banknotes placed on the bottom plate 36, and rotates upward while in contact with the banknotes to move the detection rod 67 to the deposit stacker 2.
It is made to move relative to the main body in the horizontal direction.

Further, on the side surface of the main body of the deposit stacker 2 facing the detection rod 67, there is a detection lever 6 that rotates around a vertical shaft 68A.
8 is attached in a state where it is biased clockwise in FIG. 14(A). Further, a detection window 69 is formed on the side surface of the deposit stacker 2 body, and a reflection mirror 70 provided at one end of the detection lever 68 can be seen through the detection window 69.

Further, on the drawer mechanism side or the device main body side into which the drawer mechanism is pushed, a sensor 71 is provided which irradiates a light beam onto a reflection mirror 70 through the detection window 69 and further detects the light beam reflected by the reflection mirror 70. is provided.

According to the elevator position detection mechanism configured as described above, when the partition plate 6 is in the raised position and the detection plate 66 is not in contact with the banknote, the detection plate 66 is tilted downward, and the detection plate 66 is tilted downward. A detection rod 67 provided at the end of the plate 66 is located at a distance from the detection lever 68. However, when the partition plate 6 descends and presses the upper surface of the dispensing banknote on the bottom plate 36, the detection plate 66 simultaneously contacts the banknote and rotates upward, thereby causing the tip of the detection plate 66 to rotate upward. The detection rod 67 provided in the section is displaced horizontally, and the detection lever 68 is pressed and rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 14(A) about the vertical axis 68A.

Then, when the detection lever 68 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 70 cannot be detected, and as a result, it is possible to detect that the partition plate 6 has reached the upper surface of the stored banknote and has touched (pressed) the upper surface of the stored banknote.

In other words, in such an elevator position detection mechanism, the lower surface of the partition plate 6 can be appropriately brought into contact with the dispensing banknotes on the bottom plate 36, and the dispensing banknotes can be pill-pressed with a constant pressure. The dispensing banknotes can be reliably dispensed one by one from the lower surface side by the dispensing roller.

In addition, in this embodiment, the horizontal displacement of the detection rod 67 is
Although the sensor 71 is configured to detect indirectly through the detection lever 6, the present invention is not limited thereto.As shown in FIG. Alternatively, an optical sensor 101 may be provided in the pull-out mechanism or the main body of the device, and the horizontal displacement of the detection plate 100 rotating around the horizontal axis t00^ may be directly detected by the optical sensor 101. .

Further, in this embodiment, the detection rod 6 provided on the partition plate 6
The detection lever 68 is preferably formed into a long body along the moving path of the detection rod 67 so that the detection lever 68 can be pressed at any position vertically.

(8) Explain the upper slide cover opening mechanism (
(Figs. 1 to 3, Fig. 5, Fig. 15 to Fig. 17).

In the drawer mechanism, an opening/closing link 74 is movably provided at an upper position where a plurality of studs 2 are stored, and the opening/closing link 74 is provided between the opening/closing link 74 and the main body of the drawer mechanism. 74 in the depth direction (15th
A slide spring 75 is provided which urges the right side in FIGS. 16 and 16 in the direction of arrow (A).

Further, in the upper part of the opening/closing link 74, there are open grooves 76, 76, and 76, into which the guide pins 9 provided on each upper slide cover 3 are received when the slide cover 3 is closed.
76 are provided.

The opening grooves 76, 76, 76 are for receiving the guide pins 9, 9, etc. of the stack cutters 2... loaded in the drawer mechanism, with the stack cutters 2... aligned. By sliding the opening/closing link 74 in the direction of the arrow (B), the guide pins 9, 9, etc. in the opening grooves 76, 76, 76 can be moved in the same direction, and the upper slide cover 3 can be opened at once. can.

Next, the slide cover 3 is opened via the opening/closing link 74.
To explain the mechanism for locking, automatically opening, and automatically closing 3. in the closed state, the drawer mechanism main body is provided with a regulating piece 77 that rotates around a horizontal shaft 77A. This regulating piece 77 is provided with a pin 78 on one end thereof, and a tension spring 79 on the other end that biases the regulating piece 77 clockwise in FIGS. 15 and 16. The pin 78 of the regulating piece 77 is adapted to be engaged with a protrusion 80 fixed to the opening/closing link 74. When the pull-out mechanism is pulled out from the device main body, the pin 78 of the regulating piece 77 and the protrusion 80 of the opening/closing link 74 are in an engaged state, as shown in FIG. The upper slide cover 3 cannot be opened by sliding the opening/closing link 74.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 16, on the device main body side,
A cam 81 is provided within the movement path of the pin 78 provided in the pull-out mechanism.

The cam 81 contacts the pin 78 from above and presses the pin 78 downward, thereby moving the regulating piece 77 toward the horizontal shaft 77.
It rotates counterclockwise around point A. That is, when the pull-out mechanism is pushed into the main body of the device, the cam 81 causes the regulating piece 77 to rotate counterclockwise in FIGS. The restriction has been lifted and the upper openings IA and 2C of the staccato 2 are opened.

In addition, a pin 82 is provided on the drawer mechanism main body side, which passes through a long hole 74A formed horizontally in the opening/closing link 74. (within a range where the openings 1A and 2C can be reliably opened).

On the other hand, on the device main body side and within the moving path of the opening/closing link 74 of the drawer mechanism, there is an opening piece 83 that abuts the front end 74B of the opening/closing link 74 and moves the opening/closing link 74 in the direction of arrow (b). is provided. This open piece 8
3 shows the case where the drawer mechanism loaded with the stack cutter 2 is pushed into the main body of the device (pushing direction; arrow (a)
direction), and when the pull-out mechanism is further pushed in the direction of arrow (A) while in contact with the front end 74B of the opening/closing link 74, Only the opening/closing link 74 moves relative to the drawer mechanism main body in the direction of arrow (b), thereby opening the upper slide cover 3.

As described above, according to the opening/closing mechanism of the upper slide cover (8), when the loaded pull-out mechanism of the stack cutter 2 is pushed into the main body of the device, the opening/closing link 74 is opened by the opening piece 83.
is pressed toward the front of the device main body in the direction of arrow (b), thereby opening the opening grooves 76 and 76 formed in the opening/closing link 74.
..., the upper slide covers 3, 3 of the statsukato 2, loaded into the drawer mechanism via the guide pins 9, 9, etc.
... can be opened to - degrees.

On the other hand, when the drawer mechanism is pulled out from the apparatus main body, the pressing state of the opening/closing link 74 of the drawer mechanism by the opening piece 83 of the apparatus main body is released, and as a result, the opening/closing link 74 is opened by the slide spring 75. Groove 76・
76... The upper slide covers 3, 3... can be closed at - degrees through the bins 9, 9...

As explained in detail above, according to the elevator lower limit position detection device in a bill depositing and dispensing machine shown in (7) of the present embodiment, the partition plate 6 is lowered and the detection rod provided at the bottom of the partition plate 6 is 67 comes into contact with the top surface of the dispensing banknotes stored in the dispensing section 2A, the detection bar 67 is displaced in the horizontal direction, and the displacement of the detection bar 67 is detected by the sensor 71. Based on the detection signal 71, the descent of the partition plate 6 can be stopped.

As a result, the upper surface of the disbursed banknote is placed under moderate pressure (partition plate 6
It is possible to perform a bill press by applying gentle pressure such that the dispensed banknotes and the dispensing roller come into contact with each other with moderate pressure, and the dispensing bills are disbursed one by one from the bottom side by the friction of the dispensing roller. It can be rolled out smoothly.

"Effects of the Invention" As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, when the partition plate descends and the detection plate comes into contact with the top surface of the dispensing banknote, the sensor detects the horizontal displacement of the detection plate. The lowering of the partition plate can be stopped based on the detection signal of this sensor.

As a result, the upper surface of the banknote can be bill-pressed with moderate pressure (a weak pressure such that the partition plate comes into contact with it), and the dispensing banknote and the feeding roller are brought into contact with an appropriate pressure, and the dispensing banknote is bill-pressed. It becomes possible to smoothly unwind one sheet at a time from the bottom.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 17 are diagrams showing one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a left side view of the deposit/withdrawal stacker, FIG. 2 is a right side view of the deposit/withdrawal stacker, and FIG. 3 is a deposit/withdrawal stacker. FIG. 4 is a left side view of the stacker, FIG. 4 is a view along the line A-A in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a right side view of the deposit stacker, FIG. The figure is a plan view of the upper slide cover locking mechanism, Figure 8 is a right side view of the deposit/withdrawal stacker lock mechanism and elevator up mechanism, Figure 9 is a right side view of the handle opening mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker, and Figure 1O is a right side view of the deposit/withdrawal stacker locking mechanism. 8th
Figure 9 is a front view, Figure 11 is a right side view of the bill pressure mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker, Figure 12 is a front view of Figure 11, and Figure 13 is the power to the bill pressure mechanism of the deposit/withdrawal stacker. FIG. 14(A) is a right side view of the transmission mechanism, FIG. 14(A) is a top view of the elevator position detection mechanism for the deposit star and force, and FIG. 14(B) is a right side view showing another example of the elevator position detection mechanism. 15 is a right side view of the upper slide cover opening mechanism when it is closed, FIG. 16 is a right side view of the upper slide cover opening mechanism when it is opened, and FIG. 17 is a view taken along line BB in FIG. 16. 2... Deposit stacker, 2 people... Withdrawal department, 2B... Deposit department, 6... Partition plate,
67...Detection plate, 71...Sensor, 1
00...detection plate, 101...sensor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] It has a horizontal partition plate that can be raised and lowered to divide a banknote storage space into two, and a depositing section in which deposited banknotes are stored in the storage space above the partition plate is located below the partition plate. A deposit stacker is provided, each of which has a dispensing section in which dispensing banknotes are stored in a side storage space, and a drawer mechanism into which the deposit stacker is loaded, and when the deposit stacker is loaded into the drawer mechanism. , in a bill depositing and dispensing machine in which the bills to be dispensed in the dispensing section of the deposit stacker are fed out one by one from the bottom side by a feeding roller, the lower part of the partition plate is provided with banknotes stored in the lower side storage space. A detection plate that abuts the top surface and is displaced in the horizontal direction by contact with the banknote is provided, and the drawer mechanism is provided with a sensor that detects the horizontal displacement of the detection plate. Features: Elevator lower limit position detection device in bill depositing and dispensing machines.