JPH0385694A - Exchanging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To save time and labor to supplement a paper money for exchange by using a carried paper money as the paper money for exchange. CONSTITUTION:A first mobile member 360 receives the paper money at a position of long and short dash line, and is moved in a lower right side and arrives at a terminal part. At this time, a second mobile member 370 is located originally at a lower right terminal part, and is pressed with the pressing force of a pressing member such as a spring, etc., in a lower right direction, and a third mobile member 380 is moved with the first mobile member 360. When the first mobile member 360 and the second mobile member 370 are moved in an upper left direction at such state, the paper money is pressed with the third mobile member 380, and the position of the first mobile member 360 is switched by that of the second mobile member 370. When the first and third mobile members 360, 380 are moved in the upper left direction at such state, only the paper money remains at the lower right side at a state being pressed with the second mobile member 370. In such a way, the carried note can be utilized as the paper money for exchange.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an exchange device that can use transported banknotes as banknotes for exchange.

[Prior Art] Currency exchange devices that exchange high-denomination bills (5,000 yen bills and 10,000 yen bills) into low-denomination bills (1,000 yen bills) have been known for some time, and automatic vending machines that can use various low-denomination bills With the increase in the number of machines, etc.
The importance of such currency exchange devices is also increasing.

In particular, in recent years, thin ball lending machines installed between pachinko machines have appeared in pachinko parlors that allow balls to be rented using 1,000 yen bills in addition to conventional coins.

With the advent of such thin ball lending machines, the usage rate of currency exchange devices that exchange high-value banknotes into low-value banknotes has increased.

Generally, an exchange device that exchanges high-denomination bills into low-denomination bills includes a bill slot into which bills are inserted, a bill validator that determines the quality and denomination of the inserted bills, and a bill recognition machine that determines the quality and denomination of the inserted bills. It consists of a banknote dispensing machine, etc. The low-denomination bill dispensing machine includes an accumulation mechanism that accumulates low-denomination bills, that is, bills for exchange, and a payout mechanism that dispenses the bills stored in the accumulation mechanism one by one in the order in which they are stored.

Therefore, when a user inserts a high-value banknote into the banknote slot, the denomination is determined by the banknote recognition machine. The banknotes are dispensed from a bill dispensing machine.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In such a conventional currency exchange device, in order to pay out banknotes, low denomination banknotes must be accumulated in the storage mechanism of the banknote dispensing machine. The accumulation mechanism was filled with banknotes manually. However, as the usage rate of currency exchange devices increases, there is a frequent shortage of low-denomination bills for exchange, and a problem has arisen in that currency exchange bills must be supplied manually each time.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a currency exchange device that can accumulate transported banknotes and exchange money using the banknotes.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The money exchange device according to the present invention includes a bill dispensing holding section that receives bills conveyed by a bill conveying means and stacking and accumulating them therein, and one end side of this bill dispensing holding section. and a counting and discharging means for sequentially counting and discharging the banknotes held in the banknote dispensing and holding section, the currency exchange device for counting and discharging the banknotes by a specified number of bills, wherein the banknote dispensing and holding section Inside the section, holding and transferring means receives the conveyed banknotes, temporarily holds the banknotes, and transfers the banknotes to the one end side, pressing means presses the stacked banknotes to the one end side, and the pressing means and a movement restraining means for restraining the movement of the banknotes when the holding and transporting means moves to the other end side within the banknote dispensing holding part, respectively, are movably provided, and the transported banknotes can be used as banknotes for exchange. Features.

[Function] The banknotes are pressed and held by the pressing means on one end side where the counting and discharging means inside the banknote dispensing and holding section is disposed. On the other hand, when a banknote is conveyed, the banknote is once held in the holding and transferring means of the banknote dispensing and holding section, and in this state is transferred to the one end side of the banknote dispensing and holding section by movement of the holding and transferring means.

Then, on this one end side, the holding and transferring means and the pressing means are moved to the other end side while pressing the bill against the one end side by the movement suppressing means. Therefore, the banknotes can be released from the movement restraining means and moved beyond the pressing means to one end side (the side to be pressed), and the transported banknotes are sequentially moved and pressed inside the banknote dispensing and holding section. It can be held while being pressed against one end side.

[Example] Hereinafter, a money exchange device according to an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the exchange device of this embodiment. For example, bills inserted from a bill slot provided in a row of game machines are exchanged while being accommodated in a transport box 220. It is sent to the device 300. The currency exchange device 300 uses the sent banknotes as banknotes for exchange within the currency exchange device 300.

That is, the transport box 220 is fixed to the belt 210, and as it moves, it reaches the upper part of the money exchange device 300.

Then, the banknotes housed inside are ejected.

The right end wall of the transport box 220 in the figure has an opening approximately the same size as the banknote, and the banknote is held in the transport box 220 with its four corners pressed down and fixed. ing. Four push rods 310 are provided at positions corresponding to the stopped transport box 220 (only two are visible in the drawing).
By moving the banknotes to the right in FIG. 1, the banknotes stored in the transport box 220 can be discharged to the outside.

A transport section 3 is located at a position opposite to this push rod 310.
20 is provided, and this transport section 320 transports the banknotes downward in the figure.

This transport section 320 includes a first transport mechanism 326 consisting of a roller 322 and a belt 324, a roller 328 and a belt 3
It has a second transport mechanism 332 consisting of 30 parts. 1st
The transport mechanism 326 is movable with its base body 334 urged toward the push rod 310 by a spring 336. Note that the elongated hole 338 is for making the moving direction of the first conveyance mechanism 326 the same as the moving direction of the push rod 310, and is provided in a part of the frame (not shown) of the exchange device 300. It is being

On the other hand, the second conveyance mechanism 332 is provided opposite to the first conveyance mechanism 326, and the belt 330 extends in the vertical direction in the figure.
The middle part is open so that both ends of the banknote can be held down. Therefore, when the banknote is pushed out to the right in the drawing by the push rod 310, the banknote and the push rod 310 pass through the intermediate portion of the second transport mechanism 332 and press the first transport mechanism 326 to the right.

Since the first transport mechanism 326 is movable in the left-right direction as described above, it moves in the right direction against the biasing force of the spring 336.

Then, when the push rod 310 returns to the left in the figure, the first conveyance mechanism returns to the left in the figure by the biasing force of the spring 326, and the banknote is transferred between the first conveyance mechanism 326 and the second conveyance mechanism. It will be held by the mechanism 332.

In this state, if the transport unit 320 transports the banknotes downward, the banknotes are discharged below the transport unit 320.

Note that the push rod 310 pushes out a plurality of banknotes, and the transport unit 320 transports the banknotes in a stacked state.

A banknote dispensing and holding unit 350 that stores banknotes in a stacked state is provided below the transport unit 320.

This banknote dispensing and holding section 350 has a case 352 and three movable members provided inside the case 352 so as to be movable back and forth.

The first moving member 360, which is a holding and transferring means, has four holding plates 360a for holding the left and right ends of the banknote, as shown in FIG. Then, the banknotes discharged from the transportation section 320 are transferred to the holding plate 360a of the first moving member 360.
It will be held in between.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second moving member 370, which is a pressing means, has a pair of pressing plates 370a at both ends thereof, and these are connected by a bottom plate 370b. Further, the second moving member 370 is biased toward the lower right by a biasing member (not shown) such as a spring.

The third moving member 380, which is a movement suppressing means, includes the holding plate 360a of the first and second moving members 360, 370,
It has a protrusion 380a corresponding to the opening located in the middle of the holding plate 370a.

The first moving member 360 receives the banknote at the position indicated by the dashed line in the figure, and moves to the lower right in the figure while holding the banknote, until it reaches the end shown by the solid line in the figure. At this time, the second moving member 370 is originally located at the lower right end, and the third moving member 380 moves together with the first moving member 360.

In this way, three moving members 360, 370° 380
When the banknote reaches the lower right, the banknote held by the first moving member 360 is pressed against the lower right end of the case 352 by the projection 380a of the third moving member 380. In this state, the first moving member 360 and the second moving member 370
When the banknote is moved to the upper left in the figure, the banknote is held down by the third moving member 380. In this state, the first and second moving members 360 and 370 move, so that the banknotes switch positions with the first moving member 360 and the second moving member 370, and the banknotes are located on the right side of these members. become. In this state, if the first and third moving members 360 and 380 are moved to the upper left, only the banknotes will remain in the lower right while being pressed by the second moving member 370.

Note that a bottom plate 354 is provided inside the case 352, and the banknote moves on the top surface of this bottom plate 354.

In this manner, according to this embodiment, belts, rollers, etc. are not used to move banknotes within the case 352, and jamming of banknotes does not occur here.

On the other hand, holes are formed in the lower part of the lower right end wall of the payout holding section 350 at positions corresponding to the payout rollers 390, 392 so that the payout rollers 390, 392 can come into contact with banknotes. An opening 35 is provided at the bottom of the lower right end wall.
2a is provided. This opening 352a has the same width as the width of the banknote, and allows the banknote to be discharged through this opening. Further, a bottom plate 354 is provided below the opening 352a.
extends to the outside of the case 352 and can guide the ejection of banknotes.

Therefore, if the roller 392 is rotated downward while the bill is pressed by the second moving member 370,
The bills held here are discharged one by one through the opening 352a.

Therefore, by controlling the rotation of the roller 392, a predetermined number of banknotes can be discharged.

Note that the roller 390 is driven and guides the downward movement of the banknote.

The bills ejected in this way are transferred to the transportation mechanism 40.
0, it is temporarily stored in the holding case 410.

Here, this transport mechanism 400 includes a pair of belts 402.4.
04, and bills are introduced into the holding case 410 by these drives. In addition, the belt 40
2 is driven by 10-ra 406.

On the other hand, the holding case 410 is provided with a gate 412 formed to cover it, and when storing banknotes in the holding case 410, the gate 410 rotates upward, that is, to the position shown by the solid line. When discharging banknotes from this holding case 410, the holding case 410 rotates to the position indicated by the dashed line. Therefore, when the gate 412 is at the position indicated by the solid line, the transportation mechanism 400
Accordingly, the banknotes being transported can be introduced into the holding case 410.

On the other hand, a roller 414 that is moved by a belt 416 wound around a roller 406 is provided on the upper right side of the gate 412, and the lower end of this roller 414 protrudes below the gate 412. And holding case 4
A transport mechanism 420 for feeding out banknotes held in the holding case 410 is provided on the right side of the holding case 410 .

Therefore, when the gate 412 is in the lower position shown by the dashed line in the figure, the banknotes in the holding case 410 are moved to the right by the drive of the roller 414, and the banknotes are moved to the right by the transport mechanism 42.
0 is introduced. Then, the banknotes can be transferred to the payout section 430 by driving the transport mechanism 420.

Here, the above-mentioned dispensing roller 390 and holding case 41
The delivery and transportation of banknotes up to 0 is controlled by a predetermined command so that only a predetermined number of banknotes are paid out.

Therefore, depending on the type of banknotes to be exchanged inserted into the currency exchange device 300, in the case of a 10,000 yen hole, 10,000 yen bills, and in the case of a 5,000 yen banknote, 5 thousand yen bills. is dispensed to the dispensing unit 430.

Note that the banknote counting sensor 440 counts the number of banknotes dispensed from the dispensing holding unit 350, and if the count value of the banknote counting sensor 440 differs from the command value, the stopper 442 is rotated (stopper 442
(in the figure, the left end is rotated downward with the right end as the center), transporting the banknotes to the dispensing unit 430 can be stopped.

In this way, according to the device of this embodiment, banknotes such as 1,000 yen bills transported by the transport device are transferred to the money exchanger 30.
It can be used as a banknote for exchange at 0.

In this embodiment, as is clear from FIG. 1, the case 352 is arranged at an angle. Therefore, when the front door (not shown) of the currency exchange device 300 is opened, the banknotes held in the case 352 can be easily taken out. Therefore, it becomes easy to collect banknotes inside the money exchange device 300 when the store is closed or the like.

Here, the transport box 22 suitable for the money exchange device 300 of the present invention
The configuration of the conveyance device 200 having 0 will be explained based on FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the transport box 220 seen from the left side in FIG. are doing. The transport box 220 has holding plates 226 at the four corners of the front side of the inner box 224 for holding banknotes inside. In addition, the inner box 224
A presser plate 230 is provided inside the press plate 230 for pressing the banknotes toward the front side and holding the banknotes between the holding plate 226 and the holding plate 226 .

A pair of rods 232 extending vertically are fixed to this presser plate 230, and these rods 232 are attached to the inner box 222.
It is possible to move within elongated holes formed in the upper and lower end plates 224a. The rod 232 is movable along the surface of the presser plate 230 in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper, and tension springs 234 are hooked to the upper and lower ends of the rod 232, respectively. Therefore, the rods 232 are always urged inward by the urging force of the spring 234, and the distance between the two rods 232 tends to become narrower.

The elongated holes into which the rods 232 are inserted are arranged in a tapered shape such that the distance between the two elongated holes decreases toward the front side. Therefore, if the rods 232 are biased in a direction that reduces the distance between them, the rods 232 will bias the presser plate 230 toward the front side.

Note that the presser plate 230 has a rod attached to its center,
This rod is held in an elongated hole provided in the top plate 224a of the inner box 224. Since this elongated hole is formed in a direction perpendicular to the presser plate 230, the movement of the presser plate 230 is limited to only the direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper in FIG.

Since the transport device 200 has the above configuration,
When paper money is supplied at an appropriate location, the presser plate 2
30 withdraws. Then, the four corners of the bill are deformed and the bill climbs over the holding plate 226 and enters the inner box 224 of the transport box 200. And the presser plate 23
When 0 returns, the banknote is pressed between the presser plate 230 and the retainer plate 2.
26.

Moreover, since the conveyance device 200 can be moved to a predetermined location by movement of the belt 210, it can be sequentially moved, for example, to positions corresponding to a plurality of bill slots provided in a row of game machines. Therefore, the conveyance device 200 can receive bills from a plurality of locations, collect the bills into the conveyance box 220, and supply the bills to the money exchange device 300.

Note that the presser plate 23 housed inside the transport box 220
0 has four notches formed at locations corresponding to the push rods 310. Therefore, when the push rod 310 is passed through the inside of the transport box 220 in the exchange device 300, the banknotes present in the notch are pushed by the push rod 310, and the banknotes are ejected to the outside of the transport box 220, and the banknotes are ejected to the outside of the transport box 220.
It will be supplied to 0.

Next, the overall configuration when the money exchange device according to the present invention is applied to ten rows of game machines will be explained based on FIGS. 5 and 6.

In this example, the bill slot 110 is provided in the upper panel 20 above the ball lending machine 12.

Inside this upper panel 20, there are provided a banknote identification section 112 for identifying banknotes, a temporary holding section 120 for temporarily holding the inserted banknotes, and a transport box 220 etc. that is moved by a belt 210 on the back thereof. Placed.

On the other hand, the exchange device 300 is provided at one end (or both ends) of the 10 rows of game machines, and includes a transport section 320, a payout holding section 350, transport mechanisms 400, 420, and a payout section 430.
etc. are provided.

Therefore, the banknotes inserted from the banknote slot 110 are temporarily stored in the temporary holding section 120, and then transferred to the transport box 220, and transported to the currency exchange device 300 while being held in the transport box 220.

As shown in FIG. 6 viewed from the right side of FIG. 5, on the front of the money exchange device 300 is a lamp 30 indicating that money can be exchanged.
A lamp 32 indicating that exchange is not possible, a slot 42 for inserting high-value bills (-10,000 yen bill or 5,000 yen bill) for exchange, and a display section 40 for displaying the denomination of the inserted bill are provided.

Therefore, the user can insert banknotes into the slot 40 and exchange high-value banknotes. In addition, this money exchange device 3
00 may have not only a currency exchange function but also a coin lending function, and may dispense change such as 1,000 yen bills from the dispensing port 430 when inserting high-value bills.

Further, the money exchange device according to the present invention is not limited to the case where it is provided at one end of the game machine row as described above, but may be applied to a money change device that uses banknotes inserted in the money exchange device for its own payout. In this case, the conveyance device is installed inside the exchange device,
The banknotes inserted through the own banknote slot are conveyed to the payout holding section inside the same exchange device and used as banknotes for exchange.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the currency exchange device according to the present invention, the transported banknotes can be used as banknotes for exchange, so the trouble of replenishing banknotes for exchange can be saved, and it is possible to save money in an emergency. It is possible to achieve efficient banknote handling.

9 In addition, since the dispensing and holding section holds and transfers banknotes using the holding and transferring means, there is no need for a belt or the like for conveying the banknotes in this holding and transferring means, thereby preventing the occurrence of harmful effects such as jamming of banknotes. You can also do that. Furthermore, the holding and transferring means can easily transfer a plurality of banknotes, and can be adopted as a conveying mechanism, whether it is conveying one bill at a time or stacking a plurality of bills and conveying them.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a money exchange device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a first moving member 360 in the same embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the structure of the conveying device 200 in the same embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a schematic structure showing the device of the embodiment applied to a row of game machines. FIG. 6 is a schematic front view showing the external shape of the money exchange device 300. 00 00 60 70 80 Conveying device (conveying means) Exchange device First moving member (holding and moving means) Second moving member (pressing means) Third moving member (movement inhibiting means)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A banknote dispensing holder that receives banknotes conveyed by a banknote conveyance means and stacks and accumulates the banknotes therein; The currency exchange device has a counting and discharging means that sequentially counts and discharges the banknotes in the banknotes, and discharges the banknotes while counting a specified number of banknotes. A holding and transferring means that temporarily holds received banknotes and transfers them to the one end side; a pressing unit that presses the stacked and accumulated banknotes to the one end side; and the other parts of the pressing means and the holding and transferring means in the banknote dispensing holding section. A money exchange device characterized in that: a movement inhibiting means for restraining the movement of banknotes when moving to an end side;