JPH04128370U - Bulk storage for banknote deposit and withdrawal devices - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] When the banknotes 63 are not conveyed by the upper and lower feed belts 3 and 4 forming the collected banknote accumulation means 64, they cross the contact surfaces of the feed belts 3 and 4, and the tip ends of the feed belts 3 and 4 are closed, and when the bill 63 is conveyed by the feed belts 3 and 4, the movable guide 5, which is pushed by the bill 63 and rotates upward to retreat, is moved to the feed belt. It was placed on the side of belts 3 and 4. [Effect] Banknotes 63 accumulated on the second stage 61
When lifted by the opening/closing arm 62, the tip of the movable guide 5 closes the recess 7, so the banknote 63 can rise together with the opening/closing arm 62 without being caught in the recess 7, thereby preventing jamming.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention is a bill depositing and dispensing device that is incorporated into automatic transaction devices installed in financial institutions. It is used to supply and collect banknotes to multiple denomination-specific storage boxes. It is related to bulk storage for carrying out.

0002

[Conventional technology]

Figure 4 is a schematic side view of a conventional bill depositing and dispensing device equipped with a bulk storage during bill supply. Figures 5 and 5 also show a bill depositing and dispensing device equipped with a conventional bulk storage during bill collection. It is a schematic side view. In the figure, 2 is a housing of the device, inside which the components described below are installed. There is. Reference numeral 8 denotes a rotatable customer service section provided at the upper front side of the housing 2, where a customer inserts banknotes. It is used for returning banknotes to customers and making withdrawals. On the lower left side of the customer service department 8, there is a double check for the authenticity, denomination, fitness, and front and back of the banknotes. A discrimination unit 13 is provided to detect the presence or absence of abnormal running such as rowing or diagonal running. It is. Further, a front and back alignment mechanism 12 is provided on the left side of the customer service section 8, and a front and back alignment mechanism 12 is provided on the left side of the customer service section 8, and The banknotes identified as the back side in step 3 are reversed and aligned to the front side by this front and back alignment mechanism 12. I'm trying to make it possible for people to do so.

0003 15 is a conventional bulk storage (hereinafter referred to as "bulk cassette"). The port 15 is disposed on the front side of the housing 2 in the direction of removal (the rear side of the housing), and is not shown in the figure. It has a banknote entry/exit door 15a that can be opened with a non-auditing key. The internal structure of this batch cassette 15 will be explained in detail later. A reject cassette 16 is located directly below the batch cassette 15. This reject cassette 16 is a banknote cassette 16 for storing banknotes left behind by a customer. The storage section 27 and the discriminating section 13 at the time of deposit processing are used to store genuine notes that can be deposited, but are not used for withdrawal. Discrimination unit 1 at the time of discriminating unfit notes and banknotes that are unsuitable for reuse and withdrawal processing. Store rejected banknotes that have been identified as having an unknown denomination or have been detected to have run abnormally in step 3. It also has a reject banknote storage section 28 that allows the banknotes to be removed from the forgotten banknote storage section 27. Consists of feed rollers and pressure rollers that take in and accumulate forgotten banknotes. Damaged bills and rejected bills are stored in the forgotten bill accumulating means 29 and the rejected bill storage section 28. Consists of feed rollers, pressure rollers, etc. that take in and accumulate banknotes. A reject banknote accumulating means 30 is provided.

0004 31 is a fullness detector for detecting the fullness of banknotes in the forgotten banknote storage section 27; 32 is a fullness detector for detecting whether the reject banknote storage section 28 is full of banknotes; Each of them is composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element. 33, 34, and 35 are denomination-specific collections for collecting and storing banknotes for withdrawal used in transactions with customers. In the storage room (hereinafter referred to as "cassettes by denomination"), these cassettes by denomination 33 to 35 are stored in the cabinet. In this embodiment, 33 is a thousand yen bill cassette, 34 and 35 is used as a 10,000 yen note cassette. In addition, the reason why two 34 and 35 are used as ten thousand yen note cassettes is because they are usually used for transactions with customers. This is because the transaction volume of 10,000 yen notes is greater than that of 1,000 yen notes.

[0005] 36, 37, and 38 are banknotes provided in the denomination-specific cassettes 33, 34, and 35. This is a stage for accumulation, and each stage 36, 37, 38 is moved by a moving means (not shown). By moving up and down, the highest position on each stage 36, 37, 38 is The position of the top bill is controlled. 53 is a deposit/withdrawal unit arranged above the denomination-specific cassettes 33, 34, and 35. The deposit/withdrawal unit 53 is located directly above the denomination-specific cassettes 33, 34, and 35. The banknotes sent through the disposed banknote temporary holding boards 42, 43, 44 and the discrimination section 13 are The incoming banknotes are taken in and accumulated on banknote temporary storage boards 42, 43, and 44 for each denomination. banknote stacking mechanisms 39, 40, 41 for each denomination, and the stages 36, 37, 38. Or, one banknote at a time from the top of the banknote temporary storage boards 42, 43, and 44 by denomination. It has banknote separation mechanisms 45, 46, and 47 for separating and taking out banknotes by denomination. The banknote temporary storage plates 42, 43, and 44 are moved in the direction of arrow J by a motor (not shown). It is possible to evacuate to.

[0006] 48a, 49a, 50a are the banknotes in the denomination cassettes 33, 34, 35. The end detectors 48b, 49b, and 50b are also used to detect the end of banknotes. The near-end detectors 48c, 49c, and 50c are used to detect the near-end of banknotes. These are full detectors for detecting full light, and these have light emitting and light receiving elements, respectively. It is structured as follows. 51 is the customer service department 8, the front and back arrangement mechanism 12, the discrimination section 13, and the bulk cassette 15. , a transport that connects the reject cassette 16 and the deposit/withdrawal unit 53 to transport banknotes. The conveyance paths 14a to 14j cut the conveyance direction of banknotes conveyed by this conveyance path 51. Each of the switching blades 14a to 14j is a switching blade for changing the Based on the identification result etc. by the section 13, it is operated by a magnet (not shown). It has become.

[0007] 52 is a door provided to close off a part of the open rear surface of the housing 2; By opening the door 52, the cassettes 15 can be removed from the housing 2. However, this door 52 does not prevent the opening/closing of the banknote entry/exit door 15a of the batch cassette 15. It is arranged like this. Also, by removing this bulk cassette 15, the reject cassette 16 and cassettes 33, 34, and 35 for each denomination can be removed. Then, a batch cassette 15, a reject cassette 16, and a cassette for each denomination. 33, 34, and 35 have a common lock, and can be locked by using the audit key. The lid of the set can be opened to store and remove banknotes. In addition to the motor that rotates the customer service section 8, the housing 2 also includes a motor for separating and stacking banknotes. , multiple independent motors (not shown) are implemented as power sources for transportation. A power transmission mechanism is arranged to transmit the rotational power to each part. Reference numeral 60 denotes a control unit that controls the entire apparatus including these mechanisms.

[0008] Here, the internal structure and operation of the batch cassette 15 will be explained. FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing the internal configuration of the conventional batch cassette 15, and (a) is a paper (b) is a schematic side view showing the operation of the first stage during bill dispensing. 17 is a first storage for storing banknotes of each denomination at once when supplying and collecting banknotes; 18 is a bulk banknote storage unit as a part, and 18 is provided in this bulk banknote storage unit 17. This is the first stage for banknote accumulation. The first stage 18 is rotated and moved up and down by a motor (not shown), etc. The position changes to the five positions E, F, G, H, and I shown in 6(b). Its operation is controlled by light-emitting and light-receiving elements (not shown) installed at each position. It is controlled based on the detection signal of the detector consisting of: Note that the position I is the home position of the first stage 18.

[0009] 22 is a pickup roller and a feed roller installed on the upper part of the bulk storage section 17. A banknote feeder consisting of a roller, a reverse roller, etc. that faces this feed roller, etc. With the dispensing means, the first stage 18 This is to separate the upper banknotes one by one from the upper side and feed them to the conveyance path described later. Ru. 23 refers to the banknotes fed out by the banknote feedout means 22 to the discrimination section 13; A second storage unit that stores banknotes for which abnormal running has been detected as rejected banknotes. This supply reject bill storage section 23 is a supply reject bill storage section as a part. The bulk storage section 17 is located below the bulk storage section 17, and the bulk storage section is It is separated from 17.

0010 Reference numeral 24 denotes a filter that takes in and accumulates banknotes into the supplied reject banknote storage section 23. This is a supplied reject banknote stacking means consisting of a drive roller, a pressure roller, etc. 25a is an end detector for detecting the end of banknotes in the bulk storage section 17; 5b is a near-end detector, and 25c is also a detector that detects when the banknotes in the bulk storage section 17 are full. A fullness detector 26 detects whether the supplied reject banknote storage section 23 is full of banknotes. Each of these detectors is composed of a light-emitting and a light-receiving element. has been completed. Reference numeral 61 denotes a second slot provided at the bottom of the bulk storage section 17 for temporarily accumulating collected banknotes. The stage 62 is a pair of left and right opening/closing arms that open and close in the horizontal direction, and this opening/closing arm 6 2 is driven by a mechanism that moves up and down and a mechanism that opens and closes, as described below. It has become something that can be done.

[0011] 7, FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 are principal part plan views of the batch cassette 15, and FIG. is the state in which the opening/closing arm 62 is at the top of its vertical movement range, that is, at the home position. , FIG. 9 shows that the opening/closing arm 62 is located near the banknotes 63 accumulated on the second stage 61. In the lowered state, FIG. 11 shows the opening/closing arm 62 lowered to the bottom of the second stage 61. 8, FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 are respectively similar to FIG. 7, FIG. 9, and FIG. A side view corresponding to FIG. 11, and further shown in FIG. A side view showing a state in which the banknotes 63 stacked in the bank are lifted and returned to the home position. It is. As seen in these figures, the second stage 61 is located on the collected banknote accumulation means 64 side. It is supported so that it can rotate around a fulcrum 65 provided at the end, and the spout The free end side is biased by a ring 66 so as to be lifted up.

0012 On both sides of this second stage 61, there are guides for the banknotes 63 on the second stage 61. A bottom plate 67 is provided to open and close the door. When the bank 62 closes and lifts the bill 63 on the second stage 61, the operation is It is formed in a shape or structure that does not obstruct. In addition, a stand is provided between the second stage 61 and the bottom plate 67, respectively. A topper 68 is arranged, and this stopper 68 is activated by the collected banknote accumulation means 64. The position of the tip of the banknotes 63 stacked on the second stage 61 is regulated. There is. The collected banknote accumulation means 64 are each attached to two parallel shafts. Formed by arranging feed belts 3 and 4, which are wrapped around pulleys, facing each other vertically. has been done.

[0013] On the other hand, in the pair of opening/closing arms 62 of this conventional example, each base is connected to the collected banknote stacking hand. It is attached via a shaft 70 to holders 69 disposed on both sides of the step 64, and rotates. The shaft 7 extends in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the feeding direction of the banknotes sent by the banknote accumulating means 64. It can be opened and closed by rotating around 0, and has a torsion spring. It is biased in the closing direction shown by arrow M by the plug 71. Rollers 72 and 73 facing each other are rotatably supported on this holder 69. Guide rails 74 and 75 extend vertically between the rollers 72 and 73. When the opening/closing arm 62 moves up and down together with the holder 69 by fitting the It is supposed to be a guide.

[0014] Further, a first scoop block 76 and a first scoop block 76 are provided on the lower surface of each opening/closing arm 62. The scoop block 77 of No. 2 is installed so that it rotates around the shafts 78 and 79. The first scoop block 76 is moved by the leaf spring 80 as indicated by the arrow N. The second scoop block 77 is biased in the direction by the torsion spring 81. is biased in the direction of arrow O, and corresponds to this second scoop block 77. The stopper plate 82 is located outside the bottom plate 67. I'm being kicked.

[0015] Next, a vertical movement mechanism that moves the opening/closing arm 62 vertically together with the holder 69; The arm opening/closing mechanism that opens and closes the opening/closing arm 62 will be explained. The vertical movement mechanism and arm opening/closing mechanism are arranged symmetrically, so the front Only one side shown in FIGS. 8, 10, and 12 will be described. That is, the vertical movement mechanism is a motor that rotates using a motor (not shown) as a drive source. a pulley 83, a pulley 84 disposed below this pulley 83, both pulleys 83, It consists of a belt 85 wrapped around a holder 69 , and a part of this belt 85 is wrapped around a holder 69 . and a belt clamp 86 attached to the holder 69 with a screw. Fixed. Therefore, the belt 85 is driven by rotating the pulley 83 clockwise or counterclockwise. By moving, the opening/closing arm 62 moves up and down together with the holder 69.

[0016] The arm opening/closing mechanism is shown in detail in the perspective views of Figures 14, 15, and 16(a). It is configured as shown, and FIG. 14 shows the state before opening/closing arm 62, 15 shows the state when the opening/closing arm 62 is opened, and FIG. 16(a) shows the state when the opening/closing arm 62 is opened. It is a perspective view explaining the state when rising. As seen in these figures, the arm opening/closing mechanism is attached to the holder 69. A cam lever 88 rotates around a shaft 87, and a shaft is attached to one end of this cam lever 88. The supported roller 89 and the motor that rotates the cam lever 88 via the roller 89 The cam lever 88 has a torsion spring (not shown). The open cam 90 is biased in the direction of arrow P by As shown, it has a length l and is arranged so as to extend in the vertical direction.

[0017] In this configuration, when the holder 69 descends together with the opening/closing arm 62, the holder 69 reaches a predetermined position. When the roller 89 engages with the open cam 90, the cam lever 88 is pushed. and rotates in the direction of arrow P shown in FIG. 14, and presses the other end of the opening/closing arm 62 with the other end. Accordingly, the opening/closing arm 62 moves in the direction of arrow M against the torsion spring 71. Rotate in the opposite direction and open. The opening operation of the opening/closing arm 62 is performed by the second step. Slightly above (5 mm) the top banknote 63 of the allowable number stacked on the The roller 89 engages with the open cam 90 having a length l. The open state of the open/close arm 62 is maintained while the open/close arm 62 is open. The situation will be explained with reference to FIG.

[0018] FIG. 17 is a plan view showing the process when the opening/closing arm 62 is opened. The collected banknote accumulating means 64 opens from position 62a to position 62b and further opens to position 62c. The direction is parallel to the feeding direction of banknotes 63. At this time, the first scoop block 76 is moved when the opening/closing arm 62 is at the position 62a. The direction is perpendicular to the direction in which banknotes 63 are fed by the collected banknote accumulation means 64, When the opening/closing arm 62 opens to position 62b, the outer end hits the holder 69 and opens further. As the closing arm 62 opens to position 62c, it is pressed by the holder 69 and the plate bar is pressed. It rotates against the screw 80 and enters the inside of the opening/closing arm 62. Further, the second scoop block 77 has the opening/closing arm 62 moving from the position 62a to the position 6. 2b, its tip hits the stopper plate 82 and the collected banknote accumulation hand The orientation is parallel to the direction in which banknotes 63 are fed by the step 64, and the opening/closing arm 62 is also positioned. As it opens to the position 62c, it rotates against the torsion spring 81 and rotates. It changes along the topper plate 82.

[0019] The holder 69 is lowered together with the opening/closing arm 62, and the roller 89 is moved to the open cam 90. When it comes off, the opening/closing arm 62 is pulled back again by the urging force of the torsion spring 71 The first scoop block 76 and the second scoop block are rotated and closed in the direction of arrow M. The scoop block 77 is also biased by a leaf spring 80 and a torsion spring 81, respectively. The force returns it to its original position. The closing position of this opening/closing arm 62 is below the second stage 61; The length l of the open cam 90 is set so that the opening/closing arm 62 can open and close as shown in FIG. It is. On the other hand, when the holder 69 rises together with the opening/closing arm 62, the roller 89 opens. The cam lever 88 engages with the cam 90, and the direction of rotation of the cam lever 88 at this time is shown in FIG. 16(b). As shown, the opening/closing arm 62 is in the direction of the arrow Q opposite to the arrow P, so the opening/closing arm 62 is As shown in (a), it will rise while maintaining the closed state. The opening/closing arm 62 operates in this way, and its position changes as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. It is detected by sensors 91, 92, and 93 consisting of an element and a light receiving element. Sunawa Specifically, sensors 91 and 92 detect the closed state of the opening/closing arm 62, and sensor 93 detects the open state of the opening/closing arm 62. It is detected via the holder 69 that the closed arm 62 has returned to the home position. It has become a thing.

[0020] Next, the operation of the above-described configuration will be explained. First, the supply of banknotes will be explained. From the bulk cassette 15 to the denomination-specific cassette The supply of banknotes to 33, 34, and 35 is done when the automatic transaction device (not shown) starts operating. When loading banknotes into type cassettes 33, 34, and 35, and during operation, When there is a shortage of banknotes in the banknotes 33, 34, and 35, the insufficient banknotes may be replenished. There are so I will explain each one. When loading banknotes, such as when starting the operation of an automated teller machine, the staff member must load the banknotes into the bulk cassette 15. The reject cassette 16 is transported from the source to the automatic transaction device. At this time, the reject cassette 16 is empty, but one of the batch cassettes 15 The banknote storage unit 17 stores in advance banknotes of various denominations necessary for transactions. The clerk opens the back door of the automatic transaction device, and then opens the door 52 to release the bulk cassette 1. 5 and reject cassette 16, close this door 52 and open the door (not shown). When a banknote loading instruction is input using the operation keys on the internal operation unit, banknotes are loaded based on this instruction. The banknote loading operation of the deposit/withdrawal device is started.

[0021] Hereinafter, this loading operation will be explained using FIG. 4. First, the banknote feeding means 22 operates and separates the banknotes stacked on the first stage 18 one by one from the top. It is then released and conveyed along the route indicated by the arrow by the conveyance path 51 to the identification section 13. Send it in. The verification section 13 sequentially tests the incoming banknotes for authenticity, denomination, identification, and fitness. At the same time, it detects whether or not there is abnormal running and sends the vehicle to the rear. Of the bills sent out, those that are genuine 1,000 yen bills and can be loaded for withdrawal are uncut. The switching blade 14h is operated to feed the banknotes into the banknote stacking mechanism 39 for each denomination, and the banknotes for each denomination are stacked. It is directly accumulated on the stage 36 of the set 33. Banknotes that can be loaded for withdrawal with genuine 10,000 yen notes are the switching blade 14i or operates 14j to send the banknotes to the denomination-specific banknote stacking mechanism 40 or 41 and to the denomination-specific banknote cassette. directly on the stage 37 or 38 of the tray 34 or 35.

[0022] This operation is performed when the banknotes set on the first stage 18 run out and the end check is performed. The process is repeated until there is a detection by the detector 25a, but stages 36, 37, and 38 If the number of banknotes accumulated in any one reaches the holding tolerance value (for example, 100 banknotes), The operation of the feeding means 22 is interrupted and the stage of the cassette reaching the holding tolerance is illustrated. When the stage is lowered by an amount equivalent to the hold tolerance value by a motor not shown. At this point, the banknote feeding means 22 is operated again to repeat the banknote loading operation. When the banknotes on the first stage 18 of the batch cassette 15 run out, the end detector 2 5a detects the end, the bill feeding means 22 is stopped and the last bill is of the denomination. When reaching any of the stages 36 to 38 of the other cassettes 33 to 35, the transport path 51 The transport operation also stops. Finally, stages 36 to 38 of denomination cassettes 33 to 35 lower all at once, and the stage The banknotes accumulated on the stages 36 to 38 are stored in cassettes 33 to 35 by denomination. The bill loading operation ends.

[0023] Note that when the discrimination unit 13 detects a banknote that has been discriminated as having an unknown denomination or an abnormally running bill, The rejected banknotes are removed by operating the switching blades 14e and 14f, and the supplied reject paper is removed. The banknotes are sent to the bill accumulating means 24 and accumulated in the supply reject banknote storage section 23. In addition, the full detectors 49c and 50 of the denomination-specific cassettes 34 and 35 are installed during the banknote loading operation. c or if the full detector 48c of the denomination cassette 33 detects full, the switch is turned off. The switching blade 14e is operated to move the paper between the feeding belts 3 and 4 of the collected bill stacking section 64. After feeding and accumulating on the second stage 61, the opening/closing arm 62 moves the first The bill is transferred onto the stage 18, and this operation will be explained in detail later. In this way, paper is transferred from the bulk cassette 15 to the denomination-specific cassettes 33, 34, and 35. After the banknotes are sent and loaded, the transaction with the customer is carried out by the automated transaction device, and the Along with the transaction, banknote deposit and withdrawal processing is performed by the banknote deposit and withdrawal device, but the processing operation As the work is not particularly important, the explanation will be omitted.

[0024] Due to repeated deposit and withdrawal transactions, the number of cassettes 33, 34, and 35 by denomination is The number of banknotes decreases and one of the end detectors 48a, 49a, 50a detects the end. or near-end detection by near-end detectors 48b, 49b, 50b. When this is detected, the automated teller machine will notify the staff to replenish the banknotes. At the same time, the denomination data of the insufficient banknotes to be replenished is also notified. The staff then replenishes the banknotes in the following manner. First, the clerk carries the banknotes with the above denomination data from the origin to the automatic transaction device, and transfers them to the automatic transaction device. Open the rear door of the device. At this time, the bulk storage section 17 in the bulk cassette 15 is empty or needs to be refilled. Banknotes of a different denomination than the denomination to be denominated are stacked on the first stage 18. The first stage 18 is in position E shown in FIG. 6(b) or in this position E. position and the home position of position I. Ru.

[0025] Therefore, when the clerk opens the back door of the automatic transaction device as described above, the opened state is shown in the diagram. It is detected by the control unit 60 based on the signal from the detector that does not Then, the first stage 18 is moved to position I by a motor (not shown). After that, the staff member uses the audit key to insert the bulk cassette 15 into the banknote entry/exit door 15a. The banknotes brought from the source are placed on the first stage 18. After closing the banknote entry/exit door 15a, the operation key of the internal operation section (not shown) is pressed. Enter instructions for replenishing banknotes using the button. This processing operation for replenishing banknotes is performed in the same manner as the above-mentioned banknote loading operation, so The explanation of the replenishment process itself is omitted here, but next we will explain how to replenish the banknotes. Regarding the operation when the denomination cassette 33, 34, or 35 becomes full due to This will be explained with reference to FIG.

[0026] FIG. 18 is an operational process diagram showing the operation of reloading banknotes by the opening/closing arm 62. First, full detectors 48c, 49c, 50c of cassettes 33, 34, 35 by denomination When the banknotes are detected to be full, the banknotes are separated and fed out one by one by the banknote feeding means 22. Then, the banknotes that have passed through the discrimination section 13 are switched and the blade 14e is activated to collect the collected banknotes. It is guided between the feed belts 3 and 4 to the stage 64. The feeding belts 3 and 4 carry the banknotes 63 guided by the switching blade 14e. They are sequentially sent to the second stage 61 and stacked, and as the number of stacked sheets increases, the second stage 61 The second stage 61 rotates downward around the shaft 65 while being balanced with the spring 66. As a result, the position of the highest banknote on the second stage 61 is kept constant. dripping At this time, the opening/closing arm 62 is located at the home position shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. The end of this opening/closing arm 62 is used to store banknotes stacked by the collected banknote stacking means 64. Since the banknotes 63 are not facing the feeding direction, even if the banknotes 63 have curls or bends, The banknote 63 will not collide with the opening/closing arm 62, so the banknote 63 will not be bent. They are stacked on the second stage 61 in perfect alignment.

[0027] Then, as shown in FIG. 18(a), the banknotes 63 are placed on the second stage 61 in advance. When a predetermined number of banknotes (for example, 100 banknotes) are accumulated, the banknotes are fed to the banknote feeding means 22. Accordingly, the banknotes are fed out from the first stage 18, or the banknote separation mechanism 4 by denomination The feeding of banknotes from the denomination cassettes 33 to 35 by cassettes 5 to 47 is stopped. After stopping, the pulley 83 of the vertical movement mechanism rotates and the belt 85 is driven. , the opening/closing arm 62 descends together with the holder 69, and along with this descent, the arm When the roller 89 of the opening/closing mechanism engages with the open cam 90, as shown in FIG. And as explained in FIG. 16, the opening/closing arm 62 The second stage 61 opens near the banknote 63 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. It passes both sides of the banknotes 63 stacked above.

[0028] After that, the opening/closing arm 62 reaches the position below the second stage 61 and the When the lever 89 is removed from the open cam 90, the opening/closing arm 62 is When the sensors 91 and 92 detect this, the pool is closed as shown in The rotation of the lever 83 is stopped. Further, the pulley 83 rotates in the opposite direction to the above, and the belt 85 is driven. As a result, the opening/closing arm 62 is integrated with the holder 69 as shown in FIG. 18(b). going up. During this rise, the opening/closing arm 62 is maintained in the closed state as explained in FIG. 16 above. In order to As shown in 13, it rises to the home position. When the opening/closing arm 62 rises to the home position, the holder 69 moves to the sensor 93. Based on this, the rotation of the pulley 83 is stopped and the opening/closing arm 62 waits with the bill 63 held up.

[0029] This makes it possible to accumulate banknotes again on the second stage 61, so the first Feeding out banknotes 63 from above the stage 18 or cassettes 33 to 35 by denomination The feeding of the banknotes 63 is resumed, and the banknotes 63 are transferred to the collected banknote accumulation means 64 via the discrimination section 13. When the banknotes 63 are sent, the collected banknote accumulation means 64 transfers the banknotes 63 to the second stage. The images are sequentially accumulated on the page 61. As a result, as shown in FIG. 18(c), the number of banknotes 63 is again the predetermined number. When the banknotes 63 are stacked, the banknotes 63 are fed out from the first stage 16 or the denomination is changed. The feeding of banknotes 63 from the separate cassettes 33 to 35 is stopped, and after stopping, the same as above. The opening/closing arm 62 descends and opens, and the bill 63 that had been lifted up is placed in the second position. The bills are dropped onto the banknotes 63 stacked on the stage 61 and stacked. At this time, the opening position of the opening/closing arm 62 is on the second stage 61 as described above. This is near the highest banknote 63.

[0030] Then, the opening/closing arm 62 further descends and passes both sides of the bill 63, and the opening/closing arm 62 62 reaches a position below the second stage 61 and the roller 89 opens the open cam. 90, the opening/closing arm 62 moves as shown in FIG. 18(d) in the same manner as above. When the sensors 91 and 92 detect this, the pulley 83 rotates based on this. will be stopped. Thereafter, the pulley 83 rotates in the opposite direction to the above, and the belt 85 is driven. As a result, the opening/closing arm 62 rises together with the holder 69, and when this rises, the opening/closing arm 62 Since the arm 62 is maintained in the closed state as described above, the opening/closing arm 6 opens as it rises. 2 lifts the banknote 63 on the second stage 61 and moves it to the home position. When the holder 69 rises, the sensor 93 detects the holder 69, and based on this, the pulley 83 The rotation of the opening/closing arm 62 is stopped and the opening/closing arm 62 stands by with the bill 63 lifted up. In this state, the banknotes 63 are fed out on the first stage 18, or The feeding of banknotes 63 from the cards 33 to 35 is resumed. The above operation is performed on the banknotes on the first stage 18 or in the denomination cassettes 33 to 35. This process is repeated until 63 is exhausted.

[0031] The banknotes 63 on the first stage 18 or in the denomination cassettes 33 to 35 are gone. Then, the operation of the banknote feeding means 22 or banknote separation mechanisms 45 to 47 by denomination is stopped. and the first stage 18 moves from position E to position as shown in FIG. 6(b). It rotates to position F, changes to the vertical state, and descends to position G, where it waits. Then, all the counted banknotes 63 that have passed through the discrimination section 13 are placed on the second stage 61. Once the opening/closing arm 62 is stacked, the opening/closing arm 62 is lowered and opened in the same manner as described above, and this opening/closing arm 6 The banknotes 63 that had been lifted by the stage 2 are stacked on top of the banknotes 63 on the second stage 61. After being stacked, the opening/closing arm 62 is lowered to a position below the second stage 61 and closed. Similarly, the opening/closing arm 62 further rises, and along with this rise, the second stay rises as well. The banknotes 63 on the bank 61 are lifted by the opening/closing arm 62. Here, the first stage 18 is rotated from the position G, as shown in FIG. 18(e). As shown in FIG. When the opening/closing arm 62 is in a horizontal state, the opening/closing arm 62 is lowered and opened. The banknotes 63 that have been raised are moved onto the first stage 18. The banknotes fed out from the bulk storage section 17 through the above operations pass through the discrimination section 13. The stored banknotes are then stored in the bulk storage section 17 again, and the stored banknotes are later stored in separate denominations as needed. Sets 33, 34, and 35 are replenished.

[0032] Next, the collection of banknotes, which is carried out during examination, etc., will be explained using FIG. 5. During inspection, etc., the staff member opens the back door of the automatic transaction device (not shown) and operates the internal operation section. When a collection instruction is input using the key, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device will perform the collection operation based on the input. will be started. First, the denomination-specific banknote separation mechanism 47 is activated, and the banknotes are stored in the denomination-specific cassette 35. Separate and feed out the banknotes one by one starting from the top, and follow the route shown by the arrow to the conveyance path. 51 to convey it to the discrimination section 13. The discrimination section 13 discriminates the denomination of the transferred banknotes and also detects abnormal running. Detects nothing and sends it backwards. Then, the bill whose abnormal running is detected by the discrimination section 13 is transferred to the switching blade 1. 4g is activated and sent to the reject banknote accumulating means 30, and the reject banknote is stored. It is accumulated in the section 28. As a result of the discrimination, if the banknotes are normal, the switching blade 14e is activated and the collected banknotes are accumulated. The means 64 is guided between the feed belts 3 and 4, and the second feed belt is guided by the feed belts 3 and 4. They are sequentially accumulated on the stage 61.

[0033] This operation is repeated until there are no more banknotes in the denomination cassette 35. When the number of banknotes stacked on the second stage 61 reaches the stacking tolerance value, the number of banknotes for each denomination is The operation of the release mechanism 47 is interrupted, and the operation shown in FIG. 18, which was explained at the time of the replenishment operation, is performed. When the end detector 50a of the denomination-specific cassette 35 detects the end, the denomination-specific cassette 35 The stored banknotes are fed out from the cassette 34 and rejected into the reject banknote storage section 28 in the same manner as described above. Alternatively, they are sequentially accumulated on the second stage 61. Similarly, when the end detector 49a of the denomination-specific cassette 34 detects the end, the next The stored banknotes are fed out from the denomination cassette 33, and the reject banknote storage section 28 is Alternatively, they are sequentially accumulated on the second stage 61. Of course, during the stacking of these banknotes, the number of stacked bills on the second stage 61 may change. When the accumulation tolerance is reached, the operation of the denomination-specific banknote separation mechanism 47 is interrupted and the replenishment operation is started. The operation shown in FIG. 18, which was explained at the time of operation, is performed.

[0034] In this way, each denomination cassette 35, 34, 33 has ten thousand yen notes and one thousand yen notes. The banknotes are sequentially accumulated on the first stage 18 of the bulk storage section 17, but during this collection operation The discrimination unit 13 counts the number of banknotes sent to the bulk storage unit 17 and reaches the storage capacity. Then, the collection operation is interrupted and "Batch cassette full" is displayed on the display of the internal operation section. Then, the clerk is instructed to collect the bills from the bulk cassette 15. Note that the storage capacity of collected banknotes in this bulk storage section 17 is the first one at the time of starting collection. It depends on the amount of banknotes accumulated on the stage 18, so before the banknote collection process, A detector (not shown) detects the height of the first stage 18, thereby detecting the height of the first stage 18. Determine the amount of banknotes stacked on the stage 18, and further calculate this from the amount stored in the bulk storage section 17. Subtract this amount to determine the storage capacity of collected banknotes. When the above-mentioned "cassette full" is displayed, the clerk opens the bill entry/exit door 15a. Take out all the banknotes in the bulk storage section 17, and then close the banknote entry/exit door 15a. Restart collection operation. As described above, all of the denomination-specific cassettes 35, 34, and 33 detect the end. When the last bill reaches the bulk storage section 17, it is collected by the conveyance path 51. The transport operation is stopped and the collection operation is completed, and the staff member opens the door 52 and removes the bulk cassettes 1. 5 and the reject cassette 16 are removed and transported to the place where they will be inspected.

[0035] However, the conventional bill depositing and dispensing device described above has the following problems. Figures 19(a) and 19(b) are side views of the main parts showing the problems of the conventional batch cassette. As can be seen in the figure, there are The recess 7 formed is in the ascending path of the banknote 63 lifted by the opening/closing arm 62. located in close proximity. Therefore, when replenishing or collecting banknotes 63, the When lifting the stacked banknotes 63 by the opening/closing arm 62, the bulk cassette 15, etc. When an external impact is applied to the opening/closing arm 62, as shown in FIG. The end of the banknote 63 may get caught in the recess 7, and as a result, the opening/closing arm 6 2 further rises to return to the home position, the paper caught in the recess The bill 63 stands up as shown in Fig. 19(b) and is later moved by the feed belts 3 and 4. There was a problem in that the incoming banknotes 63 got stuck and jammed.

[0036]

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the banknotes 6 accumulated on the second stage 61 3, when the opening/closing arm 62 lifts the banknotes 63, the ends of the banknotes 63 collide with the collected banknote stacking means 6. It is caught in the recess formed by the feed belts 3 and 4 forming the This means that a problem occurs.

[0037]

[Means to solve the problem]

Supplies and collects banknotes to and from the denomination-specific storage compartment provided in the banknote deposit/withdrawal device. It is removably installed in the bill depositing and dispensing device, is movable up and down, and has one end. A first banknote stacking bank that rotates in a substantially horizontal and vertical state with respect to the center. stage, and a banknote feeder that feeds the banknotes on this first stage into the banknote depositing and dispensing device. a means for temporarily accumulating banknotes disposed below the operating range of the first stage; The banknotes are sent through the second stage of the banknote depositing and dispensing device and the verification section installed inside the bill depositing and dispensing device. Vertically opposed feeding bells that pinch and convey banknotes and accumulate them on the second stage. a collected banknote accumulating means comprising a banknote collecting means, and a fixed number of banknotes are accumulated on the second stage; When the banknote is opened, a pair of opening/closing arms lifts the banknote, and the opening/closing arm is connected to the second opening/closing arm. a position above the height of a predetermined number of banknotes to be accumulated on stage 2; A vertical movement mechanism that moves the opening and closing mechanism up and down between the lower position of the second stage and the opening/closing mechanism. This opening/closing arm is opened near the top banknotes accumulated on the second stage when the system is lowered. Open the arm and close the opening and closing arm in a position below the second stage. an arm opening/closing mechanism that maintains the closed state when the closed arm is raised; Concave portions formed at the tips of the upper and lower feeding belts constituting the collected banknote accumulating means A bill depositing and dispensing device located close to the ascending path of bills lifted by an arm. In the bulk storage, the pivot point is held above the contact surface of the upper and lower feed belts. When the banknotes are not conveyed by the feed belt, the contact surfaces of the upper and lower feed belts are As it crosses, the tip closes the recess formed at the tip of the upper and lower feed belts, and the front When a banknote is conveyed by the recording belt, it is pushed by the banknote and rotates upward. The present invention is characterized in that a movable guide that is retracted by the movement of the feed belt is disposed on the side of the feed belt.

[0038] According to this configuration, the banknotes accumulated on the second stage are held by the opening/closing arm. When lifting, the tip of the movable guide is the tip of the upper and lower feeding belts that form the collected banknote accumulation means. It is positioned to close the recess formed at the edge, so the banknote gets caught in the recess. It can be raised with the opening/closing arm without any movement, which prevents jamming. The purpose of being able to do it is achieved.

[0039]

【Example】

Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of the main parts showing a batch cassette of a bill depositing and dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is an operation of the movable guide in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. As shown in these figures, the bulk cassette of the present invention has a side shape that is approximately J-shaped. The collected banknote stacking hand rotates the movable guide 5, which is shaped like a flat body, about the fulcrum 6. It is provided on the side of the stage 64, where the fulcrum 6 is located above the collected banknote accumulation means 64. The movable guide 5 is placed on the side of the feed belt 3 when the banknotes are not fed. It crosses the contact part of the roots 3 and 4 diagonally, and the tip thereof, that is, the base supported by the fulcrum 6. The opposite part is the contact point of the feed belts 3 and 4 as shown in Figures 1 and 3(a). It is positioned so as to close the recess 7 formed at the end. In this embodiment, the structure other than the movable guide 5 having the fulcrum 6 is shown in FIGS. Since it is the same as the conventional one shown in No. 19, similar components are given the same reference numerals. The explanation will be omitted. Furthermore, the bill depositing and dispensing device to which the batch cassette of this embodiment is applied is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. It's the same as what you did.

[0040] Next, the operation of the above-described configuration will be explained. Note that when feeding banknotes, the banknotes are fed out from the first stage 18 by the banknote feeding means 22. The banknotes 63 are stored in the denomination cassettes 33 to 35, and the denomination cassettes It is detected that the banknotes 33 to 35 are full and the excess banknotes 63 are sent to the collected banknote accumulation means 64. The operation until the banknotes are collected, and the banknotes are fed out from the denomination cassettes 33 to 35 when collecting banknotes. Operation until the collected banknotes are sent to the collected banknote accumulation means 64 of the bulk cassette 15 is the same as the conventional one, so here we will focus on the function of the movable guide 5. I will clarify.

[0041] The banknotes that have passed through the discrimination section 13 are switched to the collected banknote stacking means by operating the blade 14e. When the bill 63 is guided between the feed belts 3 and 4, the feed belts 3 and 4 It is conveyed so as to be pinched and accumulated on the second stage 61. At this time, the movable guide 5 connects the feed belts 3 and 4 as shown in FIG. 3(a). The paper is stopped diagonally across the contact area, but the paper is conveyed by the feed belts 3 and 4. When the banknote 63 hits, it is pushed up by the banknote 63, and this moves the movable guide 5. As shown in Fig. 3(b), it rotates about the fulcrum 6 to retreat upward. Ru. When the banknotes 63 pass and are accumulated on the second stage 61, the movable guide 5 becomes the fulcrum. It rotates downward around 6 and returns to its original state. The movement of this movable guide 5 is performed every time the banknote 63 is conveyed by the feed belts 3 and 4. Repeated.

[0042] In this way, the banknotes 63 are sequentially accumulated on the second stage 61. A predetermined number of banknotes 63 (for example, 100 banknotes) are accumulated on the stage 61 of Then, as explained in FIG. 18, the opening/closing arm 62 opens while descending, and then opens. The closing arm 62 closes at a position below the second stage 61 and then rises to the second stage. The banknotes 63 stacked on the second stage 61 are lifted up. This opening/closing arm 62 is raised to the home position, and on the way, the bill 6 3 passes through the recess 7 formed at the tip of the contact portion of the feed belts 3 and 4; As shown in FIG. 3(a), the tip of the movable guide 5 closes the recess 7. Because of this position, even if an external impact is applied to the cassette etc., the opening/closing arm 62 The banknotes 63 that rise together do not get caught in the recess 7 and rise smoothly. do. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated, and the collected banknotes 63 at this time are transferred to the first stage 1. 8, the banknotes are transferred to the first stage 18 and the denomination is changed. If the banknotes have been fed out from separate cassettes 33 to 35 (see Figures 4 and 5), the collection is complete. After completion, the entire cassette will be removed from the device by the staff member.

[0043] In addition, in the embodiment described above, the movable guide 5 was provided to rotate around the fulcrum 6. However, as shown in FIG. 3(c), the movable guide 5 is formed of a plate spring or the like and attached to the fulcrum 6. The corresponding parts are fixed and transported by the feed belts 3 and 4 as shown in Figure 3(d). The movable guide 5 may be configured to be elastically deformed by the banknote 63.

[0044]

[Effect of the idea]

As explained above, the present invention has a first stage, a second stage, and a bill storage system. The banknotes sent through the discrimination section provided in the dispensing device are held and conveyed to the second Collected banknote accumulating means consisting of vertically opposed feeding belts for accumulating banknotes on the stage of When a certain number of banknotes are accumulated on the second stage, the banknotes are lifted up. and a pair of opening/closing arms that extend the banknotes, and an upper and lower feeding platform forming the collected banknote accumulating means. A concave portion formed at the tip of the belt is placed above the banknote lifted by the opening/closing arm. In the bulk storage of bill depositing and dispensing devices located close to the ascending route, the upper and lower It has a pivot point above the contact surface of the feed belt, and the banknotes are transported by the feed belt. If not, the tip crosses the contact surface of the upper and lower feed belts, and the tip crosses the upper and lower feed belts. The recess formed at the tip of the belt is closed, and the banknote is transported by the feeding belt. When the movable guide is pushed by the banknote and rotates upward to retreat, the feed bell The opening/closing arm for banknotes stacked on the second stage is arranged on the side of the second stage. When the banknotes are lifted up by the system, the tip of the movable guide acts as a means for collecting banknotes. Since the recess formed at the tip of the belt is closed, the banknotes will not be caught in the recess. It can rise with the opening/closing arm without getting stuck, which prevents jamming. This has the effect of preventing

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of essential parts showing a batch cassette of a bill depositing and dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view showing the operation of the movable guide in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a conventional banknote depositing and dispensing device equipped with a bulk storage during banknote supply.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing a conventional banknote depositing and dispensing device having a bulk storage when banknotes are collected.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing the internal configuration of a conventional batch cassette.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which the opening/closing arm of a conventional batch cassette is at a home position.

FIG. 8 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a state in which the opening/closing arm of the conventional batch cassette has been lowered near the banknotes stacked on the second stage.

FIG. 10 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a state in which the opening/closing arm of the conventional batch cassette has been lowered to the bottom of the second stage.

FIG. 12 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a side view showing a state in which the opening/closing arm of the conventional bulk cassette lifts the banknotes stacked on the second stage and returns to the home position.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a conventional batch cassette in a state before the opening/closing arm is opened.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a conventional batch cassette in a state where the opening/closing arm is opened.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a state when the opening/closing arm of a conventional batch cassette is raised.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing the process when the opening/closing arm opens in a conventional batch cassette.

FIG. 18 is an operation process diagram showing a banknote reloading operation using an opening/closing arm in a conventional batch cassette.

FIG. 19 is a side view of a main part showing a problem with a conventional batch cassette.

[Explanation of symbols]

3,4 Feed belt 5 Movable guide 6 fulcrum 13 Identification Department 15 Bulk cassettes 18 First stage 22 Banknote feeding means 33-35 Cassette by denomination 51 Conveyance path 60 Control section 61 Second stage 62 Opening/closing arm 64 Collected banknote accumulation means 66 Spring 67 Bottom plate 69 Holder 70 axis 71 Torsion spring 76 First scoop block 77 Second scoop block 80 Leaf spring 81 Torsion spring 83,84 Pulley 85 Belt 88 Cam lever 89 Laura 90 open cam

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[Submission date] June 22, 1992

[Procedural amendment 1]

[Name of document to be amended] Specification

[Name of item to be amended] Scope of claims for utility model registration

[Correction method] Change

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[Procedural amendment 2]

[Name of document to be amended] Specification

[Name of item to be corrected] Brief explanation of the drawing

[Correction method] Change

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[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of essential parts showing a batch cassette of a bill depositing and dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view showing the operation of the movable guide in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a conventional banknote depositing and dispensing device equipped with a bulk storage during banknote supply.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing a conventional banknote depositing and dispensing device having a bulk storage when banknotes are collected.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing the internal configuration of a conventional batch cassette.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which the opening/closing arm of a conventional batch cassette is at a home position.

FIG. 8 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a state in which the opening/closing arm of the conventional batch cassette has been lowered near the banknotes stacked on the second stage.

FIG. 10 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a state in which the opening/closing arm of the conventional batch cassette has been lowered to the bottom of the second stage.

FIG. 12 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a side view showing a state in which the opening/closing arm of the conventional bulk cassette lifts the banknotes stacked on the second stage and returns to the home position.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a conventional batch cassette in a state before the opening/closing arm is opened.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a conventional batch cassette in a state where the opening/closing arm is opened.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a state when the opening/closing arm of a conventional batch cassette is raised.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing the process when the opening/closing arm opens in a conventional batch cassette.

FIG. 18 is an operation process diagram showing a banknote reloading operation using an opening/closing arm in a conventional batch cassette.

FIG. 19 is a side view of a main part showing a problem with a conventional batch cassette.

FIG. 20 is a side view of a main part showing a problem with a conventional batch cassette.

[Explanation of symbols] 3, 4 Feed belt 5 Movable guide 6 Fulcrum 13 Discrimination section 15 Bulk cassette 18 First stage 22 Bill feeding means 33 to 35 Denomination cassette 51 Conveyance path 60 Control section 61 Second stage 62 Opening/closing arm 64 Collected banknote accumulating means 66 Spring 67 Bottom plate 69 Holder 70 Shaft 71 Torsion spring 76 First scoop block 77 Second scoop block 80 Leaf spring 81 Torsion spring 83, 84 Pulley 85 Belt 88 Cam lever 89 Roller 90 Open cam ── ──────────────────────────────────────────────── ─

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim 1: In order to supply and collect banknotes to and from a denomination-specific storage provided in the bill depositing and dispensing device, a bill depositing and dispensing device is provided with a removable device, movable up and down, and centered at one end. a first stage for accumulating banknotes that rotates so that the banknotes are in a substantially horizontal and vertical state; a banknote feeding means that feeds the banknotes on the first stage into a banknote depositing and dispensing device; A second stage for temporarily accumulating banknotes is placed below the operating range, and banknotes sent through a discrimination unit provided in the banknote deposit/withdrawal device are held and conveyed and stacked on the second stage. a collected banknote stacking means consisting of vertically opposed feeding belts; a pair of opening/closing arms that lift up the banknotes when a certain number of banknotes are stacked on the second stage; a vertical movement mechanism that moves up and down between a position above the height of a predetermined number of banknotes stacked on the stage and a position below the second stage; and a vertical movement mechanism that moves the second stage up and down when the opening/closing arm is lowered. The arm opening/closing mechanism opens the opening/closing arm near the top banknotes stacked above, closes the opening/closing arm at a position below the second stage, and maintains the opening/closing arm in the closed state when the opening/closing arm is raised. , and the recesses formed at the tips of the upper and lower feeding belts constituting the collected banknote accumulation means are located in the vicinity of the ascending path of the banknotes lifted by the opening/closing arm. A concave portion having a rotational fulcrum above the contact surface of the feed belt, which crosses the contact surface of the upper and lower feed belts when the banknote is not conveyed by the feed belt, and whose tip portion is formed at the tip of the upper and lower feed belts. closed, and a movable guide that is pushed by the banknotes when the banknotes are conveyed by the feed belt, rotates upward, and retreats is disposed on the side of the feed belt. Storage.