JPH04316191A - Paper money dispensing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a paper money dispensing device which is excellent in workability and burglarproof property and, at the same time, surely detect paper money to be recovered into the device when a user forgets to receive the paper money. CONSTITUTION:This paper money dispensing device is provided with a partition plate 7 which is pivotally supported by its lower end section so that its upper end section can freely tilt forward and backward and houses the first paper money in its rear section when the plate 7 tilts forward and the second paper money in its front section when the plate 7 tilts backward, detecting plate 9 which is hung from the ceiling of the main body of this paper money dispensing device near the forward position of the plate 7 so that the plate 9 can rotate in the forward and backward directions and is pushed forward by the plate 7 through the second paper money only when the second paper money is housed in the front section of the plate 7, reflecting plate 9b which is provided on the plate 9 and can reflect detecting light made incident from the direction perpendicular to the rotating direction of the plate 9, and detecting means which detects the presence/absence of the second paper money by emitting the detecting light and detecting the reflected light of the detecting light from the plate 9b.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a banknote dispensing device incorporated in an automatic cash deposit/dispensing machine, etc., and is capable of reliably detecting banknotes to be collected into the device, especially when a user forgets to receive the banknotes. The present invention relates to a banknote dispensing device.

0002

[Prior Art] In bill dispensing devices used in currency exchange machines, vending machines, cash dispensing machines, etc., when a problem such as double feeding or miscount occurs, the bills that have already been miscounted are not dispensed. , are often configured so that they are sequentially collected within the device.

[0003]Furthermore, even if the bill once dispensed is not taken out within a predetermined time, such as when a user who performs a dispensing operation forgets to receive the bill and leaves the bill dispensing device, It is often configured to collect the banknotes.

[0004]At this time, since it is necessary to specify the amount, etc. of banknotes collected due to forgetting to receive them later when returning them to the user, they are stored separately from banknotes collected due to double feeding, miscount, etc. It is necessary to do so. Further, if the bill dispensing device collects the bill even once due to forgetting to receive the bill, it is often configured to stop the bill dispensing function of the bill dispensing device.

On the other hand, these collected banknotes are stored separately in the safe unit. Therefore, in order to detect that collected banknotes that have been forgotten to be received are stored in the safe unit, a detection sensor is provided in the storage area for the collected banknotes.

Due to the storage space available when the bill dispensing device is installed in a main unit such as a cash dispensing machine, this detection sensor detects bills by emitting detection light from a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of the stored bills. cannot be arranged as it should be. In addition, if a transmissive optical sensor is used to emit detection light from a direction almost parallel to the paper surface, the presence or absence of banknotes can be reliably detected because the number of banknotes collected due to one forgetting to receive them is usually small. It was difficult to do so.

[0007] For this reason, some devices have been designed to detect the presence or absence of banknotes using a self-holding proximity sensor using a magnet.

However, this self-holding type proximity sensor is expensive, and since it uses a magnet for detection, it may malfunction if a magnetic substance is nearby. Therefore, if a steel plate is used for the housing of the bill dispensing device, it may cause malfunctions when the steel plate becomes magnetized.
Therefore, the casing had to be manufactured using expensive aluminum or the like, and when aluminum was used, there were problems in workability and theft prevention compared to steel plates.

[0009]Therefore, it has been desired to provide a bill dispensing device which can solve these problems and also can reliably detect the presence or absence of bills.

0010

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned defects of conventional bill dispensing devices, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bill dispensing device that can reliably detect the presence or absence of bills.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following configuration.

That is, the upper end is pivoted at the lower end so that it can freely rotate in the front-rear direction, and when the banknote is rotated and positioned at the front, the first banknote is stored at the rear, and when the banknote is positioned at the rear. a partition plate for storing a second banknote in the front, and a partition plate that hangs from an upper part near the front position of the partition plate so as to be rotatable in the front and back direction, and only when the second banknote is stored in the front. , a detection plate that is rotated forward by the dividing plate through the banknote, and a reflection plate that is provided on the detection plate and can reflect light incident from a direction perpendicular to the direction of rotation of the detection plate. , a detection means for emitting detection light and detecting the presence or absence of the second banknote by detecting the light reflected by the detection light on the reflection plate.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be explained in detail below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a banknote dispensing device according to the present invention installed in an automatic teller machine (ATM) installed in a bank or the like.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example in which the present invention is applied to an automated teller machine.

The safe unit 1 is configured to be detachable from an automatic teller machine (hereinafter simply referred to as an ATM), and FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the safe unit 1 and a conveyance system for bill dispensing. The configuration is illustrated.

First, the configuration of the safe unit 1 will be explained.

The safe unit 1 has a collected banknote storage 3 for storing collected banknotes at the front (right side in the figure) and a rear side (left side in the figure).
The collected banknote storage 3 is composed of a dispensing banknote storage 5 in which banknotes for dispensing are stored, and the collected banknote storage 3 is further divided into a front storage 3a which stores collected banknotes due to forgetting to receive them on the front side by a dividing plate 7, and a double-feed banknote storage 3a. , and a rear storage 3b for storing banknotes recovered due to problems such as miscounts.

The dividing plate 7 is supported by a shaft at its lower end so that the upper end of the dividing plate 7 can freely rotate in the front-rear direction, and is rotated forward (to the right in the drawing) by a driving means (not shown). Collected banknotes due to problems such as double feeding or miscounting are stored in the rear storage 3b as the first banknotes when the banknotes are moved, and received as the second banknotes when the banknotes are rotated backwards (leftward in the drawing). Collected banknotes due to forgetting are stored in a front storage 3a.

That is, when an abnormal situation such as double feeding or miscount is detected by a timer or various sensors (not shown), the driving means rotates the dividing plate 7 forward to store the collected banknotes in the rear storage 3b. However, if the once-dispensed banknotes are not taken out even after a period of time when it is estimated that the banknotes have been forgotten, the driving means rotates the sorting plate 7 rearward to store the collected banknotes in the front part. Store it in the storage 3a.

Furthermore, a detection plate 9 is disposed directly above the upper end of the dividing plate 7 when the dividing plate 7 rotates forward, and its upper end is pivoted so that it can freely rotate in the front and back direction. do.

[0021] This detection plate 9 is pressed by the dividing plate 7 with the banknote in between and rotates forward only when a collected banknote due to a failure to receive the banknote is stored in the front storage 3a. In other words, from the collected banknote intake port 17 to the front storage 3a
Since the upper side of the bill inserted into the banknote is interposed between the dividing plate 7 and the detection plate 9, when the upper end of the dividing plate 7 swings forward, it will press the detection plate 9. Note that details of this point will be described later.

Further, on the side wall of the safe unit 1 (in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper), which is orthogonal to the direction of rotation of the detection plate 9 when the detection plate 9 rotates forward, there is a sensor as shown in FIG. 3 as a detection means. A reflective optical sensor 30 shown in FIG. That is, the detection plate 9 is provided with a reflection plate 9b, which will be described later, and when the detection plate 9 rotates forward, the light emitted in the direction perpendicular to the rotation direction of the detection plate 9 is reflected. Reflector plate 9b
By detecting this reflected light, the presence of a collected banknote that has been left behind in the front storage 3a is detected.

[0023] Also, there is a banknote storage 5 for dispensing and a rear storage 3.
A partition wall 11 separating each storage is arranged between the
Furthermore, a movable wall 13 is provided behind this partition wall. This movable wall 13 has a spring 13a mounted between it and the partition wall 11.
The banknotes stored in the payout banknote storage 5 are pressed against the rear banknote retrieval belt 21, which will be described later.

That is, when this safe unit 1 is installed in an ATM, at least a part of the back side of the payout banknote storage 5 is open, and a belt 21 for taking out banknotes, which will be described later, is in contact with this open part. Then, the banknotes are conveyed into the ATM from the dispensing opening 15 at the rearmost upper part of the safe unit 1.

Further, above the sorting plate 7, there is a collected banknote inlet 17 for inserting collected banknotes that have been forgotten to be received.
form.

Next, the structure of the dividing plate 7 and the detection plate 9 will be explained in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

The dividing plate 7 and the detection plate 9 are made of a plate material such as a steel plate, and the upper end portion of the dividing plate 7 is provided with a plurality of comb-like protrusions 7a at predetermined intervals upwardly. In addition, a plurality of protrusions 9a are provided in a comb-like shape at predetermined intervals downwardly at the lower end portion of the detection plate 9.
These comb-like teeth, that is, the protrusions 7a and 9a, are arranged in a positional relationship such that they mesh with each other in a non-contact state.

Furthermore, a reflecting plate 9b is formed at one side end of the detection plate 9 by bending the plate material in such a direction as to be able to reflect light incident from a direction perpendicular to the direction of rotation of the detection plate 9. Ru.

Next, the operation and function of the dividing plate 7 and the detection plate 9 will be explained in detail with reference to FIG.

First, in the state shown in FIG. 3(a),
The division plate 7 and the detection plate 9 have respective projections 7a and 9a.
Since they are configured in a positional relationship such that they mesh with each other while maintaining a non-contact state, the dividing plate 7 is rotatable regardless of the position of the detection plate 9.

Further, FIG. 3(b) shows that when the separating plate 7 is located in the rear direction, collected banknotes due to forgetting to take them are inputted from the collected banknote inlet 17 and are stored in the front storage compartment 3a.
This shows a state in which the partition plate 7 rotates forward after being stored in the .

Further, FIG. 3(c) shows that the collected banknotes P are interposed between the projections 7a and 9a, and the collected banknotes P are interposed between the projections 7a,
9a shows a state in which passing each other is prevented. As a result, the detection plate 9 and the division plate 7a are prevented from rubbing against each other, the detection plate 9 is pushed forward by the division plate 7, and the reflection plate 9b of the detection plate 9 moves to the detection position.

[0033] This makes it possible to detect the presence of collected banknotes that have been forgotten to be received in the front storage 3a.

At this time, the detection plate 9 is biased slightly backward by a spring or the like (not shown), so that the detection plate 9 is rotated by the drive of the conveyance system or the division plate 7, and the detection plate 9 is moved to the front storage position. It is possible to prevent the reflective plate 9b from being erroneously detected even though there are no collected banknotes in the warehouse 3a.

Next, the general structure of the conveyance system for dispensing banknotes will be briefly described.

As mentioned above, when the safe unit 1 is installed in the ATM, the belt 2 for taking out banknotes is placed in contact with the open part of the back of the banknote storage 5 for dispensing.
1 is provided. Bills are conveyed into the ATM through the dispensing opening 15 at the rearmost upper part of the safe unit 1.

The banknotes conveyed into the ATM from the dispensing opening 15 are conveyed by the intermediate conveying belt 23 to the dispensing conveying belts 25 and 27. Delivery conveyor belt 25, 27
The banknotes are conveyed one by one to the lower conveyor belt 2.
5.

When a predetermined number of banknotes are stacked on the upper surface of the lower conveyor belt 25, the tip of the lower conveyor belt 25 rises in an arc. When the upper surface of the uppermost banknote comes into contact with the lower belt surface of the upper transport belt 27, both transport belts 25 and 27 cooperate to transport the banknote.

At this time, if an abnormality such as double feeding or miscount is detected, the tip of the lower delivery conveyor belt 25 descends in an arc to throw the banknote into the collected banknote inlet 17. .

Also, when a banknote that has been forgotten to be received is detected, the banknote is once returned to the upper surface of the lower delivery conveyor belt 25, and then similarly thrown into the collected banknote intake port 17.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a plurality of protrusions 7a and 9a are provided in the shape of comb teeth at predetermined intervals on the upper end portion of the dividing plate 7 and the lower end portion of the detection plate 9, respectively. When there are no banknotes to be collected due to forgetting, the plurality of protrusions 7a and 9a can rub against each other without contacting each other and are rotatable. Further, when there are collected banknotes, each of the plurality of protrusions 7a,
9a is closed, and the detection plate 9 and the division plate 7a are prevented from rubbing against each other. Therefore, the rotation of the dividing plate 7a presses the detection plate 9 through the banknote, and the reflection plate 9b of the detection plate 9
Since the is moved to the reflective optical sensor position, the reflective plate 9b is detected by the reflective optical sensor, and the presence of collected banknotes can be reliably detected.

[0042] In this embodiment, the dividing plate and the detection plate are each made of steel plate in the shape of a comb, but the present invention is not limited to this, and they may be made of, for example, wire or plastic. Needless to say, it is also possible to simply curve the end portions into an arc.

[0043]

Since the present invention is constructed and operates as described above, it has excellent workability and anti-theft properties, and is extremely effective in reliably detecting the presence or absence of banknotes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a banknote dispensing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a division plate and a detection plate.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are diagrams for explaining the operation and effect of the division plate and the detection plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

1... Safe unit, 3... Collected bill storage, 3a
...Front storage, 3b...Rear storage, 7...Dividing plate, 7a...Protrusion, 9...Detection plate, 9a...
Projection, 9b...reflector

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] The lower end is supported by a shaft so that the upper end can freely rotate in the front-rear direction, and when the banknote is rotated and positioned in the front, the first banknote is stored in the rear, and when the banknote is positioned in the rear. second to
A dividing plate that stores a second banknote in the front, and a partition plate that hangs down from the upper part near the front position of the partition plate so as to be able to rotate freely in the front and back direction, and only when a second banknote is stored in the front, the banknote is a sensing plate that is pressed forward by the dividing plate through the sensing plate; a reflecting plate that is provided on the sensing plate and can reflect detection light incident from a direction perpendicular to the direction of rotation of the sensing plate;
A bill dispensing device characterized by comprising: a detection unit that detects the presence or absence of a second bill by emitting a detection light and detecting the light reflected by the detection light by the reflecting plate.