JPH0452224Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention relates to a paper sheet feeding and storing device that receives paper sheets such as banknotes one by one and feeds them one by one in a circulating banknote deposit and withdrawal machine, for example. .

[Conventional technology]

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a paper sheet feeding/storing device in a circulating banknote deposit/dispensing machine or the like is provided with a kicker roller whose outer peripheral surface is partially made of a friction member and the other part is made of a member with low friction, such as a metal. 1 banknote
When feeding bills one by one, the kicker roller is rotated and fed out using the friction member provided on the outer circumferential surface. When accepting and storing bills one by one, the outer circumferential surface of the stopped kicker roller is aligned with the guide surface of the bill receiving. I am trying to make it a department.

However, depending on the stop position of the kicker roller when accepting and storing banknotes, the leading edge of the received banknote may hit the friction member of the kicker roller, and the banknotes may not be stacked properly. Particularly when there are subsequent banknotes, these subsequent banknotes are often piled up and become jammed.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

In this way, conventionally, when receiving and storing paper sheets such as banknotes, the paper sheets would get stuck in the friction member of the paper sheet feeding roller, and a large amount of time was required to remove the jammed paper sheets. The problem was that it was time consuming.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet delivery/storage device that does not cause paper sheets to become jammed when receiving and storing paper sheets.

[Means for solving problems]

According to the present invention, a friction member with a large friction coefficient is provided on a part of the outer circumferential surface with a small friction coefficient, and one paper sheet is fed out in one rotation by contact between the friction member and the paper sheet. A leaf feed roller is provided in a paper sheet storage section that stores paper sheets in piles, and when feeding paper sheets, the paper sheet feed roller is rotated to remove the paper sheets from the paper sheet storage section by a friction member. In a paper sheet feeding/storing device which feeds paper sheets one by one and uses the outer circumferential surface of the paper sheet feeding roller, which is in a stopped state when receiving and storing paper sheets, as part of a guide surface for storing paper sheets, A moving means for moving the leaf feeding roller to the paper sheet receiving storage position or the paper sheet feeding position, and a friction member of the paper sheet feeding roller that is moved to the paper sheet receiving and storing position, a detection means for detecting whether or not the paper sheet is in a position where it comes into contact with paper sheets to be received and stored; The present invention is characterized by comprising a rotation control means that, by controlling the friction member, positions the friction member at a position where it does not come into contact with paper sheets to be received and stored.

[Effect]

Since the paper sheet feeding and storing device of the present invention is configured as described above, the friction member of the paper sheet feeding roller does not come into contact with or collide with the received paper sheets, and the paper sheets are securely handled by the outer circumferential surface with low friction. It is guided and accumulated and stored.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional side view of an embodiment of the circulating type deposit/dispensing machine according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows the external appearance of the same, in which a banknote receiving and dispensing mechanism 2 is installed in the upper part of the machine body 1, and the bill receiving and dispensing mechanism 2 is installed in the lower part of the machine body 1. A banknote storage/exit section 3 is disposed at the banknote storage/exit section 3.

The bill receiving and dispensing mechanism 2 has a teller dispensing port 4 at the top of the front side of the machine body 1, a teller receiving port 5 at the bottom thereof, and a customer bill inserting section 6 on the counter side. These constitute the trading account. In the vicinity of this receiving port 5, there is a storage section 7B that stores the inserted banknotes P in a stacked state, and a group of feeding rollers 7A as a feeding means that feeds the banknotes one by one starting from the lowest banknote. There is a deposited banknote storage and reloading device 7 for teller, and the banknote P
Banknotes are stored in the machine body 1 through a banknote identification path 9 that has a banknote identification path 9 that has a banknote identification path 9 that serves as a recognition unit for identifying authenticity, denomination, front and back, fitness, double stacking, abnormal conveyance (skewed feeding, etc.), etc. Bills P are sent into a bill inlet/output conveyance path 8 of the inlet/outlet section 3.

A banknote width adjustment mechanism 10 is provided at the entrance of the identification path 9 to align the banknotes P with one end as a reference. Further, on the downstream side of this identification path 9, there are a reversing mechanism 11 that inverts either the front or back of the banknotes P to align the front and back sides of the banknotes P, and a customer banknote insertion slot 6 into which the customer inserts the banknotes P by depositing or the like. A forgotten banknote storage section 13 is provided near the customer banknote slot 6 to receive banknotes P left behind by the customer.

The conveyance paths between the above-mentioned paths will be explained in accordance with each mode when explaining the operation described later.

The banknote storage/exit section 3 is provided with a bulk drawer frame 14 ₁ at the bottom of the machine body 1 so as to be able to be pulled out to the _position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. A safe drawer frame 14 ₂ is provided on _the bulk drawer frame 14 ₁ so that the drawer can be moved independently so that the safe 15 can be attached to and removed from the frame 14 ₂ . It is provided. The bulk drawer frame drawer opening 16 of the machine body 1 is connected to the door 1 as shown in the third figure.
It is designed to open and close at 7.

The upper part of the safe 15 is designed to be opened and closed by a shutter plate 18, and the safe 15 is inserted from above onto the safe drawer frame ₁₄₂ that has been pulled out as shown in FIG. By inserting the safe drawer frame 14 ₂ into the solid line position in FIG. 1, the shutter plate 18 is unlocked by a mechanism not shown and manually opened.
₂ , the safe drawer frame 14 _{2 can be pulled out by manually closing the shutter plate 18, and when the safe drawer frame 14 2 is} pulled out, the shutter plate 18 is locked.

Inside the safe 15, there is a first storage section ₃₁ and a second storage section 31.
A storage section 3 ₂ and a reject banknote storage section 3 ₃ are provided between them.

Further, on the back side of the safe 15 on the bulk drawer frame 14 ₁ , there is a storage section 3 ₄ for ten thousand yen notes as a storage section for each denomination.
A storage section ₃₅ for 1,000 yen notes and a storage section ₃₆ for 5,000 yen notes are arranged in this order.

The first storage section 3 ₁ stores banknotes P to be replenished into the denomination-specific storage sections, and the second storage section 3 ₂ stores collected banknotes P from the denomination-specific storage sections 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ , 3 ₆ . The reject banknote storage section ₃₃ is
It accepts reject banknotes during replenishment, collection, and withdrawal.

These storage units have an opening 3A at the top for taking in or feeding out banknotes P, and a pedestal 3B whose position is variable according to the amount of stored banknotes P is provided inside, and this pedestal 3B and A partition member 3C for temporarily storing banknotes P is provided between the opening 3A and the partition member 3C so as to be movable up and down and laterally in and out.

Directly above each opening 3A of the first storage section 3 ₁ and the denomination-specific storage sections 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ , 3 ₆ is a dispensing means 1 for dispensing banknotes P as a part of the banknote in/out conveyance path 8.
9, 19... and loading means 2 for loading banknotes P
0, 20... are provided, and openings 3A, 3 of the second storage section 3 ₂ and the reject bill storage section ₃ 3
Directly above A, feeding means 21, 21 as part of the banknote in/out conveyance path 8 are provided.

The width adjustment mechanism 10 has an enlarged plane shown in FIG.
As shown on the same side in the figure, a flange 22A with which at least one end of the banknote P can come into contact with one edge in the width direction
a large-diameter flanged rotary drum 22 that is forcibly rotated, and a roller 23 that is disposed along the circumferential surface of the rotary drum 22 and serves as a width-shifting conveyance means that deflects the banknote P toward the flange 22A. 23...
It is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the entrance of the banknote identification passage 9, and one edge of the conveyance width direction of the banknote P is located at a constant position with respect to the discriminator of the banknote identification passage 9, regardless of the denomination, with the flange 22A as a reference. It is made to face directly.

The width adjusting rollers 23, 23... are the rotating drum 22.
The sixth
As one of them is shown in the figure, a support arm 52 is pivoted on the side surface of a support arm 52 which is swingably supported by a support shaft 54 on a rotation shaft 51 provided parallel to the side. A spring 55 is hung between the provided fixed shaft 53 and the support shaft 54 of the support arm 52, and presses the roller 23 against the circumferential surface of the rotating drum 22. Further, a spring 56 is hung between the tip of the support arm 52 and the rotation shaft 51, and the rotation shaft 51 locks one side edge 52 _a1 of the through hole 52 _a of the rotation shaft 51 formed in the support arm 52. By doing so, the roller 23 is held in the solid line position shown in FIG. 6, and when the roller 23 is swung clockwise around the support shaft 54 shown in FIG _. By locking the other side edge 52 _a2 with the rotation shaft 51, its swinging is restricted.

Note that the banknote is attached to the flange 22A in FIG.
The flange 22A is located on the left side with a further interval.
However, the bill moves in an inclined state following the inclination of the roller 23 to the flange 22A, and when the tip of one side edge of the bill comes into contact with the flange 22A, the bill tries to move along the flange 22A, so the roller 23 swings around a support shaft 54, and eventually one side edge of the banknote is fed along the flange 22A, at which time the roller 23 is in the state indicated by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 6, and the other side edge of the through hole _52a The rotating shaft 51 locks the portion _52a2 , and when the banknote passes, the roller 23 returns to the position shown by the solid line in FIG.

The feeding means 19 includes each storage section 3 ₁ , 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ ,
3 _{and 6} have the same structure, and to explain the denomination storage section 3 _{to 5} as an example, the front part in the banknote feeding direction is shown in FIG. 7 as an enlarged side view and as shown in FIG. A feed roller 19A is supported by the shaft 57 of the feed roller 19A, and the feed roller 19A is provided at a position corresponding to the feed roller 19A in the axial direction, and is supported by the shaft 57 of the feed roller 19A so as to be located at the rear of the feed roller 19A and approximately in the center of the opening 3A in the front and back direction. It is composed of a kicker roller 19B, which is a feed-out rotary body that is pivotally supported by an arm 58, and a gate roller 19C, which is attached to the feed roller 19A and creates a gate gap that allows only one banknote to pass through. The entire area of the bill in the width direction including this gate gap is the storage part 3.
This serves as a banknote feeding outlet for _No.5 . The lower end of the arm 58 is supported by a support member (not shown), and this support member is moved up and down by a dedicated motor (not shown).
Also, feed roller 19A and hard roller 19
B is synchronously driven by a belt (not shown).

Rollers 59, 59, 59 are coaxially provided between and outside the feed rollers 19A, 19A, and a belt 60, which is disposed on the rollers 59, 59, 59 so as to rise from the vicinity of the gate roller 19C, 60, 60 are in contact, and the banknote P
is guided to the conveyance path 62 from between the guide plates 61, 61. This guide plate 61, 61
Photo sensor PS that detects the dispensed banknotes in the middle between
1 is provided.

Hard roller 19B and rollers 59, 59
The guide plate 6 fixed to the arm 58 is located at the part marked with...
3, which moves up and down in accordance with the level of the kicker roller 19B, and serves as a guide when bills P are fed in from the left side in FIG. 7, and also as a guide for fed bills.

On the entrance side of the storage section ₃₅ , there are a switching claw 64 for diverting banknotes P from the conveyance path 62, a guide plate 65,
65, bill guiding rollers 66, 67, 68, and a guide plate 65'. The bill guiding rollers 67 and 68 form a bill receiving opening of the storage section ₃₅ .

In FIG. 8, on one side in the banknote width direction above the partition member 3C of the storage section ₃₅ , there is a width adjustment guide surface _69a inclined upward and a flange portion 22A of the rotating drum 22 of the width adjustment mechanism 10. A width-adjusting guide plate 69 is provided on which a banknote edge regulating surface 69 _b is formed, which is located slightly inward from the inner surface, and a fixed guide plate 70 is provided on the other side at the solid line position in FIG. 8. One side edge in the width direction of the bill P, which is aligned with the flange portion 22A of the rotating drum 22 of the width adjustment mechanism 10, is first lowered while being adjusted by the width adjustment guide surface 69a _a of the width adjustment guide plate 69. ,
When the one side edge of the banknote descends to the banknote one side edge regulating surface 69b _b , the width-aligning action ends, and the banknotes are stacked with one side edge deflected by this restriction surface _69b . In this way, the fixed guide plate 69 constitutes a moving means for positioning one side edge of the banknote P inside the flange portion 22A. Note that the fixed guide plate 70 relative to the width-adjusting guide plate 69 is provided at a position slightly larger than the width of banknotes to be stored, so the position differs depending on the storage parts 3 ₁ to 3 ₆ , and any one of the positions A to D is Selected and provided. Moreover, the storage parts 3 ₁ , 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ ,
3 Storage walls 69', 70' below the partition material 3C of ₆
are also provided at positions corresponding to the width adjustment guide plate 69 and the fixed guide plate 70.

71 in FIG. 7 indicates that when the banknote P is received and stored, the banknote P is moved between the feed roller 19A and the gate funnel 19.
This is a prevention plate that prevents it from entering the gate gap between C and C, and is placed at the position shown by the solid line when receiving and storing, and at the position shown by the dashed-dotted line when being fed out.

Further, the kicker rollers 19B, 19B and the guide plate 63 are moved up and down by the arm 58, and when paying out banknotes, the kicker rollers 19B, 19B are not fixed at the solid line position in FIG. The guide plate 63 is capable of swinging by a minute amount and can follow the positional change of the top surface of the stacked banknotes as the banknotes are fed out.
is located at the dashed-dot line position in the same figure, and when banknotes are accepted and stacked, the kicker rollers 19B, 19B and the guide plate 63 are also located at the position shown at the chain double-dashed line in the figure. In addition, the hard roller 1 indicated by the three-dot chain line in the same figure
9B, 19B and the guide plate 63 indicate the position before the rise of the pedestal 3B before the start of bill dispensing, and the lowest position when the pedestal 3B is lowered to the normal position immediately after the end of bill dispensing. Movement of the arm 58 to the highest and lowest positions is performed by a dedicated motor (not shown). However, the lowering position depends on the position of the top surface of the banknote.

Note that the partition members 3C, 3C... have a fixed position at the retracted position at the height of the insertion position of the partition member 3C, and the pedestal 3B has a variable position where the upper surface of the stacked banknotes thereon has descended slightly below the insertion position of the partition member 3C. It is in a fixed position.
A photo sensor PS2 is provided to detect the variable fixed position of the pedestal 3B. Further, the fixed position of the partition material 3C is also detected by a photo sensor (not shown). At the end of the operation, both the pedestal 3B and the partition member 3C are returned to their respective regular positions and stopped by the photo sensor PS2.

A photo sensor PS3 is provided to detect the position of the left end of the arm 58 and stop the rise of the pedestal 3B. In other words, before feeding out banknotes, arm 5
8 is at the lowest position, that is, the guide plate 63 and the kick roller 19B are at the three-dot chain line position, and then the pedestal 3
B is raised by a dedicated motor (not shown), and the banknotes on the pedestal 3B come into contact with the kicker roller 19B and push it up. When the arm 58 is pushed up a predetermined amount, the left end of the arm 58 is detected by the photo sensor PS3, and this detection signal causes the pedestal to stop rising. At this time, the roller 19B is in the solid line position, and the arm 58 is in the dashed line position.

Further, a photo sensor PS4 is provided as shown in FIG. 7 in order to detect the presence or absence of a remaining amount of banknotes when the banknotes are fed out, and to detect the presence or absence of banknotes at the outlet when the banknotes are being fed out incorrectly. In addition, storage section 3 ₅ of partition material 3C
Insertion and withdrawal of the partition material 3C into and out of the storage section ₃₅ are performed by a dedicated motor (not shown).
The lowering is performed by raising and lowering the pedestal 3B. If there is a banknote on the pedestal 3B, it moves up and down via this banknote.

In order to prevent accepted banknotes from colliding with the friction member FP of the kicker roller 19B and becoming jammed during banknote acceptance and stacking, the axis AX for rotating the kicker roller 19B is set as shown in FIG.
A position control plate CP and a photo interrupter PI for this position control plate CP are provided. By appropriately determining the notch position of the position control plate CP and the installation position of the photo interrupter PI, the axis AX is controlled so that the friction member FP of the kicker roller 19B does not obstruct the direction of movement of accepted banknotes.

The customer banknote input unit 6 includes a vertical belt 24 placed along one side of the banknotes P to be inserted, a belt 25 having a horizontally extending portion that receives the lower end of the banknote P, and the other side of the banknote P. It has a bill insertion space 27 formed by a presser plate 26 that is placed along the side, and an upper opening 27A of this space 27 is opened and closed by a shutter 28. The customer bill insertion unit 12 is located on the counter side in a bank or the like.

The belt 24 is moved back and forth in the direction of the space 27 by a solenoid or the like via arms 31 and 32 that support the upper and lower pulleys 29 and 30, and the presser plate 26 is also moved back and forth in the direction away from the space 27 by a solenoid or the like. This presser plate 26
A plurality of rollers 33, 33... are rotatably attached to the rollers 33, 33..., and a part of the outer peripheral surface of these rollers 33, 33... protrudes into the space 27 and comes into contact with the banknote P. .

The belt 34 is provided in the vertical direction slightly closer to the space 27 than the retraction limit of the presser plate 26 (position A in FIG. It is directly opposite the part that runs vertically.

In addition, a space 2 is provided at the bottom between the belts 24 and 25.
A loading section 35 is provided as a deposited banknote storage and loading device for customers that takes in banknotes P from 7 and stacks them in an upright position. One side of this feeding section 35 is constituted by a belt 36, and the other side is constituted by a presser roller 3.
7, 37... are provided, a feeding means 38 is provided at the bottom, and a banknote storage section is formed between them. The feeding means 38 includes a kicker roller 38A that contacts the banknotes P and feeds them out one by one, a feed roller 38B provided below the feed roller 38B, and a gate roller 38C that is attached to the feed roller 38B and creates a gate gap through which only one banknote P passes. The bill P is sent out to the conveyance path 40 through this gate gap. Note that the belt 36 holds the banknotes being fed between the belts 24 and 25 between the holding rollers 37 and 37, and sends the banknotes downward.
It will stop rotating if it is placed opposite. This belt 36
After the rotation is stopped, it functions as a pressing means for pressing the bill against the kicker roller 38A.

There is a switching member 41 between the lower parts of the belts 24 and 25, and by switching this switching member 41, the banknotes P paid out from the denomination storage sections 3 ₄ to 3 ₆ are transferred to the space 2.
It comes to communicate with the conveyance path 42 that feeds into the feeder 7.

In addition, a space 2 is provided at the bottom between the belts 25 and 34.
If a customer forgets to take out the banknote P that has been pulled out to the banknote 7, a forgotten banknote storage section 13 is located in which the banknote P is stored. The loading device 7 of the receiving port 5 includes:
As shown in FIG.
A side plate part 7C of the storage part 7B is provided as a banknote width regulating member for regulating the banknote width inward from A, and the dimension between it and the opposing side plate part 7D is slightly larger than the width dimension of the maximum width denomination banknote to be processed. , both side plate parts 7
Banknotes are stacked and loaded between C and 7D.

In addition, the customer banknote input unit 6 includes an opening 2 along the widthwise side edge of the upper opening 27A in FIG. 10 when viewed from the right side in FIG.
Guide plates 27B and 27C directly below 7A and presser plate 2
Guide plates 27B and 27C located on both sides of the lower area of 6
Guide plate 27B' provided at a position corresponding to
27C', and especially the guide plates 27B, 27B' corresponding to the flange part 22A of the width adjustment mechanism 10,
It is located inside the flange portion 22A in the banknote width direction and functions as a banknote width regulating member. Note that the guide plate 27
C and 27C' are placed at dimensional positions slightly larger than the width dimension of the maximum width denomination banknote to be processed with respect to the guide plates 27B and 27B'. In this way, in the customer banknote input unit 6, the banknotes input into the opening 27A are placed on the belt 24 and the rollers 33, 33, . . . on the presser plate 26.
The opening 2
Directly below the banknote 7A, a guide plate 27B regulates and guides one side edge of the banknote in the width direction by a guide plate 27B' during conveyance, and the banknote is fed into the feeding device 38 while being positioned inside the flange portion 22A.

Next, in the above embodiment, (1) teller side deposit mode, (2) customer side deposit mode, (3) teller side withdrawal processing mode, (4) customer side withdrawal processing mode, (5) collection processing mode, The flow of banknotes in (6) replenishment processing mode and (7) banknote counting mode will be explained with reference to FIGS. 11 to 17 together with their functions.

(1) Teller side deposit mode (Figure 11, Figure 12,
(Figure 13) When a teller makes a deposit, he first specifies the deposit mode on the teller's machine and inputs the deposit amount, denomination, etc. (step 101). Then _, the _{arms 58 , 58 ,} . (not shown) to the upper end position via a support member (not shown). This arm 58 corresponds to the moving means in the present invention. Kitsuka roller 19B, 1
9B... are in the two-dot chain line position shown in Figure 7a, and the guide plates 63, 63... are in the two-dot chain line position in the figure
The prevention plates 71, 71, . . . are at the solid line positions in the figure (step 102).

Next, the rotational positions of the kicker rollers 19B, 19B, . . . are checked using the position control plate CP and photo interrupter PI shown in FIG. 7b (step 103). That is, the photo interrupter PI detects whether the position of the friction member FP on a part of the outer periphery of the kicker roller 19B is at a predetermined position where accepted banknotes will not collide with each other. If the concave portion of the position control plate CP is at the position of the photo interrupter PI, the problem of the accepted bill colliding with the friction member FP and getting jammed is avoided, and the process proceeds to step 105. If the convex part of the position control board CP is a photo interrupter,
If it is in the PI position, move the hard roller 19B to the 7th position.
It is rotated counterclockwise in Figure b and stopped when the concave portion of the position control plate CP reaches the position of the photo interrupter PI (step 104).

In addition, in order to check the rotational position of the kicker rollers 19B, 19B, etc., as shown in FIG.
may be provided at a predetermined position. Friction member
When light hits FP, the photo sensor PS does not receive the light, so the position of the friction member FP can be detected.

After correcting the rotational position of the hard roller 19B,
The partition materials 3C, 3C... are advanced into each of the storage sections ₃₁ , ₃₄ to ₃₆ by a dedicated motor (not shown), and preparation for depositing is completed. (Step 105).

Next, when the teller places the deposited banknote on the receiving slot 5,
The banknotes are loaded and stacked with one side edge in the width direction positioned inside the flange part 22A in the banknote width direction by the side plate part 7C, and when the deposit button is operated, the banknotes P are fed in one by one by the feeding means 7. , are transported as indicated by the solid line arrows (step 106). When fed into the width adjustment mechanism 10, width adjustment rollers 23, 23
... causes one side edge of the banknote to lie along the flange portion 22A, determines the position of the one side edge of the banknote, and feeds the banknote into the banknote identification path 9. In the banknote identification path 9, the authenticity, fitness, front and back, denomination, etc. of the banknotes are identified (step 107). The reversed banknote is reversed through the reversing path of the reversing mechanism 11. Identified banknotes are stored in storage section 3
₁ , ₃₄ to ₃₆ , and are temporarily stored in each storage section ₃₁ , ₃₄ to ₃₆ according to the identification result (step 108). In other words, genuine banknotes are stored in the corresponding denomination storage units 3 ₄ to 3 ₆ , unfit banknotes, and genuine overflow banknotes (if any of the storage units 3 ₄ to 3 ₆ is full, the banknotes are stored) The genuine bills to be sent to the storage section 31 are respectively sent to the first storage section ₃₁ .
Bills determined to be unidentifiable in the bill identification path 9 are returned to the outlet 4 as indicated by the dotted arrow. The leading edge of the banknotes fed into each of the storage units 3 ₁ , 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ , 3 ₆ passes through the rollers 67 and 68 and is guided by the guide plates 65' and 63 and the stopped kick roller 19B, and is guided by the prevention plate 71. When it falls, one edge in the width direction is moved inward from the flange portion 22A by the guide plate 69, and is received and accumulated on the partition member 3C, where it is temporarily stored.

When the teller's approval button is operated on the teller's machine (step 109), each partition material 3
C, 3C... move out and the banknotes are transferred onto the banknotes on the receivers 3B, 3B... (step 110). Immediately after that, the pedestals 3B, 3B... descend, and the pedestals 3B, 3B...
When the top surface of the stack of banknotes on top is below the photo sensor PS2 and the photo sensor PS2 becomes transparent,
The cradle 3B, 3B... stops (step 111). A support member (not shown) that then supports arm 58
is moved to the lowest end by a dedicated motor (not shown), and the arm 58 is positioned at the lowest end (step 112). As a result, the data on the Teller's Machine is updated and the deposit mode ends.

If the teller does not approve the deposit, first the support member supporting the arm 58 is moved to the lowest end by a dedicated motor, and the arm 58 is positioned at the lowest end (step 113). At this time, the prevention plate 71 is simultaneously moved to the position indicated by the dashed dot line in FIG. 7a. Note that the kicker roller 19B is at the position indicated by the three-dot chain line in the figure. Then, the pedestal 3B is raised, and if banknotes are stacked on the pedestal 3B, the partition material 3C is pushed up through the banknotes, and the top surface of the temporarily reserved banknotes contacts the kicker roller 19B and is pushed up. 58 is detected by the photo sensor PS3, the pedestal 3B, that is, the partition member 3C continues to rise (step 114). When the kicker roller 19B reaches the position shown in the solid line in FIG.
115). By the feeding means 19, 19..., genuine banknotes,
Both unfit bills and banknotes are returned to the slot 4 through the path indicated by the double arrow. When the operation of returning and dispensing the temporarily reserved banknotes is completed, the cradle 3B first descends to the home position, that is, until the top surface of the banknotes accumulated on the cradle 3B passes through the photo sensor PS2 (step 116), and then the partition The material 3C is removed from the storage units 3 ₁ , 3 ₄ to 3 ₆ , the operation of the circulation depositing and dispensing machine is completed, and the teller's machine returns to its initial state.

Next, the operation of returning temporarily reserved banknotes in step 115 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

All the conveyance paths 62 and all the feeding means 19 are driven by a main motor (not shown) which is a common driving source. Each of the feeding means 19 is provided with a clutch and a brake (not shown) for controlling the transmission of driving force. The brake is provided to prevent rotation of the feeding means 19 due to inertia when the clutch between the main motor and the feeding means 19 is released. This brake is a type of electromagnetic clutch, and one side is fixed.
Normally, the clutch is disengaged and can be rotated.
As soon as the clutch is engaged, it can be stopped immediately.

First, the main motor is turned on, the clutch of the feeding means 19 is turned on, and the brake is turned off, causing the feeding means 19 to rotate (step 201). Next, a one second timer is set (step 202), and step 203 monitors whether or not this timer times up, and step 204 checks whether sensor PS1 has detected a banknote. This is to detect whether or not the banknote on the top surface of the temporarily reserved banknotes is fed out by the friction member FP of the kicker roller 19B, fed by the feed roller 19A, and passes the position of the photo sensor PS1 within one second.

If the photo sensor PS1 detects a banknote within 1 second, the 1 second timer is set again (step
205), the photo sensor PS4 determines whether the next bill to be dispensed remains in the temporary holding section after 30 msec has elapsed.
(steps 206, 207). If there are no banknotes, the clutch is immediately turned off and the brake is turned on, stopping the rotation of the feeding means 19 (step 208). The main motor is stopped when all the temporarily reserved banknotes in the storage units 3 ₁ , 3 ₄ to _{3 6} have been fed out and a predetermined time has elapsed. Note that the reason for detecting the remaining amount of banknotes is not when the banknotes reach the photo sensor PS1, but after 30 msec has elapsed since the trailing edge of the banknotes is located at the feed roller 19.
This is because they are waiting for it to pass through A. if
If there are still banknotes left after 30msec,
It is determined in steps 209 and 210 whether the next bill is detected again by the photo sensor PS1 within one second. When detected, the process returns to step 205, sets a 1 second timer, and continues to steps 206 to 210.
Repeat the above operations.

If time-up occurs in step 203, that is, the first bill is detected by the photo sensor within 1 second.
If it does not reach PS1, it is determined that the feed is defective. In addition, if time-up occurs in step 209, that is, the remaining banknote is detected by the photo sensor PS4 when 30 msec has passed after the banknote reaches the photo sensor PS1, and the next banknote does not reach the photo sensor PS1 by 1 second after reaching the photo sensor PS1. If this occurs, it is determined that the feed is defective. Possible causes of the feeding failure include a plurality of banknotes being fed at the same time and getting stuck at the gate roller 19C, or a single banknote feeding failure. If it is determined that there is a feeding failure, the process moves to step 211, where it is determined whether this is the second feeding failure based on the presence or absence of the clogging flag, and if it is the second time, an error is issued and a warning is issued.
The clutch is turned off, the brake is turned on, and the main motor is also stopped (step 212), after which the operator takes action.

If the first feeding fails, the clutch is turned off, the brake is turned on, the main motor is turned off and stopped (step 213), and then the pedestal 3B is lowered by a predetermined amount, for example, about 10 mm (step 214). Next, in step 215, the photo sensor PS4 detects whether or not there are banknotes in the outlet. At this time, gate roller 1
If the bill is not jammed at point 9C, the photo sensor PS4 becomes transmissive, and the process moves to step 222, where the pedestal 3B is raised again by a predetermined amount, and when the arm 58 is detected by the photo sensor PS3, it stops. Then set the clog flag (step
223), then turn on the main motor, turn on the brake, turn on the clutch (step 224), and return to step 202 to start over.

If a banknote is jammed at the gate roller 19C, the photo sensor PS4 is in a light-shielded state, so a reversing motor (not shown) for reversing the feeding means 19 is turned on, and the brake is turned off.
The clutch is turned on and the pincher roller 19B and feed roller 19A are reversed to return the jammed banknotes (step 216). Set a 1 second timer when the clutch is turned on (step 217),
It is detected in steps 218 and 219 whether the photo sensor PS4 becomes transparent within one second. If the photo sensor PS4 does not become transparent within one second, it is determined that the blockage cannot be cleared, and an error process is performed (step 220).

If the blockage is cleared within 1 second (partition material 3C
(because the position is lowered by about 10 mm), the photo sensor PS4 becomes transparent and turns on the clutch, turns on the brake, and turns off the reverse motor to stop it (step 221). After that, the pedestal 3B is raised and the arm 58
is detected by photo sensor PS3,
Stop the ascent (step 222), set the flag (step 223), turn on the main motor, turn off the brake, and turn on the clutch (step 224).
Return to step 202 to resume feeding. The flag remains valid until the feeding from one storage section is completed. In the current explanation, an error is assumed to be due to a failure in the second feeding, but this setting is optional. For example, it may be allowed up to five times, and two consecutive times may be considered an error.

Although not shown in the flowchart of FIG. 13, when the number of sheets dispensed at the time of return reaches a predetermined amount, for example 15, the dispensing is temporarily stopped and the pedestal 3B is raised. When the arm 58 is detected by the photo sensor PS3, the lifting of the pedestal 3B is stopped,
Resume feeding. In the above explanation, the banknotes were loaded and the deposit button was pressed after the preparatory operations of the circulating deposit/withdrawal machine were completed, but it is of course possible to load the banknotes and press the deposit button before the preparations are completed. In this case, acceptance begins after the preparation operation is completed.

(2) Customer-side deposit mode (Figure 14) When a customer deposits money, the teller first specifies the deposit mode using the teller's machine. Deposit preparation operations similar to steps 102 to 105 in the teller side deposit mode are performed. When deposited banknotes are collectively thrown into the space 27 of the customer banknote slot 6, the guide plates 27B and 27B' position one side edge of the banknotes in the width direction of the banknotes inward from the flange 22A. . Next, the deposited banknotes are transferred to the feeding section 35 by rotation of the belts 24 and 25. From here, the deposited banknotes are passed one by one through the path indicated by the solid line arrow by the feeding means 38 to each denomination storage section 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ , 3
₆ and the first storage section ₃₁ , and is temporarily held on the partition members 3C, 3C, . . . in the same way as in the teller side deposit mode.

Next, when the customer approves, the temporarily held banknotes are transferred to the cradle 3B, 3B, etc., as shown in steps 110 to 112, similar to the teller deposit mode. Descend to the fixed position. The arm 58 also moves to the lowest end, the operation of the circulating deposit/withdrawal machine ends, the data of the teller's machine is updated, and the customer side deposit mode ends.

Even if the customer does not approve, the money is paid out and returned by the feeding means 19, 19, . Both normal and unfit bills are returned to the space 27 through the route indicated by the dotted arrow and returned to the customer. Next, the pedestal 3B is lowered to a regular position, and the partition material 3C is also removed.

Incidentally, when the returned banknotes are forgotten, they are stored all at once in the forgotten banknote storage section 13. Furthermore, the method of detecting and dealing with defective feeding is the same as in the teller side deposit mode.

(3) Teller side withdrawal mode (Figure 15, Figure 16,
Fig. 17) When a teller wishes to withdraw money, he or she first specifies the withdrawal mode of the teller's machine and inputs the number of denominations or total amount of banknotes to be withdrawn (step
301). First, the arms 58 of the storage sections 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ , 3 ₆
It is detected whether or not the is at the lowest position (step 302). Normally, arm 58 is always at the lowest position in the standby state, but if it is not at the lowest position, a dedicated motor is driven to move it to the lowest position (step 303). This is the same operation as when returning temporarily held banknotes. In addition, at this time, the first storage section 3
The pedestal 3B of _{No. 1} is held in a fixed position, and the partition material 3C is not inserted. Further, the pedestal 3B of the second storage section ₃₂ is also held in a fixed position. Next, the pedestal 3B is raised and the push roller 19B is pushed up by the banknote, and the raising is stopped when the photo sensor PS3 detects the arm 58. This completes the feeding preparation operation.

Next, an operation for dispensing banknotes is performed (step 305). The feeding means 19, 19, . . . are driven to take out the banknotes one by one and eject them to the ejecting port 4 through the path indicated by the solid arrow. During that time, the reject banknotes detected by the reject sensor 42 are transferred from the roller 43 portion to the reject banknote storage section 3.
It is stored directly in ₃ . In addition, banknotes identified as unfit in the identification passage 9 and banknotes identified as different denominations (for example, 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen banknotes other than 10,000 yen when dispensed from the 10,000 yen storage section ₃₄ ) are indicated by arrows. It passes through the path and is stored in the second storage section ₃₂ (step 306). In addition, when a reject banknote, an unfit banknote, and a banknote of a different denomination merge at the roller 43 portion, when these are close to each other, the unfit banknote and banknote of a different denomination are also transferred to the reject banknote storage section 3.
₃ may be collected.

When there is dispensing across multiple denominations, for example, the payout is made from the highest denomination, and after all the denominations are completed, the next highest denomination is started to be paid out.
It is determined in step 307 whether or not all the denominations to be dispensed have been dispensed to the dispenser port 4. When all of the denominations have been dispensed, dispensing is complete and the receiving tray 3B is lowered to the regular position (step 308), and the circulating type deposit/dispense is performed. The operation of the gold machine is completed. When the teller takes out the bill from the outlet, all operations are completed, the data on the teller's machine is updated, and the transaction is completed.

In addition, when dispensing money, the operation of the dispensing means 19 is temporarily stopped, and the pedestal 3B is raised by a predetermined amount, when dispensing a predetermined number of bills, for example, every time 15 bills are dispensed. I'm trying to start feeding again.

Next, the operation of dispensing banknotes in step 305 will be explained in detail using the flowchart of FIG. This dispensing banknote dispensing operation has many of the same parts as the above-described temporarily suspended banknote return operation.

Steps 401 to 405 are almost the same as steps 201 to 205 of the temporarily suspended banknote return operation. That is, first, the main motor is turned on, the clutch of the feeding means 19 is turned on, the brake is turned off, and the feeding means 19 is rotated. At the same time, a dispensed coin counter for counting the dispensed coins is cleared to zero (step 401). Next, a one second timer is set (step 402), and step 403 monitors whether this timer times up, and step 404 checks whether sensor PS1 has detected a banknote.

If the photo sensor PS1 detects a banknote within 1 second, the 1 second timer is set again (step
405), and increments the dispensed coin counter by 1 (step 406). After 30 msec has elapsed, it is determined whether the count value of the sheet feeding number counter matches the set number of sheets (step 408), and if they match, the clutch is immediately turned off, the brake is turned on, and the rotation of the feeding means 19 is stopped. This prevents the next banknote from being fed out (step 409). The reason why the bill stops after 30 msec is that the trailing end of the bill has already come out of the feed roller 19A after 30 msec has elapsed.

If the number of sheets does not match the set number, the photo sensor
The PS4 detects whether or not there are banknotes to be dispensed on the pedestal 3B (step 410). If there is a banknote, it is detected in steps 411 and 412 whether or not the next banknote reaches the photo sensor PS1 within one second from the time when the current banknote reaches the photo sensor PS1, and if it does not reach the photo sensor PS1, it is determined that the feeding is defective.

If the sensor PS4 does not detect a banknote, it is not immediately determined that the banknote is loaded, but it is determined whether or not a banknote of the same amount is stored in another storage section (step 413), and if so, it is determined whether the banknote is stored in another storage section. Feeding continues from step to step.
414). This is because in consideration of the denominations handled at the bank counter, for example, ten thousand yen bills may be stored in both the storage sections 3 ₄ and 3 ₅ .
That is, normally there are three denominations: 10,000, 5,000, and 1,000, but it is also possible to set only two denominations or one denomination in the three storage sections. If a banknote of the same amount is not stored in a storage unit other than the empty storage unit, an empty display is performed and the deposit/withdrawal machine is stopped (step 415).

If time-up occurs in step 403, that is, the first bill is detected by the photo sensor within 1 second.
If it does not reach PS1, it is determined that the feed is defective. In addition, if time-up occurs in step 411, that is, the remaining amount of banknotes is detected by photosensor PS4 when 30 msec has elapsed after the banknote reaches photosensor PS1, and the next banknote reaches photosensor PS1 by 1 second after reaching photosensor PS1. If it does not, it is also determined that the feeding is defective.
Possible causes of the feeding failure include a plurality of banknotes being fed at the same time and jamming at the gate roller 19C, or a single banknote feeding failure. If it is determined that the feed is defective, the process moves to step 416. step 416
The processing from step 429 is the same as steps 211 to 224 of the temporarily reserved banknote return operation, so the explanation will be omitted.

(4) Customer-side withdrawal mode (Figure 18) When the customer wants the customer to withdraw money, the customer requests the teller to specify the customer-side withdrawal mode, amount, or number of denominations. The preparation operation of the deposit/withdrawal machine is almost the same as in the teller-side withdrawal mode.
The dispensed banknotes are supplied into the space 27 of the customer banknote input section 12 through the path indicated by the solid line arrow.
When all the bills are thrown out, the shutter 28 is opened and the bills can be taken out. It may be opened by the customer's confirmation operation. If you forget to take banknotes,
After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the banknotes are stored in the forgotten banknote storage section 13. The removal route for reject banknotes and unfit banknotes of different denominations is the same as in the case of the teller side withdrawal mode described above.

(5) Collection mode (Fig. 19) When collecting banknotes in the denomination storage units 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ , 3 ₆ at the end of work, after confirming the positions of the arms 58, 58... , 3B... to a predetermined position and drive the feeding means 19, 19... in accordance with a predetermined feeding order. Fit banknotes go to the first storage section ₃₁ through the route indicated by the solid line arrow, and unfit banknotes and overflow banknotes of fit banknotes go to the second storage unit 31.
The reject banknotes are collected into the storage unit 3 ₂ and the reject banknotes are collected into the reject banknote storage unit 3 ₃ respectively. In addition,
The arm 58 of the first storage section ₃₁ is moved to the upper end position and rotated so that the friction member FP of the kicker roller 19B is at a predetermined position.
At this time, the pedestals 3B and 3B of the storage units 3 ₁ and 3 ₂ are sequentially lowered each time a predetermined number of sheets are received, and a storage space suitable for accumulation is formed above the pedestals 3B and 3B. Note that the detection of feeding defects and the like is the same as when the temporary hold is returned.

After the collection is completed, each pedestal 3B, 3B descends to a normal position, that is, a position where the top surface of the banknote corresponds to the photo sensor PS2, and stops. Moreover, storage parts 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ ,
Since there are no banknotes on the receivers 3B, 3B, and 3B of ₃₆ , they stop at the solid line position a in FIG. 7. In order to move it to a clearing house or the like, the door 17 is opened and the safe 15 containing the first and second storage sections 3 ₁ , 3 ₂ and the reject bill storage section 3 ₃ is pulled out. When the drawer is pulled out, the shutter plate 18 is locked and the inside is sealed, making it easy to carry.

(6) Replenishment mode (Fig. 20) In the replenishment mode, multiple denominations are stored at once in the first storage section ₃₁ , and from now on, each denomination storage section ₃₄ ,
This is a mode in which the items are divided and stored into 3 ₅ and 3 ₆ .
First, unlock the safe 15 and open the shutter plate 18.
, fill the first storage section ₃₁ with regular banknotes along the width guide plate 69 and the storage wall 69', close the shutter plate 18 again, and carry it to the machine body 1.
Open the door 17 and insert it. At the time of this insertion, the shutter plate 18 is opened and becomes ready for refilling. Next, when a replenishment command is given, the pedestal 3B of the first storage section ₃₁ rises to a predetermined position in the same manner as the above-described feeding operation, and the bills inside are taken out one by one by the feeding means 19, and the bills are taken out one by one along the path indicated by the solid line arrow. The denominations are then sent to storage units 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ , and 3 ₆ for each denomination. At this time, the partition members _3C , _{3C ,} . Position it at the solid line position in the figure. Further, if the friction member FP of the kicker roller 19B is not at a predetermined position that does not interfere with depositing banknotes, the kicker roller 19B is rotated and set at a predetermined position.

Next, raise the pedestals 3B, 3B... and
C is stopped at the same height position as when inserted, a storage space is formed, and the receivers 3B, 3B... are lowered as appropriate according to the amount of bill feeding.
It is designed to maintain an appropriate storage space for stacking banknotes. During the above-mentioned replenishment, the banknotes determined to be unfit banknotes by the discriminator in the identification path 9 are sent to the second storage section 3 ₂ through the path indicated by the dotted line arrow, and are sent to the second storage section 3 2 by the reject sensor 42 .
Banknotes that are determined to be rejects, such as skewed banknotes, chains, double banknotes, etc., are processed by the banknote width adjusting mechanism 1.
0, but is collected from the roller section 43 to the reject bill storage section ₃₃ .

After the replenishment operation, each storage section 3 ₁ , 3 ₂ , 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ , 3 ₆
The pedestals 3B, 3B... are lowered to their regular positions and stopped. At this time, the arm 58 of the feeding means 19 of the storage units 3 ₄ , 3 ₅ , 3 ₆ is lowered to the lowest position.

(7) Counting mode (Figure 21) To count the number of banknotes, place the banknotes to be counted on the receiving slot 5, operate the counting mode button, and then pass through the path indicated by the solid line arrow to the identification path 9. It is counted as it passes through and is dispensed to the dispensing port 4. In this case, the banknotes determined to be reject banknotes are discharged to the reject port 44 located at the lower part of the receiving port 5.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the rotational position of the kicker roller 19B that feeds out banknotes is detected within a certain range when depositing banknotes.
The kicker roller 19B may be stopped at a specific position where the FP does not interfere with depositing banknotes.

Further, according to the above embodiment, the hard roller 19B
Although one friction member is provided around the periphery, a plurality of friction members may be provided. In this case, when depositing banknotes, the kicker roller 19B is controlled to a rotational position such that the depositing of banknotes is not obstructed by these friction members.

In addition, although the identification unit of this embodiment uses a completely common identification method for identifying deposited banknotes and disbursed banknotes, the recognition level for disbursed banknotes is set loosely compared to the recognition of deposited banknotes, and it is possible to distinguish between front and back. The element may be one that identifies deposited banknotes and disbursed banknotes differently, such as only at the time of deposit.

Further, in the case where the banknote storage unit for withdrawal of the present invention has a temporary storage unit for each denomination corresponding to each storage unit, the banknote storage unit including the temporary storage unit is treated as the banknote storage unit for withdrawal. In this embodiment, the upper space inside the storage section is shared as a temporary storage space by moving the partition material 3C in and out of the storage section and lowering the cradle, but it is also possible to provide a space exclusively for temporary storage in each storage section. good.
Furthermore, although the bill storage unit for dispensing in this example accepts and dispenses bills through the upper opening, it is also possible to accept bills through the upper opening and dispense the bills from the lower opening. good. In addition, although this embodiment adopts a temporary storage format, it is also possible to not adopt a temporary storage format, that is, to stack and store banknotes directly on the pedestal 3B without providing the partition material 3C in this example. On the other hand, banknotes may be temporarily reserved in bulk.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, according to the present invention, the received paper sheets are reliably guided by the outer circumferential surface with low friction without coming into contact with the friction member of the paper sheet feeding roller, so that the received paper sheets become jammed. The paper sheets can be stored and stacked extremely efficiently without causing the stacked paper sheets to become misaligned.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is an external view of the same, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the drawer state of the safe, Fig. 4 is a plan view with a part of the width adjusting mechanism omitted, Fig. 5 is a side view of the same, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the safe. Fourth
FIG. 7a is an enlarged side view of the feeding device, FIG. 7b and c are perspective views showing the main parts of the feeding device, and FIG. 8 is a line taken along the line - in FIG. 7a. 9 is a plan view of the receiving slot, FIG. 10 is a plan view of the side plate section provided in the feeding section of the customer bill insertion section, and FIGS. 11 to 13 are operations in the teller side deposit mode. 14 is an explanatory diagram explaining the operation of the customer side deposit mode, Figures 15 to 17 are explanatory diagrams explaining the operation of the teller side withdrawal mode, and Figure 18 is an explanatory diagram explaining the operation of the customer side withdrawal mode. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation in the money mode, FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation in the collection mode, FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation in the replenishment mode, and FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation in the sheet counting mode. It is an explanatory diagram. 1... Airframe, 2... Banknote acceptance and dispensing mechanism, 3
...Banknote storage/exit section, 3 ₁ ...First storage section, 3 ₂ ...
...second storage section, 3 ₃ ...reject bill storage section,
3 ₄ , 3 ₅ , 3 ₆ ... Storage section by denomination, 4 ... Payout port, 5 ... Receipt port, 7 ... Transfer means, 7B ...
Storage part, 7C... Member as a banknote width regulating member,
10... Width adjustment mechanism, 11... Reversing mechanism, 6...
Customer banknote slot, 13... forgotten banknote storage unit,
15...safe, 19,39...feeding means, 1
9A...Feed roller, 19B...Kitcher roller (feeding rotating body), 20, 21... Feeding means,
22A...Flange part, 22...Rotating drum, 2
3...Roller for width adjustment, 27B, 27B'...Guide plate, 58...Arm as a means of movement, 69
...Width shifting guide plate, PS1 to PS4...Photo sensor, PI...Photo interrupter, CP...Position control plate, FP...Friction member, AX...Axis.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A friction member with a large friction coefficient is provided on a part of the outer peripheral surface with a small friction coefficient, and one sheet of paper is fed out in one rotation by contact between this friction member and the paper sheet. A paper sheet feeding roller is provided in a paper sheet storage section that stores paper sheets in piles, and when feeding out paper sheets, this paper sheet feeding roller is rotated to remove the paper sheets from the paper sheet storage section by a friction member. In a paper sheet feeding/storing device that feeds out leaves one by one, and in which the outer peripheral surface of the paper sheet feeding roller, which is in a stopped state when receiving and storing paper sheets, is part of a guide surface for storing paper sheets. , a moving means for moving the paper sheet feeding roller to the paper sheet receiving storage position or the paper sheet feeding position; and a friction member of the paper sheet feeding roller moved to the paper sheet receiving and storing position, which moves the paper sheet feeding roller to the paper sheet receiving and storing position; a detection means for detecting whether or not the paper sheet is in a position where it comes into contact with paper sheets to be received and stored when receiving and storing the paper sheet; A paper sheet feeding/storing device, comprising: rotation control means for positioning the friction member at a position where it does not come into contact with paper sheets to be received and stored by controlling the rotation.