JPH0489772A - Circulating type sheet storage box and storage method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To store more than a prescribed number of bills which tend to fold or round out and ensure the restoring space of a pressing plate by providing a compressive plate which presses a sheet upper part downwards, and a compressive plate driving means which operates the compressive plate when the pressing plate is restored. CONSTITUTION:A bill 1 enters a case 2 from the collecting port 3 in the top of the case 2 and is positioned on a partition plate 6 provided symmetrically on both the sides of the case 2, and when the bill 1 gather to a degree, a pressing plate 7 rises to retract the bills to a position which is out of lowering range. Next, when the partition plate 6 loaded with bills lowers and goes to a prescribed position, the partition plate 6 opens to drop the notes. After the completion of this process, the compressive plate 11 at the upmost position in the case 2 lowers, so that is presses the bills. Therefore, round-out notes are compressed to ensure a space for restoring the pressing plate 7. At the same time, the pressing plate 7 rises and goes above the notes gathered on the partition plate 6 to restore the bills in a pressed condition. Then, after the pressing plate 7 gets ready to press the bill 1, the compressive plate 11 rises and returns to the upmost position in the case 2.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] A case that has a sheet collection port at the top and a sheet feedout port at the bottom and can store sheets in a stacked state inside, and a case that has a sheet collection port at the bottom and a sheet bottom to be collected in the case. a partition plate that holds the side of the sheet; a push plate that presses the top of the sheet collected in the case; the partition plate is opened to allow the sheet to fall downwards in the case; a partition plate driving means that moves the partition plate upward to a position where it can hold the lower side of the newly collected sheet;
A circulating sheet storage box comprising a push plate driving means for restoring the push plate to a position for pressing newly collected sheets when there are no more sheets to press; A compression plate that compresses the upper part of the sheet downward, with the aim of accommodating a predetermined number or more of banknotes (sheets) that are swollen like circulation tickets, while also ensuring sufficient recovery space for the push plate. The circulating sheet storage box is provided with a compression plate driving means for operating the compression plate at least when the pushing plate is restored.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a circulation type sheet storage box, such as a banknote cassette in a circulation warrior dispensing device, in which collected sheets (banknotes) are fed out again.

In such a circulating banknote storage box, it is desirable that a volume capable of accommodating a predetermined number or more of banknotes, even if the banknotes are folded or bulging like a circulation ticket, is preferably secured.

[Conventional technology]

For example, JP-A-62-216098 or JP-A-63
ATM (Au
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7 and 8 are conventional examples of banknote cassettes in circulation warrior dispensing devices that can be used in mat+c Telers Machines (automated cash dispensing machines). FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a conventional circulating warrior withdrawal device, and FIG. 8 is a diagram explaining the operation of the conventional example. In these figures, 1 is a banknote (sheet), 2 is a banknote storage case for stacking and storing banknotes, 3 is a collection port for putting the collected banknotes into the case, 4 is a feeding port for feeding out the banknotes in the case, and 5 is a banknote storage case for stacking and storing banknotes. A banknote feeding roller, 6 a partition plate, 6a a motor that drives the partition plate, 7 a push plate,
7a is a motor that drives the push plate, 8 is a control unit, 9 is a partition plate drive means (magnet), and 10 is a push plate drive means (
magnet).

As shown in FIG. 8, A) Banknotes 1 enter the case 2 through the collection port 3 at the top of the case 2 and are placed on the partition plates 6 symmetrically provided on both sides of the case 2. B) When the banknotes 1 accumulate to a certain extent, the push plate 7 rises as shown by the arrow.
Move out of the area where banknotes can be lowered. C) When the partition plate 6 on which the banknotes are placed descends and reaches the predetermined position, the partition plate 6
opens like an arrow and drops banknotes. D) The banknote falls to the bottom of the case. On the other hand, the evacuated push plate 7 rises,
It returns to the state where it comes to the top of the accumulated banknotes, falls down as shown by the arrow, and presses the banknotes. E) After the partition plate 6 also rises and comes above the push plate 7, it opens as shown by the arrow and becomes ready to receive the next banknote.

F) Then, the banknotes are sequentially fed out from the payout opening 4 to the outside of the case by the roller 5 starting from the lowest one.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] According to the conventional circulating banknote (sheet) storage box as described above, when the push plate 7 is restored in step D, a recovery space S is required above the dropped banknote. The volume of collected banknotes is determined by this condition. For example, if the volume of collected banknotes is required to be 200mm+ (height H), this volume can accommodate approximately 2000 government tickets, and it will not swell like folded banknotes or circulation tickets. For banknotes, a height of about 250 mm is required for the same number of bills.
If this continues, the push plate 7 will not be able to be restored. Furthermore, in order to keep the volume of collected banknotes to a height of about 200 mm, the number of collected banknotes had to be reduced.

Therefore, the present invention provides a banknote (sheet) with a folding tendency.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a circulating banknote (sheet) storage box that can accommodate a predetermined number or more of bulging banknotes (sheets) such as circulation tickets, and that can also secure a sufficient recovery space for the push plate. do.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve these problems, according to the present invention, a compression plate (11) that compresses the upper part of the seat downward is added to the conventional circulating seat storage box, as shown in FIG. However, the piece of paper (sheet) is pressed down before the above process. That is, in the present invention, there is provided a case that has a sheet collection port (3) in the upper part and a sheet feed-out port (4) in the lower part, and that can store sheets in a stacked state.
2), a partition plate (6) that holds the lower side of the sheets collected into the case, a push plate (7) that presses the upper part of the sheets collected into the case, and a partition plate (7) that presses the upper part of the sheets collected into the case; Opening the partition plate (6) to allow the sheets to fall, further moving the partition plate to the upper side of the stacked sheets,
A partition plate driving means (9) that shifts to a state in which it can hold the lower side of a newly collected sheet, and a state in which the pushing plate (7) shifts to a state in which it can press the newly collected sheet when there are no more sheets to press. Push plate driving means (10) for restoring to
A circulating sheet storage box comprising: a compression plate (11) that compresses the upper part of the sheet downward; and a compression plate driving means (12) that operates the compression plate at least when the pressing plate is restored. A circulating seat storage box is provided.

The present invention also includes the steps of: A) placing the sheet (1) entered from the collection port (3) at the top of the case (2) on a partition plate (6) provided in the case; and B) a partition plate ( 6) retracting the push plate (7) on the lower side out of the area where the sheet can be lowered, and C) lowering the partition plate on which the sheet is placed and when it reaches a predetermined position, opening the partition plate and removing the sheet. D) Raise the evacuated push plate and bring it above the sheets accumulated on the partition plate to restore the state of pressing the sheets; E) Raise the partition plate as well to the top of the push plate and F) a step of sequentially feeding the sheets from the bottom sheet in the case to the outside of the case from the feeding port (4). In the circulation seat storage method, at least the retracted push plate (7) rises and the partition plate (
6) A circulation characterized in that the sheets stacked on the partition plate are compressed downward while returning to the state where the sheets (1) accumulated on the top are pressed. A method for storing seats is provided.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, while the evacuated pushing plate (7) rises and comes above the sheet (1) accumulated on the partition plate (6) and returns to the state of pressing the sheet, the partition plate Since the sheets stacked on top are compressed downward, even banknotes (sheets) with folds or bulging banknotes (sheets) like circulation tickets can be stored in a predetermined volume in the same way as official tickets. A certain number of banknotes (sheets) can be accommodated in the space,
Therefore, a sufficient recovery space for the push plate can be secured.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a circulating banknote storage box of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a banknote (sheet), 2 is a banknote storage case for stacking and storing banknotes, 3 is a collection port for putting the collected banknotes into the case, 4 is a feeding port for feeding out the banknotes in the case, and 5 is a banknote storage case for stacking and storing banknotes. Bill feeding roller, 6 is a partition plate, 6
a is a motor that drives the partition plate, 7 is a push plate, 7a is a motor that drives the push plate, 8 is a control unit, 9 is a partition plate drive means (magnet), 10 is a push plate drive means (magnet), 11 is a It is a compression plate, and the above is the same as the conventional one.

The difference from the conventional one is that a compression plate 11 that acts as an auxiliary to the push plate 7 and a compression plate driving means 12 that operates this compression plate are added.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the operation of the circulating banknote storage box of the present invention in the order of steps. The first step A-C is the same as the conventional process. That is, A) the banknote 1 enters into the case 2 through the collection port 3 at the top of the case 2, and is placed on the partition plates 6 provided symmetrically on both sides of the case 2. B) When the banknotes 1 accumulate to a certain extent, the push plate 7 rises as shown by the arrow and retreats out of the area where the banknotes can descend. C) When the partition plate 6 carrying the banknotes descends and reaches a predetermined position, the partition plate 6 opens as shown by the arrow and drops the banknotes.

In the present invention, after the step C) is completed, the compression plate 11 located at the uppermost position in the case 2 descends as shown by the arrow at Dl and presses the banknote. Therefore, sufficient space is secured for the pushing plate 7 to recover by compressing the swollen bill. In the meantime, the pushing plate 7 rises and comes to the upper side of the banknotes 1 accumulated on the partition plate 6, and returns to the state of pressing the banknotes (
D2).

After the push plate 7 is ready to press the banknote 1, the compression plate 11 rises as shown by the arrow and returns to the uppermost position in the case 2, as shown in D3.

The next steps E and F are the same as conventional ones. That is, E) After the partition plate 6 also rises and comes to the upper side of the push plate 7, it opens as shown by the arrow and becomes ready to receive the next banknote. F) Then, the banknotes are sequentially fed out from the payout opening 4 to the outside of the case by the roller 5 starting from the lowest one.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the push plate used in the present invention, in which a front view is shown, FIG. 3B is a side view, and FIG. 3C is a side view showing a retracting operation. A metal fitting 32 is attached to a pair of belts 31 driven by a motor 30 (7a) so as to cross over, and a lever 33 for supporting a push plate 7 is attached to the metal fitting 32 so as to be pivotable about a fulcrum 34. This fulcrum 34
A stopper 35 having a pawl 35a is also pivotally attached to the holder. The second lever 36 has one end pivotally attached to the lever 33 and the other end vertically movable to the guide 39.
are guided by. A spring 38 is attached between the levers 33, 36.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the claw 35a of the stopper 35 is engaged with the shaft 37, the lever 36 is held in a predetermined position, and the push plate 7 is maintained in a pressed state (horizontal position). Note that the fulcrum 34 is also restricted to move vertically along the guide 39. In the evacuation operation, as shown in FIG. 3(C), the solenoid 40 (10
) acts to move the stopper 35 in the direction of the arrow, and the claw 3
5a from the shaft 37. At this time, since the shaft 37 is allowed to rise, the force of the spring 38 acts to increase the angle between the levers 33 and 36, causing the lever 33 and the push plate 7 to rise as shown by the arrow.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the mechanism of the partition plate used in the present invention, FIG. 4(a) is a front view, and FIG. 4 et al.) are diagrams showing the retracting operation. FIG. 5 is a diagram of a banknote compression plate used in the present invention. Metal fittings 22 are attached to belts 21 on both sides driven by a motor 20 (6a), and partition plates 6 are symmetrically attached to these metal fittings 22 so as to be pivotable. A lever 23, a spring 24, a connecting bar 25, and a stopper 26 are attached to each metal fitting 22. motor 20
The metal fitting 22 is lowered by the drive of (6a), and when it reaches a predetermined position, the stopper 26 is rotated in the direction of the arrow by the drive of the magnet 9 (not shown in FIG. 4).
6 from the partition plate 6. As a result, the partition plate 6 falls to a vertical position and enters the retracted state as shown in FIG. 4(b).

When the partition plate 6 falls, the connecting bar supported by the partition plate 6 lowers, and the lever 2 is moved by the spring 24.
3 rotates in the direction of the arrow. When raised to a predetermined position in this state, the lever 23 engages with the notch 11a of the compression plate 11 (see FIG. 5). The metal fitting 22 is connected to the motor 20 (6a
) to pull down the compression plate 11 to a predetermined position that provides sufficient space for the push plate 7 to recover.

When the metal fitting 32 of the push plate 7 reaches a predetermined raised position, the shaft 37
comes into contact with a stopper (not shown) on the case side, and the metal fitting 3
2 is raised, the lever 33 and the push plate 7 move in the direction opposite to the arrow, and the claw 35a of the stopper 35 engages with the shaft 37, putting the lever 33 and the push plate 7 in a pressed state (horizontal position).
to lock. The vertical movement of the push plate 7 is controlled by a motor 30 (7a
> and Bell) 31. Next, the push plate 7 is lowered to a predetermined position to further press down the banknote 1 and secure sufficient space for the partition plate 6 to recover.

After the push plate 7 returns to the state of pressing the banknote 1, the metal fitting 22 (belt 21) rises again, the compression plate 11 comes into contact with the stopper 51 at the upper end of the case, and stops.
cannot rise any further.

On the other hand, the metal fitting 22 (belt 21) further rises, albeit slightly. When it rises, the protruding portion 6b provided on the partition plate 6 moves towards the fixed guide 2b (fourth) fixed to the upper part of the case.
(shown by broken lines in Figure (b)) to bring the partition plate 6 into a horizontal position. This operation causes another protrusion 6c of the partition plate 6 to overcome the lever 26 which is biased in the direction opposite to the arrow by a torsion spring (not shown), and the partition plate 6 is locked in the horizontal position by this lever 26.

Furthermore, as the partition plate 6 rotates, the connecting bar 25
The lever 23 is retracted in the direction opposite to the arrow direction. As a result, the lever 23 is removed from the notch 11a of the compression plate 11, and the connection between the compression plate 11a and the partition plate 6 is released.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the banknote compression plate 11 and the partition plate 6
Although the configuration is such that the compression plate parts are operated in conjunction with each other, it is of course possible to use a motor for moving the compression plate part and to operate each part by an independent driving source.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the push plate, the partition plate, and the banknote compression plate in the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, at least the retracted push plate (7) rises, comes above the sheets (1) accumulated on the partition plate (6), and presses the sheets. During recovery, the sheets stacked on the partition plate are compressed downward, resulting in folded banknotes (sheets) or banknotes (sheets) bulging like circulation tickets.
However, like the official ticket, a predetermined number of banknotes (sheets) can be accommodated in a predetermined volume of storage space, and therefore sufficient space can be secured for restoring the push plate. Therefore, the volume that can accommodate banknotes (sheets) can be substantially increased.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a circulating banknote storage box of the present invention (the right side is a front sectional view and the left side is a side sectional view), FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the operation of the circulating banknote storage box of the present invention in the order of steps, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the push plate used in the present invention, and FIG.
) is a front view, FIG. 3(b) is a side view, FIG. 3(C) is a diagram showing the tea cup in the retracted state, and FIG. 4 is a diagram of the partition plate used in the present invention. a) is a front view, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the evacuation operation, FIG. 5 is a diagram of the bill compression plate used in the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram of the push plate, partition plate, and bill compression in the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram explaining the operation of the board, FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a conventional circulating warrior dispensing device, and FIG. 8 is a diagram explaining the operation of the conventional example. ■...Banknote (sheet), 2...Case, 3...Collection port, 4...Feeding port, 5...Roller, 6...Partition plate, 7...Press plate, 8 ...Controller, 9.Partition plate drive means, 10.Press plate drive means, 11.Compression plate, 12.Compression plate drive means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A case (2) having a sheet collection port (3) at the top and a sheet feeding port (4) at the bottom and capable of storing sheets in a stacked state; a partition plate (6) that holds the lower side of the sheets collected in the case; a push plate (7) that presses the upper part of the sheets collected in the case;
The partition plate (6
), the partition plate driving means (9) moves the partition plate to the upper side of the stacked sheets, and moves the partition plate to a position where it can hold the lower side of the newly collected sheet, and the sheet to be pressed. and a pushing plate driving means (10) for restoring the pushing plate (7) to a position for pressing a newly collected sheet when the sheet is exhausted. A board (11),
A circulating sheet storage box comprising compression plate driving means (12) for operating the compression plate at least when the push plate (7) is restored. 2. The circulating sheet storage box according to claim 1, wherein the compression plate (11) and the partition plate (6) are configured to interlock with each other. 3. A) The process of placing the sheet (1) that entered from the collection port (3) at the top of the case (2) on the partition plate (6) provided inside the case, and B) The process of placing the sheet (1) that entered from the collection port (3) at the top of the case (2) on the partition plate (6). (C) lowering the partition plate on which the sheet is placed and when it reaches a predetermined position, opening the partition plate and allowing the sheet to fall; , D) The process of raising the evacuated push plate and bringing it above the sheets accumulated on the partition plate to restore the state of pressing the sheets, and E) Raising the partition plate as well and bringing it above the push plate and collecting it. Circulating sheet storage comprising: a step of preparing the case to receive the next sheet entering the case; and F) a step of sequentially feeding out the sheets from the lowest sheet in the case to the outside of the case through the feeding port (4). In the method, at least the retracted push plate (7) is raised and the partition plate (7) is raised.
6) A circulation characterized in that the sheets stacked on the partition plate are compressed downward while returning to the state where the sheets (1) accumulated on the top are pressed. How to store the formula seat.