JPH05303674A - Paper money receiving/paying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the machine which can prevent the jamming of paper monies caused by the collision and/or bending of the paper monies lacking firmness and has the high operating reliability and the low down occurring rate. CONSTITUTION:The plate pieces 111a and 111b, the shafts 114a and 114b, and the bending parts 115a and 115b are provided to separate the stages 36, 37 and 38 from the belts 109a and 109b when these stages reach the lowest point. Then a pressure detector 117 is added to detect the weight of paper monies for each stage together with a stage position detector 108 which detects the moved variable of each stage, a paper money upper end detector 121, a storage part which stores the optimum speeds of a separating motor and a transfer motor, and a control part which controls the speeds of both motors. In such a constitution, the circulation degree of paper monies stacked for payment are detected and the separating and transfer speeds of the paper monies are controlled based on the detected circulation degrees.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote depositing / dispensing machine in an automatic depositing / dispensing transaction device having a depositing / dispensing function for bills and coins, which is installed at a store or the like of a financial institution.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing the construction of a banknote depositing / dispensing machine of this type. In the figure, 8 is a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 2
Is a customer service opening provided on the front upper part of the bank for customers to insert and withdraw bills. On the lower left side of the customer service port 8, a discrimination section 13 is provided for discriminating and detecting the authenticity, inaccuracy, front and back, traveling state, etc. of the fed bills.

Further, a front and back collecting mechanism 12 is provided on the left side of the service opening 8, and in the case of a bill judged to be the back side by the discrimination result of the discrimination section 13, the switching blade 14a drives a magnet (not shown). Is arranged so as to perform the function of switching the traveling path and sending it to the front and back sorting section 12 to align it on the front surface. Reference numeral 15 is a batch cassette disposed behind the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 2, and 16 is a reject cassette similarly disposed behind the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 2.

Numerals 33, 34 and 35 are denomination cassettes for accumulating and storing bills for withdrawal, and the denomination cassettes 33 and 3
4, 35 are arranged below the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2. In this embodiment, 33 is a 1,000-yen ticket cassette, 34 and 3
5 is a 10,000-yen ticket cassette. 36, 37 and 38 are stages in the denomination cassettes 33, 34 and 35,
It controls the position of the uppermost portion of the banknotes that have been moved up and down by a moving unit 1 (not shown).

53 is the denomination-based cassette 33, 34, 3
5 is a pay-in / pay-out unit arranged above the pay-in / pay-out unit 53.
0, 41, denomination-based bill temporary holding plates 42, 43, 44 for temporarily holding the taken-in bills by denomination before storage, and on the stages 36, 37, 38 or denomination-based bill temporary holding plates 42, 43, 44 It has the denomination-based bill separating mechanisms 45, 46 and 47 for separating the bills from the uppermost part and taking them out.

Further, the bill-type bill temporary holding plates 42 and 4
3, 44 can be retracted in the direction of arrow J by a motor (not shown). 48a, 49a and 50a are end detectors of the denomination cassettes 33, 34 and 35, 48b, 49b,
50b is a near-end detector, 48c, 49c, 50c are full detectors, and each of these detectors is an optical detector composed of a pair of light emitting and receiving elements, and detects the position of the stage in each cassette to make a bill. It is a means to control the quantity.

Reference numeral 51 denotes a traveling path for conveying banknotes, and 14a-1.
4j is a switching blade for switching the conveyance direction of the bill. Reference numeral 80 denotes a conveyance motor that drives the conveyance path 51, and 81
a, 81b, and 81c are denomination-based bill separating mechanisms 4 respectively.
It is a separation motor that drives 5, 46 and 47. With the above configuration, conventionally, the denomination-based bill separating mechanism 45,
Separation motor 81 for rotating 46 and 47 at a predetermined rotation speed
a, 81b, 81c, the bills are separated and fed at a predetermined speed, and the conveyance path 51 is driven by the conveyance motor 80 that rotates at a predetermined rotation speed to convey the separated bills at a predetermined speed. Was there.

[0008]

However, according to the prior art having the above-mentioned structure, the separation motor and the sailing motor are adapted to rotate at a preset number of revolutions,
Therefore, since the separating speed and the conveying speed of the banknote were also constant, when the banknote, especially the banknote with severe damage, had the same impact force when it collided with the guide, etc. However, there was a problem that a jam occurred.

In view of the above problems, the present invention obtains a structure in which the impact force of a banknote collision is adjusted according to the degree of circulation of the banknote at the time of withdrawal, and the jam caused by the bending of the banknote having a weak stiffness is generated. It is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote depositing / dispensing machine that has a high operation reliability and a low device down rate.

[0010]

To achieve the above object, the present invention detects the degree of circulation of banknotes deposited for withdrawal and controls the separation speed and the conveyance speed accordingly. To do. That is, the present invention is to carry a banknote for carrying a banknote, a carrying motor for driving the banknote, a banknote for dispensing, and a banknote for banknote reconciliation that is reusable for banknote dispensing. A denomination cassette for storing as banknotes, a holding means for holding a stage for depositing banknotes in the denomination cassette, and a vertical movement of the stage, a drive mechanism for driving the vertical movement of the holding means, and the stage In the banknote depositing / dispensing machine equipped with a denomination-based banknote separation mechanism that separates the topmost banknotes deposited on the banknote, and a separation motor that drives the denomination-based banknote separation mechanism, the stage has reached the lowest point. Occasionally, a separating means for separating this stage from the holding means, a pressure detecting means for detecting the weight of the banknote for each stage that has reached the lowest point and separated from the holding means and is free; Stage movement amount detecting means for detecting the amount of movement of the page from a certain reference position when moving the page, bill upper end detecting means for detecting the upper end of the accumulated banknotes, and weight and height of the accumulated banknotes. The storage means stores the optimum separation motor speed and the conveyance motor speed derived from the relationship, and the control means that reads the separation motor speed and the conveyance motor speed from the storage means and controls the speeds of the separation motor and the conveyance motor. It is characterized by

[0011]

It is known that the stacking height of banknotes is generally the lowest for a closed ticket, and the stacking height becomes higher as the degree of circulation increases. It is also known that as the degree of circulation increases, the strength of the banknotes gradually disappears, and high-speed separation and high-speed conveyance cannot be endured. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the banknotes having a high degree of circulation from being bent if the separating speed and the conveying speed are lowered.

With the above construction, according to the present invention, when the stage reaches the lowest point, the separating means brings the stage into a state free from the holding means. Therefore, the pressure detecting means makes the stage and the total weight of the banknotes deposited thereon. Take a
The pressure detecting means can detect the weight. Furthermore, in addition to the above weight value, when the stage is moved, the stage movement amount detection means detects the movement amount of the stage, and the bill upper end detection means detects the upper end of the deposited banknotes. The weight and height of the accumulated banknotes can be obtained, and the degree of damage due to the circulation of banknotes can be detected.

Then, the optimum separating motor speed and conveying motor speed derived from the relationship between the weight and height of the banknotes accumulated from the storage means are read out by the control means, so that the separating speed and the conveying speed can be adjusted according to the damage of the banknotes. The speed can be controlled.

[0014]

Embodiments Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1
1 is a perspective view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the essential part, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the essential part. In the present embodiment, these mechanisms shown in FIGS. It is provided in each money type cassette 33, 34, 35 of the conventional banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 shown in FIG.

Since the structure of the other mechanism of the apparatus is the same as that of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 2, the description thereof is omitted and the same reference numerals are used. The configuration of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. A gear 102, a slit disc 103, and pulleys 104a and 104b are fixed to the shaft 101. A gear 106 of a stage motor 105 meshes with the gear 102, and the rotation of the stage motor 105 causes the shaft 101 to rotate. A slit 107 is provided on the circumference of the slit disk 103, and a stage position detector 108 including a pair of a light emitting element and a light receiving element is provided at a position where the optical axis passes through the slit 107 (patented by the stage position detector 108). (Equivalent to the stage movement amount detecting means described in claims) is provided, and the rotation angle of the shaft 101 can be detected by counting ON and OFF by the slit 107.

The belt 10 is attached to the pulleys 104a and 104b.
9a and 109b (corresponding to the holding means described in the claims by the belts 109a and 109b) are hung, and the other ends are hung on pulleys 110a and 110b. The plate pieces 111a, 111b and 112s, 112b are belts. It holds 109a and 109b. Plate pieces 111a, 1
In order to move the stage 36 (37, 38) up and down, the shafts 114a, 11 on both sides of the stage 113 are included in the 11b.
Partial bending 115a, 115b is performed so as to support 4b (above plate pieces 111a, 111b, shaft 114).
a, 114b and the bent portions 115a, 115b constitute the separating means described in the claims). As the plate piece 112a descends, it intercepts the optical axis of the stage lower limit detector 116 and detects that it has reached the lowest point.

The pressure sensor 117 (the pressure sensor 117 constitutes the pressure detecting means described in the claims) is
When the stage 36 (37, 38) descends, the plate piece 1
Before the stage 12a turns on the stage lower limit detector 116, the stages 36 (37, 38) are arranged so as to be in contact with each other. Therefore, when the plate piece 112a turns on the stage lower limit detector 116, the bending portion 11 of the plate pieces 111a and 111b is
5a and 115b disengage the support of the shafts 114a and 114b,
The total weight of the stage 36 (37, 38) is the pressure detector 11
Hanging on 7. On both sides of the stage 36 (37, 38),
Rollers 118a, 118b and 119a, 119b are provided and engage a groove 120 in the frame. Banknote top edge detectors 121a and 121b (banknote top edge detector 12
1a and 121b constitute a bill upper end detector described in the claims) is composed of a pair of light emitting / receiving elements,
It is arranged below the retaining plate 34 (35, 36) and detects the banknote bundle and the upper end of the stage 36 (37, 38).

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the control system of this embodiment. The signals output from the stage position detector 108, the pressure detector 117, the stage lower limit detector 116, and the bill upper end detectors 121a and 121b described above are the control unit 122 (the control unit 122 controls the control means described in the claims). Is composed). The information processed by the control unit 122 is stored in the storage unit 124 (the storage unit 124 constitutes the storage unit described in the claims), or the control unit 122 separates based on the information stored in advance. The motors 81a, 81b, 81c and the conveyance motor 80 are controlled.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of this embodiment, and FIGS. 6A and 6B are side views showing the operation of this embodiment. The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, when an instruction for withdrawal and collection is given: S1: When the stage motor 105 is turned on to CW, the shaft 101 rotates via the gears 106 and 102, and the pulley 10
4a and 104b rotate. Then, the pulley 104a,
Belts 109a and 109b hung on 104b and 110a and 110b also rotate, and plate pieces 111a and 111b and 112a and 1112b fixed to a part thereof descend. As the plate pieces 111a, 111b descend, the stage 36 (37, 38) provided with the shafts 114a, 114b supported thereby also descends. S2: When the stage 36 (37, 38) approaches the lower limit, it contacts the pressure detector 117. Further, when the stage motor 105 rotates, the stage 36 (37, 38)
Comes off the support of the plate pieces 111a and 111b, and the stage 36
The total weight of (37, 38) and the banknotes P stacked thereon is applied to the pressure detector 117. When the stage lower limit detector 116 is turned on by the plate piece 112a, the process proceeds to S3. S3: When the stage lower limit detector 116 is turned on, the stage motor 105 is stopped. The stage position detector 108, which detects the height of the stage by counting the number of slits 107 of the slit disk 103, sets the stage position "0" with reference to this time <FIG. 6 (a).
>. S4: Here, the weight of the stage 36 (37, 38) + the banknote bundle P, which is hung on the pressure detector 117, is measured. S5: The weight measured in S4 is read into the storage unit 124. S6: When the weight reading is completed, the stage motor 105 then rotates to CCW. S7: The upper end of the banknote bundle P is the upper banknote detector 121a, 1
When 21b is turned on, the process proceeds to S8. S8: The stage motor 105 is stopped by turning on the bill upper end detectors 121a and 121b <Fig. 6 (b)
>. S9: The value counted by the stage position detector 108 at this position is read into the storage unit 124. S10: The value read into the storage unit in S5 and S9 is called, and the control unit 122 performs the following calculation.

D = (W−w ₁ ) / {L− (l−l ₁ )} where D is the weight per unit height of the bill, L is the lower limit position of the stage 113 to the bill upper end detector 121. The value obtained by converting the distance of the to a count value, l: bill top detector 12
Count value when ₁ is ON, l ₁ : From the position where the plate piece 112a turns on the stage lower limit detector 116, the stage 36
A value obtained by converting the distance to the position where (37, 38) starts to move into a count value, W: total weight of stage + bill, w ₁ : weight of stage S11: separation stored in advance according to the value of the calculated value D Motor 81a (81b, 81c) and conveyance motor 80
The optimum speed of is called and determined from the storage unit 124 and set.

For example, comparing the values of D of the closed ticket and the circulation ticket, the weight per unit height of the circulation ticket (D ¹ ) is smaller than the weight per unit height of the closure ticket. In other words, the height occupied by each banknote, that is, the thickness of the circulation ticket is larger than that of the closed ticket. Therefore, the distribution motor 81a has a separation motor 81a in accordance with the difference in D more than the case of the closed ticket.
(81b, 81c) and are stored in the storage unit 124 so as to reduce the speed of the carry motor 80. S12: The separation motor 81a (81b, 81c) and the carry motor 80 rotate at the speed set in S11. S13: Next, the stage motor 105 rotates to CCW, the stage 36 (37, 38) further rises, and the upper surface of the banknote bundle P contacts the rotating picker roller 125. S14: The banknotes are fed one by one, and the banknote bundle P is separated.

[0022]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a conveyance path for conveying banknotes, a conveyance motor for driving the conveyance path, a banknote for dispensing, and a banknote for which a deposit transaction has been completed. A denomination cassette that stores reusable bills as circulating banknotes, a holding unit that holds a stage for depositing banknotes in the denomination cassette, and moves the stage up and down, and a top and bottom of the holding unit. In a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine comprising a drive mechanism for driving movement, a denomination-based banknote separation mechanism for separating the topmost banknotes deposited on the stage, and a separation motor for driving the denomination-based banknote separation mechanism. , When the stage reaches the lowest point, the separating means for separating the stage from the holding means, and the weight of the banknote for each stage which reaches the lowest point and is separated from the holding means to be free Pressure detecting means, a stage movement amount detecting means for detecting a movement amount from a certain reference position when the stage is moved, a bill upper end detecting means for detecting an upper end of a deposited bill, and a deposited bill The storage means that stores the optimum separation motor speed and the conveyance motor speed derived from the relationship between the weight and the height, and the separation motor speed and the conveyance motor speed are read from the storage means, and the speeds of the separation motor and the conveyance motor are controlled. It is possible to detect the degree of circulation of the banknotes deposited for withdrawal, and control the separation speed and the conveyance speed accordingly.

This makes it possible to adjust the impact force of the banknote collision in accordance with the degree of circulation of the banknote at the time of withdrawal, prevent jamming caused by bending of a banknote having a weak stiffness, and improve the operational reliability. It is effective to provide a bill depositing / dispensing machine that is high and has a low rate of device down.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 33, 34, 35 denomination cassettes 36, 37, 38 stages 45, 46, 47 denomination banknote separating mechanism 108 stage position detectors 109a, 109b belts 111a, 111b plate pieces 114a, 114b shafts 115a, 115b bending parts 116 stage lower limit Detector 117 Pressure detector 121a, 121b Banknote top detector

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transport path for transporting banknotes, a transport motor for driving the transport path, a banknote for depositing and storing, and a recycle banknote that can be reused for dispensing among the banknotes that have been deposited. A denomination cassette to be stored as a denomination, a holding means for holding a banknote accumulation stage in the denomination cassette and moving the stage up and down, a drive mechanism for driving the vertical movement of the holding means, and In a banknote depositing / dispensing machine comprising a denomination-based banknote separation mechanism for separating the topmost banknotes deposited on the banknote, and a separation motor for driving the denomination-based banknote separation mechanism, when the stage reaches the lowest point. Disconnecting means for separating this stage from the holding means, pressure detecting means for detecting the weight of the banknote for each stage that has reached the lowest point and separated from the holding means and is free, Stage movement amount detecting means for detecting the amount of movement of the page from a certain reference position when moving the page, bill upper end detecting means for detecting the upper end of the accumulated banknotes, and the weight and height of the accumulated banknotes. The storage means stores the optimum separation motor speed and the conveyance motor speed derived from the relationship, and the control means that reads the separation motor speed and the conveyance motor speed from the storage means and controls the speeds of the separation motor and the conveyance motor. A banknote deposit / withdrawal machine characterized by