JPH0534270B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention relates to a banknote stacking, storing and returning device that collects and transports taken banknotes in a stacked state to a storage section or a return port.

``Prior art'' Conventionally, as seen in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-114292, banknotes are taken in and counted one by one, temporarily held in a temporary holding unit, and based on a command unit in which instructions are input separately. 2. Description of the Related Art A bill depositing device is known in which temporarily reserved bills are stored in a storage section or returned to a return slot.

This device conveys the counted deposited banknotes to the temporary storage section by rotating them in the forward direction (or reverse direction) at high speed, and when storing them, rotates them in the reverse direction (or forward direction) at low speed to transfer the bundle of banknotes from the temporary holding section to the storage section. A banknote conveying means that rotates forward (or reversely) at low speed at low speed to convey the banknote bundle in the temporary storage section to the return slot, and a banknote conveyance means that holds the banknotes stacked in the temporary storage section and counts a predetermined number of banknotes. a banknote pressing means for constantly pressing stacked banknote bundles against the banknote transporting means by retreating in a direction away from the banknote transporting means each time the banknote is transferred and moving forward in a direction approaching the banknote transporting means at the time of storage or return; The banknote pressing means presses the stacked banknote bundle against the banknote transport means, and when the banknote bundle is stored or returned by the banknote transport means, the banknote transport means is swingably separated from the transport path side. It is something.

``Problems to be Solved by the Invention'' However, the device disclosed in JP-A-58-114292 has the problem that the device becomes large because the banknotes are stacked above the device. Since there is a considerable distance between the banknote storage section and the banknote storage section, there is a risk that the stacked state of banknotes may be disrupted during the storage operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote accumulation, storage and return device that solves the above-mentioned problems of conventional devices.

"Means for Solving the Problems" The present invention has the following configuration in order to achieve the above object. That is, with respect to the fixed pool roller within the range of the fixed pool roller, a banknote accumulation position provided opposite to the fixed pool roller and spaced apart from the fixed pool roller, and a banknote storage and return position close to the fixed pool roller. a movable pool roller provided so as to be able to approach and move away from the movable pool roller; a banknote holding plate that is biased toward the movable pool roller by a biasing member and provided between the two pool rollers so as to be movable toward and away from the movable pool roller; a moving mechanism connected to a movable pool roller that moves the movable pool roller close to and away from a fixed pool roller;
When the movable pool roller is separated from the fixed pool roller, the driving force from the high-speed rotation drive source is transmitted to the movable pool roller, and when the movable pool roller approaches the fixed pool roller, low speed is transmitted to both pool rollers. The structure includes a rotational drive transmission mechanism that transmits driving force from a rotational drive source.

"Operation" Banknotes that have been deposited (discriminated, counted, etc.) are accumulated between a movable pool roller that rotates at high speed and a bill holding plate via a rotational drive transmission mechanism, and when the deposit process is completed, the movable pool roller is transferred to a fixed pool. It moves to the roller side and clamps the deposited banknote between it and the fixed pool roller.

If the deposit is approved, both the pool rollers rotate at low speed via the rotational drive transmission mechanism to convey the deposited banknotes to the storage section.

When the processing of deposited banknotes is completed, the movable pool roller stands by separated from the fixed pool roller in preparation for the next deposit processing. At this time, the bill pressing plate also moves together with the movable pool roller.

``Example'' Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in Figures 1 to 22.
This will be explained based on the diagram.

The bill accumulating, storing and returning device 1 of the present invention is comprised of a bill accumulating, storing and returning section 2 and a bill storing section 110 provided below.

First, the banknote accumulation, storage and return unit 2 will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 22.

In FIG. 1, 1a is the body of the banknote accumulation, storage and return device 1, and inside this body 1a is a banknote accumulation, storage and return unit 2.
is provided. In addition, in this example,
The left side in FIG. 1 is the front surface of the body 1a, and the right side in FIG. 1 is the rear surface of the body 1a. A bill storage section 110 is provided below the bill accumulation, storage and return section 2. Frame 11 of this banknote storage section 110
Fixed side plates 3a and 3b are fixedly provided on the upper part of 1. These fixed side plates 3a and 3b are provided so as to be spaced apart from each other in the left and right directions when viewed from the front side of the body 1a.

Shafts 4a and 4b are rotatably attached to the front portions (left side in FIG. 1) of the fixed side plates 3a and 3b, spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction. An upper fixed pool roller 5a is fitted and fixed on the shaft 4a, and a lower fixed pool roller 5b is fitted and fixed on the shaft 4b.

Furthermore, elongated holes 6a, 6b and elongated holes 7a, 7b are formed in the central portions of the fixed side plates 3a, 3b, respectively, and recesses 8a, 8b are formed in the lower portions of the fixed side plates 3a, 3b, respectively.

Movable side plates 9a and 9b are provided on the outside of the fixed side plates 3a and 3b, respectively. These movable side plates 9a and 9b are connected by a fixed member 10 and a connecting shaft 11. The fixing member 10 is movably inserted into the elongated holes 7a and 7b, and has recesses 8a and 8 in the connecting shaft 11.
It is loosely fitted in b.

Further, shafts 12a and 12b are rotatably attached to the movable side plates 9a and 9b, spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction. The shaft 12a is slidably and rotatably fitted into the elongated holes 6a, 6b, and the shaft 12b is loosely fitted into the recesses 8a, 8b. An upper movable pool roller 13a is fitted and fixed on the shaft 12a, and a lower movable pool roller 13b is supported on the shaft 12b via a one-way clutch 14b.

Further, guide plates 15a and 15b are fixed to the fixed member 10, and a pulley 16 is rotatably supported at the upper end of the guide plate 15b.

The central portion of the shaft 12a, that is, 2 shown in FIG.
A pulley 17 is fixed between the two guide plates 15b, and a pulley 18 is fixed to the shaft 12a near both guide plates 15b. Also, 12b
A pulley 19 is supported at the center of the shaft 12b, that is, between the two guide plates 15b via a one-way clutch 14a, and a pulley 20 is supported at a portion of the shaft 12b near both guide plates 15b.
Moreover, it is supported integrally with the movable pool roller 13b.

The pulleys 17 and 19 have upper and lower shafts 12a and 12.
A timing belt 21 is wound around the pulleys 16, 18, and 20, and a timing belt 22 is wound around the pulleys 16, 18, and 20.

In addition, an upper fixed pool roller 5 is attached to the shaft 4a.
Pulleys 23, 23 are fitted and fixed to the shaft 4b, and pulleys 24, 24 are fitted and fixed to the shaft 4b, located inside the lower fixed pool roller 5b. A timing belt 25 is wound around each of the pulleys 23 and 24.

Next, the front of the aircraft 1a (left side in Figure 4)
The guide mechanism of the movable side plate 9a on the right side when viewed from above will be explained based on FIG. 2.

A guide shaft 27 is fixedly attached to the fixed side plate 3a via brackets 26a and 26b. A moving block 28 is slidably attached to the guide shaft 27.
8 has the movable side plate 9a fixed thereto. The movable side plate 9a has a pin 29 fixed to the movable side plate 9a.
A spring 32 stretched between pins 30 fixed to the fixed side plate 3a via a pulley 31 urges the fixed pool rollers 5a and 5b toward the fixed pool rollers 5a and 5b (left side in FIG. 2). The pulley 31 is fixed to a shaft 33 rotatably provided on the fixed side plates 3a and 3b.

Next, the front of the aircraft 1a (left side in Figure 4)
The guide mechanism of the movable side plate 9b on the left side when viewed from above will be explained based on FIG. 3.

Guide rollers 34, 34 are rotatably provided on the movable side plate 9b, and these guide rollers 3
4 and 34 are slidably fitted into a guide rail 36 fixed on the fixed side plate 3b.

The movable side plate 9b is connected to the fixed pool roller sides 5a, 5b by a spring 40 stretched via a pulley 39 between a pin 37 fixed to the movable side plate 9b and a pin 38 fixed to the guide rail 36.
(to the right in FIG. 3).

The movement of the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b toward the fixed pool rollers 5a, 5b is restricted by a regulating roller 41 shown in FIG. 6, which will be described later. It is adapted to abut against the piece 42b.

Next, the banknote holding plate 43 shown in FIGS. 1 and 4
To explain this, the bill pressing plate 43 can only be moved in the longitudinal direction of the machine body (left and right in FIG. 4), and is restricted from moving in any direction other than this direction. That is, the banknote holding plate 43 is connected to the brackets 43a, 4
3a, and guide rollers 44a and 44b are rotatably provided on the banknote holding plate 43 via a bracket 43a so as to contact the inner surfaces of both fixed side plates 3a and 3b, respectively. In addition, the banknote holding plate 43
, both fixed side plates 3 are attached via the bracket 43a.
Guide rollers 45a and 45b are connected to contact the outer surfaces of rollers a and 3b. Further, guide rollers 46a and 46b are attached to the banknote holding plate 43 via a bracket 43a, and these guide rollers 46a and 46b are slidably fitted into long holes 7a and 7b provided in both fixed side plates 3a and 3b. It is. The bill pressing plate 43 is connected to the guide roller 4
4a, 44b, 45a, and 45b prevent the body from moving in the widthwise direction (up and down in FIG. 4), and guide rollers 46a and 46b prevent the body 1a from moving in the vertical direction (direction penetrating the plane of the paper in FIG. 4). are prevented from moving to.

Further, arm members 47a, 47b are fixed to the rear ends of both fixed side plates 3a, 3b, and pins 48a, 48b are attached to the tips of these arm members 47a, 47b.
are provided respectively, and these pins 48a, 48b
Springs 50a and 50b are stretched between the pins 49a and 49b shown in FIG. Therefore, the bill pressing plate 43 is urged toward the moving pool rollers 13a, 13b by the elastic force of the springs 50a, 50b.

A stopper member 51 is provided on the movable side plates 9a and 9b.
a, 51b are provided, and when these stopper members 51a, 51b come into contact with guide rollers 45a, 45b provided on the bill presser plate 43, the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b and the bill presser plate 43 are stopped. A slight gap is formed between them.

The bill pressing plate 43 is fixed to the pool rollers 5a and 5b.
When moved to the side, the bill holding plate 43 is locked. That is, pins 52a, 52a are provided horizontally apart and parallel to each other on the body 1a, and a slide member 53 is slidably fitted to these pins 52a, 52b. Further, a lever 55 is fixedly attached to one end of a shaft 54 which is rotatably spanned between the fixed side plates 3a and 3b. Furthermore, locking members 56a and 56b are fixedly attached to both end sides of the shaft 54. A spring 57 is provided between the fixed side plate 3b and the lock member 56b so as to bias the lever 55 counterclockwise in FIG.

When the regulating piece 42a fixed to the moving block 28 moves with the movement of the moving block 28, the regulating piece 42a moves against the slide member 5.
3 and moves this slide member 53 to the front side of the fuselage 1a (left side in FIG. 2), and rotates the lever 55 clockwise in FIG. 2 by this slide member 53. Therefore, the locking members 56a and 56b, which are fixed coaxially with the lever 55, are rotated clockwise in FIG. The locking member 56 of the pins 49a and 49b shown in FIG.
The movable pool roller 13a of the banknote holding plate 43 is locked by the hook portions 58a and 58b of a and 56b.
Movement to the 13b side is restricted.

Next, a mechanism for moving the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b will be explained based on FIG. 6.
This mechanism is provided only on the fixed side plate 3b side.

A bracket (not shown) is provided in the machine body 1a and is located between the wall of the machine body 1a and the fixed side plate 3b, and a cam 62 is rotated through a shaft 61 on the upper part of this bracket. It is set freely. The shaft 61 is connected to this shaft 61 and the fuselage 1
It is configured to be rotated by a drive motor (not shown) provided in the interior of the housing. The cam surface of the cam 62 is configured to be displaced toward the shaft 61 within the range between imaginary lines 62a and 62b shown in FIG.

On the other hand, a shaft 63 is fixedly provided at the bottom of the bracket on which the shaft 61 is provided. A base end portion of a link 64 is rotatably attached to this shaft 63. The regulation roller 41 is rotatably attached to the tip of the link 64. One end of a connecting arm 65 is attached to the intermediate portion of the link 64.

On the other hand, a shaft 66 is rotatably provided on the bracket on which the shaft 61 is provided.
One end of a link 67 is fixedly attached to the. The other end of this link 67 is connected to the connecting arm 65.
is rotatably connected to the other end. Also, axis 6
One end of a link 68 is fitted and fixed to 6, and a roller 69 is rotatably attached to the other end of this link 68. This roller 69 is always urged to contact the cam 62 by a spring 73 stretched through a pulley 72 between a pin 70 fixed to the link 67 and a pin 71 fixed to the bracket. . A pulley 72 is rotatably attached to the bracket. 74 is a stop pin of the link 68.

Next, a drive transmission mechanism for the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b and fixed pool rollers 5a, 5b will be explained based on FIGS. 6 and 7. Aircraft 1
A support member 75 is fixed to the fixed side plate 3b on the left side when viewed from the front surface of FIG. The guide member 76 has arcuate guide grooves 77a and 77b formed therein. Guide shafts 78a and 78b are provided between the shaft 12b of the lower movable pool roller 13b and the shaft 4b of the lower fixed pool roller 5b. Guide shaft 78
Guide rollers 79a and 79b attached to one end side of a and 78b, respectively, are connected to the guide grooves 77a and 7.
It is movably fitted into 7b.

Guide shafts 78a, 78b are links 80a, 80b
One end of a link 81a, 81b is attached to the intermediate portion of the guide shafts 78a, 78b, respectively, and the other end of the link 81a, 81b is connected to the support shaft 12b of the movable pool roller 13b and the fixed pool roller 5b. , 4b. Therefore, the shafts 12b, 78a, 78b, 4
The distance between the respective axes of b is always constant. or,
Gears 82a, 82b, 82c, and 82d are provided on these shafts 12b, 78a, 78b, and 4b, respectively, and a pulley 83a is provided at the end of the shaft 4b.

On the other hand, a pulley 83 is connected to a drive shaft 84 connected to a drive motor (not shown) provided in the fuselage 1a.
b is fixedly provided. This pulley 83b
A transmission belt 85 is wound and stretched between the pulley 83a and the pulley 83a. Therefore, the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b and the fixed pool roller 5
No matter what distance a, 5b is, the driving force of the drive motor is transmitted to the fixed pool roller 5b side via the transmission belt 85, and the gears 82a, 8
It is also transmitted to the movable pool roller 13b side via 2b, 82c, and 82d. In addition, the cam 62, link 64, connecting arm 65, links 67, 68, roller 69, pulleys 72, 83a, 83b electric belt 8
5. Gears 82a, 82b, 82c, 82d, links 80a, 80b, 81a, 81b, etc. are attached to the fuselage wall,
It is provided between the fixed side plates 3b.

Next, the locking mechanism of the return cover 86 will be explained based on FIGS. 8 and 9. A shaft 87 is rotatably provided on the upper portions of the fixed side plates 3a, 3b and located on the front side of the body 1a. One end of this shaft 87 projects from the fixed side plate 3a, and one end of a spring hook 88 is fixed to this projecting end. A space is provided between the fixed side plate 3a and the spring hook piece 88, and the fixed side plate 3a and the spring hook piece 88 are spaced apart from each other.
A spring 89 is provided between the holes 8 and 8 to be fitted onto the shaft 87. One end of the spring 89 is attached to a pin 90 provided on the spring hook 88, and the other end is attached to a pin 91 provided on the fixed side plate 3a.

The base end of a plate-shaped return cover 86 is fixed to the shaft 87, and the return cover 86 is moved in the direction of opening the banknote temporary storage section 92 shown in FIG. 1 (in the opposite direction in FIG. 10) by a spring 89. (clockwise direction).

Further, a bracket (not shown) is provided at the front portion of the fixed side plates 3a, 3b and connected to the fixed side plates 3a, 3b. This bracket is provided with a shaft 93 parallel to the fixed side plates 3a and 3b, and an L-shaped lock lever 94 is attached to this shaft 93.
The middle part of is rotatably supported. Also axis 9
A notch 87a into which a protrusion 94a provided at one end of the lock lever 94 can be fitted is formed on the fixed side plate 3a side of the outer periphery of the lock lever 94.

On the other hand, a solenoid 95 is attached to the bracket between the fixed side plates 3a and 3b in a lying state, and the other end of the lock lever 94 is attached to the end of the movable element 95a of this solenoid 95.

The lock lever 94 has one end fixed to the fixed side plates 3a, 3.
A spring 96, which is attached to the bracket between the two ends of the lock lever 94 and whose other end is attached to the vicinity of the shaft 93 of the lock lever 94 as shown in FIG. 8th
(counterclockwise direction in the figure).

When the solenoid 95 is actuated, the lock lever 94 rotates around the shaft 93, and the protrusion 94 rotates around the shaft 93.
a is spaced apart from the notch 87a of the shaft 87. Therefore, normally, the rotation of the shaft 87 is restricted by the protrusion 94a of the lock lever 94, and the temporary banknote storage section 92 is closed by the return cover 86, and only when a return command is issued. The solenoid 95 is actuated to move the protruding piece 94a of the lock lever 94 away from the notch 87a of the shaft 87, and the return cover 86 is opened by the force of the spring 89.

During stacking, the trailing end of the banknotes fed between the moving pool roller and the banknote holding plate is struck by an impeller and is largely bent toward the fixed pool roller, so that the leading edge of subsequent banknotes smoothly moves toward the movable pool roller. I'm trying to get into it.

The movable pool roller has a collection position at the farthest position from the fixed pool roller (the position shown in Figure 1), and a storage and return position at which it moves toward the fixed pool roller and clamps the banknotes between it and the fixed pool roller. It is said that At the collection position, the movable pool roller is driven at the same high speed as the conveying section that sequentially sends banknotes toward the movable pool roller, and at the storage and return position, the movable pool roller is driven at a low speed.

Next, a drive transmission mechanism for the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b and fixed pool rollers 5a, 5b will be explained based on FIG. 10a and FIG. 10b.

When the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b are located at the banknote stacking position (see FIG. 10a), the transmission rollers 97a, 97b fixed to the shaft 12a of the upper movable pool roller 13a are connected to both fixed side plates 3a, 3b.
They are brought into contact with contact rollers 99a and 99b fixed to a shaft 98 rotatably supported between them.
These contact rollers 99a, 99b are configured to rotate at high speed similarly to the banknote conveyance section.

Therefore, the rotation of the contact rollers 99a, 99b is
Transmission rollers 97a, 97b, the pulley 17 attached to the shaft 12a, the timing belt 21,
Pulley 19, one-way clutch 14a, pulley 18 attached to shaft 12a, timing belt 2
2, the pulley 20 is adapted to be transmitted to the shaft 12b of the lower movable pool roller 13b via the one-way clutch 14b.

Note that the shaft 1 supporting the movable pool roller 13b
The gear 82a is fixed to the end of 2b, and the gear 82a is connected to the drive shaft 84 via gears 82b, 82c, 82d, a pulley 83a, a transmission belt 85, and a pulley 83b. When the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b rotate at high speed, the movable pool roller 13b and pulleys 19, 20, which are attached to the shaft 12b via the clutches 14a, 14b, are rotated by the one-way clutches 14a, 13b.
Since shaft 14b is in a non-rotation transmitting state, shaft 1
2b becomes idle. Therefore, in this case, the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b rotate regardless of the gear 82a side.

When the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b are located at the storage and return position (see FIG. 10b), in this case, the transmission rollers 97a, 97b are in contact with the contact roller 99
a and 99b, and the shaft 84 is rotated at a low speed. Constant speed rotation of the shaft 84 is transmitted to the shaft 12b via a transmission belt 85 and gears 82a, 82b, 82c, 82d, etc. When the shaft 12b rotates, the movable pool roller 13b and pulleys 19, 20 attached to this shaft 12b also turn the one-way clutch 1.
4a, 14b at a constant speed, and the rotation is also transmitted to the shaft 12a side via timing belts 21, 22. Therefore, both the upper and lower movable pool rollers 13a and 13b rotate at a constant speed. When storing banknotes, the drive motor connected to the drive shaft 84 is rotated in the normal direction, and when returning the banknotes, the drive motor is rotated in the reverse direction. In addition, at the storage and return position, the transmission rollers 97a, 97b and the contact roller 9
Since the rollers 9a and 99b are separated from each other, the relationship between the conveyance section and the movable pool rollers 13a and 13b is severed.

Next, the banknote storage section will be explained based on FIGS. 12 to 21.

Reference numeral 110 in FIG. 13 is a bill storage section, and a moving rod 112 is provided in a frame 111 of this bill storage section 110.
is provided. This moving rod 112 is supported at both ends by moving arms 122a, 122b,
These moving arms 122a, 122b are provided with sliding side plates 120a, 120b as described later.
The shafts 121a and 121b are rotatably supported by the shafts 121a and 121b.

Below the moving rod 112 are moving claws 117a, 11.
7b is provided. This moving claw 117a, 1
17b has shafts 124a, 1 at both ends shown in FIG.
24b, and this support rod 123 is rotatably supported by slide side plates 120a, 120b via the shafts 124a, 124b.

Slide side plates 120a, 12 of the shaft 121a
An upper swinging member 125 is provided at the other end sandwiching 0b.
a, 125b are fixed, and the shaft 124
Slide side plates 120a, 120b of a, 124b
A lower swinging member 126a,
126b is fixed. The upper swinging member 12
5a, 125b and lower swinging members 126a, 126
A portion of b is engaged as shown in FIG. That is, the lower swinging members 126a, 1 are placed in the recesses 125a', 125b' of the upper swinging members 125a, 125b.
The tip of 26b is engaged. As a result, the upper swinging members 125a and 125b move toward the shaft 121.
When rotating around a and 121b, the lower swing member 1
26a, 126b are also configured to rotate around shafts 124a, 124b. Furthermore, when the upper swinging members 125a and 125b rotate, the moving rod 112
The movable arms 122a, 122b supporting the rods also rotate around the shafts 121a, 121b, and when the lower swinging members 126a, 126b rotate, the support rod 123
The movable claws 117a and 117b also move via the shaft 124.
It is configured to rotate around a and 124b. Since the upper swinging members 125a, 125b and the lower swinging members 126a, 126b are engaged as described above, the moving rod 112 and the moving claw 1
17a and 117b are configured to rotate synchronously and in opposite directions.

The rear side of the upper swing members 125a, 125b (first
Pins 128a, 128b are fixed to the right side of FIG.
a and 130b are stretched across. The spring 130
Due to the force of a, 130b, the upper swinging member 125a,
125b is biased forward (clockwise in FIG. 11) around the shafts 121a, 121b, and the lower swinging members 126a, 126b are also biased toward the shaft 125b.
4a and 124b are biased forward (counterclockwise in FIG. 12). Therefore, the moving rod 112 and the moving claws 117a, 117b are urged in a direction away from each other, and both stand by at a position away from the banknotes to be stored.

In order to restrict the forward rotation of the lower swing members 126a, 126b, the lower swing members 126a, 126
Regulation blocks 131a and 131b are fixed on slide side plates 120a and 120b near b. By restricting the rotation of the lower swinging members 126a, 126b, the upper swinging members 125a, 125b
forward rotation, moving rod 112 and moving claw 1
The rotation of 17a and 117b in the direction away from each other is also restricted (the state shown in FIG. 15).

The upper swinging members 125a and 125b are moved to the rear side (the first
When rotated in the counterclockwise direction (Fig. 2), the moving rod 11
2 is also configured to rotate toward the movable claws 117a, 117b. Upper swinging members 125a, 125b
As the lower swinging member 126 rotates backward, the lower swinging member 126
a, 126b also rotate rearward (clockwise in FIG. 12), and thereby the movable claws 117a, 117b also rotate toward the movable rod 112 side. The rearward rotation of the upper swinging members 125a and 125b is as follows:
The pins 132a and 132b provided at one end of the upper swinging members 125a and 125b are
Slide piece 133 attached to a, 132b
This is done by pulling the arms a and 133b toward the rear (to the right in FIG. 12). Further, rearward rotation of the upper swinging members 125a, 125b is regulated by regulating pins 134a, 134b fixed to the slide side plates 120a, 120b near the upper swinging members 126a, 126b. . Upper swinging member 125a, 125
By restricting the rotation of b, the lower swinging member 1
Rearward rotation of 26a, 126b and moving rod 1
12 and the movable claws 117a, 117b in the direction toward each other are also restricted (the state shown in FIG. 14).

On the other hand, a regulating plate 176 is rotatably provided at the bottom of the frame 111 shown in FIG. 13 and is urged toward the mounting plate 167 by a spring 177. As shown in FIG. 12, a notch 179 is formed on the rotation center side of the regulating plate 176 so that pins 178a and 178b fixed to the movable claws 117a and 117b can pass therethrough.

When the slide side plates 120a, 120b move rearward, the moving claws 117a, 117b rotate toward the moving rod 112, so the moving claws 117a, 1
Pins 178a and 178b fixed to 17b are configured to pass between the regulating plate 176 and a mounting plate 167 fixed to the lower part of the frame 111.
Therefore, in this case, the moving rod 112 and the moving claw 117
a and 117b are arranged to move rearward while remaining close to each other (the state shown in FIG. 14). Note that when the pins 178a and 178b pass between the regulating plate 176 and the mounting plate 167, the regulating plate 176 rotates around a shaft 180 shown in FIG. 14 and escapes.

When the slide side plates 120a, 120b return from the rear to the front, the moving rod 112 and the moving claws 117a, 117b move to this side of the regulating plate 176 while keeping close to each other, and then the pins 178a, 178b move to the front of the regulating plate 176. When the plate 176 position is reached, the pins 178a and 178b move to the regulating plate 17.
The movable rod 112 and the movable claws 117a, 117b are separated from each other (the state shown in FIG. 15).

Therefore, the moving rod 112 and the moving claws 117a, 1
17b is a movable clamping plate 118 that holds the stored banknotes until just before the stacked banknotes fed through the opening 110a.
Since the banknotes will be sandwiched between the banknotes and the banknotes, the accumulation of banknotes will not be disrupted.

Both sliding side plates 120a and 120b are integrally connected at their rear lower portions by a connecting member 127. In addition, each slide side plate 120
At the lower ends of a and 120b are guide rollers 136a,
136b is provided, and the guide roller 136
a, 136b are left and right partition plates 135a, 135b
It is slidably fitted into the elongated holes 137a and 137b at the lower end. As a result, the slide side plate 120a,
120b is configured to move only in the longitudinal direction of the device (the horizontal direction in FIGS. 11 and 12).

Further, pins 138a, 138b are provided in front of the lower ends of the slide side plates 120a, 120b, and springs 141a, 141b are provided between these pins 138a, 138b and spring hook members 140a, 140b fixed to the bottom of the frame 111. It is stretched out.
The left and right slide side plates 120a, 120b are biased toward the front of the apparatus by the springs 141a, 141b.

Long holes 147a and 147b are formed in the lower parts of the left and right partition plates 135a and 135b, and these long holes 14
The upper swinging member 125 via 7a, 147b
The slide pieces 133a, 133b that engage with the pins 132a, 132b of a, 125b are attached to the belt 142.
Attachment members 143a, 143b to a, 142b
and its belts 142a, 142
b is between pulleys 144a and 144a; pulley 1
It is wound between 44b and 144b. As shown in FIG. 19, a gear 145 is located near the pulley 144a on the rear end side.
a, 144b, and the gear 145
When the gear 146 shown in FIG. 20 on the machine body side meshes with each other, that is, when the banknote storage section 110 is loaded into the machine body 1a, the belts 142a and 142b can be driven. As the gear 145 rotates, the slide pieces 133a and 133b slide, and the entire slide side plates 120a and 120b move accordingly. In addition, the gear 14
A drive motor (not shown) is connected to the shaft 146a of No. 6.

Projections 148a, 148b are provided at the upper ends of the left and right slide side plates 120a, 120b, respectively, and the projections 148a, 148b connect holes 149a, 14 provided on the left and right sides of the slide shutter 119.
9b. Thereby, the slide shutter 119 is configured to slide in conjunction with the left and right slide side plates 120a and 120b.

The slide shutter 119 is connected to the left and right guide shafts 15.
0a and 150b, it is designed to slide only in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 11), and is biased forward (to the left in FIG. 11) by the force of springs 151a and 151b. .

The movable clamping plate 118 is provided with guide rollers 152a, 152b on its side surfaces, and the guide rollers 152a, 152b are connected to the partition side plates 135a, 1
It is slidably fitted into elongated holes 153a and 153b provided in 35b. Support shafts 154a, 154 of front guide rollers 152a, 152b
b protrudes laterally, and these shafts 154a, 1
A pulley 1 is provided between the pins 155a and 155b fixed to the partition side plates 135a and 135b.
Spring 157a, 157 via 56a, 156b
b is stretched out. The movable clamping plate 118 is connected to the fixed clamping plate side 116 by springs 157a and 157b.
is being energized.

The fixed clamping plate 116 is attached to the frame 111 shown in FIG.
It is fixed to an attached plate 158 fixed to the bottom, and is adapted to clamp banknotes between it and the movable clamping plate 118. A hinge 159 with a spring is installed on the front side of the fixed clamping plate 116 (left side in FIG. 14).
A rocking plate 160 is attached via.

Left and right partition side plates 135a, 13 at the rear end of the frame 111
5b, an engaging rod 161 shown in FIGS. 18 to 21 is fixed. This engaging rod 161 engages with the hook portion 162a of the locking member 162 on the machine body 1a side when loading the bill storage section 110 into the machine body 1a, thereby locking the bill storage section 11 into the machine body 1a.
The entire 0 is locked. As a result, when in this lock state (state in Figure 20)
In this case, the banknote storage section 110 cannot be pulled out from the machine body 1a. Lock member 1
62 is the bracket 1b shown in FIG. 21 of the fuselage 1a.
A swing member 164 is also separately fixed to this shaft 163. When the swinging member 164 rotates downward (counterclockwise in FIG. 20), the locking member 162 also rotates via the shaft 163, and the hook 1 of the locking member 162 rotates.
The portion 62a is spaced apart from the frame 111. Note that the locking member 162 and the swinging member 1
64 is biased upward (clockwise in FIG. 20) by a spring 165 provided between the swinging member 164 and the bracket 1b. In addition, the frame 11
1. A locking member 162 and a swinging member 16 are provided at the rear end.
As shown in FIG. 21, a notch 166 is provided in which the holder 4 can be inserted.

Banknote placement plate 16 fixed to the lower part of the frame 111
Below the sliding plate 168, there is a stepped pin 16 fixed to the bottom of the frame 111, as shown in FIG.
9 and is slidably fitted and supported. One end of the long slide plate 168 extends to the vicinity of the swinging member 164, and the other end extends to the front end side of the frame 111. The lower end of a connecting rod 170 shown in FIG.
It is fixed to one end side of a protruding member 171 that is fitted into the protruding member 11 in a freely retractable and slidable manner.

Bracket 111 provided at the bottom of frame 111
A lock member 172 is rotatably supported via a shaft 173, and a spring 1 shown in FIG.
74 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG.

The locking member 172 includes a pressing portion 172a that comes into contact with one end of the protruding member 171, and a hook that engages with a hole 175a (FIG. 12) of an engaging piece 175 fixed to the connecting member 127 of the sliding side plates 120a, 120b. 172b are integrally formed. When a portion of the protruding member 171 protrudes from the frame 139, the hook portion 172b of the locking member 172 is spaced apart from the hole 175a of the engaging piece 175, so that the hook portion 172b of the locking member 172 is separated from the hole 175a of the engaging piece 175. , 120b are movable. Further, when the protrusion member 171 is pushed into the frame 139, the lock member 172 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 175a, the sliding side plates 120a, 120b are locked via the connecting member 127.

When the banknote storage section 110 is loaded into the machine body 1a, one end of the sliding long plate 168 is prevented from moving toward the rear end side by the swinging member 164. That is, the swinging member 164 is biased by the spring 165 so as not to swing unless pressed with a certain amount of strong force. Therefore, when the banknote storage section 110 is loaded into the machine body 1a, a portion of the protruding member 171 is attached to the frame 139.
Since it will protrude more, the slide side plate 12
0a and 120b are movable and are located in the banknote storage section 110.
is fixed to the fuselage 1a. Furthermore, by pushing the protrusion member 171 into the frame 111, the movement of the slide side plates 120a, 120b is restricted, and the banknote storage section 110 can be freely removed from the machine body 1a.

Next, the operation of the banknote stacking, storing and returning device of this embodiment will be explained.

When stacking banknotes to store them in the banknote storage section 110, the position where the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b are farthest from the fixed pool rollers 5a, 5b (the position shown in FIG. 1) is called the banknote accumulation position (hereinafter simply referred to as the position shown in FIG. 1). (referred to as the accumulation position), and the movable pool roller 13
The position where a and 13b move toward the fixed pool rollers 5a and 5b and sandwich the bill between them is defined as a bill storage and return position (hereinafter simply referred to as the storage and return position).

At the accumulation position, movable pool rollers 13a, 13b
is driven at the same high speed as the transport section, and at a lower speed at the storage and return position.

When the device of this embodiment is operated in the stacking position (see FIG. 10b) where the slide shutter 119 of the banknote storage section 110 shown in FIG. 10
4 rotates at high speed. At this time, the transmission rollers 97a and 97b shown in FIG.
a, 99b and rotates at high speed in the direction of arrow A in the figure together with the shaft 12a.

The drive shaft 84 includes pulleys 83a, 83b, a transmission belt 85, and gears 82d, 82c, 82b, 82.
Although the shaft 12b is connected through the
In the movable pool roller 13b and pulleys 19, 20 attached to the movable pool roller 13b and the pulleys 19, 20, the one-way clutch is in a non-rotation transmitting state at the accumulation position, and therefore is in an idle state. Therefore, in this accumulation position, the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b rotate at high speed in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 1, independently of the gear train.

Also, at this stacking position, the solenoid 95 is inactive, so the protruding piece 94a of the lock lever 94 fits into the notch 87a of the shaft 87, and the upper part of the banknote temporary storage section 92 is closed by the return cover 86. In this state, the return cover 86 is locked in the position shown in FIG.

Therefore, the banknotes that have been deposited (discriminated, counted, etc.) are moved on the conveyance guide plate 103.
3 to the conveyance roller 102 side, and the blades of the impeller 104 (not shown) and the conveyance roller 102
The movable pool rollers 13a, 13b
and the banknote holding plate 43.

During this accumulation, the movable pool roller 13
A, 13b and the bill holding plate 43, the trailing end of the bill is struck by the blades of the impeller 104 and is largely bent toward the fixed pool rollers 5a, 5b, and the leading edge of the subsequent bill is It smoothly enters the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b side.

When bills are sequentially fed between the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b and the bill pressing plate 43, the bills gradually move the paper pressing plate 43 toward the fixed pool rollers 5a, 5b against the force of the spring 50a. Then, the banknote pressing plate 43 and the movable pool roller 13
a, 13b (Fig. 22a)
reference).

Thereafter, the cam 62 is rotated to rotate the shaft 66 counterclockwise in FIG. 6. As a result, the link 64 rotates clockwise in the figure, and the force of the spring 40 moves the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b forward together with the movable side plates 9a, 9b, to the storage and return position.

In addition, in the storage and return position, the transmission rollers 97a, 9
7b and the contact rollers 99a, 99b are separated from each other, so the high speed rotation of the contact rollers is not transmitted to the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b.

If the deposit is not approved as a result of the deposit processing (discrimination, counting) during bill transport, the return cover 86 is opened and the deposited bill to the device of this embodiment is rejected at this storage and return position. That is, the solenoid 95 is operated only when a return command is issued, and the protrusion 94a of the lock lever 94 is moved to the notch 87 of the shaft 87.
a, and the return cover 86 is opened by the force of the spring 89. In this case, the front side of the banknote temporary storage section 92 is open.

After this, the drive motor 84 is reversed. Then, the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b move clockwise in FIG.
5b rotates counterclockwise, and fixed pool rollers 5a, 5b and movable pool roller 13
The banknotes rise from between the banknotes a and 13b, and the upper portions of the banknotes are ejected to the outside of the machine. At this time, the lower part of the banknote is held between the fixed pool rollers 5a, 5b and the movable pool rollers 13a, 13b, waiting for the operator to remove it (22nd banknote).
(see figure b).

In the deposit processing, if the deposit is approved, the drive motor connected to the shaft of the gear 146 is driven. Then, the gear 14 in the banknote storage section 110
5 rotates, and the moving rod 1 is moved through pulleys 144a, 144b, slide side plates 120a, 120b, etc.
12. Moving claws 117a, 117b move the picture frame body 111 backward, moving rod 112 and moving claws 117a, 1
17b moves the previously stored banknotes toward the movable clamping plate 118 to form a receiving space below the slide shutter 119 in the closed state. At this time, the slide shutter 119, which had been blocking the opening 110a of the banknote storage section, moves in conjunction with the moving rod 112 and the moving claws 117a, 117b to close the opening 110a.
Open a (see Figure 22c).

Next, the drive shaft 84 is rotated forward at a low speed. Then, the one-way clutches 14a and 14b enter the rotation transmission state, and the low-speed rotation of the drive shaft 84 is transmitted to the transmission belt 8.
5 and gears 82d, 82c, 82b, 82a, etc., to the shafts 4b and 12b. and,
In FIG. 22d, the shaft 4b is in the direction of arrow C,
2b rotates at a low speed in the direction of arrow D, and when the shaft 12b rotates, the movable pool roller 13b and pulleys 19, 20 attached to this shaft 12b also rotate at a low speed via the one-way clutches 14b, 14a, and the timing belt 22 , 21, the shaft 12a also rotates. This allows the upper and lower fixed pool rollers 5
a, 5b; Upper and lower moving pool rollers 13a, 13
b both rotate at low speed. As a result, fixed pool rollers 5a, 5b, movable pool rollers 13a, 1
The banknotes accumulated between 3b and 3b are stored in the banknote storage section 110 below.
is fed into the receiving space in the frame 111 through the opening 110a (see FIG. 22d).

When deposited banknotes are sent into the receiving space, the rotational drive source of the gear 146 is reversed, thereby causing the movable rod 112 and the movable pawl 11
7a and 117b move toward the fixed clamping plate 116 side. Then, the fed banknotes are held between the movable holding plate 118 and the fixed holding plate 116 together with the previously deposited banknotes. At this time, slide shutter 1
19 is the moving rod 112 and the moving claws 117a, 1
17b, it moves to the front side of the body 1a and closes the opening 110a again (see FIG. 22e).

When the deposited banknote storage process is completed, the cam 62 rotates, and the link 64 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 6 via the links 68, 67 and the connecting arm 65, and is moved in preparation for the next deposit process. pool roller 13
a and 13b stand by apart from the fixed pool rollers 5a and 5b. At this time, the banknote pressing plate 43 also moves together with the movable pool rollers 13a and 13b (see FIG. 22f).

Note that the banknote storage unit 110 provided below the banknote accumulation, storage and return unit 2 is not limited to this embodiment, and may be any structure that can form a banknote receiving space under the banknote collection, storage and return unit 2. .

"Effects of the Invention" According to the present invention, a fixed pool roller, a banknote accumulation position provided opposite to the fixed pool roller and spaced apart from the fixed pool roller, and a banknote storage and return position close to the fixed pool roller are provided. A movable pool roller is provided so as to be able to approach and move away from the fixed pool roller within a range, and a movable pool roller that is biased toward the movable pool roller by a biasing member so that it can freely approach and move away from the movable pool roller. a bill holding plate provided; a moving mechanism connected to the movable pool roller that moves the movable pool roller close to and away from the fixed pool roller; and when the movable pool roller moves away from the fixed pool roller, the moving pool a rotational drive transmission mechanism that transmits driving force from a high-speed rotational drive source to the roller, and transmits driving force from a low-speed rotational drive source to both pool rollers when the movable pool roller approaches the fixed pool roller. Because of this structure, the banknote stacking section can be provided close to the side of the depositing section of the device, which makes the device compact, and the banknote stack can be held between the banknote holding plates and moved only in the direction toward both pool rollers. Since the banknotes are moved, it is possible to prevent the stacked banknotes from collapsing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 22 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partially omitted side sectional view of the banknote accumulation, storage and return device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the banknote collection, storage and return device of the invention. 3 is a partially omitted left side view of the banknote accumulation, storage, and return device; FIG. 4 is a partially omitted plan view of the banknote accumulation, storage, and return device; and FIG.
Fig. 6 is a side view of the moving mechanism and drive mechanism of the moving pool roller, Fig. 7 is a view taken along the - line in Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is a closed position of the return cover. A front view of the locking mechanism, FIG. 9 is a side view of FIG. 8, FIGS. 10a and 10b are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the movable pool roller drive mechanism, and FIG. 11 is a partially omitted side view of the banknote storage section. Figure 12 is a partially omitted plan view of the banknote storage unit, Figure 13 is a side sectional view of the banknote storage unit, Figures 14 and 15 are explanatory diagrams of the movement of the moving bar and moving claw, and Figure 16 is the slide. Figure 17 is a front view of the side plate, Figure 18 is a side view of the main parts, Figure 19 is a front view of the sliding side plate locking mechanism.
Figure 20 is a rear view of the drive mechanism, Figure 20 is a side view of the main parts showing the locking mechanism of the banknote storage section, Figure 21 is a plan view of the main parts showing the locking mechanism of the banknote storage part,
2a to 22f are explanatory views of the operation of the banknote accumulation, storage and return device. 2...Banknote accumulation and return section, 3a, 3b...Fixed side plate, 5a, 5b...Fixed pool roller, 9a, 9
b...Moving side plate, 13a, 13b...Moving pool roller, 14a, 14b...One-way clutch, 1
5a, 15b...Guide plate, 21, 22, 25...
...Timing belt, 28...Moving block, 4
1...Regulation roller, 42a, 42b...Regulation piece,
43... Bill presser plate, 53... Slide member, 5
6a, 56b...Lock member, 62...Cam, 6
4, 67, 68... Link, 65... Connecting arm, 8
2a, 82b, 82c, 82d...gear, 84...
... Drive shaft, 86 ... Return cover, 94 ... Lock lever, 95 ... Solenoid, 97a, 97b ...
...Transmission roller, 99a, 99b...Contact roller,
102... Conveyance roller, 104... Impeller, 10
5...Banknote guide, 110...Banknote storage section, 11
2...Moving rod, 116...Fixed clamping plate, 117
a, 117b...Movable claw, 118...Movable clamping plate, 119...Slide shutter, 120a, 1
20b...Slide side plate, 122a, 122b...
...Moving arm, 125a, 125b...Upper swinging member, 126a, 126b...Lower swinging member, 167
...Placement plate, 171...Protruding member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Close to the fixed pool roller within the range of a fixed pool roller, a banknote accumulation position provided opposite to the fixed pool roller and spaced apart from the fixed pool roller, and a banknote storage and return position close to the fixed pool roller. a movable pool roller provided so as to be separable; a banknote holding plate provided between the two pool rollers so as to be able to approach and separate from the movable pool roller by being biased toward the movable pool roller by a biasing member; a moving mechanism connected to the movable pool roller that moves the movable pool roller close to and away from the pool roller; and when the movable pool roller moves away from the fixed pool roller, a driving force from a high-speed rotation drive source is applied to the movable pool roller. and a rotational drive transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force from a low-speed rotational drive source to both pool rollers when the movable pool roller approaches the fixed pool roller. .