JPH0549588B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a banknote stacking and separating device, and in particular, to a banknote related device such as an automatic cash handling device, in which the two operations of banknote stacking and separating and feeding are stabilized by the same mechanism. This is related to improvements to be made to the future.

[Background of the invention]

For example, in automatic banknote deposit machines, accepted banknotes are discriminated, banknotes determined to be depositable are temporarily stacked, and when a customer requests to cancel a transaction, the stacked banknotes are transferred to a return route or When transaction approval is input, it is necessary to be able to transport each item to the storage route to the safe.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are cross-sectional views showing a conventional banknote stacking and separating device in a banknote stacking state and a banknote feeding state.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 and 2 are conveyor belts, 3 is a roller, 8 is a pick-up roller, and 9 is a conveyor belt.
is the feed roller, 10 is the gate roller, 4
is a banknote guide, 5 is a banknote stopper, 6 is a push plate, 7
is a spring, 11 is a case, and 12 is a banknote.

A conveyance path is formed by the conveyance belt 1 and the rollers 3, and the banknotes are conveyed sequentially from the A direction into a collection chamber surrounded by a case 11. Inside the stacking chamber, a push plate 6 is provided facing the conveyor belt 1 and urged upward by a spring 7, and the banknotes advance along the conveyor belt 1 on the press plate. A banknote stopper 5 is provided on the exit side of the stacking chamber so that it can move forward and backward in the banknote transport path, and the banknote stopper 5 blocks the banknotes 12 from being transported, so that the banknotes 12 that have been transported are stacked one after another on the push plate 6. be done. A banknote guide 4 is provided above the conveyor belt 1 and forms the upper surface of the accumulation chamber.
A pick-up roller 8 for feeding banknotes is provided on the upper surface of the stacking chamber in the center so that it can move forward and backward.
Further, behind the banknote stopper 5, there is a mechanism for separating and feeding the banknotes 12 sent out by the pick-up roller 8 during the banknote separation/feeding operation one by one into the conveyance path formed by the conveyance belt 2 and the rollers 3. A feed roller 9 and a gate roller 10 are provided.

When shifting from the state where the banknotes 12 are stacked in the stacking chamber, that is, the state shown in FIG. 1, to the banknote feeding state, as shown in FIG. By retracting the stopper 5 in the direction B in FIG. 1, the banknote conveyance path is opened. When the pick-up roller 8 rotates in the forward direction in this state, the banknotes 12 in the stacking chamber are sequentially fed out starting from the highest banknote, separated by the feed roller 9 and gate roller 10, and transferred one by one to the conveyor belt 2.
It is fed out and conveyed in the direction.

When the banknotes 12 in the stacking chamber are exhausted, the banknote stopper 5 moves in the two directions in preparation for the next banknote stacking operation, and the pick-up roller 8 retreats in the direction to return to the state shown in FIG.

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional device configuration, the banknote 12 is moved by the pick-up roller 8 when the banknote is fed out.
In addition, it may come into contact with the conveyor belt 1 for accumulating banknotes, and the conveying force of the banknotes 12 changes, causing the banknotes 12 to be fed out, resulting in an unstable operation.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote stacking and separating device that can improve the problems of the prior art and perform banknote stacking and feeding operations stably.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the banknote stacking and separating device of the present invention has a banknote guide in a banknote stacking chamber opposite to a banknote pushing plate, and feeds banknotes by a conveyor belt disposed along the banknote guide to press the banknotes. A banknote stacking and separating device that stacks banknotes on a board and feeds out the stacked banknotes by a pick-up roller provided on the banknote guide side, wherein both the banknote guide and the pick-up roller are configured to be movable in and out of the stacking chamber, During the banknote feeding operation, both of them are pushed out to the inside of the stacking chamber to break contact between the stacking conveyor belt and the banknotes, and during the banknote stacking operation, both of the above are retracted to the outside of the stacking chamber, so that the pick-up roller and the banknotes are separated from each other. It is distinctive in that he tried to cut off contact with.

[Embodiments of the invention]

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

FIGS. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views showing the banknote stacking state and the banknote feeding state of the banknote stacking and separating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Among the symbols shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the same symbols as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 indicate the same mechanism.

In this embodiment, the bill feeding roller 8 includes a cam 13, a rubber lining 14, and a holder plate 16, and is configured such that both the roller 8 and the bill guide 15 can enter and retreat into the accumulation chamber.

To explain these in detail, the conveyor belt 1 and the roller 3
A conveyance path for feeding banknotes into the stacking chamber is formed, and a movable push plate 6, which is biased by a spring 7 of an appropriate strength, faces the banknote conveyance path.
It is the same as the conventional method in that a banknote stopper 5 is provided so as to be movable forward and backward so as to block the banknote transport direction. A pick-up roller 8 for feeding out banknotes is attached to the tip of a hold plate 16 having a rotation center axis 17 above the guide 15, and can be moved up and down by the hold plate 16.
The power for the roller 8 is obtained through contact between a cam 13 provided on a shaft 17 and a rubber lining 14 attached to the pick-up roller shaft.

In this embodiment, not only the pick-up roller 8 for feeding out banknotes but also the banknote guide 15 are configured to be able to change their positions up and down. By pushing the banknotes out to the side, the contact between the banknotes 12 and the conveyor belt 1 is cut off, thereby eliminating a factor causing instability during banknote feeding.

First, the operation when stacking banknotes will be explained with reference to FIG.

During the banknote stacking operation, the pick-up roller 8 is in the retracted position, and the banknote guide 15 is connected to the conveyor belt 1.
Inside the stacking chamber, a push plate 6 biased by a spring 7 is in contact with the conveyor belt 1 to wait for banknotes. The banknotes 12 conveyed from the A direction are pressed against the conveyor belt 1 by the push plate 6, and are conveyed to the position of the banknote stopper 5 by the frictional force of the conveyor belt surface, so that the succeeding banknotes are placed on top of the preceding banknotes. They are stacked one after another on the push plate 6 in an overlapping manner. FIG. 3 shows a state in which a predetermined number of banknotes 12 have been accumulated.Next, the operation of the banknote 12 in a state in which banknotes 12 are fed out will be explained with reference to FIG.

When a bill feeding command is issued from outside, the holder plate 16 rotates clockwise around the shaft 17 by a motor, cam, lever, etc. (not shown), and the pick-up roller 8 is rotated clockwise. direction (Fig. 3) to make it fully protrude toward the banknote side. At the same time, the banknote guide 15
It moves in two directions (FIG. 3) and is located between the conveyor belt 1 and the pick-up roller 8 to prevent the conveyor belt surface from coming into contact with the banknotes 12. The bill stopper 5 also moves in the direction (FIG. 3) and is retracted to a position that allows the bill to advance.

Next, by rotating the shaft 17 from the outside in the N direction (FIG. 4) via a motor (not shown), the pick-up roller 8 for feeding out banknotes is moved in the R direction via the cam 13 and the rubber lining 14. The banknote 12 is fed by friction.
It is fed between roller 9 and gate roller 10.
Here, the banknotes 12 are transferred one by one to the feed roller 9.
and are separated by the action of the gate roller 10,
They are sequentially fed into a conveyance path formed by a conveyor belt 2 and rollers 3. That is, feed roller 9
As the banknotes 12 rotate in the wa direction, the separated banknotes 12 are fed into the wa direction of the conveyance path.

When all the banknotes 12 in the stacking chamber are gone, the banknote stopper 5 moves in the direction (FIG. 4) to pick up the banknotes.
The roller 8 is moved in the direction (Fig. 4) toward the banknote guide 15.
are moved in the direction (FIG. 4), respectively, and return from the state shown in FIG. 4 to the state shown in FIG. 3, and enter the banknote standby state.

In this way, by alternately feeding out the states shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each operation of stacking and feeding out the banknotes 12 can be performed stably.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, not only the pick-up roller but also the bill guide protrudes toward the bill side during the bill payout operation, thereby completely cutting off the contact between the bill carrying belt in the accumulating chamber and the bill. , the banknote feeding operation can be performed extremely stably.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are cross-sectional views showing the stacking state and feeding state of a conventional banknote stacking and separating device, respectively, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views showing the stacking state and the feeding state of a banknote stacking and separating device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a sectional view showing a drawn-out state. 1, 2...Conveyor belt, 3...Roller, 4,1
5...Banknote guide, 5...Banknote stopper, 6...
Push plate, 8...Pickup roller, 9...Feed roller, 10...Gate roller, 12...
...Banknotes, 17...axis.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A banknote stacking chamber has a banknote guide facing the banknote pushing plate, a conveyor belt disposed along the banknote guide feeds banknotes and stacks them on the banknote holding plate, and the stacked banknotes are transferred to the banknote guide. In the banknote stacking and separating device which is fed out by a pick-up roller provided on the side, both the banknote guide and the pick-up roller are configured to be able to move forward and backward into the stacking chamber, and when the banknotes are fed out, they both project into the inside of the stacking chamber. The stacking conveyor belt and the banknotes are cut off from each other, and when the banknotes are stacked, both of them are retracted toward the outside of the stacking chamber, thereby cutting off the contact between the pick-up roller and the banknotes. Banknote stacking and separating device.