JPH0583468B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to an automated teller machine capable of depositing and withdrawing money, and particularly to a device that stores deposited coins for withdrawal and takes them out at the time of withdrawal.

[Background of the invention]

Conventionally, as this type of device, Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 58-221482,
There is a system shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-3694, etc., which has a mechanism for taking in bills into a bill storage section and a mechanism for taking out bills from the same storage section, because it has a bill ejection mechanism. At times, it was difficult to hold the banknotes sufficiently in the taking-in mechanism, and if both the taking-in and take-out mechanisms were belt-based, there were concerns that subsequent banknotes would easily collide with the preceding banknotes during taking-in.
If a jam or the like occurs during banknote loading, problems are likely to occur during subsequent banknote loading or unloading.

[Purpose of the invention]

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of storing deposited banknotes as banknotes for withdrawal and taking out the stored banknotes at the time of withdrawal, which is capable of taking in banknotes into a storage part and taking out banknotes from this storage part. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic cash transaction device that can improve accuracy and have a compact storage and separation mechanism.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized by a deposit/withdrawal port, a storage section for storing deposited banknotes for withdrawal, a stacker section for taking deposited banknotes into the storage section, and a stacker section for taking deposited banknotes into the storage section. The stacker section includes a separating section that takes out the bills one by one, and a conveying section that connects the stacker section/separating section and the deposit/withdrawal port to convey the bills, and the stacker section has a plurality of blades for receiving bills on the circumference. The separation section has impellers installed at equal intervals, and the separation section includes a pick-up roller that presses against the separation and delivery side of the banknotes stacked and stored in the storage section and takes out the banknotes one by one by rotation; located on the anti-separation delivery side of the banknotes stacked and stored in the banknotes;
a guide roller for suppressing rising of the group of banknotes; a feed roller provided at a position to avoid the banknote storage path by the impeller and for separating and conveying the banknotes taken out by the pick-up roller; the pick-up roller; and the guide. a roller, and an arm that rotatably holds the feed rollers while maintaining their relative positions with respect to each other; the arm is configured to be rotatable about the center of rotation of the feed roller as a fulcrum; The automatic teller machine is characterized in that when storing the banknotes, the pick-up roller and the guide roller are moved to a position that avoids a banknote storage path by the impeller by rotation of the arm.

With this configuration, when bills are taken into the storage section, the separation section is retracted so as not to obstruct the path of the bills, so the stacker section can reliably take in the bills, and the stacker section can reliably take in the bills. The accuracy of the capture operation can be improved.

In addition, since the separating section is configured so that the arm rotates around the center of rotation of the feed roller as a fulcrum for retracting operation, the feed roller, which forms the main part of the separating section, does not move regardless of whether it is retracting or separating. This is a fixed configuration. Therefore, the feed roller can always maintain its relative position with the other rollers placed around it with good accuracy.
Separation accuracy can be improved.

Furthermore, the arm allows the pick-up roller and guide roller to be retracted using the rotation axis of the feed roller as a fulcrum, so the distance between the pick-up roller and the field roller can be minimized, making the overall storage and separation part more compact. Can be configured.

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 1 shows the cash handling section of an automatic teller machine for use at counters, which is equipped with the device of the present invention and is handled directly by customers or handled by staff. It has two deposit and withdrawal ports on the side. A separation device 3 for taking in deposited banknotes B is provided on one side of the deposit/withdrawal port 2, and an extrusion fork 4 for pushing the paid bills B into the deposit/withdrawal port 2 is provided on the other side. A discrimination section 5 is provided in the center of the main body 1. This discrimination section 5 discriminates the authenticity of banknotes B to be taken in or dispensed.
A reject box 6 for collecting banknotes B that cannot be identified is provided at the rear central portion of the main body 1. Above this, that is, at the rear upper part of the main body 1, a front-back reversing unit 7 for reversing the face-down banknotes B to face up is arranged. A vane stacker portion 8 is provided at the extruded fork 4 described above. From the center to the bottom inside the main body 1, from the rear to the front of the main body 1, there is a first denomination box 9 for banknote recycling,
Similarly, the second denomination box 1 for banknote recycling
0, and a safe 11 that supplies and collects banknotes B at the start and end of the work day, and also collects banknotes B that are not suitable for withdrawal.
Temporary stack unit 12 that temporarily stores the received banknotes B
and a forgotten banknote collection box 13 located below it. An impeller stacker section 14 and a separation section 15 are arranged above the first denomination box 9, second denomination box 10, safe 11, and temporary stacker section 12, respectively. The above-mentioned parts are connected by a conveying means 16, and a gate part 17 is provided at a branch part in the conveying means.
is provided. Furthermore, a slip card mechanism and a passbook printing mechanism are installed above the cash handling section.

The cash handling department described above is
The banknotes B inserted into the banknotes are temporarily stored in a temporary stacker section 12 and then stored in first and second denomination boxes 9, 10 and a safe 11 according to denomination. Further, according to a customer's request, the banknotes B stored in the first and second denomination boxes 9 and 10 can be dispensed to the deposit/withdrawal port 2 through the front/back reversing mechanism 7 with their front surfaces aligned.

Next, the configurations of the impeller stacker section and separation mechanism described above will be explained using FIGS. 2 to 5.

In these figures, the feed roller 20 is
A friction member 21 is provided on a part of the circumference thereof, and two friction members 21 are provided on a shaft 23 rotatably supported on a frame 22. On both sides of these two feed rollers 20, there are shafts 23 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.
A stopper roller 24 is disposed coaxially with.
The stopper roller 24 is made of a material with a low coefficient of friction, such as metal. The feed roller 20 and the stopper roller 24 each have grooves 20A and 20A in the circumferential direction. A gate roller 25 made of a friction member is disposed so as to fit into these grooves 20A, 20A. That is, the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 25, and the stopper roller 24 and the gate roller 25 are arranged to overlap each other.

On the other hand, a timing pulley 26 is attached to one end of the shaft 23.
is installed. A timing belt 27 is placed around this pulley 26. This belt 2
7 is connected to a motor (not shown). As a result, the rotation of the shaft 23, that is, the feed roller 20 is controlled. Feed rollers 20, 2 on shaft 23
A gear 28 is fixed to the portion between 0 and 0. This gear 28 meshes with a gear 30 that is rotatably attached to an arm 29 that is pivotably attached around the shaft 23. A cam 31 is attached coaxially to the side of the gear 30 and rotates together with the gear 30. Furthermore, a rubber roller 33 and a pick-up roller 34 made of rubber with a high coefficient of friction are fixed to a free rotation shaft 32 attached to one end of the middle of the arm 29 at a position where it engages with the cam 31. ing. The cam 31 contacts the rubber roller 33 by a predetermined rotation angle when the gear 28 rotates once, and rotates the pick-up roller 34 intermittently. That is, due to the action of the cam 31,
When the shaft 23 rotates, the feed roller 20 and the pick-up roller 34 are driven synchronously. This pick-up roller 34 is in contact with the paper sheet (herein, the description will be made with particular reference to the banknote B) at the center in the longitudinal direction.
A pick-up roller 34 is disposed on the arm 29 so as to come into contact with both sides of the arm 29 in the longitudinal direction. The side pick-up rollers 34 are driven in the same way as the central pick-up roller 34. That is, this side pick-up roller 34 is operated intermittently by a gear 38 fixed to the shaft 23 via a gear 35, a cam 36, and a rubber roller 37 rotatably attached to the side of the arm 29. driven by

At the tip of the arm 29, in order to stably maintain the posture of banknote group B, that is, when the pick-up roller 34 is pressed against the banknote delivery side of the stacked banknote group,
In order to prevent the group of banknotes from tilting forward in the banknote feeding direction due to the bulging effect, a guide roller 39 is rotatably attached. This guide roller 39
is located on the anti-separation sending side with respect to the pick-up roller 34, and when separating bills, the pick-up roller 34
contacts the banknote B at a position approximately equal to or higher than the surface where the banknote B contacts the banknote B.

The swinging position of the pick-up roller 34 is
This is obtained by detecting the amount of movement of the other end of the arm 29, which is swingably attached to the arm 29, using the sensor 40. The output of this sensor 40 is applied through a control circuit 41 to a drive motor 42 of a banknote pressing means, which will be described later.

The pick-up roller 34 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, it is connected to a spring 44 that urges a stopper 43 that comes into contact with the arm 29 to restrict its swing amount and a pick-up roller 34 to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. Due to the action, safe 11, denomination box 9, 1
When the banknotes B are pressed against the banknotes B stored and stacked in the storage section such as 0, etc., and the banknote pressing means described later operates to push the banknotes B upward, the upper limit position thereof is regulated by the stopper 43.

Further, the arm 29 equipped with the pick-up roller 34 and the like is moved onto or above the banknotes stacked in the storage section by a cam 45 rotated by another driving means and a roller 46 that engages with the cam 45.

Further, a stopper 47 is connected to the arm 29 by a link 48, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, which also functions to suppress the stacked banknotes supported by the frame 22. Therefore, the stopper 47 rotates (second
clockwise/counterclockwise in Fig. 4).

It goes without saying that the pressing force on the bill B may be applied by using the weight of the arm 29 and its attachments instead of the spring 44.

The feed roller 20 and gate roller 2 described above
A banknote push-back arm 49 is provided in the vicinity of the banknote 5 for returning the banknote B, which has been partially caught by the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 25, to the storage section at the end of banknote feeding. This arm 49 is attached to a rotatable shaft 50. The shaft 50 is rotated by a driving means, and the rotation operation is performed from the position shown in FIG. 2 to the position shown in FIG. Rotate counterclockwise to the desired position. As the shaft 50 swings, the arm 49 pushes the front end of the banknote with its rotating tip 49a and pushes the banknote B back into the storage section.

According to this configuration, since the last banknote to be separated can be separated at high speed during banknote separation, the separation time can be shortened. That is, if there is no arm 49, the separation speed is slowed down when the separation reaches near the final banknote, and after the final banknote is separated, the rotation of the pick-up roller 34 is stopped and the rotation of the gate roller 25 and feed roller 20 is continued. This requires careful control and also slows down the separation speed.

A shaft 51 parallel to the shaft 23 is rotatably supported on the frame 22 . This shaft 51 is driven by a motor (not shown). A pair of arms 52 are rotatably supported on this shaft 51 symmetrically. A cantilevered shaft 53 is provided at the tip of the arm 52. An impeller 54 is rotatably attached to this shaft 53. This impeller 54 includes a gear 55 fixed to the shaft 51, an intermediate gear 56 provided on the arm 52, and a gear 5 integrally attached to the impeller 54.
It is rotated by meshing with 7.

A plurality of blades 54A for receiving banknotes are attached at equal intervals on the circumference of the impeller 54, and banknotes B sent from a conveyance path (not shown) are transferred to a roller 58,
59 and can be conveyed and pushed between the blades 54A of the impeller 54. Also, the arm 52 is connected to the shaft 5.
1, the impeller 54 can swing about the shaft 51 in the same way as the pick-up roller 34. The movement of the arm 52, that is, the movement of the impeller 54, is detected by a sensor 60 provided opposite the end of the arm 52. This sensor 60 signal is used to control the amount of descent of the banknote pressing means, which will be described later, in accordance with the amount of banknotes B accumulated. That is, as shown in FIG.
The conveyed banknote B received and received by the impeller 54 is held by the impeller 54 and as it rotates, it is fed into the storage section, and when it comes into contact with the stopper 47, it is removed from the impeller 54.

As a result, the banknotes B are accumulated one after another in the storage section, but when the banknotes B have accumulated to a certain extent, the impeller 54 is pushed upward by the accumulated banknotes B, and when it rises to a specified position, the impeller 54 car 54
The rise in is detected by the sensor 60. This sensor 6
The signal from 0 is applied through a control circuit 61 to a drive motor 42 of a banknote pressing means, which will be described later, to lower the stacked paper. Thereby, the impeller 54 is controlled to always swing around the shaft 51 within a substantially constant range.

Next, the configuration of the bill pressing means described above will be explained using FIG. 2 and FIG. 4. The push plate 62 receives banknotes B accumulated in the storage section. This push plate 62 is a guide shaft 6 provided on the frame 22.
3. It is supported by the screw shaft 64 and is driven in the vertical direction. That is, the drive motor 42
When the rotation is transmitted to the screw shaft 64 by the belt 65, the screw shaft 64 rotates forward and backward, so that the push plate 62 is moved up and down via a nut 66 that engages with the screw shaft 64. At this time, when the bill B is separated by the pick-up roller 34, the sensor 40 is actuated by the swinging of the arm 29 to control the position of the pick-up roller 34. In other words, the height of the push plate 62 is controlled so that the pick-up roller 34 is at an appropriate position relative to the feed roller 20 and gate roller 25.

Similarly, when stacking banknotes B as shown in FIG. When B is accumulated and the impeller 54 is pushed upward, the push plate 62 is lowered to correct the position of the impeller 54 downward. As a result, the height of the impeller 54 is controlled within a substantially constant range with reference to the position of the stopper 67 that determines its lower limit. That is, the force that pushes up the impeller 54 due to the banknotes B being deposited;
In other words, the impeller 54 can keep the pressing force against the banknotes B substantially constant.

Therefore, the banknotes from the impeller are always deposited under the same conditions, and the alignment of the banknotes thus stacked is extremely good, and subsequent separation accuracy can also be improved. In addition, in order to release the accumulated electricity of banknotes, if the impeller is made of synthetic resin mixed with a conductor (carbon powder, metal powder), etc., it will be possible to prevent the banknotes from adhering to or repelling the impeller. This makes it possible to further improve the alignment of banknotes.
At this time, it is sufficient that at least a conductor is attached to the surface of the impeller and this is grounded, and conductive coating may be used.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned cash handling section will be explained.

First, the operation of separating banknotes accumulated in the storage section will be explained using FIG. 2.

When separating and sending out the banknotes B accumulated in the storage section, the arm 29 is set in a substantially horizontal state by the cam 45 and the roller 46, as shown in FIG. At this time, the guide roller 39 at the end of the arm 29 comes into contact with the banknotes B in the uppermost stacked banknotes.
Suppresses the rise on the anti-separation sending side. Further, the side pick-up rollers 34 also come into contact with the top of the banknote B to suppress the rise of the longitudinal ends of the banknote B.

In addition, in order to suppress the rising of the short or longitudinal ends of the banknote B, a rising part may be provided at the center of the push plate 62 so that the both ends of the banknote descend by gravity.

In this state, when the screw shaft 64 is rotated by the drive belt 65 and the push plate 62 is raised,
The banknotes B in the storage section are gradually picked up by the pick-up roller 3.
Pressed to 4. When the push plate 62 further rises, the stacked banknotes B overcome the spring 44, and the pick-up roller 34 rises to the position set by the sensor 40.
The sensor 40 detects the position and stops the rotation of the drive motor 42. This causes the push plate 62 to stop rising. Then, the bill B is set in a separable state.

Next, when the feed roller 20 is rotated, the power from the gear 28 fixed to the shaft 23 is transferred to the cam 31.
The rotation of the cam 31 causes the pick-up roller 34 to rotate intermittently in synchronization with the feed roller 20. As a result, the uppermost banknote B being pressed against the pick-up roller 34 is fed into the separating section constituted by the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 25. At this time, when a plurality of banknotes B are fed into the separation section at the same time, the lower banknote is pressed down by the frictional resistance of the gate roller 25, and the banknotes B are separated one by one and sent downstream. . Also, the separated banknotes are transferred to feed roller 2.
0 and the gate roller 25, but at this time, the stopper rollers 24 on both sides prevent it from tilting. That is, the banknote is prevented from tilting by delaying its advance by pressing the edge of the banknote that has advanced due to the tilt.

The separation of banknotes B progresses, and the pick-up roller 34
When the amount of banknotes between and the push plate 62 decreases, the pick-up roller 34 gradually rotates counterclockwise around the shaft 23 by the arm 29, so the arm 29 equipped with the pick-up roller 34 also rotates counterclockwise. Rotate to . Therefore, the signal from sensor 40 disappears. Then, the drive motor 42 operates again to push up the push plate 62 and press the bill B against the pick-up roller 34 in the same manner as described above.

In the above manner, the pick-up roller 34
Since the banknote B can be pressed with a constant force and the operating height of the separating section consisting of the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 25 can always be kept within a constant range, no misfeed occurs. Banknotes B can always be separated stably. In addition, since the pick-up roller is a straight type, unlike the vacuum suction type, there is no need for a vacuum pump or suction pipe, and the drive system is simple, and even old banknotes can be separated more reliably than the suction type.

Next, at the end of the banknote separation operation, the top banknote in the storage section (the banknote separated last) remains held between the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 25, and both rollers are stopped. In this state, the impeller 54 cannot perform the operation of receiving and collecting the banknotes B, so the banknote B held between the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 25 is stored. Make a movement to push it back into the room. This operation of biting and returning banknotes will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. First, the drive motor 42 is driven to lower the push plate 62 by a desired amount. Next, the arm 29 is rotated by the rotation of the cam 45 shown in FIG. 3, and the pick-up roller 34 is retracted upward. next,
The feed roller 20 is rotated in the opposite direction to the rotation during separation. The bill is reversed and its front end is held between the rollers 20 and 25 or stopped at a position spaced apart from them. At the same time, the arm 49 for pushing back banknotes is rotated counterclockwise from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. Push back. Through this series of operations, the feed roller 20 and the gate roller 25
It is possible to push the banknotes B caught between the banknotes and the banknotes back into the storage section.

Next, when receiving and collecting banknotes sent sequentially from the deposit slot, the arm 29 is rotated around the shaft 23 to move the pick-up roller 34 and guide roller 39 to the banknote B as shown in FIG. It is evacuated toward the impeller 54 from the upper surface. That is, it is evacuated from the path of banknotes to be accumulated. Finally, the outer periphery of the guide roller 39 at the tip of the arm 29 is connected to the impeller 5.
4, located inside the attachment part of the blade 54A,
The bill B entering the impeller 54 and being held by the blades 54A is prevented from coming into contact with the guide roller 39. Therefore, since the banknotes can be reliably held in the impeller 54, they are less likely to come off even if the rotational speed of the impeller is increased.

In this state, the stopper 47, which had been retracted during the separation operation, is set in front of the feed roller 20 in conjunction with the rotation of the arm 29 (see FIG. 4). Further, the push plate 62 rises until the uppermost surface of the banknote B comes into contact with the impeller 54 and pushes it upward.
When the impeller 54 is pushed upward by the rise of the bill B and rotates around the shaft 51, the sensor 60 disposed opposite to one end of the arm 52 detects the upper limit position of the impeller 54, as described above. The sensor 60 applies its signal to the control circuit 61 so that the control circuit 61
applies a stop signal to motor 42. This causes the push plate 62 to stop.

Through the above-described operations, the initial position of the push plate 62 for receiving and depositing banknotes B is determined regardless of whether there are banknotes or not. Next, the push plate 62 is lowered by a predetermined amount.

In this state, the operation of receiving and depositing banknotes B is started. That is, the impeller 54 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 4 in synchronization with the conveyance of banknotes B to be deposited, and the banknotes B held by the conveyance rollers 58 and 59 are placed inside the impeller 54. Pushed in. This banknote B is held by the blades 54A and rotated by the impeller 54 until it engages with the stopper 47. Thereafter, the banknotes B collide with the stopper 47 and are separated from the impeller 54, and continue to be deposited on the push plate 62 or on the banknotes B that have already been deposited. During this time, the push plate 62 is stopped, but when the amount of accumulated banknotes B increases and the impeller 54 is pushed upward, the arm 52
rotates clockwise to operate the sensor 60. The signal from the sensor 60 activates the drive motor 42 to lower the push plate 62. When the push plate 62 is lowered, the arm 52 rotates counterclockwise and the sensor 60 returns to its initial state. As a result, a banknote stacking state is established with a weak (appropriate) pressing force that can push and stack the banknotes B with an appropriate space between the impeller 54 and the stacked banknotes B or with the clamping force of the impeller 54. banknotes B can be continuously received and deposited. That is, the impeller 54 swings around the shaft 51 in accordance with the amount of banknotes B accumulated, and when the banknotes B are accumulated such that the impeller 54 is strongly pushed up, the push plate 62 descends and the banknotes B are constantly
It is possible to maintain a state in which the particles can be stably received and deposited from the impeller 54.

Next, when the series of banknote receiving and stacking operations is completed and the banknote B is to be separated and sent out again, the pick-up roller 34 advances to the top surface of the banknote B, as shown in FIG. Can be played out. Thereafter, the above-described separation operation will be repeated. In this separating operation, the bill is prevented from rising and deforming on both ends of the bill by the pick-up rollers 34 located on the sides shown in FIG. It is possible to reduce interference with Furthermore, since the aforementioned pick-up roller 34 is rotationally driven, it is possible to apply a large conveying force to the banknotes. Further, since the banknote is prevented from being deformed upward on the side opposite to separation by the guide roller 39, the posture of the banknote is kept constant, and the banknote can be stably fed out toward the separation point. That is, interference with other guide members etc. on the upper part of the banknote can be weakened, and conveyance resistance can be reduced. As a result, misfeeding and skew of banknotes can be prevented from occurring.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the positions of the pick-up roller 34 and the impeller 54 are
11 sensors detect and control the position. Although the detection is performed using a position on/off control format, the pressing force may be controlled by 3 position on/off control format that detects and controls the upper, lower, and intermediate positions, or continuous movement may be performed. A continuous control system detected by a sensor may be configured to continuously control the position and pressing force of the pick-up roller 34 and impeller 54. In this case, more detailed operation control can be performed.

Furthermore, although the above-described embodiment describes a structure in which banknotes are stacked or separated in a horizontal direction, the present invention can also be applied to a case where the banknotes are in a three-dimensional state.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the pick-up roller 34 on the side, that is, the pick-up roller 34 located on a plane substantially parallel to the rotating surface of the guide roller 39, is driven to rotate by the drive system. The roller 34 may have an idling support structure without a drive system, or may slide without rotating. Even with this configuration, it is possible to obtain the same effects as those of the above-described embodiments, and by omitting the drive system, the device can be made smaller and lower in price.

In the above embodiment, a pick-up roller is used, but a vacuum suction type may be used to transfer the banknotes between the gate roller and the feed roller.

Next, let's talk about storage. 9, 10, and 11 (hereinafter collectively referred to as storage boxes) are configured so that they can be detachably attached in a cassette style.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a storage box mounting section formed on the back side of the device. Reference numeral 101 denotes a back panel (back surface in FIG. 1) of the device frame, in which notches 101a to 101c, into which storage boxes are filled, are formed horizontally. Each cutout is provided with a pedestal 102 on which a storage box 120 is placed.

This pedestal 102 has an L-shape as shown in FIG. 7, and includes a bottom plate 102a, a back plate 102b extending upward from the rear ends thereof, a front plate 102c extending downward from the front end of the bottom plate, and a top plate 102c extending upward from both sides of the bottom plate. It is formed from side plates 102d and 102e. Side plate 10
2d is provided with a wedge-shaped guide plate 102f along the insertion direction of the storage box. This information board 102f
and the surface of the bottom plate 102a (contact surface with the storage box)
A sliding plate 102 made of synthetic resin that reduces the
G is attached. The end of the front plate 102c (seventh
A support shaft 102h that rotatably supports the entire pedestal is fixed to the left end (in the figure). A set base pin 102j is fixed to the back surface of the back plate 102b, and this pin 102j is attached to the pedestal 1 along with the support shaft 102h.
02, and rotates together with the pedestal 102 around the support shaft 102h.

In addition to this, this frame 102 has a drive shaft 104 on the bottom surface 102a that drives a push plate (described later) inside the storage box.
(described later) and an opening 102k in which the protruding pin 10 appears and retracts,
102l is provided. Furthermore, the back plate 102b
has openings 102m, 102n, 102p, 102
A pair of latch hooks 106, a latch 107, and an empty detection lever 1, which will be described later, are provided.
08a・Full detection lever 108b, push pin 1
09 stands out.

Returning to FIG. 6, reference numeral 110 is a set lever which, when lifted upward, places the pedestal 102 in a counterclockwise tilted state (indicated by arrow A in FIG. 6), and when pushed down, sets the pedestal 102 in a horizontal state (set state). shall be. 111 is a lid opening prevention plate;
When the lever 110 is pushed down with the storage box placed on the storage box, it moves in the direction of the pedestal 102 (in the direction of the left arrow) and fits into a hole (described later) in the lid of the storage box, preventing the lid from moving. . 112 is a lock-off handle, which locks off by rotating
06 and the storage box.

Next, a mechanism for attaching and detaching the storage box 120 will be explained using FIG. The lid opening prevention plate 111 has a spring 11
1a, it is always urged in the direction of arrow C on the side of the pedestal 102, and is supported by a fixed member (corresponding to the frame 22 in FIG. 5) so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions of this arrow. Reference numeral 112 denotes a settling plate which is also supported movably in the front and back direction of arrow D. One end abuts the end slope of the lid opening prevention plate 111 via a roller bearing 112a, and a permanent magnet 112b is provided on a tongue piece extending below the middle portion. Also, the branched and extended end is a set lever 110.
is pivotally supported via the operating end of and a shaft 110a. 11
3 is an adsorption plate fixed opposite to the permanent magnet 112b. Reference numeral 114 denotes a latching plate attached to a fixing member (not shown) so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction of arrow F. One end is a roller bearing 114
It engages with the other end of the settling plate 112 via a. This engagement is achieved by fitting the roller bearing 114A of the latching plate 114 into a substantially crank-shaped elongated hole 112c provided in the settling plate 112. The set pace pin 102j is engaged with the vertical surface of the stepped portion a in the center of the latch ring plate 114, and the rear end 10 of the latch 107 is engaged with the notch 114c at the other end.
7b has entered. The latch 107 is rotatably supported by a fixed rotating shaft 107a, and is supported by a spring 107c.
is constantly biased to rotate clockwise. Further, the set base pin 102j is connected to the horizontal tension spring 114.
It is connected to the latch link plate 114 via the latch link plate 114, and as the latch link plate 114 moves, it is pulled horizontally and moves. Furthermore, the above pin 10
2j is pulled upward by a load canceling spring 114c, and prevents the pedestal 102 from rotating clockwise due to the weight of the pedestal 102 and the storage box placed thereon. Horizontal pull spring 11
4b eliminates the need for fine adjustment in the horizontal direction even if there are dimensional variations in the storage box, and prevents damage to the device due to overload due to the weight of the storage box.

The lock-off handle 112 has its rotation axis 112
a is pivotally supported on the frame of the device, and a push-up cam 112b is attached to the tip of the a. This cam 112b is provided with a pin 112c at an eccentric position, the tip of which is pulled upward by a return spring 112d, so that when the lock handle 112 is rotated in the direction of arrow G, the pin 112c is rotated in the opposite direction. Empower.

115 is a lock-off lever, one end of which engages with the push-up cam 112b via a roller bearing 115a. Also, this lever 115
The middle part and the other end of the latch 10
6 is locked.

The latch 106 is rotatably supported by the frame via a shaft 106a, and is biased counterclockwise by a latch spring 106b, pushing the lock-off lever 115 downward (in the opposite direction of arrow H). There is.

The push-out pin 109 is movably supported in a hole in a part 102r of the pedestal 102, and a push-out spring 109a is stretched between the push-out pin 109 and the part 102r of the pedestal 102, and constantly presses the back surface of the storage box. . The member protruding from the back plate 102b of the pedestal rotates together with the pedestal.

Below, an example of the storage box main body is shown in Figures 9 to 1.
This will be explained with reference to Figure 6. 121 is an outer box 122 of the storage box 120, an inner box, 123 is a top lid, and 129 is a door, which together constitute a box body. Outer box 12
An inner box 122 is placed inside the inner box 122, and banknotes are stored in the inner box 122, and the banknotes are taken in and out through an opening covered by an upper lid 123 during separation or stacking.
Additionally, the door 129 is opened to insert and remove banknotes. 124
is a knob that is grasped when manually pulling out the top lid 123 to open and close it. 62 is a push plate shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 that receives the banknotes in the storage box, and
The banknotes move up and down along guide shafts 63 fixed to both sides of the banknotes via carriers 127 according to the number of banknotes stored during separation or stacking. 128 is a pin fixed to the carrier 127, 130 is the door 12
A carrying handle 131 provided at 9 is fixed to the inner box 122 and door 129 with rivets 132. Reference numeral 133 denotes a locking plate, and holes 13 are provided in a row to fit a number of pins 128 in positions facing the pins 128 according to the amount of movement of the pusher plate 62.
4 are provided. In addition, the plate 133 is rotatably connected to a flange 136a of a cradle 136 on the door side and a flange 133a on the plate side by a pin 137.
They are joined by the 28th side.

One end of the carrier 127 is constantly pulled upward by a tension spring 138. This spring 138
One end 138c is connected to the carrier 127, the other end 138a is fixed to the inner wall of the outer box, and the middle part is wrapped around a roller 138b.

When putting banknotes into the storage box, the door 12
9 is opened, the push plate 62 is lowered, and banknotes are stacked and put on the push plate 62. In this case, when the door 129 is opened, the pin 128 fixed to the push plate 62 is disengaged from the hole 134 of the plate 133, and the push plate 62 can freely move up and down. When the push plate 62 is manually lowered and banknotes are put into the storage section made up of the push plate 62 and the inner box 122, the push plate 62 properly presses and holds the banknotes by its spring force. When the door is closed, the plate 133 on the door side and the pin 128 of the push plate fit together at the part located in the hole 134 of the plate, and the push plate 62 is fixed without moving up and down. When carrying the banknotes in this state, the banknotes are pressed and held by the press plate, so the press plate 62 does not move and therefore the banknotes are not disturbed inside.

Note that when the storage box 120 is attached to the pedestal 102, the pin 128 is inserted into the hole 13 of the plate.
4, the push plate 62 can now move along the guide shaft 63. Specifically, Figure 12/1
As shown in FIG. 3, an oval unlock cam 138 and a semicircular push-up lever 139 are arranged on both sides of the wall of the inner box 122, and these two are connected by a shaft 140 that passes through the wall so that they can rotate freely on the wall. is supported by When the storage box is attached to the pedestal 102 and the pedestal is in the set state, the protruding pin 105 shown in FIG. , rotate the front/rear push lever 139 clockwise. Accordingly, the unlocking cam 138 also rotates clockwise and pushes the plate 133 toward the door 129 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. This pressing disengages the pin 128 from the hole 134 of the plate 133.

Also, depending on the type of storage box, the push plate 62 may only move in one direction, and in such cases, the push plate 62 may be moved in place of the hole in the plate 133, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15. 1 tooth part 1 with directionality
34a are provided, and the tip 128a of the pin 128 is
However, it enters this single tooth part, and for example, as shown in the figure, against downward movement, the pin engages with the single tooth part of the plate and is locked, and against upward movement, the single tooth part engages and locks the plate. Due to the inclination, the plate 133 escapes in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 10, and the pin 128 is configured to move only upward.

With the above configuration, the push plate 62 is not locked because the door is opened when bills are stored in the collection box, and appropriate pressure can be applied to the bills placed on the push plate. Therefore, it is possible to prevent abnormal pressure from being applied to banknotes due to overfilling with banknotes when the push plate is locked as in the conventional case, and to prevent banknotes from flying out of the storage box (mainly from the upper opening) due to abnormal pressure and separating the banknotes. Deterioration of performance can be prevented. Also,
Since banknotes can be loaded while pressing down the push plate 62 appropriately, the operation is easy. Furthermore, when the door of the storage box is closed and carried around, the banknotes will not be disturbed inside.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the inside of the storage box main body 120. In the figure, 139 is the push-up lever shown in FIG. 13, 140 is its pivot shaft, and 14
Reference numeral 1 denotes a slide rod whose lower end is pivotally supported by the push-up lever 139, and whose upper end is pivotally supported by the leg 142c of the bill pressing plate 142. The banknote holding plate 142 has both bent legs 1
42c is pivotally supported on the wall of the inner box of the storage box by a shaft 142a. The portion 142b extending upward in FIG. 9 is provided with a fork-shaped notch, and normally presses the upper end of the banknote facing the upper opening of the storage box. biased in the direction. FIG. 9 shows the storage box 120 placed on the pedestal 102 and in the set state. Although not shown, the protruding pin 105 shown in FIG.
Assume that the user is pushing up the push-up lever 139.

64 is a screw shaft screwed into the carrier 127, and has a male thread cut on its surface. The screw shaft 64 is rotatably supported at its upper and lower ends by support pieces 122a (only the upper end is shown in the figure) extending horizontally from the upper and lower ends of the inner box.
move up and down. At this time, the carrier 127 also has a guide shaft 63 fixed at both ends to the support piece 122a.
slide up and down along the The screw shaft 64 has a notch 64a formed at its lower end, and a fitting portion 64b provided with a downward hole into which the drive pin 104 shown in FIG. 2 is fitted. In this fitting part, as shown in FIG. 9b, an adjuster 64c is fitted below the screw shaft 64, and both are connected by a pin 64d so as to be vertically movable. A spring 64e is provided between the upper part of the adjuster 64c and a support piece 122c extending horizontally from the inner box, and the adjuster 64c is biased downward by this spring. A downward hole 64f into which the drive shaft 104 shown in FIG. 7 is fitted is provided below the adjuster 64c, and a notch 64a into which the pin 104a of the drive shaft is fitted is formed in this hole. When fitting the drive shaft 104 and the adjuster 64c,
If the positions of both the pin 104a and the notch 64a are misaligned, the pin 104a will cause the adjuster 64 to
a is lifted and the drive shafts 104 are fitted together when they are aligned as the drive shaft 104 rotates.
04 rotation can be transmitted to the screw shaft 64.
The power of the motor 42 is transmitted to the drive shaft 104 via worm gears 104b and 170.

The carrier 127 is composed of a portion 127a that is sandwiched between the walls of the inner and outer boxes and screwed into the lead screw, and a portion 127b that supports the push plate 62. Both parts communicate through a vertical slit 122c provided on the wall of the inner box.

144 is a bill guide plate provided inside the door 29,
It touches the longitudinal side of the banknote and guides it in the vertical direction.

Reference numeral 145 denotes a slide plate provided at the bottom of the outer box of the storage box, and is arranged so as to be slidable along the longitudinal direction of the safe and always urged in the direction of the arrow. The slide plate 145 penetrates the opposing wall of the inner box (through the opening 122b), and both ends thereof are connected to the opening 121 provided in the opposing wall of the outer box as shown in FIG.
c, 121c.

The upper lid 123 is attached so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the opening of the outer box 121, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18. The upper lid 123 has slide pieces 123c protruding inwardly in front of both sides thereof, and a rail 123 protruding inwardly along the longitudinal direction in the center thereof.
d, and an opening 123b into which the lid opening prevention plate 111 is inserted is provided at the rear end of one side. Furthermore, the rear end side of the upper lid 123 is provided with a tongue piece 123a that is inserted into the hole 121c in the wall surface of the outer box.

Parallel guide rails 121e and 121f are provided on the longitudinal sides of the outer box so that the rail 123d slides in contact with the slide piece 123c, and the sliding piece 123c stops sliding and rotates.
The left end of the guide rail 121f is curved upward, and serves as a stopper and rotation bearing for the slide piece 123c.

Reference numeral 146 denotes a slide rod that is vertically slidably provided on the inner wall of the outer box of the storage box.The upper end rotatably supports a roller 146a, and the lower end pivotally supports an L-shaped locking piece 146b. . This slide rod is urged upward by a spring 146c,
The roller 146a is moved to the first position when the top cover 123 is pulled out.
In the state shown in Fig. 7, it protrudes upward from the sliding surface. The locking piece 146b has its center pivoted on the inner wall of the outer box, and one end is connected to the slide rod 146.
When the other end is in the state shown in FIG. 17, the upper half of the opening 121g for inserting the latch hook 106 provided on the wall of the outer box is closed, and when the top lid 123 is closed, the roller 146a is closed. The opening 121g is then rotated counterclockwise by the slide rod 146 to open the opening 121g.

121h and 121j are holes into which the empty detection lever 108a and the full detection lever 108b shown in FIG. 7 enter, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 9, the inner and outer boxes 121, 122 have cutouts 121k, 122k on the rear surface (opposite surface to the door) that serve as outlets for separating banknotes. And inner box 12
2 has a plurality of tongue pieces 122l that curve outward from this notch.

When the upper lid 123 is closed when the storage box is a single unit (not installed on a pedestal), the sliding piece 123c
is inserted into a slit 121d provided in the outer box to close the upper openings and notches 121k and 122k of the inner and outer boxes.
At the same time, the slide piece 123c of the top cover is locked by the upper end of the slide plate 147 (which is always urged upward) shown in FIG. 17, and is prevented from coming off. This slide plate 147 is connected to the back plate 102 of the pedestal.
The lock is released when pressed down by a latch 106 projecting from b.

Next, the procedure for setting the storage box will be explained.

First, the storage box 120 is placed on the pedestal 102 with the top lid 123 closed. This is the state shown in FIG. 19, in which the latch hook 106 protruding from the back plate 102b of the pedestal and the empty/full detection levers 108a, 108b enter into the outer box of the storage box. The latch hook 106 pushes down and engages the pin 147a, and detects the detection levers 108a and 108b.
appears at the top dead center and bottom dead center positions of Carrier 127.

Next, the top cover is opened in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 17, and the tongue piece 123a is fitted into the outer box wall surface 121c by rotating the slide piece 123c as an axis as shown in FIG. As a result, the slide plate 145 at the bottom of the storage box moves and projects out of the storage box to press the latch 107. The latch 107 rotates about the shaft 107a as shown in FIG. 7 and disengages from the latch link plate 114.

In this state, push down the set lever 110.
This action causes the set link plate 112 to move toward the point indicated by the arrow D.
direction to move the latch link plate 114 in the direction of arrow F. At this time, the permanent magnet 112b and the attraction plate 113 attract each other to ensure stability after movement. At the same time, the lid opening prevention plate 111 is moved in the direction of arrow C, and the hole 12 of the storage box is in the state shown in FIG.
3b to prevent the top cover from rotating. As the latch link plate 114 moves, the set base pin 102j moves in the direction of arrow F, and the pedestal 102 rotates clockwise about 102h.

Therefore, the state shown in FIG. 20 is reached, and the protruding pin 105
Push up lever 139/slide lever 14
1, and the drive shaft 104 is fitted into the fitting portion 143b of the screw shaft. In this state, the notches 121k and 122 in the inner and outer boxes are
The tongue piece 122l of k approaches the gate roller 25 in such a manner that it crosses the gate roller 25 somewhat. Therefore, when the banknote B shown in FIG.
and the feed roller 20.

Empty detection lever/full detection lever 108a, 10
8b is rotated by the carrier 127 when the carrier 127 is at the top dead center (no banknotes) or bottom dead center (full banknotes). When one of the levers is operated, a sensor (not shown) is actuated. When the empty detection lever 108a is operated, a signal indicating that there is no banknote is generated, an alarm is generated, and in addition to the control circuit 61, the lifting operation of the push plate 62 of the motor 42 is stopped. Full detection lever 1
When 08b is operated, it generates a bill full signal, generates an alarm, and in addition to the control circuit 61, stops the lowering operation of the push plate 62 of the motor 42.

Note that when the top cover 123 is open in FIGS. 19 and 20, the slide rod 146 is raised as shown in FIG. 106 cannot be lifted, and cassette 1
20 cannot be pulled out from the stand.

To remove the storage box 120 from the pedestal, close the top cover, lift the set lever to tilt the pedestal 102 as shown in FIG. 19, and then rotate the lock-off handle 112. Then Ratsuchifutsuk 1
06 is disengaged and the storage box is pushed out by the pushing pin 109.

In addition, in FIGS. 2 and 4, the drive shaft 104 is directly connected to the screw shaft 64, and the power of the motor 42 is transmitted by the belt 65, but in the above example, the drive shaft 104 and the screw shaft 64 is removably provided, and the power of the motor 42 is transmitted to the drive shaft 104 via worm gears 104b and 170.

In this embodiment, since the storage box is installed vertically, the banknotes stored inside can be stacked vertically with good alignment, regardless of whether they are new or used. Therefore, in this state, the separation accuracy when separating banknotes one by one and the stacking accuracy when stacking banknotes one by one using the impeller can be greatly improved.

Normally, for safety reasons, the storage box for storing cash is covered with a metal plate or the like on its outer periphery when it is removed from the device and transported, and conversely, when it is set in a predetermined operating position of the device, it is used to transport banknotes. Since the mechanical part needs to enter the safe, it is necessary to open a part of the outer metal plate (lid) and then set the device to the specified operating position. If it is set, there is a risk of damaging the mechanical part of the main unit. Conversely, if you try to close the lid while the storage box is set at a predetermined operating position, there is a risk of damaging the mechanical part of the main body or the storage box. For the reasons mentioned above, it is considered necessary to move the storage box three-dimensionally when setting the storage box into the main body. For example, a method can be considered in which the storage box is first inserted from the front to the back, and then the storage box is moved from left to right while swinging to complete the setting operation at a predetermined position. In this pulling operation, due to variations in the dimensions of the storage box, there may be a wobble when the setting is completed, which may cause the safe to move shockingly due to its own weight when it is pulled, causing a malfunction of the device, or vice versa. Even when restoring and unsetting, there is a problem in that the movement becomes slow due to the weight of the safe.

According to this embodiment, the top cover of the storage box cannot be opened until after it has been set on the pedestal, thereby improving security. Furthermore, since a certain procedure is followed when setting the safe, damage to the device due to operation can be prevented. Furthermore, since the impact movement associated with the setting operation is alleviated by the load-cancelling spring that supports the mount, it is possible to prevent an adverse effect on the precision equipment, and the operation can be performed easily, thereby improving the operability.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the separating section is retracted so as not to obstruct the path of the banknotes when the banknotes are taken into the storage section, so that the stacker section removes the banknotes. It is possible to reliably take in banknotes and improve the accuracy of the operation of taking in banknotes.

In addition, since the separating section is configured so that the arm rotates around the center of rotation of the feed roller as a fulcrum for retracting operation, the feed roller, which forms the main part of the separating section, does not move regardless of whether it is retracting or separating. This is a fixed configuration. Therefore, the position of the feed roller in relation to other rollers placed around it can always be maintained in a highly accurate state.
Separation accuracy can be improved.

Furthermore, the arm allows the pick-up roller and guide roller to be retracted using the rotation axis of the feed roller as a fulcrum, so the distance between the pick-up roller and the feed roller can be minimized, making the overall storage and separation section compact. can do.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a cash handling section according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a configuration diagram of the stacker/separation unit seen from the front when separating coins, Figure 3 is a plan view viewed from above, and Figure 4 is a configuration diagram of the stacker/separation unit viewed from the front when stacking coins. Figure 5 is a perspective view when the coins are separated, Figure 6 is a perspective view of the storage box mounting section, Figure 7 is a perspective view of the pedestal, Figure 8 is a perspective view of the storage box attaching/detaching mechanism, and Figure 9 is a perspective view of the storage box attachment section. Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing a part of the box cut away; Fig. 10 is a front view of the cassette;
Figure 1 is a plan view thereof, Figure 12 is a partially cutaway plan view showing the engaged state of the push plate and storage box door, Figure 13 is a partially cutaway side view thereof, and Figure 14 is a partially cutaway view of the storage box. A side view, FIG. 15 is a partial plan view of another embodiment showing the state of engagement between the storage box door and the push plate, FIG. 16 is a side view thereof, and FIGS. 17 and 18 are the process of opening the storage box top lid. FIGS. 19 and 20 are vertical sectional views showing the process of setting the frame. 2: deposit/withdrawal port, 9-12: storage section, 14: stacker section, 15: separation section, 16: conveyance path.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A deposit/withdrawal port, a storage section that stores deposited banknotes for withdrawal, a stacker section that takes deposited banknotes into the storage section, a separation section that takes out banknotes from the storage section one by one, and the stacker section. - A transport unit is provided which connects the separation unit and the deposit/withdrawal port to convey banknotes, and the stacker unit has an impeller having a plurality of blades for receiving banknotes attached at equal intervals on the circumference. The separating section includes a pick-up roller that presses against the separation and delivery side of the banknotes stacked and stored in the storage section and takes out the banknotes one by one by rotation; a guide roller located on the separating and sending side to suppress the rise of the group of banknotes; and a feed roller provided at a position avoiding the banknote storage path by the impeller to separate and convey the banknotes taken out by the pick-up roller. and an arm that rotatably holds the pick-up roller, the guide roller, and the feed roller while maintaining their relative positions with respect to each other, and the arm is configured to be rotatable about the rotation center of the feed roller as a fulcrum, and When the banknotes are stored in the storage section by the impeller, the pick-up roller and the guide roller are moved to positions that avoid the banknote storage path by the impeller by rotation of the arm. Automatic cash transaction device.