JPH06162319A - Paper money storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the time required to collect paper money as to the paper money recognition machine mounted on a money exchanging machine, etc., by moving a stacker which stores and collects the paper money speedily and smoothly from the storage position of the paper money to the collection position. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with a latch 2 which fixes the stacker 6 at the storage position and a lever 1 for the operation, and the lever 1 can be fixed by an external door 8. Consequently, when the external door 8 is opened, the lever 1 is driven by a spring 4 against a spring 5 which fixes the latch 2 and the stacker 6 becomes automatically rotatable by a leaf spring 10 up to the collection position and can be moved to the collection position only by operating the external door 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the construction of a bill storage device such as a bill validator equipped with a vending machine, a money changer or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 9 shows an outline of a conventional bill validator. The bill validator 11 is composed of a billing unit 12 for discriminating the type of bill inserted and a stacker 6 for storing the bill thus identified. In order to collect the bills stored in the stacker 6 in the conventional bill validator 11, a plurality of operations are required. That is, first, the outer door 8 is swiveled in the direction of arrow I to expose the stacker 6, and then the lever 1 that fixes the stacker 6 at the position for storing banknotes is swung in the direction of arrow II. Release 6. After that, move the stacker 6 around the fulcrum 7 by arrow III.
It was necessary to swivel in the direction of and move to a position where banknotes can be collected.

[0003]

Such a bill validator is installed in a pachinko parlor or the like as, for example, a money changer or a ball lending machine, and in particular, a bill validator such as a pachinko parlor or the like. When the stacker is frequently used and the stacker becomes full in a short time, it is necessary to frequently collect the bills. Moreover, since the recovery work is usually performed in front of the game player, it is desirable that the recovery work can be performed quickly. But,
As described above, in the storage device used in the conventional bill validator, it is necessary to perform at least three operations. Therefore, there is a problem that a lot of time and effort are required for the collecting work, and further, smooth work in front of the game player is often difficult because the skill is required to perform these works quickly. is there.

Therefore, in view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to realize a banknote storage device which allows easy and quick recovery of banknotes.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a latch for fixing the stacker and a lever for automatically opening the latch are provided to quickly bring the stacker to the recovery position. It is movable. That is, in the banknote storage device having the stacker unit that can swivel from the substantially vertical storage position for storing banknotes according to the present invention to the recovery position with one end on the lower side as a fulcrum for recovering the banknotes, the stacker unit is stored. A latching means fixable to a position, an elastic means capable of holding the latching means so as to fix it in the storage position, and a lever means capable of opening the latching means against the operation of the elastic means, This lever means is characterized by including a lever drive means for performing an operation of opening the latch means and a lever drive stop means for inhibiting the operation of the lever drive means. Further, it is effective that the lever drive stopping means is a cover member that covers the stacker portion in the storage position. Further, it is desirable to provide a turning assisting means for driving the stacker unit from the storage position to the collection position.

[0006]

By providing the latch means, the elastic means, and the lever means capable of releasing the latch means as described above, when the lever means is released from the lever drive stopping means and driven by the lever drive means, The means is released from the stacker portion by lever driving means against the driving force of the elastic means, and the stacker portion is automatically swung to the recovery position. Therefore, by controlling the lever driving stop means by some means, it is possible to automatically move the position of the stacker section from the storage position to the collection position quickly without separately operating the latch means.
Also, when resetting the stacker unit from the collection position to the storage position, it is possible to reset the stacker unit to the storage position simply by returning the stacker unit to the storage position after setting the lever drive stop means. is there.

In particular, when the lever driving stop means is a cover member, the stacker unit is automatically moved to the collecting position when the cover member is operated to open in order to collect the bills from the stacker unit. Therefore, it is possible to perform only one operation of the cover member to perform the operation for collecting the bill. Further, when the cover member is operated to be closed, the stacker unit can be automatically reset to the storage position.

Further, by providing the swivel assisting means for driving the stacker unit from the storage position to the collection position, the stacker unit can be moved more smoothly and the bills can be collected quickly.

[0009]

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

FIG. 1 shows a bill validator 11 according to this embodiment.
Is shown. The banknote validator 11 of this example is also similar to the conventional banknote validator 11 described above, and an identification unit 12 that identifies a banknote, and a stacker 6 that stores inserted banknotes.
And the identification unit 12 and the stacker 6 are installed inside the frame 9. FIG. 1 shows a state where the stacker 6 is stored in the bill validator 11, that is, a case where the identified bill is stored in the stacker 6 in the storage position. The stacker 6 has a frame 9
On the other hand, it can be swiveled around the fulcrum 7, and when the stored bills are collected, the outer wall 8 is opened and the stacker 6 is swung to be able to move to this collection position. The points to be noted in the bill validator 11 of this example are as follows.
The lever 1 and the latch 2 are provided as a mechanism for fixing the stacker 6 to a position for storing banknotes.

First, as shown in detail in FIGS. 2 and 3, the latch 2 is a member that can pivot about a fulcrum 3 set on the side surface of the stacker 6, and a spring downward with respect to the stacker 6. Pulled by 5. Therefore, the latch 2 is provided with a driving force for pivoting downward by the spring 5. A tip 2a facing the fulcrum 3 of the latch 2 projects downward, and the tip 2a engages with a fixed portion 9a of the frame 9, and the stacker 6 is fixed in a direction perpendicular to the frame 9, that is, a bill storage position. Has been done.

The lever 1 is a member that is attached to the outside of the stacker 6 of the latch 2 and is rotatable about a fulcrum 3 like the latch 2, and a spring 4 set above the one end 1a of the lever 1. Is pulled upward by the stacker 6. Therefore, the lever 1 is provided with a driving force of turning upward by the spring 4. on the other hand,
The other end 1b facing the one end where the spring 4 of the lever 1 is set
Is a fixed end, and in the bill validator 11 of this example, the fixed end 1b is in contact with the outer door 8 and the driving force by the spring 4 is offset. An L-shaped bent portion 1c protruding inward is provided at a lower portion of the lever 1 so that a force can be applied upward to a latch 2 attached inside.

The stacker 6 has its own weight or fulcrum 7
It is possible to turn the stacker 6 to the collecting position by setting the stacker 6 at a position eccentric to the center of gravity of the stacker 6,
In the bill validator 11 of this example, the stacker 6 is further provided.
Is set on the bottom surface 6a of the stacker 6 in the direction of the outer door 8 with respect to the fulcrum 7, that is, to give a driving force to the collection position, and it is possible to positively turn to the collection position to enable smooth collection. There is.

The operation of moving the stacker 6 from the storage position to the collection position will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. First,
As shown in FIG. 4, when the stacker 6 is in the storage position and the outer door 8 is closed, the fixed end 1b of the lever 1 is pressed against the outer door 8 and the upward driving force of the spring 4 is exerted. It has been offset. Therefore, the latch 2 is pulled downward by the spring 5, the fixed portion 9a of the frame 9 meshes with the tip 2a, and the stacker 6 is fixed at the storage position.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, when the outer door 8 is opened, the fixed end 1b is opened and the lever 1 is swung upward around the fulcrum 3 by the driving force of the spring 4.
At the same time, the latch 2 is pivoted upward by the L-shaped bent portion 1c of the lever 1. Since the driving force of the spring 4 is set to be larger than the driving force of the spring 5, the latch 2 is swung upward against the spring 5, and the tip 2a thereof is released from the fixed portion 9a. Therefore, the stacker 6 is released from the storage position and, as shown in FIG. 6, is automatically turned to the direction of the outer door 8 by the driving force of the leaf spring 10, that is, to the recovery position.

As described above, in the bill validator 11 of the present embodiment, the stacker 6 is pivotally moved from the storage position to the collection position by simply opening the outer door 8 and the bills stored in the stacker 6 can be easily collected. It can be carried out. Therefore, the outer door 8
Besides, it is not necessary to operate the lever 1 or the like, and the lever can be moved to the recovery position in a short time without any trouble. Further, the time required for turning by the leaf spring 10 is shortened, and the bills can be collected quickly.

Next, the operation of resetting the stacker 6 from the collection position to the storage position will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. When the outer door 8 is closed as shown in FIG. 7, the fixed end 1b of the lever 1 is pressed by the outer door 8 and the lever 1 moves the spring 4
The driving forces of are canceled out and the vehicle is turned downward. As a result, the latch 2 is swung downward by the driving force of the spring 5.

Then, the stacker 6 is pushed inside the frame 9 at the same time when the outer door 8 is closed, and returned from the recovery position to the storage position. In the stored position, as shown in FIG. 8, the tip 2 of the latch 2 restored by the driving force of the spring 5.
The a and the fixed portion 9a mesh with each other, and the stacker 6 is fixed to the storage position. At this time, the tip 2a of the latch 2 has a curvature, and this portion is guided by the corner of the fixed portion 9a so that the latch 2 is pivoted slightly upward, and the tip 2a of the latch 2 facing downward is fixed. Mesh with. Since the latch 2 is rotatable independently of the lever 1, such an operation of the latch 2 is not transmitted to the lever 1 and does not hinder the operation of the outer door 8.

As described above, in the bill validator 11 of this embodiment, the stacker 6 can be moved to the collection position and the bills can be collected simply by opening the outer door 8. Then, only by closing the outer door 8, the stacker 6 is reset to the storage position and fixed at the storage position. Therefore, it becomes possible to collect the bills quickly and in a short period of time. By adopting such a bill validator, there are many opportunities to collect bills like a pachinko parlor, and it is possible to smoothly collect bills even in front of a player. .

[0020]

As described above, in the bill storing device used for the bill validator according to the present invention, the latch means for fixing the stacker portion and the lever means for operating the latch means are provided, and the lever is provided. The stacker unit can be swung to the recovery position by operating the means without operating the latch means. Therefore, by controlling the lever means by the operation required for collecting the stacker portion such as the outer door, it is possible to reduce the number of operations required for collecting the bills. For this reason, in the conventional banknote storage device, it is possible to reduce, for example, three operations required for banknote recovery to one operation in the banknote storage device according to the present invention. Further, even when the stacker unit is returned to the storage position, it suffices to close the outer door.

As described above, by using the bill storage device according to the present invention, a bill validator or the like suitable for a place where a bill is frequently collected like a pachinko parlor and a swift collection is desired is realized. It becomes possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an outline of a bill validator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing details of a latch and a lever of the bill validator shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a configuration of a latch and a lever shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the stacker is fixed to the storage position in the bill validator shown in FIG. 1.

5 is an explanatory view showing a state where the stacker is opened from the storage position shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the stacker is swung from the storage position shown in FIG. 4 to the collection position.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the stacker is moved from the collection position to the storage position in the bill validator shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the stacker is reset to the storage position in FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a conventional bill validator and a state in which a stacker is swung to a collection position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ・ ・ Lever 2 ・ ・ Latch 3 ・ ・ fulcrum 4,5 ・ ・ Spring 6 ・ ・ Stacker 7 ・ ・ Stacker fulcrum 8 ・ ・ Outer door 9 ・ ・ Frame 10 ・ ・ ・・ Banknote identification part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A banknote storage device having a stacker unit capable of swiveling from a storage position in a substantially vertical direction for storing banknotes to a recovery position with one end on the lower side as a fulcrum for recovering banknotes, in which the stacker unit is stored. A latching means that can be fixed to a position, an elastic means that can hold the latching means so as to fix it in the storage position, and a lever means that can open the latching means against the operation of the elastic means. The banknote storage device is characterized in that the lever means comprises a lever drive means for performing an operation of opening the latch means, and a lever drive stop means for inhibiting the operation of the lever drive means. 2. The banknote storage device according to claim 1, wherein the lever drive stop means is a cover member that covers the stacker unit at the storage position. 3. The bill storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a swivel assisting unit that drives the stacker unit from the storage position toward the collection position.