JPH0626529Y2 - Combined feeding / uptake device for paper sheets - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a paper sheet feeding / taking-in combined device configured to take out bills and take in bills in an automatic teller machine, for example. More specifically, the present invention relates to a paper sheet feeding / taking-in device having a compact paper sheet take-in / out structure.

(B) Conventional Technology Generally, as a device for handling banknotes such as the above-mentioned example, a circulation type device for reusing deposited banknotes as withdrawal banknotes is adopted in terms of fund operation efficiency.

However, since this type of device individually forms a storage unit dedicated to depositing corresponding to deposit processing and a storage unit dedicated to withdrawal, each of these independent storing units and their respective installation spaces are required. As a result, the size of the entire apparatus becomes large and the internal structure becomes complicated, resulting in high cost.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention This invention is a paper sheet having a simple storage structure which is provided with a common storage section capable of processing the feeding section and the intake section of paper sheets at the same location. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for both feeding out and taking in the same kind.

(D) Means for Solving the Problem This invention is on the urging and transporting side of a storage unit for urging and transporting paper sheets in one of the stacking directions and storing the paper sheets with an edge portion. A first roller and a second roller for feeding out and taking in the paper sheets by forward / reverse control are provided at opposite positions of a first position facing each other and a second position facing the substantially middle portion of the paper sheets. Then
During the feeding operation of disposing the second roller at the second position displaceably to the far position on the biasing transfer direction side of the paper sheet, and drivingly controlling the first and second rollers in the feeding direction, When the second roller is set to a feeding restriction position at a distant position away from the stored paper sheets, and the first roller and the second roller are drive-controlled in the taking-in direction, the second roller is moved during the taking-in operation. The present invention is characterized in that it is an apparatus for both feeding and taking-in of paper sheets, which is set at a take-in restriction position in the vicinity of the stored paper sheets.

(E) Action of the device In this device, the second roller is moved to the feeding regulation position where the paper sheet is in the feeding posture when the paper sheet is fed out, and when the paper sheet is taken in, the second roller is moved. The second roller is moved to the intake regulation position in the intake posture.

(F) Effect of the Invention According to this invention, the second roller provided in the storage section is moved to the perspective position with respect to the paper sheets, and the second roller is moved to the distant position suitable for the feeding when the feeding is performed. The second roller is moved to form a feeding posture, and at the time of taking in, the second roller is moved to a proximity position suitable for taking in the paper sheets to form a taking-in posture.

As a result, the storage section for storing paper sheets can be used for both feeding and taking-in, and the same location can be effectively used. Based on this, space saving and compactness can be achieved, and the internal structure is further simplified. It is possible to surely reduce the cost.

(G) Embodiment of the Invention One embodiment of the invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows a bill feeding / acquiring combined use device for use as a deposit / withdrawal port of an automatic teller machine. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, this bill feeding / acquiring combined use device dispenses a bill 11. Common storage unit 12 for storing
The banknote 11 is placed on the common storage portion 12 in a horizontally long standing state, and leans against the pressing plate 13 so that the bottom plate 1
4 are aligned and stored, and the pressing plate 13 urges and transfers the banknote 11 to the withdrawal side by the pressing spring 15.

A large-diameter auxiliary roller 16 is provided in an upper part and a small-diameter main roller 17 is provided in a lower part so as to face the common storage part 12 on the side of taking in and out, and a substantially middle part and a lower edge part of the stored banknote front face are provided. Both rollers 16 and 17 face each other.
By the rotating action of 17 and the gate roller 18 provided in opposition to the main roller 17, the banknote 11 is controlled in and out of the common storage unit 12.

The auxiliary roller 16 and the main roller 17 described above are provided with a feeding member 19 having a high friction coefficient such as a rubber material around a part of their outer peripheral surfaces, and the bills 11 are taken in and out one by one by the rotating action of these rollers 16, 17. Is set to.

Then, these rollers 16 and 17 are arranged in a pair of left and right in correspondence with the payout width of the banknote 11, and the power from the drive motor 20 passes through the drive belt 21, the clutch 22 and the driven belt 23, and these rollers 16 and 17 are provided. Is transmitted to 17,
It is rotated in the forward and reverse directions in response to the operation of inserting and removing banknotes. Further, at this time, the conveyor belts 24, 25, ... Which are consecutively provided as a conveyor path for both in and out, are driven in synchronization via the drive belt 21.

By the way, a roller displacement mechanism 26 is provided for the above-mentioned auxiliary roller 16, and the auxiliary roller 16 is allowed to be displaced in the urging and transporting direction of the banknotes via this roller displacement mechanism 26. By moving to one side, the common storage part 12 is formed as a feeding storage part, and by moving to the other side, it is formed as a take-in storage part. By displacing the auxiliary roller 16, the common storage part 12 becomes a feeding storage part. It is configured so that it can be used commonly for both the intake and storage sections.

The roller displacement mechanism 26 includes a tilting lever 27 and a solenoid 28 that tilts and drives the tilting lever 27. The tilting lever 27 has a lower end at which the rotary shaft 2 of the main roller 17 is rotated.
9, the lower end of which is a tilting fulcrum, and the upper end side is allowed to be tilted in the front-rear direction opposite to the bill urging direction. Further, the rotation shaft 30 of the auxiliary roller 16 is pivotally supported at the lever intermediate portion, and the lever upper end is further supported. The shutter 31 is slidably supported by the section.

Then, the rear projecting piece 32 projecting on the rear surface of the intermediate portion of the tilting lever 27 is connected to the solenoid 28, and the front projecting piece 33 projecting on the rear surface of the intermediate portion of the lever is connected to the pressing spring 15 to press the pressing plate. It is provided to urge 13 in the bill urging direction.

Then, by turning on the solenoid 28, the auxiliary roller 16 is retracted to a distant position apart from the pressing plate 13 side, and as shown in FIG. 1, both rollers 16 and 17 are moved up and down with respect to the pressing plate 13. In parallel with each other and increasing the spring pressure of the pressing plate 13 to provide a biasing pressure suitable for feeding, and as a result, the common storage unit 12 is formed in a feeding storage state in which the banknotes 11 are fed out. As a result, the banknotes 11 are fed from the common storage unit 12 one by one.

Further, by turning off the solenoid 28, the auxiliary roller 16 is advanced to the proximity position close to the pressing plate 13 side, and the auxiliary roller 16 is largely moved to the pressing plate 13 side as shown in FIG. In addition, the spring pressure of the pressing plate 13 is weakened to provide a biasing pressure suitable for taking in, and as a result, the common storage unit 12 is formed in the taking-in and storing state in which the bills 11 are taken in. As a result, the banknotes 11 are allowed to be taken into the common storage unit 12 one by one.

In this case, the loading / storing unit uses the auxiliary roller 16 to press the pressing plate 1.
By making a large movement to the 3 side, a delta space 34 is formed between the rollers 16 and 17 and the pressing plate 13, and this delta space 34 prevents the already stored bills and the stored bills from colliding and is stably taken in. Allow the operation.

Further, the common storage unit 12 is provided with a photoelectric detection sensor S1 for detecting the interposition of the banknote 11, and based on the detection signal of the sensor S1 when the banknote 11 is inserted from above via the shutter 31, for example. Then, the solenoid 28 described above is turned on.

The above-mentioned gate roller 18 is provided with a one-way clutch that is opposed to the delivery facing surface of the main roller 17 and allows only rotation in the anti-feeding direction. Due to the rotation restricting action of this one-way clutch, Stable single-sheet feeding control is performed by preventing the banknote 11 from sticking out or feeding two sheets.

In the figure, 35 is a pressing plate guide member, 36 is a conveyance pulley, 3
Reference numeral 7 is a feeding guide plate.

In the bill feeding / taking-in combined device thus configured, as shown in FIG. 2, the auxiliary roller 16 normally moves to one side, and the common storage unit 12 has the delta space 34 suitable for the taking-in posture. Has been formed.

When the bill is taken in, the delta space 3
In the state where 4 is formed, the banknotes 11 are taken into the common storage unit 12 one by one via the internal conveyance path.

Further, during the bill payout operation, as shown in FIG. 1, the auxiliary roller 16 is moved to the other side to form the common storage unit 12 in a storage state suitable for feeding, and the common storage unit 12 is provided with the common storage unit 12. The stored banknotes are delivered one by one to the subsequent stage.

At this time, when the common storage unit 12 is a deposit / withdrawal port, the bill 1 is inserted through the shutter 31 as a deposit operation by the customer.
When 1 ... Is stored in the common storage section 12, the stored banknotes 11 ... Are taken in by the rotating action of both rollers 16 and 17.

Further, at the time of withdrawal, the withdrawn bills are once taken into the common storage unit 12 and then taken out through the shutter 31.

As described above, simply by moving the auxiliary roller provided in the storage section into and out of the bill, the auxiliary roller moves to a distant position suitable for feeding and forms a feeding posture, and when taking in, the auxiliary roller Moves to a close position suitable for taking in bills and forms a taking posture.

As a result, the storage part for storing banknotes can be effectively used for both feeding and taking-in, and based on this, space saving and compactness can be achieved, and the internal structure is further simplified, The cost can be surely reduced.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the one embodiment described above, the banknotes of the present invention correspond to the banknotes 11 of the above-described embodiment, and the likewise, the storage section corresponds to the common storage section 12, The first roller corresponds to the main roller 17, the second roller corresponds to the auxiliary roller 16, and the displaceable mechanism of the second roller is the roller displacement mechanism 26.
However, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of drawings]

 The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part in a bill feeding state, and FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part in a bill taking-in state. 11 ... Banknote, 12 ... Common storage section 16 ... Auxiliary roller, 17 ... Main roller 26 ... Roller displacement mechanism

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A first position, which is a biasing transfer side of a storage unit for storing paper sheets by urging and conveying them in one of the stacking directions, and facing the edge portion of the paper sheets, A first roller and a second roller for feeding out and taking in the paper sheets by forward / reverse control are provided opposite to each other at each of the second position facing the substantially middle portion of the leaves, and the second position of the second position. The second roller is accommodated during the feeding operation in which the second roller is displaceably provided at a far-and-near position on the urging and transporting side of the paper sheets, and the first and second rollers are drive-controlled in the feeding direction. At the time of the take-in operation of setting the feeding restriction position at a distant position away from the paper sheets and drivingly controlling the first and second rollers in the take-in direction, the second roller is brought close to the stored paper sheets. Combined feeding / uptake device for paper sheets set at the close-up intake control position.