JPH06274739A - Paper money dispensing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a paper money dispensing device which can immediately dispense money after the paper money is removed out of a money dispensing port. CONSTITUTION:A dispensed money temporary storing part is included in a money dispensing path set at the slightly upstream side of a money dispensing port 43. Then the money temporary storing part transfers the paper money to the port 43 when no paper money exists at the port 43 and stacks the paper money at a slightly upstream position of the port 43 when the paper money exists at the port 43 respectively. Then the money temporary storing part can transfer the stacked paper money to the port 43 as they are when the paper money is removed out of the port 43.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill dispensing device for automatically dispensing a predetermined number of bills designated by a teller.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional bill dispensing device, there is known a bill dispensing device that dispenses bills one by one by a stacker and conveys them toward a dispensing port when a teller issues a dispensing command. See JP-A-1-296397).

This bill dispensing apparatus was installed between two tellers and shared by the two tellers. Therefore, if one of the two tellers issues a withdrawal command and the withdrawal banknote is paid out to the withdrawal port based on the instruction, the teller immediately instructing withdrawal issues the banknote. You should take it out from the gold mouth. However, depending on the work flow of the teller who has issued the withdrawal command, the banknote may be left in the withdrawal port.
At this time, if another teller issues a withdrawal command to the banknote withdrawal device, the banknote is conveyed to the withdrawal port in response to this withdrawal command and mixed with the banknote left at the withdrawal port. There is a problem that it fits. Therefore, in order to prevent the occurrence of this problem, the conventional banknote dispensing device does not perform the dispensing operation (conveyance of banknotes) based on the next dispensing command unless the banknote is taken out from the dispensing port. I have to.

[0004]

However, the conventional banknote dispensing device does not perform the dispensing operation based on this dispensing command even when the banknote is in the dispensing port and a dispensing command is issued. Therefore, after one of the tellers has removed the banknote from the withdrawal port, the other teller starts the withdrawal operation based on the withdrawal command of the other teller, and the banknote is conveyed in the conveyance path and is output. There is a problem that the other teller has to wait for the time until the teller is transferred to the coin outlet, which lowers the withdrawal efficiency and annoys the customer.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote dispensing device that can immediately dispense a banknote after removing the banknote from the dispensing port.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a banknote dispensing device, a storage stacker for storing banknotes in a stacked state, a feeding means for feeding out the banknotes one by one from the storage stacker, and the payout unit. In a banknote dispensing device provided with a withdrawal / conveyance path formed of a conveyor belt or the like for conveying banknotes fed out by means, a withdrawal port connected to an end of the withdrawal / conveyance path, slightly upstream from the withdrawal port It is provided in the withdrawal conveying path on the side, when there is no banknote in the withdrawal port, the banknote is conveyed toward the withdrawal port side, and when there is a banknote in the withdrawal port, a position slightly upstream from the withdrawal port When the banknotes are piled up by, and then the banknotes in the dispensing port are removed, the banknotes stacked at a position slightly upstream of the dispensing port can be conveyed toward the dispensing port in the stacked state. It is characterized by having a temporary dispensing portion.

A bill dispensing device according to claim 2 of the present invention is
The banknote dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the temporary dispensing storage unit includes a support plate that is provided below the transport belt of the dispensing transport path so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the transport belt, and the support plate. A regulation plate rotatably provided between a position that closes the transportation path and a position that opens the transportation path in the vicinity of the downstream side in the banknote transportation direction, and a motor that drives the regulation plate and the support plate.
When there are no banknotes in the dispensing port, the regulation plate is rotated to a position where the transport path is opened, the support plate is brought close to the transport belt, and the motor is moved so that the banknote is transported toward the dispensing port. On the other hand, while the banknotes are driven, when there are banknotes in the dispensing port, the regulation plate is rotated to a position that closes the transport path, and the support plate is separated from the transport belt so that the banknotes are stacked on the support plate. The motor is driven, and thereafter, when a bill is removed from the dispensing port, the regulation plate is rotated to a position where the transport path is opened, and the support plate is brought close to the transport belt so that the support plate is placed on the support plate. And a control means for driving the motor so that the banknotes accumulated in the above are conveyed toward the withdrawal opening in the accumulated state.

A bill dispensing device according to claim 3 of the present invention is
The banknote dispensing device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the transport belt of the dispensing transport path, the support plate of the dispensing temporary storage unit, and the regulation plate are driven by a single motor capable of rotating in the normal and reverse directions. When the motor rotates in the normal direction, the driving force is 1
When the motor is rotated in the reverse direction, the first transmission means for transmitting the transfer belt to the transfer belt of the pay-out transfer path via the directional clutch, and the supporting plate via the one-way clutch.
It has a 2nd transmission means which transmits to a regulation board.

[0009]

According to the bill dispensing device of the first aspect of the present invention, when there is no bill in the dispensing port, the banknote is conveyed toward the dispensing port by the dispensing temporary storage unit. When there are banknotes in the banknotes, the banknotes are stacked at a position slightly upstream of the dispensing port, and when the banknotes at the dispensing port are removed, the banknotes stacked at a position slightly upstream of the dispensing port remain in the stacking state. It is transported to the outlet.

Therefore, when there is a subsequent withdrawal command after the first withdrawal command, even if the banknote based on the first withdrawal command is in the withdrawal port, the banknotes will not be conveyed immediately. It is started and temporarily stored in the dispensing withdrawal storage section, and when this banknote is removed from the dispensing port, it is conveyed toward the dispensing port, so After removing a certain banknote, the banknote based on the subsequent dispensing command can be conveyed to the dispensing port in a short time, and the dispensing efficiency can be improved and the waiting time of the customer can be shortened.

According to the bill dispensing device of the second aspect of the present invention, when there is no bill in the dispensing port, the regulation plate is rotated to a position where the transport path is opened and the support plate is brought close to the transport belt. Then, a predetermined number of banknotes are conveyed toward the dispensing port, and when there is a banknote in the dispensing port, the regulation plate is rotated to a position that closes the transport path, and the support plate is separated from the transport belt to be predetermined. When a number of banknotes are conveyed, the banknotes are temporarily stored on the support plate, and then the banknotes temporarily stored on the support plate are withdrawn when the banknotes are removed from the dispensing port. It is transported toward the mouth.

According to the bill dispensing apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, the transport belt of the dispensing transport path, the support plate of the dispensing temporary storage portion, and the regulation plate are formed by one motor capable of rotating in the normal and reverse directions. When the motor is driven and the motor rotates in the normal direction, the driving force is transmitted to the conveyor belt of the payout conveying path by the first transmission means via the one-way clutch, and when the motor rotates in the reverse direction, the driving force is changed to the first direction. It is transmitted to the support plate and the regulation plate via the one-way clutch by the two transmission means.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A bill dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Since the entire structure of the banknote dispensing device is well known in the related art, detailed description thereof will be omitted, and in this embodiment, the temporary dispensing part will be mainly described.

As shown in FIG. 1, a shaft member 1 is rotatably attached to the machine body, a link member 3 supported by the machine body is provided in front of the shaft member 1, and a shaft member 2 is provided at the tip of the link member 3. Is rotatably attached. A pulley 4 is fixed to the shaft member 2, and a pulley 5 is attached to the shaft member 1.
Is fixed, and a conveyor belt 6 for conveying banknotes is stretched between the pulley 4 and the pulley 5. The shaft member 2 is urged downward in the drawing by a spring (not shown), and the conveyor belt 6 can be retracted upward depending on the thickness of the bills to be conveyed.

Next, the first transmission means will be described. That is, a shaft member 7 is provided in parallel with the shaft member 2, a pulley 8 is fixed to one end of the shaft member 7, and a pulley 9 is fixed to the other end of the shaft member 7. A motor 10 is arranged below the shaft member 7, and a pulley 11 is fixed to a rotation shaft of the motor 10. A transmission belt 12 is stretched between the pulley 11 and the pulley 8. Below the shaft member 1, a shaft member 12 is provided.
Are provided in parallel with the shaft member 1, and the shaft member 1
A pulley 13 is fixed to 2. A transmission belt 14 is stretched between the pulley 13 and the pulley 9 fixed to the other end of the shaft member 2. A gear 15 is fixed to the outside of the pulley 13 fixed to the shaft member 12, and the gear 15 is fixed to the end of the shaft member 1.
It meshes with 6. In this way, the driving force of the motor 10 is transmitted to the shaft member 1 that supports the conveyor belt 6.

A not-shown one-way clutch is provided in the pulley 8. The one-way clutch causes the driving force to be exerted only when the motor 10 rotates at a high speed in the counterclockwise direction (normal rotation) in FIG. 7 is transmitted.

Next, the second transmission means will be described. That is, the gear 20 is fixed to the rotating shaft of the motor 10, and the gear 20 is fixed to the shaft member 22.
It meshes with 1. The cam 2 is provided at the end of the shaft member 22.
3 is fixed, and a cam roller 30 attached to an end of a link 25 pivotally supported by a shaft member 24 is in contact with the cam 23. The other end of the link 25 is connected via a pin 26 to the tip of a link 27 that is axially supported by a shaft member 28 on the machine body. The shaft member 28 includes
A plurality of regulation plates 29 are fixed along the axial direction.
A one-way clutch (not shown) is provided between the gear 21 and the shaft member 22, and the one-way clutch causes the drive force to be generated only when the motor 10 rotates clockwise (reverse rotation) at a low speed in FIG. It is adapted to be transmitted to the member 22. In this way, when the motor 10 rotates in the clockwise direction, the shaft member 28 is moved in accordance with the curved surface of the cam 23.
By rotating the control plate 29, the restriction plate 29 fixed to the shaft member 28 can be switched between a horizontal position and a standing position.

A cam 32 is fixed near the center of the shaft member 22, and the shaft member 3 is attached to the cam 32.
The cam roller 33 provided at the tip of the link 35 attached to the No. 4 abuts. A link 36 is connected to the tip of the link 35, and the shaft member 12
A link 37 that is rotatably supported by is connected to each other, and these links 35, 36, and 37 form a so-called parallel link. A rectangular support plate 38 is fixed to the upper surface of the link 36, and a conveying roller 39 is rotatably attached so as to project from a notch formed in the support plate 38. In this way, the rotation of the motor 10 is transmitted to the support plate 38 via the links 35, 36, 37 to move the support plate 38 up and down.

The shaft member 7 is fixed with an impeller 40 that knocks down the conveyed banknotes.
The impeller 41 that knocks down the conveyed banknotes is fixed.

As shown in FIG. 5, a transport path 42 for transporting banknotes is provided on the upstream side of the transport belt 6, and a dispensing port 4 for dispensing the transported banknotes is provided on the downstream side of the transport belt 6.
3 is provided.

The motor 10 is driven and controlled by a control means (not shown), and the control means is based on a signal from a payout control mechanism (not shown) which controls the drive of the entire bill dispensing apparatus. The motor 10 is configured to rotate at high speed in the forward direction or at the low speed in the reverse direction. That is, when the withdrawal drive signal and the withdrawal port banknote-free signal (a signal based on an unillustrated sensor) are input from the withdrawal control mechanism (not shown) to the control means (not shown), the control means Outputs a control signal to the motor 10 so as to perform high-speed normal rotation drive, and sends a dispensing drive signal and a dispensing port banknote presence signal from the dispensing control mechanism (not shown) to control means (not shown). When is input, the control means outputs a control signal for performing low speed reverse rotation to the motor 10. Further, after the banknotes are accumulated in the temporary withdrawal storage unit, if a signal indicating the absence of banknotes from the withdrawal port is input from the withdrawal control mechanism, the control means first causes the motor 10 to perform low-speed reverse rotation and support. After urging the banknotes on the plate 38 toward the conveyor belt 6 side, the motor 10 is rotated in the normal direction at high speed to convey the banknotes to the dispensing port 43 in the accumulated state.

Next, the operation of the banknote dispensing device of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

During a normal dispensing operation, the support plate 38 is positioned above the conveyor belt 6 as shown in FIG. Next, the motor 10 is rotated counterclockwise at high speed to transmit the driving force to the transmission belt 12 and the pulley 8 to rotate the shaft member 7, and this rotation is transmitted to the pulley 13 via the pulley 9 and the transmission belt 14. Then pulley 13
Is transmitted to the gears 15 and 16 to rotate the shaft member 1, and the conveyor belt 6 is run by the pulley 5 that rotates together with the shaft member 1. As a result, the banknotes supplied from the transport path 42 are conveyed by the transport roller 3 protruding from the support plate 38.
9 and the transporting belt 6 traveling,
Carry to 3. In order to prevent the conveyed bill from colliding with the next conveyed bill, the end of the conveyed bill is knocked down by the impeller 40. Then, when the number of bills 44 instructed to be dispensed are dispensed to the dispensing port 43, the motor 10 is stopped and the driving of the conveyor belt 6 is stopped.

Next, when there is a bill 44 in the dispensing port 43, and when the next dispensing instruction is issued, the transported bill 45 is temporarily stored on the support plate 38, as shown in FIG.

That is, the motor 10 is rotated clockwise, and this driving force is transmitted through the gears 20 and 21 to the shaft member 22.
To be transmitted to. Here, since the cam 23 is fixed to the shaft member 22, the cam 23 rotates with the rotation of the shaft member 22, and the cam roller 30 contacting the cam 23 moves,
This movement is transmitted to the shaft member 28 via the links 25 and 27, and the shaft member 28 rotates. Since the regulating plate 29 is fixed to the shaft member 28, the shaft member 28 is erected as shown in FIG. 6 as the shaft member 28 rotates. Further, since the cam 32 is fixed to the shaft member 22, the shaft member 22
The cam 32 rotates in accordance with the rotation of the cam roller 33, and the cam roller 33 contacting the cam 32 moves. This movement is link 35,3
6 and 37 and transmitted to the support plate 38.
Moves downward as shown in FIG. When the banknotes are transported from the transport path 42 in this state, the transported banknotes have the restriction plate 2
After being collided with 9, it is knocked down by the impeller 41 and temporarily stored on the support plate 38.

In this state, when the bill 44 in the dispensing port 43 is taken out, the bill 45 temporarily stored on the support plate 38 is immediately conveyed toward the dispensing port 43.

That is, in the same procedure as described above, as shown in FIG. 7, the support plate 38 is started to be lifted and the standing state of the regulating plate 29 is released. As a result, the bill 45
Is sandwiched between the support plate 38 and the conveyor belt 6, as shown in FIG. In this state, when the motor 10 is rotated in the clockwise direction and the conveyor belt 6 is made to travel, the banknotes 45 that have been nipped are collectively collected as shown in FIG.
Be transported to.

According to the bill dispensing apparatus of the present embodiment, when there is a dispensing instruction after the first dispensing instruction,
Even when the banknote based on the first dispensing command is in the dispensing port 43, the banknote is immediately started to be transported, and the transported banknote is regulated by the regulation plate 29 and temporarily stored on the support plate 38. Since the bill 45 is conveyed toward the dispensing port 43 when the bill 44 in the dispensing port 43 is removed, after the bill 44 in the dispensing port 43 is removed. The banknotes 45 based on the subsequent withdrawal command can be conveyed to the withdrawal port 43 in a short time, the withdrawal efficiency can be improved, and the waiting time of the customer can be shortened.

In the above embodiment, the temporary withdrawal storage part is provided below the conveyor belt 6, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the temporary withdrawal storage part is provided above the conveyor belt. You may In this case, when stacking the banknotes, the banknotes are sequentially stacked from the lower side. Further, these temporary withdrawal storage units are installed in the withdrawal conveyance path for conveying banknotes in the horizontal direction, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is incorporated in the withdrawal conveyance path for conveying banknotes in the vertical direction. You may do it.

[0030]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention.
According to the bill dispensing device described, provided in the dispensing delivery path slightly upstream from the dispensing port, when there is no bill in the dispensing port, the bill is transported toward the dispensing port side, When there are banknotes in the dispensing port, the banknotes are stacked at a position slightly upstream of the dispensing port, and when the banknotes in the dispensing port are removed thereafter, the banknotes stacked at a position slightly upstream of the dispensing port are stacked. Since the withdrawal temporary storage unit that can be conveyed toward the withdrawal port in the accumulated state is provided, it is possible to withdraw money immediately after removing the banknotes from the withdrawal port.

A bill dispensing device according to claim 2 of the present invention is
2. The banknote dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the temporary dispensing bank has a support plate provided below the transport belt of the dispensing transport path so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the transport belt, and the banknote transport of the support plate. A regulating plate that is rotatably provided between a position that closes the conveying path and a position that opens the conveying path in the vicinity of the downstream side in the direction, a motor that drives the regulating plate and the supporting plate, and a bill at the dispensing port. When there is no sheet, the regulation plate is rotated to the position where the conveyance path is opened, the support plate is brought close to the conveyance belt, and the motor is driven so that the bills are conveyed toward the dispensing port. When there are banknotes in the gold mouth, the regulation plate is rotated to a position that closes the transport path, the support plate is separated from the transport belt, and the motor is driven so that the banknotes are accumulated on the support plate, After this, paper from the outlet When the control plate is removed, the regulation plate is rotated to a position where the conveyance path is opened, the support plate is brought close to the conveyance belt, and the banknotes accumulated on the support plate are in the accumulation state. Since it is composed of the control means for driving the motor so that it is conveyed toward, the device can be made compact.

According to the bill dispensing apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, the transport belt of the dispensing transport path, the support plate of the dispensing temporary storage section, and the regulation plate are provided by one motor capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions. When the motor is driven in the forward direction, the driving force is transmitted to the transfer belt of the payout transfer path via a one-way clutch when the motor rotates in the normal direction, and when the motor rotates in the reverse direction, the driving force is transferred to the transfer belt. Since it has the second transmission means for transmitting to the support plate and the regulation plate via the one-way clutch, the transmission mechanism of the driving force of the motor can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a banknote dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a main part of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation of the banknote dispensing device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation of the banknote dispensing device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation of the banknote dispensing device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an operation of the banknote dispensing device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an operation of the banknote dispensing device of FIG. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Conveyor Belt 10 Motor 29 Control Plate 38 Support Plate 43 Withdrawal Port

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A withdrawal / conveyance path including a storage stacker for storing banknotes in a stacked state, a delivery unit for delivering one banknote from the storage stacker, and a conveyor belt for delivering the banknotes delivered by the delivery unit. And a bill dispensing device comprising a dispensing port connected to the end of the dispensing transport path, provided in the dispensing transport path slightly upstream of the dispensing port,
When there are no banknotes in the dispensing port, the banknotes are conveyed toward the dispensing port side, and when there are banknotes in the dispensing port, the banknotes are accumulated at a position slightly upstream of the dispensing port, and then the dispensing port When the banknotes are removed, the banknotes have a temporary withdrawal storage unit that can convey the banknotes that have been stacked at a position slightly upstream of the dispensing port toward the dispensing port in the stacked state. Banknote dispensing device. 2. The temporary withdrawal storage section is provided with a support plate provided below the conveyor belt of the withdrawal conveyor path so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the conveyor belt, and in the vicinity of a downstream side of the support plate in the banknote conveying direction. A regulation plate rotatably provided between a position where the conveyance path is closed and a position where the conveyance path is opened, a motor for driving the regulation plate and the support plate, and the regulation when there is no banknote in the dispensing port. While rotating the plate to a position where the transport path is opened, the support plate is brought close to the transport belt to drive the motor so that the bills are transported toward the dispensing port, while the bill is dispensed at the dispensing port. In some cases, the regulation plate is rotated to a position that closes the conveyance path, the support plate is separated from the conveyance belt, and the motor is driven so that banknotes are accumulated on the support plate, and then the withdrawal is performed. When a bill is removed from the mouth The regulation plate is rotated to a position where the conveyance path is opened, the support plate is brought close to the conveyance belt, and the banknotes accumulated on the support plate are conveyed toward the withdrawal port in the accumulated state. 2. The banknote dispensing device according to claim 1, further comprising a control means for driving the motor. 3. A transfer belt of the dispensing transfer path and a support plate and a restriction plate of the dispensing temporary storage section are driven by a single motor capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions. When the motor and the first transmitting means for transmitting the driving force to the conveying belt of the payout conveying path via the one-way clutch and the motor reversely rotate, the driving force is transmitted to the supporting plate and the regulating plate via the one-way clutch. It has a 2nd transmission means to transmit, The banknote dispensing apparatus of Claim 1 or Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.