JPH06298409A - Paper sheet transport apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the number of parts and the number of assembling processes by integrally forming a first pressing means and a second pressing means by an elastic plate material made of synthetic resin. CONSTITUTION:In a paper sheet transport apparatus 40, a first pressing means 41 for clamping a bill inserted from a paper bill insert port 37 between driving rollers 8, 9 and driven rollers 10, 11 and a second pressing means 42 for pressing an inserted bill to a magnetic sensor 14 are integrally formed by an elastic plate piece 43 made of synthetic resin or the like. Accordingly, an inserted bill is surely clamped and transported between the driving rollers 8, 9 and the driven rollers 10, 11 by the pressing force of the first pressing means 41, and the inserted bill is surely made closely adhere to the magnetic sensor 14 by the second pressing means 42 and discriminated to be correct or incorrect.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet conveying apparatus for grasping and conveying paper sheets such as bills or magnetic cards between a pair of driving and driven rollers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a bill processing device for judging whether a bill inserted is authentic or not, and storing and storing the bill in the case of a genuine coin, and a record of an inserted magnetic card, and a inserted magnetic card. 2. Description of the Related Art For various processing devices such as a magnetic card processing device for writing information on a paper sheet, a paper sheet conveying device for grasping and conveying paper sheets such as banknotes or magnetic cards is used between a pair of rollers.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of a bill processing apparatus 2 equipped with a conventional paper sheet conveying apparatus 1.

A front cover 3 is attached to the lower left end portion of the bill processing apparatus 2, and a bill insertion slot 4 is formed therein. And immediately after this bill insertion slot 4,
The bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 4 is made into a bill processing device 2
A paper sheet conveying device 1 for conveying the inside is arranged.

The paper sheet transporting device 1 includes a paper sheet transporting path 7 including an upper guide 5 and a lower guide 6 which are arranged to face each other at a predetermined interval, and a pair of upper and lower guides 5. 6 is composed of drive rollers 8 and 9 and driven rollers 10 and 11 which are arranged so that a part thereof is exposed. A drive belt 13, which is rotationally driven by a drive source such as a motor (not shown), is wound around the drive rollers 8 and 9 which constitute the paper sheet conveying means.

Further, a magnetic sensor 14 for discriminating the authenticity of the inserted bill is arranged so as to be partially exposed in the above-mentioned paper sheet conveying path 7.

On the other hand, in the paper sheet transporting device 1 described above, the driven rollers 10, 11 are used to grip the banknotes (not shown) inserted from the banknote insertion slot 4 between the drive rollers 8, 9 and the driven rollers 10, 11. The first pressing means 15 for urging the banknotes toward the drive rollers 8 and 9 is provided, and the second banknote urging the banknotes toward the magnetic sensor 14 side in order to press the banknotes to be conveyed into pressure contact with the magnetic sensor 14. The pressing means 16 is provided.

Of these, the first pressing means 15 is composed of a plurality of coil springs 19 for constantly pressing the shafts 17 and 18 supporting the driven rollers 10 and 11 upward, and the second pressing means 16 is provided. Is constituted by an elastic driven roller 20 that is pressed against the magnetic sensor 14.

According to the above-described paper sheet conveying apparatus 1, the inserted bill is conveyed while being reliably gripped between the driving rollers 8 and 9 and the driven rollers 10 and 11 by the pressing force of the first pressing means 15. The inserted banknote is surely brought into close contact with the magnetic sensor 14 by the pressing force of the second pressing means 16 and its authenticity is determined.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 21 is a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of inserted banknotes. This sensor 21 is a light emitting element 22 arranged so that its tip is exposed from the lower guide 6 into the paper sheet conveying path 7. And a light receiving element 23 that is arranged so as to face the light emitting element 22 and be exposed from the upper guide 5 into the paper sheet conveyance path 7.

[0011]

By the way, according to the above-described conventional sheet conveying apparatus 1, the driven rollers 10 and 11 are provided.
First pressing means 15 for urging the drive roller 8 or 9 side
Is composed of a plurality of coil springs 19, and the second pressing means 16 for press-contacting the inserted bill against the magnetic sensor 14 is composed of an elastic driven roller 20 which is a completely separate component from the first pressing means 15. Therefore, the number of parts constituting the paper sheet transporting device 1 is extremely large, and since they are separate parts, it is difficult to assemble them.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet transporting device which reduces the number of parts and the number of assembling steps.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, a driven roller supported by a shaft is urged toward a drive roller which is arranged so as to face the driven roller. A second means for pressing the paper sheet against the pressing means and the sensor
A pressing means for pressing the paper sheet against the sensor by the second pressing means while the paper sheet is conveyed while being held between the driven roller and the driving roller. In the class transporting device, the first pressing means and the second pressing means are integrally formed by an elastic plate material made of synthetic resin.

[0014]

According to the above-mentioned paper sheet conveying apparatus, the first pressing means for pressing the driven roller to the driving roller side and the second pressing means for pressing the paper sheet to the sensor are made of synthetic resin. Since it is integrally formed by the plate material of the body, the number of parts is reduced, and since the first and second pressing means are attached by a simple work of mounting the plate material, the number of assembling steps of the paper sheet conveying device is significantly reduced. It will be possible.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the paper sheet conveying apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view showing a concept of a banknote handling apparatus 30 to which a paper sheet transporting apparatus according to the present invention is applied.
The same parts as those in FIG. 3 are designated by the same reference numerals.

The banknote processing device 30 is formed in a generally L-shape when viewed from the side, and has a device body 31 composed of a housing in which a drive mechanism such as a motor is arranged.
And a bill storage box 33 rotatably supported on the back surface of the apparatus body 31 about a shaft 32, and the apparatus body 3
1 includes a chute portion 35 that is openably and closably disposed around a shaft 34 and a front cover 36 that is disposed at the lower left end of the apparatus main body 31. The front cover 36 has a protruding portion 36a. Has a bill insertion slot 37.

When such a bill processing device 30 is directly attached to the front of a device such as a vending machine, the front cover 36
The projecting portion 36a is exposed to the outside of the device and accepts the insertion of a bill through the bill insertion slot 37 formed therein.

On the other hand, in the lower part of the above-mentioned bill processing device 30, there is arranged a paper sheet transport device 40 according to the present invention for horizontally transporting the inserted bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 37 as indicated by the arrow. It is set up.

The paper sheet transporting device 40 includes a paper sheet transporting path 7 composed of upper and lower guides 5 and 6 which are arranged to face each other at a predetermined interval as in the conventional example, and a pair of upper and lower sheets. The guides 5 and 6 are configured so as to include a sheet conveying means including drive rollers 8 and 9 and driven rollers 10 and 11 which are disposed so as to be partially exposed. A drive belt 13, which is rotationally driven by a drive source such as a motor (not shown), is wound around the drive rollers 8 and 9 which constitute the paper sheet conveying means.

A magnetic sensor 14 for discriminating the authenticity of the inserted bill is provided in the paper sheet conveying path 7 so as to be partially exposed.

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned paper sheet conveying apparatus 40,
First pressing means 41 for holding a banknote (not shown) inserted through the banknote insertion slot 37 between the drive rollers 8 and 9 and the driven rollers 10 and 11, and for pressing the inserted banknote to the magnetic sensor 14. The second pressing means 42 is integrally formed with an elastic plate member 43 made of synthetic resin or the like.

FIG. 2 shows a first pressing means 41 for urging the driven rollers 10 and 11 described above toward the drive rollers 8 and 9.
It is a conceptual expansion perspective view of the board | plate material 43 which integrally formed with the 2nd pressing means 42 which biases the banknote to the magnetic sensor 14 side.

This plate member 43 is integrally formed of an elastic body such as synthetic resin, and the first tongue piece 44 of the elastic body which constitutes the first pressing means 41 is integrally extended from the four corners thereof. Has been done.

A second tongue piece 45, which is an elastic body and constitutes the second pressing means 42, whose tip is formed in an arc shape, is integrally extended from the substantially central portion of the plate member 43.

On the other hand, holes 43c and 43d for mounting various sensors (for example, optical sensors such as light emitting diodes) are formed in the central portion 42a and the tip portion 43b of the plate member 43, and the central portion 43a of the plate member 43 is formed. The plate material 4
A hole 43e into which a screw (not shown) is inserted to attach 3 to the lower surface of the lower cover 6 shown in FIG. 1 is formed.

In the embodiment, among the holes formed in the plate member 43, the light emitting element 22 (FIG. 1) of the sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the inserted bill is attached to one hole 43c. An optical sensor or the like (not shown) for determining the authenticity of the inserted bill is mounted in the other hole 43d.

When the plate member 43 described above is fixed to the lower guide 6 as shown in FIG. 1 through a fastening member such as a screw (not shown) which is inserted in the hole 43e, the first pressing force is obtained as shown in FIG. Since the shafts 17 and 18 for supporting the driven rollers 10 and 11 are pushed upward by the biasing force of the first tongue piece 44 that constitutes the means 41, the biasing force causes the driven rollers 10 and 18 to move upward.
As shown in FIG. 1, 11 is closely attached to the drive belt 13 wound around the drive rollers 8 and 9, and the second tongue piece 45 forming the second pressing means 42 and having the arc-shaped tip is formed. ,
The elastic force presses the tip of the magnetic sensor 14.
Needless to say, the shafts 17 and 18 described above are supported by a guide (not shown) formed on the lower surface of the lower guide 6 and are allowed to move only in the vertical direction.

Therefore, the inserted bills are driven by the pressing force of the first pressing means 41 so that the driving rollers 8 and 9 and the driven rollers 10 and 1 are driven.
The banknotes are conveyed while being reliably gripped between the two, and the inserted banknote is surely brought into close contact with the magnetic sensor 14 by the pressing force of the second pressing means 42, and its authenticity is determined.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 50 is a bill insertion slot 37.
Is a liquid matter collecting unit arranged at the bottom of the front cover 36, and the liquid matter collecting unit 50 collects the liquid matter inserted from the bill insertion slot 37, and the liquid matter is collected by the bill processing apparatus 30.
It will be quickly discharged to the outside.

In the above embodiment, the case in which the paper sheet conveying apparatus 40 according to the present invention is applied to the bill processing apparatus 30 for discriminating the authenticity of bills has been described in detail, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. It goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a card processing device that conveys paper sheets such as a magnetic card, without using it.

[0032]

As described above, in the paper sheet conveying apparatus of the present invention, the first pressing means for urging the driven roller toward the drive roller and the second pressing means for closely adhering the paper sheet to the sensor. Since the means and the means are integrally formed by a plate material made of an elastic body such as a synthetic resin, not only can the number of parts be greatly reduced as compared with the conventional one, but also the first work can be performed by a simple work of mounting the plate material. Since the second pressing means can be attached, the manufacturing cost of the paper sheet transporting device can be greatly reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway conceptual side view of a banknote processing apparatus to which a paper sheet transporting apparatus according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual perspective view showing a plate member of the paper sheet conveying apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side view of a banknote handling apparatus equipped with a conventional sheet conveying apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 8, 9 ... Driving roller 10, 11 ... Followed roller 17, 18 ... Shaft 41 ... First pressing means 42 ... Second pressing means 43 ... Plate material 44 ... First tongue piece 45 ... Second tongue piece

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A first pressing means for urging a driven roller supported by a shaft toward a driving roller, which is arranged so as to face the driven roller, and a second pressing means for pressing a paper sheet against a sensor. And a means for conveying the paper sheet while holding the paper sheet between the driven roller and the driving roller while conveying the paper sheet by the second pressing means. In the apparatus, the first sheet pressing device and the second sheet pressing device are integrally formed by an elastic plate material made of a synthetic resin. 2. The paper sheet conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the paper sheets are banknotes. 3. The paper sheet conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the paper sheet is a magnetic card. 4. The first pressing means is formed by a first tongue piece that urges a shaft for supporting the driven roller toward the driving roller, and the first tongue piece extends from the plate material. The sheet conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sheet conveying apparatus is provided. 5. The second pressing means is formed by a second tongue piece whose tip is formed in an arc shape, and the second tongue piece is extended from the plate material. The paper sheet conveying device according to claim 1. 6. The first pressing means is formed at four places at each of four corners of the plate material, and the second pressing means is formed at one place at a substantially central portion of the plate material. The paper sheet conveying apparatus according to claim 1. 7. The paper sheet conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plate member is formed with a hole for mounting a sensor.