JPH0656864U - Paper processing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To easily open the upper conveyance section that constitutes the conveyance device of the paper sheet processing apparatus. [Structure] Conveying device 23 accommodated in housing 12
Includes an upper transport unit 26 and a lower transport unit 24.
The cover 13 of the housing 12 and the upper carrying section 26 of the carrying device 23 are rotatably attached to different support shafts 22 and 25, respectively. The housing 12 and the upper conveyance unit 26 are connected by a connecting member 61, and the cover 13 and the upper conveyance unit 2 are connected.
A first lock lever 55 and a second lock lever 63 that engage with 6 and 6 are releasably provided. When the release button 69 is operated, the first lock lever 55 and the second lock lever 63 which are interlocked with the latch mechanism are actuated, and the engagement between the housing 12, the cover 13 and the upper transport section 26 is released. Since the cover 13 and the upper transport unit 26 are connected to each other by the connecting member 61, when the cover 13 is pulled upward, the upper transport unit 26 also moves to the housing 12.
At the same time, it is pulled up.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus, and more particularly to a paper sheet processing apparatus that can easily release a conveying device.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 At present, the bill validator is widely used in areas such as automatic deposit machines of banks, vending machines, and ticket vending machines. In addition to such applications, a tabletop banknote validator is required in a bank or the like for simultaneously performing banknote authenticity determination and counting on a desk. In response to this demand, a desk-top type bill discriminating apparatus disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-22210 has been developed.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, if a banknote jam occurs in the transport path of the bill validator, or if the sensor needs to be cleaned, it is necessary to open the housing and then open the upper transport part that constitutes the transport device. Was troublesome and annoying.

An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus which can easily open an upper conveyance section which constitutes the conveyance apparatus.

[0005]

[Means for achieving the object]

 In the paper sheet handling apparatus according to the present invention, in which the transport device is housed in the housing, and the transport device includes the lower transport portion and the upper transport portion, the housing cover and the upper transport portion of the transport device have different spindles. Rotatably attached to the cover, the cover and the upper transport section are connected by a connecting member, and lock levers that engage with the upper transport section and the cover are provided so that they can be released. Disengage the housing and the upper transport.

[0006]

When the release button is operated, the lock lever that is interlocked with the latch mechanism is operated, and the engagement between the housing and the upper conveyance section is released. Since the housing and the upper carrying section are connected by the connecting member, when the cover is pulled up, the upper carrying section is also pulled up together with the housing. In this way, the upper transport section can be easily opened.

[0007]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention applied to a tabletop bill validator will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, a tabletop bill validator 10 according to the present invention includes a housing 12 that accommodates the validator. The housing 12 has a cover 13 with an inlet 14 for inserting bills and an outlet 15 for discharging bills. Further, the genuine banknotes discharged from the outlet 15 are arranged in the receiving portion 16 adjacent to the outlet 15 in the cover 13. Next to the inlet 14, various switches 17 to 19 for operating the device are provided. A liquid crystal display unit 20 for displaying the operating state of the device is provided at the rear of the cover 13.

The arm portion 21 of the cover 14 is rotatably supported by the housing 12 about a support shaft 22. The transfer device 23 includes a lower transfer part 24 fixed to the housing 12, and an upper transfer part 26 pivotally attached to the lower transfer part 24 by a support shaft 25. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower transport unit 24 is provided with three light emitting diodes 27 to 29, a plurality of transport rollers 30 and 31, and a plurality of pressure rollers 32 and 33. A light receiving transistor 34 as an entrance sensor, a light receiving transistor 35 as a discrimination sensor, and a light receiving transistor 36 as a monitoring sensor are provided in the upper transport section 26 corresponding to the light emitting diodes 27 to 29, respectively. A Hall element 37 and a magnetic head 38 as a magnetic sensor are provided corresponding to the pressing rollers 32 and 33, respectively. Further, a CCD sensor 40 as an image sensor is provided in the upper carrying section 26 behind the magnetic head 38, and a pressing roller 41 corresponding to the CCD sensor 40 is provided in the lower carrying section 24. As schematically shown in FIG. 2, a conveyor belt 42 is wound around a pulley 43 in the lower conveyor 24, and a banknote is conveyed between the lower conveyor 24 and the upper conveyor 26 by driving the conveyor belt 42. It The pulley 43 is rotated by the motor 70. The pressing roller 41 is rotatably supported by a shaft 71 on a shaft 73 attached to one end of a lever 72 attached to the housing 12. A plunger 75 of a solenoid 74 is attached to the other end of the lever 72. Therefore, when the solenoid 74 is biased and the plunger 75 is pulled by the solenoid 74, the lever 72 presses the pressing roller 41 against the CCD sensor 40.

A rear transport unit 44 is provided behind the CCD sensor 40. The rear transport unit 44 is provided with pulleys 45 and 46, a belt 47 wound around the pulleys 45 and 46, and guide pulleys 48, 49 and 50 that guide the belt 47. A pulley 46, a guide pulley 50, a light emitting diode 51 as an exit sensor, and a light receiving transistor 52 are arranged adjacent to the exit 15. A one-way clutch (not shown) is attached to the guide pulley 50.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, a bracket 54 having a long hole 53 is attached to the cover 13, and one end 61 a of a connecting member 61 is rotatably fitted in the long hole 53. . The other end 61b of the connecting member 61 is rotatably attached to the upper conveyance unit 26. Further, the other end 61b of the connecting member 61 is engaged with the hook portion 56 of the first lock lever 55 pivotally mounted on the shaft 57 fixed to the housing 12. The hook portion 56 has an inclined surface 56a. The connecting portion 58 of the first lock lever 55 is rotatably attached to one end of the intermediate lever 59 by a shaft 60. The intermediate lever 59 is rotatably attached to the housing 12 by a shaft 62, and the other end of the intermediate lever 59 contacts the arm portion 64 of the second lock lever 63. The second lock lever 63 is rotatably attached to the housing 12 by a shaft 65. A hook portion 66 that is engaged with a striker 67 fixed to the housing 12 is formed on the upper portion of the second lock lever 63. The hook portion 66 has an inclined surface 66a. A release button 69 is slidably arranged in the opening 68 formed in the housing 12. The release button 69 is in contact with the second lock lever 63 via the roller 80. The first lock lever 55 is biased by a torsion spring (not shown) so as to rotate clockwise in FIG. 2, and the hook portion 56 of the hook member 66 is always engaged with the other end 61b of the connecting member 61. Similarly, the second lock lever 63 is biased by a torsion spring (not shown) so as to rotate clockwise in FIG. 2, and the hook portion 66 is always engaged with the striker 67. When the release button 69 is pressed with a finger, the second lock lever 63 is rotated counterclockwise against the elastic force of the torsion spring. Therefore, at the same time as the engagement between the hook portion 66 and the striker 67 is released, the first lock lever 55 is also rotated counterclockwise via the intermediate lever 59, and the hook of the first lock lever 55 is hooked. The engagement between the portion 56 and the other end 61b of the connecting member 61 is also released. When the finger is released from the release button 69, the latch mechanism constituted by the first lock lever 55, the intermediate lever 59 and the second lock lever 63 is automatically returned to the initial position by the elasticity of the torsion spring.

In the above structure, when a bill is inserted through the entrance 14, the light receiving transistor 34 detects the insertion of the bill. The motor 70 and the pulley 43 are rotated by this detection signal, and the conveyor belt 42 is driven. The bill is moved along the conveying path by the conveying belt 42, the optical characteristic of the bill is detected by the light receiving transistor 35, and the magnetic characteristic of the bill is converted into an electric signal by the hall element 37 and the magnetic head 38. If the optical characteristics and the magnetic characteristics of the bill converted into the electric signal are not the predetermined characteristics, the inserted bill is determined by the discrimination circuit (not shown) of the bill discriminating device 10 as not a true bill. Therefore, the motor 70 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the inserted bills are returned to the entrance 14. When the optical characteristics and the magnetic characteristics of the bill are predetermined, the discriminating circuit determines that the bill is a true bill. In this case, the motor 70 is further rotated and the bill is further moved along the transport passage. The position of the banknote number printed on the banknote is detected by the light receiving transistor 36, and based on the detected position, the CCD sensor 40 converts the image of the part on which the banknote number is printed into an optical electric signal, and a recording not shown. Record the banknote number on the device. The banknote from which the banknote number is read is further conveyed by the rear conveying section 44 and discharged from the outlet 15 onto the receiving section 16. The ejection of bills from the rear transport section 44 is detected by the light receiving transistor 52. Even if the discrimination circuit determines that the bill is a true bill, if the position of the bill number printed on the bill is not detected by the light receiving transistor 36, or the image of the portion where the bill number is printed by the CCD sensor 40 is optically detected. Sometimes it cannot be converted to an electrical signal. In this case, the driving of the rear transport unit 44 is stopped with the leading edge of the banknote partially protruding from the outlet 15. The one-way clutch provided on the guide pulley 50 enables the operator to pull out the banknote partially protruding from the outlet 15.

When a bill is jammed in the transport passage or when the transport passage needs to be inspected or repaired, the release button 69 is manually pressed. As a result, the engagement between the hook portion 66 of the second lock lever 63 and the striker 67 shown in FIG. 3 is released as shown in FIG. 4, and at the same time, the hook portion 56 of the first lock lever 55 and the connecting member are released. The engagement with the other end 61 b of 61 is also released. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, it is possible to simultaneously open the cover 13 and the upper conveyance unit 26 that are connected by the connecting member 61. When the cover 13 is closed after repair / inspection, the other end 61b of the connecting member 61 comes into contact with the inclined surface 56a formed on the hook portion 56 of the first lock lever 55, and the other end 61b resists the elasticity of the torsion spring. By rotating the first lock lever 55 counterclockwise, the first lock lever 55 is automatically engaged with the other end 61b of the connecting member 61. Therefore, the first lock lever 55 is held in the engagement position by the torsion spring. Further, the striker 67 abuts the inclined surface 66a formed on the hook portion 66 of the second lock lever, and the striker 67 moves the second lock lever 63 counterclockwise against the elasticity of the torsion spring. By rotating, the hook portion 66 is automatically engaged with the striker 67. The second lock lever 63 is held in the engagement position by a torsion spring. As described above, when the release button 69 is operated, the first lock lever 55 and the second lock lever 63 which are interlocked with the latch mechanism are actuated, and the engagement between the housing 12 and the upper transport section 26 is released. Since the housing 12 and the upper carrying section 26 are connected by the connecting member 61, when the housing 12 is pulled up, the upper carrying section 26 is also pulled up together with the housing 12. In this way, the upper transport section 26 can be easily opened.

The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and can be modified. In the above-mentioned embodiment, the example in which the invention is applied to the desk-top type bill discriminating apparatus is shown. It is clear what can be done.

Instead of attaching the first lock lever 55 and the second lock lever 63 to the housing 12, they may be attached to the lower transport unit 24.

[0016]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, in the paper sheet handling apparatus according to the present invention, the transport section can be easily opened, so that repair and inspection can be performed quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tabletop bill validator to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the latch mechanism in a locked state.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the latch mechanism in an unlocked state.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state in which a cover and an upper conveyance section are opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Desktop bill validator, 12 ... Housing, 1
3 ... Cover, 14 ... Entrance, 15 ... Exit, 16 ...
Receiving part, 23 ... Conveying device, 22, 25 ... Spindle, 24 ...
・ Lower transport part, 26 ・ ・ upper transport part, 55 ・ ・ first lock lever, 61 ・ ・ connecting member, 63 ・ ・ second lock lever, 69 ・ ・ release button,

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A paper sheet processing apparatus in which a transport device having a lower transport portion and an upper transport portion is housed in a housing, wherein a cover of the housing and an upper transport portion of the transport device are rotated by different spindles. Along with the possible attachment, the cover and the upper conveyance section are connected by a connecting member, and a first lock lever and a second lock lever that engage with the upper conveyance section and the cover are provided so as to be disengageable, A paper sheet processing apparatus, wherein engagement of the first lock lever and the second lock lever with the upper transport portion and the housing is released by operating a release button.