JPH07129816A - Bill processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a shutter means from being jammed with bills as much as possible in a bill processing device used for an automatic vending machine, etc. CONSTITUTION:This bill processing device 20 consists of plural plates where shutter means 32 which open and close a bill conveyance path are arranged zigzag in the width direction of the bill conveyance path and plural holes which correspond to the sectional shape of the plates.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill processing device used in an automatic vending machine, a money changer, a pachinko ball lending machine, a medal lending machine, and the like.

In this specification, a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot is a bill inserted, a bill conveyed on the first bill conveyance path and a second bill conveyance path is stored bill, and a bill stacked and stored on a stacker is described. It is called a storage bill.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a main body of an automatic vending machine or the like that handles banknotes, it is possible to discriminate the authenticity of inserted banknotes and to store and store only banknotes regarded as genuine coins. Is installed.

This banknote processing apparatus is roughly classified into a banknote conveying path for guiding the banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion slot into the apparatus main body, a banknote discriminating means for discriminating the authenticity of the conveyed banknotes, and a genuine coin. The banknote storage means is configured to push the regarded banknotes into the stacker and sequentially stack and store them.

FIG. 27 is a partially cutaway conceptual sectional view showing a conventional bill processing apparatus.

The bill processing device 1 is composed of a device main body 2 which is formed in a generally inverted L shape when viewed from the side, and a bill insertion slot 3 is formed at the upper left tip thereof.

The bill insertion slot 3 is attached to a door (not shown) which constitutes the front of a device such as a vending machine, and is arranged so that its tip is exposed to the outside.

On the other hand, the bill insertion slot 3 of the bill processing apparatus 1
Immediately after, a horizontal first banknote transport path 4 for guiding the banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion slot 3 to the right side of the drawing is formed, and a first transport belt 5 and this transport belt are provided in the middle thereof. A bill transporting means 8 composed of driven rollers 6, 7 and the like that are in pressure contact with 5 is provided. A bill discriminating means (not shown) such as a magnetic sensor and an optical sensor for discriminating the authenticity of bills is horizontally arranged along the horizontal first bill conveying path 4.

In such a bill processing apparatus 1, when a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 3, the presence or absence of a inserted bill is detected by a bill detection sensor (not shown) provided in the bill insertion slot 3 and the detection thereof is performed. The inserted bills are horizontally conveyed along the first bill conveyance path 4 in the right direction in the drawing by the driving force of the first conveyance belt 5 which rotates in the counterclockwise direction based on the signal.

On the other hand, when the inserted bill is horizontally conveyed rightward in the drawing by the forward rotation of the first conveyor belt 5, the bill discrimination (not shown) arranged at a substantially intermediate point of the first conveyor belt 5 is performed. The authenticity of the inserted bill is determined by the means.

When the inserted bill is determined to be a false coin by the bill discriminating means, the first conveyor belt 5 is reversed (clockwise) and the inserted bill is returned from the bill insertion slot 3.

On the other hand, when the inserted bill is judged to be a true coin by the bill discriminating means, the first conveyor belt 5 continues to rotate in the normal direction based on the detection signal, and the inserted bill follows the first conveying path 4. And further convey it horizontally. Further, the inserted bills that have been horizontally conveyed are further vertically downward along the second bill conveyance path 9 that is extended by being converted by about 90 degrees downward with respect to the first bill conveyance path 4 in the middle of the apparatus main body 2. It

Specifically, the second conveyor belt 10 arranged along the second banknote conveyor path 9 is driven to rotate normally in the clockwise direction following the forward rotation of the first conveyor belt 5, and the The leading edge of the determined inserted bill is conveyed to the lower side of the stacker 11.

On the other hand, on the second banknote transporting path 9, there is arranged a banknote accommodating means 12 for sequentially accommodating and stacking the inserted banknotes judged to be genuine coins into the stacker 11.

The banknote accommodating means 12 comprises a link mechanism 13 having a pantograph structure, and when an inserted banknote determined to be a true coin is guided to a predetermined position on the lower side of the stacker 11 along the second banknote transport path 9, As indicated by 28, the link mechanism 13 having a pantograph structure reciprocates to the right in the drawing to stack and store the banknotes regarded as true coins one by one in the stacker 11.

[0016]

By the way, in the banknote handling apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 27, although omitted for simplification of description, the first banknote transport path 4 is opened / closed on the downstream side of the banknote insertion slot 3. Shutter means is provided. As shown in the partially cutaway conceptual perspective view of FIG.
Upper and lower chutes 15 and 1 forming the first banknote transport path 4
Horizontally elongated slits 15a, 16a formed in the width direction of 6
And a plate 17 slidably supported in the vertical direction of the slits 15a, 16a by a motor and a rack / pinion mechanism (not shown).

The shutter means 14 is arranged immediately after the banknote insertion slot 4 or near the middle of the first banknote transport path 4 and the second banknote transport path 9 or the like. Will be described below.

The shutter means 14 prevents the inserted bill conveyed in the first bill conveying path 4 from being illegally taken out by the user after the bill discriminating means (not shown) determines that the inserted bill is a true coin. When the inserted bill passes the downstream side of the shutter means 14, the plate 17 is pulled down a predetermined distance through the rack / pinion mechanism by a driving force of a motor (not shown), and the slits 15a and 16a are formed.
It penetrates through and closes the passage formed between the upper and lower chutes 15 and 16.

However, in the shutter means as shown in FIG. 29, the slits 15a and 16a through which the plate 17 penetrates are formed laterally long with respect to the width direction of the banknote 18 to be conveyed, so that the essential portions of FIG. As shown in the conceptual cross-sectional view, if there is curl or the like in a part of the bill 18 passing through the passage, the leading end of the bill will be slit 16a (or 15).
It has entered the inside of a), and this has been a factor of jamming bills and the like.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote handling apparatus which prevents banknotes from entering a slit and prevents banknote jamming as much as possible.

[0021]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a banknote conveying path for guiding inserted banknotes into the apparatus main body, and shutter means for opening and closing the banknote conveying path. In the banknote handling apparatus having at least, the shutter means is constituted by a plurality of plates arranged in a zigzag shape along the width direction of the banknote transport path and a plurality of holes corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the plate. It is characterized by

[0022]

According to the above-described bill processing apparatus, the plates penetrating through the bill transport path are arranged in a zigzag pattern along the width direction of the bill transport path, and a plurality of plates corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the plates are arranged. Since the holes are formed, when the banknote passes through the banknote transport path, the tip of the banknote is unlikely to be caught in the hole, and even if it is caught, the surface area of each hole is smaller than that of the banknote. Since it does not enter into the hole, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of banknote jamming as much as possible.

[0023]

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

FIG. 1 shows a bill processing apparatus 20 according to the present invention.
FIG.

The banknote processing apparatus 20 is also formed in a generally inverted L-shape when viewed from the side, as in the conventional case.

The banknote handling apparatus 20 has a banknote insertion slot 21.
A front plate 23 having a front mask 22 fixed thereto, and a device main body 25 rotatably supported on the front plate 23 about a shaft 24 arranged at the lower end thereof in a clockwise direction. ing. The device body 25 is provided with a latch means 26 disposed on the upper portion thereof.
Is normally engaged with the front plate 23 and its rotation is restricted.

On the other hand, also in the banknote handling apparatus 20, the first banknote, which is connected to the banknote insertion slot 21 and is used to convey the inserted banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 21 to an intermediate portion in the main body 25, as in the conventional case. A transport path 27 is formed.

Further, in the main body 25 of the apparatus, from the end 27a of the first banknote transport path 27, the longitudinal direction of the stored banknotes stacked and accommodated in the stacker 28 arranged on the rear surface of the main body 25 in the traveling direction of the transported banknote. A second banknote transport path 29 is formed so as to be bent downward approximately 90 degrees so as to extend along the direction (longitudinal direction of the apparatus body 25).

Of these, the first banknote transport path 27 directly communicating with the banknote insertion slot 21 is substantially along the longitudinal direction of the banknotes stored in the stacker 28 (longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 25) as shown in the drawing. It is meandering in a U shape.

Between the horizontal portion 27b and the falling portion 27c which constitute the upstream side of the U-shaped meandering first banknote transport path 27, a cocked forcibly transporting the stored banknotes into the apparatus main body 25. A first bill conveying means 31 including a belt conveying belt 30 is arranged, and a shutter means 32 for opening and closing the first bill conveying path 27 is arranged at a bottom portion 27d of the first bill conveying path 27. There is.

Further, the rising portion 27e, which constitutes the downstream side of the first bill transport path 27, has the rising portion 27e.
A bill discriminating means 33 for discriminating the authenticity of the accommodated bills along e
Is provided.

Therefore, according to the structure of the first banknote transport path 27 described above, the first banknote transport path 27 is formed in a serpentine shape in a substantially U shape along the longitudinal direction of the stored banknotes.
From the tip 21a of the banknote insertion slot 21 to the second banknote transport path 2 without shortening the entire banknote transport path 27.
The distance (thickness) L ′ in the depth direction up to the start end of 9 (the end 27a of the first bill transport path 27) can be greatly reduced.

On the other hand, in the front mask 22 forming the above-mentioned bill insertion slot 21, the first bill feeding means 31 is provided.
In addition to the shutter means 32, an entrance lever 41 for detecting the start end and the end of the stored bill is arranged. Although not shown in the drawing, the entrance lever 41 inserts bills near the entrance lever 41, An optical sensor for detecting the discharge is provided. The optical sensor 40 is a monitor lamp that notifies the operating state of the bill.

The first bill transporting means 31 applies the driving force to the transport belt 30 wound around the pair of pulleys 42 and 43, the driven roller 44 pressed against the transport belt 30, and the transport belt 30. Conveyor motor in mask 45
The driving force of the motor 45 is transmitted to the conveyor belt 30 via a gear transmission mechanism 46 including a plurality of gears.

As shown in FIG. 2 which is an enlarged front view of the shutter means 32, the first plate 50 fixed to the front mask 22 and a rack and pinion mechanism 51 to be described later with respect to the first plate 50. And a second plate 52 that is slidably supported in the vertical direction by the lower plate 52. The lower end 52a of the second plate 52 includes two adjacent plates as shown in FIG. Further, a shutter 54 composed of a plurality of plates 53 that are planted by alternately changing their postures (in a staggered manner) is arranged.

The plate 53a planted in the center of the plurality of plates 53 has a substantially V-shaped cross section, and the other plates have a substantially rectangular cross section. Further, the postures of the plates 53 are staggered (staggered) for each plate as shown in FIG. 3 (b), for example.
It may be planted with its posture changed. That is, the shape and arrangement of the plate 53 may be any one as long as they are alternately arranged in a zigzag pattern along the width direction of the first banknote transport path 27, and are limited to the specific pattern shown in the embodiment. is not.

Further, since the shutter 54 composed of the plurality of plates 53 of this embodiment is planted with the postures alternately changed, when viewed from the front as shown in FIG. The entire area of 54 in the width direction is covered with almost no space. Therefore, it is possible to prevent unauthorized removal of the inserted banknote.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
The cross-sectional shape of each of the plurality of plates 53 so that the plurality of plates 53 forming the shutter 54 can be projected and retracted in the upper and lower chutes 55 and 56 that form the first banknote transport path 27 (FIG. 1) at a position facing each other. A plurality of holes 55a and 56a having a shape corresponding to the above are formed.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned shutter means 32 will be described, and the structure thereof will be described in more detail.

As shown in FIG. 5 which is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the essential portion of FIG. 1, when the first bill transport path 27 is opened, the pinion 57a of the shutter motor 57 and the first pinion 57a meshed with the pinion 57a. The second plate 52 is pulled upward by a predetermined distance by a rack and pinion mechanism 51 formed of a rack 52b formed on the two plates 52, whereby a plurality of plates 53 constituting a shutter 54 at the lower end of the second plate 52 are moved to a lower chute 56. The first banknote transport path 27 formed between the upper and lower chutes 55, 56 is opened by escaping from the hole 56a formed in the.

On the other hand, when closing the first bill transport path 27, as shown in FIG. 6, the driving force of the shutter motor 57 pulls the second plate 52 downward by a predetermined distance via the rack and pinion mechanism 51. As a result, the plurality of plates 5 constituting the shutter 54 at the lower end of the second plate 52 are formed.
3 is inserted into the hole 56a formed in the lower chute 56 to close the first banknote transport path 27 formed between the upper and lower chutes 55, 56.

According to the above-mentioned shutter means 32, the upper and lower chutes 55, 5 of the first bill conveying path 27 which are opened and closed.
It is sufficient to form a plurality of holes 55a and 56a having a narrow width in which the plurality of plates 53 that form the shutter 54 appear and disappear, in FIG. According to this, when the banknote passes between the upper and lower chutes 55, 56 in which the plurality of holes 55a, 56a are formed, the tip of the banknote is hard to be caught by the edge of the holes 55a, 56a, and even if they are caught, Since the surface area of the hole is much smaller than that of the banknote, the banknote will not enter the hole, so it is possible to prevent the occurrence of banknote jam due to factors such as the leading edge of the banknote being caught as much as possible. There is.

Next, the second bill conveying means 60 arranged along the rising portion 27e downstream of the first bill conveying path 27 shown in FIG. 1 and the bill discriminating means 33 for discriminating the authenticity of the contained bills.
The configuration of will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second bill transporting means 60 has a drive pulley 6 rotatably supported by a drive shaft 61.
2 and a driven pulley 64 rotatably supported by the driven shaft 63.
And a driven belt 66, which is a cocked belt and is wound between the driven belts 66 and 67.

A driven roller 68, which is in pressure contact with the driven roller 67, is disposed at the start end of the rising portion 27e.

On the other hand, the carrying motor 69 that gives a driving force to the above-mentioned drive shaft 61 is arranged at the uppermost part of the apparatus main body 25, and when the carrying motor 69 is driven, it is moved to the side of the apparatus main body 25. The drive shaft 61 rotates via the gear transmission mechanism (not shown) provided.

When the drive shaft 61 is rotationally driven in this way,
The stored banknotes sandwiched between the transport belt 65 and the driven rollers 66 and 67 and between the driven roller 67 and the driven roller 68 are forcibly transported toward the end 27a of the first banknote transport path 27.

The drive shaft 61 of the second bill conveying means 60
Between the driven shaft 63 and the driven shaft 63, the bill discriminating means 33 for discriminating the authenticity of the accommodated bill is arranged along the rising portion 27e downstream of the first bill conveying path 27.

The bill discriminating means 33 is composed of an optical sensor 70 and a magnetic sensor 71 for detecting the change in density and magnetism of the accommodated bill passing through the first bill conveying path 27. The optical sensor 70 and the magnetic sensor. Based on the output signal of 71, the authenticity of the stored bill is determined.

The optical sensor 70 is used for the first banknote transport path 2
7 and light-emitting and light-receiving elements 70a and 70b arranged at a predetermined distance from each other. The magnetic sensor 71 is composed of a magnetic head 71a and a pressure roller 71b which is in pressure contact with the magnetic head 71a. .

Next, in order to convey the stored bills conveyed in the first bill conveyance path 27 along the longitudinal direction of the stacker 28 (longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 25), the end 27a of the first bill conveyance path 27. The second banknote transport path 29 formed so as to be bent approximately 90 degrees downward from the second banknote transport path 29 will be described, and the third banknote transport means 80 disposed along the second banknote transport path 29 and the second banknote transport means 80 will be described. The banknote accommodating means 90 for stacking and accommodating the banknotes transported in the banknote transport path 29 one by one in the stacker 28 will be described.

A part of each component of the third bill transporting means 80 arranged along the second bill transporting path 29 is also used as a component of the second bill transporting means 60.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the third bill conveying means 80 includes a drive pulley 62 rotatably supported by a drive shaft 61, a driven pulley 64 rotatably supported by a driven shaft 63, and The drive and driven pulleys 62 and 64 are constituted by a conveyor belt 65 which is a cocked belt.

The third bill transporting means 80 is the main body 2 of the apparatus.
As shown in the rear view of FIG. 7 with the stacker 28 removed from the No. 5, the driven pulley 81 rotatably supported by the driven shaft 63 outside the driven pulley 64, and one end of the driven pulley 63 at the intermediate portion of the driven shaft 63. Shoot plate 82 movably supported
A driven shaft 83 rotatably supported on the tip of the chute plate 82, a driven pulley 84 rotatably supported on the driven shaft 83, and a winding between the driven pulley 84 and the driven pulley 81. The transport belt 85 includes a rotated cocked belt. The chute plate 82 constitutes a part of a bill storing means 90 which will be described later, and the chute plate 82 is stretched between its back surface and the back plate 25a of the apparatus body 25 as shown in FIG. The coil spring 86 provided constantly urges the coil spring 86 toward the back plate 25a.
It has stopped at the initial position indicated by.

According to the third bill transport means 80, as shown in FIG. 1, when the drive shaft 61 is rotated by the transport motor 69 arranged at the top of the apparatus main body 25, the drive shaft 61 is rotated. Subsequent to the conveyance belt 65 and the conveyance belt 8
5 rotate in the same direction, and the stored bills conveyed to the terminal end 27a of the first bill conveyance path 27 are forcibly conveyed along the second bill conveyance path 29 by the third bill conveyance means 80. Become.

The pair of pulleys and the conveyor belt of each bill conveying means shown in FIG. 1 are arranged so as to face each other on both sides of the shaft supporting the pulleys.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 200 denotes an exit lever which is arranged upstream of the second banknote transport path 29 and detects the start end and the rear end of the stored banknotes transported in the second banknote transport path 29. is there.

Next, the bill accommodating means 90 for accommodating the bills conveyed in the second bill conveying path 29 one by one in the stacker 28 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 7, the bill accommodating means 90 is arranged in the longitudinal direction of both sides in the main body 25 of the apparatus, and is supported by a pair of bill guides rotatably supported in one direction about the upper and lower ends thereof. The drums 91 and 92 and the bill guiding drum 9
It is composed of a drive device 93 for rotating the first and the second motors 92 and 92 in opposite directions and in the same phase.

Of these, grid-shaped ribs 91a and 92a are formed on the peripheral surfaces of the bill guiding drums 91 and 92, and the second ribs are formed in the longitudinal direction thereof, that is, in the direction along the second bill conveying path 29. Slits (described later) for guiding the stored bills conveyed in the bill conveyance path 29 are formed.

Notches 91b and 92b are formed in the central portion of the bill guiding drums 91 and 92 along the circumferential direction, and the notches 91b and 92b are formed on both sides of the tip of the chute plate 82. Protrusions 82a, 82b
Are engaged.

On the other hand, the drive device 93 for driving the bill guiding drums 91, 92 is a stack motor 94 and this stack motor 94 as shown in FIG. 8 which is an AA enlarged cross section of FIG.
Of the gear transmission 95 that meshes with the pinion 94a of the gear. The shafts 96 and 97 arranged on both sides of the gear transmission 95 are provided with worm gears 98 and 99, respectively.
A pair of worm wheels 101, 102 having protrusions 101a, 102a for fitting with the lower ends of the bill guiding drums 91, 92 are meshed with the worm gears 98, 99.

According to such a driving device 93, when the stack motor 94 rotates in one direction, the worm wheels 101 and 102 are opposite to each other as indicated by arrows, via the gear transmission 95 and the worm gears 98 and 99. The bill guide drums 91 and 92, which rotate in the same direction and in the same phase as the projections 101a and 102a of the worm wheels 101 and 102, also rotate in the opposite direction and in the same phase.

Next, the operation of the above-described bill accommodating means 90 will be described, and the structure will be described in more detail.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 7, and particularly shows a state in which the stacker 28 is mounted on the back surface of the apparatus main body.

On the peripheral surfaces of the bill guiding drums 91 and 92, bill guiding grooves 91c and 92c are formed along the axial direction thereof, that is, along the conveying direction of the second bill conveying path 29.
Further, at the initial position of the bill guiding drums 91 and 92, as shown in FIG. 9, the bill guiding grooves 91c and 92c are stopped so as to face each other, and the bills are guided into the bill guiding grooves 91c and 92c from the tip end side thereof. I am waiting for you.

On the other hand, such bill guide drums 91, 9
As shown in FIG. 9, the bill 100 is guided into the bill guiding grooves 91c and 92c of the second bill by the third bill guiding means 80, and when it reaches a predetermined position, the bill guiding drums 91 and 92.
Start to rotate in the opposite phase and in the same phase as indicated by the arrow.

In this way, the bill guiding drums 91 and 92 are in opposite directions as shown by arrows (in FIG. 9, the bill guiding drum 91
Is counterclockwise, and the bill guide drum 92 is clockwise, and when rotated in the same phase, the bill 100 is moved in parallel to the stacker 28 side by the bill guide grooves 91c and 92c, as shown in FIGS. The stacking spring 28a disposed inside the stacker 28 is pressed and sandwiched between the stacker plate 28b and the outer peripheral surfaces of the bill guiding drums 91 and 92 against the pressing force of the stack spring 28a. At that time, at the same time, the chute plate 82 of the second banknote transport path 29 in which the projections 82a and 82b engage with the banknote guide grooves 91c and 92c formed in the notches 91b and 92b of the banknote guide drums 91 and 92 at the same time is the banknote. As the guide drums 91 and 92 rotate, the stacker 28
Since the bills 100 are moved to the side, the bills 100 are reliably pushed into the stacker 28 and stored.

On the other hand, even after the banknotes 100 guided in the banknote guide grooves 91c and 92c are stored on the stacker 28 side, the banknote guide drums 91 and 92 continue to rotate in the same direction as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 13, when the bill guiding groove 91 is rotated by a certain rotation angle or more, the bill guiding groove 91 is formed by the notches 91b and 92b formed in the bill guiding drums 91 and 92.
The engagement between c and 92c and the shoot plate protrusions 82a and 82b is released, and the attraction force of the coil spring 86 causes the shoot plate 82 to instantly return to the initial position for guiding the next stored bill.

The bill guiding drums 91 and 92 further rotate from the position shown in FIG. 13 and stop rotating when reaching the position shown in FIG. 9 to stack the next stored bill.
It returns to the initial position to be stored inside.

Next, the operation of the bill processing apparatus 20 as a whole having the above-described structure will be described, and the structure will be described in more detail.

First, as shown in FIG. 14 in which the same parts as those in FIG.
If there is any abnormality, the shutter means 32 closes the first banknote transport path 27 to restrict the entry of the inserted banknotes, and it is determined that the status is normal. If it does so, the 1st bill conveyance way 27 will be opened by shutter means 32, and entrance of the inserted bill will be permitted.

Next, the bill insertion slot 21 of the bill processing device 20.
When the bill 100 is inserted therein and the entrance lever 41 rotates counterclockwise, the entrance sensor is turned on by the rotation of the lever 41, and the entry of the bill 100 is detected.

Then, based on the bill detection signal generated by the rotation of the entrance lever 41, the in-mask transport motor 45 of the first bill transport means 31 is driven to rotate the transport belt 30 in the counterclockwise direction. Conveyor belt 30
Between the driven roller 44 and the driven roller 44 and the first banknote transport path 27.
And is carried into the main body 25 of the apparatus. In addition to the first bill conveying means 31, the second and third bill conveying means 60, 80 based on the bill detection signal generated by the rotation of the entrance lever 41.
Is similarly driven, and the banknote 100 is conveyed into the apparatus main body 25.

On the other hand, as to whether the bill 100 is authentic, the leading end 100a of the bill 100 is conveyed while the exit lever 200 is rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG.
While the rear end 100b reaches the lower end of the shutter means 32,
The bill is discriminated based on the detection signal of the bill discriminating means 33.

Then, when the bill 100 is judged to be a true coin by the bill discriminating means 33 at the conveyance position of the bill 100 shown in FIG. 15, the bill 100 regarded as the true coin.
Is the second bill transport path 2 by the third bill transport means 80.
9 is conveyed downstream.

When the bill 100 is judged to be a counterfeit by the bill discriminating means 33 at the conveyance position of the bill 100 shown in FIG. 15, the first to third bill conveying means 31, 60,
80 reverses, and the banknote 100 is returned from the banknote insertion slot 21.

On the other hand, the bill 100 is determined to be a true coin, and the tip 100a thereof is, as shown in FIG.
When guided into the 0 banknote guide drums 91 and 92, the rear end 100b of the banknote 100 moves to a position beyond the exit lever 200 which also functions as a pullout prevention lever.

As shown in FIG. 16, when the rear end 100b of the bill 100 reaches the position beyond the exit lever 200,
The exit lever 200 rotates clockwise by the elastic force of a return spring (not shown) and returns to the initial position where the second banknote transport path 29 is closed, so that the banknote 100 is moved from the banknote 100 transport position shown in FIG. It cannot be pulled out.

Further, as shown in FIG. 16, when the exit lever 200 for detecting the presence / absence of bills is returned to the initial position, the shutter means 32 is driven based on the detection signal, and the shutter 54 at the tip thereof conveys the first bill. The passage 27 is closed to prevent the continuous insertion of banknotes, and at the same time, the drive of all the banknote conveying means is stopped.

The detection signal by the return of the exit lever 200 to the initial position causes the rear end 100b of the bill 100 to pass the position of the exit lever 200, and the entire bill 100 is formed on the bill guiding drums 91, 92 of the bill accommodating means 90. When it is detected that the bills have been guided into the bill guiding grooves 91c and 92c (FIG. 9), the driving unit 93 of the bill storing means 90 is driven based on this detection signal, and the bill 100 is stored in the stacker 28. Is started.

When the drive portion 93 of the bill storing means 90 is driven, the bill guiding grooves 91c of the bill guiding drums 91 and 92,
The banknote 100 guided into the banknote 92c (FIG. 9) is translated into the stacker 28 as shown in FIG. 17 in accordance with the rotation of the banknote guide drums 91 and 92 in one direction. that time,
Along with the rotation of the bill guiding drums 91, 92, the chute plate 82 forming a part of the second bill transporting path 29 also rotates counterclockwise around the shaft 63 and pushes the bill 100 to the stacker 28 side. .

In this way, as shown in FIG. 18, after the bill 100 is pushed out and sandwiched between the outer peripheral surfaces of the bill guiding drums 91 and 92 and the stacker plate 28b, the bill guiding drums 91 and 92 are further pushed. When the shoot plate 82 rotates and returns to the initial position, the chute plate 82 also returns to the initial position by the attraction force of the coil spring 86 as shown in FIG. 19, and based on a signal from a detection sensor (not shown) that detects the return of the initial position. The shutter 54 of the shutter means 32 is also the first
After returning to the initial position where the banknote transport path 27 is expanded, the next banknote is ready to be received.

The genuine banknotes 100 are sequentially stacked and housed in the banknote stacker 28 by the above-described procedure, and as a result, the stacker plate 28b is separated by a predetermined distance depending on the thickness of the stacked banknotes 100, as shown in FIG. When it moves to the right, a banknote sensor (not shown) detects that the banknotes stacked in the stacker 28 are in a banknote distribution state.

After it is detected that the banknotes stacked in the stacker 28 are fully distributed, the stacker 28 is arranged at the lower end from the inside of the apparatus main body 25 as shown in FIG. The stacker 28 is rotated clockwise around a bearing shaft (not shown) to open the upper surface of the stacker 28, and the bill bundle 300, which is a bundle of inserted bills, is pulled out upward as shown by an arrow and collected.

As shown in FIG. 21, when the stack of bills 300 stacked and accommodated in the stacker 28 is pulled out upwards and collected, the stack of bills 300 is prevented from being scattered so as to be scattered.
Box levers 110 for preventing scattering are provided on both sides of the bank bundle 8 for partially restraining both sides of the bill bundle 300.

This box lever 110 is used for the stacker 2
As shown in FIG. 22, which is a plan view of No. 8, a pair of stackers 28 are provided on both sides of the stacker 28 so as to face each other.
L-shaped lever 112 rotatably supported around
It consists of

As shown in FIG. 24, when the upper part of the stacker 28 is removed from the main body 25 of the apparatus, the coil spring 113 wound around the shaft 111 presses the tip portion 112a of the lever 112 as shown in FIG. The upper surface of the banknotes 300 is entered and the upper surface of the banknote stack 300 is restrained from both sides, so that when the banknote stack 300 is pulled out from above the stacker 28 as indicated by an arrow, it is regulated so as not to be scattered.

It should be noted that the lever rear end 112b of the box lever 110 has a disc-shaped box disposed inside the apparatus body 25 shown in FIG. 24 when the stacker 28 is mounted inside the apparatus body 25 as shown in FIG. The box lever 110 abuts on the lever guide 114, so that the box lever 110 rotates around the shaft 111 along the outer shape of the box lever guide 114 as shown by the arrow, and the lever tip portion 112a thereof retracts from the upper surface of the stacker plate 28b.

Therefore, the box lever 110 does not interfere with the storage of bills when the inserted bills are stored.

The banknote handling apparatus 20 shown in FIG.
Since the main body 25 of the apparatus can be opened and closed with respect to the front plate 23 around the shaft 24 at the lower end, the latch means 2 can be used at the time of maintenance and inspection such as jam of bills in the first bill transport passage 27.
6 is released from the engagement between the device body 25 and the front plate 23, and the device body 25 is rotated clockwise about the shaft 24, the space between the device body 25 and the front plate 23 is widened, and Since the first bill transport passage 27 is released, the workability thereof can be improved, and if the lower chute 56 of the first bill transport passage 27 is rotated in the clockwise direction, the first bill located on the lower surface of the shutter 54 is removed. The bill transport passage 27 is expanded, and the maintenance and inspection of that portion can be further improved.

Further, in the above embodiment, the first bill conveying means 31 is arranged in the front mask 22 as shown in FIG. 1, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and As shown in the banknote handling apparatus 20 of FIG. 26 in which the same parts as those of FIG.
The banknote transport means 31 is deleted, and the first banknote transport path 27 is substantially L.
It is also possible to form a serpentine shape, and when configured in this manner, the second bill transport path 2 is extended from the tip 21a of the bill insertion slot 21.
The distance L ″ (L ″ <L ′) in the depth direction to the start end of 9 (the end 27a of the first banknote transport path 27) is further shortened, and the thickness of the banknote handling machine 20 in the depth direction is made thinner. be able to.

[0093]

As described above, in the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention, the shutter means for opening and closing the banknote transport path is provided with a plurality of plates arranged in a zigzag pattern along the width direction of the banknote transport path. And since it is composed of a plurality of holes corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the plate, when the bill passes through the bill transport path, the tip of the bill is difficult to catch in the hole, and even if it is caught, the surface area of each hole Since the bill is smaller than the bill, the bill does not enter the hole portion, and thus the jam of the bill can be prevented as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual cross-sectional view of a bill processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual bottom view of a shutter portion.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual bottom view of a shutter portion.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a conveyance path.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual sectional view of a shutter portion.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual cross-sectional view of a shutter portion.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the apparatus body.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual conceptual diagram of a drive unit that constitutes a bill storage unit.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the bill storage unit.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the bill storage unit.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the bill storage unit.

FIG. 12 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the bill storage unit.

FIG. 13 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the bill storage unit.

FIG. 14 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a conceptual sectional view showing the operation of the banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a conceptual sectional view showing an operation of the banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a conceptual sectional view showing the operation of the banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a conceptual diagram showing an operation of the banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a plan view of a stacker showing a box lever.

FIG. 23 is a plan view of a stacker showing a box lever.

FIG. 24 is a conceptual side view of the banknote handling machine showing a box lever.

FIG. 25 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the banknote handling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a conventional banknote handling machine.

FIG. 28 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the operation of the conventional banknote handling machine.

FIG. 29 is a partially cutaway conceptual perspective view showing the configuration of shutter means.

FIG. 30 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the structure of a shutter means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 ... Banknote processing device 27 ... First banknote transport path 28 ... Stacker 29 ... Second banknote transport path

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Reference number within the agency FI Technical indication location G07F 9/00 107 D (72) Inventor Mitsugu Mikami 2290-1 Furuyaue, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture (72) Inventor Yukichi Hayashi 3-25-24 Nishisakado, Sakado City, Saitama Prefecture

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A banknote processing apparatus having at least a banknote transport path for guiding an inserted banknote into the apparatus main body and a shutter means for opening and closing the banknote transport path, wherein the shutter means is provided in a width direction of the banknote transport path. A banknote handling apparatus comprising a plurality of plates arranged in a zigzag pattern along the plurality of holes and a plurality of holes corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the plates.