JPH0716659Y2 - Paper leaf media handling device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention is detachably set in a paper leaf medium handling device for carrying out transaction processing of valuable paper leaf medium such as banknotes or checks, and is housed in the device. The present invention relates to a sheet-shaped medium cassette for facilitating an operation of exchanging a plurality of sheet-shaped mediums.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 3 is a schematic mechanical view of the inside of such a sheet-shaped medium handling device.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a dispensing machine as a paper leaf medium handling device installed in, for example, a financial institution, which handles withdrawal transactions of paper leaf media 2 such as banknotes. A dispensing port 3 is provided, and a cassette attaching / detaching port 4 for attaching / detaching a medium cassette, which will be described later, is provided on the lower portion on the back surface side.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a cassette main body of a paper leaf medium cassette that stores a plurality of the paper leaf media 2 in an upright state inside thereof, and is attachable to and detachable from a cassette storage portion 1a provided in the lower portion of the paper leaf medium handling device 1. It is mounted on the cassette mounting port 4 by pushing or pulling it in the direction of the arrow in the figure.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a medium transport path which is arranged between the cassette body 5 and the dispensing port 2 along a predetermined path, and transports the sheet-shaped medium 2 stored in the cassette body 5 to the dispensing port 3. It is for.

In the medium transport path 6, there are provided some mechanical parts necessary for dispensing the sheet-shaped medium 2, and these are, for example, the sheet-shaped medium 2 delivered from the cassette body 5. A discriminating unit 7 for determining whether or not the bill is a moneyable bill, a temporary accumulating unit 8 for temporarily accumulating the paper-shaped mediums 2 determined by the discriminating unit 7 that cannot be withdrawn, and The reject box 9 and the like accommodate the paper-like mediums 2 accumulated in the accumulating unit 8.

Next, the paper leaf medium cassette 5 mounted on the paper leaf medium handling device will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a conventional sheet-shaped medium cassette. As shown in the figure, the cassette body 5 of the sheet-shaped medium cassette is formed in a rectangular box shape, and has a handle 5a on one side surface on the front side in the attaching / detaching direction, and on the front side of the upper surface of the cassette body 5. Is provided with an opening 5b for opening the paper-like medium 2, and a lid, which will be described later, penetrates through the upper end of the same surface as the surface on which the handle 5a is provided to slide therethrough. A hole 5c is provided.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a lid that is openably and closably provided in the opening 5b, and has a mounting piece 11 bent downward at the front end of the side surface, and the other end of the mounting piece 11 is supported at a predetermined position in the front of the cassette. One end of the spring 12 is attached, and the biasing force of the spring 12 biases the lid 10 in the direction of closing the opening 5b.

Reference numeral 13 denotes an opening / closing projection provided on at least one of the front end corners of the lid 2 and protruding upward from the upper end surface of the cassette body 5.

14 is a push plate as an engaging portion provided on the device side,
It is arranged at a position where it abuts against the opening / closing projection 13.

The lid 10 is provided with a lock mechanism (not shown).
It is automatically locked when closed.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below.

First, when the cassette body 5 accommodating a plurality of sheet-shaped mediums 2 is pushed in the direction of arrow A with the handle 5a from the cassette attaching / detaching port 4 on the back side of the sheet-shaped medium handling device 1 shown in FIG. The lock mechanism operates and the lock is released.

When the cassette body 5 is further pushed in the same direction A, the opening / closing projection 13 of the lid 10 comes into contact with the pushing plate 14 provided on the apparatus side.
As a result, the lid 10 to which the opening / closing projection 13 is fixed is prevented from moving in the A direction when the cassette body 5 is pushed.

When the cassette body 5 is further pushed in the same direction, the cassette body 5 is pushed backwards against the urging force of the spring 12 urging the lid 10 in the closing direction, leaving only the lid 10. As a result, the rear end of the lid 10 projects from the lid through hole 5c of the cassette body 5 toward the front side and is pushed open, whereby the opening 5b of the cassette body 5 is opened.

Then, the sheet-shaped medium 2 is ready to be taken out from the opening 5b, and the medium transport 6 is performed by a feeding mechanism (not shown).
Is delivered to the discriminating section 7 or the like, where each processing is performed and the payment is made to the customer from the dispensing port 3.

Further, as in the case where the paper leaf medium 2 is lost in the cassette body 5 and the paper leaf medium 2 is newly supplied,
When removing the cassette body 5 from the sheet-shaped medium handling device 1, the cassette body 5 is pulled out in the opposite direction to the above.

Since the lid 10 is biased by the spring 12 in the direction of the arrow a in the figure, that is, in the closing direction, the opening / closing projection 13 of the lid 10 remains in contact with the push plate 14 by the restoring force of the spring 12. When the lid 10 is completely closed, the opening / closing projection 13 comes into contact with the front end side of the opening 5a of the cassette body 5 to prevent movement. Therefore, the opening / closing projection 13 is separated from the push plate 14.

After that, the lid 10 is locked by a lock mechanism (not shown).

Further, when pulled out by the handle 5a, the cassette body 5 is pulled out of the apparatus through the cassette attaching / detaching port 4, and at this time, the cassette body 5 is automatically locked so that the lid cannot be opened when the cassette body is a single body. It has become.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the above-described conventional configuration, when the cassette body is pulled out from the sheet-shaped medium handling device, the lid is closed only by the restoring force of the spring, which may cause the following problems.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of a conventional sheet-shaped medium cassette. As shown in FIG. 5, when the sheet-shaped medium stored in the sheet-shaped medium cassette is bent or wrinkled. In some cases, it may protrude upward from the opening of the cassette body, and when the lid is closed, the sheet-shaped medium interferes and becomes a resistance. For this reason, the cassette body is pulled out of the apparatus with the lid kept open without being closed.

If the lid is pulled out with the lid still open, the paper-leaf medium stored in the cassette is easily pulled out, which is a serious security problem.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and even if a medium that acts as a resistance is stored in the cassette body, the lid is forcibly closed when the cassette body is taken out from the device. Provides a highly reliable paper leaf media cassette that has an excellent function in crime prevention because it can be taken out after it is locked and the lid cannot be easily opened when the cassette body is a single unit. The purpose is to do.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a cassette body for storing a sheet-shaped medium and a cassette storage portion for mounting and dismounting the cassette body, and when mounting the cassette body,
In a paper leaf medium handling device that unlocks the lid provided on the cassette body and opens it by sliding, and closes and locks the lid by sliding when the cassette body is removed, on the side surface of the lid of the cassette body. A first protrusion provided, a second protrusion provided on the side surface of the cassette body, and a dogleg shape that is rotatably provided in the cassette housing and engages with the first protrusion. An open lever having a groove portion, a stopper for restricting rotation of the open lever, and a hold latch rotatably provided in the cassette storage portion so as to engage with a free end side of the open lever, A release lever that is rotatably provided coaxially with the hold latch and has one end abutting the hold latch and the other end positioned on the passage of the second protrusion; When mounting the serial cassette body, with the pushing of the cassette body into the cassette housing part,
When the first protrusion engages with the groove of the open lever and rotates until the open lever hits the stopper, the lid of the cassette body is slid and opened, and when the cassette body is removed, from the cassette housing portion. When the free end of the open lever is engaged with the hold latch as the cassette body is pulled out, the lid of the cassette body is slid and closed by this, and then the free end of the open lever and the lid are closed. When the hold latch is rotated by the second protrusion via the release lever so that the hold latch is disengaged from the hold latch, the first protrusion is disengaged from the groove of the open lever.

[Action]

According to the present invention having the structure as described above, when the cassette body is pushed into the cassette housing portion when the cassette body is attached, first the first protrusion engages with the groove of the open lever,
The open lever is rotated by being pushed by the first protrusion until it hits the stopper. During this rotation, the lid of the cassette body is unlocked, and the lid is slid and opened.

Further, when the cassette body is removed, when the cassette body is pulled out from the cassette housing portion, the open lever is pushed by the first protrusion and rotates.

Then, when the free end of the open lever engages with the hold latch, the lid of the cassette body is slid and closed by this, and after the lid is locked, the relationship between the free end of the open lever and the hold latch is increased. When the hold latch is rotated by the second protrusion through the release lever so that the first protrusion is released from the groove of the open lever, the cassette body is closed with the lid closed and the cassette is closed. Removed from storage.

〔Example〕

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 (a) and 1 (b) are side sectional views of a sheet-shaped medium cassette showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 (a), 2 (b),
(C) and (d) are side sectional views of the sheet-shaped medium cassette showing the operation of this embodiment. First, the structure of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 2 (a).

In FIG. 1, 5 is a cassette body, 5a is a handle, 5b is an opening, 5c is a through hole for a lid, 10 is a lid, 11 is a mounting piece, 12 is a spring, and these are almost the same as those described in the past. Since they are similar, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a first projection portion provided so as to project to the outside of the attachment piece 11 of the lid 10, and penetrates into a horizontal groove 16 formed on the side surface of the sheet-shaped cassette main body 5 and It is adapted to slide in the groove 16.

Further, 17 is a second protrusion provided at a predetermined position on the side surface of the cassette body 5, and engages with each release lever described later.

The sheet-shaped medium handling device 1 on the side where the cassette body 5 having such a structure is mounted has a structure as described below.

Reference numeral 18 is an open lever that has a dogleg-shaped groove portion 19 that fits with the first projection portion 15 at approximately the middle thereof, and is provided inside the device side (not shown) so that the upper end is rotatable around a fulcrum 20. The lower end thereof is adapted to engage with the tip of a hold latch described later.

A hole is provided in the open lever 18 at a substantially middle position where the groove 19 is provided, and one end of the open lever 18 is hooked with the other end of a spring A21 supported in the apparatus. The open lever 18 is biased in the direction of the arrow by the spring A21 and is in contact with the stopper 22.

Further, 23 is, when the open lever 18 is rotated clockwise,
It is a stopper with which the tip portion abuts.

24 is a hold latch, one end of which is engaged with the tip of the open lever 18 and is rotatably supported around a fulcrum 25 at a substantially middle position, and the other end is supported by a spring B26.
It is biased to rotate clockwise.

27 is a stopper provided below the other end of the hold latch 24, the other end of which is abutted,
The stopper 27 prevents the hold latch 24 from rotating clockwise.

Reference numeral 28 is a release lever that is rotatably provided coaxially with the fulcrum 25 of the hold latch 24, and is biased counterclockwise by a spring C29, and one end thereof is the hold latch 24.
While being in contact with 24, the other end is adapted to rotate by engaging with the second protrusion 17 provided on the cassette body 5.

The operation of the sheet-shaped medium cassette having the above-mentioned configuration will be described below
This will be described with reference to FIGS. (A), (b), (c) and (d).

First, when the cassette main body 5 in which the lid 10 is completely locked by a lock mechanism (not shown) as shown in FIG. 3A is pushed in the direction of arrow A in the drawing to be inserted into the apparatus,
The first protrusion 15 of the lid 10 enters the groove 19 of the open lever 18 from its opening side.

When the open lever 18 is further pushed in, the bent portion of the groove 19 of the open lever 18 is pushed by the first protrusion 15 as shown in FIG. As a result, the open lever 18 rotates clockwise around the fulcrum 20 by the pressing force of the first protrusion 15.

Then, in the middle of this rotation, the open lever 18 engages with one end of the hold latch 24 by its lower end and pushes it down.

Since one end of the hold latch 24 is pressed by the open lever 18, the hold latch 24 rotates counterclockwise about the fulcrum 25 against the biasing force of the spring B26.

Then, the rotation of the open lever 18 progresses, and the open lever 18
When the hold latch 24 is disengaged from the hold latch 24, the hold latch 24 is rotated clockwise by the restoring force of the spring B26, abuts against the stopper 27, is locked, and returns to the original position.

At the same time, the second protrusion 17 on the side surface of the cassette body 5 contacts the other end 28a of the release lever 28. This causes the release lever 28 to rotate clockwise around the fulcrum 25 against the spring C29.

When the pushing is further advanced, the open lever 18 further rotates as shown in FIG. 7C, and the rotation is stopped by coming into contact with the front stopper 23. Immediately before this, the lock mechanism of the lid 10 (not shown) is unlocked.

Then, after passing through the second protrusion 17, the release lever is released.
When it is disengaged from the release lever 28, the release lever 28 is rotated counterclockwise by the restoring force of the spring C29, and the other end comes into contact with the rear of the hold latch 24 to stop the rotation and return to the original position. Return.

When the cassette body 5 is further pushed in, the first protrusion 15 provided on the lid 10 is fitted into the groove 19 of the open lever 18.

Since the open lever 18 is prevented from rotating by the stopper 23, the lid 10 is fixed at this position and is prevented from moving in the pushing direction.

Therefore, only the cassette body 5 is pushed in against the biasing force of the spring 12. In this way, the cassette body 5 is moved by the pushing force of the operator, but since the lid 10 is fixed, the lid 10 is pushed by the pushing force.
The protrusion 15 slides in the groove along the horizontal groove 16 and is forcibly opened.

As a result, the opening 5b formed on the upper surface of the cassette body 5
Opens. FIG. 3D shows a state in which the lid 10 is open.

Then, the sheet-shaped medium 2 (not shown) housed inside is opened from the opened opening 5b to a medium conveying path (not shown), and processing such as discrimination, counting, and receipt printing is performed to dispense the sheet. .

On the other hand, when the cassette body 5 is detached from the sheet-shaped medium handling device 1, if the handle 5a is pulled out to the front side, in a normal state, the operation is performed in the reverse order to the case where the cassette body 5 is attached, and the lid 10 is opened. After being locked, the paper-leaf medium handling device 1 is pulled out and removed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment at the time of removal obtained by the operation of the above-described structure will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 9A shows a state in which the sheet-shaped medium cassette is loaded in the sheet-shaped medium handling device, and the sheet-shaped medium is protruding upward from the opening of the cassette body, and FIG. It shows a state when the cassette body in the state of a) is removed from the apparatus.

In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a sheet-shaped medium, and the sheet-shaped medium 2 is caused by various factors such as wrinkles and folds.
When the cassette body 5 is loaded in the paper-leaf medium handling apparatus 1 as shown in FIG. 3A, it protrudes from the opening 5b of the cassette body 5 when it is unrolled. It's closed.

In order to remove the cassette in this state from the device 1, handle 5a
When the cassette body 5 starts to be pulled out in the direction of arrow B, the lid 10 starts to return due to the restoring force of the spring 12,
Since the sheet-shaped medium 2 is projected into the opening 5b, it collides with the sheet-shaped medium 2 and is blocked, and the lid 10 cannot return.

When the cassette body 5 is further pulled out, the first protrusion 15
Moves in the pulling-out direction along the groove 19 of the open lever 18, thereby rotating the open lever 18 counterclockwise. During this operation, the lock mechanism (not shown) of the lid 10 can be locked.

When it is further pulled out, the tip of the open lever 18 is engaged with one end of the hold latch 24, and the open lever 18 is prevented from rotating.

Then, when it is still pulled out, the first protrusion 15 of the lid 10 is fitted in the horizontal groove 16 on the side surface of the cassette body 5, and in this state, the tip of the open lever 18 is engaged with the hold latch 24. Since it is fixed, the lid 10 forcibly bends the sheet-shaped medium 2 and closes it by a strong pulling force by the operator.

The lid 10 is closed by the pulling force, and immediately after the closing operation is completed, a lock mechanism (not shown) is activated and locked.

When it is still pulled out, the second protrusion 17 comes into contact with the release lever 28 as shown in FIG.
28 is rotated counterclockwise about the fulcrum 25.

Since the other end of the release lever 28 is in contact with the hold latch 24, rotation of the release lever 28 in the counterclockwise direction causes the hold latch 24 to also fulcrum in the counterclockwise direction.
Rotate around 25.

This causes one end of the hold latch 24 to rotate downward, so that the engagement with the open lever 18 is released.

As a result, the open lever 18 can be rotated again in the counterclockwise direction, and the open lever 18 is rotated by the urging force of the first projection 15 and the spring A21 and comes into contact with the stopper 22 to rotate. Stop.

When the cassette body 5 is further pulled out in this state, the first projecting portion 15 is pulled out from the dogleg-shaped groove portion 19 of the open lever 18, and the cassette body 5 is pulled out from the sheet-shaped medium handling device 1 and removed.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, it has been described as a withdrawal device for paying bills, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a depositing device for depositing cash, and a depositing / dispensing device for depositing / withdrawing, or bills other than It goes without saying that the invention is also applicable to a device for handling securities such as checks.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the present invention, the first protrusion provided on the side surface of the lid of the cassette body, the second protrusion provided on the side surface of the cassette body, and the cassette storage portion are rotatably provided. An open lever having a dogleg-shaped groove portion that engages with the first protrusion, a stopper that restricts rotation of the open lever, and a free end side of the open lever that can be engaged with the stopper. A hold latch that is rotatably provided in the cassette housing, and is rotatably provided coaxially with the hold latch, and one end of the hold latch is brought into contact with the hold latch.
A release lever having the other end positioned on the passage of the second protrusion, and when the cassette body is attached, the open lever is pushed by pushing the cassette body into the cassette housing portion. When the first protrusion is engaged with the groove of the cassette and the open lever is rotated until it hits the stopper, the lid of the cassette body is slid and opened, and when the cassette body is removed, the cassette from the cassette storage portion is opened. When the free end of the open lever is engaged with the hold latch as the main body is pulled out, the lid of the cassette main body is slid and closed by this, and then the free end of the open lever and the hold latch are closed. When the hold latch rotates through the release lever by the second protrusion so that the engagement of the open lever is released, the groove portion of the open lever is released. Et the first protrusion is to disengage.

In this way, when the cassette main body is pushed in to be attached to the device or pulled out to be removed, each protrusion of the cassette and each lever on the device side operate correspondingly as the cassette main body moves, Since a pushing force and a pulling force can be applied to the lid, the lid is automatically and forcibly opened when it is pushed in, and is also forcedly closed when it is pulled out.

For this reason, even if the sheet-shaped medium housed inside projects from the opening of the cassette body, the opening / closing operation of the lid is completely prevented without being blocked.

Therefore, when the cassette body is detached from the apparatus, the lid is closed and locked without fail, so that it has an excellent function for crime prevention and an effect that reliability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a paper sheet medium cassette showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a paper sheet medium cassette showing the operation of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a paper sheet relating to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a conventional paper-leaf medium cassette, and FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view of the conventional paper-leaf medium cassette. 2 ... Paper-like medium 5 ... Cassette body 15 ... First protrusion 17 ... Second protrusion 18 ... Open lever 19 ... Groove 20, 25 ... Support point 22, 23, 27 ... Stopper 24 ... Hold latch 28 ... Release lever

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cassette main body for accommodating a paper-shaped medium, and a cassette accommodating portion for attaching and detaching the cassette main body. When the cassette main body is mounted, a lid provided on the cassette main body is unlocked and slides. A paper leaf medium handling device that opens and closes and locks by sliding the lid when the cassette body is removed, wherein a first protrusion provided on a side surface of the lid of the cassette body and a side surface of the cassette body are provided. An open lever having a second protrusion provided and a dogleg-shaped groove that is rotatably provided in the cassette housing and engages with the first protrusion, and the rotation of the open lever. A stopper for regulating, a hold latch rotatably provided in the cassette housing so as to be able to engage with the free end side of the open lever, and a coaxial with the hold latch. And a release lever having one end abutting the hold latch and the other end positioned on the passage of the second protrusion, and the cassette housing part when the cassette body is mounted. When the cassette main body is pushed into and inserted into the opening lever, the first protrusion engages with the groove of the open lever, and when the open lever rotates until it hits the stopper, the lid of the cassette main body is slid and opened, When the cassette main body is removed, when the free end of the open lever engages with the hold latch as the cassette main body is pulled out from the cassette storage portion, the lid of the cassette main body slides straightly. Shut down,
Then, when the hold latch is rotated by the second protrusion via the release lever so that the free end of the open lever and the hold latch are disengaged, the first protrusion is moved from the groove of the open lever. A paper leaf medium handling device characterized by being detachable.