JPH07172710A - Paper sheet housing/delivering mechanism in paper sheet depositing/withdrawing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attempt stability of the kicking operation by providing a paper sheet pressing detecting sensor on the upper part of a stacking part of a paper sheet housing/delivering mechanism and a control part for lowering an elevator after raising it in the fixed range by driving a lowering regulating lock mechanism solenoid of an actuator, and for rotating and driving a kicking roller. CONSTITUTION:An elevator part 21 on which bills are stacked is raised by a rising/lowering driving part, and the topmost surface of the bills presses an actuator 93 downward and rotates it around 94A, and then presses it upward by making it come in contact with a kicking roller 22 while turning the actuator. When a detecting flap is detected by a withdrawing position detecting sensor, the elevator raising/lowering operating part is operated for the fixed periods, and the kicking roller 22 and the actuator 93 are pushed up by the specific range. And the elevator is stopped, moreover the rising is also stopped. Next, a solenoid is operated, and a link mechanism is rotated clockwise around a shaft 81, so as to convey the withdrawing bills discharged from an outlet above a conveying passage 10 in the perpendicular direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage / delivery mechanism in a paper sheet depositing / dispensing machine capable of stably delivering paper sheets in a stacking section.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a paper sheet feeding / feeding mechanism of this type, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-258635.
The paper sheet storing and feeding mechanism shown in this application rotates in the storing direction to feed the paper sheet to the stacking unit, and also rotates in the feeding direction opposite to the storing direction to rotate the paper sheet in the stacking unit. Forward and reverse storage feeding roller (roller group) that feeds out
The storage / feed roller is provided so as to come into contact with the peripheral surface of the storage / feed roller, and is rotated in the feeding direction by being driven by the storage / feed roller when the paper is fed.
When stacking sheets, the separation roller (roller group) that rotates in the storage direction opposite to the storage / delivery roller to regulate the delivery of two stacked sheets and the storage / delivery position in the upper part of the stacking unit A kick-out roller that is provided so as to interlock with the roller and kicks out the uppermost sheet in the stacking unit between the storage-feeding roller and the separation roller, and responds to a request for depositing or dispensing a sheet. And a storage / feeding drive unit that drives the storage / delivery roller, the separation roller, and the kicking roller in conjunction with each other, and guides the paper sheets fed into the stacking unit to the upper position of the stacking unit. An actuator for preventing the jamming of the paper sheets is provided so as to be swingable about a horizontal axis and to be able to move in and out of the stacking unit.

The kicking roller is supported by a supporting member which is swingable around a horizontal axis at the upper position of the stacking section, like the actuator. In addition, in the accumulation unit,
An elevator unit for mounting paper sheets on the upper surface thereof is provided, and this elevator unit is moved up and down by a dedicated elevator lifting drive unit.

In the paper sheet storage / delivery mechanism configured as described above, in the initial stage of the paper sheet delivery operation,
The elevator raising / lowering drive unit raises the elevator unit on which the paper sheets are placed, so that the uppermost surface of the paper sheets on the elevator unit is stopped at the position where the actuator and the kick roller are pushed up. In this state, the storing and feeding drive unit drives the kicking roller, the separating roller, and the storing and feeding roller in the feeding direction,
The paper sheets in the stacking unit are kicked out to the common deposit / withdrawal transfer path provided on the upper side of the stacking unit. Then, the paper sheets kicked out to the deposit / withdrawal transport path are transported to the dispensing port by a storage / delivery roller and a separation roller provided in the deposit / withdrawal transport path.

[0005]

By the way, in the paper sheet storage / feeding mechanism configured as described above, when the paper sheets in the stacking unit are fed out, the kicking roller moves to the paper sheets on the elevator unit. On the other hand, the actuator is pressed against the paper sheet from above by its own weight while being contacted with a constant pressure, and in such a state, the kick roller rotates to store and feed the paper sheet. Even if an attempt is made to move the paper in the roller direction, the push-out of the actuator may be obstructed, and the kicking roller may slide on the paper sheets and run idle, resulting in smooth movement of the paper sheets in the stacking unit. There was a problem that I could not get to.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and prevents defective ejection due to being pressed by the actuator when the paper sheets in the stacking portion are kicked out by the ejection roller. An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet storage / feeding mechanism in a paper sheet depositing / dispensing machine capable of performing a stable paper sheet ejection operation.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, in the first aspect of the invention, a stacking unit having an elevator unit in which paper sheets are stacked on the upper surface and can be lifted and lowered by an elevator lifting drive unit, and the stacking unit is provided. Along a common deposit / withdrawal common transport path that is connected to the upper part of the section to transport deposit / withdrawal paper sheets, and a common deposit / withdrawal common transport path A group of rollers for transporting paper sheets and a stacking unit are provided at the upper part of the stacking unit so as to be able to move in and out of the stacking unit in the vertical direction, and at the time of depositing the paper sheets, the paper sheets are placed on the elevator unit in the stacking unit. An actuator that guides and prevents a jam from occurring in the paper sheet, and a support member that is vertically movable at the upper part of the stacking unit to support the paper sheet in the stacking unit when the paper sheet is dispensed. The kicking roller for kicking the A paper sheet depositing / dispensing machine having a storage / feeding driving unit that operates a la group and a kicking roller in an interlocking manner, wherein the kicking roller is provided on an upper portion of a stacking unit, and the kicking roller is provided on an elevator unit. A detection sensor that detects that the actuator has been pressed against, a lock mechanism that has a lock piece that projects and retracts with respect to the movement path of the actuator, and that restricts the actuator from falling when the lock piece is in the protruding position; A solenoid for projecting and retracting the lock piece of the lock mechanism with respect to the moving path of the actuator, and an elevator for the elevator up-and-down drive unit when the detection sensor detects that the kick roller is pressed against the elevator unit. After raising the part for a certain range, drive the solenoid to move the lock piece of the lock mechanism to the protruding position that regulates the descent of the actuator. Then, after that,
After the elevator part is lowered by a certain range with respect to the elevator lifting / lowering drive part, a kicking roller with respect to the storage / feeding drive part, and a control part for rotationally driving the roller group in the paper sheet payout direction are provided. To do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the side portion of the stacking portion is provided so as to project and retract with respect to the stacking portion, and is transported through the deposit / withdrawal common transport path at the projecting position. The deposited paper sheets are guided one by one onto the elevator in the stacking unit, and the impeller driven to rotate by the storing and feeding drive unit is provided between the solenoid and the impeller. The solenoid has a link mechanism for transmitting to the impeller, and the solenoid retracts the impeller from the accumulating unit via the link mechanism when the lock piece of the lock mechanism is provided at the projecting position with respect to the movement path of the actuator. It is characterized in that it is provided at the retracted position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first and second aspects, the deposit / withdrawal common conveying path extending from the stacking unit is
It is branched into a deposit conveying path for receiving deposited paper sheets and a withdrawal conveying path for delivering withdrawal paper sheets, and a deposit portion is provided at a branch portion between the deposit conveying path and the withdrawal conveying path. Switch the distribution member that guides the deposited paper sheets from the deposit / conveyance path to the common deposit / withdrawal conveyance path and guides the dispensed paper sheets from the common deposit / withdrawal conveyor path to the dispensing / conveyance path during withdrawal The solenoid is provided so that when the lock piece of the lock mechanism is provided at the projecting position with respect to the movement path of the actuator, the distribution member is provided at the dispensing position via the link mechanism. Characterize.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a paper sheet is dispensed, the elevator raising / lowering drive unit is driven to raise the elevator unit, whereby the paper sheet placed on the elevator unit is kicked. It is pressed against the delivery roller. In addition, when the detection sensor detects that the paper sheet on the elevator is pressed against the kick roller during the paper sheet withdrawal, the control unit performs the following control. That is, the control unit, when the detection sensor detects that the kick roller is pressed against the elevator unit,
After raising the elevator part to a certain range with respect to the elevator lift drive part, drive the solenoid to move the lock piece of the lock mechanism to the protruding position that regulates the descent of the actuator, and then with respect to the elevator lift drive part. After lowering the elevator part within a certain range, the kicking roller and the roller group are rotationally driven in the sheet feeding direction with respect to the storage feeding drive part, and by the operation of such an elevator part and the lock mechanism, The actuator can be installed at an upper position that does not prevent the kicking roller from kicking the paper sheet when the paper sheet is dispensed, and as a result, the kicking roller can stably perform the kicking operation of the paper sheet. It becomes possible to do.

In the second invention, when the solenoid is driven as described in the first invention, the lowering of the actuator is restricted by the lock piece of the lock mechanism, and at the same time, the impeller is integrated through the link mechanism. Since it is arranged at the retracted position that is retracted from, the impeller does not obstruct the delivery of the paper sheets in the stacking unit, and on the other hand, such movement of the impeller to the retracted position is locked. Since the power of the solenoid that drives the lock piece of the mechanism is used, it is not necessary to separately prepare a power source for moving the impeller forward and backward, and the configuration can be simplified. Further, since the rotation of the integrated wheel is performed by the storage / feeding drive unit that drives the roller group and the kick roller, it is not necessary to separately prepare a power source for rotationally driving the impeller. Also, the configuration can be simplified.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, as described in the first and second aspects of the present invention, when the solenoid is driven, the lock piece of the lock mechanism is provided at the protruding position for restricting the descent of the actuator. At the same time as being provided at the retracted position retracted from the section, a distribution member for guiding the withdrawal paper sheets from the common deposit / withdrawal conveyance path to the withdrawal / conveyance path via the link mechanism is provided at the withdrawal position. As a result, like the second aspect of the invention, it is not necessary to separately prepare a power source for setting the position of the sorting member, and the configuration can be simplified.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the bill storing and feeding mechanism of the present embodiment, after a denomination, front and back, and the like are discriminated by a discriminating unit (not shown) at the time of depositing, the bill is conveyed in a direction of an arrow A by a conveying path 100, and the relevant condition is obtained. After collecting the front and back of the deposit banknotes (payment paper sheets) of the denomination, it is delivered to the storage / delivery mechanism unit 1, and at the time of withdrawal, the dispensed banknotes delivered by the storage / delivery mechanism unit 1 to the transport path 100. The transport sorting mechanism 3 for transporting and the storage / feeding mechanism 1 are integrally provided, and the transport sorting mechanism 3 takes in the deposited banknotes arranged on the front and back one by one and stores them in an accumulated state, and It is provided with a storage unit 2 for feeding out the banknotes stored in an accumulated state as payout banknotes (payout paper sheets) one by one.

In the transport path 100, the deposited banknotes are transported one by one at regular intervals, and a denomination and front / back of the deposited banknotes are discriminated by a discriminating section (not shown) during the transportation. Is output as discrimination data. Further, as shown in FIG. 1 of the present embodiment, a storage section 2 integrally provided with a storage / feeding mechanism section 1,
A plurality of mechanisms including the transport distribution mechanism section 3 are provided along the transport path 100, but the other mechanisms are not shown.

First, the transport distribution mechanism section 3 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the transport distribution mechanism unit 3 includes a belt (not shown) stretched over a plurality of pulleys (not shown).
Front-back reversal deposit path 4, deposit path 5, and dispense path 6 formed between
And a transport switching member 7 and a front / back transport switching member 8 for sorting bills. Transport switching member 7
Is rotatably provided around a horizontal axis 7A provided immediately below the transport path 100, and when the discriminating unit discriminates a deposited banknote of a corresponding denomination, as indicated by a chain line It projects with respect to the transport path 100 and guides the deposited banknote to the front-back reversal deposit path 4 or the deposit path 5. On the other hand, when the discriminating unit discriminates the deposited banknotes other than the applicable denomination, the transport switching member 7 causes the transport path 100 to move as shown by the dotted line.
The banknotes are positioned so as to be retracted from the banknotes, and the deposited banknotes are allowed to go straight as they are.
Even when the dispensed banknote is delivered to, the position is switched to the position retracted from the transport path 100, and the dispensed banknote is directly advanced.

On the other hand, the front / back conveyance switching member 8 is rotatably provided around the horizontal shaft 8A below the conveyance switching member 7, and receives a designation of front / back inversion based on the discrimination data of the discrimination section. When the deposited banknote is sent, it is rotated to the position indicated by the dotted line to convey the deposited banknote to the front / back inversion deposit path 4, while one point is sent if the banknote not designated to be reversed is sent. The banknote is rotated to the position indicated by the chain line so that the deposited banknote is conveyed to the deposit path 5 which is not inverted. The front / back reversing deposit path 4 guides the deposit banknotes that need to be reversed to the conveyance path 9 of the storing / feeding mechanism unit 1, and the deposit path 5 stores the deposit banknotes that do not need to be reversed. It guides to the first transport path 10. On the other hand, withdrawal route 6
Is for guiding the dispensed banknotes in the storage unit 2 fed out through the transport path 10 by the storage / delivery mechanism section 1 to the transport path 100. The transport distribution mechanism section 3 and the pulleys of the transport path 100 are driven by the same storing and feeding drive section (not shown), and the pulleys and belts are driven only in one direction.

Next, the storage / delivery mechanism 1 integrally provided above the storage 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
Guide members 11, 12 are provided on the left side of the frame (not shown).
Is provided, and guide members 13 and 14 are provided on the right side. The guide members 11 and 12 are the front and back reverse deposit path 4
The receiving port 9A is formed on the upper end side where is located, and the conveying path 9 is formed for guiding the deposit banknotes deposited from the front-back reversing deposit path 4 into the storage section 2. The guide members 13 and 14 are provided on the upper end side where the deposit path 5 is located, at the entrance / exit 1.
0A is formed, and a conveyance path 10 for guiding the deposited banknotes deposited from the front-back reversal deposit path 5 and for guiding the dispensed banknotes accumulated in the storage section 2 to the dispensing path 6 is formed. It is a thing.

The guide members 11 and 14 are curved along the peripheral surfaces of the feed roller 15 and the accommodating / feeding roller 16 and are slightly spaced radially outward from the peripheral surfaces of these rollers 15 and 16. A stacking unit 20 that is arranged and extends vertically from below the feed roller 15 and the storage / feeding roller 16 to guide the edge of the banknotes to be stacked.
In the stacking unit 20, an elevator unit 21 is provided, on which bills are placed and which can be moved up and down. The elevator unit 21 is moved up and down by the elevator lift drive unit 141 (see FIG. 12). On the other hand, the guide members 11 and 12 are also curved along the peripheral surfaces of the feed roller 15 and the storing / feeding roller 16 and the peripheral surfaces of the rollers 15 and 16 are slightly projected outward. It is located in.

Next, the internal mechanism of the storage / feeding mechanism 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is shown in FIG.
3 is a plan view of FIG. 1, and in these drawings, a shaft 25 is rotatably supported by frame bodies 27a and 27b of a frame (not shown). A storage / delivery roller 16 whose outer periphery is formed of a high friction member,
Two 16a are fixed at regular intervals.
A gear 26 is fixed to the left end of the shaft 25 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the gear 26 is driven by a storage / feeding drive unit (not shown). This storage feeding drive unit is seen from FIG.
When depositing a bill, the shaft 25 is rotated clockwise through the gear 26, and when depositing a bill, the shaft 25 is rotated counterclockwise through the gear 26.

(1) << Structure of Separation Roller 18 and Its Surroundings >> As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a support member is provided outside the frame 27a of a frame (not shown) via a fixing member 106. 29 is fixed, and the support member 29 rotatably supports the gear 30 and the gear 31 so as to mesh with each other. One gear 30 is meshed with a gear 28 fixed to the shaft 25, and the other gear 31 is a torque limiter 33.
It meshes with a gear 32 fixed to (described later). Further, the support member 29 and the frame 27b are provided with a shaft 34.
Is rotatably provided, and a torque limiter 33 to which the gear 32 is fixed is provided on the shaft 34. That is, the gear 32 fixed to the torque limiter 33 is arranged so as to mesh with the gear 31, and the gear 28 fixed to the shaft 25 and the gear 30 mesh with each other. The gear 32 is rotated in the opposite direction to the gear 28 via the.

Further, the torque limiter 33 provided on the shaft 34, when the bill 32 is dispensed and the rotating force of the gear 32 and the rotating force of the shaft 34 differ from each other by a predetermined amount or more, the shaft 34 is rotated. Is disengaged from the gear 32 to disconnect the rotational force from the gear 32 to the shaft 34, and the difference between the rotational force for driving the gear 32 and the rotational force for the shaft 34 is not more than a predetermined value. In this case, the rotational force is transmitted from the gear 32 to the shaft 34. That is, the torque limiter 33 is provided in the gear 3
Since slippage is caused by a difference in torque between the shaft 2 and the shaft 34 being equal to or more than a certain value, the rotational force of the storage / delivery roller 16 is increased by the separation roller 18 as shown in FIG.
When a constant torque is generated in the separation roller 18 by being transmitted to (to be described later), the shaft 34 is also applied with a torque equal to or higher than a constant torque, which causes the torque limiter 3 to move.
Reference numeral 3 allows the shaft 34 to slide with respect to the gear 32 to allow the shaft 34 to rotate in the opposite direction, while the storage / feeding roller 16 and the separation roller 18 hold two banknotes for separation. When the roller 18 loses the torque transmitted from the storing / feeding roller 16, no torque is applied to the shaft 34, and the torque difference between the shaft 34 and the gear 32 does not exceed a certain level. As a result, the torque limiter 33 transmits the drive of the gear 32 to the shaft 34 via the torque limiter 33, and separates the rotational force of the shaft 34 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 6 via the one-way clutch 121, the gear 43, and the gear 42. Roller 18
And the separating roller 18 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 1 (details will be described later). When the torque limiter 33 transmits the rotational force of the gear 26 to the separating roller 18 in this manner, as shown in FIG. 1, in a normal state (double feed does not occur), the clockwise direction is applied. The separating roller 18 rotated in the opposite direction is rotated in the opposite counterclockwise direction,
One of the double-fed bills located on the separation roller 18 side is scraped into the stacking unit 20.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, 9 (a) and 9 (b), respectively, a pair of support members 35 are rotatably supported on the shaft 34 located inside the frame members 27a and 27b. Above the respective support members 35, an impeller 24 rotatably supported by a shaft 36 fixed to the support members 35 is provided.
And a gear 37 that is integrally fixed to these impellers 24 and is rotatable with respect to each shaft 36. The blades of the impeller 24 are made of elastic material such as rubber. On the other hand, the shaft 34 described above,
A gear 38 meshed with the gear 37 is rotatably supported on the shaft 34 near the center of the support member 35 (see FIGS. 2 and 5). A support member 40, which is the shaft 34 and is generally U-shaped inside the gear 38, is rotatably supported at two positions with respect to the shaft 34. A shaft 39 is rotatably supported at the upper position (see FIG. 2).

Further, on the shaft 39 located within the U-shape of the support member 40, the separation roller 1 whose outer periphery is made of a high friction member is used.
Two of the separating rollers 18 are fixed, and further, the separating rollers 18 are arranged at positions where the outer circumferences of the collecting and feeding rollers 16 come into contact with each other, as shown in FIG. In addition, these separation rollers 18 are stored and
By the frictional force of the feeding roller 16 (clockwise at the time of depositing and counterclockwise at the time of dispensing in FIG. 1), it is driven by interposing a banknote (see FIGS. 1 to 3). Also,
At both ends of the shaft 39 for fixing the separating roller 18,
The gear 41 via the way clutch 120 is arranged at a position where it meshes with the gear 38 described above (see FIGS. 2 and 5). These one-way clutches 120 have shaft 3
Only when 9 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 5 (that is, when the separation roller 18 rotates counterclockwise when viewed from FIGS. 1 and 5 at the time of depositing), the shaft 39 moves. Is transmitted to the gear 41 (see FIGS. 2 and 5), whereby the impeller 24 is rotated counterclockwise via the gear 38 and the gear 37 (see FIGS. 2 and 7). ).

On the other hand, a shaft 39 located between the separating rollers 18
A gear 42 is fixed to the center of the shaft 34, and a gear 43 through a one-way clutch 121 is attached to the center of the shaft 34.
Are arranged so as to mesh with the gear 42. The one-way clutch 121 transmits the rotation of the shaft 34 to the gear 43 only when the shaft 34 rotates clockwise as viewed in FIGS. 4 and 6 from the shaft 34 to the gear 43. ing. That is, at the time of withdrawal, the gear 32 rotates the gear 32 in the clockwise direction (see FIG. 4),
The one-way clutch 121 rotates the shaft 34 in the clockwise direction only when the clockwise rotation of the gear 32 is transmitted to the shaft 34 by the torque limiter 33.
3, and the separation roller 18 is rotated counterclockwise with the gear 42 and the shaft 39 interposed in this order (see FIG. 6).

As shown in FIGS. 2, 5 and 6, the projection plate 4 is provided below the support member 40 rotatably supported by the shaft 34.
4 is formed, and a biasing mechanism 45 that biases the support member 40 in the counterclockwise direction is provided on the left side of the projecting plate 44 as viewed in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the biasing mechanism 45 includes a support member 11 for a frame (not shown) of the storage section 2.
A cylindrical member 103 fixed to 0, having a cylindrical shape with threads formed on the outer periphery thereof, and screwed into the support member 110, and a compression spring inserted into the cylindrical member 103. 1
04 and a pressing member 105 that presses the protruding plate 44 to the right side in the drawing by the urging force of the compression spring 104. With the above configuration, the biasing mechanism 45 biases the protrusion plate 44 to the right with a predetermined strength, so that the support member 40 is biased counterclockwise about the shaft 34. As a result, the separation roller 18 supported by the tip of the support member 40 is pressed by the storage / feeding roller 16 with a predetermined strength.

Since the supporting surface of the supporting member 110 for supporting the biasing mechanism 45 is formed as a screw thread, when the cylindrical member 103 is rotated in the forward or reverse direction, the cylindrical member 10 is rotated.
3 is movable in the horizontal direction in FIG. 6, whereby the force of the separating roller 18 pressing the storage / feeding roller 16 can be freely set. Further, the receiving port for taking in the banknotes transported through the transport path 10 to the stacking unit 20 and the outlet for discharging the banknotes in the stacking unit 20 to the transport route 10 are made into the receiving and shipping port 10B, The storage / delivery roller 16 and the separation roller 18 described above are both the receiving / discharging port 1
It is located near 0B.

(2) << Structure of Feeding Roller 19 and Its Surroundings >> A shaft 46 driven by a gear 26 is fixed with a gear 46 together with the gear 28 as shown in FIG. The gear 46 is arranged outside the frame 27a, and is meshed with a gear 48 also arranged outside the frame 27a. On the other hand, a shaft 47 is rotatably supported by the frame bodies 27a and 27b, and the shaft 47 has a gear 4
Two feed rollers 19 are fixed together with No. 8. The feed roller 19 is disposed inside the frame bodies 27a and 27b, and faces the storage / feeding roller 16a fixed to the shaft 25, and its outer periphery is in contact with the feed / roll roller 16a. It is arranged so that it touches. And
With the above configuration, when the shaft 25 is driven by the gear 26, the driving force of the shaft 25 causes the driving force of the gear 25
8 is transmitted to the feed roller 19 via the shaft 47, whereby the feed roller 19 is stored in the storage / delivery rollers 16, 1
6a is rotated in the opposite direction, so that the feed roller 1
It is possible to deposit or withdraw the banknotes sandwiched between 9 and the storage / delivery rollers 16 and 16a.

(3) << Structures of the feed roller 15 and its surroundings >> As shown in FIG. 3, the frame bodies 102a and 102b are provided with a shaft 47.
A shaft 49 parallel to the shaft 49 is rotatably provided, and a pulley 5 is attached to the right end of the shaft 49 via a one-way clutch (not shown).
1 is provided. A belt 52 for transmitting the rotational force of the shaft 47 to the shaft 49 is stretched between the pulley 51 and the pulley 50 fixed to the right end of the shaft 47.
It should be noted that the one-way clutch (not shown) provided on the pulley 51 is connected to the shaft 49 from the shaft 47 only when the shaft 47 shown in FIG. 1 is rotated counterclockwise (that is, at the time of deposit).
Transmits the rotational force to. On the other hand, two feed rollers 15 for feeding the deposited banknotes into the storage unit 2 are fixed to the shaft 49. The feed roller 15 includes the frame members 102a and 102.
It is arranged inside b, and when the shaft 47 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 1 by the driving force from the gear 26, the pulley 50, the belt 52, the pulley 5
It is rotated in the same direction via a 1, 1-way clutch (not shown) and a shaft 49.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a feed roller 17 is provided above the feed roller 15 at a position where the outer periphery of the feed roller 15 contacts the feed roller 15.
Similarly, a roller 112 is provided at a position below the roller 5 at a position where the outer periphery of the roller 112 contacts the feed roller 15. The feed roller 17 is fixed to a shaft 113 rotatably engaged in each recess 116 of the support member 111, and is adapted to be driven by the feed roller 15 in the clockwise direction in FIG. There is. The roller 112 is the recess 11 of the support member 115.
It is fixed to a shaft 114 that is rotatably engaged in 7 and is driven by the feed roller 15 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 1 like the feed roller 17.

On the other hand, the impeller 2 is provided at both ends of the shaft 114.
3 are fixed to each other, and the impeller 23 scrapes the deposited banknotes into the storage section 2. In addition,
Since the shafts 113 and 114 are biased in the direction of the shaft 49 by a spring material (not shown), both the feed roller 17 and the roller 112 are pressed against the roller 15, which causes friction of the feed roller 15. The feed roller 17, the roller 112, and the impeller 23 are rotated (via a bill). The supporting members 111 and 115 are supported by a frame (not shown). Further, the feed roller 17 and the roller 11
2, the impeller 23 and the mechanism for rotating these are
One pair is provided according to the feed roller 15.

(4) << About Link Mechanism 53 >> FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 8 (a), and FIG. 8 (b) are shown for the link mechanism 53 provided on the right side of the frame 27b (see FIG. 2). It will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the frame 27
A shaft 54 is rotatably supported by a and 27b, and a rotary member 55 is fixed to the right end of the shaft 54.
Hereinafter, description will be given with reference to FIGS. The rotating member 55 has one end of an arm 57 rotatably supported at its tip via a shaft 56, and the other end of the arm 57 is
It is rotatably supported via a shaft 58 at one end of a rotating member 60 which is rotatably supported by a shaft 59 fixed to the frame 27b. On the other hand, the other end of the rotating member 60 is rotatably supported on one end of an arm 62 via a shaft 61, and the other end of the arm 62 is connected to the tip of a rotating member 65 via a shaft 63. , Is rotatably supported by one end of the arm 66. The rotating member 65 has a shaft 64 fixed to the frame 27 and a rotatably supported end portion.
The other end of the arm 66 is rotatably supported by the tip of a rotating member 68 via a shaft 69.

The rotating member 68 has its starting end fixed to the right end of a shaft 67 that is rotatably supported below the frame members 27a and 27b as shown in FIG. A mechanism for projecting and retracting the above-mentioned impeller 24 with respect to the stacking section 20 is connected to the section via a notch section 82 (described later). On the other hand, a solenoid 70 is provided on the frame 27b. This solenoid 70
Is the support member 7 fixed to the tip of the output shaft 118.
1 is connected to one end of an arm 73 via a shaft 72, and the other end of the arm 73 has a rotating member 60.
Is rotatably connected to the rotating member 60 via a shaft 74 in the vicinity of a shaft 59 that is rotatably supported. Then, in the link mechanism 53 configured as described above, by exciting the solenoid 70, the inlet / outlet opening / closing member 80 (described later) is operated through the shaft 54, and the support member 35 that supports the impeller 24 is supported through the shaft 67. Operate (details of operation will be described later).

(Five) << Regarding the entrance opening / closing member 80 for adjusting the passage width of the conveyance path 10 >> As described above, the shaft 54 rotatably supported by the frame members 27a and 27b and driven by the link mechanism 53 is attached to the shaft 54. ,
As shown in FIGS. 3, 9A, and 9B, a plurality of rotating members 75 are fixed. One end of an arm 77 is rotatably supported at the tip of each of the rotary members 75 via a shaft 76, and the other end of each arm 77 is connected to an entrance / exit opening / closing member 80 via a shaft 79. Each is connected. These entrance opening / closing members 80 have one end rotatably supported by a plurality of support plates 78 provided on the guide member 13 via shafts 81. The other ends are respectively connected to the arms 77 via the shaft 79. Then, the entrance opening / closing member 8 configured as described above
When the output shaft 118 of the solenoid 70 moves up and down, the position 0 is the position where the conveyance path 10 is expanded as shown in FIG. 9B (at the time of deposit), and the conveyance path 10 is shown as shown in FIG. 9A. Is set to one of the narrowed positions (at the time of withdrawal).

(6) << Regarding the configuration around the impeller 24 >> As described above, a part of the shaft 67 rotatably supported by the frame members 27a and 27b and driven by the link mechanism 53 is As shown in FIGS. 2, 9 (a) and 9 (b), a cutout portion 82 is formed, and the lower end portion of the rotating member 83 is fixed to the cutout portion 82. The rotating member 83 has an engaging portion 84 formed on the upper end thereof.
A pin 85 fixed to the lower end of the support member 35 is engaged therein.

The support member 35 is rotatably supported by the shaft 34 (see FIG. 2) described above, and the impeller 24 is rotatably supported by the upper end of the shaft 34 via a shaft 36. 70 is driven and the driving force is applied to the shaft 6
7, when it is transmitted via the rotating member 83, the engaging portion 84, and the pin 85, it is rotated about the shaft 34, whereby the impeller 24 at the upper end portion can freely move in and out of the stacking portion 20. Becomes The configuration for rotating the impeller 24 has been described in the section "Configuration of the separation roller 18 and its surroundings" in (A).

(7) << Regarding the configuration around the kicking roller 22 >> The configuration around the kicking roller 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 10. FIG. Shaft 25 driven directly by gear 26
3, one end of a supporting member 86 having a U-shape when viewed from FIG. 3 is rotatably provided. Further, at the other end of the supporting member 86, a shaft 87 to which two kicking rollers 22 are fixed is rotated. It is supported freely. A pulley 88 is fixed to the shaft 25 and a pulley 89 is fixed to the shaft 87 near the frame 27a, and a belt 90 is stretched over the pulleys 88 and 89. With the above-described structure, the pulley 88 and the belt 9 are driven by driving the shaft 25.
0, the pulley 89, and the shaft 87 rotate, which causes the kicking roller 22 to rotate in the same direction as the storage / feed rollers 16 and 16a fixed to the shaft 25. The kick roller 22 is provided at a position where a part of the kick roller 22 protrudes into the stacking unit 20 (the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 10).

A support member 86 for rotatably supporting the shaft 87.
A detection piece 91 is provided integrally with the detection piece 91.
1 is detected by a dispensing position detection sensor 92 provided on a frame (not shown). And
At the time of withdrawal, by raising the elevator part 21 on which the accumulated banknotes are placed, the banknotes on the elevator part 21 press the kicking roller 22 from below, whereby the kicking roller 22 Although it is moved upward together with the support member 86 that supports the kick roller 22, the detection piece 91 integrally provided with the support member 86 is also moved upward and provided on the frame (not shown). The withdrawal position detection sensor 92 is detected. Then, based on the detection of the detection piece 91 by the withdrawal position detection sensor 92, the stop position of the elevator part 21 is determined at the time of withdrawal (details of operation during withdrawal will be described later).

A guide member 119 is provided above the stacking unit 20 as shown in FIG. The guide member 119 is fixed to the guide members 12 and 13 so as to be horizontal, a support member 94 is fixed to the guide member 119, and a lower surface is provided at one end of the support member 94. Side is in contact with the top surface of the bill and the elevator section 2
A plurality of actuators 93 that are moved up and down in response to the rising and lowering of the bill by 1 are rotatably supported by a shaft 94A. These actuators 93 integrally have a detection member 95 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 11, and the detection member 95 is detected by an actuator detection sensor 96 fixed to the guide member 119. ing. Then, at the time of deposit, as shown in FIG. 11, the elevator lifting / lowering drive unit 141 (see FIG. 12) lowers the elevator unit 21, and accordingly, the detection member 95 lowered together with the actuator 93 is moved by the actuator detection sensor 96. When detected, the elevator up-and-down drive unit 141 stops the descent of the elevator unit 21 based on the detection signal of the actuator detection sensor 96.

(8) << Structure of Lock Mechanism 130 >> As described above, the shaft 54 rotatably supported by the frames 27a and 27b and driven by the link mechanism 53 has
A lock mechanism 130 is provided as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 9A, and 9B. The details of the lock mechanism 130 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B. A pin 131 is provided on the shaft 54 so as to project, and the pin 131 is engaged with the lock member 132. The lock member 132 is attached to the pin 134 fixed to the frame 27c via the support member 133, and the arrow a via the long hole 135.
A hole 137 is formed in a U-shaped member 136 which is movably supported in the (between payment) and b (during payment) directions and is integral with the lock member 132. 54 pins 131 are engaged. A lock piece 138 is integrally provided at the tip of the lock member 132, and the lock piece 138 engages with the detection member 95 of the actuator 93. In addition, the frame body 2
7c is provided at a position where the frame bodies 27a and 27b located on the side are connected on the upper surface.

In the lock mechanism 130 configured as described above, the lock piece 138 at the tip of the lock member 132 is arranged at the position retracted from the movement path of the actuator 93, as shown in FIG. Further, when the output shaft 118 of the solenoid 70 moves upward and the shaft 54 rotates (clockwise in FIG. 8, counterclockwise in FIG. 9) at the time of dispensing, FIG. From Figure 9 (a)
As shown by, the lock member 132 is moved to the left side in the drawing via the shaft 54, the pin 131, the hole 137, and the U-shaped member 136, and the lock piece 138 of the lock member 132 is moved.
Are projected into the movement path of the actuator 93. Then, when the lock piece 138 of the lock member 132 is projected in the movement path of the actuator 93 and the actuator 93 is in the raised position at this time (described later), the lock piece of the lock member 132 is described. Thirteen
8, the descent of the actuator 93 is restricted.

The operation of the bill storing / delivering mechanism configured as described above will be described. (A) Processing at the time of deposit (1) The elevator unit 21 is lowered by the elevator lifting / lowering drive unit 141 (see FIG. 12), and the actuator placed above the banknotes accumulated on the elevator unit 21. 93 is lowered together with the elevator section 21. At this time, the detection member 95 fixed to the descending actuator 93 is detected by the actuator detection sensor 96 as shown in FIG. 11, and the elevator up-and-down drive unit 141 (not shown) is stopped. The descent is stopped.

(2) When depositing money, as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (b), when the solenoid 70 is operated, the output shaft 118 is pulled downward, and the support member 71 and the shaft 7 are pulled.
2, the rotary member 60 via the arm 73 and the shaft 74,
9, the rotary member 60 pulls one end of the arm 57 obliquely downward rightward through the shaft 58, and the pulled arm 57 rotates the rotary member 66 through the shaft 56. By pulling downward, the rotating member 55 is rotated counterclockwise. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b), the rotation member 55 rotated counterclockwise moves the shaft 54 so as to move from FIG. 9 (a) to FIG. 9 (b). Rotate clockwise and the shaft 54 rotates the rotating member 7
5 is rotated clockwise, and the inlet / outlet opening / closing member 80 is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 81 via the shaft 76, the arm 77, and the shaft 79.

The entrance opening / closing member 80 is rotated to a position along the slope of the guide member 13 (see FIG. 9B). Then, at the time of deposit, FIG. 9 (b) and FIG.
When the entrance opening / closing member 80 is arranged as shown in FIG. 3, and the entrance 10A of the transport path 10 located on the deposit path 5 side is widened by this, the deposit banknotes from the deposit path 5 are transferred to the transport path 1
It is possible to prevent jamming at the entrance / exit 10A of 0, and to reliably send the deposit banknote to the transport path 10 via the entrance / exit 10A.

When the shaft 54 is rotated clockwise as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the pin 13 is rotated.
1, the lock member 132 is moved to the right side (in the direction of arrow b) in the drawing via the hole 137 and the U-shaped member 136, and the lock piece 138 of the lock member 132 is moved to the actuator 93.
Of the lock member 13 of the lock member 132.
Not disturbed by 8.

(3) As described above, the solenoid 70 is operated as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (b),
As shown in FIG. 8B, when the output shaft 118 is pulled downward, the rotating member 60 is rotated clockwise, and the shaft 61 supporting the arm 62 moves diagonally upward to the left to move the arm 62 and the shaft 63. The rotating member 65 and the arm 66 are rotated in the counterclockwise direction. When the arm 66 is rotated in this manner, the rotating member 68 is rotated counterclockwise via the shaft 69. Then, when the rotating member 68 is rotated, the shaft 67 is moved from the state shown in FIG. 9A to the state shown in FIG. 9B.
Is rotated clockwise, and the rotary member 83 fixed to the notch 82 formed on the shaft 67 is rotated counterclockwise, whereby the engaging portion 8 formed on the rotary member 83.
Since the pin 4 engages the pin 85 fixed to the lower end of the support member 35, the lower end of the support member 35 is moved to the right in the figure. Then, by moving the lower end of the support member 35 to the right in the figure, the support member 35 is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 34, and a part of the impeller 24 supported by the upper end of the support member 35 is rotated. , Is moved from the outside of the stacking unit 20 to the inside of the stacking unit 20 so that the deposited banknotes can be stored (see FIG. 9B).

When a part of the impeller 24 supported by the support member 35 is positioned inside the stacking unit 20 during deposit, the banknotes stacked on the elevator unit 21 cause
The impeller 24 is urged in a direction to be retracted from the stacking unit 20, and the urged impeller 24 urges the support member 3
5, the pin 85, the rotating member 83, and the shaft 67, as shown in FIG.
As seen from FIG. 8B, the rotary member 68 is biased clockwise, but as shown in FIG. 8B, the shaft 64 is located above the straight line connecting the shaft 69 and the shaft 63. As a result, the clockwise rotation of the shaft 67 is restricted, so that the impeller 24 is locked via the rotary member 68, the rotary member 83, and the support member 35, and is not retracted from the stacking unit 20. With the above, the preparatory operation at the time of deposit is completed, and deposit processing as shown in the following (4) to (10) is performed.

(4) A pulley and a belt for driving the transport distribution mechanism 3 and the transport path 100 are rotated in the bill storage direction by a storage delivery drive unit (not shown) (see FIG. 1). As a result, when the deposited banknote of the corresponding denomination is transported via the transport path 100, the transport switching member 7
Is rotated to the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line, the deposited banknote is taken in from the transport path 100, and further, when the deposited banknote is designated to be turned upside down, the front / back transport switching member 8 is at the position shown by the dotted line. When the deposit banknote is not designated to be reversed, the front / back transport switching member 8 is indicated by a chain line. The banknote is rotated to the position to convey the deposited banknote to the deposit path 5 and the transport path 10 which are not inverted.

(5) The gear 26 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is driven clockwise by a storage / feeding drive unit (not shown) as viewed from FIG. 4, and the shaft 25 and the storage / feeding roller 16 fixed thereto are moved. , Is rotated clockwise, which is the bill storage direction. (6) The gear 28 fixed to the shaft 25 as shown in FIG.
4 rotates the gear 32 counterclockwise as viewed from FIG. 4 via the gears 30 and 31, and the gear 32 rotates the shaft 34 counterclockwise via the torque limiter 33 fixed thereto. The gear 43 on the shaft 34 via the one-way clutch 121 has the following characteristics when the shaft 34 is counterclockwise when viewed from FIG.
Since it is rotatable, the drive of the shaft 34 is not transmitted to the gear 42. That is, the driven shaft 34 is in a state of rotating in the counterclockwise direction.

(7) The separation roller 18 that is pressed against the storage / delivery roller 16 is rotated counterclockwise, which is the bill take-in direction, by the frictional force between the separation roller 18 and the storage / delivery roller 16 that rotates clockwise as seen in FIG. The shaft 39 that is rotated and integrally provided with the separation roller 18 also rotates. That is, the storage / delivery roller 16 and the separation roller 18 are rotated in the bill taking-in direction so that the bills in the transport path 10 can be taken into the stacking unit 20. Then, as shown in FIG.
When is rotated counterclockwise, this rotational force is transmitted to the gear 41 via the one-way clutch 120, and the gear 41 drives the gear 38 meshing with the gear 41 clockwise as seen in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the gear 38 driven clockwise rotates the gear 37 that rotates integrally with the impeller 24.
By rotating the counterclockwise, the impeller 24 is rotated counterclockwise so as to correspond to the moving direction of the banknotes stored from the transport path 10 as seen in FIGS. When the impeller 24 rotates counterclockwise, the deposit banknotes sent into the stacking unit 20 through the transport path 10 are tapped downward by these impellers 24 and stacked along the lower surface of the actuator 93. Is guided into the section 20 and, as a result, the elevator section 21 in the stacking section 20
It can be correctly collected without causing a jam on the top.

(8) As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the gear 2
When the gear 46 is rotated clockwise with the gear 6,
6 rotates the gear 48 and the shaft 47 counterclockwise, and rotates the feed roller 19 which rotates integrally with the gear 48 and the shaft 47 counterclockwise while contacting the storage / feeding roller 16a. Further, as the shaft 47 is rotated counterclockwise, the pulley 50 and the belt 5 fixed to the shaft 47 are fixed as shown in FIG.
2, pulley 51, one-way clutch (not shown), shaft 49
The feed roller 15 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed from FIG. When the feed roller 15 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 1, the feed roller 17 pressed against the feed roller 15 and the roller 112 rotating integrally with the impeller 23 are Rotated clockwise by the frictional force with. As a result, the deposited banknotes sent from the front-back reversing deposit path 4 to the transport path 9 are transported downward in the transport path 9 toward the stacking unit 20, and are further hit by the impeller 23 downward to stack the stacking unit 20. Correctly integrated on the elevator part 21 of the.

A one-way clutch (not shown) incorporated in the pulley 51 transmits the rotation of the belt 52 to the shaft 49 only when depositing money. That is, this one-way clutch (not shown) transmits the rotational force of the pulley 51 to the shaft 49 when the pulley 51 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from FIG. , When the pulley 51 rotates clockwise during withdrawal, the pulley 51
Will not be transmitted to the shaft 49, so that when the pulley 51 is driven clockwise, the rotation of the shaft 49 will be stopped.

(9) As shown in FIG. 11, the above (7)
By (8) and (8), when the banknotes are sequentially stacked in the elevator section 21 in the stacking section 20, the actuator 93 mounted on the upper surface of the stacked banknotes is rotated upward about the shaft 94A, Along with this, the detection member 95 fixed to the actuator 93 also moves upward, and the detection member 95 is no longer detected by the actuator detection sensor 96. When the actuator detection sensor 96 no longer detects the detection member 95, the elevator lifting / lowering drive unit 141 (see FIG. 12 is driven to lower the elevator unit 21. The elevator lift / lowering drive unit 141 lowers the elevator unit 21. Is continued until the detecting member 95 descends together with the actuator 93 and the detecting member 95 detects the detecting member 95.

That is, by such operations of the actuator detection sensor 96 and the actuator 93, the upper surface of the banknote stack in the elevator section 21 is always held at the same position in the stacking section 20 in the vertical direction, and the transport path is kept. The bills can be fed to the upper surface of the accumulated bills from 9 and the transport path 10 in a constant state. The position of the elevator part 21 when the detection member 95 is detected by the actuator detection sensor 96 is referred to as a “payment standby position”.

(10) When the deposit is completed, the transport path 10
0, the storage and delivery mechanism 3 and the storage and delivery drive unit (not shown) that drives the gear 26 of the storage and delivery mechanism 1 are stopped,
Others are waiting at the deposit position.

As described in detail above, in the bill storing / delivering mechanism according to the present embodiment, the pay-in bills which are discriminated as the designated denomination by the not-shown discriminating section and which are not designated to be turned upside down are conveyed by the transfer switching member 7. And the front / back conveyance switching member 8 send the bills to the conveyance path 10 through the deposit path 5, and the discriminating unit discriminates the designated denomination, and the receipt banknotes designated to reverse the front / back are conveyed to the conveyance switching member 7 or the front / back conveyance. It is sent to the transport path 9 through the front-back reversing transport path 4 together with the member 8. Furthermore, transport path 1
The deposited banknotes conveyed to 0 are stored / delivered rollers 16 and 1
6a, the feed roller 19, and the separation roller 18 are sandwiched and taken into the stacking unit 20, while the deposited banknotes transported to the transport path 9 are transported to the transport roller 9 and the transport roller 15 at the transport path 9.
While being held by 7, the paper is taken up in the stacking unit 20 by being turned upside down on the conveying path 9. Therefore, as seen from FIG.
When the upper surface of the deposit banknotes at the position of the transport path 100 is taken as a front side, the deposit banknotes transported in the reverse direction on the transport path 100 are accumulated on the elevator section 21 via the deposit paths 5 and the transport paths 10. At the point of time, the back side faces upward, and the deposited banknotes that have been transported face-up on the transport path 100 (deposited banknotes that have been specified to be turned over) will have the front-back reversal deposit path 4 and the transport path 1
When it is transported to 0 and accumulated on the elevator section 21, the back side faces upwards as before, and as a result, the front and back sides of the deposit banknotes accumulated in the accumulating section 20 of the storing section 2 are gathered. To be

(B) Processing for withdrawal will be described. The withdrawal operation is executed by the control unit 140 shown in FIG. The control unit 140 controls the kick roller 22.
Based on the detection signal of the withdrawal position detection sensor 92 that detects the rise of the solenoid 70, the elevator 70 and the elevator lift drive unit 141.
Is for operating. Hereinafter, this control unit 14
The operation contents at the time of withdrawal including the operation by 0 will be sequentially described below.

(1) At the time of withdrawal, the elevator section 21 for accumulating banknotes on the upper surface thereof is lifted from the deposit standby position (refer to (9) of processing at the time of deposit) by the elevator ascending / descending drive section 141 and accumulated. The uppermost surface of the bill presses the actuator 93 from below to rotate the actuator 93 upward about the shaft 94A, and while rotating the actuator 93, the bill comes into contact with the kicking roller 22 and presses it upward. To do. Since the supporting member 86 that supports the kicking roller 22 is rotatably supported by the shaft 25, the supporting member 86 is rotated around the shaft 25 together with the kicking roller 22 as viewed in FIG.

At this time, the detection piece 91 provided integrally with the support member 86 is moved upward, and the detection piece 91 is moved.
When the withdrawal position detection sensor 92 detects (see FIG. 10), the detection of the withdrawal position detection sensor 92 is started, and the elevator elevating / lowering drive unit 141 is further driven for a predetermined period of time. The dispensing roller 22 and the actuator 93 are pushed up by a certain range from the detection start position of the dispensing position detection sensor 92. Then, when the elevator ascending / descending drive unit 141 is driven for a predetermined period of time, the drive of the elevator ascend / descend drive unit 141 is stopped, and as a result, the rise of the kick roller 22 and the actuator 93 is also stopped (FIG. 9 ( a), see FIG. 10).

The withdrawal position detecting sensor 92 is the detecting piece 9
Since the withdrawal position detection sensor 92 detects the detection piece 91, the elevator elevating / lowering drive unit 141 is held for a certain period of time after the withdrawal position detection sensor 92 detects the detection piece 91.
Is being driven, the dispensing position detection sensor 92
1 will be detected continuously. Further, at the position where the dispensing position detection sensor 92 first detects the rising detection piece 91 of the support member 86, the contact point between the uppermost surface of the banknote on the elevator part 21 and the kicking roller 22 is at the conveyance path 10. Is provided so as to coincide with a position closest to the receiving and discharging port 10B (hereinafter, this position will be referred to as a “dispensing position”), and at this position, the kicking roller 22 will be described later.
The bills on the elevator section 21 are kicked out by the above (described in operation (4)). Also,
After the dispensing position detection sensor 92 first detects the detection piece 91 of the support member 86, the position of the detection member 95 when the actuator 93 is raised by the elevator up-and-down drive unit 141 by a certain range is shown in FIG. As shown in b), it is above the movement path of the lock piece 138 of the lock member 132. Therefore, even if the lock member 132 moves in the direction of the arrow a at this time, the lock piece 13 of the lock member 132 does not move.
8 does not come into contact with the detection member 95 of the actuator 93.

(2) Next, the solenoid 70 is operated to change from the state shown in FIG. 8 (b) to the state shown in FIG. 8 (a). That is, when the solenoid 70 is operated and the output shaft 118 is pushed upward, the link mechanism 53 performs an operation opposite to the operation (2) at the time of deposit, and the support member 71, the shaft 72, the arm 73, Shaft 74, rotating member 60, shaft 58, arm 57, shaft 56, rotating member 55, shaft 54, rotating member 7
5, the door opening / closing member 80 is rotated clockwise about the shaft 81 as shown in FIGS. 9 (b) to 9 (a) through the shaft 76, the arm 77, and the shaft 79 in this order. As shown by 1, the upper portion outlet of the transport path 10 is narrowed, the dispensed banknotes discharged from the upper portion outlet of the transport path 10 are transported vertically upward, and the dispense path 6 of the transport sorting mechanism section 3 is transported. Make sure that the tip of the dispensed banknote is directed toward.

Further, when the solenoid 70 is operated and the output shaft 118 is pushed upward as described above,
Support member 71, shaft 72, arm 73, shaft 74, rotating member 60, shaft 61, arm 62, shaft 63, arm 66, shaft 6
9, the rotation member 68, the shaft 67, the rotation member 83, and the pin 85 in this order, and the support member 35 from FIG.
As shown in (a), the impeller 24, which is rotated clockwise about the shaft 34 and supported by the shaft 34, retreats from the inside of the stacking unit 20. This prevents the impeller 24 from interfering when the accumulated banknotes are dispensed to the transport path 10.

Further, as described above, the output shaft 118 is pushed upward by the operation of the solenoid 70, which causes the shaft 54 to rotate (clockwise in FIG. 8, counterclockwise in FIG. 9).
In this case, as shown in FIGS. 9B to 9A, the shaft 54, the pin 131, the hole 137, and the U-shaped member 13 are formed.
6, the lock member 132 is moved to the left side in the drawing (direction of arrow a), and the lock piece 13 of the lock member 132 is moved.
8 is projected into the movement path of the detection member 95 of the actuator 93. Then, such an actuator 93
When the lock piece 138 of the lock member 132 is projected in the movement path of the detection member 95 of FIG. 9, the lock piece 138 may lower the actuator 93 in the raised position as shown in FIG. 9A. Regulated.

At the time of withdrawal, as shown in FIG. 9 (a),
It is considered that the door opening / closing member 80 is biased toward the guide member 13 side by the bills fed from the transport path 10, but as shown in FIG. Since the shaft 58 is located on the left side in the drawing, the counterclockwise rotation of the shaft 54 is restricted, whereby the inlet / outlet opening / closing member 80 is moved to the guide member 13 side via the rotating member 75 and the arm 77. It doesn't get in. Further, the entrance opening / closing member 80 shown in FIG.
The position of is the "dispensing position of the distribution member" shown in the claims, and the position of the impeller 24 shown in Fig. 9 (a) is "the retracted position of the impeller" shown in the claims. Is.

(3) Next, the elevator ascending / descending drive unit 14
1 is driven to lower the elevator section 21, which causes the actuator 93 and the kick roller 2 to move.
Both 2 are lowered by their own weight, but at this time, since the movement of the actuator 93 is restricted by the lock member 132, only the kick roller 22 is lowered. Then, the drop of the elevator part 21 is caused by the withdrawal position detection sensor 92.
Is performed until the position where the detection piece 91 is not detected is reached, and then the elevator up-and-down drive unit 141 is stopped and the descent of the elevator unit 21 is stopped. (4) After the elevator section 21 is stopped, the storage feeding drive section is driven to drive the kick roller 22,
The storage / delivery roller 16 and the separation roller 18 are driven in the delivery direction, and the banknotes on the elevator 21 are ejected by the ejection roller 2
2 is kicked in the direction of the conveying path 10 and is conveyed along the conveying path 10 by the storing / feeding roller 16 and the separating roller 18, and the elevator is driven to a position where the dispensing position detection sensor 92 detects the detection piece 91 again. Part 141
Is driven to raise the elevator section 21.

At this time, the above-described actuator 93 is located further above the "payout position" of the bill as described in the operations (1) to (3) (that is, the weight of the actuator 93 is equal to the elevator section 21). At the position where the upper banknote is not pressed), the lowering is restricted by the lock piece 138 of the lock member 132, so that the actuator 93 does not prevent the banknote from being kicked out. Further, when the banknotes are fed out through the transport path 10, the transport switching member 7 and the front / back transport switching member 8 of the transport sorting mechanism unit 3 are rotated clockwise from the deposit standby position as seen in FIG.
That is, both the transport switching member 7 and the front / back transport switching member 8 are arranged at positions that do not project into the transport path 100, as shown by the dotted lines. Further, while the bills are being fed out, the stacking amount of the bills on the elevator unit 21 is reduced and the kicking roller 22
When the withdrawal position is lowered, the withdrawal position detection sensor 92 does not detect the detection piece 91. In such a case, the elevator up-and-down drive unit 141 causes the withdrawal position detection sensor 92 to detect the detection piece 91. The elevator unit 21 is raised up to the time point, whereby the contact position between the upper surface of the banknote and the kicking roller 22 (that is, the dispensing position) is always maintained at a constant height.

With the above, the preparation operation at the time of withdrawal is completed, and withdrawal processing as shown in the following (5) to (10) is performed. (5) Next, the bill feeding operation will be described.
The gear 26 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is driven counterclockwise when viewed from FIG.
5 and the storage / delivery roller 16 fixed thereto are also rotated counterclockwise, which is the bill delivery direction.
Further, when the shaft 25 is driven counterclockwise together with the gear 26 as shown in FIG.
Rotates the gear 32 clockwise through the gears 30 and 31.

(6) As seen from FIG. 6, when the shaft 34 is rotated clockwise, the gear 43 is also driven clockwise through the one-way clutch 121, and the gear 42 is driven counterclockwise. Therefore, the separation roller 18 integrated with the gear 42 is also driven counterclockwise.

However, here, the torque limiter 33 provided on the gear 32 does not actually transmit the clockwise rotational force of the gear 32 to the separation roller 18 (however,
The fed bills are not double-fed, and the separating roller 18 does not slip with respect to the storing / feeding roller 16. That is, the torque limiter 33 provided on the shaft 30 is
Since a difference in torque between the shaft 2 and the shaft 34 exceeds a certain level, slippage occurs, so that the rotational force of the storing / feeding roller 16 is transmitted to the separating roller 18 (via a bill), When a certain torque is generated in the separation roller 18, that is, the dispensed bills sandwiched between the storage / delivery roller 16 and the separation roller 18 are not double-fed, and the separation roller 18 is removed by the storage / delivery roller 16. When driven by a constant torque, the separation roller 18, the shaft 3
A constant torque is also generated in the shaft 34 through the gears 9, the gear 42, the gear 43, and the one-way clutch 121 in order.
This causes the torque limiter 33 to slide the shaft 34 with respect to the gear 32, allowing counterclockwise relative rotation of the shaft 34, as opposed to the gear 32 rotating clockwise.

(7) On the other hand, when the separating / rolling roller 16 is driven by the separating / rolling roller 16 and the separating roller 18 is rotating in the counterclockwise direction, which is the payout direction of the banknotes (that is, (If not double feed)
The rotating force of the separating roller 18 is
2 is transmitted to the gear 43, so that the gear 43
Is rotated counterclockwise. Since the gear 43 is provided on the shaft 34 via the one-way clutch 121,
When the separation roller 18 is driven by the storing / feeding roller 16 with a constant torque, the gear 43 only idles counterclockwise and does not transmit its rotational force to the shaft 34. Further, when the separation roller 18 is rotated clockwise by being driven by the storage / feeding roller 16, the shaft 39 rotates integrally with the separation roller 18, but when the shaft 39 rotates clockwise as viewed from FIG. 1-way clutch 120 is gear 4
Since the rotational force is not transmitted to No. 1, the drive is not transmitted to the gear 38, and therefore the impeller 24 does not rotate.

(8) When the dispensed banknote sandwiched between the storing / feeding roller 16 and the separating roller 18 is double-fed, the separating roller 18 collects one of the double-fed banknotes. Scrape it inside. That is, when the banknotes are double-fed to the contact position between the storage / delivery roller 16 and the separation roller 18 of the transport path 10, the frictional force between the banknotes causes the friction between the banknotes and the storage / delivery roller.
The frictional force between the feeding roller 16 and the bills and the separating roller 18 is much smaller than the frictional force, and slips occur between the bills. Therefore, when two bills are held between the storing / feeding roller 16 and the separating roller 18. , Storage / feeding roller 1
The rotation force from 6 is not transmitted to the separation roller 18.

In this case, the separating roller 18,
Shaft 39, gear 42, gear 43, 1-way clutch 121
Torque is not applied to the shaft 34 via the
The torque limiter 33 configured to cause slippage due to the torque difference between the gear 32 and the shaft 34 not exceeding a certain value does not occur between the gear 32 and the gear 32. Drive the torque limiter 3
3 to the shaft 34, and the rotational force of the shaft 34 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 6 is transmitted to the separation roller 18 via the one-way clutch 121, the gear 43, and the gear 42 in this order.
Is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. That is, when the dispensed bill sandwiched between the storing / feeding roller 16 and the separating roller 18 is double-fed, the separating roller 18 is rotated counterclockwise by the driving force from the torque limiter 33. As a result, only one of the two bills abutted on the separation roller 18 is returned to the stacking unit 20.

(9) As seen from FIGS. 3 and 4, the gear 26 is driven counterclockwise, whereby the gear 4 is moved through the shaft 25.
When 6 is rotated counterclockwise, as seen from FIG.
Is rotated clockwise, and the feed roller 19 is rotated clockwise while contacting the storage / feed roller 16a. Also, as shown in FIG. 10, when the shaft 25 is driven, the pulley 88 provided on the shaft 25 causes the shaft 87 to rotate in the same direction as the shaft 25 through the belt 90 and the pulley 89. 22 is rotated in the same direction as the storage / delivery rollers 16 and 16a fixed to the shaft 25. Then, the kick roller 22 is rotated.

(10) When the withdrawal process is completed, the storage / feeding drive unit (not shown) for driving the transport path 100, the transport distribution mechanism unit 3 and the gear 26 of the storage / delivery mechanism unit 1 is stopped, and the others are dispensed. Waiting at the position.

As described in detail above, in the bill storage / feeding mechanism according to the present embodiment, the kick-out roller 22 is at the “payout position” in which the kick-out roller 22 is pressed against the bill in the elevator portion 21 by the pay-out position detection sensor 92. When it is detected, the elevator unit 21 is further raised by a certain range with respect to the elevator lifting / lowering drive unit 141, and then the lock mechanism 130 is operated by the solenoid 70 to drive the actuator 93.
The lock piece 138 is moved to the projecting position that restricts the descent of the elevator (see FIG. 9A), and then the elevator part 21 is lowered to the “payout position” with respect to the elevator lifting / lowering drive part 141, and this state is set. Thus, the kick-out roller 22 is rotationally driven in the banknote payout direction with respect to the storage and payout drive unit, and the actuator 93 is kicked at the time of paying out the banknote by the operations of the elevator unit 21 and the lock mechanism 130. It can be provided at an upper position where it does not interfere with the operation of ejecting the bill by the ejection roller 22, and as a result,
The kicking operation of the bill by the kicking roller 22 can be stably performed.

When the solenoid 70 is driven, the lock piece 138 of the lock mechanism 130 restricts the descent of the actuator 93, and at the same time, the link mechanism 53.
Since the impeller 24 is arranged at the retracted position retracted from the stacking unit 20 via the, the impeller 24 does not hinder when the banknotes in the stacking unit 20 are fed out. Since the impeller 24 is moved to the retracted position by using the power of the solenoid 70 that drives the lock piece 138 of the lock mechanism 130,
It is not necessary to separately prepare a power source for moving the impeller 24 back and forth, and the configuration can be simplified. Further, the rotation of the stacking car 24 is performed by a storage / feeding drive unit that drives the roller group such as the storage / feeding roller 16 and the separation roller 18, and the kicking roller 22.
It is not necessary to separately prepare a power source for rotationally driving the impeller 24, and the configuration can be simplified in this respect as well.

Further, when the solenoid 70 is driven, the lock piece 138 of the lock mechanism 130 is provided at the projecting position for restricting the descent of the actuator 93.
At the same time as the retreat position that is retracted from the stacking unit 20,
An inlet / outlet opening / closing member 80 for guiding the withdrawal banknotes from the conveying path 10 to the withdrawal path 6 via the link mechanism 53 is provided at the withdrawal position, whereby the inlet / outlet opening / closing member 80 is set in position. It is not necessary to separately prepare a power source for this, and the configuration can be simplified.

In the above embodiment, bills are taken as an example, but the present invention is not limited to bills, and paper sheets such as bonds and lottery tickets may be stored and delivered.

[0078]

As described in detail above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a paper sheet is dispensed, the elevator raising / lowering drive unit is driven to raise the elevator unit, whereby the elevator unit is lifted. The placed paper sheets are pressed against the kick roller. In addition, when the detection sensor detects that the paper sheet on the elevator is pressed against the kick roller during the paper sheet withdrawal, the control unit performs the following control. That is, when the detection sensor detects that the kick-out roller is pressed against the paper sheet on the elevator unit, the control unit raises the elevator unit with respect to the elevator up-and-down drive unit by a certain range, and then the solenoid. Drive the lock piece of the lock mechanism to a protruding position that regulates the lowering of the actuator, then lower the elevator part to a certain range with respect to the elevator lifting drive part, and then kick it out with respect to the storage feeding drive part. The rollers and the group of rollers are driven to rotate in the paper sheet feeding direction, and by such an operation of the elevator unit and the lock mechanism, the actuator is used to kick the paper sheet by the kicking roller when the paper sheet is dispensed. It can be installed at an upper position that does not interfere with the ejection operation, and as a result, the ejection operation of the paper sheet by the ejection roller can be performed stably. It made.

In the second invention, when the solenoid is driven as described in the first invention, the lowering of the actuator is restricted by the lock piece of the lock mechanism, and at the same time, the impeller is integrated through the link mechanism. Since it is arranged at the retracted position that is retracted from, the impeller does not obstruct the delivery of the paper sheets in the stacking unit, and on the other hand, such movement of the impeller to the retracted position is locked. Since the power of the solenoid that drives the lock piece of the mechanism is used, it is not necessary to separately prepare a power source for moving the impeller forward and backward, and the configuration can be simplified. Further, since the rotation of the integrated wheel is performed by the storage / feeding drive unit that drives the roller group and the kick roller, it is not necessary to separately prepare a power source for rotationally driving the impeller. Also, the configuration can be simplified.

In the third invention, as described in the first and second inventions, when the solenoid is driven, the lock piece of the lock mechanism is provided at the projecting position for restricting the descent of the actuator. At the same time as being provided at the retracted position retracted from the section, a distribution member for guiding the withdrawal paper sheets from the common deposit / withdrawal conveyance path to the withdrawal / conveyance path via the link mechanism is provided at the withdrawal position. As a result, like the second aspect of the invention, it is not necessary to separately prepare a power source for setting the position of the sorting member, and the configuration can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main part of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of a main part of the feeding mechanism section in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of the feeding mechanism unit in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an arrow view taken along the line AA in FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG.

FIG. 8A is an explanatory view of the operation of the link mechanism at the time of withdrawal of money. (B) Operation explanatory drawing of a link mechanism at the time of deposit.

FIG. 9A is an operation explanatory view of the transfer switching member and the impeller at the time of withdrawal of money. (B) Operation explanatory drawing of a conveyance switching member and an impeller at the time of deposit.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a main part of a support member and a sensor at the time of dispensing.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a main part of an actuator and a sensor when depositing money.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a control unit for controlling an elevator up-and-down drive unit and a solenoid during withdrawal of money.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Depositing Path (Depositing Conveying Path) 6 Discharging Path (Depositing Conveying Path) 10 Conveying Path (Common Depositing and Dispensing Conveying Path) 10B Receiving and Discharging Port 16 Storage Rolling Roller (Roller Group) 18 Separation Roller (Roller Group) 19 Feeding Roller (Roller group) 20 Stacking part 21 Elevator part 24 Impeller 53 Link mechanism 70 Solenoid (driving means) 80 Entrance / exit opening / closing member (sorting member) 92 Withdrawal position detection sensor 93 Actuator 95 Detection member 130 Lock mechanism 132 Lock member 138 Lock One piece 140 Control section 141 Elevator lifting drive section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A stacking unit having paper sheets stacked on an upper surface thereof and having an elevator unit that can be lifted and lowered by an elevator lifting / lowering drive unit, and a deposit paper sheet and a dispensed paper sheet connected to an upper portion of the stacking unit. The common deposit / withdrawal transport path for transporting sheets, a group of rollers provided in the middle of the common deposit / withdrawal transport path for transporting paper sheets along the common deposit / withdrawal transport path, and the stacking unit above the stacking unit An actuator that is provided so as to be able to move in and out of the stack in the vertical direction and that guides the paper sheets onto the elevator section in the stacking unit and prevents the paper sheets from being jammed when the paper sheets are deposited. A kicking roller that is supported by a support member that can move in the vertical direction at the top of the stacking unit, and kicks out the paper sheets in the stacking unit to the common deposit / withdrawal conveyance path when the paper sheets are dispensed; Storage feeding drive that operates kicking rollers in conjunction Is a paper sheet depositing / dispensing machine equipped with a stacking section, and is provided in the upper part of the stacking section, and a detection sensor for detecting that the kicking roller has been pressed against the stack of sheets on the elevator section, and movement of the actuator. A locking mechanism that has a locking piece that can project and retract with respect to the path, and that restricts the actuator from falling when the locking piece is in the projecting position; and a locking piece of the locking mechanism that projects into the movement path of the actuator, The solenoid for retreating and the detection sensor, when it is detected that the kicking roller is pressed against the paper sheet on the elevator part, raises the elevator part with respect to the elevator lifting drive part by a certain range, and then the solenoid. Drive the lock piece of the lock mechanism to the protruding position that regulates the descent of the actuator. A paper depositing / dispensing machine comprising a kicking roller and a control unit for rotationally driving the roller group in the paper feeding direction with respect to the storage feeding driving unit after the rebate unit is lowered by a certain range. Paper sheet storage and feeding mechanism in. 2. The depositing paper sheets, which are provided on the side of the stacking portion so as to project and retract with respect to the stacking portion, and stack the deposited paper sheets conveyed through the common deposit / withdrawal common transport path at the projecting position one by one. An impeller that is guided by an elevator inside the unit and is rotationally driven by the storage and feeding drive unit; and a link mechanism that is provided between the solenoid and the impeller and that transmits the power of the solenoid to the impeller. However, the solenoid is characterized in that, when the lock piece of the lock mechanism is provided at the projecting position with respect to the movement path of the actuator, the solenoid is provided at the retracted position where the impeller is retracted from the accumulating portion via the link mechanism. A paper sheet storing and feeding mechanism in the paper sheet depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1. 3. A common deposit / withdrawal transfer path extending from the stacking unit,
It is branched into a deposit conveying path for receiving deposited paper sheets and a withdrawal conveying path for delivering withdrawal paper sheets, and a deposit portion is provided at a branch portion between the deposit conveying path and the withdrawal conveying path. Switch the distribution member that guides the deposited paper sheets from the deposit / conveyance path to the common deposit / withdrawal conveyance path and guides the dispensed paper sheets from the common deposit / withdrawal conveyor path to the dispensing / conveyance path during withdrawal The solenoid, when the lock piece of the lock mechanism is provided in a protruding position with respect to the movement path of the actuator,
The paper sheet storage / delivery mechanism in the paper sheet depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1, wherein a sorting member is provided at a dispensing position via a link mechanism.