JPH07220137A - Paper sheet processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a paper sheet processor which has a simple mechanism by reducing as much as possible a space where the paper money, etc., are held. CONSTITUTION:A paper sheet processor is provided with a paper sheet storing means 100 which stores the paper sheets that are successively supplied from the outside, a paper sheet fetching means 110, a safe part 120, a paper sheet holding means 130 and a paper sheet sending means 140. In such a constitution, the paper sheets can be returned to the outside as necessary via a paper sheet return means. Thus it is not required unlike a conventional case to use a holding means of a drum or endless type separately from the part 120. Then a space is not needed either only for holding the paper money, etc., and therefore the mechanism is simplified for the paper sheet processor.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus for processing paper sheets such as banknotes, cash vouchers, cards, etc., which are used by being incorporated in various types of automated equipment. The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus capable of returning papers as needed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various paper sheet processing apparatuses have been used in, for example, bill dispensers or vending machines.

When a bill is inserted, these devices have a mechanism for discriminating denominations, determining a transport path, paying out change, and transporting each bill to a required storage (bank). Has become.

Further, a temporary holding portion for bills is provided on the conveying path to the accommodating portion, and the holding portion can respond to a request for returning the bill for some reason or confirmation of a deposit amount in the event of an accident. Configured to, upon request for refund,
The inserted bills can be returned directly to the bill return slot.

As a device for temporarily holding the bills and the like, there are known, for example, a device which is wound around a rotary drum and a device which is wound around an endless belt.

[0006]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional rotary drum type and endless belt type ones, in addition to a storage portion (bank portion) for storing banknotes, it is used for storing banknotes and the like. There is a problem that a lot of space is required and the mechanism for it becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a paper sheet processing apparatus which is as mechanically simple as possible with a space space for holding banknotes and the like as small as possible. The purpose is to do.

[0008]

The invention according to claim 1 is
In order to solve the above problems, a paper sheet accommodating means that accommodates paper sheets that are sequentially inserted from the outside, and a paper sheet that receives the paper sheets sent from the paper sheet accommodating means and returns them to the outside And a return means, wherein the paper sheet storage means takes in the paper sheets inserted from the outside, and the paper sheets taken in by the paper sheet taking means. A safe section for storing leaves, a paper sheet holding means for holding the paper sheets in the safe section in a convertible state and a non-deliverable state, and if necessary, the paper sheet holding means From the paper sheet to the paper sheet returning means, the paper sheet sending means sends the paper sheet to the paper sheet returning means.

In the present invention, the paper sheet holding means includes a paper sheet placing portion for placing the paper sheets taken into the paper sheet holding means, and the paper sheet placing portion. Paper that holds the paper sheets taken in by the pressure contact holding in cooperation with the paper sheet placing portion and releases the pressure contact holding of the paper sheets when the paper sheets are delivered by the paper sheet delivering means. It may be configured to include a leaf pressing means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the paper sheet returning means receives the paper sheets sent from the paper sheet accommodating means. Means, a paper sheet stacking unit that collects and collects the paper sheets received by the paper sheet receiving unit, and a collective return unit that collectively returns the paper sheets in the paper sheet stacking unit to the outside. It was configured with.

In the invention according to claim 3, return delivery means for delivering the paper sheets in the paper sheet stacking portion to the paper sheet stacking portion, and paper sheets in the paper sheet stacking portion for the return delivery means. The paper sheet pressing means for pressing the paper sheets may be provided in the paper sheet returning means.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the paper sheet accommodating means for accommodating the paper sheet inserted from the outside sends the paper sheet to the paper sheet returning means as necessary, and the paper sheet is returned. It can be returned to the outside by a means for returning items.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the paper sheets taken into the paper sheet accommodating means are held in the undeliverable state by the paper sheet placing section and the paper sheet holding means, and If necessary, the paper sheet holding means releases the holding of the paper sheet so that it can be sent out.

According to the invention of claim 3, claim 1
In addition to the function of the invention described in 2, the paper sheets sent from the paper sheet storing means are received by the paper sheet receiving means, and the paper sheets are collected and collected by the paper sheet collecting means, and collectively. It is possible to return them all at once by the return means.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation performed by the third aspect of the invention, the paper sheet pressing means is used when the paper sheets in the paper sheet stacking portion are sent out by the return sending means. Since the paper sheets are pressed against the return operation means, the return operation means can smoothly return the paper sheets collectively.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that this paper sheet processing apparatus can be incorporated and used in various types of automated equipment such as vending machines, financial terminal equipment, and various securities processing apparatuses. In the description, the case of an automatic vending machine will be described as an example of the application. In the vending machine, a coin processing device, a prepaid card processing device, and a discharging device for products and the like are incorporated in addition to the paper sheet processing device for bill processing. Further, there are provided a customer service operating unit for the customer to select a desired product and the like, and a control unit for integrally controlling the above respective parts. Of these, for example, in the customer service department, a customer selects a product etc. selection button for selecting a desired product etc. from a plurality of kinds of products etc. A cancel button etc. is provided to request return. For these, general publicly known technology for vending machines such as beverages and tickets installed in the city is used as it is, so the explanation will be concise and the drawings etc. will be shown in particular. Make it not exist. Further, since the vending machine is taken as an example, the term "paper sheet" means "banknote". In the following examples, the terms "paper sheet" and "banknote" will be partially mixed and used.

FIG. 1 is a left side view showing a schematic configuration of a paper sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the paper sheet processing apparatus 1, a paper sheet discriminating section 20, an introducing and conveying section 30,
The paper sheet accommodating means 100 which is the first characteristic part of the present invention,
The delivery transport unit 50, the reject transport unit 60, the reject unit 70, the return transport unit 80, and the paper sheet return unit 200 that is the second characteristic part of the present invention are provided.

The paper sheet discriminating unit 20 is configured as a mechanism capable of carrying out the authenticity judgment and the denomination judgment of the bill inserted through the insertion slot 3 and carrying it to the bill introducing / conveying unit 30. The introduction conveyance unit 30 includes the first to third conveyance belt mechanisms 31 to 33.
It is composed by. The introduction conveyance unit 30 receives the paper sheets sent from the paper sheet discrimination unit 20 to the introduction conveyance unit 30 as a first conveyance belt mechanism 31, a second conveyance belt mechanism 32, and a first conveyance belt mechanism 31. And the third conveyor belt mechanism 33 cooperate with each other to sequentially convey the sheets to the sheet storage means 100. It should be noted that the introduction / conveyance unit 30 is controlled so as to be driven for a certain period of time sufficient for the bills to reach the bill storage unit 100 after the bill insertion detection is detected by the paper sheet discrimination unit 20.

The paper sheet accommodating means 100 takes in the banknotes sent through the introducing / conveying section 30 and stores the banknotes in a state in which the banknotes can be sent to the sending / transporting section 50 and can not be sent out. Is configured as. However, the detailed configuration will be described later.

The delivery / conveyance unit 50 is composed of fourth and fifth conveyance belt mechanisms 51 and 52. The banknotes accumulated in the paper sheet returning means 200 are finally delivered to the discharge port 5. The delivery / conveyance unit 50 is a paper sheet storage means 10.
The fourth and fifth conveyor belt mechanisms 51 and 52 cooperate to convey the bills sent from 0 to the reject conveyor 60 or the return conveyor 80. In the middle of the delivery / conveyance unit 50, a delivery / conveyance abnormality detection sensor 55 for confirming whether or not there is an abnormality in the banknotes delivered from the paper sheet storage unit 100 is provided. With this sensor, for example, when a bill other than the predetermined bill is sent, or when two or more bills are sent at one time, the detection is performed. Since the configuration and the like of the delivery conveyance abnormality detection sensor 55 are apparent from Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 4-66453, a description thereof will be omitted.

The reject conveyance section 60 is composed of a conveyance roller 61 and a sixth conveyance belt mechanism 62. The reject transport unit 60 is in an abnormal state of the banknotes transported by the delivery transport unit 50 (including a case where the transport state is abnormal due to two banknotes being overlapped or the size of the banknote itself is abnormal). At this time, it is configured as a mechanism that conveys the abnormal bill to the reject unit 70.

The reject section 70 is a section for taking in and storing the abnormal bill through the reject conveyance section 60 when the bill conveyed by the delivery conveyance section 50 is abnormal.

The return transport unit 80 is the fourth transport belt mechanism 5
It is configured by the first and seventh conveyor belt mechanisms 81. The return transport unit 80 is configured as a mechanism that transports the normal banknote toward the paper sheet returning unit 200 when the banknote transported by the delivery transport unit 50 is normal. The reject transport unit 60 and the return transport unit 80
Which of the banknotes is to be supplied is distributed by a branching claw (not shown).

Next, the sheet storage means 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
Among these drawings, FIG. 2 is a schematic left side view showing the configuration of the paper sheet accommodating means 100 and a paper sheet take-in operation, and FIG. 3 is a schematic left side view of a power mechanism for operating the paper sheet accommodating means 100. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic left side view showing a bill delivering operation of the paper sheet accommodating means 100.

7 to 9 are schematic sectional views of the paper sheet accommodating means 100 taken along the line XX in FIG. 2. FIG. 7 shows a state at the time of depositing and a temporary holding. Shows a temporary state when performing the accumulation operation, and FIG. 9 shows a state at the time of sending.

As shown in FIG. 2, the paper sheet accommodating means 100 includes a paper sheet taking-in means 110 for taking in the banknotes conveyed by the introducing and conveying section 30, and the paper sheet taking-in means 11.
Safe section 120 as a banknote storage space for storing the banknotes taken in by 0, and paper sheets holding the banknotes taken in by the paper sheet taking-in means 110 at the upper part of the safe section 120. Holding means 130 and the paper sheet holding means 130
Is provided with a paper sheet sending means 140 for sending bills to the paper sheet returning means 200 as required, and these paper sheet taking-in means 110.

The paper sheet take-in means 110 is a pair of left and right guides 111 for guiding the bills inserted from the insertion slot 3.
And the banknotes which are inserted between the left and right guides 111-111 and are inserted along the guides 111.
A pair of right and left rollers 112 and blade rollers 113 to be taken into the inside, and a pair of left and right pressing rollers 114 and 115 which are between the left and right guides 111-111 and press the banknotes to the rollers 112 and blade rollers 113, and the rollers 112 and blades. The roller 113 includes an intake drive mechanism 150, which will be described later, that applies a rotational drive force in the intake direction. Here, the left and right means the left and right in FIGS. 7 to 9.

Blades 113a, 113a, ... Are provided on the outer periphery of the blade roller 113 at substantially equal intervals so that the banknotes on the guide 111 can be reliably taken into the cashbox section 120. Further, the pressing rollers 114 and 115 are free to rotate via the shafts 114a and 115a, and
2. The blade roller 113 is arranged so that it can be moved up and down to some extent depending on the thickness of the bill. Presser roller 114
Pays the bills taken by the roller 112 to the roller 11
It is pressed so that it does not escape from 2, and the presser roller 115
Is in contact with the blade roller 113 itself, but the blades 113a, 1
13a, ...
.. are arranged so as to make the most of the effect of ejecting banknotes by 3a, 113a, ..

The blade roller 113 is adapted to be given a rotational force in the clockwise direction in FIG. 2 by the take-in drive mechanism 150 (FIG. 3).

That is, the intake drive mechanism 150 includes a motor 151 and a drive shaft 151a of the motor 151, as shown in FIG.
Belt 1 hung on a pulley 152 attached to
And 53. And the belt 153
Are the shafts 112b and 11 of the roller 112 and the blade roller 113.
The roller 112 and the blade roller 1 are wound around the pulleys 112c and 113c fixed to the roller 3b.
The motor 13 is designed to rotate by being given rotational power from the motor 151. In FIG. 3, reference numerals 114a and 115a at positions immediately above the pulleys 112c and 113c of the roller 112 and the blade roller 113 are spindles of the pressing rollers 114 and 115, respectively.

The safe 120 is the paper sheet take-in means 110.
It is configured as an accommodation space for accommodating the bills taken in by, and the paper sheet holding means 130 is disposed in the upper part of the safe section 120.

The paper sheet holding means 130 is the safe portion 12
The paper sheet placing table 131 exemplifying the paper sheet placing portion that can be moved up and down in 0, and the paper sheets taken on the paper sheet placing table 131 are placed on the paper sheet placing table 131. The paper sheet press-contacting means 135 for pressing and holding the paper sheet in cooperation with the paper sheet mounting table 1
31 and the paper sheet pressure contact means 135 are provided with a mounting table raising mechanism 160 and a pressure contact drive mechanism 170, etc., which apply a lifting force.

The paper sheet loading table 131 is provided with a flat plate portion 131a on which the banknotes taken in the safe portion 120 are placed and a guide piece 131b attached to the flat plate portion 131a. The paper sheet loading table 131 is vertically guided so that the guide piece 131b is inserted into a guide hole 121 formed vertically on the side wall of the safe 120.

The paper sheet loading table 131 is given a lifting return force by the table lifting mechanism 160 (FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting table raising mechanism 160 is composed of a spiral spring 161 which is suspended on a pulley 162 attached to the upper part of the outer wall of the safe 120. One end of the spiral spring 161 is hooked on a support shaft 122 disposed under the outer wall of the safe 120, while the other end of the spiral spring 161 can be raised and lowered by a guide rod 133 via a guide piece 131b on the paper sheet loading table 131. 131c fitted to the
It is hung on a pin 131d that is integral with. Due to the force of the spiral spring 161, the paper sheet loading table 131 is moved to the guide hole 121.
Also, it is guided by the guide rod 133 and given a vertical upward return force. The guide bar 133 is the safe 120
The upper and lower ends of the outer wall are fixed in a substantially vertical state by fixing pieces 134, 134.

The position when the paper sheet loading table 131 is moved up and down is determined by the position detecting piece 131e integrated with the guide piece 131b.
The empty sensor 123 and the full sensor 124, which are installed on the outer wall of the safe 120, respectively, detect the sensor. That is, the position detection piece 131
When e is detected by the empty sensor 123, it is detected that there are almost no banknotes in the cash box section 120, that is, when it is almost empty, and when the full sensor 124 detects it. The fact that the banknotes are full in the safe section 120 is detected.

The paper sheet pressing means 135 places the bill B (indicated by a chain line in FIG. 2) on the left and right long sides on the upper surface while the paper sheet taking-in means 110 takes the bill B (shown by a chain line). , A pair of left and right pressing the banknote B (shown by the solid line in FIG. 2) on the paper sheet loading table 131 toward the paper sheet loading table 131 on the lower surface side (as viewed from the left side of the paper surface of FIG. 2) Pressure contact member 1
35a and a support member 136 for supporting these pressure contact members 135a, 135a. The support member 136 is formed in an inverted U-shape when viewed from the left side of the paper surface of FIG. 2, and the left and right leg portions 136a thereof are outside portions of the left and right pressure contact members 135a so as not to prevent the bills from being placed on the pressure contact member 135a. Are integrally attached to each.

This paper sheet pressure contact means 135 is a support member 13.
6 is adapted to receive power from the third power means 170 via a power transmission piece 137 integrally mounted on the vehicle 6 and move up and down.

The press contact drive mechanism 170 is composed of a motor 170a and a lever 172 attached to a drive shaft 171 of the motor 170a, and a pin 173 on the free end side of the lever 172 has a power transmission piece 13 of the paper sheet press contact means 135.
It is configured to be inserted into a laterally long hole 7 (as viewed from the left in the drawing) (not shown). With this configuration,
The paper sheet pressure contact means 135 is adapted to move up and down by receiving power from the third power means 170.

The left leg portion 136a of the support member 136 is also provided.
A guide piece (not shown) that is integrally provided on the outer side of the box reaches the outer side of the safe section 120 through a vertically elongated guide hole 125 formed in the side wall. The tip of the guide piece (not shown) reaching the outside is the guide rod 1 on the outside of the safe section 120.
33 (FIG. 3) is attached to a guide 136b that is vertically movable, and its guide rod 133 and guide hole 12 are attached.
5, the paper sheet pressure contact means 135 is guided so as to be able to move up and down.

The position when the paper sheet pressure contact means 135 moves up and down is determined by the position detection piece 136c integrated with the guide 136b.
Top dead center detection sensor 12 installed on the outer wall of safe 120
6 and the bottom dead center detection sensor 127, respectively, so that they can be sensed. That is, when the position detection piece 136c is in the state of being detected by the top dead center detection sensor 126, the paper sheet pressure contact means 135 is in the top dead center position and in the state of being detected by the bottom dead center detection sensor 127. Sometimes, the motor 170a is controlled by sensing that the paper sheet pressing means 135 is at the bottom dead center position.

By the way, the pressure contact members 135a, 135a of the paper sheet pressure contact means 135 are arranged so as not to move the bill dropping plate 129 at an intermediate position from the bottom dead center to the top dead center. The bill dropping plate 129 is a pressure contact member when the paper sheet pressure contact unit 135 rises toward the top dead center in a state where the paper sheet intake unit 110 collects the banknotes on the pressure contact members 135a and 135a. The bills 135a and 135a are dropped and accumulated on the paper sheet loading table 131, and the width of the left and right thereof is formed smaller than the gap between the left and right pressure contact members 135a and 135a.

The sheet delivery means 140 is the sheet placement table 1
A pair of upper and lower delivery guides 141 for the banknotes on 31a,
The first feeding roller 143 that feeds toward the space 142
And the delivery roller 144 and the pair of left and right second delivery rollers 1 for delivering the banknotes delivered between the delivery guides 141 and 142 to the delivery transport unit 50 via the delivery guide 141.
45, a pair of left and right first guide rollers 146 and second guide rollers 147 that guide the banknotes between the delivery guides 141 and 142, a first delivery roller 143, and the like.
The delivery driving mechanism 180 for rotating the delivery roller 144 and the second delivery roller 145 is configured.

Inlet portion 141 of delivery guides 141, 142
The inlet 141a of the a is expanded in the vertical direction so that the bill can be easily inserted. Further, the height position of the entrance 141a is such that the banknotes in the safe 120 are not delivered except when the banknotes are being returned.
It is higher than the upper surface position of a and reaches a position near the lower surface of the bill dropping plate 129.

The first delivery roller 143 is usually called a "kicker roller" or a "moon roller", and is formed by raising a part of the peripheral surface and forming a part having a high friction coefficient. It is formed so that the rotation drive is transmitted to the paper sheet for a limited length during one rotation to feed the paper sheet, and the paper sheet is not contacted during the other rotations. This first delivery roller 143
Is used for intermittent supply of paper sheets. The first delivery roller 143 is located in the middle of the left and right delivery guides 141, 142 on the delivery side of the cashbox section 120, and when the banknote is delivered, the first delivery roller 143 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. . During this rotation, the rubber roller 143 on the outer periphery of the rubber roller 143 is rotated.
The letter a projects from a slit hole (not shown) of the bill dropping plate 129 to the lower side to feed the bills in the safe section 120 between the upper and lower feeding guides 141 and 142.

The delivery roller 144 and the second transport roller 145 receive power from the delivery drive mechanism 180 and rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 2, while the first delivery roller 143 allows the inlets 141a of the delivery guides 141 and 142 to be fed. It plays a role of further sending out the bills sent to the sending and transporting unit 50. Among them, the delivery roller 144 is located on the upper side near the inlets 141a of the delivery guides 141, 142, between the left and right delivery guides 141, 141 and 14
Between the two and 142, three sheets are arranged side by side in the coaxial direction, and teeth for scraping bills are formed on the respective outer peripheral portions.
At the time of sending out bills, these sending rollers 144 are rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 2 so that the bills in the safe section 120 can be reliably sent out. On the other hand, the second delivery roller 14
5 is between the left and right delivery guides 141, 141 and 14
A pair of left and right sides are coaxially provided between the feeding rollers 142 and 142, and are positioned above the feeding guide section 142, closer to the feeding conveyance section 50 than the feeding roller 144.

First and second left and right guide rollers 146, 1
47 plays a role of guiding the bills sent out between the sending guides 141 and 142 so as to be smoothly and surely sent one by one. Among them, the first guide roller 146 is located near the inlet 141 a of the delivery guides 141, 142 and substantially below the delivery roller 144. On the other hand, the second guide roller 147 is the first guide roller 146.
It is located closer to the delivery transport unit 50 and substantially below the second delivery roller 145. Although these first and second guide rollers 146 and 147 are free to rotate, they are rotated at a slower speed than the rotational peripheral speeds of the sending roller 144 and the second sending roller 145 so that the banknotes can be reliably sent out one by one. Has become.

The first delivery roller 143, the delivery roller 144, and the second delivery rollers 145 and 145 are shown in FIG.
The delivery drive mechanism 180 for rotating in the counterclockwise direction is configured as follows as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

That is, the delivery drive mechanism 180 includes a motor 180a and a drive shaft 18 of the motor 180a as shown in FIG.
0b, and a belt 182 that is stretched around a pulley 181. And that belt 1
Reference numeral 82 designates a delivery roller 144 and a second delivery roller 145.
The shafts 144a and 145a of the motors are wound around the pulleys 144b and 145b, respectively, so that the delivery roller 144 and the second transport roller 145 cause the motor 18 to move.
It receives the rotational power from 0a and is rotated counterclockwise in FIG.

Further, a pulley (not shown) fixed to the shaft 144a of the delivery roller 144 and the first delivery roller 14
No. 3 pulley (not shown), and an intermediate gear 148 (FIG. 2) rotatably provided at an intermediate position above these pulleys.
The belt 149 (FIG. 2) is stretched around the first feeding roller 143 so that the first feeding roller 143 has the shaft 144a of the feeding roller 144.
Power is received from the motor 180a via the motor 180a and is rotated counterclockwise in FIG.

Next, the paper sheet returning means 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. Of these drawings, FIG. 5 is a left side view showing the configuration of the paper sheet returning means 200 and the bill taking operation and the batch returning operation, and FIG. 6 is a schematic left side view of the power mechanism for operating the paper sheet returning means 200. It is a figure.

The paper sheet returning means 200, as shown in FIG. 5, is a paper sheet receiving means 210 for receiving the banknotes conveyed from the return conveying section 80, and the paper sheet receiving means 21.
A paper sheet stacking unit 220 that collects and collects the banknotes received by 0, and a batch return unit 230 that collectively returns the banknotes in the paper sheet stacking unit 220 to the outside are provided.

The paper sheet receiving means 210 is a pair of left and right receiving guides 211 for guiding the bills sent from the return transport section 80, and the bills sent along the left and right receiving guides 211. Left and right transfer rollers 212 and transfer blade rollers 213, which are received in the stacking unit 220, three pressing rollers, and pressing rollers 214 and 215 for pressing the banknotes to the transfer rollers 212 and transfer blade rollers 213, and the transfer rollers 212 and 213. The transfer blade roller 213 is constituted by the fifth power mechanism 260, etc., which gives a rotational driving force. Here, the left and right means the left and right as viewed from the right side of the paper surface of FIG.

The receiving guide 211 has a receiving opening 21.
The side of the receiving port 211a is bent upward so that the banknote 1a can be enlarged to facilitate receiving the banknote.

The transfer roller 212 is arranged below the receiving guide 211, near the receiving opening 211a, and is arranged between the left and right receiving guides 211-211. Then, it is in a state capable of moving up and down to some extent.

The transfer blade roller 213 has a receiving guide 21.
The sheet stacker 220 is disposed below the transfer roller 212 on the lower side of the sheet stacker 1, and is disposed between the left and right receiving guides 211. Then, it is in a state capable of moving up and down to some extent.

Blades 213a, 213a, ... Are provided on the outer peripheral portion of these transfer blade rollers 213 at substantially equal angular intervals.
Is attached so that banknotes that enter along the receiving guide 211 can be reliably received. The pressing rollers 214 and 215 are free to rotate via the shafts 214a and 215a, and are arranged on the transfer roller 212 and the transfer blade roller 213 so that they can be moved up and down to some extent. The pressing rollers 214 and 215 ensure that the banknotes received by the transfer roller 212 and the transfer blade roller 213 can be received.

The transfer roller 212 and the transfer blade roller 213 are adapted to be given a rotational force in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 5 by the returning means drive mechanism 260 (FIG. 6).

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the return means drive mechanism 260 is composed of a motor 261 and a belt 263 that is wound around a pulley 262 attached to a drive shaft 261a of the motor 261. Then, the belt 263 has the transfer roller 212 and the transfer blade roller 21.
The receiving roller 212 and the receiving blade roller 213 are rotated by being hung on the pulleys 212b and 213b fixed to the three shafts 212a and 213a, respectively, so that the receiving roller 212 and the receiving blade roller 213 are rotated by the rotational power.

The paper sheet stacking unit 220 collects and collects the banknotes received by the paper sheet receiving means 210, and stops the banknotes on the paper sheet stacking table 221. At the same time, a stopper mechanism 222 and the like that can also release the stop are provided.

The paper sheet stacking base 221 has a width sufficient to stack the received paper sheets, is inclined so that the return side (the right side in FIG. 5) is lowered, and the transfer blade is attached to the tip side thereof. The transfer roller 2 passes below the roller 213 and the transfer roller 212.
A return guide 221a is extended to reach the position 12 ahead.

The stopper mechanism 222 is a sheet stacking table 221.
A rotation lever 222b which is disposed immediately below the rotation lever 222b and rotates about the pin 222a as an axis, and a stopper which is connected to one end of the rotation lever 222b via a pin 222c and moves up and down as the rotation lever 222b rotates. 222d and the like. Then, when the rotating lever 222b is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5, the stopper 222d rises and its upper end portion 222e passes through a slit hole (not shown) formed in the sheet stacking table 221. By protruding upward, the banknotes on the paper sheet stacking table 221 are returned to the return side (in FIG. 5,
Stop moving to the right side).

On the other hand, when the rotating lever 222b is rotated clockwise in the drawing, the stopper 222d is lowered and the upper end portion 222e thereof is submerged in the slit hole of the paper sheet stacking base 221. The banknotes on the class accumulation table 221 can be moved to the return side.

The operation of the stopper mechanism 222 is performed by the accumulation releasing mechanism 270.

That is, the accumulation releasing mechanism 270 has the pin 273a.
First operating lever 273 rotatably provided via
A solenoid 271 to which a plunger 271a is connected from above to the free end side intermediate portion of the operating lever 273 via a first spring 272; and a free end intermediate portion of the solenoid 271 which is rotatable via a pin 274a. A second rotating lever 274, to which a free end of a first operating lever 273 is rotatably connected via a shaft 275; and a paper sheet returning means 200.
A second spring 276, etc., which is hung between the pin 201 attached to the side wall of the shaft and the shaft 275 to give a rotation return force in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 6 to the second rotation lever 274. Have Then, the connecting pin 222f attached to the free end of the second rotating lever 274 reaches the inside through the arcuate opening 202 provided in the side wall of the paper sheet returning means 200, and the stopper mechanism 222 rotates. Moving lever 222b
Is rotatably connected to the other end.

Stopper mechanism 222 and stopper mechanism 22
The portion of the accumulation releasing mechanism 270 that operates the 2 is configured in this way and operates as follows.

The solenoid 271 is normally off (OFF)
And the force of the second spring 276 causes the first rotation lever 273 to move clockwise as shown by the solid line in FIG.
Further, the second rotation lever 274 is returned to be rotated in the counterclockwise direction, and the connecting pin 222f is in a state of being lowered to the lower end position of the arcuate opening 202. Then, as indicated by a solid line in FIG. 5, the rotation lever 222 of the stopper mechanism 222 is
b is rotated counterclockwise, the stopper 222d is returned to the upper position, and the upper end 222e of the stopper 222d has the sheet stacking table 221.
It is in a state of protruding above the slit hole (not shown).

In this state, the solenoid 271 is turned on (O
N), the plunger 271a rises and the free end side intermediate portion of the first rotation lever 273 is pulled up via the first spring 272. Thereby, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 6, the first rotation lever 273 moves counterclockwise, and
The second rotating levers 274 are respectively rotated clockwise, and the connecting pin 222f is raised to the upper end position of the arcuate opening 202. Then, as shown by a chain line in FIG. 5, the rotating lever 222b of the stopper mechanism 222 is rotated clockwise, the stopper 222d is lowered, and the upper end portion 222e thereof is the slit hole (not shown) of the paper sheet stacking base 221. ) It becomes a state of being immersed in.

The collective return means 230 includes a return roller 231 exemplified as a return delivery means, a paper sheet pressing means 232 for pressing the banknotes on the paper sheet stacking base 221 to the return roller 231, and a return guide 221a. The transfer blade roller 213 and the transfer roller 212, and the transfer roller 212.
A guide roller 2 arranged immediately below the return guide 221a to guide the banknotes on the return guide 221a while closely contacting the transfer roller 212.
33 and the like.

The return roller 231 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 5 when the banknotes stacked on the paper sheet stacking table 221 are returned and sends out the banknotes to the return section (right side in FIG. 5). Fixed to the left and right one by one, paper sheet stacking table 22
It is rotatably arranged in the lower part of the return unit 1 side. The upper end side of the return roller 231 is the paper sheet stacking table 2
It is in a state of slightly protruding upward through a slit hole (not shown) formed in 21.

On the other hand, the paper sheet pressing means 232 is the rotating plate 2
32a, a pressing roller mechanism 234 attached to the tip of the rotating plate 232a, a rotating lever 235 for transmitting the turning force applied from the pressing mechanism 280 to the rotating plate 232a, and the like.

The rotating plate 232a has such a height that it does not prevent the banknotes from being stacked on the paper sheet stacking base 221 and one end of the rotary plate 232a is vertically moved to the back of the paper sheet stacking base 221 via a shaft 232b. It is installed so that it can rotate freely.

The pressing roller mechanism 234 includes a rotating plate 232a.
The pressure roller 234a is attached to the free end of the pin 234b so as to be rotatable about the pin 234b as an axis and capable of moving up and down to some extent, and a pressing spring 234c for applying a downward force to the pin 234b. Has been done.

The rotating lever 235 has a pressing mechanism 2 at one end thereof.
80 (FIG. 6) is fixed to the rotating shaft 285, and a pin 235a fixed to the other end is formed in a protruding piece 232c which is erected on the free end side intermediate portion of the rotating plate 232a. Two
By being inserted into 32d, the turning force received from the pressing mechanism 280 is transmitted to the rotating plate 232a.

The part of the return drive mechanism 260 for rotating the return roller 231 and the pressing mechanism 280 for applying the turning force to the rotating plate 232a are constructed as follows.

The return roller 231 is provided with a return means drive mechanism 26.
As shown in FIG. 6, the accumulation release mechanism 270 that transmits the rotational force from 0 and operates the stopper mechanism 222 transmits the rotational power from the motor 261 to the clutch mechanism 265 and the clutch mechanism 265. And a belt 264.

The clutch mechanism 265 is a Johns Ramson friction wheel (Johnnes and Lanson's f).
a friction wheel (input clutch plate, output clutch plate) that has a structure similar to that of the friction disc) and that is provided on both the input shaft and the output shaft that are provided on the same straight line, and the surfaces that face each other are substantially conical. This is because the transmission of the rotational drive between the two is performed by bringing an actuator roller made of a material having a high friction coefficient such as rubber into contact with both conical surfaces. The portion shown as 265b in FIG. 6 corresponds to the output clutch plate, and the input clutch plate 265a of the same shape and size is hidden behind it. That is, the rotational force of the motor 261 is transmitted to the input clutch plate 265a not shown in the figure via the cross belt 261. On the other hand, the output clutch plate 26
On the 5b side, the rotary drive is transmitted to the return roller 231 shown in FIG. 5 with the shaft 231a as the output shaft. The actuator roller 266 is rotatably supported at one end of the first actuating lever 273, and as a result, when the stopper 222d is released by the solenoid 271, its peripheral surface synchronizes with the input clutch. By contacting the conical surfaces of both the plate 265a and the output clutch plate 265b, the rotational force of the motor 261 is transmitted to the return roller 231. The spring 2
Reference numeral 72 has a function of alleviating the suction force of the solenoid 271 so that the actuator roller 266 comes into contact with the clutch plates 265a and 265b with an appropriate force. Further, the spring 276 is a return spring for promptly returning the first rotating lever 273 to cancel the transmission of the driving force when the rotation of the return roller 231 is stopped.

The pressing mechanism 280 includes the rotating plate 232a.
(FIG. 5), a rotation lever 281 having an intermediate portion fixed to a rotation shaft 285 for giving a turning force to the rotation lever 281 and a plunger 282a is connected to one end side of the rotation lever 281 and the rotation lever 281 is connected to the rotation lever 281. In FIG. 6, the solenoid 282 that applies a rotational force in the clockwise direction in FIG. 6 is hung between the other end of the rotating lever 281 and the pin 206 attached to the side wall of the paper sheet returning unit 200 to rotate the rotating lever. 281 and a spring 283 for imparting a counterclockwise rotation return force.

The batch return means 230 is constructed in this way and operates as follows.

The solenoid 282 is normally off (OFF)
Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, the rotation lever 281 is rotated counterclockwise by the spring 283, and the rotation shaft 28 is rotated.
5. The rotating plate 232a is returned counterclockwise through the rotating lever 235 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, so that the receipt of banknotes on the sheet stacking table 221 is not hindered. ing.

The solenoid 271 is also off (OFF).
As described above, the upper end portion 222e of the stopper 222d of the stopper mechanism 222 projects above the paper sheet stacking base 221 and, as shown by the solid line in FIG. In the direction of the output clutch plate 265a by separating the actuator roller 266 from the input clutch plate 265a and the output clutch plate 265b.
The power of the motor 261 is not transmitted to 65b and the return roller 23
1 is in a stopped state.

In this state, when the receipt of bills on the paper sheet stacking base 221 is completed, the solenoid 282 is turned on.
And the plunger 282a moves and the rotation lever 28
1 rotates in the clockwise direction as shown by the chain line in FIG.
The rotating plate 232a is rotated clockwise as indicated by the chain line in FIG.
The bill is pressed against the return roller 231 at 4a.

At the same time, the solenoid 271 is turned on (O
N), the stopper 222d of the stopper mechanism 222 descends as described above, and the upper end 222e thereof is sunk into the slit hole (not shown) of the paper sheet stacking base 221 to be returned. As indicated by the chain line in FIG. 6, the second rotating lever 274 is rotated clockwise, the switching roller 226 simultaneously contacts the input clutch plate 265a and the output clutch plate 265b, and the rotational force of the input clutch plate 265a is transferred to the output clutch plate 265a. The plate 265b, and eventually the shaft 231, is transmitted to the return roller to rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. 5 and collectively return the banknotes on the sheet stacking table 221.

Transfer blade roller 213 and transfer roller 2
12 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 5 in the same manner as when accepting banknotes, and transfers the banknotes sent from the single-customer roller 231 to the outside along the return guide 221a extended on the sheet stacking table 221. return.

The guide roller 233 smoothly guides the bill sent by the return roller 231 and the transfer blade roller 213 so as to surely return the bill to the outside and presses it against the transfer roller 212.

Next, the overall operation of the sheet processing apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described.

In a normal state (initial state) before the insertion of bills, the introduction transport unit 30, the delivery transport unit 50, the reject transport unit 60 and the return transport unit 80 are stopped, and the motor of the paper sheet accommodating means 100 is stopped. 151, 170a, 180a
2 is stopped, and the paper sheet pressure contact means 135 descends as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 or as shown in FIG.
The banknotes B on the paper sheet mounting table 131 in the safe section 120 on the lower surfaces of the sheets 35a and 135a are pressed together in cooperation with the paper sheet mounting table 131. Also, the paper sheet intake means 1
10 roller 112, blade roller 113, first delivery roller 143 of sheet delivery means 140, delivery roller 1
44 and the second feeding roller 145 are in a stopped state. That is, in this state, as shown in FIG. 7, a space for holding bills is formed in a portion connecting the lower surface of the bill dropping plate 129 and the upper surfaces of the left and right pressure contact members 135a, 135a.

Further, the motor 26 of the paper sheet returning means 200
1, solenoids 271, 282 are stopped or off (OF
F), the transfer roller 212, the transfer blade roller 213, and the return roller 231 are stopped, and the upper end portion 222e of the stopper 222d of the stopper mechanism 222 is projected onto the sheet stacking table 221. The paper sheet pressing means 232 is also in a state of being rotated and returned in a direction forming a space for stacking paper sheets, that is, in the counterclockwise direction in FIG.

In this state, when the banknotes B are sequentially inserted one by one from the insertion slot 3, the insertion detection sensor (not shown) in the banknote discriminating section 20 detects that fact. In response to this, the introduction conveyance unit 30 and the motor 15 of the sheet storage unit 100
1 operates for a certain period of time, and the roller 112 and the blade roller 113 that constitute the paper sheet intake means 110 are rotated clockwise in FIG.

Then, the inserted paper money B is first subjected to the authenticity judgment and the denomination judgment in the paper sheet discrimination section 20, and if it is not the predetermined paper money B, it is returned from the insertion slot 3 as it is. If it is B, it is sent to the introduction conveyance unit 30 as it is. Then, by the first conveyor belt mechanism 31 and the second conveyor belt mechanism 32, and the first conveyor belt mechanism 31 and the third conveyor belt mechanism 33, the paper sheet intake unit 110 of the paper sheet accommodation unit 100. Sent to.

While the fed bill B is guided by the guide 111 in sequence, the roller 112 and the blade roller 113 are
And the pressing rollers 114 and 115, the left and right press contact members 135a of the paper sheet press contact means 135 in the safe 120,
135a. The motor 151 stops almost in synchronism with the time when the capturing is finished, and the roller 112 and the blade roller 113 stop. In this state, the paper sheet processing apparatus 1 transmits necessary information from the paper sheet discriminating unit 20 to the control unit of the vending machine (not shown), and enters a temporary standby state upon completion thereof. That is, in addition to the required amount of money being inserted into the paper sheet processing apparatus 1, whether or not a coin is inserted into a coin processing apparatus (not shown) or a prepaid card is inserted into a card processing apparatus (not shown) is also a vending machine. Information is confirmed in the control unit (not shown). At the same time, it is also confirmed whether or not the customer operates the customer service operating unit (not shown).

By summing up the above processing, the total amount of money to be inserted is calculated. There are various cases where this amount is the total amount of only the bills, the sum of the bill insertion amount and the coin insertion amount, the sum of the bill insertion amount and the balance of the prepaid card, and the like. . The following describes what kind of processing is performed according to the operation content by the customer.

(When a Product, etc. is Selected) Next, when the customer handles the product or the like to be handled by pressing one of one or more product etc. selection buttons in the customer service operation section, A control unit (not shown) compares the input amount of money with the amount of money of the product or the like. If the amount of money to be inserted is equal to the amount of money of the product, or if the change amount is less than the amount of money of the bill, the bill processing device does not perform any processing and holds the bill in the state shown in FIG. 7.
This is for the purpose of facilitating artificial processing by saving the banknotes inserted by the customer from other banknotes as much as possible when the customer makes an inquiry or a complaint.
It is known that this storage state is that until the transaction with the next customer starts, that is, more specifically, after the transaction is completed, the next customer puts a bill, a coin, or a prepaid card into the vending machine. Will continue until

(When the cancel button is operated) On the other hand, when the customer does not press the product etc. selection button as described above, that is, the product etc. is not selected and the cancellation button is pressed instead. The paper sheet pressure contacting means 135, 135 move up to reach the position of FIG. 9 through the state of FIG. During this time, the pressure contact members 135a, 13 on the left and right sides of the paper sheet pressure contact means 135 are provided.
The banknote B, which is being held in the form of handing over 5a, is prevented from rising by the bill dropping plate 129 and is superposed on the upper surface of the banknote on the paper sheet mounting table 131 below. In this state, the delivery roller 143 contacts the upper surface of the banknote bundle B, so that the motor 180a of the delivery drive mechanism 180 is driven, so that the banknotes B can be sequentially delivered one by one from the topmost one. This delivery is monitored by the delivery conveyance abnormality detection sensor 55. In the unlikely event that two or more banknotes are sent out at the same time due to an operation abnormality in the sending drive mechanism, they are detected by this sending and conveyance error detection sensor 55, and they are collectively stored in the reject unit 70. To be done. Banknotes that have been checked by the delivery / conveyance abnormality detection sensor 55, that is, banknotes that have been normally delivered from the banknote storage unit 100, are sequentially conveyed to the paper sheet return unit 200.

The conveyed bills are returned by the paper sheet returning means 20.
Receiving guide 2 that constitutes the sheet receiving means 210 of 0
11, the transfer roller 212 and the transfer blade roller 2
The sheets 13 are sequentially received one by one on the sheet stacking table 221.

When the acceptance is completed, the solenoid 282 (FIG. 6) is actuated, whereby the paper sheet pressing means 232 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 5 and the paper is pressed by the pressing roller 234a on the free end side. The sheet B on the sheet stacking base 221 is in pressure contact with the return roller 231.

At the same time, the solenoid 271 (FIG. 6) is operated and the second rotating lever 274 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 6 to release the stopper 222d of the stopper mechanism 222, and the actuator roller 266. Is the first
Also, the return roller 231 is rotated clockwise by contacting the second clutch plates 265a and 265b.

By the rotation of the return roller 231, the paper sheets B on the paper sheet stacking base 221 are collectively returned by the return guide 22.
1a, and is returned to the outside, that is, the discharge port 5 by the transfer blade roller 213 and the transfer roller 212.

When this return is completed, the state of each part of the paper sheet processing apparatus 1 is returned to the initial state before the bill insertion.

In the paper sheet processing apparatus 1 of this embodiment, the paper sheet storage means 100 for storing paper sheets inserted from the outside sends the paper sheets to the paper sheet return means 200 as needed. However, since it can be returned to the outside by the paper sheet return means 200, the paper sheet storage means 100 functions as a safe section for storing banknotes and as a storage section for storing banknotes for return. Since it does not require a drum type or an endless belt type as a holding means separate from the safe part unlike the conventional case, there is no space space only for holding bills etc. It will be easy.

Further, the paper sheets taken into the paper sheet accommodating means 100 are stored in the paper sheet placing table 131 and the paper sheet holding means 135.
With such a simple configuration, the sheet can be held in the undeliverable state, and the sheet holding means 135 can release the holding of the sheet as necessary to make the sheet ready for delivery.

Further, the paper sheets sent from the paper sheet accommodating means 100 are received by the paper sheet receiving means 210,
The paper sheets can be accumulated and collected by the paper sheet accumulating unit 220, and can be collectively returned to the outside by the collective returning unit 230.

When the return rollers 231 send out the paper sheets in the paper sheet stacking unit 220, the paper sheet pressing means 23.
The second pressing roller 234 returns the paper sheet to the returning roller 231.
Since it is pressed against the sheet, the return rollers 231 can smoothly return the sheets collectively.

In the above embodiment, an example in which only one paper sheet accommodating means is provided is shown, but two or more paper sheet accommodating means may be provided depending on the type of paper sheet to be inserted.

Further, the paper sheet take-in means 110 includes the rollers 112, the blade rollers 113, and the pressing rollers 114, 1.
Although the example using 15 is illustrated, any type of means such as using a conveyor belt mechanism may be used.

Further, the paper sheet sending means 140 is also the safe section 1.
Any type of means such as a conveyor belt may be used as long as the paper sheets in 20 can be delivered one by one.

Also, the paper sheet receiving means 210 is not limited to the above-mentioned type, but any type such as changing the type, number, arrangement, etc. of the receiving rollers or replacing it with a belt type may be used. .

The stopper mechanism 222 may be of any type as long as it can lock and release the paper sheets in the paper sheet stacking unit 220.

In addition, the design of each component may be freely changed within the range where the same function can be achieved.

[0111]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the paper sheet accommodating means for accommodating the paper sheet inserted from the outside sends the paper sheet to the paper sheet returning means as necessary, Since it can be returned to the outside by the paper sheet returning means, the paper sheet accommodating means serves both as a safe section for storing banknotes and as a storing section for storing banknotes for returning. As a result, there is no need for a drum type or endless belt type holding means separate from the safe part, unlike the conventional case, and there is no space space only for holding banknotes, etc. Will be things.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect obtained by the first aspect of the invention, the paper sheets taken into the paper sheet accommodating means are placed in the paper sheet placing portion and the paper sheet holding means. With, the sheet can be held in the undeliverable state, and the sheet holding means can release the holding of the sheet as required so that the sheet can be delivered.

According to the invention of claim 3, claim 1,
In addition to the effect obtained by the invention described in 2, the paper sheets sent from the paper sheet storing means are received by the paper sheet receiving means, and the paper sheets are collected and collected by the paper sheet collecting means, and are collectively collected. It is possible to return them all at once by the return means.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 4, in addition to the effect obtained by the invention as set forth in claim 3, when the paper sheet in the paper sheet stacking section is sent by the returning and sending means, the paper sheet pressing means Since the paper sheets are pressed against the returning and sending means, the batch return of the paper sheets by the returning operation means can be smoothly performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view showing a schematic configuration of a paper sheet processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side view showing a configuration of a paper sheet accommodating means and a paper sheet take-in operation.

FIG. 3 is a schematic left side view of a power mechanism for operating the paper sheet accommodating means.

FIG. 4 is a schematic left side view showing a bill delivering operation of the paper sheet accommodating means.

FIG. 5 is a left side view showing a configuration of paper sheet returning means, a bill taking operation, and a collective returning operation.

FIG. 6 is a schematic right side view of a power mechanism for operating the paper sheet returning means.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the paper sheet accommodating means taken along the line XX in FIG. 2, showing a state at the time of depositing and temporarily holding the paper;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the paper sheet accommodating means according to FIG.
It is a figure which shows the state at the time of the collection.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the paper sheet accommodating means according to FIGS. 7 and 8, and is a diagram showing a state at the time of delivery thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 paper sheet accommodating means 110 paper sheet taking-in means 120 safe section 130 paper sheet holding means 131 paper sheet placing table 135 paper sheet pressing means 140 paper sheet sending means 200 paper sheet returning means 210 paper sheet Receiving means 220 Paper sheet stacking section 230 Collective returning means 231 Returning operation means 232 Paper sheet pressing means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet accommodating means for accommodating paper sheets sequentially inserted from the outside, and a paper sheet returning means for receiving and returning the paper sheets sent from the paper sheet accommodating means to the outside. The paper sheet accommodating means, the paper sheet taking-in means taking in the paper sheet inserted from the outside, and the paper sheet taken in by the paper sheet taking means. And a paper sheet holding means for holding the paper sheets in the safe portion in a convertible state and a non-deliverable state, and if necessary, from the paper sheet holding means A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: a paper sheet delivery means for delivering a paper sheet toward the paper sheet return means. 2. A paper sheet placing section for placing the paper sheet taken into the paper sheet accommodating means by the paper sheet holding means,
The paper sheet taken in on the paper sheet placing section is pressed and held in cooperation with the paper sheet placing section, and the paper sheet is pressed when the paper sheet is sent by the sending means. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a paper sheet pressure contacting unit that releases the holding. 3. The paper sheet returning means, the paper sheet receiving means for receiving the paper sheet sent from the paper sheet storing means, and the paper sheet received by the paper sheet receiving means. 3. A paper sheet stacking unit that collects and collects paper sheets, and a batch return unit that collectively returns the paper sheets in the paper sheet stacking unit to the outside. Paper processing equipment. 4. A return delivery unit for delivering the paper sheets in the paper sheet stacking unit to the paper sheet stacking unit, and a paper sheet for pressing the paper sheets in the paper sheet stacking unit against the return delivery unit. 4. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the paper sheet returning means includes a pressing means.