JPH08221630A - Paper sheet pay-out device and paper sheet processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a paper sheet pay-out device which is inexpensive and small in scale and can accurately pay out paper sheets. CONSTITUTION: A paper money 2 which is carried in from a paper money carry-in opening 60 as rollers 11a and 11b rotate abuts on a guide surface 16a and is directed to a belt 63, so that it is stacked on the belt 63. When all paper moneys are carried in, a joint 13 rotates around a shaft 12 to press the paper moneys 2 stacked on the surface of the belt 53 by the guide surface 16a. Then the paper moneys are paid out toward a change paper money exit 39 by the movement of the belt 63 corresponding to the rotation of the rollers 18a and 18b. At this time, a shutter 62 is opened and closed interlocking with the movement of the guide 16.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet dispensing device and a paper sheet processing device which are used, for example, when a banknote is collectively dispensed as banknotes as a fishing tag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a banknote handling apparatus used in a ticket issuing machine or the like has a banknote dispensing device for batch-discharging banknotes from a banknote temporary holding section that temporarily holds banknotes when the banknotes are dispensed as change. Is built in.

Conventionally, such a bill dispensing device is shown in FIG. 7, for example.

As shown in FIG. 7 (A), in the bill dispensing device 1, bills 2 carried in according to the rotation of rollers from a bill carry-in port 4 provided at the upper side of the bill storage area 80 are provided.
It hits the guide 6 and falls downward, and is sequentially deposited on the rollers of the storage section 7. At this time, the shutter 8 is closed.

When all the bills 2 to be paid in the state shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), as the guide 6 rotates and moves upward, the storage unit 7 rises, and the stored banknotes 2 are pressed against the belt 5. The stored banknotes 2 are conveyed toward the payout opening 9 in accordance with the movement of the belt 5. At this time, the shutter 8 is open.

The banknote payout device 1 shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B is used in a banknote processing device such as a temporary holding / discharging section for holding change and discharging the change from the fishing bill exit. In this conventional banknote handling apparatus, the change due to an error such as a two-sheet overlap determination is also held in the temporary holding / discharging unit. In this case, the shutter 8 is closed as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 7 (B). The bills are sent to the reject unit 3.

[0007]

However, in the bill dispensing device 1 shown in FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (B) described above, the belt 5 in the state shown in FIG. Since it is not possible to increase the distance between the housing and the storage section 7, it is possible to use only the guide 6 having a certain length or less. Therefore, the function of the guide 6 does not function properly, and the bills 2 carried in from the bill carry-in port 4 may collide with the bills 2 already stored and may be stored in a bent state.

Further, in the bill dispensing device 1 shown in FIG.
Since the guide 6 and the shutter 8 operate independently by their own drive system, there is a problem that the device becomes complicated and expensive.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provides a paper sheet dispensing apparatus and a paper sheet processing apparatus, which are low-priced and small-scale apparatuses and which can accurately dispense paper sheets. The purpose is to do.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to achieve the above-mentioned object, a paper sheet dispensing device of the present invention is provided below a paper sheet storage area, The paper sheet stored in the leaf storage area is conveyed to the delivery port while being placed on the surface of the paper sheet, and when the paper sheet is being carried in from the paper sheet carrying-in port, the carried-in paper sheet is conveyed. When the sheet is directed toward the conveying means by hitting the guide surface and the sheet is discharged from the discharging port, the sheet accumulated and stored on the surface of the conveying means is pressed by the guide surface toward the conveying means. It has a guide means and a shutter which is interlocked with the guide means by a link mechanism and which opens and closes the dispensing port.

Further, the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention has the above-mentioned paper sheet delivering device and an error discriminating means for discriminating an error of the paper sheet to be delivered out, and the error discriminating means discriminates that the paper sheet is effective. The removed paper sheet is carried into the paper sheet delivery device.

[0012]

In the paper sheet dispensing device and the paper sheet processing device of the present invention, the paper sheet judged to be effective by the error judging means is carried in from the paper sheet carrying-in port provided on the upper side of the paper sheet storage area. It The guided paper sheet is directed by the guide surface of the guide means toward the conveying means located below the paper sheet storage area, and is placed on the surface of the conveying means. At this time, the shutter of the payout opening is closed.

When all the paper sheets to be dispensed are accumulated on the surface of the conveying means, the guide surface of the guide means presses the paper sheets accumulated on the surface of the conveying means toward the conveying means, and the conveyance is started. By the means, the paper sheet is sent out toward the outlet. At this time, the shutter is opened by linking with the guide means.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A bill dispensing device and a sheet processing device according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the banknote payout device 10 according to the present embodiment, and is a diagram when a banknote is carried in from the banknote carry-in port 60 to the banknote temporary holding section 33.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the bill dispensing device 10 shown in FIG.
It is a figure when paying out a banknote from. As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote payout device 10 has a transport section 64 below the temporary storage / discharge section 33 as a banknote storage area. The transport unit 64 is configured by winding the belt 63 around the rollers 18a and 18b, and transports the banknotes placed on the belt 63 toward the fishing tag outlet 39 by the movement of the belt 63 that is interlocked with the rotation of the rollers 18a and 18b. . Rollers 18a, 1
The rotation of 8b is stopped when the bills are being carried in from the bill carry-in port 60, and is driven when the bills are paid out from the fishing bill outlet 39.

A banknote carry-in port 60 for carrying in banknotes in accordance with the rotation of the rollers 11a and 11b is provided on the upper left side in the figure of the temporary holding / discharging section 33. Temporary hold / discharge section 3
A fishing tag outlet 39 that is opened and closed by raising and lowering the shutter 62 is provided on the lower right side of FIG.

The shutter 62 is, for example, a flat plate and has one end rotatably fixed to the shaft 15 provided at the end of the joint 13.

The joint 13 is rotatably fixed to the shaft 12 and has a shaft 14 at the end opposite to the shaft 15 with respect to the shaft 12.
Is provided. The joint 13 rotates about the shaft 12 by a drive system (not shown). A guide 16 having, for example, a flat plate shape is rotatably fixed to the shaft 14.

Rollers 17a and 17b are rotatably fixed to the guide 16 so as to project toward the guide surface 16a.

Due to the weight distribution, the guide 16 is inclined so that the roller 17b is located at a lower height with respect to the roller 17a when it is in the position shown in FIG.
As a result, the bills carried in from the bill carry-in port 60 collide with the guide surface 16a and are directed toward the belt 63. In this embodiment, the guide 16 is longer than the guide 6 of the bill dispensing device 1 described above with reference to FIG.
In the state shown in (1), the right end portion is located close to the belt 63. Therefore, the banknotes are directed to the belt 63 by the guide 16 more reliably than the banknote payout device 1.

The operation of the bill dispensing device 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS. Banknote payout device 1
For 0, the guide 16 is located above and the shutter 62 is closed as shown in FIG.

In the state shown in FIG. 1, the banknotes carried in from the banknote carry-in port 60 are pushed out in the right lateral direction by the rotational force of the rollers 11a and 11b, and guided by the guide surface 16a of the guide 16.
And is directed toward the belt 63. At this time, since the guide 16 is relatively long, the bill is accurately directed toward the belt 63.

The banknotes carried in from the banknote carry-in port 60 are accumulated and stored on the belt 63 in the order in which they are carried in.

When the required banknotes 2 are accumulated on the belt 63, that is, the required banknotes 2 are temporarily stored / discharged 33.
When it is stored in the
The bills 2 accumulated on the belt 63 are pressed toward the belt 63 by the guide surface 16a.

In conjunction with the movement of the guide 16, the shutter 62 is raised and the fishing tag exit 39 is opened. When the banknote 2 is pressed against the belt 63, the banknote 2 moves in accordance with the movement of the belt 63, as shown by the arrow in FIG.
Issued via 9.

As described above, in the banknote payout device 10, when the banknotes 2 are paid out, the guide 16 is moved toward the belt 63 by the mechanism as described above.
It is possible to use a longer guide 16 than the guide 6 of the bill dispensing device 1 described above. As a result, the bills carried in from the bill carry-in port 60 can be accurately directed onto the belt 63.

In the bill dispensing device 10, the guide 1
Since 6 and the shutter 62 are interlocked with each other, the number of drive systems can be reduced as compared with the case where drive systems are provided for each of the storage section 7 and the shutter 8 as in the bill dispensing device 1 shown in FIG. 7. Therefore, the device can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

FIG. 3 is a bill dispensing device 1 shown in FIGS.
Banknote processing device 30 as a paper processing device in which 0 is used
2 is a schematic configuration diagram of FIG. FIG. 4 is a detailed configuration diagram of the banknote handling machine 30 shown in FIG.

First, the bill processing apparatus 30 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the banknote processing device 30 includes an identification unit 31, a reject unit 32, a temporary holding / discharging unit 33, a 1,000-yen bill storage unit 34, and a 1,000-yen bill / 5,000 unit from the top to the bottom. A yen bill payout unit 35, a 5,000 yen bill storage unit 36 and a 10,000 yen bill storage unit 37 are provided.

In the banknote handling apparatus 30, banknotes that have an error due to a two-sheet stacking determination or the like are not stored in the temporary holding / discharging section 33, but are directly conveyed to the reject section 32.

The identification unit 31 determines whether the bill inserted through the bill insertion slot 38 is authentic or not and the denomination. The reject unit 32 is switched by the switching unit 40 to 2
Input the banknotes that are in error due to the stacking judgment and store them.

The temporary holding / discharging section 33 carries in banknotes as change money from the 1,000-yen bill / 5,000-yen note payout section 35, and holds the banknotes. Then, after all the banknotes as change coins are collected, all of the banknotes that have been reserved are changed to the fishing ticket exit 39 at the same time.
Pay out from. The banknote payout device 10 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 is used for the temporary holding / discharging unit 33.

The 1,000-yen bill storage section 34 stores the 1,000-yen bills.
The 5,000 yen bill storage unit 36 stores 5,000 yen bills. The 10,000-yen bill storage unit 37 stores 10,000 bills. The 5,000-yen bill storage section 36 and the 10,000-yen bill storage section 37 are provided with springs and the like that give an elastic force to push the stored bills upward.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the 1,000-yen / 5,000-yen bill payout unit 35 stores the 1,000-yen bill input by the switching operation of the switching unit 42 in the 1,000-yen bill storage unit 34, and
The 5,000 yen bill input by the switching operation of the switching unit 43 is stored in the 5,000 yen bill storage unit 36. Further, the 1,000-yen bill / 5,000-yen bill payout unit 35 transfers the 1,000-yen bills and the 5,000-yen bills stored in the 1,000-yen bill storage unit 34 and the 5,000-yen bill storage unit 36 via the switching units 42 and 43. And selectively outputs to the temporary holding / discharging unit 33.

In FIG. 4, "19" indicates a feed roller and "29" indicates a return roller.

The 1,000-yen bill / 5,000-yen bill payout unit 35 will be described in detail below. As shown in FIG. 4, a 1,000-yen bill / 5,000-yen bill payout unit 35 located below the 1,000-yen bill storage unit 34.
Is provided with a feed roller 19, a take-in roller 20, a gate roller 21, and a conveyance pinch roller 22. The bill at the bottom of the bills (thousand-yen bills) 2 stored in the 1,000-yen bill storage unit 34 is fed into the roller 19. The temporary holding / discharging unit 33 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is arranged along a path passing through the gate roller 21, the take-in roller 20 and the transport pinch roller 22 in accordance with the rotational force of the grooved rubber tip 19a having a high frictional property. Send towards. At this time, the arm 50 shown in FIG. 4 is at the position indicated by the solid line, and the lowermost banknote stored in the 1,000-yen bill storage section 34 comes into contact with the feeding roller 19. On the other hand, the arm 51 shown in FIG. 4 is at the position indicated by the dotted line,
The banknotes stored in the 5,000 yen bill storage unit 36 are located below,
The uppermost banknote stored in the 5,000-yen bill storage unit 36 does not contact the feed roller 19.

Also, the 1,000-yen bill / 5,000-yen bill payout unit 35 is
Of the bills (5,000-yen bills) stored in the 5,000-yen bill storage unit 36 shown in FIG.
According to the rotational force of the grooved rubber tip 19a of FIG. 9, the temporary holding / holding operation shown in FIGS.
It is sent toward the discharge unit 33. At this time, the arm 51 shown in FIG. 4 is in the position indicated by the solid line, and the uppermost banknote stored in the 5000-yen bill storage unit 36 comes into contact with the feeding roller 19. On the other hand, the arm 50 shown in FIG. 4 is at the position indicated by the dotted line,
The banknotes stored in the 1,000-yen bill storage unit 34 are located above, and the lowermost banknotes stored in the 1,000-yen bill storage unit 34 do not contact the feeding roller 19.

Next, the functions of the arms 50 and 51 shown in FIG. 4 will be described in detail. The arms 50 and 51 each have their own drive system and operate independently of each other. The arm 50 raises and lowers the entire bill stored in the 1,000-yen bill storage unit 34.

The arm 51 interlocks and raises and lowers the bills stored in the 5,000-yen bill storage section 36 and the 10,000-yen bill storage section 37. In the 10,000-yen bill storage unit 37, banknotes (10,000 yen) 2 are stored below the guide 54 as shown in FIG. 5A, and the arm 51 is above the guide 54 before storing the banknotes. Is located in. Next, after the bill 2a is sent to the guide 54 as shown in FIG. 5 (B), the arm 51 descends as shown in FIG. 5 (C), and the bill 2a is moved to the top of the 10,000-yen bill storage unit 37. Push it to the top to store it.

The operation of the arm 50 when storing a bill in the 1,000-yen bill storing section 34 will be described with reference to FIG. For example, when the identifying unit 31 determines that the 1,000-yen bill has been inserted, the arm 50 moves up from the position shown in FIG. 6A to the position shown in FIG. The stored banknotes 2 are lifted, and a predetermined gap 53 is formed between the bottommost banknote of the banknote 2 and the holding table 52. Next, FIG.
In accordance with the switching operation of the switching unit 42 shown in FIG. 2, the transport pinch roller 22, the take-in roller 20, and the gate roller 2
The banknote 2a sent via 1 is held on the holding table 52 as shown in FIG. 6 (C). Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), the arm 50 is lowered and the banknotes 2a held on the holding table 52 are taken into the lowermost stage of the banknotes 2 already stored.

As described above, in the banknote handling apparatus 30 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a banknote that has an error due to a two-sheet stacking determination or the like is stored in the reject unit 32 and temporarily held / discharged.
Not reserved for 3. Therefore, in the banknote handling apparatus 30, it is not necessary to provide the reject unit 3 inside the shutter 8 as shown in FIG. 7B described above. for that reason,
The distance of the belt 63 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can be shortened, and the configuration in the vicinity of the fishing tag exit 39 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B can be simplified.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the transport means may be the belt 6 like the transport unit 64.
Instead of using 3, the plurality of rollers may be arranged and the bill may be directly placed on the rotating roller and sent out. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the bill payout device for paying out bills in the bill processing device has been illustrated, but the present invention can be similarly applied to the case of feeding paper sheets other than bills.

[0043]

According to the paper sheet dispensing device and the paper sheet processing device of the present invention, the paper sheets can be accurately dispensed. Further, according to the paper sheet dispensing apparatus and the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the size and cost of the apparatus.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a paper sheet payout device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram when a banknote is carried into a banknote temporary storage unit.

FIG. 2 is a diagram when a banknote is dispensed from a shutter in the paper sheet dispensing device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a banknote processing apparatus in which the paper sheet dispensing apparatus shown in FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a detailed configuration diagram of the banknote handling machine shown in FIG. 3.

5 is a diagram for explaining a mechanism for storing banknotes (10,000 yen) in the 10,000-yen banknote storage section shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation when a bill is taken into the 1,000-yen bill storage unit using the arm shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a conventional paper sheet delivery device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Banknote 10 ... Paper delivery device 11a, 11b ... Roller 13 ... Joint 16 ... Guide 16a ... Guide surface 17a, 17b ... Roller 19 ... Feeding roller 19a ... High friction friction rubber chip 20 ... Intake roller 21 ... Gate roller 22 ... Conveyance pinch roller 33 ... Temporary holding / discharging section 38 ... Card insertion slot 39 ... Fishing tag exit 40, 41, 42, 43 ... Switching section 50, 51 ... Arm 60 ... Banknote carry-in 62 ... Shutter 63 ... Belt

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet carried in from a paper sheet carry-in port provided on an upper side of a paper sheet storage area for accumulating paper sheets in a substantially vertical direction is accumulated and stored in the paper sheet storage area, and thereafter, In a paper sheet delivery device for delivering a stored paper sheet from a delivery port, the paper sheet provided below the paper sheet storage area and stored in the paper sheet storage area is placed on the surface of the paper sheet delivery apparatus. Conveying means for conveying to the mouth, when the paper sheet is being conveyed from the paper sheet carrying-in port, the conveyed paper sheet is directed to the conveying means by abutting against the guide surface,
A guide means for pressing the paper sheets accumulated and stored on the surface of the conveying means toward the conveying means by the guide surface when the paper sheets are discharged from the payout opening, and the guide means by a link mechanism. A paper sheet delivery device having a shutter that is interlocked and that opens and closes the delivery port. 2. The paper sheet delivery device according to claim 1, and an error determination means for performing error determination of the paper sheet to be delivered, wherein the paper sheet which is determined to be effective by the error determination means is A paper processing device that is carried into the paper delivery device.