JPH09153159A - Bill forwarding device for bill processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hinder the insertion of a foreign substance such as a coin and to take in only bills one by one. SOLUTION: A bill passage is formed between a 1st fixed bill guide plate 11 and a bill press 20 movably arranged in the vicinity of the 1st guide plate 11, the bill press 20 is energized in the direction to the plate 11 by an elastic means or its tare weight so that only the small number of bills can be successively passed through a bill passage and the position of the bill press 20 is regulated by an adjusting plate 22 fixed so that its position can be changed/adjusted to adjust the opened degree of the bill passage.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention belongs to the field of banknote processing technology such as banknote depositing / dispensing machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an apparatus for handling paper sheets (banknotes, etc.) of this type, for example, the invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-18037 (publicly known example) has been disclosed. On the street.

That is, it is used for a banknote handling machine such as a banknote depositing / dispensing machine or a banknote depositing machine for processing paper sheets.
By rotating a roller (kicking roller) provided at a position in contact with one of the front and back surfaces of the stacked banknotes to be set, the stacked banknotes are sequentially fed from one side in the feeding direction, and the fed banknote is surely 1 A bill feeding device that separates and feeds the bills one by one, withdrawing from the position where the accumulated bills are set when the bills are not fed,
Further, when the bills are fed out, a bill press mechanism (paper sheet pressing plate) is provided which presses the accumulated bills to be set from above and prevents the accumulated bills from moving during the feeding out. Due to the vibration at the time of sending out, the accumulated banknotes that are not yet paid out during the payout gradually move and the stacking state collapses, or when the number of the stacked banknotes becomes small during the payout, the banknotes jump and the banknotes are billed. It is devised to prevent the occurrence of the problem that it is difficult to extend.

[0004]

According to the invention of the above-mentioned publicly known example, the bills can be smoothly fed out and effectively transferred to the counting section, the storage section and the like. Unresolved issues were pointed out.

That is, in the banknote handling machine having the banknote payout device having the above-mentioned configuration, the transport path for paying out the banknotes is opened so that the banknotes can be always set except when the banknotes are paid out. Therefore, if foreign objects such as coins or small office supplies such as writing instruments accidentally fall into the banknote dispenser, they will enter the banknote handling machine and damage the mechanical parts including the banknote dispenser. There was a risk of problems such as being lost.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a bill processing machine which has a simple construction but has a function of a bill press for holding accumulated bills from above and which can prevent foreign matter from entering the bill feeding device. Is to provide a bill feeding device.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a bill feeding device in a bill handling machine which can pass a small number of bills while preventing foreign matter from entering.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a banknote in a banknote processing machine capable of adjusting a range in which foreign matter is prevented from entering or a number of banknotes allowed to pass, depending on an environment in which the banknote processing machine is used. It is to provide a feeding device.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The technical means for solving the above problems are as follows.

(1) A predetermined passage is provided between a bill passage for receiving bills, a first guide plate which forms a part of the bill passage, and on which bills are placed, and a first guide plate. Banknote having a second guide plate arranged on the first guide plate for guiding one end of the banknotes stacked on the first guide plate, and a kicking roller contacting the bottommost banknote stacked on the first guide plate. In the feeding device, a bill press that presses the banknotes stacked on the first guide plate from above, and a bill press provided on the second guide plate from a predetermined height position on the first guide plate to one end of the bill press. And a fixed support member that rotatably supports the bill press, and the bill press has its rotation restricted by the first guide plate,
A bill feeding device in a bill handling machine, characterized in that when the bill press is in a position regulated by the first guide plate, a space between a machine body and the bill passage is closed.

(2) An adjusting plate for restricting rotation of the bill press is provided between the first guide plate and the bill press at a position where a small number of bills can pass therethrough. A bill feeding device in a bill handling machine.

(3) The position of the adjusting plate is movably provided,
The bill feeding device in the bill processing machine according to (2) above, wherein a position for regulating the rotation of the bill press is adjustable.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a main part of a bill feeding device 1 adopted in a bill depositing / dispensing machine (M) indicated by a dashed line. 2 Guide plate 11
Banknotes (S) guided in the banknote passage 13 formed by 12 to 12 are driven by the kicking roller 14 in which the outer peripheral portion 14b of the first guide plate 11 is partially projected from the transparent window 11a. (M) is forcibly taken into the inside, and subsequently the feeding roller 15 in which the outer peripheral portion 15b of the first guide plate 11 is partially projected from the transparent window 11b and the transparent window 12b of the second guide plate 12 from the outer periphery thereof. Both outer peripheral portions 15b and 16b of the separation roller 16 in which the portion 16b is partially projected.
Thus, the banknotes (S) are reliably separated into one sheet and carried into the machine body.

On the other hand, the pivot 1 is attached to the outer ends of both wings 18a of the U-shaped fixed support member 18 connected to the second guide plate 12.
The ear portion 20a of the L-shaped bill press 20 is pivotally mounted by means of 9 and fixed by the set screw 21 screwed into a screw hole (not shown) of the fixed support member 18 so that the position can be changed using the long hole 22a. A spring 23 is contracted between the bill press 20 and the fixed support member 18 so that the tail portion 20b of the bill press 20 is brought into contact with the standing portion 22b of the adjusting plate 22. The bill press 20 is urged toward the first guide plate 11 by the elastic force, and even when foreign matter such as a plurality of coins (C) is inserted into the bill passage 13, the bill press 20 is inadvertently.
Is configured not to be opened.

Reference numeral 14a in the drawing denotes a frictional portion 15a formed on the kicking roller 14 having an outer surface having a rough surface. Similarly, each frictional portion 15a is provided on the feeding roller 15.

In addition to the first guide plate 11 and the second guide plate 12, the bill passage 13 is in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which bills are inserted and in a pair of both wings 18a of the fixed support member 18. It is formed by a pair of guide plates (not shown) that guide the banknotes placed on the first guide plate 11, and the rotation of the bill press 20 is temporarily not regulated by the adjustment plate 22, 1 When it is in a position regulated by the guide plate 11, the bill press 2
0 is configured to completely divide and close the bill passage 13.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the first guide plate 11 of this embodiment is constructed so that the banknotes are placed on it in an inclined state, but the invention is not limited to this. The mounting surface may be configured to be horizontal.

Next, the method of use will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, the set screw 21 is operated in advance to move the adjusting plate 22 to a desired position to adjust the gap width between the first guide plate 11 and the bill press 20.

This is because the gap between the first guide plate 11 and the bill press 20 depends on the size of foreign matter that easily penetrates and the number of bills to be processed in an environment where a bill processing machine having this bill feeding device is used. Is set, and in a place where the number of banknotes used for one transaction is not so large, such as when used at a cash register such as a store,
By adjusting the adjusting plate 22 so that a small number of bills can pass through the gap between the first guide plate 11 and the bill press 20, the bill press 20 is purposely processed.
The bills can be placed on the first guide plate 11 as they are without opening the banknotes and inserting the bills.

Although the adjusting plate 22 is provided to regulate the rotation of the bill press 20 at a predetermined position, it prevents foreign matter from entering the inside of the machine body and the first guide plate. If the purpose is to press the stack of banknotes placed on 11 from above, there is no problem even if the adjustment plate 22 is not provided.

That is, as described above, the bill press 2
If the rotation of 0 is not regulated by the adjustment plate 22, the rotation is regulated by contacting the first guide plate 11, and the bill passage 13 can be completely divided and closed. Because you can.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, a spring 23 is provided between the bill press 20 and the fixed support member 18.
And one end of the bill press 20 is provided with the first guide plate 11
Although it is configured to be urged with a predetermined strength in the direction,
This is provided in order to prevent the bill press 20 from being opened when a plurality of heavy foreign matters such as coins are thrown in at once, and the spring 23 is provided. It is not an absolute requirement.

That is, even if the spring 23 is not provided, the bill press 20 is not provided.
Is rotated by the weight of the bill press 20 itself to a position where its movement is restricted by the adjusting plate 22 or the first guide plate 11, and at the position where the movement is restricted, the bill press 20 itself. Since a predetermined biasing force is generated by the self-weight of the banknote, it is possible to prevent this even when foreign matter is trying to enter. This is because it is possible to hold it down.

Next, regarding the case of processing the banknotes (S), when the banknotes (S) in a stacked form are placed on the first guide plate 11 as shown by the two-dot broken line in FIG. Since the bill press 20 presses the accumulated bills (S) from above, no harmful splashing occurs on the accumulated bills (S).

In this state, the kick-out roller 14 rotated clockwise in FIG. 3 by the driving means (not shown).
By the friction portion 14a formed on the outer peripheral portion 14b of the banknote, the banknotes (S) are separated and taken one by one from the bottom of the stack, and are transferred on the first guide plate 11, and then,
Similarly, an outer peripheral portion 15 of the feeding roller 15 which is rotated in the same direction as the kicking roller 14 by a driving means (not shown).
By the b and the outer peripheral portion 16b of the separation roller 16, the sheets are more surely separated one by one and carried into the bill depositing / dispensing machine (M).

When inserting a large number of banknotes (S) at the time of inserting the banknotes (S), the banknotes (S) are pushed as they are, and the adjusting plate 22 is used. When inserting a small number of banknotes that cannot pass through the gap opened between the bill press 20 and the first guide plate 11 or when there is no gap between the bill press 20 and the first guide plate 11, a small number of banknotes ( When inserting S), the hand holding the bill (S) may be inserted as it is and the bill press 20 may be set while being pushed open.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the coin (C) is erroneously
Is charged on the first guide plate 11, the spring 23 or the bill press 20 urged by its own weight is not likely to be displaced in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Since the gap width of 13 is adjusted so that only a small number of bills (S) can pass through, even if the kicking roller 14 is driven to rotate, coins (C)
Is capable of safely preventing the bill press 20 from being loaded into the bill processing machine by pushing open the bill press 20, and when the operator visually recognizes the coin (C), the operator picks out the coin (C) with fingers or the like. Only then, the bill (S) can be carried in.

[0029]

The remarkable effects brought about by the present invention described above are as follows.

(1) The bill press is mounted on the first guide plate while having a simple structure in which one end of the bill press is rotatably supported by a fixed support member from a predetermined height position on the first guide plate. It was possible to hold the accumulated banknotes from above and prevent foreign matter from entering the banknote feeding device.

(2) By providing an adjusting plate for restricting the rotation of the bill press so that only a small number of bills can pass between the bill press and the first guide plate, foreign matter can be prevented from entering. , No need to open the bill press when inserting a few bills.

(3) The position for restricting the rotation of the bill press can be adjusted, and the gap between the bill press and the first guide plate can be freely set. It was possible to change the number of sheets allowed to pass according to the environment in which the banknote handling machine is used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a main part of a bill feeding device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state when the stacked banknotes are set in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state when a coin (foreign substance) is dropped in in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (M) Banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 Banknote payout device 11-12 First and second guide plates 13 Banknote passage 14 Kick-out roller 15 Feeding rollers 14a, 15a Friction part 16 Separation roller 15b, 16b Outer peripheral part 17 Holding part 18 Fixed support Member 19 Axis 20 Bill press 21 Set screw 22 Adjustment plate 23 Spring

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bill passage for receiving bills, a first guide plate which forms a part of the bill passage, and on which bills are placed, and a predetermined gap provided between the first guide plate and the first guide plate. A bill feeding unit having a second guide plate which is arranged and guides one end of the bills stacked on the first guide plate, and a kicking roller which comes into contact with the bottommost bill stacked on the first guide plate. In the device, a bill press that presses the banknotes stacked on the first guide plate from above, and a bill press provided on the second guide plate, and one end of the bill press from a predetermined height position on the first guide plate. A fixed support member that rotatably supports the bill press, and the bill press is at a position where its rotation is regulated by the first guide plate and the bill press is regulated by the first guide plate. When and inside the aircraft A bill feeding device in a bill processing machine, characterized in that a gap between the bill passage and the bill passage is closed. 2. An adjusting plate for restricting rotation of the bill press is provided between the first guide plate and the bill press at a position where a small number of banknotes can pass therethrough. A bill feeding device in a bill processing machine. 3. The bill feeding device in the bill handling machine according to claim 2, wherein the position of the adjusting plate is provided so as to be movable, and the position for restricting the rotation of the bill press is adjustable.