JPH0916826A - Paper money discriminator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To change the shape of the guide groove of a paper money discriminator according to various sizes of paper money. CONSTITUTION: A paper money discriminator 1 has a case 2 and a guide member 9 can be loaded into and unloaded out of an fitting groove 8 that is formed at the side part of a carrying path 3 prepared in the case 2. An almost cross- shaped window part 26 is formed at the inside of the member 9, and a discrimination sensor 6 can be selectively set at plural positions of the part 26. As the member 9 containing a guide groove 12 that is adaptive to different sizes of paper money can be selectively set into the groove 8, the paper money of different sizes can be smoothly carried. Furthermore, the sensor 6 is set at a desired position in the part 26, so that the physical features such as the optical or magnetic features, etc., of various parts of the paper money can be acquired by the sensor 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill validator used in automatic vending machines, money changers, etc., and more particularly to a bill validator capable of smoothly discriminating bills of various shapes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-22186, there is known a bill discriminating apparatus in which a light emitting element and a light receiving element are housed in a case and the case is arranged adjacent to a conveying passage. . In the bill discriminating device, the optical pattern or the magnetic pattern of the bill passing through the conveying passage is read by the optical sensor or the magnetic sensor, and the authenticity of the bill is judged by judging whether the read pattern matches a predetermined pattern or not. judge.

[0003]

However, since the size of banknotes differs depending on the denomination, when a banknote of a different denomination is inserted by the same banknote discriminating device, jamming occurs in the transport passage and the banknote is clogged. There is a risk of In particular, since bills of different sizes are used in different countries and optical patterns and magnetic patterns are different, when manufacturing a bill validator that discriminates bills of different countries, the size of the transport passage and the optical sensor or the magnetic sensor are used. The attachment position of the mechanical sensor and the shape of the transport passage had to be changed, and the entire design of the bill validator had to be reviewed and individually manufactured.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a bill discriminating apparatus capable of changing the shape of the guide groove corresponding to bills of various sizes.

[0005]

A bill discriminating apparatus according to the present invention comprises a case, a conveying passage formed in the case,
An inlet provided at one end of the transfer passage, an outlet provided at the other end of the transfer passage, a discrimination sensor arranged adjacent to the transfer passage, and a transfer device for transferring banknotes along the transfer passage. ing. A guide member is detachably attached to a fitting groove formed on a side portion of the conveyance passage, and the guide groove formed on the guide member is arranged on a side portion of the conveyance passage.

The guide member is removably mounted in each of the fitting grooves formed on both sides of the conveyance path outside the conveyance belt, and the pair of guide members having guide grooves of different shapes are replaced with the pair of guide members. The width of the transfer passage can be changed by mounting the pair of fitting grooves in the pair of fitting grooves. The guide member has various cross-sectional shapes such as a U shape, an L shape, and a rectangular shape. An inclined surface is formed at the exit of the guide member so that the width of the transport passage is increased.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a notch having a convex cross section having a wide portion on the bottom side and a narrow portion extending upward from the wide portion is formed in the case, and a support plate is provided in the wide portion of the notch of the case. Deploy. The support plate is a flat plate portion formed integrally,
The flat plate portion includes U-shaped cross-section portions formed on both sides thereof, and the flat plate portion has a window portion and a pair of elongated slits.
A conveyor belt is rotatably arranged in each slit.

An elongated fitting groove having a substantially rectangular cross section is formed in the U-shaped cross section, and a step is formed in a connecting portion between the U-shaped cross section and the flat plate section. The cover is arranged in the narrow portion, the substantially cross-shaped window portion is formed in the cover corresponding to the substantially cross-shaped window portion provided in the flat plate portion, and the banknotes are provided in the plurality of notches formed in the cover. A roller for conveyance is rotatably provided, and a transparent plate is arranged in each substantially cross-shaped window portion. The guide member has a substantially groove-shaped cross section composed of a pair of horizontal wall portions and a vertical wall portion connecting the horizontal wall portions. The guide members are detachably mounted in the fitting grooves formed on both sides of the transport passage.

The guide groove is formed with an inclined surface adjacent to the outlet of the vertical wall portion to smoothly eject the bill. A substantially cross-shaped window is formed inside the guide member, and the discrimination sensor can be selectively arranged at a plurality of positions of the window.

[0010]

Since the guide member having the guide groove suitable for bills of different sizes can be selectively mounted in the fitting groove, bills of different sizes can be smoothly conveyed. Also,
Place the discrimination sensor at the desired position on the substantially cross-shaped window,
Physical features such as optical or magnetic features at various locations on the bill can be retrieved from the discrimination sensor.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A bill discriminating apparatus 1 according to the present invention can be opened and closed with respect to a case 2 as shown in FIG. 1 for explaining an embodiment of a bill discriminating apparatus according to the present invention with reference to FIGS. And a cover 2a that is freely attached. Although not shown in detail, the cover 2a is rotatably attached to the case 2 by a pin. The notch 20 having a convex cross section formed in the case 2 includes a wide portion 22 formed on the bottom surface side and having the support plate 21 attached thereto, and a narrow portion 23 extending upward from the wide portion 22 and having the cover 2a arranged therein. Have. The support plate 21 is a flat plate portion 24 formed integrally.
And a U-shaped cross-section portion 25 formed on both sides of the flat plate portion 24.
And The flat plate portion 24 has a substantially cross-shaped window portion 26.
And a pair of elongated slits 27 in which the transport belt 28 is rotatably arranged are formed. The U-shaped cross-section portion 25 includes a pair of horizontal wall portions 41 and 42 and a vertical wall portion 43 that connects the horizontal wall portions 41 and 42. An elongated fitting groove 8 having a rectangular cross section is formed, and a step 29 is formed at a connecting portion between the horizontal wall portion 42 of the U-shaped cross section 25 and the flat plate portion 24.

A substantially cross-shaped window portion 2 provided on the flat plate portion 24.
A window portion 30 having a substantially cross shape is formed on the cover 2a in correspondence with No. 6. Rollers 32 for conveying banknotes are rotatably provided in the plurality of notches 31 formed in the cover 2a. When the cover 2a is arranged in the narrow portion 23 of the case 2, the flat plate portion 2
A transport passage 3 is formed between the cover 4 and the cover 2a. An inlet 4 is provided at one end of the transfer passage 3, and an outlet 5 is provided at the other end of the transfer passage 3. Adjacent to the transport passage 3, below the substantially cross-shaped window portion 26 or above the substantially cross-shaped window portion 30, a discrimination sensor 6 composed of an optical sensor or a magnetic sensor is arranged. Although not shown, the magnetic sensor is arranged in a state of directly contacting the banknote through the notch formed in the flat plate portion 21 or the cover 2a. The transport belt 28 of the transport device 7 transports the bill along the transport path 3. Substantially cross-shaped window 2
Transparent plates are arranged at 6 and 30.

The guide member 9, which is detachably mounted in the fitting grooves 8 formed on both sides of the transport passage 3 outside the transport belt 28, includes a pair of horizontal wall portions 35, 36, and a horizontal wall portion 35,
It has a substantially groove-shaped cross section consisting of a vertical wall portion 37 connecting 36, and a pair of horizontal wall portions 35, 36 and horizontal wall portions 35, 36.
Thus, the guide groove 12 is formed. In addition, the guide member 9
A plurality of elongated lightening portions 40 are formed in the. The guide groove 12 is formed with an inclined surface 39 adjacent to the outlet 5 of the vertical wall portion 37 so that the bill can be smoothly discharged.

In the above structure, since the guide member 9 having the guide groove 12 that fits bills of different sizes can be selectively mounted in the fitting groove 8, bills of different sizes can be smoothly conveyed. For example, the sensor provided on the cover 2a is shown in FIGS.
The sensors provided in FIG. 9 are shown in FIGS. 9B and 9D. A reflective optical sensor 5 including a light emitting diode 51 and a light emitting diode and a light receiving transistor via the transparent plate 50.
2, the bar code reading reflective sensor 53, and the light receiving sensor 54 can be arranged at desired positions to detect physical characteristics such as optical patterns or magnetic patterns at desired positions of different banknotes. . Of course, the arrangement position of each sensor is not limited to the above embodiment. Further, the discrimination sensor 6 is arranged at a desired position adjacent to the substantially cross-shaped windows 26 and 30, and physical characteristics such as optical characteristics or magnetic characteristics at various positions of the banknote are taken out from the discrimination sensor 6. be able to.

The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, the guide member 9
Instead of forming the U-shape, it can be formed in various shapes such as an L-shape or a rectangular cross section. Alternatively, one guide member may be attached to one side of the support plate 21 without using the pair of guide members 9. Further, the substantially cross-shaped windows 26 and 30 can be formed in various shapes such as a T shape and a rectangle.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain the bill discriminating apparatus capable of changing the shape of the guide groove corresponding to bills of various sizes. Further, the discrimination sensor can be arranged at a desired position corresponding to various banknotes having different optical characteristics or magnetic characteristics.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bill validator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bill validator according to the present invention showing a state in which a guide member is removed.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the guide member.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a guide member.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the guide member.

FIG. 6 is an end view showing the outlet of the guide member.

FIG. 7 is an end view showing the inlet of the guide member.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a layout drawing showing various layouts of sensors adjacent to a substantially cross-shaped window portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Bill validator, 2 ... Case, 2a ... Cover, 3 ... Conveyance passage, 4 ... Entrance, 5 ... Exit,
6 ... Identification sensor, 7 ... Conveying device, 8 ... Fitting groove, 9 ... Guide member, 20 ... Notch, 21.
.Support plates, 22..wide parts, 23..narrow parts, 2
4 ... Flat plate part, 25 ... U-shaped cross-section part, 26, 30
..Windows, 27..slits, 28..conveyance belts,
29 .. step portion, 31 .. notch portion, 35, 36 ..
・ Horizontal wall part, 37 ・ ・ Vertical wall part, 12 ・ ・ Guide groove, 39 ・ ・ Sloping surface,

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Atsushi Kikuchi 1-9-15 Kanumadai, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd. Sagamihara Laboratory

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A case, a transfer passage formed in the case, an inlet provided at one end of the transfer passage, an outlet provided at the other end of the transfer passage, and a transfer passage disposed adjacent to the transfer passage. A bill discriminating apparatus including a discrimination sensor and a conveying device that conveys bills along a conveying passage. A guide member is detachably attached to a fitting groove formed on a side portion of the conveying passage to form a guide member. A bill discriminating apparatus characterized in that the guide groove is arranged on a side portion of the conveying passage. 2. The guide member is detachably attached to each of the fitting grooves formed on both sides of the conveying path outside the conveying belt, and the guide member has a pair of guide members having different shape guide grooves and a pair of guide members. The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the width of the transport passage can be changed by exchanging and fitting the pair of fitting grooves in the pair of fitting grooves. 3. The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide member has a U-shaped, L-shaped or rectangular cross section. 4. The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an inclined surface that widens the width of the conveying passage is formed at the outlet of the guide member. 5. A case, a cover attached to the case, a transport passage formed between the case and the support plate,
An inlet provided at one end of the transfer passage, an outlet provided at the other end of the transfer passage, a discrimination sensor arranged adjacent to the transfer passage, and a transfer device for transferring banknotes along the transfer passage. In the bill discriminating device, a notch having a convex cross section having a wide part on the bottom side and a narrow part extending upward from the wide part is formed in the case, and the support plate is arranged in the wide part of the notch part of the case, and is conveyed. A bill discriminating apparatus, wherein a guide member is detachably attached to a fitting groove formed on a side portion of a passage, and the guide groove formed on the guide member is arranged on a side portion of a conveying passage. 6. The support plate includes a flat plate portion integrally formed with the flat plate portion, and U-shaped cross-sectional portions formed on both sides of the flat plate portion, and the flat plate portion has a window portion and a pair of elongated slits. The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a transport belt is rotatably arranged in each slit. 7. The U-shaped cross-section portion is formed with an elongated fitting groove having a substantially rectangular cross-section, and a step portion is formed in a connecting portion between the U-shaped cross-section portion and the flat plate portion. Bill validator. 8. The cover is arranged in a narrow portion, the substantially cross-shaped window portion is formed in the cover corresponding to the substantially cross-shaped window portion provided in the flat plate portion, and a plurality of notches formed in the cover. The banknote discriminating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a roller for conveying banknotes is rotatably provided in the section, and a transparent plate is arranged in each substantially cross-shaped window section. 9. The guide member has a substantially groove-shaped cross section including a pair of horizontal wall portions and a vertical wall portion connecting the horizontal wall portions,
A guide groove is formed by the pair of horizontal walls and the horizontal wall,
The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein guide members are detachably attached to fitting grooves formed on both sides of the conveying path outside the conveying belt. 10. The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the guide groove is formed with an inclined surface adjacent to the outlet of the vertical wall portion to smoothly eject the bill. 11. The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a substantially cross-shaped window portion is formed inside the guide member, and the discrimination sensors can be selectively arranged at a plurality of positions of the window portion.