JPH092676A - Paper sheet processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To hold a paper sheet superposed in each other made conveyable while displacing its tip end sheet by sheet before and after with no high accuracy of assembly required, by arranging the second holding part in a belt shape along a hold conveying path, and holding the paper sheet conveyed by drive moving along a hold conveying path of the first holding part. CONSTITUTION: When a sheet of paper sheet A is interposed between the first/ second holding parts 8, 9, by drive moving the first holding part 8, the paper sheet, while sliding against the second holding part 9 with slide resistance to the paper sheet smaller than the first holding part 8, is held to be conveyed by following drive moving the first holding part 8. When the paper sheer A superposed in each other is interposed between the first/second holding parts 8, 9, by drive moving the first holding part 8, while relatively sliding the fellow paper sheets of the smallest slide resistance, the paper sheet A into contact with a side of the first holding part 8 follows drive moving the first holding part 8, to be held to be conveyed in a condition that a tilt end of this paper sheet A is moved forward from a tip end of the paper sheet A into contact with a side of the second holding part 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is provided with a holding and conveying means for holding and conveying sheets of paper when the sheets of paper overlap with each other by shifting the front ends of the sheets of paper back and forth one by one. Paper sheet processing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A paper sheet processing apparatus, for example, conveys paper sheets such as banknotes and cards inserted into a large number of game lending machines in a game facility while counting the number of the paper sheets, and makes them predetermined. When storing the paper in the storage portion of the paper, or when reading a barcode or the like provided on the paper such as documents and performing a predetermined process for each paper based on the reading result, the paper When the sheets are conveyed in an overlapped manner, the overlapped sheets are held and conveyed while shifting the leading ends of the sheets one by one back and forth to ensure that a predetermined process can be performed. The sandwiching and conveying means provided in the leaf processing apparatus is configured so that one roller of a roller pair that sandwiches and sends out the paper sheet is rotated in the forward and reverse directions according to the sandwiching thickness of the paper sheet. Set up and hold the overlapping paper sheets Therefore, if the holding thickness at that time is thicker than the holding thickness of one sheet of paper, rotate the roller in the direction opposite to the feeding direction to remove the tip of the overlapping paper sheets. It is configured to be held and conveyed while being shifted back and forth one by one (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-8349).
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[0003]

According to the above-mentioned prior art, a slight difference between the holding thickness of the overlapping sheets and the holding thickness of one sheet of paper is detected to detect the direction of rotation of the roller. Since there is a drawback that the assembling of the holding and conveying means requires high accuracy, the holding thickness may be different between a sheet with creases or wrinkles and a sheet without it. In this case, even if a slight difference in the sandwiching thickness is detected, it is impossible to distinguish between the overlapping sheets and the other sheets, so that the sandwiching and conveying means cannot operate normally. is there. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to enable grasping and conveying while shifting the front ends of the overlapping sheets one by one back and forth without requiring high assembly accuracy. To do.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A first characteristic configuration for achieving the above object is to provide paper sheets, and when the paper sheets are overlapped, move the front and rear ends of the paper sheets one by one. A paper sheet processing apparatus provided with a holding and conveying means for holding and conveying while shifting, wherein the holding and conveying means has a sliding resistance with the paper sheets larger than a sliding resistance between the paper sheets.
The gripping part and the second gripping part, which has a sliding resistance larger than the sliding resistance between the paper sheets and smaller than the sliding resistance between the paper sheet and the first holding part. A holding means for elastically holding paper sheets and a driving means for drivingly moving the first holding portion along a holding and conveying path are provided, and the second holding portion is arranged along the holding and conveying path. It is arranged in a strip shape, and the paper sheet is sandwiched and conveyed by the drive movement of the first sandwiching section along the sandwiching and conveying path.

A second characteristic configuration for achieving the above object is
A paper sheet processing device provided with a holding and conveying means for holding and conveying the paper sheets while shifting the front and back of the paper sheets one by one when the paper sheets are overlapped, In the holding and conveying means, the sliding resistance between the first holding portion, which has a sliding resistance with paper sheets larger than the sliding resistance between the paper sheets, and the sliding resistance with the paper sheets, is larger than the sliding resistance between the paper sheets. Is also big
Further, a holding means for elastically holding the paper sheet by the paper sheet and a second holding portion having a sliding resistance smaller than the sliding resistance between the first holding portion, and a holding conveyance in which the first holding portion is arranged in an arc shape. Drive means for driving and moving along the path, the second holding part is arranged in a strip shape along the holding and conveying path, and the paper is driven by the first holding part along the holding and conveying path. The point is that the leaves are held and transported.

A third characteristic configuration is the first or second characteristic configuration, wherein the holding and conveying path is arranged in an arc shape in which the movement path side of the first holding portion is convexly curved and the second holding portion side is concavely curved. There is a point.

According to a fourth characteristic configuration, in the first, second or third characteristic configuration, the first holding section and the second holding section can hold paper sheets in a strip shape along the holding conveyance path. It is in the point provided.

A fifth characteristic configuration is the first, second, third or fourth characteristic configuration in which a non-clamping portion of the paper sheet clamped by the clamping means is contacted from the second clamping section side. Then, there is provided a resistor that gives resistance to movement along the holding and conveying path.

The sixth characteristic configuration is the first, second, third and fourth.
Alternatively, in the fifth characteristic configuration, the holding means is the first
Switching means for alternately switching between a holding state in which the holding portion and the second holding portion can hold a paper sheet and a non-holding state in which the first holding portion and the second holding portion are separated from each other. ,
A detection unit is provided that detects the presence or absence of a paper sheet that is guided to a holding position that can be held by the first holding unit and the second holding unit when the holding unit is switched to the non-holding state. The switching means and the detection means are linked so as to switch the holding means to the holding state based on the detection information of the presence of paper sheets by the detection means.

The seventh characteristic configuration is the first, second, third and fourth.
Alternatively, in the fifth characteristic configuration, the holding means is the first
Switching means for alternately switching between a holding state in which the holding portion and the second holding portion can hold a paper sheet and a non-holding state in which the first holding portion and the second holding portion are separated from each other. ,
A holding unit capable of holding paper sheets in front of the holding conveyance path,
Guide means is provided for guiding the paper sheets held in the holding portion to a holding position in which the sheets can be held by the first holding portion and the second holding portion, and the switching means and the guiding means are provided. When the holding means is switched to the non-holding state,
It is linked so as to guide the paper sheets to the holding position.

The eighth characteristic structure is the same as the seventh characteristic structure.
The holding unit is configured to hold a paper sheet from both ends in the conveying direction and hold the paper sheet in an elastically curved state, and the guiding unit is held in the holding unit. It is configured by providing a curve releasing means for releasing the pinching of the paper sheet from the front end side in the conveying direction, and the tip of the paper sheet is elastically returned and deformed by the releasing operation by the curve releasing means. It is configured such that it is moved to the holding transport path side and guided to the holding position.

The ninth characteristic configuration is the same as the eighth characteristic configuration,
It is linked so as to widen the width of the sandwiched conveyance path along with the release operation by the bending release means.

A tenth characteristic structure is the paper according to the eighth characteristic structure, wherein the paper has been conveyed to the holding section in a posture in which the thickness direction intersects the conveyance direction when the holding means is switched to the holding state. The point is that a supply unit is provided that feeds the leaves to the holding unit while elastically bending the leaves along the conveyance direction.

The eleventh characteristic construction is the same as the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth or tenth characteristic construction on the lower side of the holding and conveying means. In addition, a separating means is provided which separates the sheets, which are held and conveyed by shifting the leading ends one by one back and forth, from the leading sheet in order from the succeeding sheets back and forth.

A twelfth characteristic structure is the same as the eleventh characteristic structure, in which the holding means holds the paper sheets by the first holding portion and the second holding portion, and the first holding portion. Switching means is provided for alternately switching to the non-holding state in which the second holding portion is separated from each other, and when the holding means is switched to the non-holding state, the separating means and the switching means are switched to each other. , It is linked to separate the paper sheet from the succeeding paper sheet.

The thirteenth characteristic configuration is the sixth, seventh or twelfth aspect.
In the characteristic configuration, the first holding unit is intermittently arranged along a movement path by the driving unit, and the switching unit causes the holding unit to move in accordance with the driving movement of the first holding unit by the driving unit. The configuration is such that the holding state and the non-holding state are alternately switched.

The fourteenth characteristic constitution is that the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh,
In the twelfth or thirteenth characteristic configuration, a counting unit that counts the number of paper sheets separated by the separation unit, and a storage unit that stores the paper sheets counted by the counting unit in a storage unit in a stacked state. Is provided.

[0018]

The operation of the first characteristic configuration is as follows. When a sheet of paper is sandwiched between the first holding unit and the second holding unit, the sheet of paper is driven and moved by the first holding unit, so that the sliding resistance with the sheet of paper is reduced. While being slid with respect to the second holding portion, which is smaller than the first holding portion, it is held and conveyed while following the drive movement of the first holding portion. Further, when the overlapping paper sheets are sandwiched between the first and second gripping portions, the drive movement of the first gripping portion causes the paper sheets having the smallest sliding resistance to slide relative to each other. , The paper sheet that is in contact with the first holding portion side,
The first holding unit is gripped and conveyed following the drive movement of the first holding unit, and the leading end of the paper sheet moves forward of the leading end of the paper sheet contacting the second holding unit side. Then, since the second holding unit is arranged in a strip shape along the holding transport path, the paper sheet that has moved following the first holding unit then contacts the second holding unit and holds it. If there are three or more paper sheets that are overlapped and the paper sheets that have moved following the first holding section are still overlapped, then those paper sheets are The above-described operation is repeated in the process of being held by the first holding unit and the second holding unit and being held and conveyed by the driving movement of the first holding unit, and finally, the paper sheets thereof are
The sheet is conveyed by nipping the tip one by one back and forth.

The operation of the second characteristic structure is as follows. When a sheet of paper is sandwiched between the first holding unit and the second holding unit, the sheet of paper is driven and moved by the first holding unit, so that the sliding resistance with the sheet of paper is reduced. The second smaller than the first holding part
While being slid with respect to the holding unit, the first holding unit is held and conveyed while following the driving movement of the first holding unit. Further, when the overlapping paper sheets are sandwiched between the first and second gripping portions, the drive movement of the first gripping portion causes the paper sheets having the smallest sliding resistance to slide relative to each other. , The paper sheet that is in contact with the first holding portion side is held and conveyed while following the drive movement of the first holding portion,
The tip of the paper sheet moves forward of the tip of the paper sheet that is in contact with the second holding unit side. Then, since the second holding unit is arranged in a strip shape along the holding transport path, the paper sheet that has moved following the first holding unit then contacts the second holding unit and holds it. If there are three or more paper sheets that are overlapped and the paper sheets that have moved following the first holding section are still overlapped, then those paper sheets are The above-described operation is repeated in the process of being held by the first holding unit and the second holding unit and being held and conveyed by the driving movement of the first holding unit, and finally, the leading edges of the paper sheets are It is held and conveyed while shifting back and forth one by one. Furthermore, since the holding conveyance path is arranged in an arc,
As compared with the case of arranging in a straight line, the holding and conveying path can be arranged compactly.

The operation of the third characteristic structure is as follows. Following the driving movement of the first holding unit, the paper sheet being held and conveyed along the holding and conveying path arranged in an arc shape in which the movement path side of the first holding unit is convexly curved and the second holding unit side is concavely curved. The article is pressed in a direction in which the tip edge of the second holding portion side thereof bites into the second holding portion side.

The operation of the fourth characteristic structure is as follows. Paper sheets can be held in a strip shape along the holding conveyance path.

The operation of the fifth characteristic structure is as follows. The non-holding portion of the paper sheet located on the second holding portion side comes into contact with the resistor to give resistance to the movement along the holding transport path. In particular, when the third characteristic configuration is provided, since the tip end portion of the non-holding portion tends to bend toward the second holding portion side due to the rigidity of the paper sheet itself, the tip edge on the second holding portion side resists. It is pressed in the direction that it bites into the body.

The operation of the sixth characteristic structure is as follows. When the holding means is switched to the non-holding state, if there is a paper sheet guided to the holding position where the first holding portion and the second holding portion can hold, the switching means holds the holding means. Switch to.

The operation of the seventh characteristic structure is as follows. Paper sheets that try to enter the holding conveyance path when the holding means is switched to the holding state are held in front of the holding conveyance path, and the held paper sheets have the holding means in a non-holding state. When it is switched to, the first holding portion and the second holding portion are guided to the holding position where the holding can be performed.

The operation of the eighth characteristic structure is as follows. The paper sheets held in the holding portion in a state of being elastically bent are elastically returned and deformed by the releasing operation by the bending releasing means, and the leading end of the sheet moves to the holding conveyance path side.
You will be guided to the holding position.

The operation of the ninth characteristic configuration is as follows. With the release operation by the bending release means, the width of the sandwiched conveyance path is expanded.

The operation of the tenth characteristic structure is as follows. When the holding means is switched to the holding state,
The paper sheet that has been conveyed in a posture in which the thickness direction intersects the conveyance direction is supplied to the holding unit while being elastically curved along the conveyance direction.

The operation of the eleventh characteristic structure is as follows. The paper sheets that have been pinched and conveyed with their front ends shifted back and forth one by one are pulled back and forth from the following paper sheets in order from the leading paper sheet.

The operation of the twelfth characteristic structure is as follows. When the holding means is switched to the non-holding state, the paper sheet is separated from the succeeding paper sheet.

The operation of the thirteenth characteristic structure is as follows. When the first holding portion enters the holding conveyance path along with the driving movement of the first holding portion by the driving means, the paper sheets are removed in cooperation with the second holding portion arranged in a strip shape along the holding conveyance path. The holding state is changed to a holding state, and when the first holding unit comes out of the holding conveyance path, the holding state is changed to a non-holding state.

The operation of the fourteenth characteristic structure is as follows. The paper sheets separated by the separating means are counted in the counting means and then stored in the storage section in a stacked state.

[0032]

According to the paper sheet processing apparatus of the first characteristic configuration, when a single paper sheet is held between the first holding portion and the second holding portion without detecting a slight difference in the holding thickness. , The one sheet can be sandwiched and conveyed by following the driving movement of the first sandwiching section, and when the overlapping sheets are sandwiched between the first sandwiching section and the second sandwiching section, those sheets can be conveyed. Since the front ends of the sheets can be held and conveyed while being moved back and forth one by one, the leading ends of the overlapping paper sheets can be held and moved one by one without requiring high assembly accuracy.

In the paper sheet processing apparatus having the second characteristic configuration, one paper sheet is first processed without detecting a slight difference in the holding thickness.
When sandwiched between the sandwiching unit and the second sandwiching unit, the one sheet can be sandwiched and conveyed following the drive movement of the first sandwiching unit, and the overlapping sheets can be sandwiched between the first sandwiching unit and the second sandwiching unit. When the paper is sandwiched between the parts, the edges of those paper sheets can be sandwiched and conveyed by shifting them forward and backward one by one, so that the tips of overlapping paper sheets can be transferred one by one without requiring high assembly accuracy. It can be held and transported by shifting it back and forth. In addition, it is easy to miniaturize the entire apparatus by arranging compactly a holding and conveying path that can hold and convey the overlapping sheets while shifting the front ends of the sheets one by one back and forth.

In the paper sheet processing apparatus of the third characteristic configuration, in addition to the effect of the first or second characteristic configuration, the paper sheets held and conveyed by following the drive movement of the first holding unit overlap each other. In this case, it is easy to give a great resistance to the movement of the paper sheets located on the second holding section side and to shift the front ends of these paper sheets back and forth.

The paper sheet processing apparatus having the fourth characteristic configuration is
In addition to the effect of the second or third characteristic configuration, since the paper sheets can be held in a strip shape along the holding and conveying path, even if a large number of paper sheets are overlapped with each other, the leading edges of the paper sheets are It is easy to hold and transport by shifting it back and forth one by one.

The paper sheet processing apparatus having the fifth characteristic configuration is
In addition to the effects of the second, third or fourth characteristic configuration,
When the paper sheets that are nipped and conveyed in accordance with the driving movement of the nipping portion are overlapped with each other, it is easy to positively give the overlapped paper sheets an opportunity to start relative sliding.
In particular, when the third characteristic configuration is provided, it is easier to more positively give the paper sheets a chance to start relative sliding.

The paper sheet processing apparatus having the sixth characteristic configuration is
In addition to the effect of the second, third, fourth or fifth characteristic configuration, it is possible to efficiently operate the pinching and conveying means based on the presence or absence of the paper sheet guided to the pinching position.

The paper sheet processing apparatus having the seventh characteristic configuration is
In addition to the effect of the second, third, fourth or fifth characteristic configuration, when the holding means is switched to the holding state,
Subsequent paper sheets are less likely to get into the sandwiched conveyance path,
Paper sheets can be held and conveyed along the holding and conveying path in a state where clogging is unlikely to occur.

In addition to the effect of the seventh characteristic configuration, the sheet processing apparatus of the eighth characteristic configuration is provided with a special drive driving means for moving the sheets retained in the retaining section to the holding position. Since this is not necessary, the structure can be simplified.

In addition to the effect of the eighth characteristic configuration, the paper sheet processing apparatus of the ninth characteristic configuration expands the width of the pinching and conveying path with the releasing operation by the bending releasing means, so that the sheet is held at the holding position. Easy to guide to.

The paper sheet processing apparatus having the tenth characteristic configuration is the eighth
In addition to the effect of the characteristic configuration, the paper sheets conveyed at irregular timing can be held in the holding unit in a state of being elastically curved.

The paper sheet processing apparatus having the eleventh characteristic structure includes the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth devices.
Alternatively, in addition to the effect of the tenth characteristic configuration, the overlapped paper sheets can be separated back and forth one by one, and a predetermined process for the paper sheets can be separately executed.

The twelfth characteristic sheet processing apparatus is the first
In addition to the effect of the one characteristic configuration, the holding and conveying means and the separating means are arranged close to each other, which facilitates downsizing of the entire apparatus. The operation of the twelfth characteristic configuration is as follows.

In addition to the effects of the sixth, seventh, or twelfth characteristic configuration, the paper sheet processing apparatus of the thirteenth characteristic configuration does not require a separate drive means for opening and closing the holding conveyance path, It is possible to switch between the holding state and the non-holding state by utilizing the drive means that drives and moves the holding portion along the holding and conveying path, and the structure of the switching means can be simplified.

The paper sheet processing apparatus having the fourteenth characteristic structure includes the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth portions. Alternatively, in addition to the effect of the thirteenth characteristic configuration, even the overlapped paper sheets can be efficiently and accurately counted during the conveyance thereof and can be stored in the storage portion in a stacked state.

[0046]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 show a banknote stacking apparatus for storing banknotes (an example of paper sheets) A in a stacked state in a storage unit 1 as an example of a paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention. This banknote stacking device is a 1000-yen banknote A that is randomly inserted into a plurality of gaming lending machines provided between gaming machines of a gaming facility.
The paper is held in a vertical position along the up-down direction, and is connected to a conveyance end portion of a banknote transfer device (not shown) that merges and transfers along a common transfer path and has been transferred by this banknote transfer device. The bills A in the vertical posture are configured to be stored in the storage unit 1 in a stacked state in the vertical posture while counting the number of the bills.

When the banknotes A are held by the banknote stacking device and the banknotes A that are held are overlapped with each other, the leading ends of the banknotes A are shifted back and forth one by one, and an arcuate holding and conveying path is provided. 2, a holding and conveying means 3 for holding and conveying, a relay conveying section 4 for receiving the banknotes A conveyed by the banknote conveying device and conveying them to the holding and conveying means 3, and holding them by shifting the tips one by one back and forth. Banknote A being transported
From the leading banknote A in order from the succeeding banknote A back and forth, a separating means 5, a counting means 6 for counting the number of the banknotes A separated by the separating means 5, and a banknote A counted by the counting means 6. Storage means 7 is provided for pressing the sheets one by one into the storage portion 1 and storing them in a stacked state.

As shown in detail in FIGS. 4 to 7, the holding and conveying means 3 sets the bill A at a substantially middle position in the vertical direction.
The first holding part 8 having a sliding resistance with the banknotes A is larger than the sliding resistance between the banknotes A, and the sliding resistance with the banknotes A is larger than the sliding resistance with the banknotes A, and the banknote A and the first holding A holding means 10 for elastically holding by a second holding portion 9 having a sliding resistance smaller than the sliding resistance with the portion 8 and a driving means 11 for drivingly moving the first holding portion 8 along the holding conveyance path 2 are provided. It is configured.

The first holding portion 8 has a quadrangular prism-shaped urethane rubber 14 on the outer peripheral surface side of a resin-made cylindrical rotating body 13 rotatably supported on the machine frame 12 side around a vertical axis X.
Is fixed by embedding and fixing one side portion from the outer peripheral surface of the urethane rubber 14, and the second holding portion 9 is formed along the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 13. The holding member 15 made of a polycarbonate (PC) resin is provided with a belt-like slightly rough end face along the holding conveyance path 2 facing the rotating body 13 side, and the second holding portion 9 holds the holding member 15 in place. The first holding member 15A on the upper side and the second holding member 15B on the lower side are divided along the holding and conveying path 2 and provided on each of them.

Then, the first for rotating the rotating body 13
The electric motor 11 is configured as a drive unit that drives and moves the first holding unit 8 along the holding conveyance path 2, and the banknote A held in a band shape by the first holding unit 8 and the second holding unit 9 is First
By the driving movement of the holding section 8 along the holding and conveying path 2, the holding section 8 is held and conveyed along the arc-shaped holding and conveying path 2 which is curved toward the first holding section 8.

The first gripping portion 8 has the urethane rubber 14 embedded and fixed in a fixed angle range along the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 13, and is intermittently arranged along the movement path of the first electric motor 11. As the first holding part 8 moves into the holding conveyance path 2 and faces the second holding part 9 side with the driving movement of the first holding part 8 by the drive of the first electric motor 11, as shown in FIG. , The first holding unit 8 and the second holding unit 9 are switched to a holding state in which the banknote A can be held, and the first holding unit 8 moves out of the holding transport path 2 and moves to a position not facing the second holding unit 9 side. Then, as shown in FIG. 1 or 2, the first holding portion 8 and the second holding portion 9 are switched to the non-holding state in which they are separated from each other, and the holding means 1
The switching means is configured to switch 0 between the held state and the non-held state alternately.

The rotating body 13 has a first limit switch R
A cam plate 16 for turning S1 ON / OFF is provided, and when the holding means 10 is switched to the non-holding state, the first limit switch RS1 is turned OFF, and the first electric motor 11 is driven based on the OFF operation signal. Is stopped and the holding means 10 is made to stand by in its non-holding state.

The first holding unit 8 is provided along the holding and conveying path 2.
The non-holding part guides 17 for guiding the movement of the non-holding part of the banknote A held between the second holding part 9 and the second holding part 9, and the non-holding part guide 17 for the non-holding part from the second holding part 9 side. There is provided a resistor 18 which comes into contact with and gives resistance to the movement in the carrying direction.

The non-clamping part guide 17 has an upper and lower peripheral surface 13A sandwiching the first clamping part 8 of the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 13.
And a strip-shaped end face 20 facing the rotor 13 side of the guide member 19 arranged vertically at intervals along the sandwiching carrier path 2. The carrier guide plate is provided on the upper and lower peripheral surface 13A of the rotor 13. Is formed with a circumferential groove 21 into which the end portion of the guide member 19 extends, and the guide member 19 is the first guide member 19 on the upper side along the sandwiching conveyance path 2.
It is divided into A and the second guide member 19B on the lower side.

The resistor 18 is provided on one of the guide members 19A and 19B located on the upper and lower sides of the first holding portion 8 of the strip-shaped end faces 20 of the guide members 19A and 19B forming the non-holding portion guide 17. A resistor 18 provided on the guide member 19B side with urethane rubber adhered and fixed to the band-shaped end surface
When the holding and conveying path 2 is expanded by swinging the second swinging member 30B to the side separated from the rotating body 13 by the operation of a drive swinging mechanism which will be described later, its resistance in the direction of conveyance is expanded. Body 1
A guide surface 26 that curves outward in the radial direction of the rotating body 13 is provided between the rotating body 13 and the rotating body 13 so that the tip of the banknote A can easily enter.

In the relay transport unit 4, the relay transport device 22 for receiving and sandwiching and transporting the vertically oriented banknote A transported by the banknote transport device, and the banknote A transported by the relay transport device 22 can be reserved. The holding section 23 and a guide means for guiding the banknote A held in the holding section 23 to a holding position where the banknote A can be held by the first holding section 8 and the second holding section 9.

The holding section 23 contacts the left and right side walls 24 provided along the bill moving path between the relay conveying device 22 and the holding and conveying path 2 with the leading end of the bill A and slides it to the rotating body 13 side. A sliding guide surface 25 that dynamically guides, a trailing edge regulating wall 27 that regulates the trailing edge position of the bill A, and a bending guide 28 that includes a bending surface 28A that bends along the conveyance direction of the bill A are provided. The sliding guide surface 25 and the rear end regulating wall 27 are arranged at an interval shorter than the length of the bill A in the conveying direction, and the bill A is sandwiched between the sliding guide surface 25 and the rear end regulating wall 27 and the conveying direction thereof. A state in which the front end of the banknote A being conveyed is in contact with the sliding guide surface 25 on the conveyance end side of the relay conveyance device 22 while being elastically curved along Then, the rear end of the bill A is locked by the driving rotary vane 29.
A supply unit is provided that feeds the paper into the holding unit 23 while elastically bending the paper along the conveyance direction.

The guiding means is provided with a bending releasing means for releasing the nipping of the bill A held in the holding portion 23 by the sliding guide surface 25 from the leading end side in the conveying direction, and the holding means 10 is not provided. The banknote A accompanying the release operation by the bending release means when the holding state is switched to the holding state.
The leading edge of the banknote A is held by the elastic return deformation of
It is linked so as to move it to the side and guide it to the holding position.

The bending releasing means is a first swinging member 3 that is swingably supported on the machine frame 12 side around a vertical axis Y1.
0A, a first coil spring S1 for rocking and biasing the first rocking member 30A toward the rotating body 13, and a first rocking member 30A.
Against the biasing force of the first coil spring S1
A drive swing mechanism for swinging the drive is provided on the side separated from the third side, and the first swing member 30A is integrally provided with the first holding member 15A and the first guide member 19A. 30A, the first holding member 15A, and the first guide member 19
A slide guide surface 25 is formed on each of the swing end sides of A.

The drive swing mechanism includes a first swing member 30A.
In addition to forming a half-moon-shaped through hole 31 in a plan view,
A rotary pin 34 is fixed to a rotary plate 33 that is rotated by the drive of the second electric motor 32. The rotary pin 34 is driven and rotated inside the through hole 31, and the through hole 31 is viewed in plan view. When the rotating pin 34 rotates while pressing the linear inner peripheral surface, the first swinging member 30A swings against the biasing force of the first coil spring S1 and the first holding member 15A and the first holding member 15A. The guide member 19A swings to the side separated from the rotating body 13 side,
As shown in FIG. 1, the sliding guide surface 25 with respect to the banknote A is released from the leading end side in the transport direction, and the width of the holding and conveying path 2 is expanded so that the leading end of the bill A is held at the holding position. It is designed to be easy to enter.

The second holding member 15B and the second guide member 1
9B is integrally formed with a second swinging member 30B that is swingably supported around the vertical axis Y2 on the machine frame 12 side.
The second coil spring S2 for urging the oscillating member 30B to oscillate toward the rotating body 13 is mounted over the first oscillating member 30A and the second oscillating member 30B, and at the same time, the first oscillating member 30.
The shaft member 35 fixed to the A side is inserted into the elongated hole 36 formed on the second swing member 30B side, and the second swing member 30B swings in association with the swing of the first swing member 30A. In addition, the width of the long hole 36 in the short diameter direction is formed wider than the outer diameter of the shaft member 35, and the first swinging member 30A side is urged by the first coil spring S1 to rotate the rotating body 13. While swinging to the side, the first swing member 30A side resists the biasing force of the second coil spring S2 by the difference between the width of the long hole 36 in the short diameter direction and the outer diameter of the shaft member 35. It is configured so that it can be swung to the side separated from the rotating body 13.

The separating means 5 is composed of a drive roller 5A and an idler roller 5B for holding the bill A conveyed by the holding and conveying means 3, and the peripheral speed of the drive roller 5A is the banknote A by the holding and conveying means 3. When the conveyance speed is set to a speed equal to or slightly higher than the conveyance speed of No. 1, and the holding conveyance means 3 conveys the overlapping bills A while shifting the front ends of the bills A forward and backward,
The banknotes A are sandwiched between the drive roller 5A and the idler roller 5B in the delivery order, and are separated from the banknote A that follows.

The counting means 6 detects the passage of the banknote A separated by the separating means 5 by the second photosensor 3
Based on the detection information of 7, the number of bills A is counted from the number of passages of the bill A, and the counting result is displayed on the display unit 49.

The storing means 7 stores the banknote A by inserting the upper and lower edges of the banknote A sandwiched between the driving roller 5A and the idler roller 5B and sending out the banknote A along the sending direction. Upper and lower guide grooves 39 for guiding to the inlet 38 of the unit 1, a push-in plate 40 which moves between the upper and lower guide grooves 39 and moves into and out of the storage unit 1, and a push-in plate 4
0, a third electric motor 43 that operates the link 41, and a guide plate 44 that forms the guide groove 39 with the peripheral edge of the bill pushed into the storage unit 1.
And a pressing plate 45 for elastically pressing the side.
When the bill A moves to the entrance 38 of the storage unit 1, the counting means 6
The third electric motor 43 is driven based on the detection information by the second photo sensor 37 that constitutes the
While pushing the third limit switch 46 ON, the pushing plate 40 pushes the banknote A into the storage unit 1 against the elastic force of the pressing plate 45, and the bills A are sequentially stored in the stacked state and the pushing plate 40 is pushed. As the user retires from the storage unit 1, the link 41 causes the third limit switch 46 to be OF
F operation is performed, the drive of the third electric motor 43 is stopped based on the OFF operation signal, and then the second photosensor 3
It waits in that state until 7 detects passage of bill A.
The operation of this banknote stacking device will be described below in order. FIG.
Indicates a standby state in which the driving of both the first electric motor 11 and the second electric motor 32 is stopped. In this standby state, the first swing member 30A resists the biasing force of the first coil spring S1. Is stopped at a position away from the rotating body 13 side, the width of the sandwiching conveyance path 2 is widened, and the first sandwiching portion 8 is stopped at a position not facing the second sandwiching portion 9 to be in the non-slanting state. Is held.

Then, in this standby state, when the first photosensor F as a detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of the bill A guided to the holding position detects the bill A conveyed by the relay conveyer 22, Based on the detection information of the presence of banknotes by the first photo sensor F, after a predetermined time elapses until the leading end of the banknote A is actually guided to the holding position, the driving of the second electric motor 32 is started and rotation is performed. Pin 3
The fourth swing member 30A moves to the first
The bill A is swung toward the rotating body 13 side by the urging force of the coil spring S1, and as shown in FIG.
It is sandwiched between the three circumferential surfaces and the second holding section 9.

A cam surface 47 for turning on / off the second limit switch RS2 is formed on the first swing member 30A.
When the second limit switch RS2 is turned on along with the swing of the first swing member 30A toward the rotating body 13, the first electric motor 11 is driven based on the ON actuation signal, and the first holding portion. 8 starts rotating movement, and this first holding section 8
Presses the first swinging member 30A against the urging force of the first coil spring S1 while holding the banknote A in the second holding section 9
3, the banknote A held by the first holding section 8 and the second holding section 9 has a sliding resistance with the banknote A more than that of the first holding section 8. While being slid with respect to the small second holding section 9, it is held and conveyed along the holding and conveying path 2 while following the drive movement of the first holding section 8.

When the first holding section 8 comes out of the holding transport path 2, the first limit switch RS1 is turned off, the first electric motor 11 is stopped, and the holding means 10 is held in a non-holding state. The rotating pin 34 is the first swing member 3
When 0A is swung against the biasing force of the first coil spring S1 and the second limit switch RS2 is turned OFF, the second electric motor 32 is turned on the basis of the OFF operation signal.
Is stopped and the first swinging member 30A moves to the rotating body 13
Stop at a position away from the side.

The swinging range of the first swinging member 30A toward the rotating body 13 side is regulated by contact with a stopper 48 provided on the machine frame 12 side, and the first holding portion 8 holds the holding and conveying path 2. Even if it comes out from the second holding portion 9, a gap is formed between the second holding portion 9 and the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body 13 so that the bill A can pass therethrough.
The rear end portion of the banknote A that has been conveyed following the driving movement of the holding section 8 and has not been held by the first holding section 8 can smoothly pass through the holding and conveying path 2.

While the first holding section 8 is driven and moved along the holding and conveying path 2, the banknote A conveyed along the holding and conveying path 2 following the driving movement of the first holding section 8 is driven by the drive roller of the separating means 5. 5A and the idler roller 5B are sandwiched and conveyed toward the entrance 38 of the storage unit 1, the passage of the banknote A is detected by the second photo sensor 37, and the pushing plate 4 is inserted.
It is pushed into the storage part 1 by the operation of 0 and is stored in the storage part 1 in a stacked state.

Then, when the bill A conveyed by the relay conveying device 22 is supplied to the holding section 23 while the holding means 10 is switched to the holding state, as shown in FIG. Is temporarily held in a state of being elastically curved along the transport direction, the holding means 10 is switched to the non-holding state, and the first swinging member 30A is rotated by the rotating body 13.
When the slide guide surface 25 for the banknote A is released from the front side in the transport direction, the front end of the banknote A is held at the holding position as shown in FIG. The second electric motor 32 starts to be driven in based on the detection information indicating that there is a bill by the first photo sensor F, and the transport operation by the first holding unit 8 is repeated.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, two banknotes A
Of the two banknotes A are inserted into the holding position by overlapping the front ends of the first and second holding parts 8 and 9 with each other.
When it is held by and, as shown in FIG. 11, the first holding portion 8
Banknote A with the smallest sliding resistance along with the drive movement of
The banknotes A that are in relative contact with each other and that are in contact with the second holding section 9 side with a predetermined contact area remain at that position, and the banknote A that is in contact with the first holding section 8 side is Following the drive movement of the first holding unit 8, as shown in FIG. 12, the leading end of the banknote A is held in a state of moving forward relative to the leading end of the banknote A in contact with the second holding unit 9 side. It is conveyed and separated by the separating means 5 back and forth.

FIG. 13 shows a conveyance state in which three bills A are substantially aligned at their leading ends and overlap each other to enter the holding position, and the bills are in contact with the second holding portion 9 side with a predetermined contact area. The banknote A in contact with the first holding portion 8 side is in contact with the outside of the banknote A while the banknote A is stopped at that position.
Along with the drive movement of the first holding unit 8, the banknote A that is in contact with the outer side of the banknotes A becomes the second banknote.
Only the banknote A which moves until it comes into contact with the holding section 9 with a predetermined contact area and stops at that position, and only the banknote A in contact with the first holding section 8 side follows the drive movement of the first holding section 8. Then, the bill A is pinched and conveyed in a state in which the leading end of the bill A moves to the front side of the leading ends of the two bills A that are stopped by coming into contact with the second holding unit 9 side, and is separated back and forth by the separating means 5.

Incidentally, the second electric motor 32 is driven based on the detection information of the presence of the bill by the first photo sensor F,
If the second photo sensor 37 does not detect the passage of the banknote A even after the lapse of a predetermined time even though the carrying operation by the holding and carrying means 3 is started, it is determined that a trouble such as a banknote jam occurs. Then, the trouble occurrence is displayed by an alarm lamp or a display provided on the display section 49.

In addition, the second photo sensor 37 detects the presence of a bill even though the detection information of the presence of a bill by the first photo sensor F is not output and the carrying operation by the holding and carrying means 3 is not started. When outputting
When it is determined that a trouble such as banknote jam has occurred, the trouble is displayed on an alarm lamp or a display provided on the display unit 49.

Other Embodiments 1. The holding conveyance path formed by the first holding unit and the second holding unit may be linearly arranged. 2. The switching means for alternately switching the holding means between the holding state and the non-holding state may be configured to relatively move the first holding portion and the second holding portion in the holding direction of the paper sheet to perform switching. 3. The first holding portion may be arranged in an endless belt shape. 4. The first holding portion is not limited to being fixed to the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body, but may be provided to a belt that is driven and rotated. 5. It may be configured so that the paper sheets are loaded into the holding section by a manual operation. 6. The guide unit that guides the paper sheets held in the holding unit to the holding position may be configured to be guided by a mechanical driving force such as a motor. 7. In addition to urethane rubber, neoprene rubber or the like is used as the material for the first holding portion.
The magnitude of the sliding resistance can be set in combination with the roughness of the contact surface for the paper sheets. 8. Polycarbonate resin, polyacetal resin, nylon resin,
Although there is an ABS resin or the like, the magnitude of the sliding resistance can be set in combination with the material and the roughness of the contact surface for the paper sheet. 9. The first holding portion and the second holding portion may be configured to set the sliding resistance depending on the degree of wetting of the contact surface with respect to the paper sheet. 10. When elastically holding a paper sheet by the first holding portion and the second holding portion, the paper sheet is elastically held only by the elastic force of the material forming the first holding portion or the second holding portion itself. It may be configured to hold. 11. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention may process a paper sheet having flexibility such as a card, a document, a sealed letter, and a postcard, in addition to a bill. 12. In the embodiment, the storage unit 1 is based on the detection information of the sensor that detects the amount of the banknotes A stored in the storage unit 1 or based on the counting result by the counting unit 6.
When the amount of the banknotes A stored therein exceeds a predetermined amount, the carrying operation by the holding and carrying means 3 may be stopped and the fact may be displayed by an alarm lamp or a display provided in the display section 49. .

It should be noted that reference numerals are added to the claims for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of an essential part.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of a main part.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a main part.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a main part.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a main part.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of an essential part

FIG. 11 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage part 2 Holding conveyance path 3 Holding conveyance means 5 Separation means 7 Storage means 8 1st holding part 9 2nd holding part 10 Holding means 11 Driving means 18 Resistor 23 Reserving part 29 Supplying means 37 Counting means A Paper sheet F Detection means

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A sandwiching and conveying means for sandwiching and conveying the paper sheets (A) when the paper sheets (A) are overlapped with each other while shifting the front ends of the paper sheets (A) back and forth one by one. In the paper sheet processing apparatus provided with (3), the holding and conveying means (3) has a sliding resistance with respect to the paper sheets (A) that is smaller than a sliding resistance between the paper sheets (A). The sliding resistance between the first holding part (8) and the paper sheet (A), which is also large, is larger than the sliding resistance between the paper sheets (A) and the paper sheet (A) and the first paper sheet (A). Paper sheets (A) with a second holding part (9) having a sliding resistance smaller than that of the holding part (8).
And a driving means (11) for driving and moving the first holding part (8) along the holding conveyance path (2). The second holding means is provided. The section (9) is arranged in a strip shape along the holding and conveying path (2), and the paper sheet (A) is held and conveyed by the driving movement of the first holding section (8) along the holding and conveying path (2). Paper processing equipment. 2. A sandwiching and conveying means for sandwiching and conveying the paper sheets (A) when the paper sheets (A) are overlapped with each other by shifting the front ends of the paper sheets (A) back and forth one by one. In the paper sheet processing apparatus provided with (3), the holding and conveying means (3) has a sliding resistance with respect to the paper sheets (A) that is smaller than a sliding resistance between the paper sheets (A). The sliding resistance between the first holding part (8) and the paper sheet (A), which is also large, is larger than the sliding resistance between the paper sheets (A) and the paper sheet (A) and the first paper sheet (A). Paper sheets (A) with a second holding part (9) having a sliding resistance smaller than that of the holding part (8).
And a drive means (11) for driving and moving the first holding portion (8) along an holding transport path (2) arranged in an arc shape. The second holding part (9) is arranged in a strip shape along the holding and conveying path (2), and the first holding part (8) is driven to move along the holding and conveying path (2) to move the paper sheets (A). ) Is a paper sheet processing device in which it is held and conveyed. 3. The gripping conveyance path (2) is convexly curved on the moving path side of the first gripping part (8), and the second gripping part (9).
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the paper sheet processing apparatus is arranged in an arc shape whose side is concavely curved. 4. The first holding section (8) and the second holding section (9) are provided so as to be able to hold a paper sheet (A) in a strip shape along the holding conveyance path (2). Claim 1, 2 or 3
The described sheet processing apparatus. 5. The sandwiching conveyance path (2) is brought into contact with the non-sandwiching part of the paper sheet (A) held by the holding means (10) from the side of the second gripping portion (9). 5. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a resistor (18) that provides resistance to movement along the path. 6. A holding state in which the holding means (10) can hold a paper sheet (A) by the first holding portion (8) and the second holding portion (9), and the first holding means. Part (8) and the second
Switching means for alternately switching to a non-holding state in which the holding portion (9) is separated from each other; and the first holding portion (8) when the holding means (10) is switched to the non-holding state. A detection means (F) for detecting the presence or absence of the paper sheet (A) guided to the holding position where it can be held by the second holding portion (9) and the second holding portion (9) is provided, and the switching means and the detection means (F) are provided. ) Are linked so as to switch the holding means (10) to the holding state based on the detection information of the presence of paper sheets by the detection means (F). Paper sheet processing equipment. 7. A holding state in which the holding means (10) can hold a paper sheet (A) by the first holding portion (8) and the second holding portion (9), and the first holding means. Part (8) and the second
A switching means for alternately switching the holding part (9) to a non-holding state in which the holding part (9) is separated from each other, and a holding part (23) capable of holding the paper sheet (A) in front of the holding conveyance path (2). A guide means for guiding the paper sheets (A) held in the holding section (23) to a holding position where the sheets can be held by the first holding section (8) and the second holding section (9). The switching means and the guiding means are provided so as to cooperate with each other to guide the paper sheet (A) to the holding position when the holding means (10) is switched to the non-holding state. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. 8. The holding section (23) is configured to hold the paper sheet (A) in a state where the paper sheet (A) is elastically curved by sandwiching the paper sheet (A) from both ends in the conveying direction. The guide means is configured by providing a curve releasing means for releasing the pinching of the paper sheet (A) held in the holding section (23) from the front end side in the transport direction, and the release by the curve releasing means. The elastic return deformation of the paper sheet (A) accompanying the operation moves the leading end of the paper sheet (A) to the holding transport path (2) side and guides it to the holding position. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 7. 9. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the paper sheet processing apparatus is linked so as to widen the width of the sandwiched conveyance path (2) in accordance with the release operation by the curving release means. 10. A paper sheet (A) that has been conveyed to the holding section (23) in a posture in which the thickness direction intersects the conveyance direction when the holding means (10) is switched to the holding state. 9. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising: a supply unit (29) for feeding the () to the holding section (23) while elastically bending the same. 11. Paper sheets (A) that have been sandwiched and conveyed by shifting the front and rear one by one to the lower side of the sandwiching and conveying means (3), in order from the leading sheet (A). Separation means (5) for separating the succeeding paper sheet (A) back and forth is provided.
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to 8, 9, or 10. 12. A holding state in which the holding means (10) can hold a paper sheet (A) by the first holding portion (8) and the second holding portion (9), and the first holding means. A switching means is provided for alternately switching the portion (8) and the second holding portion (9) to a non-holding state in which they are separated from each other, and the separation means (5) and the switching means include the holding means. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the paper sheet processing apparatus is linked so as to separate the paper sheet (A) from the succeeding paper sheet (A) when the (10) is switched to the non-holding state. 13. The first holding part (8) is intermittently arranged along a movement path by the driving means (11), and the switching means includes the first holding part (8) by the driving means (11). The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 6, 7 or 12, wherein the holding means (10) is alternately switched between a holding state and a non-holding state with the driving movement of 8). 14. A counting means (37) for counting the number of sheets (A) separated by the separating means (5),
Storage means (7) for storing the paper sheets (A) counted by the counting means (37) in the storage part (1) in a stacked state. , 6, 7, 8,
The paper sheet processing apparatus according to 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13.