JPH09319917A - Paper money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper money processor capable of quickly removing much liquid which has intruded from a money inserting port and easily executing maintenance and inspection work for a paper money carrier arranged immediately behind the inserting port. SOLUTION: A 1st box 31 forming a part of the bottom 2a of a device body 2 is supported to be optionally rotated around a shaft 35, arranged on the side of the paper money inserting port 6, a liquid discharging hole 34 is formed on the bottom of the 1st box 31 and a 2nd box 32, forming a part of the bottom 2a of the body 2 under a stacker 3 is fixed to the body 2. An aperture 32a is formed on the side face of the 2nd box 32 and liquid dropped from the lower face of a paper money carrier 5 is discharged to the outside of the body 2 through the hole 34 and the aperture 32a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a banknote handling machine used in automatic vending machines, currency exchange machines, service equipment and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, some machines such as automatic vending machines, currency exchange machines, service machines and the like are equipped with a bill processing device for discriminating the authenticity of inserted bills.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway conceptual side view of the above-described conventional bill processing apparatus 1.

This banknote handling apparatus 1 has an apparatus main body 2 which is generally L-shaped when viewed from the side, and the apparatus main body 2
And a stacker 3 which is a bill storage means detachably attached to the back surface of the.

Of these, a cover 4 is attached to the left end of the main body 2 below the apparatus main body 2, and a banknote insertion slot communicating with a horizontal banknote conveyance path 5 formed in the lower portion of the main body 2 of the apparatus. 6 is formed.

The cover 4 having the bill insertion slot 6 formed therein is attached to a door forming the front of the device such as an automatic vending machine (not shown) so that the bill insertion slot 6 is exposed.

According to the banknote handling apparatus 1 described above, when a banknote (not shown) is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 6, the insertion is detected by the banknote detection sensor arranged in the banknote insertion slot 6. Based on the detection signal, the drive motor 7 arranged in the apparatus main body 2 below the stacker 3 rotates, and further, the driving force of the drive motor 7 conveys the banknotes in the horizontal direction, and a first banknote transfer unit 8; The second banknote transport unit 9 that transports the inserted banknotes upward along the side of the stacker 3 is driven.

Of these, the first bill conveying means 8 comprises a pair of pulleys 10 and 11 and a first bill conveying belt 12 wound between the pair of pulleys 10 and 11, and drives the drive motor 7. When the force is transmitted to the pulley 11 via a speed reducer (not shown), the first conveyor belt 12 rotates counterclockwise, and the inserted bills are pressed against the first conveyor belt 12 and the conveyor belt 12. It is nipped between the idle rollers 13 and conveyed in the horizontal direction.

When the driving force of the drive motor 7 is transmitted to the pulley 11, the driving force is applied to the pulley 11 so that the pulley 14 has a small diameter and the belt 15 is wound around the pulley 14. It is transmitted through a small-diameter pulley 16 wound around the belt 15 to a large-diameter pulley 17 which is coaxially fixed to the pulley 16 and constitutes the second bill transporting means 9.

The power transmitted to the pulley 17 is transmitted to the second banknote transport belt 18 wound around the pulley 17, and the inserted banknote is the second banknote transport belt 18 and the second banknote. The stacker 3 is conveyed upward along the side of the stacker 3 by the plurality of idle rollers 19 that are in pressure contact with the conveyance belt 18.

As described above, when the inserted bills are horizontally conveyed to the right in the drawing by the counterclockwise rotation of the first conveyor belt 12, the inserted bills are arranged at a substantially intermediate point of the horizontal bill conveying path 5. The authenticity of the inserted banknote is determined by the banknote identifying means (not shown).

When the inserted bill is determined to be a counterfeit bill by the bill identifying means, the drive motor 7 is rotated in the reverse direction to move the first bill.
The conveyor belt 12 is reversed and the inserted bill is returned from the bill insertion slot 6.

When the inserted bill is judged to be a genuine bill by the bill discriminating means, the first conveyor belt 12 maintains the counterclockwise rotation based on the detection signal, and the second conveyor belt 18 is provided. Also keeps counterclockwise rotation,
The inserted bills, which are determined to be genuine bills, are conveyed to the upper part of the apparatus main body 2 by the second conveyer belt 18, and then the stacker 3
It is loaded and housed inside.

On the other hand, in the above-described conventional banknote handling apparatus 1, as a measure against the discharge of water drops such as rainwater poured from the banknote insertion slot 6 due to mischief or sticky liquid such as detergent, the bottom surface of the apparatus main body 2 The liquid discharge means 20 is arranged at 2a.

The liquid discharge means 20 is composed of one box 21 arranged so as to cover both lower surfaces of the apparatus main body 2 and the stacker 3, and the box 21 located below the stacker 3 has a box 21 inside. First bill conveying means 8 and second
The above-mentioned drive motor 7 for driving the banknote transport means 9 is housed.

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned box 21, a liquid material collecting portion 22 having a funnel-shaped cross section is formed in a portion located below the apparatus main body 2, and a liquid for discharging the collected liquid material is formed in a discharge hole 23 thereof. The substance discharge tube 24 is connected.

The liquid that has entered through the bill insertion slot 6 is
Lower chute and idle roller 1 forming the banknote transport path 5
3 drops from the gaps a, b, c formed between them and downward as shown by the arrow, and then is collected by the liquid material collecting unit 22 and then discharged to the outside of the device 1 via the liquid material discharge tube 24. To be done.

The box 21 in which the liquid discharge means 20 described above is formed is rotatably supported about a shaft 25 arranged below the stacker 3, and the first bill conveying means 8 is provided. When performing maintenance and inspection work such as cleaning of the respective elements constituting the bill identifying means such as a magnetic head (not shown) and photosensors disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the first bill conveying belt 12 and the bill conveying path 5 As shown in FIG. 4, the ratchet 26 that temporarily locks the stacker 3 to the apparatus main body 2 is operated to release the engagement between the stacker 3 and the apparatus main body 2, and the stacker 3 is removed from the apparatus main body 2. , The box 21 as a whole is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 25, whereby the upper and lower surfaces of the banknote transport path 5 are released, and a cleaning jig such as a cotton swab is inserted therebetween to insert the first banknote transport belt described above. 12 and bill identification means We had to carry out the maintenance work such as cleaning of each element to be formed.

[0019]

By the way, according to the above-described conventional banknote handling apparatus 1, the liquid collecting section 22 having a funnel-shaped cross section is formed in a part of the box 21 that covers the entire bottom surface 2a of the apparatus body 2. One liquid discharge hole 2 formed there
Since the liquid material is discharged only from No. 3, if a large amount of liquid material is rapidly injected, only one liquid material discharge hole 23 can quickly discharge the large amount of liquid material. It cannot be done, and overflows in the liquid collecting section 22, so that the overflowed liquid adheres to the drive motor 7 and the control boards such as sensors arranged around the drive motor 7,
There was a problem that it could not work properly.

According to the above-described conventional banknote handling apparatus 1, when the banknote transport path 5 is maintained and inspected, the entire bottom surface 2a of the apparatus main body 2 is covered and the drive motor 7 is installed as shown in FIG. Since the entire one box 21 accommodated is rotated about the shaft 25 disposed below the stacker 3, the box 2 accommodating the drive motor 7 is accommodated.
Since it is necessary to temporarily remove the stacker 3 from the apparatus main body 2 in order to secure the rotation area of 1, the maintenance and inspection work of the banknote transport path 5 immediately after the banknote insertion slot 6 is complicated.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention quickly removes a large amount of liquid matter that has entered from the bill insertion slot, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote handling device that facilitates maintenance and inspection work on a banknote transport path immediately after a banknote insertion slot.

[0022]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention discriminates the authenticity of a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot, and when the bill is judged to be a genuine bill, In the banknote processing apparatus, which is stored in a stacker mounted on the back surface of the apparatus main body through the banknote transport path immediately after the banknote insertion slot, and is returned from the inside of the apparatus main body when it is determined to be a counterfeit banknote, the apparatus. Rotating the first box that forms a part of the bottom surface of the main body of the apparatus integrally with the lower surface of the banknote transport path immediately after the banknote insertion slot, centering on the axis disposed on the banknote insertion slot side of the main body A second box that is freely supported and that forms a liquid discharge hole on the bottom surface of the first box and that forms a part of the bottom surface of the apparatus main body at a portion located below the stacker is provided on the main body. Stick to An opening formed in a side of the second box adjacent to the first box side, and a liquid discharge hole formed in the first box for liquid falling from the lower surface of the bill transport path; The second box is discharged to the outside of the apparatus body through an opening formed on the side of the box.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the bill processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below.

FIG. 1 shows a bill processing apparatus 3 according to the present invention.
In a partially cutaway conceptual side view of 0, the same parts as those in FIGS.

In the banknote handling apparatus 30, the bottom surface 2a of the apparatus main body 2 is provided with a first box 31 provided on the banknote insertion slot 6 side and a second box 32 provided on the stacker 3 side.
Covered by and.

Of these, the upper surface of the first box 31 is integrally formed with the lower surface 5a of the banknote transport path 5 immediately after the banknote insertion slot 6, and there are a plurality of idles pressed against the first banknote transport belt 12. The roller 13 is rotatably mounted, and gaps a, b, and c are formed between the idle roller 13 and the lower surface 5a of the banknote transport path 5 to drop the liquid.

On the other hand, a liquid material collecting portion 33 having a funnel-shaped cross section is formed on the bottom surface of the first box 31, and a liquid material discharging hole 34 is formed substantially at the center thereof, and the liquid material discharging hole 34 is formed. Liquid discharge tube 2 for discharging the collected liquid
4 are connected.

Further, the first box 31 is rotatably supported around a shaft 35 arranged on the bill insertion slot 6 side, and in the initial position of FIG. Positioning is supported on the lower surface of the.

On the other hand, the second box 32 disposed on the stacker 3 side is fixed to the main body 2 of the apparatus, and the first banknote conveying means 8 for horizontally conveying the inserted banknote and the inserted banknote are provided inside the second box 32. Second transporting stacker 3 upwards along the side
A drive motor 7 for driving the banknote transport means 9 is provided. Further, of the sides of the second box 32, the sides adjacent to the first box 31 side are all released to form openings 32a.

Next, the liquid discharging operation of the above-described bill processing device 30 will be described, and the structure will be described in more detail.

According to the bill processing apparatus 30 described above, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, liquid matter such as rainwater and detergent that has entered from the bill insertion slot 6 drops downward through the gaps a, b and c formed on the lower surface 5a of the bill conveyance path 5, and the liquid matter collecting unit Collected in 33. The liquid matter collected in the liquid matter collecting section 33 is discharged to the outside of the apparatus main body 2 via the liquid matter discharge hole 34 and the liquid matter discharge tube 24 connected to the liquid matter discharge hole 34.

On the other hand, when a large amount of liquid is injected from the bill insertion slot 6 and rapidly, the liquid tends to overflow in the liquid collecting section 33, but before that, the liquid is indicated by the arrow A. As shown in the arrow B, the liquid is collected over the upper wall of the second box 32, or is guided to the openings 32a along the bottom surface 32b of the second box 32. Is discharged to.

Therefore, it is possible to reduce as much as possible the liquid material overflowing from the liquid material collecting section 33 from adhering to the drive motor 7 and the control board or the like such as a sensor arranged around the drive motor 7.

Further, according to the bill processing apparatus 30 described above,
When carrying out the maintenance and inspection work of the banknote transport path 5, the first box 31 is rotatably supported around the shaft 35 arranged on the banknote insertion slot 6 side, as shown in FIG. , The latch means (not shown) is released, and then the first box 31
If a simple operation of rotating the paper money in the clockwise direction about the shaft 35 is performed, the entire paper money transfer path 5 is released, and as a result, the first paper money of the first paper money transfer means 8 that is the target of the maintenance and inspection work. Since the respective elements constituting the bill identifying means such as the magnetic head and the photo sensor (not shown) disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the transport belt 12 and the bill transport path 5 are exposed, a cleaning jig such as a cotton swab should be inserted between them. In this case, maintenance and inspection work such as cleaning of the above-described first banknote transport belt 12 and each element constituting the banknote identifying means can be easily performed.

[0035]

As described above, according to the bill processing apparatus of the present invention, the first box that forms a part of the bottom surface of the apparatus main body integrally with the lower surface of the bill conveyance path immediately after the bill insertion slot is provided. The second box, which is rotatably supported and has a liquid discharge hole formed on the bottom surface of the first box and a part of the bottom surface of the apparatus main body at the lower part of the stacker, is fixed to the apparatus main body. And forming an opening laterally adjacent to the first box side of the second box,
As a result, the liquid falling from the lower surface of the bill transport path is discharged through the liquid discharge hole of the first box and the opening of the second box. Even if it is injected into the liquid, the liquid can be quickly discharged without overflowing. Therefore, the liquid can be discharged to the drive motor and control boards such as sensors arranged around it. It will not adhere to it and will not cause its operation to malfunction, and it will effectively protect the equipment equipped with the banknote processing device against malicious mischief that pours liquid such as detergent, and it is possible to reduce its function as much as possible. Can be blocked. Further, since the first box is rotatably supported about the shaft disposed on the bill insertion slot side and the second box is fixed to the apparatus main body, the bill conveyance immediately after the bill insertion slot is carried out. When performing road maintenance inspection work,
The entire banknote transport path is released by a simple operation of rotating the first box around a shaft disposed on the banknote insertion slot side, and as a result, the banknote transport belt and the banknote to be subjected to maintenance and inspection work. It is possible to perform cleaning work for each element that constitutes the identification means, and it is possible to perform maintenance work of the banknote processing device extremely easily as compared with the case where the stacker is temporarily removed from the main body as in the conventional case. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway conceptual side view of a bill processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway conceptual side view showing the operation of the bill processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway conceptual side view of a conventional banknote handling machine.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway conceptual side view showing the operation of the banknote processing device of the conventional banknote processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Device body 3 ... Stacker 5 ... Banknote transport path 6 ... Banknote insertion port 30 ... Banknote processing device 31 ... First box 32 ... Second box 32a ... Opening 34 ... Liquid discharge hole 35 ... Shaft

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The authenticity of a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot is determined, and when the bill is determined to be a genuine bill, the bill is mounted on the back surface of the main body of the apparatus via a bill transport path immediately after the bill insertion slot. In the banknote processing device, which is stored in the stacker and is returned from the inside of the device main body when it is determined to be a counterfeit note, with a shaft disposed on the banknote insertion opening side of the device main body as a center, A first box, which forms a part of the bottom surface of the apparatus main body integrally with the lower surface of the bill transport path, is rotatably supported, and a liquid discharge hole is formed on the bottom surface of the first box. A second box, which forms a part of the bottom surface of the device body, is fixed to the device body at a portion located below the stacker, and the second box is laterally adjacent to the first box side of the second box. An opening is formed in the bill transport path. The liquid substance falling from the surface is discharged to the outside of the apparatus main body through a liquid substance discharge hole formed in the first box and an opening formed on the side of the second box. And a banknote processing device.