JPH0992389A - Bill receiving/defraying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To electrically connect or disconnect a unit and a bill receiving/ defraying device main body when the unit is merely fitted or removed by providing connectors on the unit side and the bill receiving/defraying device main body side according to the inserting and extracting directions of the unit, and fitting or removing the connectors via guide pins and guide holes. SOLUTION: This bill receiving/defraying device removably mounted with a unit 11 is provided with a connector 1 on the unit 11 side and a connector 4 engaged with the connector 1 on a bill delivery device main body 13 side according to the inserting and extracting directions of the unit 11. Guide pins 3 are provided on the connector 1 side, and guide holes 5 to be inserted with the guide pins 3 are provided on the connector 4 side. The guide pins 3 have the same diameter as that of the guide holes 5 on the tip side, and steps are provided in the middle to reduce the diameter. The steps are provided at the positions where the connectors 1, 4 start to be engaged with each other.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill depositing / dispensing device, and more particularly to a detachable structure of a unit detachable from a bill depositing / dispensing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional bill depositing / dispensing device, a detachable unit that requires electrical connection is connected by connecting a connector after mounting the unit.

[0003]

Conventionally, when a unit is to be replaced, a two-step operation of attaching / detaching the unit and attaching / detaching the connector is required, which is troublesome.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus in which a unit is detachably mounted, and a banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus on the unit side and a banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus in accordance with the inserting / drawing direction of the unit. A connector is provided on the main body side, a guide pin is provided on one connector side, and a guide hole into which this guide pin is inserted is provided on the other connector side. And a step is provided on the way to reduce the diameter, and the position where the step is provided is a position where the connectors start to be fitted to each other.

[0005]

1 is a perspective view of a banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a connector section of the present embodiment. Here, FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device as viewed from the non-maintenance surface side. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11a denotes a deposit / withdrawal unit, and this deposit / withdrawal unit 11a can be pulled out to the maintenance surface side.

11b is a customer service unit, and this customer service unit 11b can be pulled out upward. 11c is an upper conveyance unit, and this upper conveyance unit 11c can be pulled out upward. The upper transport unit 11c
A reversing unit 11d is incorporated in the reversing unit 11d, and the reversing unit 11d can be removed from the upper transport unit 11c.

Reference numeral 11e is a recognition unit. This recognition unit 11e can be pulled out after the upper transport unit 11c is pulled out. 11f is a lower conveyance unit, and this lower conveyance unit 11f can be pulled out to the maintenance surface side. 11 g is a replenishment / recovery unit, and this replenishment / recovery unit 11 g can be pulled out backward.

Reference numeral 12 is a control board provided on the maintenance side of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus main body 13, and each unit interfaces with a host through the control board 12. Reference numeral 14 is a wiring cord for exchanging signals and supplying power between each unit and the control board 12, and an upper wiring cord 14a for connecting the customer service unit 11b, the recognition unit 11e and the upper conveyance unit 11c, and a deposit / withdrawal. A lower wiring cord 14b connecting the unit 11a, the lower transport unit 11f, and the replenishment / recovery unit 11g is arranged.

Here, the wiring cord 14 is arranged on the non-maintenance surface side of the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus main body 13, and the substrate 15 provided in each unit is also arranged on the non-maintenance surface side in correspondence therewith. On the other hand, the drive system is arranged on the maintenance side. The board provided in each unit and the wiring cord 14 are connected by a jack-in type connector section 16.

Next, the structure of the connector portion will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a connector on the unit 11 side, and this connector is attached to a board 15 mounted on the unit 11. Reference numeral 3 is a guide pin provided on the unit 11 side, and the guide pin 3 is fixed on both sides of the connector 1 with the connector 1 interposed therebetween.

Here, the guide pin 3 has a large diameter on the front end side thereof, and a step is provided on the way to reduce the diameter. 4 is a connector attached to the banknote deposit / withdrawal device main body 13 side,
Reference numeral 5 is a guide hole provided on both sides of the connector 4 so that the guide pin 3 can be inserted therein. FIG. 3 shows the connector 1
3 (a) is a plan view and FIG.
3B is a front view and FIG. 3C is a side view.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the details of the connector 4, FIG. 4 (a) is a plan view, and FIG. 4 (b) is A in FIG. 4 (a).
It is a sectional view taken on line -A '. As shown in FIG. 3, the connector 1
A guide groove 1a for preventing erroneous insertion is provided in the connector 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the connector 4 has a guide rib 4 for preventing erroneous insertion.
a is provided. The guide groove 1a and the guide rib 4
Since a is provided at a position displaced from the center line, when inserting the connector 1 and the connector 4 in the correct directions,
The guide 4a can enter the guide groove 1a,
When trying to insert it in the opposite direction, the guide 4 is inserted in the guide groove 1a.
Since a cannot enter, the reverse insertion is blocked.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the connector 4 is attached to the frame 13a constituting the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus main body 13 by the flanges 4b and 4c protruding at both ends, but the lengths of the flanges 4b and 4c can be changed. When the connector 4 is attached to the frame 13a in the opposite direction with the shape as a non-target, the main body of the connector 4 becomes the frame 13a.
Since it cannot be attached by interfering with a, the connector 4 cannot be attached in the reverse direction. As a result, when the connector 4 is mounted, the connector is not mounted in the wrong direction, and as described above, the connectors are prevented from being reversely inserted, so that the reverse connection at the connector portion when the unit is mounted can be surely performed. Can be prevented.

The connector 1 on the side of the unit 11 attached to the board connector 15 has a female housing, and the connector 4 on the main body 13 of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus has a male housing so that it can be engaged. Dust-proof measures are taken. Here, the connector 4 is attached to the frame 13a by the screw 4d, but the connector 4 has a floating structure by making holes having a diameter larger than that of the screw 4d in the flange portions 4b and 4c. Here, the connector 1 on the unit 11 side is attached to the board 15, and the board 15 can have a floating structure. However, when the board 15 is large, the floating structure cannot be provided. The connector 4 has a floating structure. This allows floating without being affected by the substrate.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the portion B of the connector 4 described in FIG. 4, in which the connector 4 is pressed against the wiring cord 14 so that the contact 4e is the insulating coating 1 of the wiring cord 14.
4c is broken to form a connector that is electrically connected.
This facilitates the electrical connection work between the connector 4 and the wiring cord 14. Further, the connector 4 can be connected in the middle of the wiring cord 14, and a plurality of connectors 4 can be arranged for one wiring cord 14.

The connectors 1 and 4 and the guide pin 3 are provided.
The directions of the guide holes 3 and the guide holes 3 are the same as the insertion and extraction directions of the unit 11. At this time, in order to connect the connector 4 to the wiring cord 14 by pressing the connector 4 onto the wiring cord 14 as described with reference to FIG. 5, the connector 4 must be orthogonal to the wiring cord 14. There is. For this reason, at a location where the connector 4 has the same orientation with respect to the wiring cord 14, the wiring cord 14 which is a flat cable is bent to change the direction by 90 ° so that the connector 4 is orthogonal to the connector 4. After passing through, the wiring cord 14 is turned again by 90 degrees.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the connector section showing the operation in the present embodiment, and the operation in the present embodiment will be described below. The unit 11 is a banknote deposit / withdrawal device main body 13
In the case of attaching to the banknote pay-in / pay-out device main body 13, the unit 11 is guided by a guide rail (not shown) or the like.

When the unit 11 is inserted to some extent, the guide pin 3 enters the guide hole 5. At this time,
The diameter of the tip end side of the guide pin 3 is thicker, and is substantially the same as the diameter of the guide hole 5.
The vertical and horizontal positioning of the unit 6 is restricted by the guide pin 3 and the guide hole 4. When the unit 11 is further inserted in this state, the connector 1 and the connector 4 start to be fitted as shown in FIG. At this time,
Since the connector 1 side is floating, the connectors can fit together even if there is some deviation. Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the diameter of the guide pin 3 is made thin at the position where the connectors start to be fitted together.
As shown in FIG. 5, the guide pin 3 has a play in the guide hole 5, and the connector portion 16 is positioned by fitting the connectors together.

Then, by further inserting the unit 11, the connectors are completely fitted and the unit 11
Is electrically connected to the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus main body 13 and mechanically fixed by a lock mechanism or the like (not shown) to complete the mounting of the unit 11. When removing the unit 11 from the banknote deposit / withdrawal device main body 13,
When the lock mechanism (not shown) is released and the unit 11 is pulled out, the connector 1 is detached from the connector 4, and the electrical connection is released. Then, when the unit is further pulled out, the unit can be removed from the bill depositing / dispensing device.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the connectors are provided on the unit side and the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus main body side in accordance with the insertion / drawing direction of the unit, and the connector is positioned for positioning. Since one connector side is provided with a guide pin and the other connector side is provided with a guide hole into which this guide pin is inserted, the connectors are fitted to each other just by inserting the unit, and the electrical connection is completed. When you pull out, the connector is removed and the electrical connection is released. This makes it possible to electrically connect and disconnect the unit and the banknote pay-in / pay-out main body by simply attaching and detaching the unit, and the unit replacement work can be easily performed.

Further, the guide pin is provided with a step in the middle so that the tip end side is thick and the guide pin is made thin from the middle so that the connector portion is positioned by the guide pin and the guide hole until the connectors are fitted to each other so that the tips of the connectors are securely connected. The guide pin has a play in the guide hole when the connectors start to be fitted to each other so that the connector pin does not become a load. This allows
The connector will fit securely.

The wiring cords 14 on the main body of the banknote depositing / dispensing device are concentrated on the non-maintenance side, and the wiring cords 14 are divided into upper and lower parts according to the arrangement of each unit, and a plurality of connectors 4 are attached to each wiring cord 14. By pressing and fixing
Wiring is made so as to pass through each connector 4, and the wiring can be made simple and short. Also, maintenance is easy to perform by separating the drive system from the wiring system on the maintenance side.

As described above, since it can be realized with a simple structure, a low cost device can be provided. Here, in the embodiment of the present invention, the banknote deposit / withdrawal device has been described, but it is also applicable between a higher-order automatic transaction device and the banknote deposit / withdrawal device, and further mounted on the automatic transaction device. It can also be applied to units.

[0024]

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the connectors are provided on the unit side and the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus main body side according to the inserting / drawing direction of the unit, and at least one of these connectors is provided. Has a floating structure, a guide pin is provided on one connector side for positioning the connectors, and a guide hole into which the guide pin is inserted is provided on the other connector side. It has almost the same diameter as the hole, and a step is provided in the middle to reduce the diameter, and the position where this step is provided is the position where the connectors start to fit together. Electrical connection to and disconnection from the main body of the gold device can be performed, and replacement work of the unit can be easily performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a banknote deposit / withdrawal device showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a connector unit according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing details of a connector on a unit side.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing details of a connector on the main body of the banknote deposit / withdrawal device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of part B in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a connector section showing the operation in the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Connector 3 Guide Pin 4 Connector 5 Guide Hole 11 Unit 15 Board

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus in which a unit is removably mounted, a connector is provided on the unit side in accordance with the insertion / withdrawal direction of the unit, and a connector fitted with this connector is aligned with the insertion / withdrawal direction of the unit. The bill depositing / dispensing device is provided on the main body side of the bill depositing / dispensing device. 2. The bill depositing / dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a guide pin is provided on the one connector side, and a guide hole into which the guide pin is inserted is provided on the other connector side, and the guide pin has a tip end. The banknote depositing / dispensing device is characterized in that the side has a diameter substantially the same as that of the guide hole, a step is provided in the middle to reduce the diameter, and the step is provided at a position where the connectors start to be fitted to each other. . 3. The bill depositing / dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the connector provided in each unit and the connector provided on the bill depositing / dispensing device main body side are provided on the non-maintenance side of the device. The banknote depositing / dispensing device is characterized in that the wiring provided on the side is also provided on the non-maintenance surface side, and a plurality of connectors are arranged in the middle of one wiring according to the arrangement of the units.