JPH10188078A - Paper money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a low cost and miniaturization by making structure advantage with respect to an installing space and to make the housing and fetching part of a paper money bundle single. SOLUTION: Paper money bundle housings 21 to 24 are arranged to make vertical and horizontal strings in the shape of a square, and a frame body 7 positioned over these housings and freely movable to right and left with respect to the main body of a device and a paper money bundle housing and fetching part 4 freely movable forward and backward within the frame body 7. Then the paper money bundle can be housed in and fetched from an optional housing of the housings arranged in the shape of a square by the combination of moving to the right and left of the frame body 7 and the moving forward and backward of the part 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus, and more particularly to a banknote processing apparatus for efficiently removing a predetermined number of bundled banknotes from a storage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-234954 discloses an apparatus having a plurality of banknote bundle storages for storing or removing a banknote bundle into or from these storages.

The apparatus described in the above publication has a plurality of storages arranged in series, and each storage has a means for storing and taking out a bill bundle.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, since a plurality of (four) storages are arranged in a line, the depth dimension of the apparatus is inevitably increased, and furthermore, each storage is required. Each time a bill bundle take-out means is provided, take-out means corresponding to the number of storages are required, and these have resulted in a problem that the apparatus is enlarged, the structure becomes complicated, and the cost increases.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a small and inexpensive banknote handling apparatus which can be formed into an advantageous shape in view of the installation space, and has a single banknote bundle storage and take-out section. A plurality of banknote bundle storages for storing banknote bundles in which a predetermined number of banknotes are bound, and storage or storage of the bundled banknote bundles positioned above the storages in the storage or In a banknote processing apparatus having a banknote bundle storage and take-out unit for taking out, the banknote bundle storages are arranged in a grid pattern in rows and columns, and are positioned above the storages and moved in the left-right direction with respect to the apparatus main body. A flexible frame, and a bill bundle storage and take-out unit that is movable in the front-rear direction within the frame,
The combination of the movement of the frame body in the left-right direction and the movement in the front-rear direction of the banknote bundle storage and take-out unit enables storage or removal of the banknote bundle to or from any storage of the grid-shaped storage bin. is there.

[0006] The banknote bundle storage and take-out section includes left and right banknote bundle gripping claws rotatable so as to hold the short side of the banknote bundle.
It has left and right bill bundle sliding pieces for abutting on the longitudinal side of the bill bundle and pushing it, and when taking out the bill bundle from the bill bundle storage, it rises by raising the stage in the storage. The bill bundle sliding piece is pushed to move the side surface of the bill bundle to be moved onto the island-shaped mounting portion between the storages, and the bill bundle grasping claws hold the bill bundle at the predetermined position to hold the bill bundle at the predetermined position. It is preferable to be configured so as to be conveyed to.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of a bill processing apparatus according to the present invention. The upper half of the apparatus main body 1 is a part for binding and processing the bills, and the lower half is a part relating to the present invention.
In the illustrated example, four banknote bundle storages 2 ₁ , 2 are stored in the storage unit 2.
₂ , 2 ₃ , 2 ₄ are shown in FIG.
Disposed in the shape, is obtained by the so occupies made the storage or retrieval of bill bundle to these repository 2 ₁ to 2 _4.

[0009] each repository ₂₁ to ₂₄ is intended box-shaped having a planar shape substantially similar to the length and width ratio of the bill bundle P,
An island-shaped mounting portion 3 having a width substantially equal to the width of the banknote bundle P in the short direction is provided between the two rows in the longitudinal direction in a plan view. The mounting portion 3 has cutouts 6, 6 on both sides in the longitudinal direction thereof so as not to hinder the gripping operations of the gripping claws 5, 5 of the banknote bundle storage and take-out portion 4 described later.

[0010] The repository ₂₁ to ₂₄ of the frame body 7 parallel to the contrary the placing section 3 in the upper position is provided to be movable parallel to the to the frame 7 banknote bundle housing extraction part 4 There is movably supported over housing 2 _1, 2 ₂ or 2 _3, 2 ₄ of the opening the longitudinal direction of, the one row.

As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote bundle storage and take-out section 4 has a main body 8 slidable along guide rods 9 and 9 provided in a frame 7 in a longitudinal direction thereof.
A pair of left and right gripping claws 5, 5 bent in an L-shape are fixedly provided on the shafts 10, 10 on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the main body 8, and the shafts 10, 10 are turned in opposite directions to each other. The gripping claws 5 and 5 open and close within a range from an open position indicated by a two-dot chain line to a closed position (a banknote holding position) indicated by a solid line in FIG. Release it.

The opening and closing of the gripping claws 5 and 5 is performed by rotating the shaft 10 of one gripping claw 5 by a motor mounted on the main body 8.
The rotation is transmitted to the shaft 10 of the other gripping claw 5 as a reverse rotation. The movement of the frame 7 in the direction of the arrow A and the movement of the banknote bundle storage and take-out unit 4 in the direction of the arrow B are not shown in detail, but the frame 7,
Conventional means such as a means for fixing the bill bundle storage and take-out unit 4 and moving the bill bundle by rotating the belt can be employed.

At the lower part on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the main body 8,
Sliding pieces 11, 11 for sliding the bill bundle P by pushing the longitudinal side portion of the bill bundle P are provided vertically, and only one bundle of the topmost bill bundle P at a predetermined height position is provided. Is sent.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 12 denotes a bill receiving portion, and reference numeral 13 denotes a bill discharging portion.

[0015] adapted to the respective repository 2 ₁ ~ 2 ₄ have a vertically movable stage 14 is moved by a predetermined pitch with a (thickness of the bill bundle one bundle equivalent) in the vertical direction .

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 15 denotes a banknote stacking unit, 16 denotes a binding unit, and 17 denotes a payout port. The banknote P 'sent from a cash-receipt-and-disbursement machine adjacent to the apparatus main body 1 is received in the stacking unit 15. It is done as follows.

Next, a case where the banknote bundle P in the storage is taken out and discharged will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote bundle storage and take-out section 4 moves to a position immediately above a storage (eg, 2 ₁ ) in which the banknote bundle P to be taken out is stored. At this time, the left and right grip claws 5,
Reference numeral 5 denotes an open position, and its tip is located above the lower surface of the main body 8.

[0019] The stage of the repository 2 in ₁ at the time of this state 14
Rises, and the lower surface of the uppermost banknote bundle P reaches a position slightly above the upper surface of the mounting portion 3, and the stage 14 stops. At this time, both sides in the longitudinal direction of the uppermost banknote bundle P enter between the banknote bundle sliding pieces 11 of the banknote bundle storage and take-out section 4 (FIG. 6).
Shown).

Thereafter, the frame 7 moves laterally and moves toward the mounting portion 3 (see FIG. 7), and at that time, the sliding piece 11 on the rear side in the moving direction pushes the side face of the uppermost banknote bundle P. Then, the banknote bundle P is moved onto the placement unit 3 (see FIG. 8).

In this state, the gripping claws 5 and 5 start the closing operation, and the tips of the left and right gripping claws 5 and 5 enter the lower surfaces on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the banknote bundle P from the cutouts 6 and 6 of the placing portion 3. The banknote bundle P is held so as to be held by the gripping claws 5 and 5 from the left and right (FIG. 9).

After that, the frame 7 moves to the ejection section 13 side (see FIG. 10), moves to a position immediately above the ejection section 13, and then the holding claws 5, 5 open to release the banknote bundle P held. Release, throwing part 1
3 (shown in FIG. 11).

The above-described action can be carried out by moving the frame 7 and the bank-note bundle housing extraction part 4 in the bill bundle the position of the repository _{21 to 24} housed be taken out. In the case that houses the bill bundle to the repository ₂₁ to ₂₄ grips the banknote bundle by the same operation as the receiving unit 12,
Is moved to the position of the repository ₂₁ to ₂₄ to be accommodated may be such that released. Further the number of the repository ₂₁ to ₂₄ can be increased or decreased as necessary.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the banknote bundle storage section is arranged in a grid pattern, the storage section which greatly affects the shape and dimensions of the apparatus main body is made compact. This is advantageous in terms of installation space.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the storage and extraction of the banknote bundle into and from the plurality of storages is performed by a single banknote bundle storage and takeout unit, so that the structure is extremely simplified, and Combined with the grid arrangement, the entire apparatus can be configured inexpensively and compactly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of a bill processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an arrangement of a banknote bundle storage unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a banknote bundle storage and take-out unit.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an operation of the banknote bundle storage and take-out unit of FIG. 4 at the time of taking out a banknote bundle and moving to a take-out position.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram at the time of starting the bill bundle sliding.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the same during sliding.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a state where the banknote bundle has moved onto the placement unit.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view when holding a banknote bundle.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the same while moving to the ejection section.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view when the bill bundle is released.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 the apparatus body 2 bill bundle accommodating section ₂₁ to ₂₄ banknote bundle storage box 3 mounting portion 4 bill bundle housing extraction part 5 gripping claws 6 cutout 7 frame 8 the body portion 11 bill bundle planing piece 12 bill bundle receiving unit 13 banknote Bundle ejection section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of banknote bundle storage units for storing a banknote bundle in which a predetermined number of banknotes are bound, and a bundled banknote bundle positioned above the storage unit is stored or taken out of a storage box. In the banknote processing device having a banknote bundle storage and take-out means, the banknote bundle storage is arranged in a grid pattern in a row and a row, and a frame is located above the storage and movable in the left-right direction with respect to the apparatus main body. Body, and a bill bundle storage and take-out portion that is movable in the front-rear direction within the frame body, and the mesh-shaped arrangement is provided by a combination of the left-right movement of the frame body and the front-rear movement of the bill bundle storage-take portion. A bill processing device, wherein a bill bundle can be stored or taken out of an arbitrary storage in the storage. 2. A bill bundle storage and take-out unit, comprising: left and right bill bundle gripping claws rotatable so as to hold a short side of the bill bundle;
It has left and right bill bundle sliding pieces for abutting on the longitudinal side of the bill bundle and pushing it, and when taking out the bill bundle from the bill bundle storage, it rises by raising the stage in the storage. The bill bundle sliding piece is pushed to move the side surface of the bill bundle to be moved onto the island-shaped mounting portion between the storages, and the bill bundle grasping claws hold the bill bundle at the predetermined position to hold the bill bundle at the predetermined position. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banknote handling apparatus is configured to be conveyed to a banknote handling apparatus.