JPS5887687A - Paper money storing box - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a banknote storage box for a banknote discharging mechanism of an automatic teller machine or an automatic teller machine.

As a banknote storage box used in a conventional banknote discharging mechanism, a dedicated storage box in which the denominations to be stored are fixed is usually used. for example.

In general automatic teller machines and automatic teller machines,
Currently, special storage boxes are used for the two gold coins, 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills, which are currently issued in large quantities. Recently, a teller-only payment machine has been announced that performs bank teller operations.In this case, it accepts all banknotes currently in circulation, namely, 10,000 yen notes, 5,000 yen notes, 1,000 yen notes, and 5,000 yen notes. It is designed to handle 100 yen notes, and a total of 4 special storage boxes are used, each at -℃.

By the way, this dedicated storage box means that there is one dedicated storage box for each denomination due to the different sizes of banknotes, and at the same time, when loading the banknote ejection mechanism, there is no electricity except for detecting the presence or absence of the storage box. Physically, there is no way to detect which denomination a banknote storage box contains (because the denomination is determined physically by the position in which it is loaded, Even though it is a storage box, the physical position where it should be loaded is fixed, and it is essential to devise a way to prevent it from being loaded at a place other than the predetermined loading position. It can also be said to be a dedicated storage box.

Therefore, when inserting and removing banknotes each time, care must be taken not to make a mistake in the loading position, which is not only cumbersome to operate, but also requires measures to prevent incorrect insertion of banknotes into the banknote storage box and banknotes. It is necessary to apply the coating across the release mechanism, resulting in a high cost.

Furthermore, in terms of operations at financial institutions such as steel girders, there are usually only a limited number of denominations that are frequently paid and require replenishment of banknotes in the middle of transactions. In addition, in order to smoothly carry out payment obligations in consideration of the occurrence of failures caused by storage boxes, it is necessary to prepare spare storage boxes for all denominations handled by the payment device. Therefore, not only is the cost high, but there are also troublesome problems in terms of storage and management of these many spare storage boxes.

An object of the present invention is to provide a means that can automatically detect the denomination stored in the bill storage box (regardless of the loading position) by simply loading the bill storage box into the bill discharging mechanism. A feature of the present invention is to provide a switchable banknote storage box that can be used for multiple denominations so that a single banknote storage box can accommodate multiple denominations of banknotes. For example, a reed switch and a permanent magnet are used as elements for taking out electrical output signals, and the reed switch is appropriately placed in the loading section of the banknote storage box of the banknote ejection mechanism, and the permanent magnet is placed on the side of the banknote storage box. Therefore, a banknote storage box of the same denomination will have the same output signal at any loading position, and a banknote storage box of a different denomination will have a different output signal by changing the arrangement of the permanent magnets. By making it possible to take out the banknotes from the reed switch and by setting the output signal for each denomination in advance, the banknotes can be automatically loaded into the banknote ejection mechanism of the banknote storage box, regardless of the loading position, and the banknotes are stored in the banknote storage box. This makes it possible to detect the denomination of the coin.

Furthermore, the features of the banknote storage box that can be used for multiple denominations include:
For example, by operating a switching knob provided on the storage box, either the side plate that defines the width of banknotes to be stored, or the bottom plate that determines the height, or both, can be moved in conjunction with each other. By switching so that banknotes can be accommodated and at the same time moving the member equipped with permanent magnets, a specific different output signal is sent to the reed switch of the banknote ejection mechanism for each switched denomination. By making it possible to automatically detect the denominations stored in the banknote storage box by simply loading the banknote storage box into the banknote discharging mechanism, it is possible to switch between banknotes so that the same banknote storage box can store banknotes of different denominations. A banknote storage box that can be used for multiple denominations has been made available to parents.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which the bill dispensing mechanism 1 is loaded with a bill storage box A2 and a bill storage box B3. A reed switch A6 is installed on both sides of the loading section of the bill storage box A2 of the bill discharging mechanism 1.
A permanent magnet 5 is provided inside the banknote storage box A2 and near the reed switch A6 at a position where the reed switch 1 (6) can be operated.
is provided. Further, a reed switch A8 and a reed switch B9 are provided on both sides of the loading section of the banknote storage box B5, and inside the banknote storage box B3,
A permanent magnet 5 is provided near the reed switch B9 at a position where the reed switch i9 can be operated.

Therefore, when the output signal of each reed switch is read in the state shown in FIG. 1, it will look like the part surrounded by the notches shown in FIG. 2. Next, when the banknote storage boxes A2 and B5 are loaded with the top and bottom reversed, the signal states are as shown in the unhatched portions of the table in FIG. As will be clear from now on, since different output signals are obtained for each storage box, whether the upper or lower loading section of the banknote discharging mechanism 1 is connected to the banknote storage box A2.
It is possible to determine whether one of the four B5s is loaded by simply reading the output signal state. Therefore, for example, by defining the banknote storage box A2 as a storage box for 10,000 yen notes and the banknote storage box B3 as a storage box for 1,000 yen banknotes, simply by loading the banknote storage box into the banknote discharging mechanism 1, the banknote storage box can be automatically stored. It becomes possible to detect the denomination inside the storage box. In this embodiment, an example was given in which two banknote storage boxes are identified using a combination of reed switches and permanent magnets, but other detection means may also be used, and the number of installed reed switches and permanent magnets may be increased. , it goes without saying that the number of identifications can be increased.

Next, let's look at an example of a banknote storage box that can be used for multiple denominations!
This will be explained using Figure 55-6e7*8s9.

The case 16 has an opening 17 at one end for releasing the banknotes 14, and the banknotes 14 are pressed against the opening 17 by a banknote presser 12. Although not shown in this figure,
The banknote presser 12 has a mechanism that slides toward the opening 17, and is tensioned by a spring so that a constant pressing force can be exerted at all times. A hinge 29 is provided on one end face of the upper part of the case 16, and the case 7 11 is connected to the hinge 29 to enable opening and closing when taking out and taking out stored banknotes. The knob 15 has a rotatable structure, with gear A20°, gear B21. Rotation is transmitted to the lead shaft 18 via the gear C22. Also, gear D23. The rotation is also transmitted to the cylinder A272 and the cylinder B2B via the gear E24. - Four nuts A19 are mounted on the lead shaft 18, and depending on the direction of rotation of the lead shaft 18, the screws are oriented so that adjacent nuts A19 always move in opposite directions on the lead shaft 18. is cut. Natsuto A
19 is connected to a side plate 25 via a lever A26. Further, the side plate 25 is connected to the lever B32. Link A30.
It is connected to the bottom plate 15 via a link branch 31 fixed to the case 16.

First, the switching operation of banknote size will be explained. It is now assumed that the dimensions of the side plate 25 and the dimensions of the bottom plate 13 are compatible with the largest size of banknotes currently in circulation, that is, ten thousand yen notes. By turning the knob 15 in the direction of the arrow C, the lead shaft 18 is rotated through the gear, and the arrows A19 move in the opening, C, 2, and H directions shown in the figure, respectively, due to the direction of the screw. The side plate 25 and the nut A19 are connected to the lever A2.
Since parallel links are formed by 1S, oak) A1
As 9 moves, the side plate 25 moves in parallel in the direction shown in the figure. Now, by appropriately selecting the length of the lever A26, the pitch of the screw, the gear ratio, etc., from the current position of the knob 15 in the direction of the arrow H, a 5,000 yen note can be made, and a 500 yen note can be made at 270 degrees. Each can have a width dimension. At the same time, as the side plate 25 moves, the lever B32 and the link fulcrum 61. The bottom plate 13 also moves in the direction of the arrow due to the action of the link A30, and by appropriately selecting the position of the link branch 51 and the lever ratio, the height of the banknote as well as the width can be linked to create a 10,000 yen note, a You can switch between 1,000 yen, 1,000 yen, and 500 yen.

Next, a method for automatically detecting the switched denomination will be described. By operating knob 15, cylinder A27 and cylinder B28
I have already mentioned that they rotate in conjunction with each other. Here, the sixth
．． As shown in FIG. 7, the cylinder A27 is provided with permanent magnets 5 at 180° pitches, and the cylinder B28 is provided with permanent magnets 5 at 90° pitches. As shown in FIG. 8, a reed switch A6 and a reed switch B7 are provided on both sides of the loading section of the multi-denomination storage box 33 of the banknote discharging mechanism 1. In response to switching,
By rotating the cylinder A279 and the cylinder B28 by 90 degrees, four different output signals of (3), (Bl, (Q, and (Il) shown in FIG. 9) can be detected. Therefore,
If denominations are defined in accordance with each output signal, automatic denomination detection after loading the multi-denomination storage box 35 becomes possible.

In this embodiment, the storage box of the banknote discharging mechanism 1 has one loading section, but the same holds true even if there are two or more.

According to the present invention, the denominations stored in the bill storage box can be electrically detected when the bill storage box is loaded into the bill discharging mechanism, so there is no restriction on the loading position of the bill storage box, and the operability is excellent. Sleep. In addition, since no erroneous insertion prevention mechanism is required, the structure of the bill storage box and the loading section of the bill storage box of the bill discharge mechanism is simplified.

Furthermore, when viewed as a banknote payment device, the user can freely select combinations of denominations to be handled. For example, if it is a payment device that can load two bill storage boxes,
It is now possible to use one denomination for a total of two denominations as before, or to combine two denominations into one denomination. Therefore, in the operation of banknote dispensing devices, even when unmanned or holiday operation is expected in the future, if a device that can load two banknote storage boxes is limited to one denomination, it will be twice as expensive as before. It has a larger capacity and can be used in a wider range of applications.

On the other hand, with a banknote storage box that is commonly used for multiple denominations of banknotes, a single device only requires at least one spare banknote storage box, regardless of the number of denominations handled, and the cost is reduced. This eliminates the hassle of storing and managing banknote storage boxes. Furthermore, from a production standpoint, since all denominations have banknote storage boxes with the same specifications, they can be produced in smaller quantities, making it possible to manufacture them at a lower cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a banknote discharging mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an output signal display diagram of the same embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a- of Figure 5.
5 is a sectional view taken along the line b-b in FIG. 3, FIGS. 6 and 7 are a front view of the cylinder, and FIG. 8 is a front view of a banknote discharging mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention. 9 are output signal diagrams of another embodiment. Explanation of symbols 1...Banknote discharging mechanism, 2...Banknote storage box A, 3...Banknote storage box B, 5...
...Permanent magnet, 6...Reed switch 1.7
...Reed switch 2.8...Reed switch 1', 9...Reed switch 2', i
5...Bottom plate, 15...Knob, 18.
...Lead shaft, 19...Natsuto A
. 25...Side plate, 27...Cylinder A, 28
...Cylinder B, 33...Multi-denomination common banknote storage box. 1st ro 2nd gl 3rd mountain O8 [IQ O9■

Claims (1)

[Claims] t In the banknote storage box used in the banknote ejection mechanism, it is possible to automatically detect which denomination of the banknote storage box accommodates the main storage box when the main storage box is loaded into the banknote ejection mechanism. A banknote storage box characterized by comprising means.