JPS5912043A - Paper storage mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a cycle storage mechanism by using the simple constitution that opening/closing plate members are placed so as to narrow a storage port from both ends of the storage port. CONSTITUTION:Opening/closing plate members 36 are rotatably fitted to both side ends of a U-shaped slide member coupling with the outer side of a storage box 12, and springs 43 push them from the inside of the both side walls to hold them at a right angle. In addition, the opening/closing plate members 36 are provided so as to narrow a storage port 12a from both ends of the storage port 12a in the lengthy direction, and the slide member is made movable in the storage port 12a direction of the storage box 12. Accordingly, a paper storage mechanism capable of coping with a recycle system with a simple mechanism can be obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical field of the invention: In particular, the present invention relates to an improvement in a banknote storage mechanism capable of stably storing and dispensing banknotes.

fb) Technology Background Recently, as part of the computer banking system, automatic cash dispensing machines (Automated Tell-er), which are 5 transaction operation devices, have been introduced at the counters of financial institutions, etc.
ATMs (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) are widely used. These devices are equipped with a media reading device, and are operated using a credit card (hereinafter referred to as a card) or a bankbook to perform transactions such as cash payments and deposits. Due to its convenience, its usage is increasing, and the number of machines installed is also increasing.However, in order to prevent temporary downtime of the machine due to replacing the banknote storage box when it is full or replenishing the dispensed banknotes, and to save labor. A recycle system is being attempted in which the banknotes stored in the bank are redirected for dispensing.

telConventional technology and problems below A 'Conventional method using FM as an example Figure 1~
This will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 fa) to [C).

The first is a perspective view illustrating an ATM according to the conventional method, the second is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1, and the third is a B--
A sectional view taken along line B, FIG. 4 (al to tel are explanatory views showing the banknote storage process in FIG. 2).

As shown in Figure 1, the ATM has a cash dispensing port 3 on the right side of the front panel of the device, a keyboard 4 in front of which is used to specify transactions such as deposits, enter the PIN number and transaction amount, and display and guide the customer about the operation details. There is a display 5, on which a banknote display 6 and a banknote return lower are arranged.

As shown in Figure 2, the inside of the device is located behind the passbook insertion slot 2, on the right side in the figure, to read and write the magnetic stripe of the passbook 11. 20 is provided with a printing unit 14 for printing transaction details. In the center of the device, there is a discrimination section 8 that discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the inserted banknotes IO, and below it there is a pool section 9 for temporarily pooling the banknotes 10, a pusher section 23, and a storage box 12. has been done. A control section 18 is arranged at the rear of the lower part of the device, at the right end in the figure.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, behind the upper cart insertion opening 1,
On the right side of the figure, a read/write section 9 for reading and writing the magnetic stripe of the card 17 and a printing section 15 for printing transaction details on the cash register 1 are provided b3. A cash counter 16 is arranged at the rear of the central part of the device.

Since it has such a configuration, an example of using this device will be described for deposits and withdrawals. First, when a customer wants to make a deposit, he or she presses the deposit key on the keyboard 4 to indicate his/her intention, and then follows the operation guidance displayed on the display 5. When the passbook 11 is inserted into the passbook insertion slot 2, the read/write section 13 reads the magnetic strips 1 to 1 on the back of the passbook, confirms the account number, and then inserts the banknotes 10 into the banknote insertion slot 6. The device discriminates the authenticity of the banknotes IO in a discrimination section 8, returns the suspicious banknotes to the banknote return lower via the route indicated by the dotted line in the figure, sends the genuine banknotes 10 to the pool section 9, counts the amount, and displays the amount. Displayed on 5. When the customer confirms that the amount matches the input amount and presses the confirmation key on the keyboard 4, the pusher section 23 is activated and the paper 'ytvto is stored in the storage box 12 from the pool section 9 and the passbook 11. The deposit amount is printed on the journal, the transaction details are printed on the journal, the journal is wound up in the device, and the bankbook 11 is returned through the bankbook insertion slot 2 to complete the transaction. When making a deposit using Car 1.17 without using Passbook 11, Cashier 1.1 is issued.

Also, when paying out cash, press the payout key, insert the card 17 into the card slot L, insert the passbook 11 into the passbook slot 2, and enter the password. When the number 1 yen and the payout amount are entered, the designated amount of banknotes 1O is dispensed from the cash counter 16 and banknotes 10 are dispensed from the cash dispensing port 3.

During this time, the card 17 is read and confirmed by the reader 19, the transaction details are printed on the bankbook 11 and the journal, the journal is wound up in the device, and the bankbook 11 is returned from the bankbook insertion slot 2. Ru. When the 1ffl book 11 is not inserted and the payment is made using the card 17, a receipt is issued.

In such an ATM, the method of storing the banknotes 10 temporarily pooled in the pool part 9 in the storage box 12 will be described in detail.As shown in FIG. Forced presser plate 2
2, the guy 1 of the storage opening 12a is pressed against the plate 12b. The button part 23 includes a button 24 in which the social slope 24a is attached to the middle flap 1-24b,
Binimen 25 and pinion 25 that mesh with Sou Tsuku
It is composed of a motor 26 that drives the.

With such a configuration, when all the banknotes IO of one transaction are pooled in the pool section 9, the motor 26 is driven and the button plate 24a moves in the direction of arrow A in the figure, and the spring 2
1, the banknote 10 is pushed into the storage box 12 while being bent into a U-shape by the bushing plate 24a and the guide plate 12b, as shown in FIG. 3(C). When both ends of the banknote 10 are stored in the storage box 12, the button 24 returns in the direction of arrow B in the figure, and the banknote 10
is pressed against the guide plate 12b by the presser plate 22,
Complete storage. The banknotes 10 temporarily pooled in this way can be stored in the storage box 12. However, the storage box 12 becomes full as deposited banknotes 10 are removed one after another, and the banknotes 10 must be taken out from the storage box 12 or replaced with an empty storage box 12. For this reason, it is necessary to temporarily stop the device. - The force for dispensing cash must be replenished when the banknotes 10 loaded in the gear society counter 16 run out. In this case as well, the device must be stopped.

In response, a recycling system has been proposed that prevents machine downtime as much as possible and reduces management effort by storing deposited banknotes 10 by denomination and allocating them to cash dispensing. There is. In this method, the storage box 12 is stored from the top and fed out from the bottom, but since the storage box 12 has openings at the top and bottom, it is unsuitable as a safe, and the banknotes in the feeding mechanism are There is a disadvantage that the pressure applied to the machine becomes uneven and the feeding becomes uncertain. In order to make this pressure uniform, a more complicated mechanism is required. Therefore, there has been a need for a simple storage and delivery mechanism compatible with recycling methods.

fd+Object of the Invention The object of the present invention is to meet the above-mentioned needs, and to provide a filter paper sheet storage mechanism that has a simple mechanism and can be adapted to a recycling system.

(e) Structure of the Invention The present invention provides a U-shaped slide member that engages with the outer surface of the storage box, and has opening/closing plate members rotatably attached to the ends of both sides of the slide member. The opening/closing plate member is configured to be biased from the inner side of the surface to maintain the right angle position, and the opening/closing plate member is positioned so that the storage opening is narrower than both ends of the storage opening in the cylindrical direction. This is a paper sheet storage mechanism characterized by having a configuration that allows the storage chamber to move in the force direction, thereby achieving the object.

(F1 Embodiment of the Invention An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9. The same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures. FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG. 6, and FIG.
~tC) is an explanatory view showing the banknote storage process in Fig. 9, and Fig. 9 is an explanatory view showing the 1flE banknote dispensing process in Fig. 6.

In FIG. 5, 8a is a primary discrimination section, which has the function of discriminating the authenticity, denomination, and front and back of the banknotes 10. 8b is a secondary discrimination section, which has a function of discriminating the denomination of the banknote 10. Reference numeral 27 designates a pooling section, which has a function of pooling the next verified banknotes 10 with their fronts and backs aligned, and a payout section 27a for feeding out the pooled banknotes 10 one by one. A storage mechanism 29 and a payout mechanism 30 are attached to a storage box 12 that stores banknotes IO by denomination. Reference numeral 25 denotes a reject box, when the banknotes 10 are judged not to be of the predetermined denomination by the secondary discrimination section 8b, for example, when the banknotes 10 are mistakenly dispensed in duplicate from the dispensing section 27a of the pool section 27,
Or if the number of bills paid out is incorrect, etc., and the number of bills paid out is 10.
This is a box to be collected in case you forget to take it out. Reference numeral 32 denotes an ejecting section, which pools the banknotes 10 to be dispensed or returned until all the banknotes 10 are collected.

A roller R that feeds the ♀IE banknotes 10 into the pool section 27, the storage box 12, the reject box 31, and the eject section 32.
1 to R4 are fitted with ring bells 1-28a to 28d, so that banknotes 10 can be stably fed. In addition, feed rollers and gates for causing the banknotes 10 to run are provided at each conveyance path and branch point. The banknotes 10 that have come out of the cash dispensing port 3 are moved to the banknote input port 6 so that the customer can easily take them. Further, when the number of banknotes 10 in the storage box 12 stored by denomination becomes more or less than a predetermined amount, it is detected by a detection means (not shown) and an alarm is displayed. When there is too much, a part of the banknotes 10 is collected into the ejection box 31, and when there is too little, open the back door 33 of the device and collect the banknotes 10.
can be inserted into the feeding portion 22a from the direction of the arrow S in the figure to replenish.

Since it has such a structure and function, when making a deposit using this device, as shown in FIG. It is returned to the cash dispensing port 3, and the R banknote IO
The amounts are counted sequentially, and the front banknotes are route A and C1.
The reverse banknotes are passed through Roux I, 8, I), aligned face up, and pooled in the pool section 27, and fed out by the customer's key operation to confirm the amount. The denominations are discriminated in the section 8b, passed through the denominations G and H, and pooled in the pool section 9 above the storage box 12 for each denomination.

When the customer operates the deposit cancellation key, the banknotes fo that have been returned to the cash dispensing port 3 from the dispensing part 27a via route J:K are stored in the storage box 12.

Here, to explain the storage mechanism according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a slider 34 is provided so as to surround three sides of the storage box 12.
A grooved wheel 3.4c is attached to the center surface 34a of the storage box 12 so as to slide between the rails 35 arranged parallel to the storage box 12, and an opening/closing plate 36 is attached to the tip of both side surfaces 34b.
It is attached so that it can rotate freely in the direction of the arrows M and N in the figure, but it can be rotated against the elasticity of the spring in the directions of arrows M and N in the figure. It is not possible to rotate in the opposite direction from the position shown in . Also, the pulley 38a of the motor 38
A heald 37 is hooked on the pulleys 39a to 39c, and the pulleys 39a and 39b are located parallel to the rail 35.
d are connected. Therefore, the slider 34 and the motor 3
By the forward and reverse rotation of 8, it reciprocates in the directions of arrows P and Q in the figure.

That is, the slider 34 is at the Ho J position in FIG. 6, and is raised to the position indicated by the upper two-dot chain line.

A detection member 37a is attached to the belt 37, and in FIG. It is located.

Further, above the storage box 12, a feeding mechanism 30J/J< is provided across a space where banknotes 10 are pooled.
The feeding mechanism 30 includes rollers R3 and R6, and a ring bell l-2.
8C and feeding rollers R7 and R8. Also, the banknotes 10 stored in the storage box 12 have springs 4
3 is pressed against the opening/closing plate 36 in the direction of the arrow. Therefore, when the slider 34 stops at the position indicated by the upper double-dashed line, the banknote IO is pressed against the payout rollers R7 and R8.

With this configuration, when storing the banknotes 1o, the deposited banknotes 10 are sent in the direction of the arrow (■) and are pooled in the pool part 9 by the rollers R3, R6 and the ring bell 1-28G, as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, it is located at the storage opening L2AJ2 of the storage box 12.Next, when the motor 31 in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 8 fb), while pushing up both ends of the pooled banknotes 10, it rises to the position shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure, and during this time, the opening/closing plate 36 is pushed by the banknotes 10 and moves in the direction indicated by the arrow. After rotating in the M and N directions, the banknote 10 is eventually removed from the opening/closing plate 3G, and as shown in FIG. 8 (C1), the banknote 10 is stored and the opening/closing plate 36 returns to its original position. It is stopped by actuation of the microswitch 41.

Next, by reverse rotation of the motor 38, that is, rotation in the right direction in the figure, the slider 34 moves in the direction of arrow Q, returns to the home position, and is stopped by actuation of the microswitch 42, as shown in FIG. 8fd+.

In this way, the banknotes 10 can be stored in the storage box 12 along with the pool portion 9.

Further, when dispensing the banknotes 10 in the storage box 12, as shown in FIG. By driving rollers R7 and R8, banknotes 10 can be sent out in the direction of arrow W in the figure. The dispensed banknotes 10 are sent to the cash dispensing port 3 via routes L, F, and K shown in FIG.

In this way, storage and delivery can be easily performed using one opening of the storage box 12.

(g) Detailed Description of the Invention According to the present invention, the reciprocating movement of the slider allows the banknotes to be stored in the storage box, and the slider is raised to carry the banknotes to the dispensing section for dispensing.
It has a stable storage and payout function, and a recycling power type Δ that redirects deposited banknotes to payout.
Not only does it have the advantage of being compatible with ``I''M, but it also has the advantage of requiring less space because it has a storage mechanism and a feeding mechanism in the opening part of the storage box.

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4 is an explanatory diagram showing the banknote storage process in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in the figure. 6 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG. 6, and FIGS. , FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the banknote feeding process in FIG. 6. In the figure, 9 is a pool part, 10 is a banknote, 12 is a storage box, 12a is a storage opening, 21.43 is a spring, 22.4
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A paper sheet conveyance mechanism, a pool section for accumulating the transported paper sheets, and a paper sheet storage box for storing the paper sheets piled up in the pool section from the storage opening of the paper sheet storage box. The handling device is provided with a U-shaped slide member that engages with the outer surface of the storage box, and is rotatably provided at the ends of both side surfaces of the slide member so as to narrow the storage opening. A paper sheet storage mechanism characterized in that the opening/closing slope portion is closed to position -U and the slide member is movable in the storage direction of the storage box.