JPS5914864Y2 - Paper sheet storage device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a device for storing paper sheets such as banknotes and regular paper in a storage box.

For example, regarding a banknote storage device in a vending machine, a banknote insertion slot is formed on the top surface of the storage box for storing banknotes, the width of which is narrower than the width of the banknotes, and the banknotes transferred to the top surface of this insertion slot are moved up and down. There are devices that are configured to be pushed into the interior by means of push rods or push plates.

In this device, once the banknotes are stored in the storage box, they cannot be taken out from the two banknote insertion slots, so there is security against theft. There are cases where the banknotes are stored with the side edges bent, and when the banknotes are placed in an automatic counter, the above-mentioned gap between the edges will interfere with the automatic feeding of the banknotes.

Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide a paper sheet storage device that can store paper sheets in an aligned state without bending their edges.

According to the paper sheet storage device of this invention, when the pushing plate enters the storage box to push the paper sheets, the spread lever opens and presses wrinkles in the width direction of the paper sheets. Even if the paper sheets are pushed into a curved shape, they are unfolded inside the storage box and can be stored in a securely wrinkled state, and the stored paper sheets can be passed through a single-motion counter while remaining aligned. can.

An embodiment of this invention having such characteristics will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

The drawing shows a storage device for inserted banknotes in a vending machine.

The banknote storage box 1 has a banknote insertion slot 2 on its top surface that is narrower than the width of the banknotes, and is always urged upward by a panda graph 5 formed by a four-speed link 3 and a spring 4 inside. This bill receiving plate 6 is formed wider than the opening of the above-mentioned bill insertion slot 2, and the bill inserted from the above-mentioned insertion slot 2 is placed on the bottom edge of the top plate 7. Press and hold.

The banknote receiving plate 6 is an example of a paper industry receiving plate.

Moreover, the pantograph 5 shows an example of a biasing means.

Transfer belts 8 and 9 are stretched on the upper surface side of the bill insertion slot 2 of the bill storage box 1 in proximity to both lengthwise sides of the insertion slot 2, and transfer the inserted bills to the top surface of the bill insertion slot 2. Transport.

Note that 10 is a stopper that stops the transferred banknotes on the upper surface of the banknote insertion slot 2.

A pushing plate 11 is located above the above-mentioned bill insertion slot 2, and this pushing plate 11 is fixed to the lower end of the sliding rod 13 which is held by a fixed plate 12.12 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. It is formed in a size that allows it to pass through the bill insertion slot 2.

The above-mentioned sliding rod 13 is driven by an appropriate vertical drive mechanism such as a crank mechanism or a cam mechanism, and its stroke is such that the pushing plate 11 moves from the upper position of the transfer belt 8.9 through the bill insertion slot 2 to the bill storage box 1. The amount is set so that it can fit into the upper internal position.

Spreading rods 14, 14 are provided near the longitudinal ends of the aforementioned push-in plates 11, respectively.

The splitting rod 14 is composed of a pair of links 15, 15 and a spring 17 that biases the tips of these links on the push plate 11 side in the direction of opening.

The tip of the link 15 on the pushing plate 11 side is bent toward the end of the pushing plate 11, that is, toward the peripheral edge of the pushing plate 11.

Approximately central portions in the length direction of the pair of links 15.15 are rotatably pivoted to an end portion of a shaft 16 fixed to the sliding rod 13.

The lower end of the above-mentioned spread rod 14 is located near the upper surface of the pushing plate 11, and when the pushing plate 11 is located at the upper part and in the initial position, a guide plate 19 fixed to the fixed plate 18 is provided on the outside of the lower end surface. .19 is provided.

The above-mentioned guide plate 19.19 has the open leg lever 14 connected to the bill insertion slot 2.
The distance between the outer surfaces of the pair of leg opening levers 14 in the open leg state is regulated within the mouth width of the insertion opening 2 until the leg opening state is reached.
guide it to the insertion slot.

When the above-mentioned opening rod 14 reaches the bill insertion slot 2, the opening rod 14 is guided by the lip of the insertion slot 2, and as its lower end goes inside, it expands outward beyond the width of the push plate 11. It works like this.

In the banknote storage device constructed as described above, when the banknotes are transferred to the upper surface of the storage box 1 by the transfer belts 8 and 9, the push plate 11 moves downward to store the banknotes in the storage box 1. .

At this time, the spreader rods 14 expand outward from the pusher plate 11 inside the storage box 1, and this expansion stretches both edges of the banknotes that have been pushed into a curved state, so that the stored banknotes become flat and folded. They are lined up and stored without being distorted.

Although the pushing plate 11 is a plate-shaped body in the above-described embodiment, it can also be formed from a rod-shaped body.

Further, the lower ends of the front and rear spread levers 14.14 may be connected by a rod-like body or a plate-like body so that the lower ends of the spread leg levers 14 can also act widely on banknotes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the invention, with FIG. 1 being a sectional side view, FIG. 2 being a partially sectional front view, and FIG. 3 being a partially sectional front view showing the operating state. 1... Bill storage box, 2... Bill insertion slot, 11...
Push plate, 14...spreading rod, 19 guide plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] ■ An insertion slot is formed on one side of the storage box with a width narrower than the width of the paper sheets, and the paper sheets transferred to one side of this insertion opening are pushed inside the storage box using means. A paper sheet storage device for storing paper sheets in a storage box, which includes: a push plate for pushing paper sheets into the storage from an insertion opening; a paper sheet receiving plate for placing the stored paper sheets; a biasing means for biasing the paper sheet receiving plate toward the insertion slot; and an end portion on the side that contacts the paper sheets is opened in order to enter the paper sheet into the insertion slot together with the pushing plate and smooth out the wrinkles of the paper sheet. a pair of leg levers that are biased by a spring in a direction in which the legs are opened; and a pair of leg levers that are in an open state when the pushing plate is in contact with the leg opening direction side of the leg levers when the pushing plate is outside the storage box. and a guide plate having a width sufficient for the pushing plate and the opening leg to pass through, the guide plate guiding the spreading leg to the insertion opening and regulating the distance between the outer sides of the surfaces of the opening and the opening of the insertion opening. A paper sheet storage device characterized by: 2. The paper sheet storage device according to claim 1, wherein the urging means is constituted by a pantograph formed by a four-speed link and a spring. 3. The paper sheet according to claim 1 or 2 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that the end of the spread rod that contacts the paper sheet is bent toward the end of the push plate. storage device.