JPS5947359B2 - Storage box in banknote counting machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a storage box in a banknote counting and dispensing machine that counts and dispenses banknotes one by one.

Conventionally, this type of banknote counting and dispensing machine pulls and counts the banknotes stored in a removable storage box one by one using a suction swing lever equipped with a suction port that communicates with a vacuum pump, and then pulls out the banknotes from the storage box. The collected banknotes are transferred one by one to a collection car via a group of conveying rollers, and then fed out from the collection car to a receiving tray.

However, both ends of the banknotes stored in a conventional storage box are held in contact with the inner walls of the storage box, so when the suction swinging lever pulls out the banknotes one by one, both ends of the banknotes Contact frictional resistance was generated between the banknotes and the inner wall of the storage box, and therefore, when the banknotes were drawn out using the suction swinging rod, the banknotes could not be reliably fed out.

This invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to separate the clamping body that clamps banknotes from the side edge of the banknote by a clamping and separating mechanism when it is attached to a counting and feeding machine. A banknote counter capable of smoothly and reliably drawing out banknotes using a suction swinging rod by reducing or eliminating the contact frictional resistance between both ends and the clamping bodies on both inner walls of a storage box. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage box in a feeding machine.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes the main body of the banknote counting and dispensing machine, and the main body 1 is provided with a storage box 2 in which banknotes A are stored in a removable manner in a force-setting manner. Also, inside the main body 1, there is a well-known suction type banknote feeding mechanism (suction swinging rod) 3 and a group of conveying rollers 4.
, an accumulation car 5, a saucer θ, etc. are provided. Next, the storage box 2 will be explained.

In the figure, 7 is a storage box main body, and inside this storage box main body 7 there is provided a pressing plate 8 that presses the banknotes A between them.
A spring 10 is attached to the lower part of the pressing plate 8 and acts to constantly pull it toward the suction swinging rod 3 along the guide shaft 9. Further, wheels 11, . . . are rotatably attached to the bottom of the storage box body 7. Further, inside the storage box main body 7, a pair of substantially round bar-shaped clamping bodies 12, 12 for clamping both ends of the banknote A are rotatably provided. The clamping bodies 12, 12 are provided with a clamping and separating mechanism 13 so that the clamping bodies 12, 12 are separated from both ends of the banknote A.
, 13 are provided. This clamping and separating mechanism 1
3 will be explained in detail.

At one end of the clamping body 12, that is, on the circumferential surface of the clamping body 12 on the side from which the banknote is pulled out, there is a spiral cam groove that converts reciprocating motion into rotational motion and rotates the clamping body 12 approximately 90 degrees. 14
A flat cutout surface 15 is formed on the circumferential surface corresponding to the cam groove 14. The peripheral surface on which this notched surface 15 is not formed serves as a contact surface that comes into contact with and presses the sides of the banknotes when the storage box is pulled out from the banknote counting and feeding machine. In addition, the cam groove 1
A pin 17 provided at one end of a rectangular bar-shaped movable body 16 that reciprocates is inserted into the pin 4 . This moving body 16
penetrates the side wall of the storage box main body 7, and the other end, that is, the end where the pin 17 is not provided, protrudes outward from the storage box main body 7, and this movable body A spring 18 that always acts to push the body 7 outward
is installed. Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, the storage box 2 is removed from the banknote counting/feeding machine main body 1, and the banknotes A
The banknote A is pressed by the pressing plate 8 to the side from which the banknote A is drawn out. In the state where the banknotes A are stored in the storage box 2 in this way, that is, in the state shown in FIGS.
Since the pin 17 provided on the movable body 16 is located at the left end of the cam groove 14 as shown in FIG. As shown, it is positioned so as to abut and hold both ends of the banknote A. Then, the storage box 2 containing the banknotes A as described above is set in the banknote counting and dispensing machine main body 1. During this setting, when the movable body 18 comes into contact with the side wall of the banknote counting and dispensing machine main body 1 and is pushed into the storage box 2 against the spring 18, the pin 17 provided on the movable body 16 is inserted into the clamping body 1.
By rotationally moving the cam groove 14 of No. 2, the clamping body 12 rotates, whereby the notch surface 15 formed in the clamping body 12 rotates in the direction (clockwise) closer to the side edge of the banknote A. be done. Then, when the movable body 16 is pushed further inside the storage box 2 and reaches the position shown in FIG. 1
The notch surface 15 of No. 2 is located slightly away from the side edge of the banknote A. When the storage box 2 is set in the banknote counting and dispensing machine main body 1 in this way, the contact friction resistance at both ends of the banknotes A decreases or becomes zero, and the suction swinging rod 3 allows the banknotes A to be stacked one by one. It is pulled out smoothly and reliably one by one, and delivered to the receiving tray 8 through the conveying roller group 4 and the collecting wheel 5.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the substantially round bar-shaped clamping body 12 is rotated so that the cutout surface 15 formed in the clamping body 12 is separated from the side edge of the banknote A. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, flat plate-shaped clamping bodies 12A are provided facing each other on both sides of the storage box main body 7, and the clamping bodies 12A and the movable body 16A are connected to each other as shown in FIG. The movable body 16A is urged by a tension spring 18A to protrude from the front surface of the storage box body 7, and the clamping bodies 12A are brought closer to each other. Then, by pushing the storage box main body 7, the movable body 16A is pushed into the storage box main body 7, and the holding bodies 12A8 are separated from each other via the holding and separating mechanism 13A, as shown by chain lines in FIG. You can also do this.

Note that there is no problem in using another link mechanism, gear mechanism, or the like as the spacing mechanism.

As explained in detail above, according to this explanation, a storage box that is detachably attached to the main body of the banknote counting and dispensing machine in a force-setting manner is provided with a holding body that clamps both ends of the banknote, and
By providing a clamping and separating mechanism that separates the clamping body from the side edge of the banknote when the storage box is set in the banknote counting and dispensing machine main body, the storage box can be removed from the banknote counting and dispensing machine main body. Sometimes, the banknotes in the storage box are held by a clamping body, which allows the banknotes to be arranged regardless of wrinkles or folds, and also to ensure that the banknotes do not move unnecessarily during movement or transportation. When the storage box is set in the main body of the banknote counting and dispensing machine, the holding body is separated from the side edges of the banknote by the separation mechanism, thereby reducing the contact frictional resistance at both side edges of the banknote. When the banknotes are withdrawn by the suction swinging lever, the banknotes can be smoothly and reliably fed out, thus preventing stacking of banknotes, that is, drawing out two banknotes one after the other, and There are effects such as being able to smoothly draw out banknotes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a banknote counting and feeding machine according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, Figs. 3 to 6 are drawings showing the clamping body and the separating mechanism, and Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the state before the storage box is set in the main body of the bill counting and dispensing machine. Figure, 4th
The figure is a plan view showing the state in which the storage box is set in the main body of the banknote counting and dispensing machine, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional front view taken along the - line in FIG. 3,
FIG. θ is a longitudinal sectional front view taken along the line of FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view showing another embodiment of the present invention. 1...Banknote counting and feeding machine body, 2...Storage box, 6...Saucer, 12, 12A...
Clamping body, 13, 13A... Clamping and separating mechanism, 14
...Cam groove, 15...Notch surface, 16,
16A...Moving object, 17...Pin, 1
8,18A...Spring, A...Banknote.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Bills are stored in a storage box that is inserted into the main body of the bill counting and feeding machine so that it can be pulled out in the front and back directions, and the bills are stacked in the front and back direction of the storage box, and the stored bills are pulled out one by one. In the banknote counting and dispensing machine, the banknote counting and dispensing machine is configured to send the banknotes to a receiving tray after the banknotes have been counted. A movable body that comes into contact with a part of the banknote counting and dispensing machine main body and is pushed into the storage box when the banknote counting and dispensing device A pair of clamping bodies each having a contact surface that can be moved in a direction and brought into contact with the sides of the bill are provided, and a pair of clamping bodies are provided between the pair of clamping bodies and the movable body when the movable body is pushed into the storage box. The movable body is operated by moving in a direction to cause the pair of contact surfaces to separate from each other, and the movable body is operated by moving in a direction to project from the storage box to cause the pair of contact surfaces to separate from each other. A storage box for a banknote counting/feeding machine, characterized in that a holding/separating mechanism for bringing the banknotes closer together is provided. 2. The clamping body is formed in a cylindrical shape with an axis directed in the direction of movement of the storage box and a part of its circumferential surface is chamfered into a planar shape, and the clamping separation mechanism is arranged on an outer peripheral part of the clamping body. The invention is characterized in that it is composed of a spiral cam groove provided and a pin that moves integrally with the movable body and slides on the cam groove to rotate the clamping body about its axis. A storage box in the banknote counting and dispensing machine according to scope 1. 3. The clamping body is composed of a pair of flat members arranged parallel to each other to clamp the banknotes in the storage box, and the clamping and separating mechanism moves the movable body in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the movement. 2. The storage box for a banknote counting and feeding machine according to claim 1, further comprising a link mechanism that converts and moves the flat member.