JPS60122485A - Paper money handler - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] ia) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash transaction operation device operated by a customer to conduct transactions, and in particular, the present invention relates to a cash transaction operation device operated by a customer to perform transactions, and in particular, to dispense banknotes all at once when dispensing banknotes. Regarding the structure of the pool section.

cb) Background of the Technology In recent years, automatic teller machines and automatic cash dispensing machines, which are transaction operating devices, have been widely used at counters of financial institutions as part of computer banking systems. These devices are equipped with a media reading device, and various transaction operations such as cash deposits and payments are usually performed using a credit card or a bankbook.

(C1 Prior Art and Problems An example of the conventional method will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a banknote handling device to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. is a side sectional view of the pool portion.

As shown in Fig. 1, the banknote handling device has an upper passbook insertion slot 2.
At the rear, on the right side in the figure, there is a read/write unit 13 that reads and writes the magnetic stripe of the bankbook 11 and the bankbook 11.
and a printing unit 1 that prints transaction details on journal paper 20.
There are 4. In the center of the device, there is a primary discrimination section 21 that discriminates the authenticity, denomination, and front and back of the inserted banknote, and a secondary discrimination section 23 that only discriminates the denomination. Pool section 22 where the front and back sides are matched and temporarily pooled
However, a banknote storage box 24 and a transfer box 25 for storing abnormal banknotes are also arranged at the bottom of the device.

At the lower end of the storage box 24 is a feeding section 3 that feeds out banknotes 10.
1 is provided. Payout banknotes 1 are below the payout port 3.
A pool part 26 is provided for once pooling the 0's, aligning them, and discharging them all at once to a payout port.

Further, each floor feeding path is provided with a feed roller for running the banknotes 10, and a ring belt 2 is installed on the roller for conveying the banknotes to the pool section 22, 26 and the reject box 25.
7a to 27f are fitted so that the banknotes 10 can be fed stably.

To explain the operation of the device constructed as above, first, when a customer wants to make a deposit, he/she indicates his/her intention to make a deposit by pressing the deposit button on the keyboard (not shown), and then inserts the bankbook 11 into the bankbook insertion slot according to the operating instructions on the display (not shown). Insert into 2.

Then, the read/write unit 13 reads the magnetic stripe on the back of the bankbook, confirms the account number, etc., and then inserts the banknote 1o into the banknote slot 6. The apparatus uses a primary discrimination section 21 to discriminate the authenticity, denomination, and front and back of the banknotes 1o, and abnormal banknotes are returned to the payout port 3 through the routes shown by arrows B and K in the figure. Then, the genuine banknotes 1o are sent to the pool section 22 along the routes of arrows A, C, and D, with the front and back sides aligned, and the amount is counted and displayed on the display.

When the customer confirms that the amount matches the input amount, he presses the confirmation button on the keyboard. Then, the banknotes 10 are sent from the pool section 22 to the secondary discrimination section 23 along the routes indicated by arrows E and F, where the denomination is discriminated and sent to the storage box 2 along the routes indicated by arrows G and H.
4 are classified and stored by denomination. At the same time, the deposit amount is printed on the passbook 11, the transaction details are printed on the journal paper 2o, and the paper is wound up in the device, and the passbook 11 is returned from the passbook insertion slot 2 to complete the transaction.

If the customer presses the deposit cancellation button, the banknotes 1o are returned from the pool section 22 through the payout port 3 in the direction of arrows J and 1.

When paying out cash, press the payout button on the keyboard and then insert the card into the card slot (not shown).
The passbook 11 is inserted into the passbook insertion slot 2, and the password and payout amount are input from the keyboard. Then bill storage box 2
A specified amount of banknotes is fed out from the payout section 31 below the arrow 4, and is once pooled in the pool section 26 along the route F. When the specified amount is reached, the banknotes are fed out from the cash dispensing port 3 all at once according to the route arrow. 10 is paid out.

During this time, the card is read and confirmed by a read/write unit (not shown), transaction details are printed on the bankbook 11 and journal paper 20, the journal paper is wound up in the device, and the bankbook 11 is returned from the bankbook insertion slot 2. Ru.

When dispensing cash using such a banknote handling device,
In order to discharge the banknotes 10 all at once to the payout port 3, the banknotes 10
The structure of the pool section 26 that temporarily pools the data will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote 1o is inserted into the insertion end 15' of the bottom plate 15 as shown by the arrow J from the bottom of the figure, and the plate at the narrowed part formed by the leaf spring 16 with a weak spring force added to the metal fitting 32. Insert the spring 16 so as to spread it apart. Then, the feed roller 17 rotating in the direction of arrow R and the feed roller 1
A strip-shaped guide 28 made of elastic synthetic resin or the like is bitten by the pinch rollers 18 and 19 that are in contact with the guide 7.
and are sequentially stored in the pool section 26.

When the amount reaches the specified amount, a discharge mechanism consisting of a roller 29'' rotating in the direction of arrow S and a belt 30 stretched over roller 29' and rotating in the direction of arrow W moves in the direction of arrow V, and the discharging mechanism is moved in the direction of arrow V. The banknotes 10 are pinched by a discharging mechanism consisting of a provided roller 29 and a belt 30, and as the belt 30 rotates in the direction of the arrow W, the banknotes 10 in the pool portion 26 are discharged all at once in the direction of the arrow W.

In such a mechanism, the lower ends of the banknotes 1o that have been rolled in move on the rotating surface of the roll-in roller 17, and must be stored in order (sequentially) to the left in the figure.

However, the movement of the banknote 1o by the feeding roller 17 is not reliable, and the banknote 10 stops at a position where the feeding roller 17 and the pinch roller 19 come out of contact, and is pushed up by the succeeding banknote 10. It is bent and deformed, and the pool part 2
6 had a drawback that a failure occurred in which banknotes 10 could not be stored properly.

(di) Purpose of the Invention The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide a bill handling device that can store bills in an orderly manner in a pool portion that temporarily pools bills in order to discharge the bills all at once to a payment slot when making a cash payment. There is something to do.

fe) Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured such that the lower end of the bill fed into the pool section is retracted from the feeding path.

(fl Embodiment of the Invention An embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the pool portion of the banknote handling device according to the invention.

In the figure, 26' is a pool part, 33 is a belt, and 34 is a roller. Items with the same reference numerals throughout the figures are the same.

As shown in the figure, the pool part 26'' of the present invention is provided with a belt 33 along the surface of the bottom plate 15 in order to accurately transfer the banknotes 10 sequentially to the left in the drawing of the bottom plate 15. . The belt 33 is connected to the retracting roller 17 and the retracting roller 17.
It is loosely fitted to a roller 34 provided on the left side of the
A banknote 10 is placed between a pinch roller 18 provided oppositely to the
is rotated in the direction of arrow Y only when the banknote 10 is inserted.

Therefore, the banknote IO inserted as shown by arrow J is
3 is inserted into the pool part 26', the preceding banknotes 10 ride on the heald 33 in an orderly manner and move to the left, and the leading edge of the following banknote 10 touches the lower end of the preceding banknote 10. There are no longer any problems caused by running into each other.

In this way, the banknotes 10 are reliably pooled in the pool section 26''.
When the specified amount is reached, a discharge mechanism consisting of a roller 29' rotating in the direction of the arrow S and a heald 30 suspended over the roller 29' and rotating in the direction of the arrow W moves in the direction of the arrow The banknotes 10 are pinched by a discharge mechanism consisting of a roller 29 and a belt 30, and as the belt 30 rotates in the direction of the arrow W, the banknotes 10 in the pool portion 26'' are discharged all at once in the direction of the arrow W.

(Phantom) As described in detail, by applying the banknote handling device of the present invention, banknotes can be ejected in batches from the dispensing port accurately and reliably, achieving high reliability of the device. done.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a banknote handling device to which the present invention is applicable;
FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the pool portion, and FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the pool portion of the banknote handling device according to the present invention. In the figure, 2 is a passbook insertion slot, 3 is a payout slot, 6 is a bill slot, 10 is a bill, 11 is a passbook, 13 is a read/write section, 14 is a printing section, 15 is a bottom plate, 16 is a leaf spring, 17 is a feed roller, 18.19 is a pinch roller, 20 is a journal paper, 21 is a primary discrimination section, 22, 26, 26' is a pool section, 23 is a secondary discrimination section, 24 is a storage box, 25 is a reject box , 278-27f is a ring belt, 2
8 is a guide, 29.29° 34 is a roller, 30.33
is a belt. 0 Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a banknote handling device comprising a storage section for storing banknotes and a means for temporarily pooling the banknotes fed from the storage section and then discharging them all at once to a payout port, the banknotes fed out from the storage section are A feeding roller that feeds banknotes into the pool portion, and a retracting means provided at the bottom of the pool portion that retracts the lower end of the banknote fed by the feeding roller from a banknote feeding path caused by the feeding roller. A banknote handling device characterized by: