JPS6026038Y2 - banknote storage device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to an improvement of a bill storage device that is attached to a bill sorter or the like and stores inserted bills.

In vending machines, products are sold by inserting banknotes.
After the banknotes are identified by a banknote sorter, they are stored in the banknote storage device shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a banknote validator having a banknote outlet 1a;
2 is a storage device that stores banknotes 3.

This bill storage device 3 includes a bill storage container 4, a bill guide 6, and an impeller 7.

The banknote storage container 4 is formed into a box shape with an open top and a depth longer than the entire length of the banknotes 3.

The banknote guide 6 has a banknote receiving opening 6a at its upper end, is U-shaped in cross section, and communicates between the banknote outlet 1a and the banknote storage container 4.

The impeller 7 has a plurality of blade plates 7a whose tips are bent along the banknote guide 6, and is rotated by a drive motor (not shown).

In this banknote storage device 2, the banknotes 3 sent out from the banknote validator 1 to the receiving port 6a of the banknote guide 6 are pressed against the banknote guide 6 with an appropriate force by the blade plate 7a.

The banknotes are then transferred vertically by the rotation of the impeller 7 and fed into the banknote storage container 4 .

The banknotes 3 are stored while falling in the direction of arrow A, and the banknotes are continuously fed into the banknote storage container.

On the other hand, in the case of automatic vending machines, it has been desired to realize a downsized banknote storage device by reducing the depth of the banknote storage container 4 in order to effectively utilize the interior space of the machine.

However, as shown in FIG. 2, in the banknote storage container 4 whose depth is shorter than the total length of the banknotes 3, the banknotes 3 fed into the container 4
The banknotes were stuck in the vertical direction, making it difficult to store banknotes in succession.

The purpose of this invention is to overcome the above-mentioned difficulties and provide a bill storage device that is miniaturized by having a bill storage container whose depth is shorter than the total length of the bills, and in which bills can be stored continuously and smoothly. It's about doing.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a banknote guide having a banknote receiving opening at the upper end, an impeller that rotates while pressing the banknote against the banknote guide with a blade plate and transports the banknote in the vertical direction, and A banknote storage device comprising a box-shaped banknote storage container having an opening on the top surface facing the lower end of the guide, wherein the depth of the banknote storage container is set to be shorter than the total length of the banknotes, and the banknote storage container Provided on a hook portion that smoothly connects the side wall of the bill storage container along with the bottom surface of the bill storage container that intersects with the side wall of the bill storage container with an arcuate surface, and prevents the rear end of the bill from returning upward at the upper edge of the side wall. Because of this, they are distant relatives.

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described based on the drawings.

In the figures, parts common or identical to those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a front door of the vending machine, and a support member 12 fixed to the front door has a banknote guide 6 attached thereto, and an impeller 7 is pivotally supported.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a banknote storage container whose depth is shorter than the total length of the banknotes 3, and is removably fixed to a cradle 13 provided on the front door 11 so that the lower end of the banknote guide 6 faces the opening on the top surface. has been done.

In this banknote storage container 4, the corner between the bottom surface and the side wall 4a is formed with an arcuate surface, and the upper end of the side wall 4a is bent horizontally at the upper edge of the side wall, so that the tip thereof is the lower end of the banknote guide 6. A hook portion 4b is formed so as to come into contact with the bill, thereby preventing the fed bill from returning upward.

In the banknote storage device configured in this way, the banknote guide 6
The banknotes 3 sent out are forcibly transferred toward the banknote storage container 4 by the impeller 7.

At this time, the front end of the banknote 3 sent downward into the banknote storage container 4 is smoothly turned horizontally along the arcuate surface.

The banknotes are stored in the banknote storage container 4 in the form of banknotes 3a.

Further, the banknotes continuously fed in are stacked in the state 3a and smoothly stored.

If the front end of a banknote that has been fed in is caught in the middle, the rear end of the banknote will try to return upwards, but at this time, the rear end of the banknote is sent downward by the blade 7a until it is removed from the banknote guide 6. It will be done.

Then, as the bill comes out of the bill guide 6, it moves toward the side wall 4a, comes into contact with the hook 4b, and is prevented from returning upward.

As a result, the banknotes are stored in the banknote storage container 4 in the state 3b, and do not interfere with banknotes that are subsequently stored.

As described above, according to this invention, the banknote storage device is miniaturized, the banknotes are fed along an arcuate surface and smoothly stored in the banknote storage container, and the rear end of the fed banknotes is pushed upward. Even if the banknotes are about to be returned, they do not interfere with the next banknotes, so the banknotes can be stored smoothly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a conventional banknote storage device, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a malfunction in banknote storage, and FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a banknote storage device according to an embodiment of the invention. 2...Banknote storage device, 3...Banknote, 4
...Banknote storage container, 4b...Hook part, 6
...Banknote guide, 7...Impeller, 7a
...Feather board.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a banknote guide having a banknote receiving opening at its upper end; an impeller that rotates and transports the banknotes in the vertical direction while pushing the banknotes to the banknote guide with a blade plate; and an upper surface facing the lower end of the banknote guide. A banknote storage device comprising a box-shaped banknote storage container having an opening at the bottom, the depth of the banknote storage container being shorter than the total length of the banknote, and a side wall of the banknote storage container along the banknote guide. , and the bottom surface of the banknote storage container that intersects with the bottom surface of the banknote storage container is smoothly connected by an arcuate surface, and a hook part is provided on the upper edge of the side wall to prevent the rear end of the banknote from returning upward. Banknote storage device.