JPS6063693A - Storage unit for paper money identifier - 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 (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a storage device having a function of storing and accumulating banknotes inserted by a customer in an aligned state in a banknote identification device used in a vending machine, an automatic money changer, etc. The present invention relates to a banknote identification device with a banknote identification device.

(Composition of conventional example and its problems) The banknote identification device with sorting and storing device +1 identifies the external shape, printing density, color, pattern, presence or absence of magnetism, etc. of the banknotes inserted from the input slot while conveying them. If the bill is a genuine bill, it sends out a genuine bill signal, sells it at a vending machine, etc., and sends the bill into a storage device to perform a collection operation.

Each time the banknotes are deposited or collected, the banknotes in the storage device are stored in a stacked manner in an aligned state.

When this operation reaches a predetermined number of stored paper sheets, the deposit is automatically increased by 7 tonobu, and the state in which deposits cannot be made continues while the stored paper sheets are collected.

At this time, in the past, the number of received banknotes was counted by a microcomputer and the next banknote deposit was stopped when a predetermined number of banknotes were deposited. ■ If there is a power outage during the process, the number of collected coins that have already been counted will be canceled, making it impossible to check the exact number of coins, and the machine will be full. There were problems such as not being able to display the status, and problems were seen when installed in places where there were many daily users.

FIG. 1 shows the storage device section of a conventional banknote identification device with an alignment storage device. FIG. It is a figure showing a full state of. To explain the operation from the time a banknote is inserted until it is stored in Fig. 1, a banknote 1 that is inserted without being shredded is deposited from the insertion slot, transported through a passageway, and the authenticity is determined based on the longevity of the banknote. If it is determined that the bill is genuine, it is returned to the slot, and if it is determined that it is a genuine bill, it is conveyed as is and reaches the passage 2 of the storage device. After that, the first payment operation is performed.
As shown in Figure (B), the banknotes are stored in the same place as the stored banknotes 3.

As described above, by repeating deposits and collections, banknotes are stored in the storage device in an aligned state. Therefore, while repeating the above operation, the number of banknotes 3 in the storage device increases each time deposited banknotes are stored, so the presser plate 8 and the presser plate lever 5 swell in the direction of arrow a, and eventually The storage device becomes full when the presser plate lever 5 hits the outer wall 9 of the storage device. When more banknotes are deposited than this full state, the banknotes swell in the opposite direction to the arrow a, so the incoming banknotes A and the stored banknotes collide at the entrance 10 of the storage device. This may cause problems such as clogging.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention aims to solve the problems of the prior art as described above.

(Structure of the Invention) The present invention detects the full state of the storage device only by counting the number of stored banknotes using a microcomputer, so it is powerful. , which is designed to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is, the present invention provides a banknote identification device such as an aligned storage device, in addition to the first full state detection means for detecting the full number of banknotes by dividing the number of stored banknotes, the present invention also provides a first full state detection means that detects the full number of banknotes by dividing the number of stored banknotes. It is characterized by providing a second full state detection means based on the banknote storage thickness, which is equipped with a detector for detecting the position.

(Description of an Embodiment) FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals are used for the same parts as in FIG. 1. This embodiment is characterized in that a fullness detection switch 11 is provided on the outer wall 9. As the storage of banknotes progresses, the presser plate 8 moves toward the outer wall 9.
, and finally press the full detection switch 11 button. Then, the contact of the fullness detection switch 11 closes, and it is possible to reliably detect that the banknotes are full based on the stacked thickness of the banknotes. Full detection by counting the number of stored banknotes by a microcomputer and detection by the full detection switch 11 are used together, and the full state is determined by the earlier detection (whichever is earlier). It improves reliability and can be highly effective in preventing troubles such as jamming.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention, and while the embodiment of FIG. 2 is configured such that the closed state of the contact of the full detection switch 11 corresponds to the full state, this embodiment In the example, the open state of the contact of the full detection switch 13 is configured to correspond to the full state. That is, the button 16 of the fixed full detection switch] 3 is moved from the switch pressurizing lever 12.
These switches 1 are connected so that they are pressed when the battery is not full.
3 and a lever 12 are provided, and a tension spring 14 is connected to the switch pressurizing lever 1 in order to maintain the above-mentioned suppressed state.
2 is being pulled. A shaft 15 is fixed to a holding plate that presses and holds stored banknotes, and one end of the shaft engages with a switch pressurizing lever 12. Each time the number of stored banknotes 3 increases, the holding plate 8 moves in the direction of the arrow a, and when the banknotes become full, the shaft 15 lifts the switch pressurizing lever 12 in the direction of the arrow, whereby the full detection switch is activated. ] Button 6 of 3 returns to its original state and can detect fullness.

(Effects of the Invention) The present invention allows the microcomputer to control the full state of the storage device.
A fullness detection switch is provided so that the fullness can be detected not only by counting the number of bills, but also by the thickness of the stored bills, so that the fullness can be appropriately detected regardless of the condition of the bills, and the fullness can be detected. This improves reliability and is useful for preventing failures such as clogging.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the storage device section of a conventional banknote identification device with an alignment storage device. FIG. 1A shows a state in which stored banknotes are not yet full, and FIG. It is a diagram. , FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows another embodiment. 1...-Bills to be inserted, 2...Passway through which banknotes are deposited in the storage device, 3...
...Banknotes already stored in the storage device, 4.
...... Conveyor belt, 5 ... Pressing plate lever, 8 ... Pressing plate for pressurizing and holding banknotes in the storage case, 9 ... Outer wall, 10・・・・・・
...Entrance of the storage device passage, 11.13 ...Full detection switch, 12 ......Switch pressurization /'-514 ......Holds the lever 12 Tension spring for 1 empty...pressing plate 8
Shaft fixed to, 16......Button of switch part. Patent Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., - 10 Agent: Koki Hoshiki +g"'+ -□-- Figure 1 Figure 1 (Japanese) Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] In the banknote identification device with an alignment storage device, in addition to the first full state detection means that counts the number of stored banknotes and detects the number of full banknotes, a detector that detects the position of the holding plate of the storage device when it is full is provided. A storage device for a banknote identification device, which is patented in that it is provided with a second full state detection means based on the thickness of the banknote storage.