JPS61238652A - Sheet stack-up device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To stably insert a paper sheet which is highly foldable and flexible, between blades, by providing a feed-in means for applying a feed-in force to a banknote with the use of the recovering force of the paper sheet which is generated when the banknote inserted in part between the blades is forcively shifted both directions in an blade wheel along the outer periphery of the blades. CONSTITUTION:When a banknote B having its leading end folded outward or curled, enters through a conveying path 24, belt 26c positioned inward of blades 22 makes into slide contact with the outerward folded or curled section of the banknote B so that such a deformed section is returned to its normal condition and is introduced into the gap between the blades 22. Further the belt 26 forces to shift, inward of the blades 22, the banknote B which are being inserted into the gap between the blades 22, and therefore, the banknote B makes into strong contact with the belt 26c by the recovering force of the banknote B due to forced deformation. The frictional force between the banknote B and the belt 26c during this stage becomes greater than the frictional force obtained between the blades 22 in the vicinity of the leading end of the banknote. As a result, the belt 26c may push the banknote B surely and stably into the gap between the blades 22, overcoming the frictional force obtained between the blades 22 in the vicinity of the leading end of the banknote B.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a paper sheet stacking device for stacking and storing paper sheets such as banknotes, and particularly for paper sheets that are weak and easily folded or have folds. The present invention relates to a paper sheet stacking device that can reliably stack and store paper sheets.

[Background of the invention]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a device that uses an impeller having a plurality of blades as a device for sequentially accumulating paper sheets being carried out in a storage section. This type of stacking device holds paper sheets that are sequentially carried out by inserting them between the blades of an impeller, and stacks the paper sheets one after another in a storage section by rotating the impeller. In this stacking device, with the demand for high-speed processing of paper sheets, one of the technical issues is to ensure that the paper sheets that are sequentially delivered are inserted and held between the blades of the impeller. As one way to solve this technical problem, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-27857, a conveyor belt is placed on the side of an impeller and positioned inward from the outer circumferential edge of the impeller's blades. Some conveyor belts are provided with a conveyor belt to apply force to push the paper sheets between the blades. but,
In this type of strategy, if the paper sheets to be handled are highly flexible, have folds, or even have tears at the insertion side end, the above-mentioned conveyor belt located on the side of the impeller is used. The pressing force promotes folding and tearing of the paper sheets, making it impossible to ensure that these sheets are taken in stably between the blades.

[Purpose of the invention]

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to stably insert paper sheets with folds or tears on the insertion side of the impeller, as well as highly flexible paper sheets, between the blades of the impeller. The purpose of this invention is to provide an integrated device of the same type.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention holds paper sheets that are sequentially carried out between the blades of an impeller, and removes the paper sheets held between the blades from between the blades by rotation of the impeller. and depositing the paper sheets in the storage section, wherein a paper sheet feeding means for forcibly forcing the paper sheets between the blades of the impeller is arranged so as to enter inside the blades at a position opposite to the outer periphery of the blades. It is something.

With this configuration, the sheet feeding means forcibly changes the sheet partially inserted between the blades into both the inside and outside of the blade of one impeller, thereby increasing the rigidity of the sheet. A large feeding force can be applied to the paper sheet by using the reaction force (return force). As a result, paper sheets can be stably inserted between the blades of the impeller.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a cash handling section of a cash transaction device equipped with the device of the present invention, and in this figure, the cash handling section is equipped with a cash input/output port 2 on the front side of a main body 1 thereof. A separating device 3 for taking in deposited banknotes B is provided on one side of the deposit/withdrawal port 2, and an extrusion fork 4 for pushing the paid bills B into the deposit/withdrawal port 2 is provided on the other side. A discrimination section 5 is provided in the center of the main body 1. This discrimination section 5 discriminates whether the bill B to be taken in or dispensed is genuine or false.

A pick box 6 is provided at the rear central portion of the main body 1 to collect banknotes B that cannot be identified.

Above this, that is, at the rear upper part of the main body 1, a front-back reversing unit 7 for reversing the face-down banknotes B to face up is arranged.

The above-mentioned extrusion fork 4 is provided with an accumulating device 8 of the present invention. From the center to the bottom inside the main body 1, from the back to the front of the main body 1, there is a first denomination box 9 for recycling banknotes, and a second denomination box 10 for recycling banknotes, at the start of work and at the end of work. A safe 11 that supplies and collects banknotes B and collects banknotes B that are not suitable for withdrawal, a temporary stack section 12 that temporarily stores the received banknotes B, and a forgotten banknote collection box 13 located below the safe are arranged. ing. A stacking device 14 and a separation mechanism 15 of the present invention are disposed above each of the first denomination box 9, second denomination box 10, safe 11, and temporary stacker section 12 described above. The above-mentioned parts are connected by a conveying means 16, and a gate part 17 is provided at a branch part in the conveying means 16. Furthermore, a slip card mechanism and a passbook printing mechanism are installed above the cash handling section.

The above-mentioned cash handling department temporarily stores banknotes B inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 2 by the customer in the temporary stacker section 12, and then
First by denomination. It is stored in the second denomination boxes 9 and 10 and the safe 11. In addition, due to customer requests, 1. Second
The banknotes B stored in the denomination box 9.degree. 10 can be dispensed to the deposit/withdrawal port 2 through a front/back reversing mechanism 7 with their surfaces aligned.

Next, the configuration of an example of the above-mentioned integrated device of the present invention will be explained using FIGS. 2 and 3. In this figure, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 indicate the same or corresponding parts.

An impeller 21 serving as a receiving means for banknotes B is rotatably provided in the main body 1 near the storage section 20 for the denomination boxes 9, 10, safe 11, etc. This impeller 21 is provided with a plurality of blades 22 on its circumference. The impeller 21 has its shaft 2
It is rotationally driven by a motor connected to 3.

Near the outer periphery of the blades 22 of the impeller 21, a conveyance path 24 consisting of pulleys 2A and 2B for conveying banknotes B between the blades 22 of the impeller 21 is provided.

The storage section 20 is provided with a stopper 25 for removing the banknotes B received between the blades 22 of the impeller 21.

At a portion of the outer periphery of the impeller 22 along the rotational direction of the impeller 21 from the conveyance path 24 described above, a sheet feeding means 26 is arranged so as to enter inside the blade 22 at a position facing the outer periphery of the blade 22. It is located. This sheet feeding means 26 is composed of a pulley 26A provided on the shaft 24a of the pulley 24A, a pulley 26B provided at a position distant from the pulley 26A, and a belt 26G passed around these pulleys 26A and 26B. In order to enable the sheet feeding means to enter inside the blade 22, the tip of each blade 22 has a notch 27 which allows the belt 26C to enter, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. is provided.

With the configuration described above, the belt 26C constituting the sheet feeding means 26 is arranged so as to enter inside the blade 22 at a position facing the outer periphery of the blade 22. Further, the circumferential speed of the belt 26C is set to be greater than the circumferential speed of the blades 22 of the impeller 21.

Next, the operation of one embodiment of the above-described apparatus of the present invention will be described.

The paper sheet B that has been conveyed passes through the pulley 24 in the conveyance path 24.
A, 24B and the pulley 26A, and the impeller 21
sent towards. At this time, the paper sheet B is gradually released from its restraint from its tip, and finally due to inertia, the blade 2
Proceed towards the 2nd floor. Feather 22 of paper sheet B at this time
The operation of the device of the present invention when entering the space will be explained using FIGS. 5 to 7. As shown in FIG.
When a banknote B whose entry end is bent outward or curled outward enters from the conveyance path 24, the belt 26C located inside the blade 22
By slidingly contacting the deformed parts such as the outward folded part and the curled part at the entrance end of the banknote B, the deformed part is returned to its normal state as shown in FIG. 2
I will guide you between 2. In addition, since the belt 26G is located inwardly of the blades 22 at a position facing the blades 22 of the impeller 21, the banknote B being inserted between the blades 22 is directed toward the inside of the blades 22. Forcibly displace. Due to this forced deformation of the banknote B, the banknote B comes into strong contact with the belt 26C due to the rigid reaction force (returning force) of the banknote B, and the frictional force therebetween is greater than the frictional force between the blades 22 at the entrance end of the banknote B. Become. As a result, the belt 26G can overcome the frictional force between the blades 22 at the entrance end of the banknote B and reliably push the banknote B between the blades 22, as shown in FIG. Furthermore, even if a banknote B with tears or creases at the entry end corresponding to the blades 22 enters between the blades 22, these tears or creases are corrected by the belt 26G in the same way as described above. , can be stably guided and pushed between the blades 22.

Due to the above-mentioned action, the banknotes B received between the blades 22 of the impeller 21 are transferred to the storage section side by the rotation of the impeller 21, and then separated from between the blades 22 by the stopper 25 and sequentially transferred to the storage section 20. accumulate.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, a notch 27 was provided on one side of the tip of the blade 22 to allow the belt 26G to enter, but as shown in FIG. A notch 27A that allows entry may be provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, in order to allow the two belts 26C to enter inside the blade 22, cutouts 27B may be provided at both widthwise ends of the tips of the blades 22, respectively. Also, the belt 26G and notches 27, 27A described above
, 27B may be in contact with each other (10), but if contact wear is taken into account, they may be in non-contact. Further, in the above-described embodiment, a flat belt was used as the belt 26C of the bill feeding means 26, but a round belt may be used in order to reduce movement in the width direction of the belt.

FIGS. 10 and 11 show other embodiments of the apparatus of the present invention, in which the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 represent the same parts. In this embodiment, the banknote feeding means 26 is constituted by a roller 28 which is driven and rotated, and as in the embodiment in which this roller 28 is in the front, the banknote feeding means 26 is configured to enter inside the blade 22 at a position facing the blade 22 of the impeller 21. It was placed in By arranging the roller 28 inside the blade 22 in this way, a notch 27 is formed at the tip of the blade 22 as in the embodiment described above.

With this configuration, the bill B can be reliably pushed between the blades 22 of the impeller 21, and the configuration of the paper feeding means can be simplified, as in the embodiment described above.

In this embodiment, in order to position the roller 28 inside the blade 22, as shown in FIGS.
7A may be provided, or it is also possible to provide a configuration in which notches 27B are provided on both sides in the width direction.

FIG. 14 shows still another embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention, and in this figure, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 10 are the same parts. In this embodiment, a guide body 29 is provided between the pulley 24A and the roller 28 in the embodiment shown in FIG. This is a good guide.

With this configuration, the bill B can be reliably pushed between the blades 22 similarly to the above-described embodiment.

In addition, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 and 14,
The roller 28 may be an elastic roller or a brush-like roller.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the explanation was given with regard to banknotes, but the present invention is not limited to this. Also, the impeller 21 is
The present invention can also be applied to a case in which a single device is installed.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present invention, flexible paper sheets can be reliably taken in between the impeller blades, and paper sheets with folds or tears can also be taken into the impeller blades. It can be reliably captured between the blades. For this reason, the paper sheets can be accumulated without promoting creases or tears in the paper sheets, so that the distribution of each sheet can be improved. Further, since various types of paper sheets can be reliably taken in and accumulated between the blades, there is no need to provide means for controlling the timing of paper entry and the rotational phase of the blades.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, even flexible paper sheets and paper sheets with folds or tears can be reliably taken in between the blades of the impeller.

As a result, a highly reliable integrated device can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a cash handling section of a cash transaction device equipped with an example of the accumulating device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of the accumulating device of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is its operation. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing details of an example of the sheet feeding means constituting the device of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 to 7 are views of the stacking device of the present invention shown in FIG. 2. FIGS. 8 and 9 are perspective views showing other examples of paper feeding means constituting the apparatus of the present invention, respectively;
FIG. 10 is a front view showing another embodiment of the accumulating device of the present invention, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing its operating state, and FIGS. 12 and 13 are of the accumulating device of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another example of a sheet feeding means used in another embodiment, and FIG. 14 is a front view showing still another embodiment of the stacking device of the present invention. 1... Main body, 20... Storage section, 21... Impeller,
22...Blade, 26...Paper feeding means, 26A,
26B...Pulley, 26G...Belt, 27, 27
A, 27B...notch, 28...roller, 29...
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The paper sheets that are sequentially conveyed are held between the blades of an impeller, and the paper sheets held between the blades are removed from between the blades by rotation of the impeller. In the paper sheet to be deposited in the storage section, a paper sheet feeding means for forcibly pushing the paper sheets between the blades of the impeller is arranged so as to enter inside the blades at a position facing the outer periphery of the blades. A paper sheet stacking device featuring: 2. The paper sheet stacking device according to claim 1, wherein the blade is provided with a notch on its outer periphery that allows the paper sheet feeding means to enter therein. Device. 3. The paper sheet stacking device according to claim 2, wherein the paper sheet feeding means is constituted by a belt. 4. The paper sheet stacking device according to claim 2, wherein the paper sheet feeding means comprises a driven and rotated roller. 5. In the paper sheet stacking device according to claim 2, the paper sheet feeding means includes a roller that is driven and rotated, and a guide provided between this roller and a sheet entry portion to the impeller. A paper sheet accumulating device characterized by comprising a body and a body.