JPS6127798B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a vending machine such as a vending machine or a money changer, in which paper sheets to be inserted are stored in a single box at different positions depending on the type, and when taken out from the box, the paper sheets are This invention relates to a method and device for sorting various types of paper sheets in a vending machine, which sorts paper sheets by type.

In conventional vending machines, for example, 500 yen bills,
When a 1,000 yen bill is inserted, it is either stored in a single safe inside the vending machine without being separated by type, or it is stored in this safe by type. In the former case, it is cumbersome as the banknotes must be sorted by type when taken out from the safe, and in the latter case, two safes must be installed inside the vending machine, which is not only bulky but also requires a complicated structure. A sorting device is required. There is also a method of storing two types of banknotes in parallel in one safe and separating them into left and right sides when taking them out, but this not only makes the safe horizontally long but also limits the ability to hold two types of banknotes.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and includes a box provided inside a vending machine, in which paper sheets are stored in different positions depending on the type so that some overlap, and are sorted by type. It is designed so that it can be removed from the box.

Therefore, the width of the box is sufficiently short, and several types of paper sheets can be taken out individually.
Paper sheets are mainly banknotes, but any paper sheet can be used as long as it can be inserted into a vending machine to purchase products, exchanged for coins, etc., or exchanged for game balls in a pachinko machine. Can be applied.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the illustrated embodiments.A vending machine such as a product vending machine or a money exchange machine includes a paper leaf insertion slot 1, a detection mechanism 2,
A sorting mechanism 3 is installed in series.

As is well known, the detection mechanism 2 includes a plurality of rows of upper and lower belts 4 that guide paper sheets inserted into the insertion slot 1 into the interior, and optical and magnetic belts 4 that detect whether the paper sheets are appropriate or inappropriate. electric detection element (not shown)
Each detection element detects the type, suitability, or unsuitability of the paper sheet introduced from the insertion slot 1, and if the paper sheet is suitable, it is sent to the sorting mechanism 3, and if it is an inappropriate paper sheet, it is sent to the insertion slot 1. Return to

The sorting mechanism 3 has a pair of upper and lower endless transfer belts 5, 5 on the left and right sides that sandwich and transfer the left and right side edges of the appropriate paper sheet sent from the detection mechanism 2, and the interval between the respective transfer belts 5, 5 is A paper sheet moving member 6 is positioned inside. Each transition belt 5 corresponds to the belt 4 described above.
The left and right parts may be extended and configured as one.

The moving member 6 is connected by a connecting arm 7 to a moving mechanism 8 provided on the side of the frame. This moving mechanism 8 has left and right rollers 11 of a moving frame 10 slidably fitted to vertical guide frames 9 provided on the outer surface of the frame, and a rod 13 attached to an eccentric shaft of an electric motor 12 provided inside the frame. The tip of the movable frame 10 is connected with a connecting member 14 such as a rope, and the connecting member 14 is hung on a turn roll 15 to connect the movable frame 10.
It is suspended. Therefore, when the eccentric shaft is moved by the electric motor 12, the rod 13 moves to the connecting member 14.
When the rod 13 rotates more than half a turn, the connecting member 14 is returned and the moving frame 10 gradually descends, so that the moving member 6
is raised and lowered by one revolution of the rod 13. In this case, it is preferable to provide a spring 16 between the frame and the movable frame 10 to urge the movable frame 10 downward. Note that the moving mechanism 8 is not limited to the above structure, and may use a cam mechanism, an electromagnet, or the like.

Inside the sorting mechanism 3, a plurality of detection elements 17 are provided at different positions in the paper sheet transfer direction, and each detection element 17 is electrically connected to the motor for driving the belt 5, and The box 18 for storing paper sheets is placed in the position. The detection element 17 is the detection mechanism 2
When the belt 5 determines the type of sheet, one of the sheets becomes activated, and when the edge of the sheet guided from the detection mechanism 2 to the sorting mechanism 3 moves to the sensing element in the activated state and intercepts it, the belt 5 The movement of the paper is stopped and the paper sheet is stopped at that position. Therefore, a sheet of paper inserted into the insertion slot 1 stops at the position of one of the detection elements depending on the type. However, since the distance between each detection element is shorter than the type of paper sheet, one type of paper sheet stops with a portion of the other type of sheet superimposed on the paper sheet.

On the other hand, a box 18 located above the transition belt 5
As shown in FIG. 5, it has a hollow frame shape, and has an opening 19 for storing paper sheets on the lower surface and openings 20, 20 for taking out the stored paper sheets on the left and right end surfaces.

The storage opening 19 has receiving frames 21 and 2 on the left and right side edges.
1, and when the above-mentioned moving member 6 rises, it enters the inside of the box 18 from the opposing interval between the receiving frames 21, 21. Further, reinforcing cross members 22, 22 are provided at the upper and lower edges of the take-out opening 20 to prevent the box 18 from being deformed or crushed.

On the other hand, a presser frame 2 is movably provided inside the box 18.
3, and a protrusion 2 protruding from the side surface of the presser frame 23.
4... are engaged with vertical grooves 25... formed in the side plates of the box 18 to guide the movement of the presser frame 23 in the vertical direction, and cutouts 26 are provided at each edge of the presser frame 23 facing each opening 20. , 26 are formed. This presser frame 23 is urged toward the storage opening 19 by its own weight or by a spring.

The box 18 has a width that is wide enough to receive a paper sheet no matter which detection element 17 stops the paper sheet, and it is provided removably on the sorting mechanism 3; When the storage opening 19 is opened, the storage opening 19 is close to the belt 4.

Therefore, when a sheet of paper is inserted into the insertion slot 1, the sheet is sent to the detection mechanism 2 by the drive of the belt 4, the type and suitability of the sheet is detected, and the sheet is guided to the sorting mechanism 3 by the transfer belt 5. In this case, the detection mechanism 2 activates one of the elements 17 depending on the type of sheet, so when the edge of the guided sheet reaches the activated element, a signal from the element activates the transfer belt. 5 stops and the paper sheet stops at that position. At the same time as the sheet stops, the electric motor 12 is driven by one rotation, and the moving member 6 is moved up and down as described above. When the moving member 6 rises, it passes through the opposing gap of the transition belt 5 and enters the housing opening 19 into the inside of the case 18, so that the paper sheet, which was held by the transition belt 5 at each side edge, is removed from the moving member. 6 and rises,
Each side edge slides off the transition belt 5. Further, when passing through the storage opening 19, each side edge of the sheet is bent by the receiving frame 21, and the moving member 6 moves the sheet into the box 1.
8, the bent side edges will be restored. Therefore, even if the moving member 6 is subsequently lowered, the paper sheets are still stored inside the case because their side edges are supported by the receiving frame 21.

On the other hand, when a paper sheet of a different type is inserted into the insertion slot 1, the other detection element 17 causes the paper sheet to stop at a position different from that of the above paper sheet. Even if this paper sheet stops, it is stored inside the box 18 by the same operation as described above, so that the position inside the box 18 differs in the length direction depending on the type of paper sheet.

In this way, inside the box 18, the paper sheets are stored in a stacked state at different positions depending on the type of paper sheets, and the presser frame 23 prevents the stacked paper sheets from collapsing or bending irregularly.

Figure 6 schematically shows how different types of paper sheets are stored in the box 18.
a ₁ , a ₂ , and a ₃ are stored in different positions within the box,
Since the interval between the detection elements 17 is shorter than the width of each sheet of paper as described above, an overlapping portion b exists in each sheet of paper. Inside the box 18, pressers 27, 27 are provided to press the overlapping portion b from above. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, this presser 27 is provided on the lower surface of the presser frame 23, and presses the overlapping portion b with its own weight. However, a spring or the like may be provided on the lower surface of the holding frame 23, a presser may be provided at the lower end of the spring, and the overlapping portion may be pressed by its own weight and the spring, or the overlapping portion may be pressed without providing a holding frame. A presser may be suspended from the ceiling surface and the overlapping portion may be pressed by the presser.

In any case, by pressing the overlapping parts of different types of paper sheets with a presser, each paper sheet is not only stored in an orderly manner, but also does not shift inside the case, and as described later, the paper sheets can be This is effective when removing from the box.

When the appropriate number of paper sheets of several types has been stored in this way, remove the box 18 from the sorting mechanism 3, insert your fingertips through the left and right take-out openings 20, firmly grasp the edges of the overlapping paper sheets, and then Well, it is pulled outward. In this case, since there is a presser in the overlapping portion b, even if the right and left bundles of paper sheets are pulled out when there are three types of paper sheets, the bundle of paper sheets located in the center will remain inside the box. Therefore, the bundle of paper sheets can be pulled out by inserting a hand through the removal opening 20 or taken out from the storage opening 19.

The above explanation is based on the case where the moving member 6 is positioned below the transition belt 5 and the box 18 is positioned above the transition belt 5 in the sorting mechanism 3, but the case 18 is positioned below the transition belt 5 and the moving member 6 may be placed. Alternatively, the insertion port 1, the detection mechanism 2, and the sorting mechanism 3 may be arranged in a row in the vertical direction, and the moving member and the box may be arranged opposite to each other on the left and right through a transition belt. Also, if you want to separate two types of paper sheets, you need two detection elements,
If three types of paper sheets are to be classified, three detection elements are required.
It suffices if the number is 1.

As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, paper sheets are stopped at different positions depending on the type, and the paper sheets stopped at different positions are stored as they are in one box, and in the stored state, the paper sheets are stopped at different positions depending on the type. The paper sheets of different sizes are partially polymerized, the overlapped portion is pressed, and the sheet is pulled out from side to side while being pressed.

Therefore, not only can several types of paper bundles be reliably taken out by type, but since only one box is provided inside the vending machine, the vending machine itself is not bulky. Can be made small.

In addition, there is no need to separate the paper sheets taken out from the box by type, and it can be effectively used in all kinds of vending machines, such as vending machines for merchandise, ball lending machines at pachinko parlors, and bill exchange machines.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line of FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the box, and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which paper sheets are stacked. 1...Insertion port, 2...Detection mechanism, 3...Dividing mechanism, 6
... Moving member, 17... Detection element, 18... Box, 27
...Press element.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A detection mechanism detects the type and suitability of the paper sheets inserted into the insertion slot, and a sorting mechanism stops the paper sheets guided from the detection mechanism at different positions depending on the type. The method is characterized in that paper leaves are stored in a case in a vine state, a part of the paper is polymerized, and the polymerized part is pulled out while being pressed, so that different types of paper leaves can be taken out from the case by type. Various paper sheet sorting methods in vending machines. 2 A paper sheet insertion slot, a detection mechanism that detects the type and suitability of paper sheets inserted into the paper insertion slot, and a sorting mechanism that transfers the paper sheets guided from the detection mechanism by sandwiching the left and right side edges of the paper sheets with a belt. The sorting mechanism is equipped with a plurality of detection elements arranged in the direction of paper travel and at different positions at intervals shorter than the width of the paper, so that when the detection mechanism detects the type of paper, In addition to activating the detecting element, when a detected sheet of paper intercepts the operating detecting element, the drive of the belt of the sorting mechanism is stopped to stop the sheet of paper, and the moving member is arranged to sandwich the stopped sheet of paper. The moving member is connected to a moving mechanism that moves the stopped paper sheets so as to guide them into the box, and the box has different types of paper sheets that stop at different positions depending on the detection element. A variety of paper sheet sorting devices for vending machines that are provided with a presser for pressing the overlapped portion of paper sheets inside and have openings at both ends for taking out the overlapped paper sheets.