JPS62121145A - Device for dividing stacked paper sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To divide stacked paper sheets without causing damage to the paper sheets by arranging a rotary body for contacting the end of the stacked paper sheets and dividing them into two groups so that a gap is formed between the two, and after forming the gap retracting the rotary body and inserting a holding part into the gap. CONSTITUTION:A first holding part 17, a second holding part 19 and a rotary body 16 are retracted and retained by the engagement between a rack 21 and a pinion 22. After stacking sheets of paper money B, the second holding part 19 is moved to the left while rotating the rotary body 16. This makes the rotary body 16 to be pressed against the end of the paper money B the end part of which is lifted by the rotation of the rotary body 16, making the stack of the paper money to be divided into two groups to form a gap S. When a holding device 4 is inserted into the gap S, the rotary body 16 retracts. Accordingly, the end part of the paper money is not damaged when the holding device 4 is inserted.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a device for sorting stacked paper into desired thicknesses from the upper surface thereof, and in particular, the present invention relates to a device for sorting stacked paper into desired thicknesses from the upper surface thereof, and in particular, a gripping device that can be fully inserted into stacked paper such as banknotes. Related to a stacked paper sorting device suitable for forming gaps [Prior art] A device for separating stacked paper of a desired thickness from stacked papers and reprinting it to another place is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-1624.
There is one described in Publication No. 43. Jin's device inserts a tapered fork into the edge of the stacked paper, places paper of the desired thickness on this fork, and then transfers the paper on this fork to a predetermined location. be. The aforementioned fork has balls embedded in the upper and lower surfaces of the fork to reduce the frictional force between the fork and the paper when it is inserted into the paper.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

When separating sheets of a predetermined thickness from the above-mentioned pile of paper, even if the pile of paper is thin, it is still thick, and the tip of the fork is also thick. For this reason, in the above-mentioned device, when the fork is inserted into the edge of the piled paper, the fork cannot be inserted between the sheets and collides with the edge of the paper, causing the edge of the paper to be hot-watered or There were defects such as creases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide an entire stack paper sorting device in which a gripping device can be inserted into the stack paper without causing any s2 or creases.

[Means for Solving All Problems] The above object of the present invention is to provide a rotating means that comes into contact with the end of the stacked paper to form a gap that separates the stacked paper into two parts, and a holder that holds the rotating means. This is accomplished by providing a holding portion and a means for pushing or retracting the holding portion into the end of the stacked paper.

[Operation] By pressing the rotating means against the end of the stacked paper by the retracting means and rotating the rotating means, the stacked paper group in the vicinity is
A space is formed in which a stacking paper gripping device can be inserted.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an automatic cash transaction bag equipped with an embodiment of the device of the present invention. In this figure, 1 is a base, 2 is a next case installed on the base 1, and 3 is a front side of the case 2. a deposit/withdrawal port provided in the case 2; 4 a holding device provided in the case 2 so as to be movable up and down and rotatable; 5 a bill separating unit provided in the upper part of the case 2 between the holding device 4 and the rear part of the case 2;
Reference numeral 6 denotes a discriminating unit that discriminates the banknotes separated by the banknote separation unit 5, 7 to 9 represent n banknote conveyance paths, and , a stack of banknotes such as fraudulent banknotes and damaged banknotes provided close to the gripping device 4. Department,
11.12 is a stack section by denomination provided sequentially below it,
13 is a case part, 14 is a banknote stacking part provided between the gripping device 4 and the front part of the case 2, and 15 is a banknote sorting device provided in the banknote stacking part 14.

In the above-mentioned automatic teller machine, when depositing banknotes inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port, the gripping device 4 first rises and the banknotes are inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port 3.
Located in The first gripping device 4 grips the banknotes inserted into the deposit/withdrawal port, rotates them, and supplies them to the separating section 5 . The separation section 5 separates the banknotes one by one and conveys them to the discrimination section 6. The discrimination section 6 discriminates whether the banknotes are good or unfit. Based on this discrimination, banknotes such as unfit bills pass through a conveyance path 7t and are accumulated in a stack GLO, and fit banknotes pass through a conveyance path 8.9. is collected in the stack portion 11.12 by the following. Then, upon completion of the transaction with the customer, the banknotes stacked in the above-mentioned stack unit 12 are gripped by the n gripping devices 4 and deposited in the banknote stacking unit 14. This completes the deposit operation. Next, when dispensing money, the desired amount of banknotes accumulated in the banknote stacking section 14 is gripped by the gripping device 4, and then the gripping device 4t is rotated upward to remove the banknotes from the separating section 5.
supply to. The banknotes supplied to the separating section 5 are separated and discriminated in the same manner as in the above-described deposit processing, and are accumulated in the stacking sections 11 and 12. Next, the banknotes accumulated in the stack parts 11 and 12 are gripped by the gripping device 4 and released into the deposit/withdrawal port 3.

Next, a detailed configuration of one embodiment of the banknote sorting device 15 described above will be explained using FIG. 2. In this figure, the same reference numerals J as in FIG. 1 indicate the same parts.

The frame body 14A of the banknote stacking section 14 has a notch 14B't" which allows insertion of the rotary body 16. The rotary body 16 is rotatably held in a vertical first holding section 17. .

This rotating body 16 is rotated in the direction of arrow A by a motor 18. The motor 18 is fixed to the first holding part 17. This first holding part 17 is connected to the second holding part 1 in the horizontal direction.
It is fixed at 9. The second holding portion 19 is movable in the direction of arrow C over a base 20 fixed to the frame 14A. The second holding part 19 is driven by the engagement between a rack 21 provided on its side and a pinion 22 mounted on the base 20 side. A motor 23 is connected to the pinion 22.

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

First, the engagement between the rack 21 and the pinion 22 causes the first holding portion 17. Second holding part 19 and rotating body 16
I evacuate. That is, it is moved to the right in the drawing of FIG. In this state, the motor 18 rotates the rotating body 16t. Next, the motor 23 is driven to move the second holding part 19 entirely to the left in the drawing. As a result, the rotary body 16 in the rotating state is pressed against the end of the banknotes B deposited in the stacking section 14 through the notch 14B of the frame 14A. The rotating body 16 pressed against the edge of the banknote B lifts the edge of the banknote B in the vicinity and above upward by its rotation, and separates the stacked banknote B into two parts, with the gripping device 4 inserted between them. A space S is formed in which Thereby, the gripping device 4 can be inserted into this space S.

When the gripping device 4 is inserted into the space S, the rotating body 16 is retracted. In forming the above-mentioned space S, since the rotating body 16 is pressed and rotated in an efficient manner, there is no need to attach an S to the edge of the banknote B or to bend it. This is effective in handling banknotes because it can suppress the occurrence of unfit bills due to the transaction device itself.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the separation device of the present invention.
In this figure, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 2 are the same parts. In this embodiment, the first holding portion 17 is provided with a rack 24.degree. pinion 25 meshing drive means for raising and lowering the rotating body 16i.

A motor 26 is connected to the pinio/25.

According to this embodiment, rack 24. Since the rotating body 16 is not raised by the meshing drive of the pinio Y25, the second
A space 51t larger than the space S obtained by the embodiment shown in the figure can be formed, and the insertion of the gripping device 4 can be further facilitated.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the fourth rotating body 16 is
As shown in the figure, a rotating body 16i having a plurality of protrusions 16A on its outer periphery can be used. By using this rotary body 16, when the banknotes B are separated, the ends of the banknotes B are removed from the rotary body 16.
can enter the troughs 16B and reduce deformation.Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the case where the rotating body 16 is continuously rotated is described, but a gap space S is formed at the end of the stacked banknotes B. When the rotation of the rotor 16 is stopped, the rotation of the rotor 16 may be stopped by stopping the drive of the motor 18. Also, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the rotor 16t may be raised after the rotation of the rotor 16 is stopped. Furthermore, the drive 1 of the rotating body 16
It goes without saying that the mechanism for raising and lowering the rotating body 16 and moving the second holding part 19 is not limited to the mechanism described above. Moreover, the rotating body 16 causes a loss wI'fI of the edge of the banknote B:
In order to prevent this, it is better to configure the structure to have low friction.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably form a gap space at the end of the stacked paper to facilitate insertion of a gripping device, for example.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an automated teller machine equipped with an embodiment of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of an embodiment of the device of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of another embodiment of the device of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another example of a rotating body. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14... Deposition part, 15... Sorting device, 16... Rotating body, 17... First holding part, 18... Motor, 1
9... Second holding part, 21... Rack, 22...
Pinion, 23...Motor, 24...Rack, 25
...Pinion, 26...Motor. 2nd eye figure 3

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In an apparatus for sorting stacked paper into predetermined thicknesses from the upper surface thereof, a rotating means that abuts an end of the stacked paper to form a gap that separates the stacked paper into two; A stacked paper sorting device comprising: a holding section that holds the rotation means; and means for pushing or retracting the holding section into an end of the stacked paper. 2. The stacked paper sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotating means is constituted by a rotating body and a rotating body driver for rotationally driving the rotating body. 3. The stacked paper sorting device according to claim 2, wherein the rotating body is an inner plate. 4. The stacked paper sorting device according to claim 2, wherein the rotating body is a disk having protrusions on the circumference. 5. The stacked paper sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the holding section is equipped with an elevating device for moving the rotating body in the stacking direction of the stacked paper.