JPS6230477B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides an opening that can be inserted into and removed from a processing machine main body and receives paper sheets sent from the processing machine main body, and an opening that can be opened and closed. a paper sheet storage box having a shutter for transporting paper sheets; and a sheet of paper disposed on the main body side, the leading end of which faces near the opening so as to feed the paper sheets into the paper sheet storage box through the opening. A paper sheet processing machine having a leaf transfer means, such as a cash dispensing machine, takes in and stores abnormal banknotes that are not dispensed to the banknote dispensing port, and also stores banknotes that have already been discriminated in a banknote discriminator. It relates to a paper sheet storage device for a paper sheet processing machine that takes and stores paper sheets in a safe provided in the main body, and in particular, when the paper sheet storage box is removed from the main body, the paper sheets are stored in a safe provided in the main body. This invention relates to a paper sheet storage device that prevents paper sheets from protruding from a box.

(Prior art) In the above-mentioned paper sheet processing machine, when the paper sheet storage box is removed from the main body, the inside of the box becomes full of paper sheets, and the paper sheets cannot be completely stored and protrude outside the box. Since it is not desirable from a security standpoint if the storage capacity is too large, conventionally a large box with a considerable amount of storage capacity has been provided.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in recent years, there has been an increasing demand for downsizing of this type of paper sheet processing machine, but the conventional paper sheet storage box mentioned above cannot meet the demand for downsizing. The drawback was that I couldn't respond.

The present invention is a paper sheet storage device for a paper sheet processing machine that eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional ones described above and forcibly takes in paper sheets protruding from a paper sheet storage box into the box. The purpose is to provide the following.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the present invention is arranged in a paper sheet storage box and has a recessed position inside the storage box.
and a paper sheet taking-in member that is movable over an extended position outside the paper sheet storage box that intersects with the tip of the paper sheet transfer means and allows the transfer of paper sheets, and The sheet taking-in member is moved from the retracted position to the extended position in conjunction with the closing movement of the shutter, and the sheet taking-in member is moved from the advanced position to the retracted position in conjunction with the closing movement of the shutter. It is equipped with an operating mechanism provided in the storage box.

(Function) With the above configuration, when the shutter moves to close the opening of the paper sheet storage box, the operating mechanism causes the paper sheet intake member to move in conjunction with the shutter to retreat into the paper sheet storage box, During the movement, the paper sheet intake member pushes the rear edge of the paper sheet located between the tip of the paper sheet transfer means and the opening, and the paper sheet is taken in and stored in the paper sheet storage box. .

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained using examples shown in the drawings.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a main body 1 of a paper sheet processing machine is formed with a recess 3 into which a paper sheet storage box 2, which will be described later, is attached. ing. A paper feed roller device 4, which is the tip of the paper sheet transfer means, faces above the recess 3, and paper sheets P are loaded into the paper sheet storage box 2 installed in the recess 3. supply. A first phototube device 5 is disposed above the paper feed roller device 4, and detects whether paper sheets P are jammed or left behind, and if it is detected that paper sheets P remain, the drive of the processing machine is stopped. Further, a second phototube device 6 is disposed below the paper feed roller device 4 up to the recess 3, and the inside of the paper sheet storage box 2 is designed to hold the paper sheets P. When the edge of the paper sheet Pa protrudes from the paper sheet storage box 2 because the paper sheet Pa is full, this is detected and the drive of the processing machine is stopped.

Next, the paper sheet storage box 2 removably installed in the recess 3 is opened and closed by swinging with respect to the main body 7 and the main body 7 by hinges 8, 8... The main body 7 and the lid 9 can be kept closed by a lock mechanism (not shown).

An opening 11 is formed in the upper wall 10 of the lid 9 at a position directly below the paper feed roller device 4 when the paper sheet storage box 2 is installed in the recess 3. The paper sheets P from the roller device 4 are stored in the paper sheet storage box 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, lock pieces 13, 13 are provided on both sides of the lid body 9, and rotate around pins 12, 12 to protrude and retract from both sides. 13 is biased by a spring (not shown) so as to protrude from both sides of the lid body 9. When the paper sheet storage box 2 is installed in the recess 3, this lock piece 13 is hooked on the stoppers 14, 14 protruding from the processing machine main body 1, and prevents the paper sheet storage box 2 from coming off. It has come to play the role of Note that the lock piece 13 is attached to the lower surface 1 of the shutter 15 when the shutter 15, which will be described later, is inserted.
It is pushed by pushing pieces 16, 16 fixed to 5a, rotates against a spring, and is retracted from both sides of the lid 9.

A horizontally long slit 18 is formed at the upper end of the front wall 17 of the lid 9.
The plate-shaped shutter 15 is inserted from the inside. A pair of guide rails 19, 19 are arranged in parallel so as to extend rearward from both sides of the slit 18, and the shutter 15 can move back and forth along the guide rails 19. It's summery. This shutter 15 is stopped by a stopper (not shown) so that it is not pulled out beyond the pulled-out position shown in FIG.
An opening 20 is formed at a position that substantially coincides with the opening 11 of the lid 9 in this drawn-out position.
A front edge 20a of the opening 20 in the direction in which the shutter 15 is pulled out contacts a paper sheet intake member 25, which will be described later, to swing the same member 25.
Further, brackets 2 are provided on both sides of the shutter 15.
1 and 21 are installed vertically, and both brackets 21,
Pins 22, 22 are implanted in each of the pins 21. On the other hand, in the deep part of the lid body 9, there is a rocking lock body 24 which is biased in the engagement direction by a spring 23.
24 is attached corresponding to the pins 22, 22, and this lock body 24 is attached to the shutter 15.
is adapted to engage with the pin 22 when it is pushed into the paper sheet storage box 2 and reaches the closed position. Note that the lock body 24 engages with the pin 22 only when the paper sheet storage box 2 is taken out of the recess 3 of the processing machine main body 1; 3, the lock body 24 is locked by a protrusion (not shown) attached to the body 1.
The shutter 15 swings and is released from engagement with the pin 22, allowing the shutter 15 to open and close freely.

The lid 9 is swingable and has the opening 11.
A slightly smaller plate-shaped paper sheet intake member 25 is attached. This taking-in member 25 is biased clockwise by springs 26, 26, and is normally in contact with the lower surface 15a of the shutter 15 in the retracted position (third illustrated position) in the paper sheet storage box 2. When the shutter is moved open, it protrudes upward from the opening 11 of the lid 9 and the opening 20 of the shutter 15 in the open position, and its tip is at least connected to the roller constituting the tip of the paper sheet transport means. 28, 28
It is located at an advanced position where it intersects the opposing rollers 28', 28', and when it is in this advanced position, it is on the side of the rollers 28, 28, so it does not interfere with the transport of paper sheets, and it does not interfere with the transport of paper sheets. is allowed. The position of the paper sheet intake member 25 at the advanced position is maintained by the spring 2.
6 and the front edge 20a of the shutter 15. It goes without saying that the position at the extended position may be stopped by a stopper pin provided separately on the main body side or the paper sheet storage box 2. Also,
This intake member 25 has a notch 27 for not interrupting the optical path of the second phototube device 6, and rollers 28, 28 with a gap between the paper feed roller device 4 and opposing rollers 28', 28'. Notches 29, 29 are formed to prevent contact. Further, a plurality of guide blocks 30, 30... are provided protruding from the upper wall 10 of the lid body 9 along the edge of the opening 11.
The taking-in member 25 swings counterclockwise to ensure reliable operation when taking in paper sheets P by means of a bent portion 31 at its tip. For this reason, cutouts 32, 32, .

Note that a handle 33 is attached to the paper sheet storage box 2.

As is clear from the above description, in this embodiment, the operating mechanism of the present invention operates on the lower surface 1 of the shutter 15.
5a, opening 20 of shutter 15 and front edge 2
0a, and springs 26, 26.

Next, the operation of the above-described embodiment will be explained.

When the paper sheet storage box 2 is installed in the recess 3 of the processing machine main body 1, the lock bodies 24, 24 are released from engagement with the pins 22, 22 of the shutter 15, and the shutter 15 can move freely. become. Therefore, the shutter 15 is pulled out and the opening 2 of this shutter 15 is opened.
When the shutter 15 is placed in the open position where the opening 11 of the paper sheet storage box 2 coincides with the opening 11 of the paper sheet storage box 2, the paper sheet taking-in member 25, which is biased by a spring in the upright direction, touches the front edge of the opening 20 of the shutter 15. It swings while contacting the paper feed roller device 20a, and stands up with its tip located near the paper feed roller device 4. Therefore, when the paper feed roller device 4 is driven in this state, the paper sheets P are delivered to the paper sheet storage box 2 and the openings 11 and 20 of the shutter 15.
It passes through and is stored in the storage box 2. Then, the paper sheet storage box 2 becomes full of paper sheets P, and the paper sheet storage box 2 becomes full of paper sheets P.
When the edge of the sheet Pa protrudes upward from the opening 11 and is located directly below the rollers 28, 28 and 28', 28', the second phototube device 6 detects this sheet Pa and drives the processing machine. will be stopped. Therefore, when the shutter 15 is pushed into the closed position, the paper sheet intake member 25 moves into the opening 2 of the shutter 15.
The rollers 28, 28 and 28', 28' and the opening 1 swing counterclockwise against the spring 26 along the front edge 20a of the opening 1, as shown in FIG.
The rear end edge of the paper sheet Pa that intersects with the paper path between the paper sheet Pa and the opening 11 is
and take it into the paper sheet storage box 2. and,
When the shutter 15 is completely in the closed position, the paper sheet intake member 25 is completely immersed in the paper sheet storage box 2,
At this time, the protruding trailing edge of the paper sheet Pa is taken into the paper sheet storage box 2. On the other hand, when the shutter 15 is in the completely closed position, the pushing piece 16 of the shutter 15,
16 pushes the lock pieces 13, 13, and the lock piece 13
can be retracted from both sides of the lid 9, so the paper sheet storage box 2 can be freely pulled out from the recess 3 of the processing machine main body 1. Then, when grasping the handle 33 and pulling out the paper sheet storage box 2 from the recess 3, the lock body 24,
24 engages with the pins 22, 22 of the shutter 15,
Movement of the shutter 15 is restricted. Therefore, the paper sheets P is completely taken into the paper sheet storage box 2, and the paper sheet storage box 2 is removed from the recess 3 of the processing machine main body 1 without opening the shutter 15. taken out.

In addition, in this embodiment, the paper sheet intake member 25
Although it is designed to swing, it goes without saying that the movement of the paper sheet intake member 25 in the present invention is not limited to this swing. Furthermore, a paper feed belt device may be provided in place of the paper feed roller device 4.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the paper sheet storage device of the paper sheet processing machine according to the present invention is disposed in the paper sheet storage box and crosses the recessed position inside the storage box and the tip of the paper sheet transfer means. a paper sheet taking-in member that is movable to an extended position outside the paper sheet storage box that allows paper sheets to be transferred; an operating mechanism provided in the paper sheet storage box to move the paper sheet intake member from the retracted position to the retracted position and to move the sheet intake member from the advanced position to the retracted position in conjunction with the closing movement of the shutter; When the shutter moves to close the opening of the paper sheet storage box, the operating mechanism moves the paper sheet intake member in conjunction with the shutter to retreat into the paper sheet storage box, and at the time of the movement, the paper sheet intake member Since the paper sheet taking-in member pushes the rear edge of the paper sheet located between the tip of the paper sheet transporting means and the opening, the paper sheet is taken in and stored in the paper sheet storage box.
It is not necessary to make the storage box larger than the storage capacity as in the past, and there are no paper sheets protruding from the paper sheet storage box, which has the excellent effect of reducing the size of the processing machine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing an embodiment of the paper sheet storage device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of a corresponding portion of Fig. 1 excluding the main body of the processing machine, and Fig. 3 is the same as Fig. 1. FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of the main parts of the vehicle, showing a state in which the shutter is in the closed position. 1... processing machine main body, 2... paper sheet storage box, 3...
... recess, 4 ... paper feed roller device as a means for transporting paper sheets, 11 ... opening, 15 ... shutter, 15
a... Lower surface of the shutter constituting a part of the operating mechanism, 20... Same, opening, 20a... Same, front edge, 26... Same, spring, 25... Paper sheet intake member, P... ...paper leaves.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet storage box that can be inserted into and removed from the processing machine main body and has an opening that receives paper sheets sent from the main body, and a shutter that opens and closes this opening, and a paper sheet storage box that is disposed on the main body side and has a shutter that opens and closes the opening. and a paper sheet transfer means having a tip facing near the opening so as to send the paper sheets into the paper sheet storage box through the paper sheet storage box. A paper sheet handle is provided and is movable between a retracted position inside the paper sheet storage box and an extended position outside the paper sheet storage box that intersects with the tip of the paper sheet transfer means and allows the transfer of paper sheets. The paper sheet taking-in member is moved from the retracted position to the advanced position in conjunction with the opening movement of the shutter, and the paper sheet taking-in member is moved to the advanced position in conjunction with the closing movement of the shutter. and an actuation mechanism provided on the paper sheet storage box so as to move the paper sheet storage box from the retracted position, and when the shutter moves to close the opening of the paper sheet storage box, the paper sheet intake member is moved by the actuation mechanism. are moved in conjunction with each other to retreat into the paper sheet storage box, and at the time of the movement, the rear edge of the paper sheet located between the tip of the paper sheet transfer means and the opening is taken in. A paper sheet storage device for a paper sheet processing machine, characterized in that a member moves to take in and store paper sheets into a paper sheet storage box.