JPS6259837B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a banknote processing device that is used in a vending machine or the like and processes banknotes of multiple denominations.

[Conventional technology]

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, as a banknote processing device used in a vending machine or the like, one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 49-43699 is known. This system processes banknotes of only one denomination, and in order to make it possible to return the inserted banknotes, the banknotes inserted between the layers of tape wound around the reel are wound up and held. , one in which the storage of banknotes is stopped and the vending machine stops selling when the retractable storage section is full, and one in which the vending machine stops selling banknotes when the retractable storage section is full; This document describes a system in which banknotes are stored in a separately provided safe depending on the occurrence of banknotes.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, the products sold in vending machines tend to be more expensive each year, and it becomes necessary to accept high-value banknotes and dispense change in low-denomination banknotes. It is difficult to deal with such requests using a system that allows temporary suspension.

The present invention focuses on the fact that the storage section (first bill storage section) for temporarily storing banknotes in the above-mentioned conventional device is designed to allow bills to be returned one by one. In the device having a dedicated second banknote storage part, the first banknote storage part accepts banknotes of a plurality of denominations, and the first banknote storage part can also be used for dispensing low denomination banknotes as change, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote processing device that can accept banknotes even after a first banknote storage part is once full.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention includes a banknote identification unit that identifies the authenticity and denomination of banknotes of multiple denominations, and a banknote identification unit that stores banknotes identified as genuine banknotes by the banknote identification unit and stores banknotes. a first banknote storage unit that can be returned one by one; a fullness detector that detects when the first banknote storage unit is full; and a second banknote storage unit that transfers and stores the stored banknotes in the first banknote storage unit. A banknote processing device comprising: storage control means for controlling a predetermined high-value banknote stored in the first banknote storage unit to be transferred to and stored in the second banknote storage unit; Transfer control means for controlling a predetermined number of banknotes stored in the first banknote storage unit to be transferred to the second banknote storage unit based on the fullness detection output of the fullness detector after storage of the banknotes or after storage control by the storage control unit. It is characterized by having the following.

[Effect]

In the present invention, since the predetermined high-value banknotes that are recognized as true by the banknote identification unit and stored in the first banknote storage unit are transferred to and stored in the second banknote storage unit,
Only low denomination bills remain in the bill storage section, and these low denomination bills can be dispensed as change. The number of low-denomination bills dispensed as change is small, and the first
When the banknote storage section becomes full, a predetermined number of banknotes will be transferred to the second banknote storage section, so by setting this predetermined number appropriately, even if the first banknote storage section is once full, the banknotes will be transferred to the second banknote storage section. It is possible to continue the subsequent processing without any problem in accepting the banknotes and dispensing change in low denomination banknotes.

〔Example〕

Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. The banknote processing apparatus shown by 1 is roughly divided into a transport mechanism unit 2 that takes banknotes into a passage and transports them;
A path switching mechanism section 3 (hereinafter simply referred to as the path switching section) that switches paths when storing or dispensing high-value banknotes (5,000 yen and 10,000 yen) that are not used as change, and guides the banknotes to a predetermined path (hereinafter simply referred to as the path switching section), which is used as change. A first banknote storage mechanism section 4 (hereinafter simply referred to as the first banknote storage section) that stores low-denomination banknotes (thousand yen bills) to be used, and a second banknote storage mechanism that transfers and stores high-value banknotes to a banknote storage box. Outputs from a plurality of sensors arranged along the section 5 (hereinafter simply referred to as the second banknote storage section) and the banknote path (transport path, first storage path, and second storage path described later) It is comprised of an identification control section 6 that controls the transport mechanism section 2 , passage switching section 3 , and first banknote storage section 4 based on signals, and also identifies banknotes.

The transport mechanism section 2 includes a transport motor 21, a drive pulley 22a that rotates in conjunction with the transport motor 21, and a driven pulley 22 that is paired with the drive pulley 22a.
b. A belt 23 stretched between these pulleys;
A press roller 24 that constantly presses the belt 23 with a spring or the like, and a feed roller 2 that rotates in conjunction with the conveyance motor 21 like the drive pulley 22a.
5 and a presser roller 26, the banknote insertion slot 7
When the sensor 61 at the entrance of the passage detects a banknote that has been inserted further, the transport motor 21 is driven forward based on the output signal from the identification control unit 6, and the drive pulley 22
The belt 23 is rotated in the direction of the arrow by rotating a in the normal direction (in the direction in which the banknotes are taken into the passage). Then, the bill is held between the belt 23 and the press roller 24, taken into the conveyance path, and conveyed along the identification sensor 62 forming the identification control section 6.

The identification sensor 62 detects information necessary for banknote identification, and is composed of, for example, a magnetic head and a photoelectric element, and the recognition control unit 6 identifies the authenticity and denomination of the banknote based on the detection signal from the identification sensor 62. ,
If the result is determined to be "false", the transport motor of the transport mechanism section 2 is reversely rotated to transfer the banknote to the banknote insertion slot 7.
If it is determined to be "true" (1,000 yen bill, 5,000 yen bill, or 10,000 yen bill), the banknotes are continued to be transported, and the banknotes are transferred to the first banknote storage section 4 via the passage switching section 3 . Guide it and store it temporarily.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing the structure of this passage switching section 3 , in which 31 is fixed to a shaft 32 at one end above the feed roller 25, and the tip is provided in a groove 251 of the feed roller so that it can be inserted and removed. The gate piece 33 is a solenoid, 34 is rotatably connected to the movable piece of the solenoid 33 at one end, and the other end is an arm into which the shaft 32 is inserted; 35 is hooked at one end to the arm 34; This is a spring that biases the arm 34 so that the tip of the piece 31 fits loosely into the groove of the feed roller 25. The passage switching operation of the mechanism will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 3a, b and c. Note that 41 is a tape that is in close contact with the cylindrical surface of the feed roller 25 and is movable up and down in the direction of the arrow.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the bill BL that has been conveyed in the direction of the arrow through the conveyance path P1 has its tip loosely fitted into the inner curved surface 311 of the gate piece 31 in the groove 251 of the feed roller 25.
gate piece 31 against the spring 35.
is pushed up and guided between the feed roller 25 and the tape 41 by the inner curved surface 311. The feed roller 25 and tape 41 rotate (move) at a constant speed in the direction of the arrow as described later, and the banknotes are held between the feed roller 25 and the tape 41 and sent into the first storage path P2. Note that 45 is a guide plate that constitutes the first storage passage.

Next, when returning the banknotes stored in the first banknote storage section 4 from the first storage path P2 to the conveyance path P1, for example, when dispensing change, based on the output signal from the identification control section 6, The solenoid 33 is energized and the movable piece rotates the arm 34 counterclockwise (in FIG. 2) against the spring 35. Since the gate piece 31 is fixed to the arm 34 via the shaft 32, the rotation of the arm 34 causes the groove 251 of the feed roller 25 to move as shown in FIG. 3b.
The leading end exits from the feed roller 25 and the tape 41.
The banknote BL held between the two is guided along the inner curved surface 311 to the conveyance path P1.

In addition, when introducing banknotes from the first storage path P2 to the second storage path P3, for example, when storing high-value banknotes as described later, the solenoid 33 is in the de-energized state as in the case of FIG. 3a. The banknotes placed in the storage area and fed out from the first storage passage P2 while being held between the feed roller 25 and the tape 41 as shown in FIG.
and the belt 54 into a second storage passage P3.

On the other hand, the first banknote storage section 4 has a long tape 41 sandwiched between a feed roller 25 and a press roller 26.
, a rotatable storage reel 42 and a delivery reel 43 for winding the tape 41, and a storage motor that is driven at the same timing as the transport motor 21 of the transport mechanism section 2 and rotates the two reels in a predetermined direction. 44, which rotates in the forward direction in conjunction with the conveyance motor 21 (in the direction in which the banknotes are carried into the first storage path); and a feed roller 25, which rotates in the forward direction in conjunction with the storage motor 44 (to wind up the banknotes together with the tape). Direction) Banknotes are held between the tape 41 moving in the direction of the arrow by the storage reel 42 and the delivery reel 43, taken into the first storage path, and guided to the tape winding portion of the storage reel 42. and tape 41
At the same time, the banknotes are wound onto the storage reel 42, and the first
When the trailing end of the banknote passes through a sensor 63 disposed in the middle of the storage path, the storage motor 44 is stopped by a stop signal output from the identification control section 6, and the banknote is held between the layers of the tape 41. Of course, the transport mechanism section 2 also stops at the same time. Moreover, simultaneously with the stop signal, the identification control section 6 outputs a predetermined banknote signal (denomination signal) based on the identification result to, for example, an arithmetic control section of a vending machine (not shown).

If the identified banknote is a 1,000 yen bill, the banknote processing device 1 is now in a standby state (a state where it can accept the second banknote and is waiting for a signal from the arithmetic control section). is turned on, the transport motor 21 and the storage motor 44 are driven (rotating the belt 23 and tape 41 in the direction opposite to the arrow) based on the storage signal from the identification control unit 6 to perform the storage operation. Start. That is, the storage reel 42 and the delivery reel 43 are connected to the storage motor 4.
4, the high-value bill temporarily stored between the layers of the tape 41 is guided to between the feed roller 25 and the press roller 26 together with the tape 41. Since the passage switching unit 3 disposed at the branching position of the passage is in the state shown in FIG. The paper money is clamped and sent out to the second storage passage, and is stored in the second banknote storage section 5 .

The second bill storage section 5 includes a bill storage box 51, a fixed pulley 52, a movable pulley 53, a belt 54 stretched between these pulleys, and a tape 41 wound around a delivery reel 43. The belt 54 is provided with a spring 55 whose one end is hooked to a movable pulley 53 so as to be in close contact with the movable pulley 53. When the delivery reel 43 starts winding up the tape 41, the belt 54 is rotated in the direction of the arrow following the tape 41, and the second The banknotes sent to the storage path are held between the tape 41 and the belt 54 and guided to the storage opening 8, and high-value banknotes are stored one after another in the banknote storage box 51. After confirming that the high-value banknotes have been stored by the sensor 64 disposed at the exit of the second storage passage, the identification control unit 6 drives the transport motor 21 and the storage motor 44 again to remove the high-value banknotes along with the second high-value banknotes. The low denomination banknotes sent out to the storage passage are rewound onto the storage reel 42 of the first banknote storage part 4 . When storage of low denomination banknotes is confirmed, the motor is stopped and the banknote processing apparatus 1 enters a standby state.

As described above, when low-denomination bills are inserted, the storage reel 42 winds up the tape 41 that was wound on the delivery reel 43, stores bills one by one between the layers, and winds the tape 41 of a predetermined length. When turned, the limit switch 65 is operated. This limit switch 65 is disposed near the storage reel 42 as a fullness detector for detecting the full state of stored banknotes in the first banknote storage section 4 , and when the identification control section 6 receives a signal from this limit switch 65, The transport mechanism section 2 and the first banknote storage section 4 are operated as follows to guide the banknotes stored between the layers of the tape 41 to the banknote storage box 51.

When the limit switch 65 detects that the first bill storage section 4 is full when a low-denomination bill is stored in the first bill storage section 4 or a high-denomination bill is stored in the second bill storage section 5 and the limit switch 65 detects that the first bill storage section 4 is full, identification control is performed. The unit 6 drives the transport motor 21 and the storage motor 44 to start the transport operation of the low denomination banknotes.

In conjunction with the storage motor 44, the storage reel 42 and the delivery reel 43 rotate in reverse, and the banknotes stored between the layers of the tape 41 are transferred to the feed roller 25 and the press roller 2.
6, the bill is sandwiched together with the tape 41 between the feed roller 25 and the presser roller 26, which also rotate in reverse in conjunction with the conveyance motor 21, and is sent out to the second storage path, and then transferred to the delivery reel. The bill is sandwiched between the tape 41 wound around the tape 43 and the belt 54 which rotates following the tape 41, and is stored in the bill storage box 51 from the storage opening 8 in the same way as high-value bills. On the other hand, the identification control unit 6 counts the low denomination banknotes stored in the banknote storage box 51 based on the detection signal from the sensor 64, and moves the banknotes from the first banknote storage unit 4 to the banknote storage box 51 until a preset count value is reached. Continue to transfer low-denomination banknotes to When the number of transferred bills reaches a predetermined number (to the extent that there is no problem in dispensing them as change), the transport motor 21 and storage motor 44 are driven forward again to store the low-denomination bills sent into the second storage path. Rewind to reel 42,
End the transfer of low denomination banknotes. After the transfer operation is completed, the banknote processing device 1 enters the standby state again.

If, for example, a change payout command is received from the calculation control unit of the vending machine during such a standby state, the banknote processing device 1 operates the passage switching unit 3 as shown in FIG. A predetermined number of banknotes stored in the banknote storage path 4 is dispensed, and even if the customer cancels the product purchase and a refund command is output, a number of banknotes corresponding to the input amount is similarly disbursed from the first banknote storage passage 4 . put out. Note that the banknotes determined to be "true" are temporarily reserved in the first banknote storage section 4 regardless of the denomination,
If the vending machine is configured to store high-value banknotes and dispense change based on commands from the vending machine, refunds can be made using the inserted banknotes at the time of refund, thereby preventing a shortage of low-value banknotes as change. can.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention as described above, bills of multiple denominations are accepted in the first bill storage section, and high-value bills are transferred to the second bill storage section, and low-denomination bills are transferred to the first bill storage section as change. Since it can also be used for dispensing items, it becomes possible to easily deal with the sale of high-value items in a vending machine or the like with a simple mechanism. When the first banknote storage section becomes full, a predetermined number of banknotes are transferred to the second banknote storage section, thereby making the storage space of the first and second banknote storage sections effective for processing multiple denominations without any problem. This makes it possible to reduce the frequency of banknote collection.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing the structure of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part showing the structure of the path switching mechanism of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. c is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the passage switching mechanism section of FIG. 2; 1 ... Banknote processing device, 3 ... Passage switching mechanism section,
31... Gate piece, 4 ... First banknote storage mechanism section, 41... Tape, 42... Storage reel, 43
...Feeding reel, 5 ...Second banknote storage mechanism section,
51...Banknote storage box, 65...Limit switch, P1...Transportation path, P2...First storage path, P3...Second storage path.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A banknote identification unit that identifies the authenticity and denomination of multiple metal banknotes, and a first banknote storage unit that stores banknotes identified as genuine banknotes by the banknote identification unit and is capable of returning stored banknotes one by one. , a banknote processing apparatus comprising: a fullness detector that detects whether the first banknote storage section is full; and a second banknote storage section that transfers and stores banknotes stored in the first banknote storage section; storage control means for controlling the transfer and storage of predetermined high-value banknotes stored in the storage section to the second banknote storage section; and storage control after storing the low-denomination banknotes in the first banknote storage section or by the storage control means. A banknote processing apparatus comprising: a transfer control means that controls the transfer of a predetermined number of banknotes stored in the first banknote storage section to the second banknote storage section based on the fullness detection output of the fullness detector.