JPS6261998B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a banknote identification and transaction device used, for example, in a vending machine, a money changer, or the like.

(Prior art) Recently, there has been an increase in the number of vending machines, currency exchange machines, etc. that use not only coins but also banknotes.
Multiple bills must be inserted into ticket vending machines for trains, buses, etc. Therefore,
In this type of device, it is necessary to distinguish the continuously inserted banknotes and to ensure that only genuine banknotes are transacted.

A conventional banknote identification and transaction device has a configuration shown in FIG. The banknotes A inserted through the banknote slot a are taken into the housing b, and authenticated by the banknote verification transport section c. Then, the genuine banknotes A determined to be "true" are transported through the transport path d. The defective banknotes A, which are temporarily held in the holding unit e and determined to be "fake," are returned to the banknote slot a. The genuine banknotes A held in the holding section e are stored in the safe f by the customer's transaction completion signal, i.e., the push signal of the purchase button, etc., and are returned to the return port h via the return route g by the transaction cancellation signal. The structure is as follows.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, troubles with customers often occur immediately after the transaction ends, and at this time, banknote A...
There is a serious problem in that... has been stored in safe f, making it extremely difficult to confirm.

The present invention has been developed based on the above circumstances, and its purpose is to distinguish between consecutively inserted banknotes and to ensure that only genuine banknotes can be traded.
Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote identification and transaction device that allows banknotes to be easily and reliably checked at the time of a transaction and immediately after the transaction is completed.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention verifies the banknotes inserted through the banknote slot, and if the banknotes are determined to be "false", the banknotes are detected as being defective. return the banknotes to the customer,
If it is determined to be "true," it has a banknote appraisal conveyance unit that accepts the genuine banknote, and a banknote holding mechanism that temporarily holds the genuine banknote sent from the banknote appraisal conveyance unit, and responds to the customer's transaction cancellation signal. Therefore, there is a banknote primary storage unit that returns the genuine banknotes, and a banknote primary storage unit that temporarily holds the genuine banknotes that are automatically fed in after a transaction is completed from this banknote primary storage unit, and stores the suspended banknotes in a safe when the next customer starts a transaction. A banknote secondary storage section;
It is characterized by comprising a confirmation window for visually confirming the banknotes held in this secondary banknote holding section.

(Operation) While the transaction continues, banknotes are stored in the primary banknote storage section,
Even after the transaction is completed, the banknotes are stored in the secondary banknote storage unit until the next customer inserts the banknotes. Thereby, the banknotes in the primary banknote storage section are stored as banknotes on the customer side, and the banknotes in the secondary banknote storage area are banknotes on the company side, so that the users of the banknotes are clearly stored.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 2 to 7.

1 in Fig. 2 is used to authenticate the banknote A inserted from the banknote slot 2, and if it is determined to be "false", the defective banknote A is returned to the banknote slot 2 and determined to be "true". In this case, it is the banknote appraisal conveyance section that takes in the genuine banknotes. Reference numeral 3 denotes a banknote primary storage unit that temporarily holds the banknotes A sent from the banknote appraisal conveyance unit 1.

Further, 4 is a banknote secondary storage unit that holds banknotes A sent from the banknote primary storage unit 3.
5 is a banknote A held in the banknote secondary storage unit 4...
This is a confirmation window for visually confirming...

Next, the banknote appraisal conveyance section 1 will be described in detail. The banknote input slot 2 is designed to input banknotes A in a horizontal state, and a banknote conveyance path 6 for conveying the inserted banknotes A is formed in the banknote input direction.
This banknote conveyance path 6 consists of an endless first conveyance belt 8 stretched across rollers 7 and rollers 9.
An endless second conveyor belt 1 stretched through...
0, and a contact surface between the first conveyor belt 8 and the conveyor roller 11 that rolls into contact with the first conveyor belt 8. A banknote validator 12 is placed in the middle of the banknote transport path 6, and second and third banknote detectors 13 and 14 are placed before and after the banknote validator 12, respectively. Also,
The banknote transport path 6 takes in banknotes A and returns them to the banknote slot 2 by driving the first transport belt 8 to run in the forward or reverse direction by the first motor 15. ing. Further, a shutter 17 operated by a solenoid 16 is disposed between the starting end of the bill conveyance path 6 and the bill slot 2, and a first bill detector 18 is installed in the bill slot 2. It is provided. Further, as shown in FIG.
3a, 13b are arranged, and when a banknote A of the correct size is detected, these detection parts 13a, 1 as shown in FIG.
3b are turned ON at the same time and turned OFF at the same time after t hours to check the width and length of the banknote A.

Moreover, the banknote primary storage section 3 is configured as follows. That is, the second banknote conveyance path 1 communicates with the banknote transport direction side of the banknote conveyance path 6.
9 is formed. This banknote conveyance path 19 is connected to the upper surface of an endless third conveyance belt 23 stretched through triangular first and second gates 20 and 21 and rollers 22 and 22, an upper guide 24, a roller 25, the second gate 20 via 25;
A fourth belt stretched across the third conveyor belt 23
The lower surface of the conveyor belt 26 is formed by the mutually opposing portions of the conveyor belt 26 .

In addition, the gate 2 of this second banknote conveyance path 19
A banknote holding mechanism 27 for temporarily holding banknotes A is provided on the lower surface side located between 0 and 21. This banknote holding mechanism 27 has an upper circumferential surface that is connected to the banknote conveyance path 1.
Drum 28 provided in contact with the lower surface of 9
and. It consists of a support belt 30 which is stretched through rollers 29 and a part of which touches the lower side of the drum 28 at a ratio of about 2/3 of the entire circumference, and by sandwiching it between these mutually opposing surfaces. Multiple banknotes A...
It has become possible to hold... Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a feed roller 31 is in rolling contact with the upper part of the drum 28, and this drum 2
The width dimension of 8 is the width dimension of banknote A as shown in Figure 6.
It is set to _l2 which is narrower than _l1 .

Further, the driving force of the second motor 32 is transmitted to the support belt 30 via a clutch brake 33, and the driving force is transmitted to the drum 28 from a drive roller 29 that supports the support belt 30 via a gear mechanism (not shown). It is becoming more and more like this. The second motor 32 is adapted to drive the fourth conveyor belt 26 and the first and second conveyor belts 26.
The gates 20, 21 are operated by solenoids 34, 35.

Note that 36 is a drum rotation detector that detects the amount of rotation of the drum 28.

Further, the banknote secondary storage section 4 is configured as follows. That is, a third banknote transport path 37 is formed which communicates with the banknote taking in and transport direction of the second banknote transport path 19 . This third banknote conveyance path 37 includes a fifth conveyance belt 40 stretched through rollers 38 and 39, a sixth conveyance belt 42 stretched through rollers 41 and 41, and a terminal end of the fifth conveyance belt 40 and a sixth conveyance belt 42 stretched through rollers 41 and 41, respectively. The movable guide plate 43 and the movable guide plate 43 are formed by mutually opposing parts. The movable guide plate 43
As shown in FIG. 7, the roller 41 is configured to be rotatable about the axis of the roller 41 so that it can be positioned horizontally or vertically, and a third banknote transport path 37 is provided on the free end side. An inclined guide portion 43a is formed to guide the leading end of the banknote A obliquely upward.

Moreover, the banknote secondary storage unit 4 configured in this way
A safe 44 is installed below, and by rotating the movable guide plate 43 to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line, banknotes A are held in the secondary banknote holding section 4.
It is configured such that it can be stored in the safe 44.

In addition, banknotes A held in the secondary banknote holding unit 4...
The confirmation window 5 for visually confirming... has a configuration in which a viewing window formed on the rear surface of the casing 45 is closed with a transparent glass 46. Further, a third banknote transport path 37 is provided between the transparent glass 46 and the banknote secondary storage section 4.
A fourth detecting the tip of the banknote A protruding from the terminal end of the banknote A.
A banknote detector 47 is provided. In addition, 48
is the banknote A held in the secondary banknote holding unit 4...
It is a blind plate that covers the internal mechanism to facilitate visual confirmation of...

Outside the casing 45 and near the confirmation window 5, banknotes A from the secondary banknote storage section 4 are forcibly stored in the safe 44 as needed, and banknotes A from the primary banknote storage section 3... A forcible switch 49 operated by an attendant is provided to forcibly transport the banknotes to the secondary banknote storage section 4.

In addition, 50 is a 5th banknote detector arranged between the 2nd banknote conveyance path 19 and the 3rd banknote conveyance path 37.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. When a customer inserts a bill A into the bill slot 2, it is detected by the first bill detector 18, the solenoid 16 is activated, and the shutter 17 is opened.

As shown in FIG.
13b detects the leading edge and the trailing edge, and as mentioned above, dimensions such as width and length are inspected, and if they do not meet the specifications, the first motor 15 is reversely rotated to remove the defective banknote. A is returned to the bill slot 2 and returned to the customer. Further, the banknote A that conforms to the standard passes through the banknote validator 12 section, and the authenticity is determined. If the bill is determined to be "false" at this time, the first motor 15 rotates in the reverse direction and the bill is returned to the bill slot 2. When the banknote A reaches the third banknote detector 14 during authenticity determination, the clutch of the clutch brake 33 is turned on at a certain timing, the drum 28 rotates, and after passing the third banknote detector 14 The first sheet is counted and the first motor 15 is stopped. In addition, the genuine banknote A that has been determined to be "true" passes through the open second gate 21 while being corrected by the upper guide 24 and the feed roller 31, and passes through the drum 2.
8 and the support belt 30, which are sandwiched between mutually opposing surfaces. The drum 28 rotates once in response to a signal from the drum rotation detector 36 and then stops. At this time, the first motor 15 rotates forward to enable the second banknote A to be inserted.

When the second bill A is inserted into the bill slot 2, it goes through the same operation as described above and reaches the third bill detector 14 section. As a result, the drum 28 rotates and the second banknote A is superimposed on top of the first banknote A, and the front and rear ends are held with their front and back ends slightly shifted as shown by the two-point chain in FIG. After passing 14 banknote detectors, the second banknote is counted.

In this way, the banknotes A are held in the banknote primary holding 3 in a so-called sashimi alignment state in which the front and rear ends are slightly shifted.

At this time, if a return button (not shown) is pressed by the customer for some reason and a transaction cancellation signal is issued, the solenoid 34 is operated and the first gate 20 is "closed", that is, the two-point chain shown in FIG. position, and the clutch of the clutch brake 33 is turned on. Next, the first and second motors 15 and 32 rotate in the opposite direction, and the banknotes A, which were temporarily held in a superposed state between the drum 28 and the support belt 30, are returned to the banknote slot 2. returned to the customer. After one rotation of the drum 28, the brake of the clutch brake 33 is turned on by a signal from the drum rotation detector 36.
Then, the solenoid 34 turns OFF and the first gate 2
0 is "open", that is, shifted to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. Further, the count is cleared when the returned banknote A passes through the third banknote detector 14 section.

Furthermore, when the customer approves the transaction and presses a purchase button (not shown), etc., the transaction is assumed to have been completed, and the banknote A that was held in the primary banknote storage unit 3 is transferred to the secondary banknote storage unit 4 as is. sent. In other words, when the purchase button is pressed, the solenoid 35
is activated, and the second gate 21 is "closed", that is,
It is deviated to the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, and the clutch of the clutch brake 33 is turned on. Next, the second
The motor 32 rotates the drum 28 counterclockwise in the correct direction, and the banknote holding mechanism 27, that is, the banknote A that was temporarily held between the drum 28 and the support belt 30, is rotated counterclockwise. 3. The banknotes are sent via the fourth transport belts 23 and 26 to the third banknote transport path 37 formed by the fifth and sixth transport belts 40 and 42. Third banknote conveyance path 3
After the front end of the banknote A sent into the banknote 7 is detected by the fourth banknote detector 47, a predetermined period of time elapses.
That is, only the rear end of the bill A is conveyed to a position where it is held between the fifth and sixth conveyor belts 40 and 42, and is held in this state.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the front ends of the held banknotes A are guided diagonally by the inclined guide portion 43a of the movable guide plate 43, and these banknotes A... . . . can be easily visually confirmed from outside the casing 45 through the confirmation window 5.

Therefore, even after the transaction is completed, the banknote A is held in the secondary banknote storage section 4 until the next customer inserts the banknote.Furthermore, the clerk can easily visually check the banknote A through the confirmation window 5, so that the banknote A can be stored immediately after the transaction is completed. This allows you to easily and reliably deal with problems that tend to occur.

Further, when the next customer inserts banknotes A, the banknotes A held in the secondary banknote storage unit 4 are stored in the safe 44 and the banknotes primary storage unit 3
banknotes A... are automatically sent to the banknote secondary storage section 4.

On the other hand, when the drum 28 completes one rotation, the brake of the clutch brake 33 is turned on in response to a signal from the drum rotation detector 36, and the drum 28 is stopped. At the same time, the solenoid 35 turns off and the second gate 21
is deviated to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, and the first motor 15 is rotated in the forward direction.
The banknotes A of the next customer are taken into the banknote transport path 6 and transported.

In addition, if the staff member wants to visually check the banknotes A... in the banknote primary storage unit 3 according to need, by pressing the forced switch 49 for staff operation, the staff can visually check the banknotes A in the banknote secondary storage unit 4. .
After visual confirmation, when the hand is released from the forced switch 49, the banknotes are sent back from the secondary banknote storage unit 4 to the primary banknote storage unit 3, and are stored again.

According to the above embodiment, the banknote transport path 19 of the banknote primary storage section 3 and the banknote transport path 37 of the banknote secondary storage section 4 are separate transport systems, so even if a blockage occurs due to safe storage operation, the banknote transport path 19 of the banknote primary storage section 3 and the banknote transport path 37 of the banknote secondary storage section 4 are separated. There is no problem with the primary holding operation of the banknotes A being inserted.

In the embodiment described above, defective banknotes and banknotes that are returned in response to a transaction cancellation signal from the customer are returned to the customer by being returned to the banknote slot, but the banknotes may not be returned to the customer through a separate banknote return slot. You may also do so. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the invention.

[Structure of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention verifies the banknotes inserted from the banknote slot, and if the banknotes are determined to be "false", the defective banknotes are returned to the customer, and the banknotes are determined to be "true". It has a banknote appraisal conveyance unit that takes in the genuine banknotes when the banknotes are authenticated, and a banknote holding mechanism that temporarily holds the genuine banknotes sent from the banknote appraisal conveyance unit. a banknote primary storage section that allows the banknotes to be returned; and a banknote secondary storage section that temporarily stores the genuine banknotes that are automatically sent from the banknote primary storage section after a transaction is completed, and stores the suspended banknotes in a safe when the next customer starts a transaction. and a confirmation window for visually confirming the banknotes held in the banknote secondary storage unit.

Therefore, it is possible to distinguish between consecutively inserted banknotes and to reliably transact only genuine banknotes.
In addition, while the transaction is ongoing, the banknotes are held in the primary banknote storage unit, and even after the transaction is completed, they are held in the secondary banknote storage unit until the next customer inserts the banknotes. You can easily deal with problems with. Further, the clerk can visually confirm the banknotes held in the secondary banknote holding section from the outside through the confirmation window, and the banknotes can be checked extremely easily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing the configuration of a conventional device;
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing one embodiment of the device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a second banknote detection section of the same embodiment, FIG. 4 is a timing chart of the same detection section, and FIG. 5 6 is a side view showing the banknote holding state of the banknote primary storage unit of the same embodiment; FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the positional relationship between the drum of the banknote primary storage unit and banknotes during temporary storage; and FIG.
The figure is a side view showing the banknote holding state of the banknote secondary holding unit of the same embodiment. A...Banknote, 1...Banknote appraisal conveyance unit, 2...Banknote input slot, 3...Banknote primary storage unit, 4...Banknote secondary storage unit, 5...Confirmation window, 44...Safe box.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Appraise the banknotes inserted from the banknote slot,
If the banknote is determined to be "false", the defective banknote is returned to the customer, and if the banknote is determined to be "true", the banknote appraisal conveyance unit takes in the genuine banknote, and the banknote appraisal conveyance unit receives the genuine banknote from the banknote appraisal conveyance unit. A banknote primary storage unit includes a banknote holding mechanism that temporarily holds banknotes and returns the genuine banknotes in response to a transaction cancellation signal from a customer; It is equipped with a secondary banknote storage unit that temporarily holds the banknotes and stores the banknotes in a safe when the next customer starts a transaction, and a confirmation window for visually checking the banknotes held in this secondary banknote storage unit. A banknote identification transaction device characterized by: