JPS6318795B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for storing banknotes inserted into a banknote handling device such as a vending machine or a money changer.

Conventional Technology Automatic railway ticket vending machines collect sales data and collect cash by closing sales data every fixed period (generally, one day) for the purpose of comparing sales and cash. ing.

However, conventional ticket vending machines that can process banknotes only have one safe to store the inserted banknotes, so in order to distinguish between banknotes before the deadline and banknotes after the deadline, it is necessary to use sales data. This was inconvenient because either the deadline for the banknotes and the collection of banknotes from the safe had to be done at the same time, or the ticket vending machine had to stop selling tickets after the deadline until the banknotes had been collected.

Conventionally, in order to eliminate this inconvenience, two banknote storage units were provided one above the other, and the inserted banknotes were inserted into the upper banknote storage unit using a first pusher that moved up and down with a predetermined descending distance. Then, the upper banknote storage section is lowered by the first pusher and a second pusher that moves up and down with a longer descending distance than the first pusher, and then the second pusher lowers the banknote storage section. A bill handling device is known in which bills in the upper bill storage section are inserted into the lower bill storage section (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 127792/1983).

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, the banknote handling device described above stores the previously inserted banknotes in the upper banknote storage section by the first pusher, and then stores the banknotes in the upper banknote storage unit in the second banknote storage unit. The first pusher stores the banknotes in the lower banknote storage section, and then the first pusher stores the later banknotes in the upper banknote storage unit, so that the banknotes before the deadline and the banknotes after the deadline are There was a problem in that two pushers were required to store the bills separately, making the bill storage device complicated and large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote storage method and device that can reliably distinguish between banknotes inserted before the sales data deadline and banknotes inserted after the sales data deadline. shall be.

Means for Solving the Problems According to the first invention, banknotes are inserted into the upper side of the auxiliary safe provided above the safe having an opening at the top and having openings at the top and the bottom. The pusher of the insertion mechanism, which moves up and down by tilting both arms connected to each other above the auxiliary safe, is lowered into the safe, and the banknotes before the sales data deadline are stored in the safe. When the data is closed, the opening of the safe and the lower opening of the auxiliary safe are closed, and after the sales data is closed, the tilting angle of both arms is limited so that the pusher of the insertion mechanism is lowered into the auxiliary safe. By controlling the descending distance of the pusher, lowering the pusher into the auxiliary safe, and storing the banknotes conveyed to the upper side of the auxiliary safe after sales data deadline in the auxiliary safe. resolved.

According to the second invention, there is provided an auxiliary safe which has openings at the upper and lower parts and stores banknotes after the sales data deadline; a safe for storing the previous banknote; an endless belt for conveying the inserted banknotes to the upper side of the auxiliary safe; a shutter for closing the opening of the safe and the lower opening of the auxiliary safe, respectively, when sales data is closed; an insertion mechanism for inserting banknotes conveyed to the upper side of the auxiliary safe into the safe or the auxiliary safe; the insertion mechanism includes a pusher that can move up and down; an arm rotatably attached at one end to the pusher; An arm having one end rotatably connected to the other end of the arm, and the other end rotatably supported on a fixed shaft, and a long diameter part and a short diameter part on which a pin fixed to the arm abuts, A cam is connected to a cam that rotates in one direction during storage to move the pusher up and down via both arms, and a solenoid that operates after the sales data deadline, and when the solenoid is activated, it comes into contact with one arm and moves both arms. The pusher moves up and down between the top of the endless belt and the interior of the safe when storing banknotes before the sales data deadline, and the pusher moves up and down between the endless belt and the inside of the safe when storing banknotes before the sales data deadline. This problem can be solved by providing a bill storage device in a bill handling device that moves up and down between the inside of the auxiliary safe from above.

Function When storing banknotes before the sales data deadline, the pusher moves up and down between the endless belt and the inside of the safe to store the banknotes conveyed into the safe, and at the time of the sales data deadline, the banknotes placed at the top of the safe are stored. The insertion opening and the closing opening provided at the bottom of the auxiliary safe facing this opening are each closed by a shutter, and after the sales data is closed, the solenoid is activated and the stopper comes into contact with one arm, thereby closing both the openings. The tilting angle of the arm is limited, and the pusher moves up and down from above the endless belt into the auxiliary safe to store the transported banknotes in the auxiliary safe when storing the banknotes after the deadline for sales data.

Embodiments Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a safe for storing banknotes, which includes a holder 3 for stored banknotes 2, and a compression coil spring 4 that presses the banknotes 2 above the safe 1 via the holder 3. and is provided. A rectangular opening 5 narrower in width than the banknotes 2 is formed in the upper wall of the safe 1, and a hole 7 is formed in the upper end of one side wall, through which a shutter 6 that closes the opening 5 after the deadline enters and exits. has been done. Rails 8, 8 for the shutter 6 are formed at the upper part of the inner wall of the safe 1.

10 is an auxiliary safe provided above the safe 1, and openings 11 and 12, which are approximately the same size as the opening 5 of the safe 1, are formed in the upper and lower walls, respectively, and one side wall has openings 11 and 12 that are opened after closing. A hole 19 is formed through which a shutter 13 for closing the opening 12 enters and exits. At the bottom of the inner wall of this auxiliary safe 10, there is a shutter 13.
Rails 14, 14 for use are formed.

Reference numeral 15 denotes an endless belt for moving the shutters 6 and 13, which is wound around pulleys 16 and 16. When the sales data is closed, the endless belt 15 is moved by normal rotation of one of the pulleys 16 connected to the motor 17 via the belt 18, so that the openings 5 and 12 are closed. 6 and shutter 13 into safe 1 and auxiliary safe 1
When the banknotes 2 in the safe 1 are collected and the safe 1 is set in a predetermined position, the motor 17 is reversed and moved in the opposite direction to that described above. The shutter 6 and the shutter 13 are pulled out from the safe 1 and the auxiliary safe 10 so as to open the openings 5 and 12.

Reference numerals 20 and 21 denote endless belts for conveying the inserted banknotes from the banknote validator or temporary storage section (not shown) to the banknote storage device; 22 and 23 convey the banknotes conveyed by the endless belts 20 and 21; Endless belt conveying to the upper side of the auxiliary auxiliary safe 10, 24...
is a pulley around which endless belts 20, 21, 22, and 23 are wound. The endless belts 22 and 23 are
They are provided horizontally, and two of them are provided at a distance in the width direction of the banknote so as to lightly sandwich both edges of the banknote in the width direction. Of the endless belts 22 and 23, the upper endless belt 22 is slightly separated from the lower endless belt 23.
Each endless belt 20, 21, 22, 23 is moved simultaneously by a common motor (not shown). Endless belts 22 and 23 are endless belt 2 in this example.
Although separate from 0, 21, endless belts 20, 21
Two sets of endless belts 20 and 21 may be provided to extend.

Reference numeral 30 denotes an insertion mechanism for inserting banknotes conveyed to the upper side of the auxiliary safe 10 into the safe 1 or the auxiliary safe 10, and is connected to a pusher 31 supported movably up and down by a support (not shown). It includes arms 32 and 33, a cam 34 that controls the tilting of the arm 33, a motor 35 that rotates the cam 34 once when a bill is inserted, a stopper 36 that controls the tilting angle of the arm 33, and a plunger 37 that controls the stopper 36. ing.

The pusher 31 has a plate 38, which is smaller than the openings 5, 11, and 12, fixed horizontally to its lower end, and is constantly urged downward by a spring (not shown). The arm 32 has a lower end rotatably attached to the lower side of the pusher 31 by a stopper 39, and an upper end rotatably connected to the lower end of the arm 33. The arm 33 is rotatably supported by a shaft 40 fixed to a frame (not shown) or the like. A pin 41 that contacts the outer periphery of the cam 34 is fixed to the arm 33 .

The cam 34 is a cam having a short diameter part with the smallest distance (diameter) from the rotation center to the outer circumference and a longest diameter part, and the distance between the short diameter part and the long diameter part gradually changes, The other is designed to change rapidly. The cam 34 is fixed to a shaft 42 rotatably attached to the frame (not shown), etc., and the shaft 42 has a pulley 44 and a V-belt 45 to which the rotation of the motor 35 is transmitted. 43 is fixed.

When the pusher 31 is on standby, the long diameter part of the cam 34 is in contact with the pin 41, so that the arm 3
2 and 33, and when storing banknotes, the cam 34 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG.
4, the bill is moved downward and pushed into the safe 1 or the auxiliary safe 10, and then as the cam 34 rotates, the pin 41 is gradually raised to a predetermined position. be returned.

The stopper 36 is connected to the frame (not shown).
It is rotatably supported on a shaft 46 fixed to the arm 33, and is normally tilted to a position that does not interfere with the tilting movement of the arm 33 by the coil spring of the plunger 37.
7 is turned clockwise in FIG. 1, thereby limiting the tilting movement of the arm 33.

In this device, before the sales data deadline, the plunger 37 is not energized, so when the cam 34 is rotated, the pusher 31 suddenly moves until the pin 41 comes into contact with the short diameter part of the cam 34. It is lowered and then gradually raised.
When the pin 41 is in contact with the short diameter portion of the cam 34, the pusher 31 is lowered to a position where the plate 38 slightly protrudes into the safe 1, as shown in FIG. 3A. Therefore, the endless belt 22,2
When the cam 34 is rotated, the banknotes conveyed to the upper part of the auxiliary safe 10 by the pusher 31 are pushed into the safe 1 via the auxiliary safe 10 and stacked in the safe 1.

When the sales data is closed, this device
7 is rotated, the shutters 6 and 13 are inserted into the safe 1 and the auxiliary safe 10 by the endless belt 15,
Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3B, the shutter 6 closes the opening 5 of the safe 1, the shutter 13 closes the lower opening 12 of the auxiliary safe 10, and the safe opens.
allows for removal.

After the sales data deadline, Plunger 37
is energized and the stopper 36 is rotated as shown in FIG. 3B, so the pusher 31 drops rapidly when the cam 34 is rotated.
The upper part of the arm 33 contacts the stopper 36,
Since the tilting angles of the arms 32 and 33 are limited, the pusher 31 is moved by the plate 38 as shown in FIG. 3B.
is lowered to a position where it slightly protrudes into the auxiliary safe 10, and then raised to a predetermined position as the cam 34 rotates. Therefore, while the plunger 37 is energized, the endless belts 22, 2
When the cam 34 rotates, the banknotes conveyed to the upper part of the auxiliary safe 10 by the pusher 31 are pushed into the auxiliary safe 10.
stacked inside. At this time, the banknote is
2 is closed by the shutter 13, it will not fall from the auxiliary safe 10.

After the safe 1 is removed and the safe is set in place again, the motor 17 is reversed and the shutters 6 and 13 are pulled out from the safe 1 and the auxiliary safe 10 by the endless belt 15. , the openings 5 and 12 are opened, and the power supply to the plunger 37 is stopped. Therefore, when the cam 34 is rotated thereafter, the banknotes stored in the auxiliary safe 10 are pushed from the auxiliary safe 10 into the safe 1 by the pusher 31.

In the above-mentioned device, an auxiliary safe 10 is provided above the safe 1, and the descent distance of the pusher 31 is controlled by the stopper 3.
6, the pusher 31 is lowered to the safe 1 to store banknotes in the safe 1 before the deadline for sales data, and the pusher 31 is lowered to the safe 1 after the deadline.
Lower the banknotes to the auxiliary safe 10 and place the banknotes in the auxiliary safe 1.
By storing the banknotes in the safe 1, it is possible to distinguish between banknotes before the deadline and banknotes after the deadline, and therefore there is no need to collect the banknotes in the safe 1 at the same time as the sales data deadline.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a device provided with two sets of a safe and an insertion mechanism. The safes 50 and 50' are made in the same way as the safe 1 shown in FIG. 1, and one is used to store bills before the sales data deadline, and the other is used to store bills after the sales data deadline. It will be done.
The insertion mechanisms 51, 51' are provided above the safes 50, 50', and are lowered until their lower ends slightly protrude into the corresponding safes 50, 50' when storing banknotes. Safe 50, 50' and insertion mechanism 51, 5
Between 1' and 1', banknotes to be stored are placed in safes 50 and 5.
Endless belts 52 and 53 are provided above 0' for conveyance. The endless belts 52 and 53 are provided in the same manner as the endless belts 22 and 23 of the above-described embodiment, and in this example, before the deadline for sales data, the banknotes are conveyed to the top of the safe 50, and after the deadline, the bills are conveyed to the top of the safe 50. ′.

Although most of the insertion mechanisms 51 and 51' are omitted in the figure, the insertion mechanism 5 used in this device is
The insertion mechanism 30 described above can be used as the insertion mechanism 1, 51', and in this case, the stopper 36 and plunger 37 are unnecessary.

This device drives the insertion mechanism 51 to store banknotes before the sales data deadline into the safe 50, and drives the insertion mechanism 51' to store the banknotes after the sales data deadline into the safe 50.
By storing the banknotes at 0', banknotes before and after the deadline can be distinguished.

FIG. 5 shows an example of an apparatus in which a sheet of paper that can be distinguished from banknotes is inserted into a safe at the time of a deadline, and the paper is used to distinguish between banknotes before and after the deadline. The safe 60 and insertion mechanism 61 used in this device are the same as the pair of safe 50 and insertion mechanism 51 used in the device of FIG. Endless belts 62 and 63 are provided between the safe 60 and the insertion mechanism 61 to convey banknotes to be stored up to the upper part of the safe 60. Endless belt 6
A paper issuing mechanism 64 is provided at the end of the banknote conveyance path according to No. 2 and 63, which issues paper for distinguishing between banknotes before and after the deadline.

The paper issuing mechanism 64 includes rollers 66, 66 that transport the starting end side of the long roll paper 65, and roll paper 6.
a cutter 67 for cutting the starting end of 5 to a predetermined length;
67, and the cut paper 68 is transferred to an endless belt 62,
It is provided with rollers 69, 69 for feeding between the two. In this paper issuing mechanism 64, rollers 66, 66 are first driven to transport the roll paper 65 by a certain amount, then cutters 67, 67 are driven, and then rollers 69, 69 are driven, and the paper 68 is transferred to the endless belt 62. , 63.

In this device, before the sales data deadline, the banknotes to be stored are transported to the upper part of the safe 60 by endless belts 62 and 63, and then by the insertion mechanism 6
1 to store the banknotes in a stacked state in the safe 60. Furthermore, at the deadline, the paper issuing mechanism 64 first issues the paper 68 and feeds the paper 68 toward the endless belts 62 and 63, and then the endless belts 62 and 63 transport the paper 68 to the upper part of the safe 60. After that, the insertion mechanism 61 is driven to store the paper 68 into the safe 60. As a result, the paper 68 is stacked on top of the bills stored in the safe 60, and the paper 68 is stacked on top of the bills stored in the safe 60.
This means that the lower banknotes are the banknotes before the deadline. After the deadline, the banknotes are stored in the safe 60 in a stacked state by operating in the same manner as before the deadline. Bills inserted into the safe 60 after the deadline are
The paper 68 is stacked on top of the paper 68, so that bills before and after the deadline can be distinguished by the paper 68.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides an auxiliary safe above the safe, and the lowering distance of one pusher that moves up and down via a pair of arms due to the rotation of a cam is the same as the stopper that rotates due to the operation of a solenoid. It is controlled by contacting one of the arms, and before the sales data deadline, the pusher is lowered to the safe without rotating the stopper, and when the sales data is closed, the pusher is lowered into the opening provided at the top of the safe and the bottom of the auxiliary safe. Each of the provided openings is closed by a shutter, and after the sales data deadline, the stopper is rotated to limit the tilting angle of the arm and the pusher is lowered to the auxiliary safe, so that bills before the deadline are stored in the safe. The banknotes after the deadline are stored in the auxiliary safe, and the banknotes before the deadline and the banknotes after the deadline can be reliably distinguished, and the banknotes can be stored in the safe and the auxiliary safe with one pusher. Because of this, the structure is simpler and more compact than conventional banknote handling devices.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view showing an example of a banknote retrieval device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line - in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the device in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the second embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the third embodiment. 1: Safe, 5, 11, 12: Opening, 6, 13:
Shutter, 10: Auxiliary safe, 22, 23: Endless belt, 30: Insertion mechanism, 31: Pusher, 3
2, 33: Arm, 34: Cam, 36: Stopper, 40: Fixed shaft, 41: Pin.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A bill storage method in a bill handling device that separates inserted bills into bills before the sales data deadline and bills after the deadline, comprising: a safe provided above a safe having an opening at the top; and The banknotes inserted into the upper side of the auxiliary safe, which has openings at the top and bottom, are transported, and the pusher, which is an insertion mechanism that moves up and down by tilting both arms connected to each other above the auxiliary safe, is lowered into the safe. the banknotes before the sales data deadline are stored in the safe, the opening of the safe and the lower opening of the auxiliary safe are respectively closed at the sales data deadline, and the tilting angles of both arms are limited after the sales data is closed; Controlling the descending distance of the pusher of the insertion mechanism so that the pusher descends into the auxiliary safe, and lowering the pusher into the auxiliary safe to remove banknotes conveyed to the upper side of the auxiliary safe after the sales data deadline. A method for storing banknotes in a banknote handling device, characterized in that the banknotes are stored in an auxiliary safe. 2. A subsidy safe 10 having openings 11 and 12 at the upper and lower parts and storing banknotes after the sales data deadline.
A safe 1 is provided below the auxiliary safe 10 and has an opening 5 at the top to store banknotes before the sales data deadline, and an endless belt 22 that conveys the inserted banknotes to the upper side of the auxiliary safe 10. ,23 and
Shutters 6 and 13 close the opening 5 of the safe 1 and the lower opening 12 of the auxiliary safe 10, respectively, at the time of sales data deadline; The insertion mechanism 30 includes a pusher 31 that can move up and down, an arm 32 with one end rotatably attached to the pusher 31, and an arm 32 with one end rotatably attached to the other end of the arm 32. and the other end is connected to the fixed shaft 40.
It has an arm 33 which is rotatably supported on the arm 33, and a long diameter part and a short diameter part which are in contact with a pin 41 fixed to this arm 33, and when the banknotes are stored, the banknotes are rotated in one direction and the pin 41 is fixed to the arm 33. It is connected to a cam 34 that moves the pusher 31 up and down, and a solenoid 37 that is activated after the sales data is closed, and when the solenoid 37 is activated, it comes into contact with one arm 33 and limits the tilting angle of both arms 32 and 33. It consists of a stopper 36 and the pusher 31 when storing banknotes before the sales data deadline.
moves up and down between the inside of the safe 1 from above the endless belts 22 and 23, and the pusher 31 moves up and down between the inside of the auxiliary safe 10 from above the endless belts 22 and 23 when storing banknotes after the sales data deadline. A banknote storage device in a banknote handling device characterized by: