JPS6323392Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Field of the invention This invention is directed to a banknote sorting device for sorting the conveyance direction of banknotes in a device that processes banknotes such as banknotes, cards, securities, etc. Regarding.

(b) Background of the invention In the above-mentioned position where the conveyance direction of banknotes is divided into a substantially straight direction and a unilateral direction, the banknotes are normally guided in the straight direction, and the banknotes are guided in the unilateral direction by a switching operation. There is a conventional device provided with a distribution plate (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 115891/1983).

In the case of this conventional device, banknotes that were conveyed by a conveyor belt up to the front stage of the sorting plate are removed from the conveyor belt and come into contact with the sorting plate, and the direction is changed, so this contact causes a collision. In particular, when multiple banknotes are conveyed in piles, the banknotes become stiff and difficult to follow the guide surface of the sorting plate, making it difficult to sort them smoothly. There is a problem that it cannot be processed.

(c) Purpose of the invention The purpose of this invention is to provide a banknote sorting device that can perform smooth and reliable sorting even when a plurality of banknotes are piled up and stiff.

(d) Structure of the device This device has a linear conveyance path in which banknotes are held between opposing conveyance means and conveyed in a substantially straight direction, and the conveyance means on one side is divided into front and back parts to form a sorting position. The banknote sorting device is provided with a sorting plate which is movable at the sorting position to a position where the free end side faces the linear conveyance path in a state of intersecting and guides the banknotes in the sorting direction, the bill sorting device being synchronous with the sorting plate. The banknote sorting device is provided with an auxiliary conveyance means that moves to a position where the free end side faces the linear conveyance path in a state where it intersects with the front end of the divided conveyance means. Features.

(e) Function of the device In this device, in order to sort banknotes, when the sorting plate moves toward the straight conveyance path and crosses each other, the auxiliary conveyance means also moves toward the straight conveyance path and crosses at the same time. , and is in contact with the terminal end of the conveying means on the previous stage side, and guides the banknotes with a sorting plate, while at the same time forcibly sorting and conveying them while being held from both sides.

(f) Effect of the invention According to this invention, when sorting on the sorting plate, the auxiliary conveyance means and the end of the front conveyance means hold the banknotes from both sides and forcibly convey them in a sorted manner. Even if banknotes are collided with each other and hit the sorting board, or even if several stiff banknotes hit the sorting board, the above-mentioned clamping conveyance can forcefully transport the banknotes in the sorting direction. As a result, jamming of banknotes at the sorting position can be reliably prevented, and banknotes can be sorted and conveyed reliably and smoothly.

(g) Example of the invention An example of the invention will be described below based on the drawings.

The drawing shows a banknote sorting device used in a banknote processing device of an automatic teller machine, in which a banknote slot 1 is composed of a movable side plate 2 and a fixed bottom plate 3, and a guide 4 is provided in a portion facing the movable side plate 2. Further, a take-in roller 5 is provided at a portion facing the open edge of the fixed bottom plate 3, and a friction roller 6 is in pressure contact with the above-mentioned take-in roller 5 on the lower surface of the fixed bottom plate 3. Further, a box 7 is provided under the fixed bottom plate 3 to collect coins accidentally inserted.

The above-mentioned movable side plate 2 moves toward the take-in roller 5 side and is biased by an appropriate spring mechanism, and the banknotes are thrown in between the above-mentioned movable side plate 2 and the guide 4 in the width direction, and are moved toward the take-in roller 5 side. energized.

When the take-in roller 5 is driven by an appropriate motor, one bill is taken in. Therefore, even if a plurality of banknotes are put into the banknote slot 1 in a bundle, they can be taken in one by one.

Note that the taken banknotes are guided by guides 4 and 8 and sent into the interior.

The banknotes fed into the interior are transferred to a first conveyor belt 11 stretched between pulleys 9 and 10, and a first conveyor belt 11 stretched between pulleys 12 to 14.
and the second conveyor belt 15 that is in contact with the main conveyor belt 16 .

The conveyance path formed by the first and second conveyance belts 11 and 15 relatively loosely clamps and conveys banknotes, and there are alignment impellers 89 and 89 on both sides of the path. is provided, and this impeller 8
The blades 9 and 89 are made of a soft rubber material, and are rotated by an appropriate drive motor in the banknote taking direction to align the banknotes at the center of the conveyance path.

Further, on the downstream side of the impellers 89, 89 in the banknote conveying direction, there is provided an abnormality detector 81 configured by arranging a plurality of photoelectric sensors in a horizontal line. By detecting the length, it can detect, for example, a bill folded in half, a quarter of the bill bent from the edge, or irregularly shaped bills such as cards or other short bills.

Note that the above-described abnormal shape detector 81 may be configured with an image sensor.

The above-mentioned main conveyor belt 16 is stretched around the pulley 10 and pulleys 17 to 20, and the peripheral surface forms a return conveyance surface, and the pulley 19 is rotationally controlled in one direction in the taking-in direction by an appropriate drive motor. Ru.

The above-mentioned pulley 17 is formed into a drum shape, and a banknote discriminating section 21 is provided in the middle of the conveyance path formed by the pulley 17 and the main conveyance belt 16 facing each other, and is used to determine the authenticity and denomination of banknotes. make money.

Note that this banknote discrimination section 21 is composed of a well-known reading means such as a magnetic head or an optical reader.
This is determined by reading the printing pattern on the banknote.

A first sorting plate 23 that moves in and out of the return conveyance surface of the main conveyance belt 16 and a pulley 2 that comes into contact with the main conveyance belt 16 are located at a downstream position of the banknote discriminating section 21 described above.
2 is provided, and a collection box 24 for oddly shaped banknotes is provided at the back side of the sorting board 23.

The above-mentioned collection box 24 collects odd-shaped banknotes, and when the above-mentioned abnormality detector 81 detects odd-shaped banknotes, the first sorting plate 23 is driven by a solenoid or the like based on the detection signal to control the sorting and return to the collection box. It will be collected on the 24th.

A third conveyor belt 27 is provided behind the aforementioned pulley 22 and is stretched between pulleys 25 and 26, and is in contact with the main conveyor belt 16.

A second sorting plate 28 is located behind the aforementioned third conveyance belt 27, and this second sorting plate 28 is set to take out normal banknotes from the main conveyance belt 16 and temporarily guide them toward the pool. Further, by being rotated by an appropriate mechanism (such as a solenoid), the banknotes are guided in the return transport direction of the main transport belt 16.

In addition, 29 is an auxiliary belt for return conveyance stretched between pulleys 30 to 32, and pulley 3
A fourth conveyor belt 35 stretched over pulleys 3 and 34 and a belt 38 stretched over pulleys 36 and 37 are in contact with each other and once convey banknotes in the direction of the pool.

A pool device 39 is provided once in the direction of the pool guided by the second distribution plate 28 mentioned above, and this device 39 is composed of a rotating impeller 40 and a receiving plate 41.

The banknotes sorted by the second sorting board 28 mentioned above are conveyed by the fourth conveyor belt 35 and the belt 38 and stored between the blades of the impeller 40.

A well-known comb-like extraction plate (not shown) is provided at the bottom of the impeller 40, and this extraction plate extracts the banknotes stored in the impeller 40 as it rotates.

The aforementioned receiving plate 41 can be rotated in the vertical direction by a shaft 42, and has a comb-like shape so as not to hit the pulley 43 and the fifth conveyor belt 44, and is normally in the state shown by the solid line in the figure. The banknotes pulled out from the impeller 40 are received, and the aforementioned shaft 42 is rotated by an appropriate crank mechanism (not shown) to lower the banknotes to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line, and transfer the received banknotes to the lower fifth conveyor belt. 44.

A pulley 45 is provided so as to be movable up and down so as to be lowered simultaneously with the lowering of the receiving plate 41, and this pulley 45
A pulley 48 is provided at the position where the banknotes are lowered, and the bill is sandwiched between the pulleys 45 and 48.
Presser belt 47 stretched across pulleys 45 and 46
is in contact with a fifth conveyor belt 44 stretched between pulleys 43 and 49, and conveys the banknotes in the direction of the main conveyor belt 16.

At the latter stage of the aforementioned fifth conveyor belt 44,
A sorting position facing downward in the storage direction is provided in the middle of the substantially straight conveyance path leading to the main conveyor belt 16, and a sorting device based on this invention is constructed at this position.

In other words, as shown in FIG.
This third sorting plate 50 is normally set to guide banknotes in the downward storage direction, and its shaft 51 is connected to an appropriate link mechanism (not shown).
Alternatively, the banknotes are guided in the linear direction of the main conveyance belt 16 by being rotated and switched by a solenoid or the like.

A pulley 53 and a lever 90 are supported on the shaft 55, a pulley 52 is supported on the free end of the lever 90, and an auxiliary belt 54 is connected between the pulleys 52 and 53.
Moreover, this auxiliary belt 54 is moved up and down about the shaft 55 by rotating the aforementioned shaft 55 by an appropriate link mechanism (not shown), and normally the auxiliary belt 54 is moved up and down about the aforementioned third distribution. The banknotes are set to be guided in the downward storing direction in relation to the sorting direction of the plate 50, and at this time, the pulley 52 is guided by the opposing pulley 49, and the belt 54 is guided by the arcuate path of the opposing fifth conveyor belt 44. As well as touching in parts,
It is pressed and biased by a spring (not shown), and when moved upward, it rises to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line, that is, a position that does not obstruct the conveyance of banknotes in a straight line.

Note that the above-mentioned auxiliary belt 54 and pulley 52
is provided to prevent the banknotes from coming into contact with the distribution plate 50 and jamming when the banknotes are guided in the downward storage direction by the third distribution plate 50,
These auxiliary belts 54 and pulleys 52 can forcefully transport banknotes in the storage direction.

And the third distribution plate 50 and the pulley 4 mentioned above.
A storage box 56 is provided in the storage direction guided by the belts 54 and 9, 52, and stored banknotes are stored in this box 56.

In FIG. 1, a pulley 91 and a pulley 57 installed on the shaft 51 are located downstream of the third distribution plate 50 described above.
A sixth conveyor belt 58 stretched across the main conveyor belt 16 is located and partially faces the main conveyor belt 16 .

An auxiliary belt 59 is stretched around the pulleys 46, 53, and 60, and is partially in contact with the fifth conveyor belt 44 and the sixth conveyor belt 58.

A seventh conveyor belt 65 that is stretched around pulleys 61 to 64 is located downstream of the sixth conveyor belt 58 described above.
is located and is in contact with the main conveyor belt 16 and the first conveyor belt 11.

A pulley 66 is located downstream of the seventh conveyor belt 65.
An auxiliary belt 69 stretched between .about.68 is provided and is in contact with the seventh conveyor belt 65.

The conveyance end portions of the conveyor belts 65 and 69 mentioned above face the banknote return opening 70.
consists of side plates 71 and 72.

The shaft 7 of the pulley 68 is provided on the lower surface of the side plate 72 mentioned above.
3 is provided with a blade roller 74, which biases the lower end of the returned banknote toward the side plate 72 to prevent collision with the leading edge of the next banknote to be returned.

Furthermore, a fourth distribution plate 75 is located at the conveyance end portion of the first conveyance belt 11 and the seventh conveyance belt 65, and this distribution plate 75 is normally used in the return conveyance direction of the first conveyance belt 11. When the shaft 76 is rotated by an appropriate link mechanism or solenoid (not shown), the bill is guided in the return direction.

A pulley 77 is provided on a movable lever 78 and comes into contact with the pulley 9 to assist in conveyance. The lever 78 is biased toward the pulley 9 by a suitable spring mechanism.

In addition, 79 in the figure is a first detector that detects the state of input banknotes, remaining banknotes, and timing of clutch (not shown); 80 is a second detector that detects banknotes remaining in the conveyance and sorting section; 82; 83 is a third detector that detects the number of banknotes; 83 is a fourth detector that detects banknotes remaining on the receiving plate 41; 84 is a fifth detector that detects stored banknotes; and 85 is a third detector that detects the passage of returned banknotes. 6 detector, 86 is a seventh detector that detects the rotation timing of the fourth sorting plate 75, 87 is an eighth detector that detects passage of returned banknotes, and 88 is a seventh detector that detects banknotes remaining at the return slot. There are 9 detectors, each of which is composed of a photoelectric switch.

The banknote processing apparatus configured as described above operates as follows.

That is, when a banknote is inserted into the slot 1, the first
Based on the detection signal of the detector 79, the intake roller 5
The machine rotates and takes in the bills one by one.

The taken banknotes are conveyed between the first conveyor belt 11 and the second conveyor belt 11.
The banknotes are conveyed in the direction of the main conveyor belt 16 by the conveyor belt 15, and the deformation detector 81 inspects the deformed banknotes.

The banknotes conveyed to the main conveyance belt 16 are read by a banknote discrimination section 21 and verified.

Banknotes that have been determined to be irregularly shaped by the aforementioned irregularity detector 81 are guided to the first sorting plate 23 and collected in the collection box 24 .

Further, the banknotes that pass the above-mentioned coin verification are guided by the second sorting plate 28 and supplied to the impeller 40, and are once pooled on the receiving plate 41 via the impeller 40.

If an error occurs in the above-described discrimination by the banknote discriminating section 21, the second sorting plate 28 is switched to the return conveyance direction, and the banknotes are returned to the banknotes. At this time, the aforementioned take-in roller 5 is stopped at the same time as the second sorting plate 28 is switched, and priority is given to return conveyance of the re-read banknotes.

A predetermined number of times a banknote can be reread is set, and when this number of times is exceeded, the banknote is determined to be a counterfeit banknote.

In this case, the fourth sorting plate 75 is switched to the return direction, and the banknotes are returned to the banknote return slot 70 via the seventh conveyor belt 65 and the auxiliary belt 69.

After the input banknotes have been taken in, they are placed in the storage box 5.
6, the shaft 42 of the receiving plate 41 is rotated, the receiving plate 41 moves below the fifth conveyor belt 44, and at the same time as the receiving plate 41 moves downward, the presser belt 47 is moved. By moving the stretched pulley 45 downward and sandwiching the bill between it and the pulley 48, the bill that was once pooled on this receiving plate 41 is transferred via the fifth conveyor belt 44 and the presser belt 47. The storage box 5 is transported by the third sorting plate 50, pulley 52 and auxiliary belt 54.
6 is guided and stored. Although the stored banknotes are conveyed in a stacked state, the pressure of the auxiliary belt 54 and the pulley 52 at the third sorting plate 50 prevents them from jamming due to contact with the sorting plate 50, and allows them to be stored in the lower part. The user is forcibly guided to box 56.

Furthermore, when the banknotes that were once pooled on the receiving plate 41 are returned due to transaction cancellation, etc., the third sorting plate 50 is switched, and the pulley 52 and the auxiliary belt 54 are assisted by the rotation of the shaft 55. belt 59
, and the fourth distribution board 75 is switched to the return direction.

Therefore, the pool banknotes are transferred to the sixth conveyor belt 5.
8, the banknotes are returned to the bill return slot 70 via the auxiliary belt 59, the seventh conveyor belt 65, the main conveyor belt 16, the first conveyor belt 11, and the auxiliary belt 69.

Banknotes are processed in this way.

In addition, in the above embodiment, if the input banknote is folded in half, or 1/4 from the edge is bent, or if the banknote has a specified narrow width such as a card, the deformation detector is used. 81 and collected in the collection box 24, these irregularly shaped banknotes will not fall off or be jammed during return transport on the main transport belt 16.

Furthermore, since the storage box 56 is located outside the return conveyance path of the main conveyor belt 16, there is no chance of accidentally storing banknotes during return conveyance.

In the correspondence between the structure of this invention and the above-mentioned embodiment, the mutually adjacent conveyance means constituting the linear conveyance path of this invention are the belts 44, 47, 58, and 5 of the embodiment.
Similarly, the sorting position corresponds to the branching position of the conveyor belts 44 and 58, the sorting plate corresponds to the sorting plate 50, and the auxiliary conveyance means corresponds to the auxiliary belt 54. However, this invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 1 is a side view of a schematic mechanism of a banknote handling device, and FIG. 2 is a side view of a portion of the banknote sorting device. 45... Fifth conveyor belt, 47... Presser belt, 49, 52... Pulley, 50... Third distribution plate, 54... Auxiliary belt, 55... Shaft, 56...
storage box.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A linear conveyance path for sandwiching banknotes and conveying them in a substantially straight direction between mutually adjacent conveyance means, and dividing the conveyance means on one side into front and back to form a sorting position; The banknote sorting device is provided with a sorting plate which is movable at the sorting position to a position where the free end side faces the linear conveyance path in a state of intersecting and guides the banknotes in the sorting direction, the bill sorting device being arranged in synchronization with the sorting plate. A banknote sorting device comprising an auxiliary conveyance means that is movable to a position where its free end side faces a linear conveyance path in a state of intersecting with the former end of the divided conveyance means.