JPS63235235A - Rest quantity display structure of bank note delivery machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To discriminate the rest quantity of note with high precision and improve safety of a note delivery machine by leading the transfer quantity of a push plate optically outside a note stacker. CONSTITUTION:Though light is reflected towards a frosted glass 36 by a reflecting mirror 32, an image is formed at the position of the optical point A on the frosted glass 36 by the fact that the reflecting mirror 32 is installed in inclination, and the reflected light 33 is throttled by a slit 35 formed in front of the frosted glass 36. When the rest quantity of note reduces by the delivery of the note, a push plate 17 is at an advanced position, and the image by a luminous diode 30 is formed at the position of the optical point B on the frosted glass 36. When the push plate 17 is continuously transferred, as the note is delivered, also the position of the image continuously shifts form A to B with the transfer quantity proportional to the shift quantity of the push plate 17. Therefore, the rest quantity of note can be displayed continuously on the frosted glass 36.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] A bill remaining amount display structure for a bill dispensing machine, which is configured to optically guide the position of a push plate to the outside of a bill stacker and display the bill remaining amount. To accurately identify the remaining amount of banknotes from the outside of a banknote stacker with a simple structure.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to the structure of a banknote stacker in a banknote dispensing machine, and more specifically, to the structure of a system for externally displaying the amount of banknotes remaining in the banknote stacker.

A banknote dispensing machine is used as an internal device for processing a large number of banknotes in a CD (cash dispenser) or automatic teller machine in a bank or financial institution, or an automatic refund machine for horse racing or other machines, or It is a kind of labor-saving device that is used as a banknote calculator.

Therefore, the bill dispensing machine has one or more bill stackers for manually inputting and setting a large number of bills from the outside. The banknotes corresponding to the amount specified by the user to the CD or automatic teller machine, etc., or the banknotes corresponding to the amount specified by the winning betting ticket, etc. that the user inserted into the automatic refund machine, from the banknote stacker. It counts one or more banknotes as they are sequentially fed out, and automatically releases the banknotes to provide them to the user.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the general appearance of a general banknote dispensing machine.

On the front side 2 of the housing 1 of the bill dispensing machine, there is a bill ejection opening 3 for the user to take out paid or refunded bills 8.
is the provision.

The upper and lower bill stackers 6.7 can be inserted into the housing 1 from the rear surface 5 of the housing 1, and the bill dispensing machine is operated in this inserted state.

In FIG. 3, the lower banknote stacker 7 is shown pulled out from the banknote dispensing machine to show that a large number of banknotes are set therein.

Pressure is applied to the banknotes 8 by a push plate 17 toward a banknote payout position provided in front of the banknote stacker 7.

The upper banknote stacker 6 can have the same structure as the lower banknote stacker 7, so the following description of the banknote stacker will be based on the lower banknote stacker.

The banknote dispensing machine is used as described above, and therefore, for the users of the banknote dispensing machine, that is, banks, financial institutions, and refunding parties, it is difficult to perform payment or refund operations due to a shortage of banknotes in the bill dispensing machine. The remaining amount of banknotes in the banknote stacker is an important item to monitor in order to prevent accidents that cause the banknote to stop.

Moreover, on the one hand, in order to replenish the banknote stacker with banknotes using various banknote dispensing machines, the banknotes must usually be prepared and placed in advance, and the banknote preparation must be arranged before the banknote stacker is refilled with banknotes. However, on the other hand, the speed at which the remaining amount of banknotes decreases due to payments and refunds is not constant depending on the situation, so in order to reliably prevent a shortage of banknotes, users should always be aware of the amount of banknotes remaining. There is a need.

By the way, the structure of the bill dispensing machine is designed to increase the capacity of the bill stacker while downsizing the bill dispensing machine as a whole, and to maintain the safety of the bills in the bill stacker. Various mechanisms for the bill dispensing machine are structured so that the bill stacker 6.7 is wrapped around the bill stacker 6. .7 is kept locked at all times, and the banknote handle is opened only when replenishing banknotes.

Therefore, it is difficult to directly visually observe the remaining amount of banknotes in the banknote stacker at all times, and a means for displaying the remaining amount of banknotes that can be continuously displayed at a glance from outside the banknote stacker is required.

As the position where the remaining amount of banknotes is displayed externally, for example, the position shown by the imaginary line 9 on the front of the banknote stacker 6.7 in FIG. 3 can be used.

As a method for detecting a certain amount of banknotes remaining, a sensor installed in the banknote stacker detects the end of the approach of the push plate when a certain amount of banknotes remain, and the detection result is sent as an electrical alarm. There is a system in which the alarm is configured to be output, and the user prepares banknotes for replenishment upon receiving this alarm.

In this method, since only one point can be set as the amount of banknotes remaining to be detected, it is not possible to identify changes in the amount of banknotes remaining before or after outputting an alarm, and therefore it is difficult to prepare and replenish banknotes. It is inconvenient for this purpose.

Therefore, there is a need for a simple and highly accurate display method for continuously displaying the remaining amount of banknotes on the outside of the banknote stacker.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as a structure for continuously displaying the remaining amount of banknotes in a banknote stacker installed in a banknote ejection machine externally, a mechanical system using a lever interlocked with a push plate has been used, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example. was using means.

In Figure 4, for example, the lower banknote stacker 7 is
It has an airtight housing structure consisting of a lower frame IO and an upper lid 11 that can be opened during banknote replenishment work, and can be inserted into a banknote dispensing machine.

12 is the front surface of the housing of the banknote stacker 7 in the insertion direction, and 13 is the rear surface as the opposite surface.

The rear surface 13 of the banknote stacker 7 is provided with a handle 14 for inserting or withdrawing the banknote stacker 7.

Inside the banknote stacker 7, a front guide plate 15 for guiding the feeding of the banknotes 8 is fixedly provided on the banknote stacker 7 at a position close to the front surface 12 with an inclination that opens slightly downward. ing.

A lower guide 16 extends behind the front guide plate 15, and a push plate 17 is attached to the lower guide 16 so as to be movable back and forth.

The banknote brake (17) is always urged forward by the spring 18, and therefore it is possible to apply pressure to the large number of banknotes 8 set between the front guide plate 15 and the push plate 17 to bring them into a stacked state. can.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a banknote feeding roller provided at the lower part of the front guide plate 15.

The above is the structure for discharging banknotes.

Therefore, in order for the user to use this bill ejection machine,
Once the banknote stacker 7 is opened, the front guide plate 15 and the banknote spray 1-. A large number of banknotes are set between the banknote stacker 17 and the banknote stacker 7, the upper lid 11 is closed, and the banknote stacker 7 is inserted into the banknote discharge machine.

An imaginary line in FIG. 4 shows the position of the push plate 17 when the banknote stacker 7 is fully loaded with banknotes 8.

When the user uses the bill dispensing machine in this state, the bills 8 that are in contact with the front guide plate 15 are automatically dispensed one by one by the rotation of the bill dispensing roller 19, thereby allowing the user to pay the amount specified by the user. It is possible to dispense banknotes corresponding to the amount specified by the winning horse racing ticket or the like inserted by the user.

In a conventional structure for displaying the remaining amount of banknotes, a lever 20 is mounted inside the banknote stacker 7 so as to be rotatable about a fulcrum 21.

The position of the fulcrum 21 is preferably a space in front of the front guide plate 15.

The free end of the lever 20 extends to the rear of the banknote stacker 7 and faces the outside of the banknote stacker 7 through a window 22 formed on the rear surface 13 of the banknote stacker 7.

The tip of the lever 20 serves as a pointer 23 for displaying the remaining amount of banknotes, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

A lever guide roller 24 is attached to the push plate 17 for contacting and engaging the lower surface of the lever 20.

The positional relationship between the lever guide roller 24 and the lever 20 is as follows:
As the remaining amount of banknotes decreases and the push plate 17 and lever guide roller 24 move forward, the lever 20 moves upward within the range allowed by the window 22.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 25 is a banknote remaining amount scale for visually checking the upward movement of the lever 2o.

As shown in FIG. 5, the pointer 23 moves as shown in FIG. As shown in the imaginary line, the banknote remaining amount scale 25 indicates the lowest position, but as the banknotes 8 are repeatedly ejected, the push plate 17 moves forward due to the biasing force of the spring 18.
The lever guide roller 24 of the push plate 17 pushes up the lever 20, so that the pointer 23 gradually moves above the bill remaining amount scale 25 and reaches the position shown by the solid line in FIG.

Thereby, the remaining amount of banknotes in the banknote stacker 7 can be displayed externally.

Therefore, a user of a banknote dispensing machine such as a financial institution monitors the remaining amount of banknotes by visually observing the display by the pointer 23, and decides when to prepare and replenish banknotes.

However, since this conventional structure uses mechanical means to display the remaining amount of banknotes, it has the following drawbacks.

(1) In order to display the remaining amount of banknotes, the banknote stacker 7 is provided with a fulcrum 21 and a lever 20 is attached, a lever guide roller 24 for engaging the lever 20 is installed on the push plate 17, and the tip of the lever 20 is attached. Department guidelines 23
is taken out from the window 22 on the rear surface 13 of the banknote stacker 7 and aligned with the banknote remaining amount scale 25.
The drawback is that the mechanism is complicated and expensive.

(2) Since the lever 20 is pushed up by the lever guide roller 24, the correspondence between the amount of movement of the push plate 17 and the amount of movement of the pointer 23 of the lever 20 is not accurate, and therefore the display of the remaining amount of banknotes is inaccurate. It has the disadvantage of being less accurate.

(3) Since the window 22 for taking out the lever 20 is opened on the front side of the banknote stacker 7, the inside of the banknote stacker 7 is open to the outside, and therefore, sufficient safety of the banknote stacker cannot be ensured. There is a drawback.

If this is modified and a viewing window is provided on the rear surface 13 of the banknote stacker 7, and the pointer 23 similar to the conventional example is accommodated inside this viewing window, the positioning of the pointer and the viewing window can be adjusted. However, there is a drawback that it is difficult to determine the amount of banknotes remaining, and there is a high risk of misunderstanding the remaining amount of banknotes.

(4) There are many mechanical parts for displaying the remaining amount of banknotes, and therefore, there is a disadvantage that the weight of the banknote stacker becomes heavy.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

This conventional system has problems in that it is not possible to display the remaining amount of banknotes on the outside of the banknote stacker with high precision, and the mechanism is complicated, expensive, and heavy, and lacks safety due to the provision of a window.

The present invention has been created in view of these points, and has a structure in which the amount of movement of the push plate is optically guided to the outside of the banknote stacker, thereby allowing the remaining amount of banknotes to be determined with high precision with a simple structure. It is an object of the present invention to provide a structure for displaying the remaining amount of banknotes in a banknote dispensing machine, which allows continuous identification from the outside of the banknote stacker and improves the safety of the banknote dispensing machine.

[Means for solving problems]

The bill remaining amount display structure of the present invention includes a light emitting body, a reflecting mirror, a slit, and a light projection display body.

The light emitter is attached to the push plate so that the light emitter itself moves as the push plate for applying pressure to the banknote moves as the remaining amount of the banknote decreases.

The reflecting mirror reflects the light emitted from the light emitter toward the rear inside the bill stacker.

The slit is provided in the banknote stacker to narrow down the reflected light from the reflecting mirror.

The light projector displays the reflected light that has passed through the slit toward the outside of the banknote stacker.

[Effect]

In the bill dispensing machine to which the bill remaining amount display structure of the present invention is applied, the light emitting body is made to emit light when the bill dispensing machine is operated.

The light emitted from the light emitter is reflected by the reflecting mirror, and the reflected light passes through the slit and is displayed by the light projector toward the outside of the banknote stacker.

In the banknote stacker, the banknotes are stacked under pressure by the push plate, so when the banknote ejection machine feeds the banknotes to the opposite side of the push plate and the remaining amount of banknotes decreases, the push plate moves. do.

Therefore, the position of the light emitter attached to the push plate also moves, and therefore the position of the light beam passing through the slit via the reflector also changes.

Therefore, the position of the display directed to the outside on the light projection display also changes.

Therefore, if you check in advance the correspondence between the position of the push plate and the position displayed by the light emitting display, you can continuously check the remaining amount of banknotes from the outside of the bill stacker by looking at the position displayed by the light emitting display. can be identified.

This bill remaining amount display structure optically guides the amount of movement of the push plate to the outside of the bill stacker, so there is no need for mechanical moving parts, and therefore, it is possible to identify the amount of bills remaining in mVt. Therefore, there is no possibility of making a mistake in the timing of preparing banknotes and replenishing them.

Since optical means are used to display the remaining amount of banknotes as described above, the structure is simple and the banknote stacker can be made lighter and lower in price.

Since the remaining amount of banknotes is optically displayed on the light projection display, there is no need to provide a window or the like on the outer surface of the banknote stacker that communicates with the inside thereof, and therefore, the safety of the banknote discharger is improved.

〔Example〕

1 and 2 show embodiments of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a sectional view seen from the side, and FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the main parts of the rear surface.

The banknote stacker 7 to which this embodiment is applied consists of a lower frame 10 and an upper lid 11, and the banknote stacker 7 is constructed using the handle 14 on the rear surface 13 as shown in FIG. It can be inserted into or withdrawn from a banknote dispenser in the same way.

Describing the operation of discharging banknotes 8 in this banknote stacker 7, there are a front guide plate 15 fixedly provided at a position close to the front surface 12 of the banknote stacker 7, a front guide plate 15 that is movable along a lower guide 16, and a spring 18 that moves forward. A large number of banknotes 8 are set between the banknotes 8 and the push plate 17 which is biased towards the bank, and the banknotes 8 are stacked by the pressure of the push plate 17, and the banknotes 8 are fed out one by one and moved forward by the roller 19. It is something that is aimed at.

The imaginary line in FIG. 1 shows the position of the push plate 17 when the banknotes 8 are fully set.As the remaining amount of banknotes decreases by discharging the banknotes 8, the push plate 17 moves forward and the push plate 17 moves forward. The position shown by the solid line in Figure 1 is reached.

In the bill remaining amount display structure according to this embodiment, a light emitting diode 30 is fixedly installed at the upper end of the push plate 17 as an example of a light emitting body.

The light emitting diode 30 is capable of emitting light of a color that is different from the light in other parts of the banknote stacker 7 and serves as a mark.

A light 31 emitted from a light emitting diode 30 is located on the side of the movement area of the push plate 17 in the banknote stacker 7.
In order to reflect toward the rear surface 13 of the banknote stacker 7,
A reflecting mirror 32 is installed in a slightly inclined state toward the rear of the banknote stacker 7.

Reflected light 33 by a reflecting mirror 32 is located at a position slightly forward from the rear surface 13 of the banknote stuff cuff in the banknote stacker 7.
A partition wall 34 is installed to block the reflected light 33, and a slit 3 is provided at approximately the center of the partition wall 34 to narrow down the reflected light 33.
5 is a provision.

A frosted glass 36 as an example of a light projection display is pasted on the inner surface of the rear surface 13 of the banknote stacker 7 at a position where the reflected light 33 passing through the slit 35 hits.

Therefore, the image of the slit 35 caused by the light emitted from the light emitting diode 30 is clearly projected on the frosted glass 36.

The rear surface 13 is provided with a window 37 for viewing the position of the image reflected on the frosted glass 36 from the rear outside.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 38 denotes a bill remaining amount scale provided on the rear surface 13 of the bill stacker 7 in order to visually grasp the position of the image on the frosted glass 36.

This bill remaining amount scale 38 may be displayed on another part, for example, on the frosted glass 36 itself.

In the above structure of banknotes 8, when the banknotes 8 are fully set, the push plate 17 is in the retracted position shown by the imaginary line as described above, so the light emitting diode 30 also emits light from the position of the imaginary line. 31 is emitted.

The light 31 is reflected by the reflective mirror 32 toward the frosted glass 36, but the reflective mirror 32 is installed at an angle, and the slit 3 provided in front of the frosted glass 36
By concentrating the reflected light 33 at 5, the frosted glass 3
6, an image is projected at the position of light spot A. - When the remaining amount of banknotes decreases due to the ejection of banknotes, the push plate 17 is in the advanced position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 as described above, so the image by the light emitting diode 30 is
The image is projected at the position of light spot B on the frosted glass 36.

When the push plate 17 continuously moves from the position of the imaginary line to the position of the solid line as the banknotes are discharged from a full state, the position of the image on the frosted glass 36 also changes according to the amount of movement of the push plate 17. Continuously move from A to B with a proportional amount of movement.

Therefore, the remaining amount of banknotes can be continuously displayed on the frosted glass 36.

Therefore, while the banknote stacker 7 remains in the banknote dispensing machine, the remaining amount of banknotes can be continuously identified from the outside of the banknote dispensing machine by the display in the window 37.

Since this structure uses an optical means, by providing the bill stacker 7 with a bill remaining amount display structure, there is no need to provide mechanical moving parts, and therefore, the bill stacker is lightweight. , low cost and simple structure.

Furthermore, since the structure optically moves the image in this way, the correspondence between the remaining amount of banknotes and the display on the frosted glass is accurate, that is, the accuracy of displaying the remaining amount of banknotes is high, and therefore, the preparation of banknotes is easy. and replenishment work can be carried out at the appropriate time.

Further, unlike single-point detection using an electric sensor, the remaining amount of banknotes can be continuously identified, which is convenient for determining the timing of banknote preparation and replenishment work.

Since the remaining amount of banknotes can be identified from the outside of the banknote stacker while the banknote stacker is inserted into the banknote dispensing machine, it is easy to monitor the remaining banknote amount and when the remaining banknote amount falls below the limit amount. There is no fear of overlooking anything. Furthermore, the remaining amount of banknotes can be monitored even when the banknote dispensing machine is in operation.

The window 37 for identifying the remaining amount of banknotes provided on the rear surface 13 of the banknote stacker 7 is sealed with a frosted glass 36 for displaying the remaining amount of banknotes, so that an outsider cannot access the inside of the banknote ejector from outside the banknote ejector. It is impossible to touch the various mechanisms of the machine or the set banknotes by any means, and therefore, it is difficult to ensure the safety of the banknote dispensing machine by preventing destruction or unauthorized manipulation of the mechanism, theft of banknotes, etc. can.

The partition wall 34, which is provided at a position slightly separated from the rear surface 13 of the banknote stacker 7, is used to form the slit 35 as described above, and also to ensure the safety of the banknote dispensing machine in the event that the frosted glass 36 is broken. It can also serve as a reinforcing means to ensure.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the remaining amount of banknotes can be continuously displayed outside the banknote stacker with high optical precision with a simple configuration, and the weight and cost of the banknote stacker can be reduced. is possible and extremely useful in practice.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a rear view as viewed from the ■ arrow in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the general appearance of the banknote dispensing machine, and Fig. 4 is a conventional structure. Cross-sectional view, FIG. 5 is a rear view taken in the direction of the ■ arrow in FIG. 1 and 2, 6 is an upper banknote stacker, 7 is a lower banknote stacker, 8 is a banknote, 17 is a push plate, 30 is a light emitting diode as an example of a light emitting body, and 31 is a light emitting diode 30. 32 is a reflecting mirror, 33 is light reflected by the reflecting mirror, 35 is a slit, and 36 is frosted glass as an example of a display body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Push plate (17) in banknote stacker (6, 7)
A large number of banknotes are stacked under pressure (
8) is attached to the push plate (17) so as to move as the push plate (17) moves. a light emitter (30); and a reflecting mirror (3) that reflects light (31) emitted from the light emitter (30) toward the rear inside the banknote stacker (6, 7).
2), a slit (35) provided in the banknote stacker (6, 7) to narrow down the reflected light (33) of the reflecting mirror (32), and a slit (35) provided in the banknote stacker (6, 7) to narrow down the reflected light (33) of the reflecting mirror (32); 33) A bill remaining amount display structure for a bill dispensing machine comprising a light projecting display (36) for displaying a bill toward the outside of the bill stacker (6, 7).