KR100399827B1 - Bill cassette - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill cassette, comprising: a bill compartment containing a bill compartment for accommodating bills; By arranging the connecting gear for passing, it is possible to be detachable from both the front side and the rear side of the cassette, and the banknote cassette is stacked in the horizontal direction while the banknotes inside the cassette are upright. It is configured to be detachable in the direction, and the banks, cashiers, and recycling bins are formed in a common box structure by providing entrances and exits of banknotes to the outside. It can be mounted and configured to supply driving force from the outside to the integrated mechanism, the continuous discharge mechanism, or the integrated continuous discharge mechanism. . By providing such a driving source to the apparatus main body and arranging means for connecting the banknote cassette and the apparatus main body in a direction perpendicular to the detachable direction with respect to the apparatus main body, the front and rear sides of the apparatus when the staff in charge handles the cassette for storing the banknotes This is a banknote cassette that can be easily attached and detached from both sides, and handles various foreign banknotes in addition to Japanese banknotes, and handles a variety of banknote cassettes according to functions such as deposit, withdrawal, recycling, loading and retrieval. Provided is a technique for providing an automatic trading machine banknote dispenser.

Description

Banknote Cassette & Automatic Transaction Device {BILL CASSETTE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an automatic transaction apparatus using a bill storage cassette mounted on a bill acceptor for handling bills such as bills and checks.

With the spread of the automatic teller machine, the demand for miniaturization, low cost, and ease of use is increasing while securing a banknote machine. On the other hand, as the bills to be handled increase in the handling of foreign currencies in the country and the demand for banknotes and withdrawals in foreign countries increases, a device capable of handling not only Japanese yen bills but also foreign currencies is required. Moreover, according to such a request, there are various types of apparatuses, and a highly versatile automatic trading machine banknote dispenser that can cope with a variety of demands, such as a paper type of banknotes to be handled and a front and back operation related to the operation of a responsible employee, is required.

Background Art [0002] In the past, a banknote teller machine mounted on a cash machine used in a financial institution, for example, is a bank teller that a user inserts a bill, sends out the bills one by one continuously, and stores a bill to be released to the user. A bill acceptor for discriminating bills, a bill transport path for conveying bills through the bill discriminator, and a temporary storage box for storing bills once received and at the same time a bill acceptor for storing bills It has a deposit box for making a deposit box and a banknote storage cassette for storing a banknote for withdrawal. In addition, one by one is continuously sent out from the bank, a bill storage cassette (recycle bin) that stores banknotes for both withdrawal and withdrawal, and a deposit bank or withdrawal bank that is not stored in the deposit box or recycle bin. A bill storage cassette (reject height) for storing banknotes which are not withdrawn from the banknotes, and a bill storage cassette (loading / returning) for bills to be continuously collected one by one to replenish the recycled paper and to be collected from the recycled paper. Trouble). By combining these units, banknote storage cassettes such as deposit, withdrawal, recycling, reject, loading and retrieval can be handled individually to meet various needs such as the operability of the staff in charge, the type and capacity of banknotes handled. Various configurations have been proposed to help.

For example, in the example of the banknote dispenser described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. Hei 8-263719, four recycling bins which stack and store banknotes for both withdrawal and withdrawal in a vertical direction are mounted in the withdrawal unit, and the withdrawal unit is turned off in the horizontal direction. After picking up, it is comprised so that each recycling bin can be separated upwards. Moreover, in the example of Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 7-215491, it mounts three cash drawers which stack and store a banknote for a withdrawal in a horizontal direction, and it is comprised so that each cash drawer can be separated in one horizontal direction when a door is opened. It is done. In the example described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. Hei 10-21443, a reload and a receiving store for receiving banknotes to be sent out one by one in succession to the recycle bin and collected from the recycle bin are mounted. It is configured to separate the load and recovery from the rear.

In the prior art as described above, a bill storage cassette such as a deposit box, a cash drawer, a recycling bin, a reject bin, a loading / recovering bin, etc., which is used in an automatic transaction apparatus and is mounted thereon, is detached from the front side of the apparatus. On the contrary, in the case of attaching and detaching from the back side of the apparatus, it was necessary to prepare a different configuration. The company responded only to individual requirements for each device, such as the operability of the staff in charge, the type and amount of paper money to be handled. For example, in the examples described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-263719, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-215491, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-21443, all banknote cassettes have either the front side or the back side of the apparatus. It has a structure that can be attached and detached from only one side, and when the staff in charge operates from the side opposite to the detachable operation side, the entire banknote machine has to be taken out of the apparatus. In addition, the bills to be handled are only Japanese yen, and the maximum number of bills is about three, and it is not considered to handle more bills like the foreign paper.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a highly versatile banknote dispenser having a bill acceptor cassette that can be easily attached and detached from either the front side or the back side of the apparatus when a bill clerk operates the bill cassette, and an automatic transaction device using the cassette. It's there.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic trading machine banknote machine which can handle not only Japanese yen bills, but also various foreign bank notes, and various bills.

The present invention, in particular, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the bill acceptor storage cassette having a storage unit for accommodating bills therein, and detachable from the apparatus main body, the side of the cassette along the detachable direction with respect to the apparatus body. A stepped portion is formed, and the stepped portion is provided with a gear that receives a driving force from the apparatus main body side.

Further, a bill cassette, which has a storing portion for stacking bank notes and is detachable from the apparatus main body, is characterized by (1) a configuration in which the detachable direction with respect to the apparatus main body is made possible in the same two directions as the stacking direction of the banknotes. It is done.

(2) By stacking the banknote cassette in a horizontal direction while the banknote is set up, and detachably attaching the banknote cassette to two directions in the horizontal direction, the front and rear sides of the apparatus are operated when the staff in charge of the banknote cassette is operated. A detachable operation can be easily performed from both sides. In addition, in the automatic transaction apparatus for handling bills such as bills, the present invention provides a guide portion for guiding the mounting of the cassette and a drive side gear for transmitting a driving force on the apparatus main body side of the site for accommodating the cassette. The bill compartment has a stepped portion in contact with the guide portion on the side of the apparatus main body, and a gear receiving the driving force from the drive side gear gear.

That is, conventionally formed as a unit, withdrawal from the back of the device, the recycle bin and the like in the withdrawn unit to refill or collect bills, and if the device is a back type, the unit is withdrawn from the rear of the device In the case of the front type, the unit is drawn out together with the unit from the front of the device.

The present invention is, for example, a configuration capable of providing a preferable device in either of the front and rear types by adopting a configuration in which the cassette itself is pulled out from front and rear, regardless of the front and rear types. ,

In this way, the cassettes can be taken out and mounted one by one, and in order to configure each cassette to be compatible with each other, it is possible to provide a banknote cassette detachable in the horizontal direction with respect to the apparatus. The invention of the structure which can be attached or detached also in the direction is proposed.

In addition, the invention provides a configuration in which a stepped portion is provided in the banknote cassette so as to simplify the withdrawal and mounting from the apparatus main body, and a gear is provided in the stepped portion.

In addition, as described above, the present invention also aims to ensure compatibility between cassettes. As described in this specification, the functions of banknotes are collected in the cassette, but these functions are all different in structure as shown in the drawing. Therefore, if this structure is installed in the device as in the prior art, only the movement as set on the device side can be performed even if the cassette is changed. Thus, as shown in Figs. 7 to 9 of the present invention, by installing these functions inside the cassette, the apparatus can be moved by the functions provided in the cassette, thereby ensuring the versatility and further achieving these effects by exchanging cassettes. It is invention of composition that we can do.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of one embodiment of an automatic teller machine.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the control relationship of the automatic teller machine.

Fig. 3 is a side view showing a first embodiment of a banknote teller machine.

4 is a block diagram showing a control relationship of a banknote dispenser.

5 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating a cash automatic transaction apparatus.

6 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a banknote conveyance path of an automatic cash machine.

7 is a side view of the depository of the automatic teller machine.

8 is a side view of the withdrawal machine of the automatic cash machine.

9 is a side view of a recycling bin of an automated teller machine.

10 is a perspective view of the cash register of the automatic teller machine.

Fig. 11 is a side view illustrating the drive connection of the storage of the automatic teller machine.

12 is a front view illustrating the drive connection of the storage of the automatic teller machine.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

1: Banknote Machine 1a: Upper Transfer Mechanism

1b: Lower Banknote Organization 20: Entrance and Exit Gate

30: banknote discrimination unit 35: control unit

40: temporary storage 50: banknote transport path

60: depository 70: withdrawal deposit

80: recycling high 81: loading and recovery

90, 501a to 501h, 901a to 901e, conveying path 20a, banknote slot

101: cash automatic transaction device 101a: upper front plate

101b: device body 101c: front door

101d: back door 101e: power section

102: card and specification processing mechanism 102a: card slot

105: customer control unit 106: safe box

106a: front door 106b: back door

107: main body control unit 107a: bus

107b: interface unit 107c: staff in charge of operation

107d: external storage device 502 to 504, 903: switching gate

601: stack roller 602, 603: backup roller

604, 804: brush roller 605: lower stack guide

606: upper stack guide 608: extrusion plate

609: subsidiary guide 610: extrusion point shaft

611: upper partition plate 612: upper partition plate shaft

613: lower partition plate 615, 706, 806: platen

616: banknote storage space in the stack 617: stacked banknote storage space

618, 817: drive belt 701: feed roller

702, 802: backup roller 703, 803: gate roller

705: separation guide 708: top guide

709: bottom plate guide 711, 811: pickup roller

801: stack feed roller 805: separation and stack guide

807: bottom flat belt 808: bottom plate

809: Lower Discharge Roller 812: Upper Discharge Roller

1000: Banknote cassette 1001: Upper lid

1004: banknote doorway 1005: front handle

1011: brush roller / feed roller connecting gear 1012: drive belt connecting gear

1013: Stack roller connection gear 1015: Upper handle

1021 to 1023: drive gear 1031, 1032: stepping motor

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an automatic cash transaction apparatus to which the present invention is applied. The inside of the left side of the automatic teller machine 101 communicates with the card slot 102a provided in the upper face plate 101a to process the user's card, and prints and releases the transaction details table. And a customer operator 105 for displaying and inputting the contents of the transaction. In addition, inside the right side of the automatic teller machine 101, a banknote dispenser 1 for processing banknotes is provided, and a banknote slot 20a is provided on the upper inclined front plate 101a. In addition, the banknote storing part below the banknote machine 1 is enclosed by the safe cylinder 106 which consists of a thick steel plate of several tens of millimeters separate from the apparatus cylinder 101b. Although the apparatus cylinder 101b also has a rigid cylindrical structure, the vault cylinder 106 has a more robust structure and enhances security. The automatic cash transaction apparatus 101 can perform a user's deposit, payment, transfer, etc. using a card, a bill, or a bill as a medium.

2 is a control block diagram showing the control relationship of the apparatus. As described above, the card / bill statement processing mechanism 102, the banknote dispenser 1, and the customer control unit 105 provided in the automatic teller machine 101 are connected to the main body control unit 107 via the bus 107a. Connected, and performs necessary operations under the control of the main body controller 107. The main body control unit 107 is also connected to the interface unit 107b, the employee staff operation unit 107c, and the external storage device 107d by the bus 107a, and performs the necessary data exchange. In addition, 101e shown in FIG. 2 is a power supply part which supplies electric power to each mechanism part.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of a banknote teller machine 1 according to the present invention among the automated teller machines of FIG. 1.

The banknote dispenser 1 stores the deposit and withdrawal outlet 20 through which the user inserts and withdraws the banknote, the banknote discrimination unit 30 that discriminates the banknote, and the banknotes once received until the transaction is established. Temporary storage 40, one deposit box 60 for storing banknotes in which the transaction was established at the time of deposit, one withdrawal bank 70 for storing bank notes for withdrawal, and two recycling bins for both deposit and withdrawal And, through the loading and retrieval (81) for storing the banknotes to be replenished in the recycling bin 80 and the banknotes recovered from the recycling bin, the banknote discrimination unit 30, the cash drawer 20, temporary storage 40, It consists of a banknote conveyance path 50 which conveys a banknote with respect to the deposit box 60, the withdrawal bank 70, the recycling store 80, and the loading / recovery store 81, and the control part which abbreviate | omits illustration.

As shown in Fig. 4, the control unit 35 is connected via the main body control unit 107 and the bus 107a of the apparatus, in accordance with the instruction from the main body control unit 107 and the state detection of the banknote machine 1 and the like. The banknote machine 1 is controlled, and the state of the banknote machine 1 is sent to the main body controller 107 as necessary. In the banknote dispensing machine 1, each unit (cash inlet 20, banknote discrimination part 30, temporary storage 40, banknote conveyance path 50, bank 60, cash drawer 70, recycling) It is connected to a drive motor, an electronic solenoid, or a sensor of the high 80, the loading / recovery 81, and controls the actuator while monitoring the state with the sensor in accordance with a transaction.

As shown in Fig. 3, the banknote teller 1 includes a cashier 20, a banknote discrimination unit 30, a temporary storage 40, and an upper conveyance mechanism 1a. And a lower bill mechanism composed of a depository receptacle 60, a withdrawal receptacle 70, a recycling receptacle 80, a loading / recovery receptacle 81, and an openable and retractable conveyance path 90 disposed at the front of each receptacle ( 1b). In addition, the lower banknote mechanism 1b is mounted in a vault cylinder 106 composed of a thick iron plate of about 50 mm, and a conveyance path 501h between the upper conveying mechanism 1a and the lower banknote mechanism 1b is connected. Is connected.

The connection conveyance path 501h is a conveyance path 901a of the conveyance path 501g of the upper conveyance mechanism 1a of the upper side iron plate in the safe bank body 106 surrounding the lower banknote mechanism 1b, and the lower banknote mechanism 1b. ) Is installed at the location where it is connected. The slit drilled on the upper steel plate has a length for passing the bill and a size of the conveying roller width which is attached to sandwich the bill that has been conveyed to the slit and to send it out one by one continuously. In the case where the lower banknote mechanism 1b is not surrounded by a safe cylinder, the upper conveyance mechanism 1a is not necessarily required if it is placed directly on the lower banknote mechanism 1b. Although the drive source (motor) of a conveyance path may be provided separately in the conveyance path of an upper conveyance mechanism, and the conveyance path of a lower banknote mechanism, the drive force is transmitted to the gear provided between conveyance paths 501g-501h-901a using a single drive source. It may be delivered.

In addition, the banknote conveyance path 50 passes through the banknote discrimination part 30 in both directions, and passes through the conveyance path shown by arrows 501a-501h and 901a-901e, and the cash drawer 20, the temporary storage 40, A deposit box 60, a drawer 70, a recycling box 80, and a loading / recovering box 81 are connected. One-way arrow of each arrow is a one-way banking conveyance path in which banknotes are conveyed only in the direction of the arrow, and a bidirectional arrow is a bidirectional conveying path in which banknotes are switched in either of two directions for each trading operation.

6, the relationship between the banknote conveyance path 50 (501a-501h and 901a-901e) and each unit 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 81 of FIG. 3 is shown typically ( To simplify the figure, portions of 50, 70 and 81 are omitted in FIG. 6). These banknote conveyance paths 50 are driven by a drive motor not shown, and switch the rotational direction of the motor for each trading operation. In addition, at the branch point of the banknote conveyance path 50, there are switching gates 502, 503, 504 and five places 902, and the banknote conveyance directions are switched as shown by symbols a and b for each transaction operation, respectively.

The banknote teller machine 1 having the above configuration performs the deposit and withdrawal operation by the user and the loading and withdrawing operation by the responsible employee.

At the time of the deposit operation, the banknotes put into the deposit and withdrawal outlet 20 are separated one by one, and the paper type and authenticity of the banknotes are determined by the banknote discrimination unit 30. The discriminated banknote is once stored in the temporary storage 40 by switching the switching gate 503 to 503a. The deposit reject banknotes which were not identified by the banknote discrimination unit 30 or more than the interval between banknotes and inclinations or bills are not transferred to the temporary storage 40, but the switching gate 503 is switched to 503b. It is stored in the entry and exit port 20 and returned to the user. When the transaction is confirmed, the bills stored in the temporary storage 40 are sent in the opposite direction in the opposite order as when stored, passes through the bill discrimination unit 30, and switches the switching gate 502 in the direction 502b, The switching gate 903 of the depository store 60, the recycle storehouse 80, and the reject storehouse 90 is switched in the 903b direction shown in the figure, and stored in the designated storeroom, and the depositing operation is completed.

At the time of withdrawal transaction, a certain number of sheets are continuously sent out from the safes for each kind of the withdrawal bank 70 and the recycling store 80, and the bank discrimination unit 30 discriminates the kind of money and branches at the switching gate 503 to deposit and withdraw money. It is stored in the ward 20 and paid to the user.

In addition, using the loading / recovering bin 81, loading and retrieving operations can be performed between the recycling bin 80 and the temporary storage 40. In the loading operation, the employee in charge does not individually set the bills to be set for each type of money in the recycling bin 80, but instead sets them in the loading and retrieval bin 81 collectively and automatically recycles them in the apparatus. It is an operation of storing in the. The collection operation is not automatically pulled out of the recycle bin when the recycle bin 80 is full, but is automatically recovered from the recycle bin 80 to the predetermined number of load / recovery bin 81. It is an operation of storing. This operation moves to the opposite route from the loading operation, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The banknote machine 1 of the above structure is mounted inside the right side of the automatic cash transaction apparatus 101 as shown in FIG. Depending on the type of device, it may take the front operation type or the rear operation type, depending on the configuration slightly. As shown in Fig. 5 (a), in the front operation type device of the type in which the staff in charge operates from the front of the device, the front door 101c of the device and the front door 106a of the safe box 106 can be opened and closed. As shown, when both doors 101c and 106a are opened and the opening and closing conveyance path 90 of the banknote machine 1 is opened, the storage cabinets with handles appear in each case. The person in charge can take out each cabinet and use it to replenish or collect bills, and to perform other repairs.

On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 5 (b), in the rear operation type device of the type which the staff in charge operates on the rear of the apparatus, the rear door 101d of the apparatus and the rear door 106b of the vault cylinder 106 can be opened and closed. As shown, when both doors 101d and 106b are opened, a storage cabinet with a handle appears. Staff in charge can use these handles to pull out each cabinet and operate it.

As described above, the introduction and opening of the opening and closing conveying path in the vicinity of the front or rear door of the lower banknote mechanism facilitates the replenishment and recovery of banknotes, the removal operation of jammed papers in case of abnormality, and the operability is improved. . In addition, it is possible to make the operation of the staff in charge of the front or rear operation type to the extent that the door is opened or closed. In addition, if rails are provided in each cabinet, the cabinet can be inserted and removed smoothly.

Next, the structure of each storage bank (referred to as a paper cassette) of the bank 60, the bank 70, the recycling warehouse 80, and the loading / recovery warehouse 81 which form a main part of this invention is demonstrated in detail. Let's do it.

In FIG. 3, one deposit box 60 is mounted in this embodiment. The detailed structure of this deposit is shown in FIG. 7, and the detailed description is given by FIG. 3 and FIG. In Fig. 7, the stacking mechanism of the depository includes a rotating stack roller 601 which is driven via a gear from a drive source (described later) not shown outside the depository, and a backup roller facing the stacking roller 601. (602, 603) and a brush roller that is rotated independently of the backup roller by a driving source (described later) on the same axis as the backup roller 603 and radially disposed as shown in the elastic member. The stack mechanism is constituted by the 604, the lower stack guide 605, and the upper stack guide 606. Further, the banknote storage space of the depository is a stacked banknote storage space 617 formed of an upper partition plate 611, a lower partition plate 613, and a pressure plate 615, an upper partition plate 611, and a lower partition. It consists of a banknote storage space 616 in the stack formed of the plate 613, the upper stack guide 606, the lower stack guide 605.

Banknotes to be stored in the depository 60 is switched from the bill conveyance path (arrow 901a) to the state of 903b shown by the switching gate 903, conveyed in the direction of arrow 902a, and rotated with the stack roller 601. The banknote sent between the stack roller 601 and the backup roller 603 is in contact with the elastic member 604a of the stationary brush roller 604, so that the elastic member 604a Passes under frictional resistance between the lower stack guide 605 by the elastic deformation force, and once stops at a position where the pinching conveyance force by the stack roller 601 and the backup roller 603 disappears, and immediately afterwards, the brush By rotating the roller 604, it is conveyed continuously to the banknote storing space 616 which is being stacked. In this way, the bills are conveyed one by one and accumulated in the bill storage space without interfering with the bills.

Next, an extrusion plate 608, an extrusion auxiliary guide 609, and an extrusion point shaft 610 that drive the drive belt 618 and are connected to the drive belt 618 by a drive source (described later) not shown. The upper stack guide 606 moves to the position of the dotted lines 608a, 609a, 610a, and 606a in the direction of the arrows 621 and 622, and the upper partition plate connected to the driving belt 618 ( 611 and the upper partition plate shaft 612 move in the order of the dotted lines 611a and 612a to 611b and 612b to 611c and 612c in the direction of the arrow 625, thereby storing the bills in the stack. The banknotes accumulated in the space 616 are integrated with the banknotes of the stacked banknote storage space 617, the platen 615 in the direction of the arrow 624, and the lower stack guide 613 in the direction of the arrow 623. To stick. Next, the driving belt 618 is driven in the opposite direction, and the extrusion plate 608, the extrusion auxiliary guide 609, the extrusion point shaft 610, the upper stack guide 606, the upper partition plate 611, the upper side The partition plate point shaft 612 is returned to the initial position, and the stacking bank 410 in the stack is left empty to enable the next stacking operation.

One cash drawer 70 is mounted in this embodiment, and the detailed configuration thereof is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the cash drawer 70 is a rotating feed roller 701, a pick-up roller 711, and a feed roller 701 which are driven via a gear from a drive source (described later), which is not shown outside. And a separation mechanism comprising a backup roller 702 facing and rotating and a gate roller 704 opposite to the feed roller 701 and not rotating in the feeding direction. Banknotes for withdrawal are aligned and set in the storage space surrounded by the bottom plate guide 709, the platen 706, the separation guide 705, and the top guide 708, so that the front banknote is the platen 706. It is pushed by the pick-up roller 711 by a spring omitted in the drawing.

The platen 706 moves in the storage space, and moves the storage bank so that the delivery bank takes a predetermined pressing force on the pick-up roller 711 as the storage bank decreases. Banknotes placed on the pickup roller 711 are sent out by the operation of the rotating feed roller 701 and the pickup roller 711, and is prevented from being sent to the gate roller 703 which does not rotate in the delivery direction. While being conveyed one by one in the direction of the arrow 902e, it is conveyed in the direction of the arrow 901e of the banknote conveyance path.

In the present embodiment, two recycle bins 80 are mounted, and FIG. 9 shows a detailed configuration of the recycle bin.

The recycling bin 80 has a function of both the depository 60 for continuously storing the above-described banknotes and the withdrawal bank 70 for continuously dispensing and dispensing the banknotes, and is a storage compartment capable of storing and dispensing the banknotes. A rotating stack feed roller 801, a pickup roller 811, which are driven via a gear from a drive source (described later), not shown outside of the recycling garage, having the same shape as the separating mechanism described in the cash drawer 70; , A backup roller 802 that rotates, a gate roller 803 that rotates in a stacking direction and does not rotate in a delivery direction, and a brush roller 804 that is on the same axis as the gate roller 803 and has an elastic member disposed radially. The stack / separation mechanism is constituted by a separation / stack guide 805 which operates at the time of stacking and stacking.

Banknotes in a storage space surrounded by a bottom plate 808, a platen 806, a bottom flat belt 807 which is attached to the bottom plate 808 to support the bottom surface of the banknote, and a separation and stack guide 805. Is housed. In addition, in the vicinity of the separation and stack guide 805 in the upper part of the accommodating part, there is a sawtooth outer peripheral shape in the vicinity of the rotating upper discharging roller 812 and the gate roller 803 in the lower part of the accommodating part. It has a rotating lower spreader roller 809 having a top and bottom ends of the stacked banknotes to support the sawtooth outer peripheral portion, while maintaining the position of the banknotes while ejecting to the platen 806 side. The platen 806, the bottom flat belt 807, the upper discharging roller 812, and the lower discharging roller 809 constituting the above storage space are recycled and driven by a driving source (described later). It is driven through the drive belt 817.

In the separating operation, the separating and stacking guide 805 moves to the position indicated by the broken line 805a, the platen 806 and the bottom belt 807 are integrated to move the inside of the storage space, The storage bank is moved so that a predetermined pressing force is applied to the pickup roller 811. Banknotes pressed against the pick-up roller 811 are sent to the rotating stack feed roller 801, 1 in the direction of the arrow 902b, while preventing the two from being sent to the gate roller 803 which does not rotate in the delivery direction. The sheets are conveyed one by one, and the switching gate 903 of the banknote conveying path is switched in the direction of 903b shown and conveyed in the direction of the arrow 901b.

In the stacking operation, the separating and stacking guide 805 moves to the position indicated by the solid line, and the platen 806 and the bottom belt 807 are integrated to allow the inside of the storage space to be driven by a drive source outside the safe. The storage bank is moved and controlled in a direction away from the separating and stacking guides 805 so that the entry bank and the storage bank conveyed in the direction of the arrow 902b do not interfere with the increase of the storage bank. At this time, the upper discharging roller 812 rotates to the left, the lower discharging roller 809 rotates to the right, while the upper and lower ends of the stacked banknotes are supported by the serrated outer circumferential portion, and punched toward the platen 806 side. Maintain the standing state of banknotes.

The loading / recovery rack 81 has the same configuration as the recycling rack 80 and is not used for the withdrawal and withdrawal transaction as described above, but may be operated as a recycling rack.

Next, a description will be given of the operation method and the method of transferring the drive source of the depository 60, the withdrawal 70, the recycling 80, and the loading / recovery 81 of each storage.

The depository store 60, the depository store 70, the recycling store 80, and the loading / recovering store 81 have a common external shape as shown in FIG. These are collectively called a bill cassette (1000) for storing bills, also referred to simply as a cassette.

A stepped portion is formed on the side of the cassette. The stepped portion is to be mounted in engagement with the guide portion on the main body side of the trading device. In this example, the shape of the stepped portion is in the shape of a groove, but may be a shape in contact with the shape of the guide portion.

The stepped portion is provided with gears 1011 and 1012 for supplying a driving force for driving each mechanism inside the cassette, so that the driving force from the apparatus main body side can be passed.

Inside the banknote cassette 1000, as described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, and 9, a stack for the depository 60, the withdrawal 70, the recycling 80, and the loading / recovering 81. The storage part which consists of a mechanism, a separation mechanism, a press plate, etc. is mounted, and is driven by the driving force from gear 1011, 1012. The upper handle 1015 of the bill cassette 1000 is moved in the front and back directions of the arrow 1014 in accordance with the above-described front and back operation apparatuses for the staff in charge to lift and carry the bill cassette. It is installed for detachable operation. In addition, the upper lid 1001 having the upper handle 1015 is opened and closed in the direction of the arrow 1016 to perform insertion / withdrawal operation of the banknote inside the banknote cassette 1000. On the right front side (direction shown) of the banknote cassette 1000, a banknote entrance 1004 for conveying bills one by one between the front handle 1005 for operating the cassette in the horizontal direction and the banknote machine 1 main body. ) And the stack roller connecting gear 1013. A brush roller / feed roller connecting gear 1011 and a driving belt connecting gear 1012 are disposed on the immediately front side of the bill cassette 1000.

A side view of the bill cassette 1000 shown in FIG. 11 for the method of connecting the drive source of the stack roller connecting gear 1013, the brush roller / feed roller connecting gear 1011, and the drive belt connecting gear 1012. The left front view and the right front view of the bill cassette 1000 will be described in more detail.

The stack roller connecting gear 1013 is mounted only when constituting the depository 60 shown in FIG. 7, and is a gear (gear) for driving the stack roller 601. It is connected to the drive gear 1023 mounted in 90, and is driven by the same drive source as the drive source of the conveyance path 90. As shown in FIG.

When the brush roller / feed roller connecting gear 1011 constitutes the deposit storage 60 shown in FIG. 7, the brush roller / feed roller connecting gear 1011 is a gear for driving the brush roller 604, and the cash drawer 70 shown in FIGS. In the case of constituting the recycling bin 80, the gears for driving the feed roller 701 or the stack feed roller 801 are all located at a common position and constitute the lower bank mechanism 1b outside the cassette. The drive gear 1021 of the stepping motor 1031 fixed to the frame 1020 is connected to and driven in the vertical direction.

The drive belt connecting gear 1012 is a gear for driving the drive belt 618 in the case of constituting the depository 60 shown in FIG. 7, and is not mounted in the case of constituting the teller 70 shown in FIG. 8. In the case of constituting the recycling rack 80 shown in FIG. 9, the gear 10 is a gear for driving the driving belt 817, and the frames 1020 are all located at a common position and constitute the lower banking mechanism 1b outside the cassette. It is connected to the drive gear 1022 of the stepping motor 1032 fixed to the vertical direction is driven.

That is, the gear connection when the banknote cassette 1000 is attached and detached includes the stack roller coupling gear 1013, the brush roller / feeder coupling gear 1011, and the drive belt coupling gear 1012, the above-mentioned front operation type apparatus. In this case, the connection can be released by opening and closing the conveyance path 90 and taking out the bill cassette 1000, and in the back side operation type device by pulling the bill cassette 1000 backward.

In addition, the immediately preceding side surface 1002 of the bill cassette 1000 has a concave cross section as shown in the front view of FIG. 12, and the drive gears 1021 and 1022 can pass through the recess when the cassette is attached and detached. At the same time, since the brush roller / feed roller connecting gear 1011 and the drive belt connecting gear 1012 of the banknote cassette 1000 are located on the inner surface of the recess in operation of the employee in charge, the gears may be damaged due to misoperation during transportation. Excellent in safety

In addition, since these banknote cassettes handle cash, security management is required, and in this case, it is preferable to provide a key for permitting attachment and detachment for each banknote cassette.

Referring to the features of the configuration of the embodiment described above and the effects thereof are as follows.

(1) The bill acceptor cassette has a step part which abuts or overlaps with the guide part of the apparatus main body. By moving the step part along the guide part, the entrance / exit slot and the bill discrimination part are arranged at the upper part of the banknote dispenser and the bill holder at the bottom. The bill conveying path is also configured to be divided into the upper and lower mechanism parts. The lower conveying path is arranged near the wall of the user operation side, and the bill cassette can be detached from both the front and rear surfaces. It is. Therefore, the staff can easily respond to both the front operation type that can be operated from the front side and the rear operation type that can be operated from the rear side, and the general purpose of responding to various needs such as operability, installation location, security, etc. Have.

(2) The bill cassette, which holds bills, is a common box structure in the case of constituting any of deposit, withdrawal, recycling, and loading / recovering. The drive connecting means composed of gears is also common. Therefore, the parts can be used in common and the cost can be reduced. In addition, the billing mechanisms are common, and the setting of deposit, withdrawal, recycling, loading and retrieval can be changed, and the common use of the devices and the diversification of operation methods in financial institutions can be achieved. Very high.

Further, according to the present invention, when the staff in charge of the bill cassette is operated, it is possible to provide a highly versatile bill dispenser having a bill cassette containing bills, which is easily detachable from either the front side or the back side of the apparatus. In addition, a bill storage cassette capable of handling not only Japanese yen bills but also various foreign banknotes, that is, various bills can be realized, and by using the cassette, a highly versatile automatic trading device can be realized. Can be. In addition to the handling of multiple species, the banks for depositing deposits and withdrawals are continuously sent out one by one, and the banks for depositing and withdrawal banknotes are continuously collected and sent out one by one, or banknotes to be supplemented to the recycle bin are continuously. In addition, a banknote dispenser which can universally handle various bill cassettes according to functions, such as loading and retrieval, for storing bills sent out one by one and storing bills to be recovered from the recycling bin can be provided.

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A bill cassette which is detachable to a bill handling device for handling bills and which holds bills in a standing state, Has a doorway for passing the bill between the bill handling device, A deposit box for storing banknotes conveyed from the doorway, a cashier for storing banknotes conveyed from the doorway, or a recycling bin for accumulating banknotes from the doorway and at the same time separating the banknotes from the doorway, The depository, withdrawal and recycling warehouses have a common external structure, and an integrated mechanism for accumulating banknotes, a separating mechanism for separating banknotes, or an integrated separation mechanism for accumulating and separating banknotes is mounted. Banknote cassette characterized in that. The method according to claim 1, The depositing mechanism of the deposit box includes a stacking roller for collecting bills conveyed from the bill handling apparatus therein, a backup roller for sandwiching banknotes between the stacking rollers, and the stacking roller and the backup rollers. A bill cassette comprising a brush roller for storing bills to be conveyed by an elastic deformation force by an elastic member. The method according to claim 1, The separating mechanism of the cash drawer includes a pick-up roller for picking up the bills in the standing state, a feed roller for conveying the bills taken out by the pick-up roller, and the feed roller, which are arranged to face each other to prevent the conveyance of two or more bills. A bill cassette comprising a gate roller. The method according to claim 1, The recycling stacker is a stack for picking up a bill in a standing state, a stack for transporting a bill taken out by the pick-up roller, and a bill being transported from the transport path of the bill handling apparatus therein. A feed roller, a gate roller arranged to face the stack feed roller to prevent the conveyance of two or more bills, and a brush for storing the bills conveyed from the stack feed roller by an elastic deformation force by the elastic member A bill cassette comprising a roller. The method according to claim 1, A bill cassette comprising: a connecting gear for transmitting a driving force to rollers mounted in each of the deposit, withdrawal, and recycle bins. In the bill handling apparatus that handles bills, A deposit processing for depositing and withdrawing money bank notes, a discrimination unit for discriminating banknotes, a plurality of banknote cassettes for storing banknotes, and a banknote inputted from the deposit and withdrawal banks, the banks which discriminate and deposit the banknotes into the banknote cassette, Or a control unit for discriminating the bill taken out of the bill cassette and controlling the withdrawal processing to withdraw money from the bank; A bill handling apparatus having a common structure of at least two bill cassettes among a plurality of bill cassettes. The method according to claim 6, The bill cassette has a deposit box for exclusively storing the deposited bills, The depositor may include a stack roller which collects bills conveyed from the cash in / out slot therein, a backup roller which pinches bills between the stack rollers, and bills conveyed by the stack rollers and the backup rollers. A bill handling apparatus having therein an integrated mechanism constituted by a brush roller to be accommodated by elastic deformation force. The method according to claim 6, The bill cassette has a deposit box for exclusively storing the deposited bills, The cashier comprises a pick-up roller for picking up the bills in a standing state, a feed roller for conveying the bills taken out by the pick-up roller, and a gate roller arranged to face the feed rollers to prevent the conveyance of two or more bills. Banknote handling apparatus having a separation mechanism therein. The method according to claim 6, The bill cassette has a recycling bin for storing bills to be deposited and withdrawn through the cash inlet and outlet, The recycling bin is provided with a pick-up roller for picking up the bills in a standing state, a stack feed roller for separating the bills taken out by the pick-up roller, and stacking the bills conveyed from the cash in / out port, and the stack feed roller. Which has an integrated separation mechanism comprising a gate roller arranged to face each other to prevent the conveyance of two or more bills, and a brush roller for storing the bills conveyed from the stack feed roller by an elastic deformation force by the elastic member. Banknote handling device characterized in that.