WO2011081177A1

WO2011081177A1 - Money storage apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2011081177A1
Application number: PCT/JP2010/073694
Authority: WO
Inventors: 一宏土井; 健一田頭; 敬重中川; 孝行岸渕
Original assignee: グローリー株式会社
Priority date: 2009-12-28
Filing date: 2010-12-28
Publication date: 2011-07-07
Also published as: JP2011138353A

Abstract

A money storage apparatus (10, 70) is provided with a mounting section (17, 76) into which a cassette (50, 51) is to be mounted; a storage section (32, 80) that stores money taken out from the cassette (50, 51); and a cassette flap releasing unit (20, 90) that unlocks a flap (58) of the cassette (50, 51) that is locked, and opens the unlocked flap (58) at a position above an opening of the storage section (32).

Description

Money storage device

This invention relates to the money storage apparatus which takes out money from the cassette provided with the door in the opening surface, and stores it in an inside.

In stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, money such as banknotes and coins collected from cash registers etc. is counted manually by a store clerk or automatically by a sales deposit machine as shown in Patent Document 1. It has become so. The counted money is stored in a money storage machine. In recent years, a change machine has been provided at a cash register or the like, and mechanical management of money has been performed by this change machine. However, since the money collected from the change machine is directly handled by a store clerk or the like, there is a problem that it is not preferable in terms of security.

Patent Document 2 discloses a banknote storage device in which banknotes are sent from a cassette that stores banknotes and the sent banknotes are stored therein. In the banknote storage device as shown in Patent Document 2, when a cassette is mounted on the banknote storage device, the cassette door is unlocked, and when the cassette bottom plate is manually pulled out, the banknotes in the cassette fall by their own weight. ing. And the banknote which fell with dead weight is received on the banknote stage provided in the inside of a banknote storage apparatus, and a banknote falls into the inside of a banknote storage apparatus because this banknote stage rotates from a horizontal attitude | position to a vertical attitude | position. It is designed to be stored.

In the banknote storage device as shown in Patent Document 2, a cassette having a shutter on the lower surface side is required. However, generally used cassettes include a hinged door and a lock portion, and Patent Document 2 The bill storage device as shown in FIG. 1 has a problem that it cannot cope with such a cassette.

JP-A-6-266963 Japanese Patent No. 3640752

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and can improve the security because the operator can store the money stored in the cassette without touching the money directly. Another object of the present invention is to provide a money storage device that can also be applied to a cassette having a hinged door.

The present invention is a money storage device for taking out money from a cassette and storing it inside, a storage part for mounting the cassette provided with a door on an opening surface, and storage for storing money taken out from the cassette And a cassette door opening portion for unlocking the locked door of the cassette and opening the unlocked door on the opening of the storage portion. .

According to such a money storage device, the cassette mounted in the mounting portion can be opened by the cassette door opening portion without an operator such as a store clerk touching the door. The currency in the cassette is stored in the storage unit without touching the currency. For this reason, in the money storage apparatus as described above, security can be improved. In addition, this money storage device can also accommodate a cassette having a hinged door.

In the money storage device according to the present embodiment, the unlocked door may be opened by its own weight when the opening surface of the cassette is facing downward. In this case, it is not necessary to install a mechanism for opening the unlocked door, and the apparatus can be downsized.

In the money storage device according to the present embodiment, the cassette is mounted on the mounting portion so that the opening surface of the cassette faces downward, and the cassette door opening portion is an opening of the storage portion. There may be provided a moving mechanism for moving at least one of the storage part or the mounting part so that the opening surface of the cassette is positioned on the top.

At this time, the cassette is provided with a lock portion for unlocking the cassette door, and the cassette door opening portion has a key portion corresponding to the lock portion of the cassette and a fixed portion. A cam hole is provided in one of the key part and the fixed part, and a projection part that fits the cam hole is provided in the other, and when the cassette is moved, When the key portion moves along the moving direction of the cassette with respect to the fixed portion, the projecting portion moves relative to the cam hole, whereby the key portion rotates relative to the fixed portion. The door of the cassette may be unlocked by the key portion rotating the lock portion.

In this case, the key portion may be moved along the moving direction of the cassette with respect to the fixed portion by being pressed by the cassette when the cassette is moved.

Further, the cassette door opening portion is provided with a spring extending along the moving direction of the cassette, one end of which is fixed and the other end attached to the key portion, and the cassette is moved. Further, the key portion may move along the moving direction of the cassette with respect to the fixed portion by the repulsive force of the spring.

In addition, banknotes are stored in the cassette as money, and the cassette is provided with a stage on which the banknotes stored in the cassette are placed, and banknotes are stored in the cassette. A bill is sandwiched and held between the inner wall of the cassette and the stage, and the money storage device presses the stage of the cassette when the cassette moves. Accordingly, a stage pressing mechanism for separating the inner wall of the cassette from the stage is provided, and when the inner wall of the cassette and the stage are separated by the stage pressing mechanism, banknotes stored in the cassette are transferred to the cassette. It may be released from the state of being held between the inner wall and the stage.

In the money storage device of the present embodiment, the opening portion of the cassette is attached to the attachment portion sideways or upward, and the cassette door opening portion is above the opening of the storage portion. You may have a rotation mechanism which rotates the said mounting part so that the said opening surface of the said cassette may be located.

In the money storage device of the present embodiment, the cassette door is locked by an electrically unlockable electric lock, and the cassette door opening portion releases the electric lock to release the cassette door. You may come to unlock.

In the money storage device according to the present embodiment, banknotes are stored as money in the cassette, and a stage on which the banknotes stored in the cassette are placed is provided in the cassette. And when the banknotes are stored in the cassette, the banknotes are held between the inner wall of the cassette and the stage, and the stage is electrically driven to be separated from the inner wall of the cassette. In this case, the banknotes stored in the cassette may be released from a state in which the banknotes are held between the inner wall of the cassette and the stage.

In the money storage device of the present embodiment, money may be dropped by its own weight from the cassette opened by the cassette door opening part and stored in the storage part.

Further, banknotes are stored in the cassette as money, and the banknotes stored in the cassette are pushed out to the storage section side when the cassette door is opened by the cassette door opening section. You may further provide the extrusion part. Thereby, the banknote stored in the cassette can be reliably pushed out toward the storage unit.

The money storage device according to the present embodiment may further include a money detection unit that detects whether or not money is stored in the cassette mounted on the mounting unit. Thereby, even when banknotes remain without dropping from the cassette, the banknotes remaining in the cassette can be reliably detected.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote storage apparatus by one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the banknote storage apparatus shown in FIG. It is an expansion perspective view which expands and shows the internal structure of the banknote storage apparatus shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the fixing member, key member, and spring which are shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the cassette for accommodating a banknote. It is a perspective view which shows a state when the door of the cassette shown to FIG. 5A opens. It is a perspective view which shows the structure inside a cassette when the cassette shown to FIG. 5A etc. is seen from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows operation | movement when mounting | wearing with the cassette shown in FIG. 5A etc. in the banknote storage apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the operation | movement at the time of taking out a banknote from the cassette shown to FIG. 5A etc. and storing in the inside of the banknote storage apparatus shown in FIG. In a block diagram as shown in FIG. 8, it is a figure which shows a state when a cassette exists in the back | inner side position of the opening part of the housing | casing of a banknote storage apparatus. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the cassette is moved from the state illustrated in FIG. 9 to a position directly above the opening of the storage unit in the configuration diagram illustrated in FIG. 8. It is a block diagram which shows the example further provided with the extrusion part which pushes the banknote accommodated in this cassette to the accommodating part side when the door of a cassette is opened. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows the method of sealing opening of a accommodating part. (A) is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote storage apparatus by other embodiment of this invention, (b) is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the banknote storage apparatus shown to (a), (c) is a perspective view which shows a state when mounting | wearing with the cassette in the mounting part of the banknote storage apparatus shown in (b), (d) is rotating the mounting part of the banknote storage apparatus shown in (c). FIG. (A) is a perspective view which shows the state when the mounting part of the banknote storage apparatus shown in FIG. 12 (d) is further rotated and the opening surface of the cassette is faced downward, and (b) is shown in (a). It is a perspective view which shows a state when opening the door of the cassette with which the mounting part of the banknote storage apparatus shown is shown, (c) is a banknote from a cassette to a storage part in a banknote storage apparatus as shown in (b). It is a perspective view which shows a state when a mounting part is rotated after making it accommodate, (d) further rotated the mounting part of the banknote storage apparatus shown in (c), and made the opening surface of the cassette face upward It is a perspective view which shows the state of time.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 11 are views showing a banknote storage device according to the present embodiment. In addition, the banknote storage apparatus by this Embodiment takes out a banknote from the cassette provided with the door in the opening surface, and stores it in an inside.

First, the configuration of the bill storage device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote storage device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 12, and a cassette 50 (to be described later) is placed inside the casing 12 from the outside to the inside. An opening 16 is provided for accommodation. More specifically, an internal space in which the cassette 50 is accommodated is provided in the housing 12, and the cassette 50 can be accommodated in the internal space through the opening 16. . Further, in the banknote storage device 10, a storage unit 32 (described later) that stores banknotes is stored in the housing 12. Further, a door 14 is provided on the side surface of the lower portion of the housing 12, and the storage portion 32 accommodated in the housing 12 can be taken out by opening the door 14. The door 14 is provided with a handle 14a for opening the door 14. The handle 14a is provided with a lock portion 14b so that only a person having a specific management authority such as a collection company can unlock the door 14.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the casing 12 is provided with an upper surface 12a and an upper front surface 12b. Here, a handle portion 18 is attached to the upper surface 12 a of the housing 12. When an operator such as a store clerk turns the handle portion 18, a mounting portion 17 (described later) provided in the housing 12 can be moved. In addition, a grip portion 13 for transporting the bill storage device 10 itself is provided on the front upper portion 12b of the housing 12, and an operator such as a store clerk grips the grip portion 13 and the bill storage device 10 itself. Is supposed to be transported.

Next, the configuration of the cassette 50 accommodated in the housing 12 of the banknote storage apparatus 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 6. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the cassette 50 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 52, a grip portion 54 provided on a side surface of the housing 52, and a bill entrance for inserting bills from the outside to the inside of the housing 52. 56. Here, an operator such as a store clerk can carry the cassette 50 by holding the holding portion 54. A bill is inserted into the housing 52 through the bill inlet 56. First, as shown in FIG. 5B, a stage 64 is provided inside the housing 52, so that bills thrown into the housing 52 through the bill inlet 56 are accumulated on the stage 64. It has become. Here, a compressed spring (not shown) is provided below the stage 64, and the upward force in FIG. 5B is biased to the stage 64 by the repulsive force of this spring. ing. For this reason, the banknotes accumulated on the stage 64 are held between the stage 64 and the inner wall of the cassette 50 above the stage 64.

Further, an opening for discharging a bundle of banknotes in the casing 52 to the outside of the casing 52 is provided on a side surface of the casing 52, and a door 58 is provided in the opening. Specifically, the door 58 is connected to the housing 52 of the cassette 50 by a hinge, and the door 58 can rotate outward of the housing 52 around the hinge. Normally, the door 58 is closed so that bills inserted into the housing 52 cannot be taken out of the housing 52. In order to take out the banknotes stored in the cassette 50, as shown in FIG. 5B, the door 58 is opened, and the stage 64 is biased downward so that the banknotes on the stage 64 and Must be released from the state of being held between.

5A, the casing 52 of the cassette 50 is provided with a lock portion 60 for unlocking the door 58 of the cassette 50. Then, the door 58 is unlocked by rotating the lock portion 60 with a key portion 20b of the key member 20 described later. Further, the casing 52 of the cassette 50 is provided with a through hole 62 through which a stage push-down rod 26 described later passes. As shown in FIG. 6, a stage push-down portion 66 connected to the stage 64 is provided inside the housing 52. Then, the stage push-down rod 26 that has passed through the through-hole 62 and is inserted into the housing 52 presses the stage push-down portion 66 downward in FIG. 6 so that the stage 64 moves downward (in the direction of the arrow) from the state shown in FIG. ) Can be pushed down.

Next, the internal structure of the upper part of the banknote storage device 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 2 shows a side surface 12c provided in the vicinity of the upper surface 12a, the front upper surface 12b, and the opening 16 from the banknote storage device 10 shown in FIG. 1 in order to more clearly show the internal configuration of the banknote storage device 10. Is removed. Further, FIG. 3 is obtained by further removing the side surface 12d from the banknote storage device 10 shown in FIG.

2 and 3, a flat plate member 21 is provided in the upper part of the bill storage device 10 so as to extend in the horizontal direction. The flat plate member 21 is provided with an opening 28, and the opening 28 is connected to a storage portion 32 provided in the housing 12 (see FIG. 8). Further, in the upper part of the banknote storage device 10, there is provided a mounting portion 17 to which a cassette 50 stored inside from the outside of the housing 12 through the opening 16 is mounted. The mounting portion 17 is formed of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped frame that covers the cassette 50, and an upper surface, a front surface (surface on the opening portion 16 side), and a part of the lower surface of the frame body are opened. The mounting portion 17 is configured to move in the horizontal direction on the flat plate member 21. More specifically, when the operator such as a store clerk turns the handle portion 18 described above, the mounting portion 17 is moved to a position on the back side of the opening portion 16 (position as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) and the opening portion. It is possible to reciprocate linearly (ie, substantially in the left-right direction in FIG. Further, the mounting portion 17 to which the cassette 50 is mounted moves from a position on the back side of the opening portion 16 to a position directly above the opening portion 28, and the door 58 of the cassette 50 is opened. It is sent to the storage portion 32 by its own weight through the opening 28.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a support member 30 extending in the vertical direction is attached to the upper surface of the flat plate member 21, and a fixing member 22 is attached to the support member 30. The fixing member 22 has an elongated cylindrical shape, and the fixing member 22 extends in the moving direction of the cassette 50. A key member 20 is provided in the vicinity of the fixing member 22. Here, the key member 20 has an elongated cylindrical shape, and the fixing member 22 is inserted into the hollow portion of the key member 20. The key member 20 also extends in the moving direction of the cassette 50. Further, as shown in detail in FIG. 4, a key portion 20 b is provided at the tip of the key member 20 on the cassette 50 side. When the key member 20 is rotated with the key portion 20b engaged with the lock portion 60 of the cassette 50, the lock portion 60 of the cassette 50 is rotated.

As shown in FIG. 4, the key member 20 is provided with a cam hole 20a, while the fixing member 22 is provided with a protruding portion 22a adapted to the cam hole 20a. More specifically, the cam hole 20a has a portion extending in parallel with the moving direction of the cassette 50 (left and right direction in FIG. 4) and a portion inclined with respect to the moving direction of the cassette 50. When the protruding portion 22a of the fixing member 22 is fitted into the cam hole 20a of the key member 20, the protruding portion 22a relatively moves along the portion of the cam hole 20a inclined with respect to the moving direction of the cassette 50. Sometimes, the key member 20 rotates with respect to the fixing member 22.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a spring 24 is provided so as to cover the key member 20 and the fixing member 22. One end of the spring 24 is connected to the support member 30, and the other end of the spring 24 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the key member 20. Here, in the state shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the spring 24 is in a compressed state, and the repulsive force of the spring 24 always urges the key member 20 to move away from the support member 30. It is like that.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a stage push-down rod 26 is attached to the support member 30. The stage push-down bar 26 extends in the moving direction of the cassette 50, like the fixing member 22 and the key member 20. Here, when the mounting portion 17 to which the cassette 50 is mounted moves from a position on the back side of the opening 16 (position as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) to a position directly above the opening 28, the stage is pushed down. The distal end portion of the bar 26 is inserted into the housing 52 through the through hole 62 of the cassette 50, and the distal end portion presses the stage push-down portion 66 downward in FIG. As a result, the stage 64 connected to the stage push-down portion 66 is pushed down (in the direction of the arrow) from the state shown in FIG. 5B, and the banknote on the stage 64 is sandwiched between the stage 64 and the inner wall of the cassette 50. Released from the held state.

The door 58 of the locked cassette 50 is unlocked by the key member 20, the fixing member 22, the spring 24, the stage push-down rod 26, the support member 30, etc. A cassette door opening portion for opening the door 58 is configured.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram for explaining the operation when taking out banknotes from the cassette 50 shown in FIG. 5A and storing them inside the banknote storage apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 and the like. As shown in FIG. 8, a storage unit 32 that stores banknotes is provided below the opening 28 provided in the flat plate member 21. More specifically, the storage unit 32 is composed of a transporting case such as a pouch. The storage unit 32 opens upward, and a bundle of banknotes dropped by its own weight from the cassette 50 through the opening 28 is stored in the storage unit. It is accommodated in this accommodating part 32 through 32 opening. In FIG. 8, the cassette 50 reciprocates on the flat plate member 21 between a position indicated by a solid line and a position indicated by a two-dot chain line. Here, the cassette 50 shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 8 shows a state when it is in the position on the back side of the opening 16 of the housing 12 shown in FIG.

The storage unit 32 made of a transport case such as a pouch will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 11A, the storage portion 32 includes a storage portion main body 32 a and an adhesive portion 32 b provided inside the storage portion main body 32 a in the vicinity of the opening of the storage portion 32. A seal mount 32c is affixed to the adhesive portion 32b, and the adhesive portion 32b is not exposed. After the banknote B is stored in the storage unit 32, when the opening of the storage unit 32 is sealed, the seal mount 32c is first peeled off from the adhesive portion 32b as shown by the arrow in FIG. Next, the pair of storage unit main bodies 32a in the vicinity of the opening of the storage unit 32 is clamped so as to sandwich the adhesive portion 32b. As a result, the pair of storage unit main bodies 32a in the vicinity of the opening of the storage unit 32 are bonded together by the adhesive portion 32b, and the opening of the storage unit 32 is sealed.

Further, as a method for sealing the opening of the storage portion 32, a method as shown in FIGS. 11B and 11C may be used instead of using the adhesive portion 32b as shown in FIG. . Specifically, after the banknote B is stored in the storage unit 32, when the opening of the storage unit 32 is sealed, each end 32d of the storage unit main body 32a is connected to the housing 12 side of the banknote storage device 10. To fix. Then, for example, a pair of rollers 33 whose surface layer is made of rubber or the like is held by sandwiching a portion in the vicinity of each end portion 32d in the storage portion main body 32a, and the storage portion main body 32a is torn off from each fixed end portion 32d. The pair of rollers 33 is rotated as indicated by arrows in FIG. At this time, the vicinity of the opening of the storage unit main body 32 a is bonded by the pressure between the pair of rollers 33, and the opening of the storage unit 32 is sealed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the mounting unit 17 is provided with a banknote detection sensor 23 that detects whether or not banknotes are stored in the cassette 50 mounted on the mounting unit 17. Specifically, the banknote detection sensor 23 includes a light emitting portion 23a and a light receiving portion (not shown) provided so as to sandwich the cassette 50 when the cassette 50 is attached to the attachment portion 17. The casing 52 and the stage 64 of the cassette 50 are respectively formed with holes (not shown) through which light emitted from the light emitting portion 23a passes. And when a bill is not stored in the cassette 50 attached to the attachment part 17, the light emitted from the light emitting portion 23a passes through the holes formed in the casing 52 and the stage 64 of the cassette 50, respectively. It reaches the light receiving part. On the other hand, when a bill is stored in the cassette 50 attached to the attachment portion 17, the light emitted from the light emitting portion 23a is blocked by the bill in the cassette 50 and does not reach the light receiving portion. The detection sensor 23 is configured to detect that bills are stored in the cassette 50 attached to the attachment unit 17.

Next, the operation of the bill storage device 10 having such a configuration will be described below.

First, a cassette 50 accommodated in a money depositing / dispensing machine (not shown) such as a change machine provided in a store or the like is taken out from the money depositing / dispensing machine by a store clerk or the like. At this time, banknotes are stored in the cassette 50. More specifically, a bundle of banknotes is accumulated on the stage 64 in the casing 52 of the cassette 50, and the bundle of banknotes is sandwiched between the stage 64 and the inner wall of the cassette 50 above the stage 64. Is held. Moreover, the cassette 50 taken out from the money depositing / dispensing machine is in a state in which the door 58 cannot be opened, so that a store clerk or the like cannot take out banknotes stored in the cassette 50. .

Next, the cassette 50 is transported from the money depositing / dispensing machine to the banknote storage device 10 by a store clerk or the like. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the store clerk or the like stores the cassette 50 in the internal space provided in the housing 12 through the opening 16 provided in the housing 12 of the banknote storage device 10. At this time, the cassette 50 is accommodated in the housing 12 so that the opening surface of the cassette 50 (the surface on which the door 58 is provided) faces downward. The cassette 50 accommodated in the internal space provided in the housing 12 through the opening 16 is mounted on the mounting portion 17 provided at a location on the back side of the opening 16. FIG. 9 shows the position of the cassette 50 when the cassette 50 is mounted on the mounting portion 17 provided at the back side of the opening 16. As shown in FIG. 9, the cassette 50 is mounted on the mounting portion 17 so that the opening surface of the cassette 50 (the surface on which the door 58 is provided) faces downward.

Then, an operator such as a store clerk turns the handle portion 18 provided on the upper surface 12 a of the housing 12. As a result, the mounting portion 17 is moved from the position shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 to a position directly above the opening 28. Further, the cassette 50 attached to the attachment unit 17 moves from the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 8 to the position indicated by the solid line. Here, while the cassette 50 moves from the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 8 to the position indicated by the solid line, the cassette 50 contacts the key member 20, and the key portion 20 b of the key member 20 locks the cassette 50. Engage with portion 60. When the cassette 50 further moves after contacting the key member 20, the cassette 50 presses the key member 20 toward the support member 30. Such pressing is performed against the repulsive force of the spring 24. Further, when the cassette 50 presses the key member 20 toward the support member 30, the key member 20 moves toward the support member 30 with respect to the fixed member 22, and the protruding portion 22 a provided on the fixed member 22 becomes the key. It moves relatively along the cam hole 20a of the member 20. Here, when the protruding portion 22a of the fixing member 22 moves relative to the portion of the cam hole 20a of the key member 20 that is inclined with respect to the moving direction of the cassette 50, the key member 20 moves relative to the fixing member 22. Rotate. As a result, the key portion 20b provided at the tip of the key member 20 also rotates, the key portion 20b rotates the lock portion 60, and unlocks the door 58. The unlocked door 58 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 8 by its own weight, and the door 58 opens downward from the cassette 50 through the opening 28.

Further, while the cassette 50 moves from the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 8 to the position indicated by the solid line, the tip portion of the stage pressing rod 26 attached to the support member 30 passes through the through hole 62 of the cassette 50. It is inserted into the housing 52, and this tip portion presses the stage push-down portion 66 to the right in FIG. As a result, the stage push-down portion 66 is pressed downward in FIG. 6, and the stage 64 connected to the stage push-down portion 66 is pushed downward (in the direction of the arrow) from the state shown in FIG. 5B. In this way, the banknote bundle B on the stage 64 is released from the state held between the stage 64 and the inner wall of the cassette 50 (see FIG. 8). The banknote bundle B released from the state of being held between the stage 64 and the inner wall of the cassette 50 falls downward due to its own weight and is stored in the storage section 32 through the opening 28. In FIG. 10A, the mounting portion 17 moves to a position directly above the opening 28 provided in the flat plate member 21, and a bundle B of bills is dropped by its own weight from the cassette 50 mounted in the mounting portion 17 and stored. The state when stored in the part 32 is shown. When the banknote is transferred from the cassette 50 to the storage unit 32, the cassette 50 becomes empty. At this time, the banknote detection sensor 23 detects that the cassette 50 has become empty.

After that, an operator such as a store clerk turns the handle portion 18 in the reverse direction. As a result, the mounting portion 17 is moved from a position directly above the opening 28 to a position as shown in FIGS. Further, the cassette 50 attached to the attachment unit 17 moves from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 8 to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line. At this time, the door 58 of the cassette 50 collides with the flat plate member 21 and rotates around the hinge along the upper surface of the flat plate member 21, so that the door 58 is automatically closed. Further, while the cassette 50 moves from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 8 to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line, the key member 20 is pressed toward the cassette 50 by the repulsive force of the compressed spring 24. For this reason, while the cassette 50 moves, the key member 20 also moves integrally with the cassette 50, and the key portion 20 b of the key member 20 continues to engage with the lock portion 60 of the cassette 50. At this time, the key member 20 moves toward the cassette 50 with respect to the fixing member 22, and the protruding portion 22 a provided on the fixing member 22 moves relatively along the cam hole 20 a of the key member 20. . The key member 20 rotates with respect to the fixing member 22 when the protruding portion 22a of the fixing member 22 moves relative to the portion of the cam hole 20a of the key member 20 inclined with respect to the moving direction of the cassette 50. To do. As a result, the key portion 20b provided at the tip of the key member 20 also rotates, the key portion 20b rotates the lock portion 60, and locks the door 58.

When the mounting portion 17 is moved to a position on the back side of the opening portion 16 of the housing 12, an operator such as a store clerk takes out an empty cassette 50 to the outside of the housing 12 through the opening portion 16. Thus, a series of operation | movement which accommodates the banknote in the cassette 50 in the banknote storage apparatus 10 is complete | finished.

On the other hand, a collection company or the like having a management authority different from that of a store clerk or the like can collect the storage unit 32 in the banknote storage device 10. More specifically, an operator such as a recovery trader has a key corresponding to the lock portion 14b provided on the handle 14a, and by rotating the lock portion 14b with such a key, Unlock. In this way, an operator such as a collection trader can open the door 14 and access the inside of the housing 12, and collect the storage portion 32 provided in the housing 12. Further, an operator such as a collection company installs an empty storage unit 32 in the housing 12 when the storage unit 32 storing banknotes is recovered.

As described above, according to the banknote storage device 10 of the present embodiment, the mounting unit 17 to which the cassette 50 is mounted, the storage unit 32 to store the banknotes taken out from the cassette 50, and the door of the locked cassette 50. And a cassette door opening portion (such as the key member 20 and the stage push-down rod 26) for unlocking 58 and opening the unlocked door 58 on the opening of the storage portion 32. Since the cassette 58 mounted on the mounting portion 17 can be opened by the cassette door opening portion without an operator such as a store clerk touching the door 58, the operator can open the bill in the cassette 50. The banknotes in the cassette 50 are stored in the storage unit 32 without touching the hands. For this reason, in the banknote storage apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, security can be improved. Further, the banknote storage device 10 can also accommodate a cassette having a hinged door 58 and a lock portion 60.

Moreover, in the banknote storage apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8 etc., the cassette 50 was unlocked when the opening surface (surface in which the door 58 was provided) of the said cassette 50 is facing down. The door 58 is opened by its own weight. For this reason, it is not necessary to install a mechanism for opening the unlocked door 58, and the apparatus can be downsized.

In addition, the cassette 50 is mounted on the mounting portion 17 so that the opening surface of the cassette 50 faces downward. The cassette door opening part has a moving mechanism for moving the mounting part 17 so that the opening surface of the cassette 50 is positioned above the opening of the storage part 32 as shown in FIG. Specifically, such a moving mechanism is configured by the handle portion 18 and the like.

Further, in the banknote storage device 10 of the present embodiment, the cassette 50 is provided with a lock portion 60 for unlocking the door 58 of the cassette 50. Further, the cassette door opening portion is constituted by a key member 20 corresponding to the lock portion 58 of the cassette 50 and a fixing member 22. The key member 20 is provided with a cam hole 20a, and the fixing member 22 is provided with a protruding portion 22a that fits the cam hole 20a. As the member 20 moves along the moving direction of the cassette 50, the protruding portion 22a relatively moves in the cam hole 20a. As a result, the key member 20 rotates with respect to the fixed member 22, and the key portion 20 b provided on the key member 20 rotates the lock portion 60, whereby the door 58 of the cassette 50 is unlocked. Yes.

More specifically, the mounting portion 17 is moved from a position on the back side of the opening portion 16 of the housing 12 to a position directly above the opening portion 28 of the flat plate member 21, and the cassette 50 is moved leftward in FIG. When the key member 20 is pressed by the cassette 50, the key member 20 moves with respect to the fixed member 22 along the moving direction of the cassette 50. In addition, the spring 50 extending along the moving direction of the cassette 50 and having one end fixed to the support member 30 and the other end attached to the key member 20 is provided in a contracted state. Then, when the mounting portion 17 is moved from a position directly above the opening portion 28 of the flat plate member 21 to a position on the back side of the opening portion 16 of the housing 12, and the cassette 50 is moved in the right direction in FIG. The key member 20 is moved along the moving direction of the cassette 50 with respect to the fixed member 22 by the repulsive force of the spring 24.

Moreover, in the banknote storage apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, the stage 50 on which the banknote accommodated in the said cassette 50 is mounted is provided in the inside of the cassette 50, and when the banknote is accommodated in the cassette 50, the said A bill is sandwiched and held between the inner wall of the cassette 50 and the stage 64 (see FIG. 9). The banknote storage device 10 is used for pushing down a stage that separates the inner wall of the cassette 50 from the stage 64 by pressing a stage push-down portion 66 connected to the stage 64 of the cassette 50 when the cassette 50 moves. A stick 26 is provided. When the inner wall of the cassette 50 and the stage 64 are separated from each other by the stage push-down stick 26, the bills stored in the cassette 50 are sandwiched between the inner wall of the cassette and the stage 64. It is to be released from the held state.

Further, in the banknote storage device 10 of the present embodiment, the banknotes are dropped by their own weight from the cassette 50 whose door 58 is opened by the cassette door opening section and stored in the storage section 32. Moreover, in the banknote storage apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, the banknote detection sensor 23 which detects whether the banknote is accommodated in the cassette 50 with which the mounting part 17 was mounted | worn is provided.

In addition, the banknote storage apparatus 10 by this Embodiment is not limited to said aspect, A various change can be added.

For example, when positioning the opening surface of the cassette 50 (the surface on which the door 58 is provided) on the opening of the storage portion 32, instead of moving the mounting portion 17, the storage portion 32 itself is moved and the storage portion 32 is moved. May be positioned directly below the opening surface of the cassette 50.

In the example shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the cam member 20 is provided with the cam hole 20a and the fixing member 22 is provided with the protruding portion 22a. A protruding portion that fits into the hole may be provided on the key member 20.

Further, in the cassette 50 as shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B and 6, the door 58 of the cassette 50 is locked by the lock portion 60. Instead, a book having a dead bolt for driving the door 58 with a motor or a solenoid. Locking is performed with an electric lock such as an electromagnetic lock that is adsorbed by locking or an electromagnet, and the cassette door opening portion of the banknote storage device 10 unlocks the door 58 of the cassette 50 by sending an unlock signal to the electric lock or the like. You may come to do.

Further, in the cassette 50 as shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B and 6, the stage 64 is moved by the stage push-down portion 66 being pushed down by the stage push-down rod 26, but instead the stage 64 is moved. May be moved up and down by an electric actuator (not shown) such as a motor. In this case, when the mounting portion 17 is moved to a position directly above the opening 28, the stage 64 is moved downward from the state shown in FIG. It will be separated from the inner wall. In this way, the bills stored in the cassette 50 are released from the state of being held between the inner wall of the cassette and the stage 64.

Moreover, in the banknote storage apparatus 10 as shown in FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 11, the moving mechanism is comprised by the handle | steering-wheel part 18 grade | etc., And when the operator, such as a salesclerk, operates the handle | steering-wheel part 18 manually, the mounting part 17 is. Although it moves, it is not limited to such an example. For example, the mounting unit 17 may automatically move when the cassette 50 is mounted on the mounting unit 17. In addition, operation buttons are provided on the upper surface and the front surface of the housing 12, and the mounting unit 17 is automatically moved when an operator such as a store clerk presses the operation button after the cassette 50 is mounted on the mounting unit 17. You may come to do.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, there is further provided an extruding unit 36 that pushes out banknotes stored in the cassette 50 to the storing unit 32 side when the door 58 of the cassette 50 mounted on the mounting unit 17 is opened. It may be done. When the cassette 50 is in a position other than the position directly above the opening 28 of the flat plate member 21, such an extruding portion 36 is retracted, for example, upward from the region where the bills B are to be stored. On the other hand, when the cassette 50 reaches a position directly above the opening 28 of the flat plate member 21, the pushing portion 36 automatically moves downward to push the bill B on the stage 64 downward, and from the cassette 50 to the storing portion. The movement of the bill to 32 is promoted.

Next, a bill storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the banknote storage device of this embodiment, the mounting portion is configured such that the opening surface of the cassette is mounted horizontally or upward, and the mounting portion is positioned so that the opening surface of the cassette is positioned above the opening of the storage portion. Is supposed to rotate.

First, the configuration of a bill storage device 70 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the banknote storage device 70 includes a substantially cuboid-shaped casing 72, and a storage unit 80 that stores banknotes is accommodated in the casing 72. Yes. In addition, FIG.12 (b) removes the front surface 72a of the housing | casing 72 from the banknote storage apparatus 70 shown to Fig.12 (a), in order to show the internal structure of the banknote storage apparatus 70 more clearly. Further, a door 74 is provided on the lower side surface of the casing 72, and the storage section 80 accommodated in the casing 72 can be taken out by opening the door 74. The door 74 is provided with a handle 74 a for opening the door 74. Further, the door 74 is provided with a lock portion 74b, so that only a person having a specific management authority such as a collection company can unlock the door 74.

Further, the upper surface of the casing 72 is opened, and a mounting portion 76 is inserted into the opening. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the mounting portion 76 has a cylindrical shape (drum shape) having a semicircular cross section, and the mounting portion 76 has an opening. The cassette 51 is mounted on the mounting portion 76 from above through this opening. More specifically, a support member (not shown) is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the mounting portion 76, and the cassette 51 is attached to and supported by the support member. The mounting portion 76 is supported by the casing 72 so as to rotate about the shaft 76a. A handle portion 78 is provided on the side surface of the mounting portion 76, and the operator can rotate the mounting portion 76 about the shaft 76 a by turning the handle portion 78. In FIGS. 12A and 12B, the opening of the mounting portion 76 is upward, but by rotating the mounting portion 76 about the shaft 76a, the opening of the mounting portion 76 is changed to another direction such as downward. Be able to.

Also, as shown in FIG. 12B, a flat plate member 81 extending in the horizontal direction is provided below the mounting portion 76 inside the housing 72, and the storage portion 80 is installed below the flat plate member 81. ing. The storage unit 80 has substantially the same configuration as the storage unit 32 shown in FIGS. 1 to 11, particularly FIG. 11. Further, an opening 79 is formed at a position above the opening of the storage portion 80 in the flat plate member 81 so that the banknotes discharged from the cassette 51 are stored in the storage portion 80 through the opening 79. It has become.

A cassette 51 used in the banknote storage device 70 as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 has substantially the same configuration as the cassette 50 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 11, especially FIGS. 5A, 5B and 6. However, they are different from each other in the following points. That is, the cassette 51 used in the banknote storage device 70 as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 has its door 58 locked by an electric lock. The stage 64 provided in the cassette 51 is moved up and down by an electric actuator such as a motor. Further, the cassette 51 is not provided with the lock portion 60, the through hole 62, and the stage push-down portion 66.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12B, the mounting portion 76 is provided with an electric lock releasing portion 90 for releasing the electric lock of the door 58 of the cassette 51 mounted on the mounting portion 76. When the electric lock releasing unit 90 releases the electric lock of the door 58 of the cassette 51, the door 58 of the cassette 51 is unlocked. Further, the mounting unit 76 is provided with a stage lifting unit 92 made of an electric actuator such as a motor for moving the stage 64 of the cassette 51 mounted on the mounting unit 76 up and down.

Next, the operation of the bill storage device 70 having the configuration as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B will be described below with reference to FIGS. 12 (b) to 12 (d) and FIGS. 13 (a) to 13 (d) show the banknote storage device 70 shown in FIG. 12 (a) in order to more clearly show the internal configuration of the banknote storage device 70. The front surface 72a of the housing 72 is removed.

First, a cassette 51 accommodated in a money deposit / withdrawal machine (not shown) such as a change machine provided in a store or the like is taken out from the money deposit / withdrawal machine by a store clerk or the like. At this time, banknotes are stored in the cassette 51. More specifically, a bundle of banknotes is accumulated on the stage 64 in the casing 52 of the cassette 51, and the bundle of banknotes is sandwiched between the stage 64 and the inner wall of the cassette 51 above the stage 64. Is held. Moreover, the cassette 51 taken out from the money depositing / dispensing machine is in a state in which the door 58 cannot be opened, so that a clerk or the like cannot take out the banknotes stored in the cassette 51. .

Next, the cassette 51 is transported from the money depositing / dispensing machine to the banknote storage device 70 by a store clerk or the like. And as shown in FIG.12 (b), a salesclerk etc. mount the cassette 51 to the mounting part 76 of the banknote storage apparatus 70 from upper direction. At this time, the mounting portion 76 is mounted such that the opening surface of the cassette 51 (the surface on which the door 58 is provided) faces upward. FIG. 12C is a diagram illustrating a state when the cassette 51 is mounted on the mounting portion 76. In the state shown in FIG. 12C, the cassette 51 is supported by a support member (not shown) provided in the mounting portion 76, and the mounting portion 76 rotates 180 ° so that the cassette 51 faces downward. Even in such a case, the cassette 51 does not fall from the mounting portion 76 due to its own weight.

Thereafter, an operator such as a store clerk turns the handle portion 78 provided on the side surface of the mounting portion 76. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 12D and 13A, the mounting portion 76 rotates around the shaft 76a. Then, as shown in FIG. 13A, when the mounting portion 76 rotates 180 °, the opening surface (the door 58 is provided) of the cassette 51 mounted on the mounting portion 76 directly above the opening 79 of the flat plate member 81. ) Is positioned.

Then, as shown in FIG. 13A, when the opening surface of the cassette 51 attached to the attachment portion 76 is positioned directly above the opening 79 of the flat plate member 81, the electric lock releasing portion 90 is The electric lock of the door 58 of the cassette 51 is released. As a result, the door 58 of the cassette 51 is unlocked, and the door 58 is opened downward by its own weight as shown in FIG. At this time, the stage elevating unit 92 pushes the stage 64 of the cassette 51 downward (in the direction of the arrow) from the state shown in FIG. 5B. In this way, the banknote bundle B on the stage 64 is released from the state held between the stage 64 and the inner wall of the cassette 51. The banknote bundle B released from the state of being held between the stage 64 and the inner wall of the cassette 51 falls downward due to its own weight and is stored in the storage section 80 through the opening 79 (FIG. 13). (See (b)).

Thereafter, an operator such as a store clerk further turns the handle portion 78. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 13C and 13D, the mounting portion 76 rotates around the shaft 76a. When the mounting portion 76 is rotated 180 ° from the state shown in FIG. 13B, the opening surface of the cassette 51 mounted on the mounting portion 76 (the surface on which the door 58 is provided) faces upward. At this time, the door 58 returns from the open state to the closed state by its own weight, and the door 58 is automatically locked. Thereafter, an operator such as a store clerk takes out the empty cassette 51 from the mounting portion 76. In this way, a series of operations for storing the banknotes in the cassette 51 in the banknote storage device 70 is completed.

On the other hand, a collection company or the like having different management authority from a store clerk or the like can collect the storage unit 80 in the banknote storage device 70. More specifically, an operator such as a recovery trader has a key corresponding to the lock portion 74b provided on the door 74, and by rotating the lock portion 74b with such a key, Unlock. In this manner, an operator such as a collection trader can open the door 74 to access the inside of the casing 72, and collect the storage unit 80 provided in the casing 72. Further, an operator such as a collection company installs the empty storage unit 80 in the housing 72 when the storage unit 80 storing the banknotes is recovered.

As described above, according to the banknote storage device 70 of the present embodiment, the mounting unit 76 to which the cassette 51 is mounted, the storage unit 80 to store the banknotes taken out from the cassette 51, and the door of the locked cassette 51. And a cassette door opening part (such as an electric lock releasing part 90) for unlocking 58 and opening the door 58 unlocked on the opening of the storage part 80. Since the cassette 58 opened in the loading portion 76 can be opened by the cassette door opening portion without an operator such as a store clerk touching the door 58, the operator can open the bill in the cassette 51. The banknotes in the cassette 51 are stored in the storage unit 80 without touching the hand. For this reason, also in the banknote storage apparatus 70 of this Embodiment, security can be improved similarly to the banknote storage apparatus 10 as shown in FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. In addition, the bill storage device 70 can also handle a cassette having a door 58 with a hinge.

Moreover, in the banknote storage apparatus 70 of this Embodiment, the mounting part 76 is mounted | worn with the opening surface (surface in which the door 58 was provided) of the cassette 51 upwards, and a cassette door open | release part is The rotating mechanism for rotating the mounting portion 76 is provided so that the opening surface of the cassette 51 is positioned above the opening of the storage portion 80. Specifically, such a rotation mechanism is configured by the handle portion 78 and the like.

Moreover, in the banknote storage apparatus 70 of this Embodiment, the door 58 of the cassette 51 is locked by the electric lock which can be unlocked electrically, and a cassette door opening part cancels | releases an electric lock and cassette 51 An electric lock releasing unit 90 for unlocking the door 58 is provided. Thereby, the door 58 can be unlocked automatically. Further, the stage 64 of the cassette 51 can be moved up and down by an electric drive by the stage lift unit 92. Therefore, when the mounting portion 76 is in the state shown in FIG. 13A so that the opening surface of the cassette 51 is positioned above the opening of the storage portion 80, the stage 64 is electrically In this case, the banknotes stored in the cassette 51 are released from the state of being held between the inner wall of the cassette 51 and the stage 64. As a result, the banknote can be discharged from the cassette 51.

Moreover, in the banknote storage apparatus 70 of this Embodiment, a banknote falls by the dead weight from the cassette 51 which the door 58 opened by the cassette door opening part, and is accommodated in the storage part 80. FIG. In addition, in the banknote storage apparatus 70 as shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the extrusion part 36 as shown to FIG. 10B may be provided additionally. When such an extruding portion 36 is additionally provided, the mounting portion 76 is in a state as shown in FIG. 13B so that the opening surface of the cassette 51 is positioned above the opening of the storage portion 80. Then, the banknote B on the stage 64 is pushed downward by the pushing part 36, and the movement of the banknote from the cassette 51 to the storage part 80 can be promoted.

Moreover, in the banknote storage apparatus 70 as shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, the rotation mechanism is comprised by the handle part 78 grade | etc., And when the operator, such as a store clerk, operates the handle part 78 manually, the mounting part 76 becomes. Although it rotates, it is not limited to such an example. For example, when the cassette 51 is mounted on the mounting unit 76, the mounting unit 76 may automatically rotate. In addition, operation buttons are provided on the upper surface and the front surface of the housing 72, and the mounting unit 76 automatically rotates when an operator such as a store clerk presses the operation button after the cassette 51 is mounted on the mounting unit 76. You may come to do.

In addition, similarly to the banknote detection sensor 23 of the banknote storage apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 11, the banknote storage apparatus 70 detects whether or not banknotes are stored in the cassette 51 mounted on the mounting unit 76. A banknote detection sensor may be provided.

Further, the door 58 of the cassette 51 is locked by an electric lock that can be electrically unlocked, and instead of unlocking the door 58 of the cassette 51 by releasing the electric lock by the electric lock releasing unit 90, A lock portion may be provided, and a key portion corresponding to the lock portion may be provided in the device unit 76. In this case, the mounting unit 76 is provided only when the mounting unit 76 rotates and the opening surface of the cassette 51 is positioned above the opening of the storage unit 80 (see FIG. 13A). The lock part of the door 58 may be rotated by the provided key part so that the door 58 can be unlocked.

As still another example of the banknote storage device 70 as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, instead of mounting the opening surface of the cassette 51 (the surface provided with the door 58) on the mounting portion 76, the mounting portion The opening surface of the cassette 51 may be attached to 76 in a direction other than downward (for example, sideways).

Moreover, in this Embodiment, although the banknote was accommodated in the cassette and the banknote storage apparatus demonstrated the example which takes out a banknote from a cassette and stores it in an inside, the money storage apparatus by this invention is limited to such an example. It will never be done. As another example, coins may be stored in the cassette as money instead of banknotes, and the money storage device may take out coins from the cassette and store them inside. As yet another example, both banknotes and coins are stored in the cassette, and the currency storage device may take out both banknotes and coins from the cassette and store them inside.

Claims

A money storage device for taking out money from a cassette and storing it inside,
A mounting portion on which the cassette having a door provided on the opening surface is mounted;
A storage section for storing money taken out from the cassette;
A cassette door opening part for unlocking the locked door of the cassette and opening the unlocked door on the opening of the storage part;
A money storage device comprising:
2. The money storage device according to claim 1, wherein the unlocked door is opened by its own weight when the opening surface of the cassette is downward.
The cassette is mounted on the mounting portion so that the opening surface of the cassette faces downward,
The cassette door opening part has a moving mechanism for moving at least one of the storage part or the mounting part so that the opening surface of the cassette is positioned above the opening of the storage part. The money storage apparatus according to 1 or 2.
The cassette is provided with a lock portion for unlocking the cassette door, and the cassette door opening portion is provided with a key portion corresponding to the lock portion of the cassette and a fixed portion. One of the key portion and the fixed portion is provided with a cam hole, and the other is provided with a protruding portion that fits the cam hole, so that when the cassette is moved, When the key portion moves along the moving direction of the cassette, the projection portion moves relatively in the cam hole, whereby the key portion rotates relative to the fixed portion, and the key portion 4. The money storage device according to claim 3, wherein the door of the cassette is unlocked by rotating the lock portion.
5. The money according to claim 4, wherein when the cassette is moved, the key portion is pressed by the cassette, so that the key portion moves along the moving direction of the cassette with respect to the fixed portion. Storage device.
The cassette door opening portion is provided with a spring extending along the moving direction of the cassette, one end of which is fixed and the other end attached to the key portion. 6. The money storage device according to claim 4, wherein the key portion moves along a moving direction of the cassette with respect to the fixed portion by a repulsive force of a spring.
In the cassette, banknotes are stored as money,
The cassette is provided with a stage on which bills stored in the cassette are placed, and when bills are stored in the cassette, the bills are sandwiched between the inner wall of the cassette and the stage. Are to be retained,
The money storage device is provided with a stage pressing mechanism that separates the inner wall of the cassette from the stage by pressing the stage of the cassette when the cassette moves, and the cassette is moved by the stage pressing mechanism. A bill stored in the cassette is released from a state of being held between the inner wall of the cassette and the stage when the inner wall of the cassette is separated from the stage. The money storage device according to claim 6.
In the mounting portion, the opening surface of the cassette is mounted sideways or upward,
3. The money storage according to claim 1, wherein the cassette door opening portion has a rotation mechanism that rotates the mounting portion so that the opening surface of the cassette is positioned above the opening of the storage portion. apparatus.
The cassette door is locked by an electrically unlockable electric lock, and the cassette door opening part unlocks the cassette door by releasing the electric lock. The money storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and 8.
In the cassette, banknotes are stored as money,
The cassette is provided with a stage on which bills stored in the cassette are placed, and when bills are stored in the cassette, the bills are sandwiched between the inner wall of the cassette and the stage. Is retained,
The stage is electrically driven to be separated from the inner wall of the cassette, and at this time, the bills stored in the cassette are released from a state of being held between the inner wall of the cassette and the stage. The money storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, 8, and 9.
11. The money storage device according to claim 1, wherein money is dropped from the cassette opened by the cassette door opening portion by its own weight and stored in the storage portion.
In the cassette, banknotes are stored as money,
12. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an extruding unit that pushes out banknotes stored in the cassette to the storing unit side when the cassette door is opened by the cassette door opening unit. The money storage device according to one item.
The money storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, further comprising a money detection unit that detects whether or not money is stored in the cassette mounted on the mounting unit.