WO2012056789A1 - Paper sheet handling device and automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a paper sheet handling device that makes possible a storage structure in which when a pulled out bottom unit is being stored in a cashbox cabinet, precise position alignment is accomplished and height adjustment is unnecessary in the process of storing the bottom unit, and based on this structure can realize improvement of quality and improvement of manufacturability. In the process of returning the bottom unit (1c) to a storage position in the cashbox cabinet (106), the bottom unit (1c) is raised from the bottom unit rail (204), and based on the raising action of the bottom unit (1c), support at the bottom unit rail (204) with respect to the bottom unit (1c) is released; and at the moment the bottom unit (1c) reaches the storage position, the upper and lower space of a transfer junction part of the delivery transfer path (1b) is position controlled by a position alignment control mechanism (200).

Description

Paper sheet handling equipment and cash automatic transaction equipment Import by reference

This application claims the priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-241086 filed on October 27, 2010 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-010439 filed on January 21, 2011, and the contents thereof Is incorporated herein by reference.

The present invention relates to a paper sheet handling apparatus such as provided in an automatic teller machine installed in, for example, a financial institution or a convenience store, and more specifically, a paper sheet with improved positioning performance of a lower unit housed inside the apparatus. The present invention relates to a class handling device and an automatic teller machine.

Paper sheets with value information such as banknotes, statement slips, cash vouchers, securities, paper, cards, etc. are collectively referred to as paper sheets, and a banknote handling apparatus that handles banknotes is described below as an example of an apparatus that handles the paper sheets. To do.

This banknote handling device temporarily stores a deposited / withdrawal port that allows banknotes to be deposited and withdrawn, a banknote discriminating unit that discriminates banknotes, a banknote transport path that transports banknotes that have passed through the banknote discriminating unit, and banknotes that have been deposited Constructed by combining an upper transport mechanism with a temporary storage for storage, a recycle store for storing or delivering banknotes for both deposit and withdrawal, and a lower transport mechanism for storing deposit banknotes not stored in the recycle store (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

The recycle box used here stores a large amount of banknotes of denominations that are traded in order to respond to withdrawal requests from users. For this reason, the lower transport mechanism equipped with a recycle box and a safe deposit box is composed of a thick iron plate to ensure security, and only a limited staff member in the bank can access even in the storage state in the banknote handling device. It is stored in a safe with a key that is not allowed.

On the other hand, when the circulation banknote deposited by the user is damaged in the upper transport mechanism such as the deposit / withdrawal port, banknote discriminating unit, temporary storage, etc., for example, it is partially cut or in a trap state unsuitable for circulation. Even in such a case, it is necessary to carry out and stack processing, and jamming is likely to occur.

For this reason, the upper transport mechanism is arranged outside the safe, and when a paper jam occurs, the staff in the store can quickly remove the jam to increase the operating rate of the apparatus.

Also, the lower transport mechanism is supported so that it can be pulled out from the safe in order for the clerk to access the recycling box and to access equipment such as removing jams in the transport path generated by the lower transport mechanism.

JP 2000-172946 A

The banknote handling apparatus configured as described above is provided with a safe transport mechanism for handing over banknotes connecting the upper and lower transport mechanisms in addition to the upper transport mechanism and the lower transport mechanism.

Further, in the connection portion between the safe transport mechanism and the lower transport mechanism, in addition to reliably delivering the banknote, the connection portions of both transport mechanisms can be separated and accurately positioned so that the lower transport mechanism can be pulled out. It is made to correspond to unevenness.

However, it is configured to be supported by a rail so that the lower transport mechanism can be pulled out in the front-rear direction of the bill handling apparatus, but in such a support configuration, the accuracy in the height direction by the rail is unstable, so the lower transport mechanism is It was difficult to set the height with high accuracy.

For example, the position of the lower transport mechanism is lowered, and the gap between the transport mechanisms facing the upper and lower sides of the safe transport mechanism and the lower transport mechanism at the banknote delivery unit is increased, and jamming increases. As a result, the position of the lower conveyance mechanism needs to be adjusted in the height direction, resulting in poor productivity. If the position adjustment is poor, jamming occurs and the quality is deteriorated.

To solve this kind of problem, it is necessary to adjust the height position of the lower transport mechanism with high accuracy. However, in the configuration in which the lower transport mechanism is pulled out by a rail that allows traveling in the front-rear direction, adding a mechanism capable of adjusting the position in the height direction complicates the structure and adjusts the height position in a narrow safe. Therefore, the adjustment mechanism becomes complicated and expensive, and the installation work of the banknote handling apparatus becomes difficult.

In particular, since the lower transport mechanism has a plurality of denomination-type recycle bins that store large-capacity banknotes, the lower transport mechanism is heavy and difficult to adjust in the height direction because it is not easy to handle the lower transport mechanism. It was. Furthermore, each unit is positioned by adjusting the height position of the lower transfer mechanism with reference to the rails of the safe cabinet one by one. However, since high-precision positioning is required, a large amount of work effort and skilled personnel are required for height adjustment. Needed.

Therefore, in view of the above-described problems, the present invention completes high-accuracy positioning and eliminates the need for height adjustment when the lower unit serving as the pulled-out lower transport mechanism is stored in the safe housing. An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet handling apparatus that enables a structure and can improve quality and productivity based on the structure.

In addition, the present invention makes it possible to store the lower unit in the safe housing while accurately positioning the height direction in the process of storing the lower unit, and based on this, the conveyance connection performance of the lower unit An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet handling apparatus and an automatic cash transaction apparatus that have improved cash flow.

The present invention provides an upper unit that is supported by a safe case and receives paper sheets or discharges paper sheets, and a paper sheet that is housed in the safe case and supplied from the upper unit. A storage unit for storing or storing a paper sheet stored in the storage to the upper unit, a lower unit for connecting the upper unit and the lower unit, and delivering and transporting the paper sheet up and down. A paper sheet comprising: a delivery conveyance path for delivering a paper sheet in a vertical direction with a conveyance connection portion that can be separated up and down; and a drawing mechanism that supports the lower unit so that the lower unit can be drawn out from the safe housing. In the handling process device, in the process of returning the lower unit to the storage position of the safe housing, the lower unit is lifted from the support portion of the drawer mechanism, and the lower unit is lifted. In addition, the support mechanism for the lower unit in the drawer mechanism is released, and positioning restriction means is provided for positioning the upper and lower portions of the transport connection portion of the delivery transport path when the lower unit reaches the storage position. It is characterized by.

The present invention also provides an upper unit that is mounted in a safe case and receives paper sheets or discharges paper sheets, and a paper sheet that is housed in the safe case and supplied from the upper unit. A storage unit for storing paper sheets or a lower unit for feeding paper sheets stored in the storage room to the upper unit; and connecting the upper unit and the lower unit to move the paper sheets up and down. A delivery conveyance path configured by connecting a conveyance path for delivery conveyance in a direction so as to be separable, and the lower unit is slid out of the safe housing and pulled out, or the lower unit is slid into the safe housing. A sheet handling device including a slide mechanism for storing the storage unit, wherein the lower unit is inserted into the storage unit from above and stored freely. A horizontal conveyance path unit that connects between the storage and the delivery conveyance path for paper sheet delivery when the upper surface opening is opened and closed, and the horizontal conveyance is configured. When the upper surface opening of the storage tray is closed by the path unit, the unit locking portion provided on the horizontal conveyance path unit side is vertically engaged with the tray locking portion provided on the storage tray side. And the locking means for urging the unit locking portion upward to maintain the locking contact state between the locking portions, and when the lower unit is housed inside the safe housing, The safe housing includes a positioning unit that pushes down the horizontal conveyance path unit to a reference height position so that the horizontal conveyance path unit is at a height position suitable for connection to the delivery conveyance path. Special To.

According to the present invention, when the pulled-out lower unit is stored in the safe housing, it is possible to achieve a structure in which high-precision positioning is completed in the storing process so that height adjustment is unnecessary, and quality is based on this. And the paper sheet handling apparatus which can aim at the improvement of productivity can be provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the lower unit is stored in the safe housing, it is possible to store the lower unit while accurately positioning the height direction in the lower unit storing process. It is possible to provide a paper sheet handling apparatus and an automatic cash transaction apparatus that enhance performance.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. The block diagram which shows the control part of the automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. The block diagram which shows the control relationship of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of Example 1. FIG. The schematic side view which shows the internal structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of Example 1. FIG. The principal part front view which shows the internal structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of Example 1. FIG. The principal part side view which shows the internal structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part showing an open state of the lower unit according to the first embodiment. The side view which shows the transfer state to the storage position of the lower unit of Example 1. FIG. The principal part front view which shows the internal structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of Example 2. FIG. The side view which shows the transfer state to the storage position of the lower unit of Example 3. FIG. The principal part front view which shows the conveyance connection structure of the upper and lower sides of the horizontal conveyance path unit of Example 4. FIG. The side view which shows the drawer state of the lower unit in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of Example 4. FIG. The partially broken side view which showed the lock structure of the horizontal conveyance path unit of Example 4. FIG. The principal part side view which shows the lock structure of the horizontal conveyance path unit at the time of pulling out the lower unit of Example 4. FIG. The principal part side view which shows the lock structure of the horizontal conveyance path unit at the time of accommodating the lower unit of Example 4. FIG. The principal part side view which shows the contact state of the horizontal conveyance path unit at the time of accommodating the lower unit of Example 4, and a lock pin. The perspective view which shows the open state of the lower unit of Example 4. FIG. The principal part vertical side view which shows the corresponding state of the reference | standard height plate of Example 4, and a horizontal conveyance path unit. The principal part expansion perspective view of the presser roller of Example 4. FIG. The front view which shows the urging | biasing mechanism at the time of closing of the horizontal conveyance path unit of Example 4. FIG. The front view which shows the urging | biasing mechanism at the time of opening of the horizontal conveyance path unit of Example 4. FIG. The principal part enlarged front view which shows the slide part of the impact-absorbing mechanism of Example 4. FIG. The front view which shows the shock absorption state of the shock absorption mechanism in the state which the horizontal conveyance path unit of Example 4 opened completely.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an automatic teller machine 101 equipped with a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1 handled as a paper sheet handling device. This automatic teller machine 101 is comprised by the apparatus housing | casing 101b which has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape.

A customer operation unit 105 for displaying and inputting transaction contents is provided on the upper left side of the device casing 101b, and a card slot 102a provided on the upper front plate 101a of the device casing 101b communicates with the upper right side. Then, a card / detail slip processing mechanism 102 for processing the user's card and printing and releasing the transaction statement slip is provided.

Furthermore, a deposit / withdrawal port (banknote slot) 21 is provided on the upper front plate 101a of the apparatus housing 101b. Furthermore, a bill depositing / dispensing machine 1 for processing bills to which the present invention is applied is provided inside the automatic teller machine 101.

The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is composed of a safe casing 106 surrounded by a thick iron plate of several tens of millimeters. The safe casing 106 has a more rigid structure than the apparatus casing 101b to enhance security. Here, the automatic teller machine 101 can perform processing such as deposit, payment, and transfer of banknotes using cards, banknotes, and statement slips as transaction media.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing the control contents of the automatic teller machine 101. The automatic teller machine 101 includes a card / detail slip processing mechanism 102, a customer operation unit 105, and a bill depositing / dispensing machine 1, and is connected to a main body control unit 107 via a bus 107a. Necessary processing operations are executed based on the control.

The main body control unit 107 is connected to the interface unit 107b, the clerk operation unit 107c, and the external storage device 107d via the bus 107a, and exchanges necessary data. In addition, 101e shown in FIG. 2 is a power supply part which supplies electric power to each above-mentioned mechanism and component.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram showing the control contents of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 1.
The control unit 35 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is communicably connected to the main body control unit 107 of the automatic teller machine 101 via the bus 107a, and detects the command from the main body control unit 107 and the state of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1. Control of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is executed according to the result. Moreover, the transaction state and processing state of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 are appropriately transmitted to the main body control unit 107.

The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a depositing / dispensing port mechanism 20, a banknote identification unit 30, a temporary storage 40, a banknote transport path 501, a safe depositing box 60, a forgetting collection box 61, a recycling box 80, and the like. It is electrically connected to the motor, electromagnetic solenoid and sensor. Then, the actuator is driven and controlled while monitoring the processing state with a sensor according to the transaction.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the internal structure of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1.
The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a depositing / dispensing port mechanism 20 for allowing a user to insert or remove banknotes, a banknote identifying unit 30 for identifying banknotes, and a transaction for the deposited banknotes. A temporary storage 40 for storing and storing temporarily, a deposit safe 60 for storing banknotes for which transactions have been made at the time of depositing, a forgetting collection chamber 61 for collecting bills forgotten by the user at the time of depositing and withdrawing, A bill transport path 501 for transporting bills to the deposit / withdrawal recycling box 80 and the bill recognition unit 30 to the deposit / withdrawal port mechanism 20, the temporary storage box 40, the forgetting collection box 61, and the recycling box 80; It is comprised from the control part 35 (FIG. 3).

Moreover, the banknote conveyance path 501 passes through the banknote identification part 30 in both directions, and connects the deposit / withdrawal port mechanism 20, the temporary storage 40, the forgetting collection 61, the safe 60, and the recycle box 80. In addition, in FIG. 4, the one-way arrow has shown that it is a one-way banknote conveyance path which conveys a banknote only in the arrow direction among each arrow which has shown the banknote conveyance path 501. FIG. Moreover, the arrow of both directions has shown that it is a bidirectional | two-way conveyance path which switches and conveys a banknote to either one of bidirectional | two-way.

These bill conveyance paths 501 are driven by a drive motor (not shown), and the rotation direction of the drive motor is switched according to each transaction process. Furthermore, a switching gate is arranged at each branch position of the banknote transport path 501. At these branch positions, the distribution direction is indicated by dividing the two directions, such as the banknote transport direction 502a and the banknote transport direction 502b, with reference numerals a and b. Similarly, the other switching gates represent the two banknote transport directions which are branched as 503a, 503b, 504a, 504b, and 505a, 505b.

The upper unit 1a treated as an upper transport mechanism provided in the inside of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes a depositing / dispensing port mechanism 20, a banknote identifying unit 30, a temporary storage 40, a forgetting collection 61, The bill conveyance path 501 is provided.

Also, the lower unit 1 c that is handled as a lower transport mechanism provided in the inside of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is mounted inside the safe housing 106. The lower unit 1c includes a safe 60, a recycle box 80, a horizontal transport path 1f that is installed on the upper surface of these, and is connected to a delivery transport path 1b that is treated as a safe transport mechanism, which will be described later. The lower unit 1 c is pulled out from the outside 106 and is configured to include a drawer mechanism 204 that can be stored.

The above-described delivery conveyance path 1b is a conveyance path that connects between the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1c, and is arranged in a bill insertion hole 304 that is opened through the top side of the safe housing 106 in the vertical direction. Has been.

Next, the depositing / withdrawing operation in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 when the user makes a deposit / withdrawal transaction will be described.
The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 1 at the time of deposit transaction separates the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal slot 21 one by one by the deposit / withdrawal slot mechanism 20 and guides it to the banknote identification unit 30 to determine the denomination and authenticity of the banknotes. To do. If it can be identified, the switching gates 502b and 503b on the transport path are switched, and the bill is transported to the temporary storage 40 and temporarily stored. When the banknote recognition unit 30 cannot identify the banknote, or when the banknote is tilted abnormally or the inter-banknote spacing is abnormal, the banknote is regarded as a rejected banknote and is not taken into the temporary storage 40, and the switching gate 502a is used. Switch to the deposit / withdrawal port 21 and return it to the user.

When the transaction is confirmed, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage 40 are sent out in the direction opposite to that during the storage and transport, passed through the banknote recognition unit 30, and the switching gates 504a and 505a on the transport path are switched. The bills are transported to the recycle box 80 and stored, and the depositing operation is terminated.

The banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1 at the time of the withdrawal transaction pays out banknotes from the safe for each denomination of the recycle box 80, identifies the denomination of the banknotes fed out by the banknote identification unit 30, and confirms the banknotes to be dispensed. Take it to the deposit / withdrawal port 21 and pay the bill to the user.

Moreover, the automatic collection | recovery operation | movement when a user forgets to take a banknote is demonstrated.
In the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 1, if a banknote is not taken out from the deposit / withdrawal port 21 during a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction, the main body control unit 107 determines that a forgotten banknote has been generated, The banknotes left in the coin mouth 21 are automatically collected in the forgetting collection box 61 in a lump.

Next, the case where the lower unit 1c of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is positioned in the height direction will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 is a front view when the upper unit 1a, the delivery conveyance path 1b, and the lower unit 1c are mounted on the safe housing 106, and FIG. 6 is a side view thereof. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the lower unit 1c pulled out, and FIG. 8 is a side view showing the lower unit 1c from the pulled-out state to the stored state.

It is necessary to deliver banknotes to the upper unit 1a, the delivery transport path 1b, and the lower unit 1c that are stacked in the vertical direction at the connecting portion in the vertical direction. For this reason, as shown also in FIG.5 and FIG.6, the conveyance guide plate and the conveyance roll which are suitable for the delivery of a banknote are arrange | positioned in the connection part later.

The upper unit 1a is provided with an upper unit conveyance guide plate 404 for transferring banknotes and an upper unit conveyance roller 405. In addition, a delivery conveyance path upper conveyance guide plate 301, a delivery conveyance path lower conveyance guide plate 302, and a delivery conveyance roller 303 are arranged in the delivery conveyance path 1b. Furthermore, a lower unit transport guide plate 212 and a lower unit transport roller 213 are arranged in the vertical direction in the lower unit 1c.

These conveyance guide plates 404, 301, 302, and 212 correspond to the upper unit conveyance guide plate 404 and the conveyance conveyance path conveyance guide plate 301 in the upper part of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1, and the conveyance conveyance path conveyance in the lower part. The guide plate 302 and the lower unit transport guide plate 212 have a role of transporting guides corresponding to the upper and lower sides.

Specifically, the joint portions of the conveyance guide plates 404, 301, 302, and 212 that face each other in the vertical direction are made to correspond to an uneven shape in a comb shape. Thereby, the conveyance connection part which transfers and conveys a banknote smoothly on the basis of the delivery conveyance path 1b of the intermediate | middle height position fixed to the safe housing | casing 106 and connecting between the upper and lower units 1a and 1c is comprised. Further, the upper connecting unit 1a and the lower unit 1c are configured so as to be separated from each other by a conveying connecting portion in order to slide the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1c in the front-rear direction with respect to the fixed delivery conveying path 1b.

The upper unit 1a has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is freely supported by upper unit rails 203 facing the lower portions on both sides of the upper unit 1a as shown in FIG. The upper unit rail 203 is provided on the inner surface of the L-shaped upper unit tray 201 fixed to the left and right upper surfaces of the safe housing 106.

Further, the upper unit rail 203 is formed on the inner side surface of the upper unit tray 201 so as to face the convex rails 203a fixed to both outer side surfaces of the upper unit 1a substantially in parallel with each other, and to face the convex rails 203a. The fixed concave rail 203b is configured to correspond to the unevenness.

Thus, the upper unit 1a is supported by the upper unit rail 203 and is allowed to slide substantially horizontally in the front-rear direction of the safe housing 106.

The delivery conveyance path 1b is fixedly installed on the upper unit tray 201, and is interposed in a bill insertion hole 304 that penetrates the upper surface of the safe housing 106 in the vertical direction. The upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1c are connected in a comb-like shape in the vertical direction on the upper side and the lower side, respectively. In addition, since the delivery transport path 1b is fixed, the delivery transport path 1b is at a reference height position, and the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1c are connected to the delivery transport path 1b by being regulated to appropriate heights. Is done.

The lower unit 1c is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is freely supported by a lower unit rail 204 as a drawing mechanism facing the lower portions on both sides. The lower unit rail 204 is provided on the inner side surface of an L-shaped lower rail bracket 205 that is erected on both sides of the inner bottom surface of the safe housing 106.

The lower unit rail 204 includes a convex rail 204a fixed substantially parallel to both outer surfaces of the lower unit tray 202, and an inner side of the lower unit rail bracket 205 facing the convex rail 204a. The concave rail 204b fixed to the side surface is configured to correspond to the unevenness. Accordingly, the lower unit 1c is supported by the lower unit rail 204 and is allowed to slide substantially horizontally in the front-rear direction of the safe housing 106.

The lower unit tray 202 described above is provided with a concave shape that covers the lower part of the lower unit 1c from below, and is attached to the lower unit rail bracket 205 fixed to both sides of the lower surface of the safe housing 106 via the lower unit rail 204. It is fixed.

The lower unit rail 204 is arranged on the lower surface of the safe from the viewpoint of the operability of the drawer operation of the entrance safe 60 and the recycle box 80. Furthermore, substantially horizontal guide pins 210 project from both side surfaces of the lower unit 1c, and these guide pins 210 are inserted into vertically elongated guide holes 211 opened on both side surfaces of the lower unit tray 202. ing. Normally, the weight of the lower unit 1c supports the guide pin 210 integrated with the lower unit 1c in a state where it is lowered to the lower end of the lifting guide hole 211.

That is, the lower unit 1 c has a shaft support structure that allows the upper unit to move upward in the vertical direction by the height of the lifting guide hole 211 with respect to the lower unit tray 202. The dimension allowing the upward movement is preferably set to a length necessary for alignment in the height direction in the positioning restriction mechanism 200 described later, for example, a length of about 5 mm.

The positioning restriction mechanism 200 described above is provided as positioning restriction means for the lower unit 1c. The positioning restriction mechanism 200 is configured to support both sides of the lower unit 1c by combining the reference roller 207 and the reference plate 208. For example, the reference rollers 207 and the reference plates 208 are arranged in a well-balanced manner so that the reference rollers 207 and the reference plates 208 correspond to each other on both sides of the lower unit 1c and at a total of four positions before and after the storage and drawing direction.

The reference roller 207 is provided as a positioning restriction roller having a lower unit height, and is configured by protruding small rollers substantially horizontally on both upper side surfaces of the lower unit 1c. The height of the reference roller 207 is such that when the lower unit 1c is housed in the safe housing 106, the height of the lower unit 1c is regulated by a reference plate 208, which will be described later, as shown in FIG. The distance T1 is set to an appropriate comb-shaped reference height in the delivery conveyance path 1b.

The above-described reference plate 208 is provided as a positioning restriction rail for the lower unit 1c, and is formed at the lower end of the lower unit upper tray 202a corresponding to the reference roller 207. The lower unit upper tray 202a is fixed to be suspended from the lower surface of the upper unit tray 201, and protrudes into the safe housing 106 through a small hole provided in the upper surface of the safe housing 106. The connecting shaft 206 is firmly supported. Further, since the lower unit upper tray 202a is on the upper surface in the safe, the length of the connecting shaft 206 is short, and the length accuracy is good from the viewpoint of processing.

Then, the lower ends of the lower unit upper trays 202a on both sides are bent inward, and the bent portions are provided on both the left and right sides as reference plates 208. Then, the reference roller 207 is arranged on the upper surfaces of these reference plates 208 so as to be in rolling contact. When the reference plate 208 corresponds to the reference roller 207, the reference plate 208 is installed so that the distance T2 from the upper unit tray 201 that fixes the delivery conveyance path 1b to the reference plate 208 is an appropriate reference height position. .

Specifically, when the lower unit 1c is stored in the safe housing 106, the height of the lower unit 1c is regulated by the reference plate 208, and as shown in FIG. The upper and lower intervals of the comb teeth are set to a distance T2 that is positioned in an appropriate corresponding state.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the positioning restriction mechanism 200 can be configured by locally arranging the lower unit 1c immediately before the storage of the lower unit 1c in the safe housing 106 is completed. That is, it is not necessary to arrange the lower unit 1c over the entire length of the storing process, but to apply it partially from the position immediately before the storing. Therefore, the reference roller 207 is partially disposed on the front side and the rear side of the lower unit 1c, and the reference plate 208 is locally short on the front side and the rear side of the safe housing 106. In addition, it may be arranged so as to guide traveling in the front-rear direction, similarly to the lower unit rail 204. For this reason, the positioning restriction mechanism 200 can be configured compactly.

Furthermore, the shape of the reference plate 208 is provided as an inclined rail surface 208a in which a part of the drawer side is inclined for height adjustment using, for example, a flat metal plate or resin plate, and the storage side is regulated after height positioning. It is provided as a horizontal rail surface 208b to be a surface.

By providing the inclined rail surface 208a, the reference roller 207 rides on the inclined rail surface 208a immediately before the lower unit 1c is stored. As a result, the lower unit 1c is pulled up from the lower lower unit rail 204 to the upper reference plate 208. Therefore, the support position of the lower unit 1c is switched from the lower part to the upper part. As a result, the positioning restriction mechanism 200 supports the weight of the lower unit 1c in a suspended state immediately before the storage is completed, allows the lower unit 1c to travel, and allows the lower unit 1c to be lifted by the inclined rail surface 208a. The height position of the lower unit 1c can be changed.

For this reason, if the height of the horizontal rail surface 208b is determined in advance as an optimum height position, accurate alignment can be performed without being affected by the height fluctuation on the lower unit rail 204 side.

Further, when the lower unit 1c is pulled up by the positioning restriction mechanism 200, each reference roller 207 and the reference plate 208 are set so as to simultaneously correspond to each other at four positions. As a result, the lower unit 1c is not tilted and is pulled up while maintaining a horizontal state.

In addition, when the lower unit 1c is pulled out, the front and rear reference rollers 207 in the storage / drawing direction are arranged so that the position restriction heights on the front side and the rear side are different from each other so as not to contact the reference plate 208 on the rear side. Yes. As a result, the lower unit 1c enables a pull-out operation that avoids contact with other members during pull-out.

A lock mechanism such as a fastener (not shown) is provided on the back side of the lower unit 1c stored in the safe case 106 so that the lower unit 1c can be fixed to the safe case 106 at the storage position. It is configured. Further, after the lower unit 1 c is stored in the safe housing 106, the opened back side of the safe housing 106 is closed by the safe door 106 a provided on the back side of the safe housing 106.

A state in which the lower unit 1c configured as described above is first pulled out from the safe housing 106 will be described with reference to FIG.
The lower unit 1c is configured to perform jam processing in the lower unit horizontal conveyance path 1f, jam processing in the safe deposit box 60 and the recycle box 80, take out banknotes from the safe deposit box 60, and load, collect, and inspect the bank notes in the recycle box 80. For example, for example, it is configured so that it can be withdrawn freely behind the automatic teller machine 101.

After the lower unit 1c is pulled out from the safe housing 106 (in the figure, the pulled out lower unit is indicated by 1d), the pulled out lower unit 1d is covered with the lower unit horizontal conveyance path 1f. Then, the lower unit horizontal conveyance path 1f connected by the link piece 209 that opens and closes the upper surface of the drawn lower unit 1d can be opened and closed in the direction of the arrow 602. As a result, the safe 60 and the recycle box 80 can be taken out in the direction of the arrow 603. In FIG. 7, the lower unit horizontal conveyance path 1 f, the entrance safe 60, and the recycle box 80 are illustrated in a rectangular parallelepiped, and a detailed banknote conveyance connection portion is omitted.

Since the safe 60 and the recycle box 80 become very heavy when the bills are full, the upper part of one side which is the take-out side of the safe 60 and the recycle box 80 of the lower unit 1c is cut out into the recess 601. Provided. Thus, the clerk is lifted up to the recess 601 without lifting up the safe 60 or the recycle box 80, and has a structure with good take-out operability so that it can be pulled out in an oblique direction.

Next, an operation when the lower unit 1c is housed in the safe housing 106 from a state where the lower unit 1c is pulled out from the safe housing 106 will be described with reference to FIG.
In a state where the lower unit 1c is pulled out by the lower unit rail 204 (FIG. 7), the lower unit 1d pulled out is pulled out by the reference roller 207 being removed from the reference plate 208. For this reason, the pulled-out lower unit 1d is lowered by its own weight, is lowered onto the lower unit tray 202, is supported by the lower unit rail 204, and is supported so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

When the pulled-out lower unit 1d is stored again, the pulled-out lower unit 1d is pushed in the direction of the arrow 604, and the reference roller 207 is inclined to the reference plate 208 as shown by the solid line in FIG. While being in contact with the rail surface 208a, it is lifted in the direction of the arrow 605 (the lower unit to be lifted is indicated by 1e in the figure). In the state where the raised lower unit 1e is completely stored, the lower unit 1c is lifted from the lower unit tray 202 by the reference roller 207 riding on the horizontal rail surface 208b of the reference plate 208 as shown in FIG. The lower unit 1c floating up to 8 is indicated by a two-dot chain line).

Thus, the lower unit 1c is supported by the positioning restriction mechanism 200 above the lower unit rail 204, and the lower unit 1c is displaced by the positioning restriction mechanism 200 to restrict the positioning of the lower unit 1c to an appropriate height. Can do.

In addition, when the lower unit 1c is loaded with bills and has weight, the lower unit rail 204 is easily lowered due to the influence, and the lower unit 1c tends to change its height position depending on the weight. The lower unit 1c has a positioning structure that is not easily affected by the weight.

That is, in the returning process of returning the lower unit 1c to the storage position of the safe housing 106, the lower unit 1c is lifted from the lower unit rail 204, and the lower unit 1c is lifted by the lower unit rail 204 based on the lifting operation of the lower unit 1c. When the lower unit 1c reaches the storage position, the positioning restriction mechanism 200 positions and regulates the position between the upper and lower comb teeth of the conveyance connecting portion of the delivery conveyance path 1b.

Specifically, when the lower unit 1c is housed in the safe housing 106 from the position where it is pulled out, the lower unit 1c is pulled up by the reference roller 207 of the lower unit 1c following the reference plate 208, and the lower unit 1c is lowered based on this lifting operation. Support for the lower unit 1c on the unit rail 204 is released. For this reason, it becomes a storage structure in which the weight of the lower unit 1c is lifted from the rail portion of the lower unit rail 204.

Therefore, the rail portion of the lower unit rail 204 hardly receives the load of the lower unit 1c, and the upper positioning restriction mechanism 200 is not affected by the unstable unstable height position accuracy of the lower lower unit rail 204. As a result, the lower unit 1c can be positioned and stored with high accuracy at the regular reference height position.

Furthermore, when the lower unit 1c is positioned and regulated by allowing displacement in the retracting direction and the height direction, one of the regulating members that are in contact with each other and regulate the positioning is configured by the reference roller 207, whereby the lower unit 1c is configured. When the safe housing 106 is stored in the storage position, the reference roller 207 is moved on the reference plate 208, so that the lower unit 1c can be smoothly slid and transferred. The same effect can be obtained even if the reference roller 207 is attached to the safe housing 106 side, the reference plate 208 is provided on the lower unit side, and arranged upside down so as to correspond to each other.

FIG. 9 shows another example of the supporting structure of the lower unit 1c, in which a lower unit rail 204 as a pulling mechanism is arranged in the upper part near the positioning restriction mechanism 200. This differs from the first embodiment in that an accurate pull-out structure of the lower unit rail 204 can be obtained. Therefore, only different points are described, and other identical components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

By attaching the lower unit rail 204 directly to the lower unit upper tray 202a immediately below the positioning restriction mechanism 200, instead of the lower unit rail bracket 205 that is fixed to the lower surface of the safe, the upper and lower portions of the delivery conveyance path 1b and the lower unit 1c are further increased. In this configuration, the accuracy of the height position in the direction can be obtained stably.

That is, when the lower unit rail 204 is arranged in the vicinity of the positioning restriction mechanism 200, the lower unit rail 204 is supported in the height direction in order to support the lower unit upper tray 202a with the accuracy in the height direction. The error with respect to the position accuracy is reduced, and the support structure is more accurate with respect to the lower unit 1c.

FIG. 10 shows another configuration example of the positioning restriction mechanism 200, which is configured by arranging the reference roller 207 and the reference plate 208 only on the front side in the storage and drawing direction. This differs from the first embodiment in that the height position restriction portion of the positioning restriction mechanism 200 is reduced from four places to two places to further simplify the structure. Therefore, only different points are described, and other identical components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

The positioning regulation mechanism 200 is regulated only on the front side of the lower unit 1c. For this reason, when the lower unit 1c is accommodated, the reference roller 207 of the lower unit 1c rides on the reference plate 208. As a result, the lower unit 1c is stored such that only the front side is inclined forwardly upward. On the other hand, at the time when the lower unit 1c is pulled out, the restriction with the positioning restriction mechanism 200 is released at the initial stage of pulling out, and the lower unit 1c is pulled out. For this reason, the lower unit 1c is pulled out while maintaining a horizontal state.

Even if such a positioning restriction mechanism 200 is provided, it is possible to obtain the same effects as those of the first embodiment by restricting the positioning of the lower unit 1c. Even if the lower unit 1c is inclined, the height is about 5 mm, so that the lower unit 1c is not significantly inclined. Further, the comb-teeth portion 1g protruding upward of the lower unit 1c connected to the delivery conveyance path 1b in consideration of the inclination angle is previously connected to the lower unit so that it is vertically connected directly below the delivery conveyance path 1b when the storage is completed. Inclination allowance inclined from the upper surface of 1c is provided.

As described above, the lower unit upper tray 202a is supported by the upper unit tray 201, which fixes the delivery conveyance path 1b, via the connecting shaft 206 with good tolerance accuracy. The lower unit 1c is accommodated so that the reference roller 207 of the lower unit 1c always contacts the reference plate 208 at the accommodated position with respect to the reference plate 208 provided on the lower unit upper tray 202a. The vertical distance between the conveyance guide plate 302 of the delivery conveyance path 1b and the conveyance guide plate 212 of the lower unit is always set to a vertical interval suitable for banknote delivery.

Thereby, when the lower unit rail 204 is installed on the lower unit rail bracket 205 in the safe housing 106, the position in the height direction can be simply adjusted. Alternatively, it is possible to manufacture the lower unit rail 204 without adjusting the position in the height direction. Thereby, the automatic teller machine 101 with high production efficiency can be provided in the operation | work which incorporates the lower unit 1c.

In particular, in this embodiment, the overall vertical position of the lower unit 1c is not accurately supported, and only the comb-shaped connecting portion between the delivery conveyance path 1b and the lower unit 1c is positioned in the vertical direction. It is structured to be accurately aligned, and the lower unit 1c, which is a heavy object, can be efficiently aligned in the vertical direction.

The upper unit 1a is configured to be slidable by the upper unit rail 203 and pulled out. At this time, the vertical connection relationship between the upper unit conveyance guide plate 404 of the upper unit 1a and the conveyance guide plate 301 on the delivery conveyance path 1b is originally such that the distance between the mechanisms is originally close. However, by providing a configuration similar to that of the positioning restriction mechanism 200, it is possible to provide a more reliable device.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The contents described in the first embodiment based on FIGS. 1 to 4 are the same as those in the fourth embodiment. A schematic structure of the lower unit 1c according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 11 is an enlarged front view showing a connecting portion when the lower unit 1c and the delivery conveyance path 1b are mounted on the safe case 106, and FIG. 12 shows that the lower unit 1c can be pulled out from the safe case 106 and stored. It is a schematic side view which shows the state which carried out the slide support.

It is necessary to deliver bills to the upper unit 1a, the delivery transport path 1b, and the lower unit 1c at the connecting portion in the vertical direction. For this reason, conveyance members, such as a conveyance guide board and a conveyance roller suitable for the delivery of a banknote, are arranged in the connection part which delivers a banknote in the up-and-down direction.

When arranging the above-described transport members, for example, the upper unit transport guide plate 404 for bill delivery is connected to the connection portion of the upper unit 1a, and the transport guide plate 301 on the transport transport path and the transport transport path are connected to the connection portion of the transport transport path 1b. A lower conveyance guide plate 302 and a lower unit conveyance guide plate 212 are arranged in the vertical direction together with conveyance rollers (not shown) at the connection portion of the lower unit 1c. Further, a horizontal transport path unit lower guide plate 602 and a storage guide plate 601 are arranged and connected between the horizontal transport path unit 1f of the lower unit 1c and the storage tray 1t.

For this reason, the upper unit conveyance guide plate 404 and the delivery conveyance path conveyance guide plate 301 correspond vertically in the upper part of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, and the lower unit conveyance guide plate 302 and the lower unit conveyance guide plate 212 in the lower part. Has a role to guide the conveyance of banknotes corresponding to up and down.

In detail, the conveyance guide plates 404, 301, 302, and 212 are vertically transferred to and from the upper unit 1 a and the lower unit 1 c by making the joint portions in the vertical direction opposite to each other correspond to each other in a comb-like shape. It has the composition to do.

Further, the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1c are pulled out in the front-rear direction of the safe housing 106 and slidable so as to be housed in the delivery transport path 1b fixed to the safe housing 106. It is configured to be separable at the connecting portion. Among these, the upper unit 1a is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and as shown in FIG. 12, on the inner surface of the L-shaped upper unit tray 201 fixed on both sides of the upper surface of the safe housing 106, a rail (not shown) is provided. The upper unit 1a is supported for free running. Accordingly, the upper unit 1a is allowed to slide horizontally along the rail in the front-rear direction of the safe housing 106.

And the delivery conveyance path 1b is interposed in the banknote conveyance hole 304 opened through the upper surface wall of the safe housing | casing 106 to the up-down direction. The delivery transport path 1b is fixed to the upper unit tray 201, and the upper unit 1a and the lower unit 1c are positioned and connected to the delivery transport path 1b at appropriate height positions.

The lower unit 1c is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped with a horizontal conveyance path unit 1f constituting the upper part of the lower unit 1c and a storage tray 1t constituting the lower part.

The horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is provided as a lid for opening and closing the upper surface opening 1h (FIG. 17) of the storage tray 1t. When the upper surface opening 1h is closed, the safe 60 in the storage tray 1t below the upper surface opening 1h is provided. A role for connecting the corresponding storage bins (cassettes) 60 and 80 with the recycle store 80 to allow the banknotes to be taken in and out, and a role for connecting the upper delivery transport path 1b to deliver the banknotes. have.

On the other hand, the lower storage tray 1t has a box shape with an open upper surface, and the storages 60 and 80 are stored inside the box shape by partitioning with a partition plate 726 (FIG. 17) at regular intervals. . And each storage 60,80 is comprised so that it may withdraw / insert from the upper surface opening part 1h.

Furthermore, a lower unit rail 204 as a slide mechanism is attached to both outer side surfaces of the storage tray 1t. The lower unit 1 c is allowed to slide in the front-rear direction of the safe housing 106 through the lower unit rail 204. The lower unit rail 204 is slidably supported by an L-shaped lower rail bracket 205 installed at the lower part of both internal side surfaces of the safe housing 106. Further, the lower unit rail 204 is disposed on the lower surface of the safe from the viewpoint of the operability of the entrance / exit operation of the entrance safe 60 and the recycle box 80.

Thus, the lower unit 1c is composed of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the storage tray 1t. Further, when handling the lower unit 1c, a jam removal process in the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, a jam removal process in the safe box 60 or the recycle box 80, a banknote removal from the safe box 60, and a banknote transfer to the recycle box 80 is performed. For loading or unloading, the safe housing 106 is allowed to slide in the front-rear direction and can be pulled out forward or backward of the banknote deposit machine 1.

Further, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is required to have access to the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, the safe 60 or the recycle box 80 by a jam removal process or the like. The horizontal conveyance path unit 1f can be freely opened and closed with an opening / closing fulcrum shaft 701 provided at one end of the tray 1t as a rotation fulcrum.

Next, a lock structure when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 13 is a side view of a main part showing a locked state when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed, and FIG. 14 is a main part showing a locked state of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f when the lower unit 1c is pulled out from the safe housing 106. FIG. 15 is a side view of the main part showing the locked state of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f when the lower unit 1c is housed in the safe housing 106. FIG. 16 is a side view of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the lock pin 703. The principal part side view which shows a contact state, FIG. 17 is a perspective view which shows the open operation state of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f.

The horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is pivotally supported on the upper portion of the storage tray 1t with the opening / closing fulcrum shaft 701 as a pivotal fulcrum. The horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is a single-open type that rotates between a horizontal position where the upper surface opening 1h of the storage tray 1t is horizontally closed and a vertical position rotated 90 degrees from the horizontal position. It is composed. This single-open horizontal transfer path unit 1f is used as a link 706 and a unit urging spring for opening operation, which will be described later with reference to FIGS. 20 to 23, from the lower storage tray 1t toward the upper opening direction. The opening / closing spring 709 is biased.

As a result, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is always given an upward biasing force for assisting the opening operation. Therefore, when the clerk opens the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f upward, the upward biasing force of the opening / closing spring 709 is supplementarily received, so that the clerk can smoothly open the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f with a small force. ing.

Normally, the horizontal transport path unit 1f is closed against the urging force of the opening / closing spring 709 at the upper surface opening 1h of the storage tray 1t, and a lock mechanism 700 described later is provided so as to maintain the closed state. .

The above-described locking mechanism 700 includes the above-described opening / closing spring 709, a lock lever 702 as a unit locking portion, and a lock pin 703 as a tray locking portion.
The lock lever 702 is long along the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the open / close side end face of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, and is slidable slightly between the lock position and the unlock position, and has L-shaped hooks at both ends thereof. The part 720 is suspended.

In FIG. 13, the hook portions 720 suspended from both ends of the lock lever 702 are bent in the same leftward direction. Accordingly, when the lock lever 702 is slid in the horizontal direction, the hook portions 720 are engaged with and disengaged from the lock pins 703 on both the left and right sides, and are simultaneously locked and unlocked. In FIG. 13, a reverse concave relief portion 721 is formed in the right end portion of the lock lever 702 so as to avoid contact with the lock pin 703 when the lock lever 702 slides. Further, the lock lever 702 is slidably supported by a slide support mechanism (not shown) provided in the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f.

The above-described lock pin 703 is a cylindrical pin, and is provided on both sides of the upper portion of the storage tray 1t at a height position and a lateral position corresponding to the hook portion 720 of the lock lever 702. Accordingly, when the lock lever 702 is slid to one side in the horizontal direction, each L-shaped hook portion 720 of the lock lever 702 is correspondingly locked so as to hold the lock pin 703, and is also locked by sliding to the other side. Canceled.

At this time, since the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f integrated with the lock lever 702 is biased upward by the opening / closing spring 709, the lock lever 702 is biased upward by receiving this biasing force. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 14, the lock lever 702 locks the lock lever 702 and the lock pin 703 in the vertical direction with the upper surface of the hook portion 720 engaging the lower surface of the lock pin 703 upward.

Normally, in a state where the lower unit 1c is pulled out from the safe housing 106 and is not subjected to external force, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is pulled in the opening direction (the upward arrow 906 direction in FIG. 13) by the opening / closing spring 709. The hook portion of the lock lever 702 hits the lower surface of the lock pin 703 and is locked.

At this time, the locking gap S1 between the upper and lower surfaces of the lower surface of the lock pin 703 and the upper surface of the hook portion 720 when locked is zero. On the other hand, a gap S2 for height adjustment, which will be described later, is secured between the upper surface of the lock pin 703 and the abutting recess 704 (FIG. 15) on the lower surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit facing the lock pin 703. .

On the other hand, when the lock lever 702 slides in the unlocking direction on the right side as indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 14, the hook portion 720 of the lock lever 702 is disengaged from the locking pin 703 so that the vertical direction is Because it is in the unlocked position, it is unlocked. When the lock is released, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f receives an upward biasing force of the opening / closing spring 709. Therefore, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f that has closed the upper surface of the storage tray 1t until then rotates from the horizontal posture. To the open position of the standing vertical posture.

Thus, in the state where the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f closes the upper surface opening 1h of the storage tray 1t, it is possible to maintain the locking contact state between the locking surfaces of the lock mechanism 700, that is, the locked state. It has a lock structure.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the lower surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1 f is reversed as a downward movement restricting means for restricting the horizontal conveyance path unit 1 f at the downward movement reference position corresponding to the upper surface of the lock pin 703. It has the abutting recessed part 704 provided in the concave shape. By providing the abutting recess 704, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1 f is subjected to a height regulating action by a reference height plate 200 a (FIG. 18) described later at a position accommodated in the safe housing 106, and the abutting recess 704. Comes into contact with the upper surface of the lock pin 703 and serves as a downward stopper position where the downward movement of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is restricted.

By this stopper function, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is regulated in the vertical direction so that the upper surface faces the reference height plate 200a and the lower surface faces the lock pin 703 and the upper and lower surfaces are sandwiched. As a result, the height of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f can be accurately positioned at the reference position, and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f can be prevented from wobbling in the vertical direction, thereby avoiding the half-locked state of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f. Can do.

At this time, since the lock lever 702 is supported by the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, it also moves downward. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 15, the latching clearance S1 of the lock portion has a clearance corresponding to the amount of being pushed down. At this time, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f plays a role of a lock function because a reference height plate 202a, which will be described later, presses down the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and maintains a horizontal posture from above. Therefore, there is no problem even if the lock lever 702 is not locked at the position where the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is housed in the safe housing 106. On the other hand, since the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is regulated to move downward, the height adjustment gap S2 becomes zero. That is, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is accurately positioned at the height reference position and the height adjustment is completed.

FIG. 17 shows the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f when the upper surface opening 1h of the storage tray 1t is opened. Here, on the lower surface of the horizontal transport path unit 1f, there are transport connection ports 723 corresponding to the upper surfaces of the storages 60 and 80, respectively. Furthermore, the upper surface of each storage 60, 80 stored in the storage tray 1t, for example, the upper surface of the recycle storage 80, has a transport connection port 724 corresponding to the transport connection port 723 of the horizontal transport path unit 1f described above. ing. Further, an upper surface concave portion 707 for promoting the removal of the storage cabinet is formed in the upper portion of one side surface of the storage tray 1t. As a result, the heavy storages 60 and 80 are inclined along the upper surface recess 707 and can be taken out.

Also, a stopper pin 708 for positioning the storage is protruded on one side of the storage 60, 80 on the near side of the intermediate height position. The stopper pin 708 can be positioned in the vertical direction at the same time as the stopper pin 708 of the recycling unit 80 is caught by the upper surface recess 707 of the lower unit 1c and stopped when the heavy recycling unit 80 is loaded into the storage tray 1t. I have to.

The case where the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is opened and closed and the access safe 60 and the recycle box 80 are accessed will be described. First, the lower unit 1c is pulled out from the safe housing 106 as shown in FIG. To release. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the lock lever 702 is moved in the unlocking direction indicated by the horizontal arrow 904 to release the lock lever 702 from the lock position of the lock pin 703 and release the lock. Thereafter, the unlocked horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is rotated 90 degrees upward to open. As a result, the safe deposit box 60 and the recycling cabinet 80 can be taken out, and the deposit cabinet 60 and the recycling cabinet 80 are lifted and removed in the direction of the vertical arrow (FIG. 17) 902a, and then in the direction of the oblique arrow 902b. .

The safe 60 and the recycle box 80 are provided with an upper surface recess 707 because they become very heavy when the bills are full. Thus, the elevator 60 and the recycle box 80 are lifted up to the upper surface recess 707 without being lifted up, and then easily pulled out in an oblique direction. When returning the safe 60 or the recycling box 80, it is good to insert it into 1c in the reverse procedure. At this time, the stopper pin 708 strikes the upper surface recess 707 and stops at the storage height position.

Next, when the lower unit 1c is stored in the safe casing 106, the horizontal transport path unit is placed in the safe casing 106 so that the horizontal transport path unit 1f is at a height suitable for connection to the delivery transport path 1b. A reference height plate 202a (FIG. 18) is provided as positioning means for positioning 1f at the reference height.

FIG. 18 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part provided with a reference height plate 200a inside the safe housing 106. FIG. The reference height plate 200a is a flat plate having a size opposite to the upper surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and is disposed in a plane along the upper surface of the internal space of the box-shaped safe housing 106.

When the reference height plate 200a is attached, a plurality of connection shafts 206 are suspended from the bottom of the upper unit tray 201 mounted on the upper surface of the safe housing 106, and the lower ends of the suspended connection shafts 206 are The upper surface wall of the safe housing 106 is penetrated to face the interior of the safe housing 106, and a reference height plate 200a is fixed horizontally to the lower end of the connecting shaft 206 and attached to the inner upper surface of the safe housing 106. .

Since the reference height plate 200a attached in this way is supported on the upper surface in the safe, the length of the connecting shaft 206 is short, and the length accuracy is good from the viewpoint of processing of the connecting shaft 206. Since the delivery conveyance path 1b is also fixed to the upper unit tray 201, the vertical position of the reference height plate 200a is a highly accurate height position with respect to the height position of the delivery conveyance path 1b. It is attached.

That is, the lower surface of the reference height plate 200a set at the reference height position supports the upper surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, and the height of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is set to the reference height. .

On the upper surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, press rollers 705 urged in the direction of the upward arrow 908 are installed on both upper sides in the front-rear direction (drawing and storing direction).
As shown in FIG. 19, the presser roller 705 has a roller shaft 132 having rollers 131 at both ends supported horizontally on a roller support 133. Further, in a state where the roller shaft 132 is inserted into the longitudinal elongated hole 134 so that the roller 131 can be moved up and down, the coil spring 136 that expands and contracts in the vertical direction via the upper spring seat 135 is compressed below the roller shaft 132. In this state, the roller 131 is urged and supported upward on the roller support base 133. Further, the rotation direction of the roller 131 is set to the drawing-out and storing direction of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f.

Then, the press roller 705 is projected upward and biased upward, so that the top surface of the roller 131 is urged against the bottom surface of the reference height plate 200a so that the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f slides smoothly. And has a role of ensuring a stable contact pressure with the reference height plate 200a.

That is, when the lower unit 1c is slid and stored in the safe housing 106, the press roller 705 mounted on the upper surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f constituting the upper portion of the lower unit 1c is used as the reference height plate. It is housed while being urged against the lower surface of 200a. Therefore, an unstable contact pressure such as upward contact with the reference height plate 200a is absorbed by the pressing roller 705, and the excessive contact pressure applied to the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is avoided. ing. For this reason, the contact pressure between the reference height plate 200a and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f can always be set to a stable contact pressure. Therefore, the height direction of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f does not fluctuate in an unstable manner, and the connection portion in the vertical direction with the delivery conveyance path 1b is always connected at a constant height. At this time, the coil spring 136 of the presser roller 705 is set to an urging force stronger than the urging force of the opening / closing spring 709 and is kept sufficiently against the pushing force of the opening / closing spring 709 to suppress a sudden vertical fluctuation. Is secured.

The press rollers 705 are arranged in a well-balanced manner, for example, at four locations on the front, rear, left, and right sides so that uniform contact can be obtained between the upper and lower surfaces of the reference height plate 200a and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f. Further, when the lower unit 1c is housed in the safe housing 106, the reference height plate 200a having a size corresponding to and in contact with the presser rollers 705 so as to correspond to all of the dispersed presser rollers 705. Is used.

Next, the upward biasing mechanism of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f will be described with reference to FIGS.
20 is a front view of the urging mechanism 725 when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed. FIG. 21 is a front view of the urging mechanism 725 when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is opened. FIG. FIG. 23 is an enlarged view of the plate 710, and FIG. 23 is a front view showing an impact absorbing state when the horizontal transport path unit 1f is opened.

First, the open / close configuration of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the storage tray 1t facing each other in FIG. 20 will be described.
The upper horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the lower storage tray 1t are coupled by a long link piece 706, and the upper end of the link piece 706 is a horizontal conveyance path with the opening / closing fulcrum shaft 701 at one end as a rotation reference. It is pivotally connected to a link fulcrum shaft 719 disposed on the other end side of the unit 1f. Further, the lower end of the link piece 706 is slidably engaged with and attached to a slide pin 711 fixed to the storage tray 1t.

The link piece 706 is provided with a slide groove 712 along the longitudinal direction, and the slide groove 712 is coupled with the slide pin 711 of the storage tray 1t engaged. For this reason, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is rotated in the opening / closing direction, the link piece 706 is rotated in the vertical direction following the rotation. That is, the slide groove 712 is slidably guided on the slide pin 711 so as to allow the link fulcrum shaft 719 to rotate when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f rotates with the opening / closing fulcrum shaft 701 as a rotation fulcrum.

Further, the storage tray 1t is provided with an opening / closing spring 709 formed by a long coil spring. This open / close spring 709 has one end connected to a storage tray hook portion 716b formed at the lower end of the storage tray 1t, and the other end connected to a link piece lower hook portion 716a formed at the lower end of the link piece 706. The intermediate portion is stretched and supported in an inverted U shape by a spring support roller 718 pivotally supported on the upper portion of the storage tray 1t. Accordingly, the opening / closing spring 709 biases the link piece lower hook portion 716a upward with the storage tray hook portion 716b as a biasing fulcrum. For this reason, the linking force of the upward arrow 911 is given to the link piece 706.

As shown in FIG. 20, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed, the link piece 706 is arranged in the storage tray 1t with a certain inclination angle α with respect to the vertical direction, and the storage tray 1t. Even when the height H and the width W of the storage tray 1t are small, the long link piece 706 necessary for the opening / closing stroke can be arranged. As a result, even if the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is erected as shown in FIG. 23 and opened 90 degrees or more, the upper safe 60 or the recycle box 80 is secured by securing the space above the storage tray 1t that is accessed by the staff. It can be easily pulled out or loaded in the direction of the upward arrow 902a shown in FIG.

Further, two guide shafts 713 are projected from the lower end portion of the link piece 706 along the longitudinal direction of the link piece 706. Further, an L-shaped slide plate 710 having an elongated guide groove 714 that engages with these guide shafts 713 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 22, the slide plate 710 has a slide plate hook portion 716c at the top, and is hung between the slide plate hook portion 716c and the link piece upper hook portion 716d provided at the intermediate portion of the link piece 706. The slide plate 710 is stretched and supported by the passed link spring 715.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 20, the slide plate 710 is pulled upward by the urging force of the link spring 715 when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed, and the upper guide shaft 713 restricts the upward movement. It is in the state that was done. At this time, the slide plate abutting portion 717 of the slide plate 710 stands by above the lower end of the slide groove 712.

When the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f rotates to the open position, as shown in FIG. 21, the slide plate abutting portion 717 of the slide plate 710 abuts against the slide pin 711, and the contact impact force at that time is illustrated. 23, the slide plate 710 moves backward to absorb. As a result, the slide plate 710 absorbs the rotational impact when the rotation is stopped, thereby providing an impact absorbing function that enables smooth opening operation and extended life.

Specifically, when the lock mechanism 700 is unlocked and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is opened, the link piece 706 is moved in the direction of the upward arrow (FIG. 20) 911 by the biasing force of the opening / closing spring 709, and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is It opens in the direction of the open arrow 912 shown in FIG.

At this time, when the slide plate abutting portion 717 of the slide plate 710 is in contact with the slide pin 711 as shown in FIG. 21, the impact force in the opening operation direction is applied by the urging force of the link spring 715. Absorb. As a result, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is temporarily stopped and maintained in the open state.

After that, as shown in FIG. 23, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is continuously opened in the direction of the open arrow 912 with a force larger than the force of the link spring 715, the slide plate 710 is pushed in the diagonally downward arrow 913 direction by the slide pin 711. The slide pin 711 comes into contact with the lower end of the slide groove 712 and stops.

Further, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is stably closed by the upward biasing force of the opening / closing spring 709 even if the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is heavy because the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed against the biasing force of the opening / closing spring 709. It can be closed.

After the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed, the clerk moves in the direction of the horizontal arrow 907 that locks the lock lever 702 as shown in FIG. This operation may be performed by providing a tension spring (not shown) that biases in the direction of the horizontal arrow 907 to be locked. When the lock lever 702 is operated in the locking direction, the lock lever 702 is operated after the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed so that the lock lever 702 does not collide with the lock pin 703. At this time, a sufficient locking gap S1 is secured between the lock pin 703 and the lock lever 702, and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is operated and closed in a state that does not have to be completely closed.

Next, a procedure for housing the lower unit 1c in the safe housing 106 will be described with reference to FIG.
When the lower unit 1c is pushed in the storage arrow 910 direction shown in FIG. 18 to be housed in the safe housing 106, the presser roller 705 is fixed in the housing process in which the clerk slides the lower unit 1c in the housing direction and pushes it into the safe housing 106. It touches the reference height plate 200a. At this time, the presser roller 705 is pressed against the reference height plate 200a fixed above the presser roller 705 and receives contact pressure in the direction of the downward arrow 909.

When the lower unit 1c is stored in the storage completion position of the safe housing 106, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is placed on the upper surface of the lock pin 703 protruding from the storage tray 1t as shown in FIGS. The abutting portion 704 formed on the lower surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f, which is a stopper portion, stops when it abuts from above, and is not pushed downward any further.

Thereby, the positional relationship in the vertical direction of the horizontal transport path unit 1f, that is, the positional relationship in the vertical direction between the horizontal transport path unit lower guide plate 602 and the storage guide plate 601 is accurately maintained as shown in FIG. . At the same time, the vertical positional relationship between the horizontal transport path unit 1f and the delivery transport path 1b, that is, the vertical positional relationship between the horizontal transport path unit upper guide plate 212 and the delivery transport path lower transport guide plate 302 is accurately maintained.

As described above, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed from the open state, it is completely closed, so that it is not necessary to apply a large force and the operability is improved. On the other hand, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is closed and the lower unit 1c is accommodated in the safe housing 106, the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is held at a precise position by the reference height plate 200a. It is possible to accurately position the connection between the conveyance paths of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the conveyance path between the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f and the safe 60 or the recycle box 80.

Further, even if the lock lever 702 of the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is not completely closed such as in a half-locked state, the conveyance path is reliably connected since it has a configuration in which it is completely positioned by the pressing roller 705. As a result, it is possible to reliably reduce the occurrence of a conveyance jam at the joint between the delivery conveyance path 1b and the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f.

On the other hand, when the horizontal conveyance path unit 1f is opened, the slide pin 711 hits the slide plate abutting portion 717 of the slide plate 710 once and stops, and then the slide pin 711 and the end of the slide groove 712 collide with each other. The impact force against the slide pin is alleviated, the operability is improved, and at the same time, there is no fear of breakage such as dropping of the slide pin. Furthermore, a complicated configuration is not required, and a configuration excellent in alignment accuracy in the height direction of the lower unit 1c can be obtained with simple parts.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and many embodiments can be obtained based on the technical idea shown in the claims. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the automatic cash transaction apparatus 101 that trades only banknotes is shown as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to an automatic cash transaction apparatus that uses a coin transaction mechanism. Further, paper sheets having value information such as statement slips, cash vouchers, securities, paper, cards, etc. can be handled in the same manner.
While the above description has been made with reference to exemplary embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited thereto and that various changes and modifications can be made within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1a Upper unit 1b Delivery conveyance path 1c Lower unit 1d Lower unit 1e Lower unit 1f Horizontal conveyance path unit 1g Comb portion 1h Upper surface opening part of storage tray 1t Storage tray 101 Cash automatic transaction apparatus 106 Safe housing Body 200 Positioning restriction mechanism 200a Reference height plate 202 Lower unit tray 202a Lower unit upper tray 204 Lower unit rail (drawer mechanism)
207 Reference roller 208 Reference plate 210 Guide pin 211 Lifting guide hole 212 Lower unit transport guide plate 302 Transfer transport path lower transport guide plate 700 Lock mechanism 702 Lock lever 703 Lock pin 704 Butting recess 709 Opening spring

Claims (13)

1. An upper unit supported by a safe housing and receiving paper sheets or discharging paper sheets;
   A lower unit that is stored inside the safe housing and stores the paper sheets supplied from the upper unit, or stores the paper sheets stored in the storage into the upper unit. When,
   A delivery conveyance path for delivering the paper sheet in the vertical direction by connecting the upper unit and the lower unit so that the conveyance connection part for delivering and conveying the paper sheet in the vertical direction can be separated in the vertical direction, and the lower unit A paper sheet handling device provided with a drawer mechanism that supports the drawer so that it can be pulled out from the safe housing,
   In the returning process of returning the lower unit to the storage position of the safe housing, the lower unit is lifted from the support portion of the drawer mechanism, and the lower unit is supported by the drawer mechanism based on the pulling operation of the lower unit. A paper sheet handling apparatus comprising positioning restriction means for restricting positioning between the upper and lower portions of the conveyance connection portion of the delivery conveyance path when the lower unit reaches the storage position.
2. The positioning restriction means;
   The roller of one of the regulating members that contact each other and regulate positioning when the lower unit is allowed to be displaced and regulated in the drawer direction and height direction of the safe housing. Paper sheet handling equipment.
3. The positioning restriction means;
   The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the other restriction member that restricts positioning facing the roller is configured by a positioning restriction rail.
4. The positioning restriction means;
   The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the positioning regulation rail is locally arranged immediately before a storage position in which the lower unit is stored in the safe housing.
5. The transport connection portion of the delivery transport path is
   The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the paper sheet handling apparatus is configured so as to correspond to unevenness in a comb-like shape vertically so as to be separated and to position between the opposing surfaces of the upper and lower comb-teeth.
6. The drawer mechanism;
   The paper sheet handling device according to claim 1, wherein the paper sheet handling device is arranged near the positioning restriction means.
7. An upper unit mounted in a safe housing and receiving paper sheets or discharging paper sheets;
   A lower part that is housed in the safe case and is stored in a storage for storing paper sheets supplied from the upper unit, or a paper sheet stored in the storage is fed out to the upper unit. Unit,
   A delivery conveyance path configured by connecting the upper unit and the lower unit so as to be able to separate and convey a conveyance path for delivering and conveying paper sheets in the vertical direction;
   A paper sheet handling device comprising a slide mechanism that slides the lower unit out of the safe housing and pulls it out or slides the lower unit into the safe housing for storage.
   The lower unit,
   A storage tray for freely storing and removing the storage from above;
   A horizontal conveyance path unit that opens and closes the upper surface opening of the storage tray and closes the upper surface opening to connect between the storage and the delivery conveyance path for paper sheet delivery. ,
   When the upper surface opening of the storage tray is closed by the horizontal conveyance path unit, the unit engagement part provided on the horizontal conveyance path unit side is moved up and down on the tray engagement part provided on the storage tray side. A locking means for locking in the direction and urging the unit locking portion upward to maintain a locking contact state between the locking portions;
   When the lower unit is housed inside the safe housing, the safe housing is referenced to the horizontal transport path unit so that the horizontal transport path unit is at a height suitable for connection to the delivery transport path. A paper sheet handling device comprising positioning means for pushing down to a height position.
8. The horizontal conveyance path unit;
   One end is pivotally supported on the upper part of the storage tray, and the other end is connected to the upper and lower sides of the horizontal conveyance path unit and the storage tray with a freely rotatable link piece. The single-open horizontal transport path unit is configured to include an opening operation assisting unit urging means for urging the single-open horizontal transport path unit toward the opening direction above the storage tray via the link piece. Item 8. A paper sheet handling device according to Item 7.
9. The locking means;
   The unit biasing means;
   When the upper opening of the storage tray is closed by the horizontal conveyance path unit, the tray locking portion locks the unit locking portion, and the unit urging means rotates the horizontal conveyance path unit upward. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the paper sheet handling apparatus is configured with regulation means for regulating movement.
10. The positioning means;
    When the lower unit is housed inside the safe housing, the safe housing is referenced to the horizontal transport path unit so that the horizontal transport path unit is at a height suitable for connection to the delivery transport path. A reference height plate that uniformly pushes down to the height position,
    Downward movement restriction for lowering the horizontal conveyance path unit by bringing the lower surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit pushed down by the reference height plate into contact with the upper surface of a tray locking portion provided in the storage tray. The paper sheet handling device according to claim 7, comprising: means.
11. The paper sheet handling device according to claim 7, further comprising impact absorbing means for absorbing a rotational impact when the horizontal conveyance path unit is rotated to the open position or the closed position when the rotation is stopped.
12. On the upper surface of the horizontal conveyance path unit,
    The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 10, wherein an urging contact body that urges and contacts the lower surface of the reference height plate so as to relieve a contact pressure of the reference height plate protrudes upward.
13. An automatic cash transaction apparatus comprising the paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 7.

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