WO2014054146A1

WO2014054146A1 - Paper sheet handling apparatus

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Publication number: WO2014054146A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/075723
Authority: WO
Inventors: 安藤敦; 玉橋知之
Original assignee: 富士通フロンテック株式会社
Priority date: 2012-10-03
Filing date: 2012-10-03
Publication date: 2014-04-10
Also published as: JP5770387B2; CN104335254A; JPWO2014054146A1; CN104335254B

Abstract

This paper sheet handling apparatus is provided with: an accommodation part that accommodates paper sheets; a push-in part that pushes a bundle of paper sheets comprising a plurality of the paper sheets into the accommodation part; and a separator, wherein the bundle of paper sheets is sandwiched between the separator and the push-in part. The push-in part and the separator are transferred to the accommodation part with the bundle of paper sheets sandwiched therebetween. The separator moves to a first position where the bundle of paper sheets is sandwiched, and where the bundle of paper sheets conveyed to the accommodation part and paper sheets that are already accommodated in the accommodation part are partitioned, and then to a second position sheltered from the first position.

Description

Paper sheet handling equipment

The embodiment discussed in this specification relates to a paper sheet handling apparatus including a storage unit that stores paper sheets.

Conventionally, in paper handling equipment such as ATM (Automated Teller Machine), paper such as banknotes, checks, securities, etc. are pushed into the storage part by the pushing part, or stored in the storage part and the stored paper sheet. Separating the paper sheets that have been used with a separator (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

9A to 9C are views showing the internal structure of the storage unit 102 of the paper sheet handling apparatus according to the reference technique.
The transport unit 101 illustrated in FIG. 9A transports the banknote 100, which is an example of paper sheets, into the storage unit 102.

In the storage portion 102, a push lever 103 that rotates about a rotation shaft at the upper end, a separator 104 that is provided as a pair of upper and lower members and rotates about the rotation shafts at the upper end and the lower end, and the left direction in FIG. 9A An urging mechanism 105 for urging the bill 100 and holding the bill 100 between the storage portion 102 is disposed.

As shown in FIG. 9A, when the banknote 100 has been transported between the push lever 103 and the separator 104 (at the time of temporary storage), the upper and lower ends of the banknote 100 are aligned to some extent due to the weight of the banknote 100 and the like. .

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9B, the push lever 103 sandwiches the banknote 100 with the separator 104 in the storage portion 102 and presses it against the urging mechanism 105 as shown in FIG. 9C. At this time, the separator 104 is pressed by the banknote 100 and moves to a position deviated from between the banknote 100 pushed by the push lever 103 and the urging mechanism 105 or the banknote 100 (not shown) stored in advance. To do. Thereafter, the banknote 100 abuts on the urging mechanism 105 or the banknote 100 (not shown) stored in advance.

The urging mechanism 105 presses the banknote 100 against the left end wall surface of the storage unit 102, and holds and stores the banknote 100 between the wall surface.

JP 2003-16499 A Special table 2009-526298 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-186126

In the paper sheet handling apparatus according to the above-described reference technique, as shown in FIG. 9C, the separator 104 moves to the above-excluded position, so that there is no thing sandwiching the banknote 100, and the banknote 100 is affected by the impact or the like. The top and bottom surfaces of the scatter.

By the way, the cassette for money withdrawal in the paper sheet handling apparatus sets bills manually or automatically when setting bills in the cassette.
In the case of manual loading, there is a possibility that the money type may be set incorrectly, resulting in a serious money trouble.

In addition, in the case of automatic loading, there are a method of laminating and dropping banknotes, a method of pushing and setting banknote bundles, etc., but the banknote edges are not neatly aligned and loaded as in the above-mentioned reference technique.

In a storage unit such as a cassette for withdrawal, it is important that the paper sheets in the storage unit are aligned at the end, and if the ends are disjoint, there is a problem of adversely affecting the feeding and transport of the unloading operation. is there.

In one aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet handling apparatus that can suppress variations in the edge of stored paper sheets.

A paper sheet handling apparatus according to an embodiment includes a storage unit that stores paper sheets, a push-in unit that pushes a bundle of paper sheets including a plurality of paper sheets into the storage unit, and the push-in unit A separator for sandwiching the sheet bundle between them, and the pushing section and the separator are transported to the storage section with the sheet bundle sandwiched therebetween, and the separator holds the sheet bundle A first position for partitioning the bundle of paper sheets conveyed to the storage unit and the paper sheets previously stored in the storage unit, and a second position retracted therefrom Moving.

According to the paper sheet handling apparatus according to the embodiment, it is possible to suppress variations in the end portions of the stored paper sheets.

It is the schematic which shows the internal structure of the paper sheet handling apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 1) for demonstrating the flow of accommodation of the banknote in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 2) for demonstrating the flow of accommodation of the banknote in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 3) for demonstrating the flow of accommodation of the banknote in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 4) for demonstrating the flow of accommodation of the banknote in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 5) for demonstrating the flow of accommodation of the banknote in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 6) for demonstrating the flow of accommodation of the banknote in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 7) for demonstrating the flow of accommodation of the banknote in embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 8) for demonstrating the flow of accommodation of the banknote in embodiment. It is a front view which shows the storage cassette in embodiment. It is a front view which shows the storage cassette and banknote in embodiment. It is a front view which shows the storage cassette, banknote, and impeller in embodiment. It is a front view which shows the storage cassette, separator, and impeller in embodiment. It is a front view which shows the storage cassette, pushing part, and impeller in embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the automatic loading of the banknote in embodiment. It is FIG. (1) which shows the internal structure of the accommodating part of the paper sheet handling apparatus which concerns on reference technology. It is FIG. (2) which shows the internal structure of the accommodating part of the paper sheet handling apparatus which concerns on reference technology. It is FIG. (3) which shows the internal structure of the accommodating part of the paper sheet handling apparatus which concerns on reference technology.

Hereinafter, a paper sheet handling apparatus according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an internal structure of a paper sheet handling apparatus 1 according to the embodiment.
A paper sheet handling apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes, for example, three storage cassettes 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3, which are examples of storage units, and a push-in unit 3, a separator disposed in each storage cassette 2. 4, an urging mechanism 5, an impeller 6, an impeller connecting shaft 7, and a conveyance guide 8.

Further, the paper sheet handling apparatus 1 includes a bill inlet 9, a transport roller 10, a discrimination unit 11, a switching gate 12, a recycling cassette 13, and a reject box 14.

The paper sheet handling apparatus 1 will be described by taking as an example the paper handling apparatus 1 dedicated to dispensing, which is used for dispensing the banknote 100, which is an example of a paper sheet. It is particularly important for the bill 100 that is automatically loaded and stored to be withdrawn to suppress variations in the edge of the bill 100, but the storage cassette of the paper sheet handling device 1 dedicated to both deposit and withdrawal. 2 may suppress variations in the end portions of the banknotes 100 stored therein.

A bill 100 for automatically loading the storage cassette 2 is set at the bill entrance 9. The bill inlet 9 is also used as a withdrawal port for the bill 100.

A plurality of transport rollers 10 are arranged along the transport path R indicated by the thick line of the banknote 100 and transport the banknote 100.

The discrimination unit 11 discriminates the state of the banknote 100. Depending on the state of the banknote 100, a control unit (not shown) determines the storage location of the banknote 100.

The switching gate 12 switches the transport path R of the banknote 100 to, for example, a plurality of storage cassettes 2, a later-described recycle cassette 13, a later-described plurality of reject boxes 14 and the like under the control of the control unit. For this reason, the switching gate 12 is disposed at each of the locations where the transport route R is branched.

The recycling cassette 13 is used, for example, for storing the banknote 100 to be deposited and withdrawn again, but may not be used when the paper sheet handling apparatus 1 is used exclusively for withdrawal. .

The reject box 14 stores bills 100 that are not used for withdrawal, such as counterfeit bills and dirty bills 100. For example, three reject boxes 14 are arranged, and an impeller is arranged in each.

2A to 2H are explanatory diagrams for explaining the flow of storing the banknote 100 in the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing the storage cassette 2 in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the storage cassette 2 and the banknote 100 in the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing the storage cassette 2, the bill 100, and the impeller 6 in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing the storage cassette 2, the separator 4, and the impeller 6 in the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a front view showing the storage cassette 2, the push-in portion 3, and the impeller 6 in the embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 2A, 3, and 4, the storage cassette 2 is a banknote bundle (consisting of a plurality of banknotes 100 sandwiched between the push-in portion 3 and the separator 4. ) Has a wall surface 2b formed with an opening 2a having a shape that cannot be entered in a planar state and can be curved to enter. This is because the bill 100 is held between the inner wall surface 2 b of the storage cassette 2 and the urging mechanism 5.

The push-in portion 3 shown in FIG. 7 has a push-in portion main body 3a, a rotating shaft 3b, and a rising member 3c, and pushes the banknote bundle 100 into the storage cassette 2.
The pushing portion main body 3a is positioned so as to sandwich the rising member 3c, and constitutes a pushing surface 3d together with the rising member 3c as shown in FIG. 2A. However, in a state where the rising member 3c is not raised, the rising member 3c may not constitute the pushing surface 3d, and the pushing portion main body 3a may constitute the pushing surface 3d alone.

As will be described later, the rising member 3c is pressed against the pushing surface 3d around the pivot shaft 3b provided in the pushing portion main body 3a after the bill bundle 100 is pushed into the storage cassette 2 as shown in FIGS. 2C and 2D. Then, by rotating and standing up through the opposite side of the banknote bundle 100 to be pushed, it moves to the rising position as shown in FIG. 2E. Thereby, the rising member 3 c comes into contact with the banknote bundle 100.

Note that the rising member 3c can slide and move to the rising position, or can rotate and rise on a plane parallel to the banknote 100, but the friction with the banknote bundle 100 is taken into consideration. Then, it is more desirable to turn up and stand up through the opposite side of the banknote bundle 100 to be pushed into the pushing surface 3d.

The separator 4 sandwiches the banknote bundle 100 with the pushing section 3 and conveys the banknote bundle 100 together with the pushing section 3 to the storage cassette 2.

As shown in FIG. 6, the separator 4 includes a plate-like partition portion 4a arranged in the vertical direction, a plate-like horizontal portion 4b arranged in the horizontal direction, and the partition portion 4a supported by the horizontal portion 4b. And a rotation shaft 4c serving as a rotation center.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 2F, the partition portion 4 a of the separator 4 is a position where the banknote bundle 100 is sandwiched and the banknote bundle 100 conveyed to the storage cassette 2 and the banknote 100 stored in advance in the storage cassette 2. Are moved to a first position (P1) and a second position (P2) retracted therefrom.

The partition portion 4a has a first position (P1) and a second position with the rotation shaft 4c positioned below the transport surface (the lower end of the opening 2a) as the lower end of the banknote bundle 100 as the rotation center. Rotate to (P2). In addition, the partition part 4a in the 2nd position (P2) is also located below the conveyance surface (lower end of the opening part 2a) which is the lower end of the banknote bundle 100. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2F, the urging mechanism 5 has the banknote bundle 100 in a direction (left direction in FIG. 2F) opposite to the pushing direction (right direction in FIG. 2F) of the banknote bundle 100 by the pushing portion 3 in the storage cassette 2. And the banknote bundle 100 is held between the wall surface 2b. The urging mechanism 5 urges the banknote bundle 100 in a direction opposite to the pushing direction as described above by an elastic member (not shown) such as a spring.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 5, the impeller 6 includes an impeller body 6a and a plurality of blades 6b provided on the outer periphery of the impeller body 6a. The plurality of blades 6b are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the impeller body 6a, and are each curved so as to form a spiral shape as a whole.

The impeller 6 accommodates the banknotes 100 one by one between the adjacent blades 6b and rotates and conveys them. In addition, the impeller 6 accommodates the banknote 100 in a part of the front end side of the banknote 100.

As shown in FIG. 5, for example, a plurality of impellers 6 are arranged. The plurality of impellers 6 are connected by an impeller connecting shaft 7 serving as a drive shaft, and the same impeller connecting shaft 7 (rotating shaft) is the center of rotation.

The conveyance guide 8 is disposed between the impeller 6 and the storage cassette 2 and guides, for example, the bottom surface and the side surface of the banknote 100 that is rotated and conveyed by the impeller 6. On the transport guide 8, the bill 100 rotated and transported by the impeller 6 is placed so as to be pressed against the partition portion 4 a of the separator 4 by the blade 6 b until a predetermined number of bills 100 are loaded. . At this time, the banknote 100 is aligned at the upper and lower ends by being pressed against the partition portion 4 a by rotational conveyance by the impeller 6 and by the weight of the banknote 100.

Hereinafter, the flow of automatic loading in the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 will be described in detail with reference to the flow of storing the banknote 100 in the storage cassette 2 of FIGS. 2A to 2H. However, the description overlapping with the above description will be omitted as appropriate.

First, as shown in FIG. 8, the transport roller 10 shown in FIG. 1 feeds the bill 100 for automatic loading set at the bill entrance 9 and transports it to the discrimination section 11 (step S1).

And the discrimination part 11 confirms the state of the banknote 100 (discrimination). Depending on the banknote state, the control unit (not shown) determines the storage location of the banknote 100 from, for example, the storage cassettes 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, the recycling cassette 13, and the plurality of reject boxes 14 (steps). S2).

For the banknote 100 stored in the storage cassette 2, it is first determined whether or not the first storage cassette 2-1 is acceptable (step S3). If the first storage cassette 2-1 is acceptable (YES in step S3), the plurality of switching gates 12 switch the transport path R, and the bill 100 is transported to the first storage cassette 2-1 ( Step S4).

As shown in FIG. 2A, the banknote 100 rotated and conveyed by the impeller 6 is placed on the conveyance guide 8 so as to be pressed by the blade 6b against the partition portion 4a of the separator 4 (NO in step S5). ). When the number of banknotes 100 reaches a predetermined number of banknote bundles 100 (YES in step S5), loading in the storage cassette 2-1 is started (step S6).

That is, as shown in FIG. 2B, the push-in unit 3 pushes the banknote 100 toward the storage cassette 2 and conveys the banknote bundle 100 together with the separator 4 to the storage cassette 2.

At this time, as shown in FIGS. 2C, 4, and 5, the banknote bundle 100 cannot enter the opening 2 a in a planar state, and thus the upper part can enter while curving backward in the pushing direction.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2D, the push-in unit 3 and the separator 4 are pressed against the banknote 100 stored in advance in the storage cassette 2 with the banknote bundle 100 sandwiched therebetween.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 2E, the rising member 3c rises. In this respect, the pushing portion 3 is set to have a low height in order to allow the bill 100 to enter the opening 2a. However, after the bill bundle 100 is pushed into the storage cassette 2, the rising member 3c can be raised. .

Thus, the rising member 3c can sandwich the banknote bundle 100 with the separator 4 even in the upper part that hangs backward in the pushing direction.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2F, in a state where the pushing force of the pushing portion 3 is weakened, the partition portion 4 a of the separator 4 is placed between the pushing portion 3 and the banknote bundle 100 as shown in FIGS. 2F and 6. Is retracted from the first position (P1) where the banknote bundle 100 conveyed and the banknote bundle 100 previously stored in the storage cassette 2 is partitioned to the second position (P2). Thereby, the conveyed banknote bundle 100 is pushed in the pushing part 3, and joins the banknote 100 stored beforehand.

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 2F to 2H, the push-in portion 3 and the separator 4 are moved to the initial positions. During the movement, the urging mechanism 5 presses and holds the conveyed banknote bundle 100 and the banknote 100 stored in advance against the wall surface 2 b of the storage cassette 2. Thus, the banknote 100 is stored between the wall surface 2 b and the urging mechanism 5 in the storage cassette 2.

While the storage cassette 2-1 is being loaded (step S6), the banknote 100 cannot be transported to the first storage cassette 2-1, so that the second storage cassette 2-2 or the third storage cassette 2, which is another storage cassette 2, is used. It is determined whether the storage cassette 2-3 can accept the banknote 100 (step S7). If another storage cassette 2 can be accepted (YES in step S7), the switching gate 12 switches the transport path R, and the banknote 100 is transported to the other storage cassette 2 (step S8).

When the banknotes are conveyed to the other storage cassette 2 (NO in step S9) and the number of the banknotes 100 becomes the predetermined number of banknote bundles 100 (YES in step S9), the other storage cassettes 2 are loaded. Start (step S10).

For example, automatic loading is performed by repeating loading in the order of the first storage cassette 2-1, the second storage cassette 2-2, the third storage cassette 2-3, and the first to third storage cassettes 2 again. Should be done.

In the present embodiment described above, the paper sheet handling apparatus 1 is a banknote bundle 100 including a storage cassette 2 (an example of a storage unit) that stores banknotes 100 that are examples of paper sheets, and a plurality of banknotes 100. Are inserted into the storage cassette 2, and a separator 4 that sandwiches the banknote bundle 100 between the pusher 3 is provided. Further, the push-in part 3 and the separator 4 are conveyed to the storage cassette 2 with the banknote bundle 100 sandwiched therebetween, and the separator 4 is stored at the position where the banknote bundle 100 is sandwiched and transported to the storage cassette 2. It moves to the 1st position (P1) which partitions off bill 100 stored beforehand in cassette 2, and the 2nd position (P2) which retreated from there.

Therefore, by transporting the banknote bundle 100 to the storage cassette 2 while suppressing the variation of the end portion in a state where the banknote bundle 100 is sandwiched between the pushing portion 3 and the separator 4, the separator 4 is retracted to the second position (P2) as it is. Variation in the edge of the banknote 100 is suppressed. Therefore, according to this Embodiment, the dispersion | variation in the edge part of the accommodated banknote 100 can be suppressed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the storage cassette 2 has a wall surface on which the banknote bundle 100 sandwiched between the push-in part 3 and the separator 4 is formed with an opening 2a having a shape that allows the banknote bundle 100 to be bent and enter in a flat state. The urging mechanism 5 urges the banknote bundle 100 in the opposite direction to the pushing direction of the banknote bundle 100 by the pushing section 3 in the storage cassette 2 and holds the banknote bundle 100 between the wall surface 2b. . Therefore, it is possible to store the banknote 100 with a simple configuration while suppressing variations in the end portions.

Further, in the present embodiment, the push-in unit 3 includes the rising member 3 c that moves to the rising position after the banknote bundle 100 is pushed into the storage cassette 2 and contacts the banknote bundle 100. Therefore, although the pushing part 3 is set low in order to allow the banknote 100 to enter the opening 2a, after pushing the banknote bundle 100 into the storage cassette 2, the rising member 3c is raised to raise the banknote bundle. 100 can be sandwiched between the separator 4 even at the upper part hanging downward in the pushing direction. Therefore, it is possible to store the banknote 100 while more reliably suppressing variations in the end portions.

Further, in the present embodiment, the rising member 3c is rotated and rises with respect to the pushing surface 3d of the pushing portion 3 through the opposite side of the banknote bundle 100 to be pushed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the friction between the push-in part 3 and the banknote bundle 100 and to store the banknote 100 while suppressing the variation of the end part more reliably.

Moreover, in this Embodiment, the partition part 4a is the 1st position (P1) centering on the rotating shaft 4c located below the conveyance surface (lower end of the opening part 2a) which is the lower end of the banknote bundle 100. As shown in FIG. ) And the second position (P2). Therefore, the separator 4 can store the banknote 100 while preventing the banknote bundle 100 that has been transported and the banknote 100 stored in advance from merging, and more reliably suppressing variations in the end portions.

In the present embodiment, the sheet handling apparatus 1 includes a plurality of storage cassettes 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, and a push-in portion 3 and a separator 4 disposed in each of the storage cassettes 2. The banknotes 100 are conveyed until a predetermined number of sheets are reached in front of one storage cassette 2 among the plurality of storage cassettes 2, and the pushing portion 3 and the separator 4 sandwich the banknote bundle 100 in the one storage cassette 2. While being transferred to the storage cassette 2 in a state of being loaded, the banknote 100 is transferred until a predetermined number of sheets are reached before other storage cassettes. Therefore, it is possible to store the banknote 100 in a short time while suppressing variations in the end portions.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Paper sheet handling apparatus 2: Storage cassette 2a: Opening part 2b: Wall surface 3: Push-in part 3a: Push-in part main body 3b: Rotating shaft 3c: Standing member 3d: Push-in surface 4: Separator 4a: Partition part 4b: Horizontal part Part 4c: Rotating shaft 5: Energizing mechanism 6: Impeller 6a: Impeller body 6b: Impeller 7: Impeller connecting shaft 8: Conveying guide 9: Bill inlet 10: Conveying roller 11: Discriminating unit 12: Switching gate 13 : Recycle cassette 14: Reject box 100: Banknote R: Transport path

Claims

A storage section for storing paper sheets;
A push-in unit for pushing a bundle of paper sheets made of a plurality of sheets into the storage unit;
A separator for sandwiching the sheet bundle between the pushing portion,
The pushing portion and the separator are transported to the storage portion with the paper sheet bundle sandwiched therebetween,
The separator is a position for sandwiching the sheet bundle, and a first position for partitioning the sheet bundle conveyed to the storage unit and the sheet stored in advance in the storage unit; Move to a second position that was withdrawn from it,
Paper sheet handling device characterized by that.
The storage portion has a wall surface in which an opening portion having a shape in which the paper sheet bundle sandwiched between the push-in portion and the separator cannot be entered in a planar state and cannot be curved and can be entered, is formed.
The paper sheet handling device is:
A biasing mechanism for biasing the sheet bundle in a direction opposite to the pushing direction of the sheet bundle by the pushing section in the storage section and holding the sheet bundle with the wall surface is further provided. ,
The paper sheet handling device according to claim 1.
3. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the push-in portion includes a rising member that moves to a rising position after the paper sheet bundle is pushed into the storage portion and contacts the paper sheet bundle. apparatus.
The rising member rotates and rises through the opposite side of the sheet bundle to be pushed, with respect to the pushing surface of the pushing portion,
The paper sheet handling device according to claim 3.
The separator has a partition portion that rotates between the first position and the second position about a rotation axis that is positioned below the conveying surface that is the lower end of the sheet bundle. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that:
A plurality of the storage units;
The push-in portion and the separator disposed in each of the plurality of storage portions,
The paper sheets are conveyed until a predetermined number of sheets are reached in front of one of the plurality of storage sections, and the pushing section and the separator sandwich the paper sheet bundle in the one storage section. While being transported to the storage unit and being loaded, the paper sheets are transported until reaching a predetermined number before the other storage unit,
The paper sheet handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the paper sheet handling device is provided.