WO2015029485A1 - Medium intake device and medium treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

A medium intake device is provided with: a housing open at the top and having formed therein a receiving space for receiving a medium taken therein; a mounting space provided within the housing at a position below the receiving space; a foreign matter receiver formed so as to be capable of being mounted in and dismounted from the mounting space, the foreign matter receiver having therein a foreign matter receiving space for receiving foreign matter; and a support body provided so as to form dropping holes, through which the foreign matter is dropped, in the upper face of the foreign matter receiver, the support body being configured so that, when the foreign matter receiver is mounted in the receiving space, the support body supports the medium located within the receiving space. The medium intake device is further provided with a moving body for moving the medium within the receiving space, along the bottom surface of the receiving space. The foreign matter receiver may be formed such that the upper surface portion of the support body is formed along the direction of movement of the moving body.

Description

Medium capturing device and medium processing device

The present invention relates to a medium take-in apparatus and a medium processing apparatus, and is suitably applied to, for example, a banknote processing apparatus (so-called teller machine) installed at a financial institution.

The banknote processing apparatus is operated by an operator such as a counter staff (so-called teller) at a counter of a financial institution to perform various transaction processes such as cash deposit and withdrawal with a customer. .

This banknote processing apparatus has, for example, a depositing port for depositing banknotes, a dispensing port for dispensing banknotes, and the like. Among these, the deposit port forms a storage space for storing banknotes, and transfers the banknotes inserted into the storage space by the operator to the transport unit while separating them one by one.

Moreover, there is a possibility that foreign matter such as coins and clips other than banknotes may be erroneously put into the receiving space of the deposit port. For this reason, some depositing units have been proposed that can collect foreign matter thrown into the accommodation space separately from banknotes (see, for example, JP-A-2001-84424).

For example, in the related art banknote processing apparatus 101 shown in FIG. 14A, a deposit port 113 is provided in the vicinity of the front end portion of the upper surface of the housing 102, and a foreign matter collection port 102 </ b> E is formed in the middle of the front surface of the housing 102. . In addition, a withdrawal port 114 for dispensing banknotes is disposed behind the deposit port 113.

Moreover, in the deposit port 113 of the banknote processing apparatus 101, as shown in a side view in FIG. 14B, an accommodation space 130S for accommodating the banknote BL is formed. A foreign matter guide 150 is provided below the accommodation space 130S. The bottom surface of the foreign material guide part 150 is inclined so that the front side is lowered as a whole. A plurality of relatively large drop holes are formed at the bottom of the accommodation space 130S so that only foreign matters are dropped while holding the bills BL.

For this reason, when the foreign material other than the banknote BL is erroneously put into the accommodation space 130S of the deposit port 113, the banknote handling apparatus 101 causes the foreign matter to fall from the drop hole provided at the bottom of the accommodation space 130S, and the foreign matter guide unit 150. Can be slid forward and removed from the foreign matter recovery port 102E.

By the way, regarding the banknote handling apparatus 101, the usage frequency of the withdrawal port 114 is often relatively high, and there has been a demand for disposing such a withdrawal port 114 ahead of the deposit port 113.

However, in the banknote handling apparatus 101, because of the structure of the foreign matter guide section 150, it is necessary to arrange the deposit port 113 in the foremost direction, so it is difficult to arrange the withdrawal port 114 in the front, and the degree of freedom of arrangement is low. There was a problem.

In consideration of the above points, the present invention intends to propose a medium take-in apparatus and a medium processing apparatus capable of achieving both a high degree of freedom in arrangement and a countermeasure against erroneous input of foreign matter.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the medium take-in device of the present invention is provided at the lower side of the housing space in which the upper part is opened and the housing space for housing the medium to be taken is formed inside the housing. An attachment space, a foreign matter container that is formed to be detachable from the attachment space and has a foreign matter accommodation space therein, and a foreign material container that is provided to form a drop hole for dropping foreign matter on the upper surface of the foreign matter container. And a support that supports the medium in the accommodation space when the container is attached to the attachment space.

The medium processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a housing that is open at the top and has a housing space for housing a medium to be taken therein, a mounting space provided below the housing space in the housing, and a mounting space. The foreign matter container is formed so as to be detachable with respect to the foreign matter container and has a foreign matter containing space for containing the foreign matter and a drop hole for dropping the foreign matter on the upper surface of the foreign matter container. And a support that supports the medium in the storage space, a take-in unit that takes in the medium contained in the storage space, and a control unit that controls the take-in unit.

Thus, in a state in which the foreign matter container is mounted in the mounting space, the lower portion of the medium accommodated in the accommodation space is supported by the support body of the foreign matter container to prevent falling into the foreign matter container. It is possible to store foreign matter that has been accidentally thrown into the foreign matter container by dropping it into the foreign matter container. Further, since the foreign matter can be taken out by removing the foreign matter container from the attachment space via the accommodation space, it is not necessary to provide other parts or spaces around the attachment space.

According to the present invention, in a state in which the foreign matter container is mounted in the mounting space, the lower part of the medium accommodated in the accommodation space is supported by the support member of the foreign matter container while preventing falling into the foreign matter container. In this case, the foreign matter mistakenly put into the accommodation space can be accommodated by dropping into the foreign matter container from the drop hole. Further, since the foreign matter can be taken out by removing the foreign matter container from the attachment space via the accommodation space, it is not necessary to provide other parts or spaces around the attachment space. Therefore, the present invention can realize a medium taking-in apparatus and a medium processing apparatus that can achieve both a high degree of freedom in arrangement and a countermeasure against erroneous insertion of foreign matter.

It is a basic diagram which shows arrangement | positioning of the banknote processing apparatus in a window. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of a banknote processing apparatus. It is a basic diagram which shows the internal structure of a banknote processing apparatus. It is a rough-line top view which shows the structure of a deposit port. It is an approximate line sectional view showing composition of a deposit port. It is an approximate line sectional view showing composition of a deposit port. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of a foreign material collection | recovery tray. It is a basic diagram which shows the comparison with a foreign material collection | recovery tray and the shortest banknote. It is an approximate line sectional view showing the composition of a foreign material collection tray, and the appearance of attachment. It is an approximate line sectional view showing the composition of a foreign material collection tray, and the appearance of attachment. It is an approximate line sectional view showing the composition of a foreign material collection tray, and the appearance of attachment. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a fixing | fixed part. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a fixing | fixed part. It is a basic diagram which shows fixation of the foreign material collection | recovery tray by a fixing | fixed part. It is a basic diagram which shows fixation of the foreign material collection | recovery tray by a fixing | fixed part. It is a basic diagram which shows fixation of the foreign material collection | recovery tray by a fixing | fixed part. It is a flowchart which shows a money_receiving | payment process procedure. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote processing apparatus of related technology. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of the banknote processing apparatus of related technology.

Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. Configuration of bill processing apparatus]
As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote handling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is a cash processing apparatus for a counter (so-called teller machine) installed at a counter 7 of a financial institution, and the counter responsible for dealing with a customer CS at the counter 7. By being operated by an operator M such as a person, banknote depositing and dispensing processing is performed.

The counter 7 has a counter 8 installed so that the longitudinal direction is directed to the left and right in the center of the figure, the area where the operator M, etc., who is a staff member of the financial institution performs duties, and the customer CS that visited the customer CS Separates the area (upper side of the figure) where various transactions and procedures are performed.

Two terminal devices 3 are installed at positions facing the respective operators M on the counter 8. Each terminal device 3 is similar to a general computer device, an arithmetic processing unit that performs various arithmetic processing, a storage unit that stores various information, an operation unit such as a keyboard and a touch panel, a display unit that displays a display screen, and information The communication processing part etc. which transmit / receive are received.

Each terminal device 3 is connected to the banknote processing device 1, generates an instruction for deposit processing and withdrawal processing based on the operation of the operator M, and transmits it to the banknote processing device 1. In response to this, the banknote handling apparatus 1 executes various processes such as a deposit process and a withdrawal process based on this instruction. The banknote handling apparatus 1 is installed so that the rear side portion is submerged under the counter 8 and the front side portion is positioned between two operators M sitting on a chair.

As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote handling apparatus 1 is provided with a control unit 11 inside a casing 10 formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and the control unit 11 performs overall control. Yes.

The control unit 11 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM, a flash memory, or the like, thereby performing various processes such as a deposit process and a withdrawal process. Do. The control unit 11 includes a storage unit such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and stores various information, programs, and the like in the storage unit.

A deposit / withdrawal unit 12 for sending / receiving banknotes to / from the operator M is provided at the front side of the upper surface of the housing 10. The deposit / withdrawal unit 12 is considered to be operated by an operator M who sits in a chair at the window 7 (FIG. 1) and works, and protrudes upward from the surroundings and is inclined so that the front side is lowered. .

In the deposit / withdrawal unit 12, two withdrawal ports 14, a deposit port 13 and a display operation unit 15 are sequentially arranged from the front side to the rear side, and operation buttons are provided on the left and right sides of the display operation unit 15. 16 are arranged.

In the following, the front side that can correctly read the display content of the display operation unit 15 in the banknote handling apparatus 1 is the front side, the opposite is the rear side, and the left and right when viewed from the front side are the left side and the right side, respectively. Further, an upper side and a lower side will be defined and described.

The deposit port 13 is mainly used when depositing banknotes. When a banknote is inserted into the internal deposit space by the operator M, it is separated into one by one and taken into the banknote processing apparatus 1. The withdrawal port 14 is mainly used when dispensing a banknote or when there is a banknote to be returned to the operator M in various processes, and the banknote transported from the banknote processing apparatus 1 is used as an internal accumulation space. And the operator M takes it out.

The display operation unit 15 is, for example, a liquid crystal display in which a touch sensor is incorporated, a so-called touch panel, and displays a predetermined operation menu, progress of various processes, results, and the like based on the control of the control unit 11 and displays various operations to the operator M. In addition to notifying the information, the input operation of the operator M is accepted and transmitted to the control unit 11. The operation button 16 receives a pressing operation by the operator M and transmits this to the control unit 11.

Next, the internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition to the control unit 11 described above, a discrimination unit 21, a temporary storage unit 22, four banknote cassettes 23, a reject cassette 24 and a transport unit 25 are provided in the housing 10 of the banknote handling apparatus 1.

The discrimination part 21 is arranged on the lower rear side of the deposit port 13. The discrimination unit 21 discriminates whether or not it is a handleable banknote that can be handled based on the denomination, authenticity, correctness, running state, etc. of the banknote transported by the transport unit 25, and damage. Whether or not it is a reusable banknote that can be reused on the basis of the degree of the above is discriminated, and the discrimination result is sent to the control unit 11.

The temporary storage unit 22 is disposed on the lower front side of the dispensing port 14, temporarily holds the banknotes transported by the transport unit 25 inside, and transports the banknotes held one by one. To 25.

In the lower part of the housing 10, a reject cassette 24 is disposed on the foremost side, and four banknote cassettes 23 are sequentially arranged on the rear side from the front to the rear.

Each banknote cassette 23 is stored in a state where banknotes are accumulated inside. Each banknote cassette 23 is assigned a denomination. The banknote cassette 23 stacks the banknotes (normal banknotes) conveyed from the conveyance unit 25 in the vertical direction and stores them inside, and also feeds out the banknotes stored one by one to the conveyance unit 25. The reject cassette 24 accumulates and stores bills (reject bills) that have been identified as non-reusable by the discrimination unit 21 inside.

The conveyance unit 25 includes various rollers and belts arranged along a conveyance path Y that connects each part in the housing 10, and a gear and a motor for driving these rollers. Further, the transport unit 25 has a transport path switching mechanism disposed at a branch point of the transport path. The transport unit 25 transports banknotes along the transport path based on the control of the control unit 11 and switches the transport destination of the banknotes by the transport path switching mechanism. In FIG. 3, only a part of the parts constituting the transport unit 25 is schematically shown.

With the above configuration, when the banknote handling apparatus 1 receives a deposit instruction from the terminal device 3 (FIG. 1), it performs a deposit process. Specifically, the control unit 11 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 causes the operator M to insert banknotes into the deposit port 13, separates the banknotes one by one by a separation process described later, and sequentially sends the banknotes to the transport unit 25. The transport unit 25 sequentially transports the banknotes to the discrimination unit 21 along the transport path Y.

The control unit 11 discriminates whether or not each bill is a bill that can be handled by the discrimination unit 21, and displays the progress status on the display operation unit 15 based on the discrimination result, while handling the bill that can be handled by the transport unit 25. On the other hand, the banknotes (reject banknotes) that cannot be handled are transported to the withdrawal port 14 while being transported to the temporary storage unit 22.

After that, the control unit 11 causes the operator M to confirm the number of identified banknotes and the like, and displays the information such as the progress status on the display operation unit 15 while displaying the handleable banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 22. It conveys to the discrimination part 21 again by the conveyance part 25, and makes a denomination and the extent of damage discriminate | determine. At this time, the control unit 11 stores the reusable banknote in the banknote cassette 23 corresponding to the denomination and stores the banknote (reject banknote) that cannot be reused in the reject cassette 24.

Further, when the banknote handling apparatus 1 receives a withdrawal instruction from the terminal device 3 (FIG. 1), it performs a withdrawal process. Specifically, the control unit 11 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 first selects one of the two withdrawal ports 14 as the selected withdrawal port 14S.

Next, while displaying information such as progress on the display operation unit 15, the control unit 11 sequentially feeds out banknotes of the denomination and the number corresponding to the withdrawal amount from the banknote cassette 23, and this is selected by the transport unit 25. It is sequentially conveyed to the mouth 14S. After that, the control unit 11 causes the operator M to take out the banknotes when all the banknotes are conveyed to the selected withdrawal port 14S.

As described above, the banknote handling apparatus 1 is configured to allow banknotes to be inserted into the depositing port 13 in the depositing process, and to separate and capture the banknotes one by one.

[2. Composition of deposit box]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5A, the deposit opening 13 is formed with an accommodation space 30 </ b> S for allowing bills to be inserted into the housing 30. FIG. 4 shows a plan view, and FIG. 5A shows a state in which a foreign substance collection tray 50 described later is removed in the sectional view taken along the line 5A-5A in FIG.

The accommodation space 30S is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the left-right direction, and the upper side is open. A plurality of banknotes stacked in an orderly manner are placed in the accommodation space 30S with the paper surface facing forward and backward and the longitudinal direction facing left and right. Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, the accommodation space 30S is inclined such that the bottom surface 30B is not horizontal and the front side is low and the rear side is high. The front, rear, left and right side surfaces are formed substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface 30B.

Furthermore, the back opening in the accommodation space 30S is formed with an intake 30E for taking bills downward. The intake port 30E is sandwiched between a portion where the vicinity of the rear end of the bottom surface 30B of the accommodation space 30S is curved downward and a portion where the lower end portion of the rear surface 30C of the accommodation space 30S extends downward. ing. For this reason, although the intake port 30E is sufficiently long (wide) in the left-right direction, the intake port 30E becomes shorter (narrow) as it advances downward in the front-rear direction.

The movable side plates 31 and 32 are attached to the left and right of the accommodation space 30S. The movable side plate 31 defines the left end of the accommodation space 30S by the right side surface 31A. Engaging portions 31 </ b> B are provided on the front and rear sides of the upper surface of the movable side plate 31. The engaging portion 31B is formed with a plurality of discrete protrusions directed in the forward direction or the backward direction by cutting the front and rear sides at predetermined intervals.

The movable side plate 31 fixes the attachment position with respect to the housing 30 by engaging any of the protrusions of the engaging portion 31B with the engaged portion 30G formed on the housing 30 side. Moreover, the movable side plate 31 can change the attachment position with respect to the housing | casing 30 to the left-right direction by engaging the protrusion from which the engaging part 31B differs with the to-be-engaged part 30G.

The movable side plate 32 is formed symmetrically with the movable side plate 31, and the right end of the accommodation space 30S is defined by the left side surface 32A. Similarly to the movable side plate 31, the movable side plate 32 is engaged with any of the protrusions of the engaging portion 32B formed in the same manner as the engaging portion 31B with the engaged portion 30G on the housing 30 side. The attachment position with respect to the housing | casing 30 can be changed in the left-right direction.

Generally, the size of banknotes varies depending on the country or region, and in one country or region, the size of the banknote is often different depending on the denomination. Therefore, the banknote handling apparatus 1 is designed to be able to handle from the largest banknote to the smallest banknote among banknotes used in each country or region in each part including the deposit port 13. However, in the banknote handling apparatus 1, it is desirable to match the center in the longitudinal direction of the banknote to the center in the width direction of the transport path as much as possible due to restrictions on the arrangement of rollers, belts and the like provided in the transport unit 25 and the like.

Therefore, the attachment position of the movable side plates 31 and 32 with respect to the housing 30 in the left-right direction is adjusted at the time of manufacture or installation of the deposit port 13. Specifically, the movable side plates 31 and 32 have a length in the left-right direction in the accommodation space 30 </ b> S that is the largest bill in the longitudinal direction among the bills used in the country or region where the bill processing apparatus 1 is installed ( It is attached to the housing 30 so as to be slightly larger than the length of the longest bill). Thereby, the deposit port 13 can bring the banknote thrown into the accommodation space 30S to the center as much as possible.

In front of the accommodating space 30S, a plate-shaped bill press 33 with the plate surface facing forward and backward is provided. The bill press 33 defines a front end of the accommodation space 30S by a rear side surface 33A formed on the rear side. Further, the bill press 33 is moved back and forth along the bottom surface 30B of the accommodation space 30S by the bill press driving unit. At this time, the bill press 33 changes the length of the accommodation space 30S in the front-rear direction.

On the other hand, below the accommodation space 30S, that is, below the bottom surface 30B, an elongated cylindrical rotating shaft 34 (FIG. 5A) is arranged so that its central axis is directed in the left-right direction. The rotating shaft 34 is rotatably supported by a bearing, and a driving force is transmitted from the motor.

Four feed rollers 35 are inserted through the rotating shaft 34. The feed roller 35 is formed in a flat cylindrical shape with the central axis directed in the left-right direction, and rotates integrally with the rotary shaft 34 around the rotary shaft 34. Further, holes for exposing the feed roller 35 are respectively formed on the bottom surface 30B of the accommodation space 30S and the inner surface on the rear side of the intake port 30E.

A rotating shaft 36 that is an elongated columnar shape, similar to the rotating shaft 34, has a central axis in the left-right direction below the accommodation space 30 </ b> S, that is, behind the rotating shaft 34 and behind the intake port 30 </ b> E. It is arranged toward. Similar to the rotary shaft 34, the rotary shaft 36 is rotatably supported by a bearing, and a driving force is transmitted from the motor.

Two gate rollers 37 and two sub-feed rollers 38 are inserted through the rotary shaft 36. The gate roller 37 is formed in a columnar shape with the central axis directed in the left-right direction, and rotates integrally with the rotary shaft 36 around the rotary shaft 36. Further, a hole for exposing the gate roller 37 is formed on the inner surface on the front side of the intake port 30E.

Further, the gate roller 37 has two grooves formed in the circumferential direction on the peripheral side surface, and the position in the left-right direction is adjusted so that each groove faces the feed roller 35. The position of the rotary shaft 36 is adjusted so that a part of the feed roller 35 slightly enters each groove of the gate roller 37. Although the peripheral side surface of the gate roller 37 is smoothly finished as a whole and the frictional force against the bill is suppressed, a high friction portion 37R in which the frictional force against the bill is remarkably increased is formed in a part thereof. Yes.

As with the feed roller 35, the sub-feed roller 38 is formed in a flat cylindrical shape with the central axis directed in the left-right direction, and rotates integrally with the rotational shaft 36 around the rotational shaft 36.

A rotary shaft 39 that is a long and narrow columnar shape, similar to the rotary shafts 34 and 36, is located behind the housing space 30S, that is, behind the rear surface 30C and above the rotary shaft 36. Has been placed. The rotary shaft 39 is rotatably supported by a bearing, as with the rotary shafts 34 and 36, and a driving force is transmitted from the motor. The rotating shaft 39 rotates in synchronization with the rotating shaft 36.

The four picker rollers 40 are inserted through the rotary shaft 39 so as to be spaced apart from each other. The picker roller 40 is formed in a flat columnar shape with the central axis directed in the left-right direction, and rotates integrally with the rotary shaft 39 around the rotary shaft 39. Also, the picker roller 40 has a peripheral surface that is smoothly finished to suppress the frictional force against the bills, and a high friction part in which the frictional force against the bills is remarkably increased, as in the gate roller 37. 40R is formed. The high friction portion 40R protrudes outward from the peripheral side surface of the picker roller 40.

Meanwhile, a hole for exposing the picker roller 40 is formed in the rear surface 30C of the accommodation space 30S. The position of the rotary shaft 39 is adjusted so that the rear end portion of the picker roller 40 protrudes from the hole into the accommodation space 30S.

Further, below the feed roller 35, the gate roller 37, and the sub-feed roller 38, there are provided conveyance guides 41 and 42 for continuously guiding bills sent through the intake port 30E. The conveyance guides 41 and 42 are arranged with a gap in the front-rear direction, and this gap is used as a bill conveyance path.

With the above configuration, the deposit port 13 receives a predetermined deposit instruction from the terminal device 3 (FIG. 1), and then inserts a bill into the accommodation space 30S and then performs a predetermined capture with respect to the display operation unit 15 (FIG. 2). If operation is performed, the taking-in operation which takes in a banknote will be started based on control of the control part 11 (FIG. 3).

In detail, the deposit port 13 first moves the bill press 33 as far back as possible. At this time, the banknote in the storage space 30S is pushed backward while sliding the lower side of the banknote back along the bottom surface 30B of the storage space 30S. Eventually, the banknote in the storage space 30S is positioned at the rearmost position in the storage space 30S, and the rear surface of the rearmost banknote is pressed against the picker roller 40.

Further, the deposit port 13 rotates the picker roller 40, the gate roller 37, the sub-feed roller 38, and the feed roller 35 in the counterclockwise direction by rotating the rotation shafts 39, 36, and 34 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 5A. Let

The picker roller 40 and the gate roller 37 cause a downward force to act on the banknote only when the high friction portions 40R and 37R come into contact with the banknote on the rearmost surface in the accommodation space 30S. Proceed downward.

At this time, the second and subsequent banknotes in the accommodation space 30S attempt to move downward in the intake 30E due to friction with the banknote on the rear surface, but there is a gap between the feed roller 35 and the gate roller 37. Since it is extremely narrow and entangled in the front-rear direction, it is blocked and remains in the accommodation space 30S. As a result, only the rearmost banknote is separated and proceeds downward in the intake port 30E, further proceeds downward in the conveyance path between the conveyance guides 41 and 42, and is received by the conveyance unit 25 (FIG. 3). Passed.

Further, the picker roller 40 and the gate roller 37 do not advance the bills downward by continuing to slide while the peripheral side surfaces other than the high friction portions 40R and 37R are in contact with the last bill. . For this reason, the picker roller 40 and the gate roller 37 can be sequentially separated while keeping an interval between bills.

As described above, when the bill is inserted into the accommodation space 30S, the deposit port 13 pushes the bill backward by the bill press 33 and separates the bills one by one.

[3. Constitution of foreign matter collection tray]
Incidentally, a mounting space 30T (FIG. 5A) is formed at a position adjacent to the bottom surface 30B of the accommodation space 30S on the front side below the accommodation space 30S in the deposit port 13. The mounting space 30T has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is smaller in the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction than the accommodation space 30S.

As shown in FIG. 4 and a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 5A as shown in FIG. 5B, the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T. As shown in FIG. 5A, the foreign material recovery tray 50 can be removed from the mounting space 30T.

A supporting member 30J is provided below the mounting space 30T to support when the foreign matter collecting tray 50 is mounted. In addition, a small rectangular parallelepiped tray detection unit 43 is provided at substantially the center of the left and right sides of the support member 30J. The tray detection unit 43 is, for example, a mechanical switch, and is “ON” only when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T, and “OFF” otherwise.

The tray detection unit 43 is electrically connected to the control unit 11 (FIG. 3). Therefore, the control unit 11 acquires whether the tray detection unit 43 is “ON” or “OFF”, and based on the acquisition result, whether or not the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T. Can be detected.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 6, the foreign matter collection tray 50 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and its upper surface is open. In detail, the foreign material collection | recovery tray 50 is comprised centering on the bottom face board 51 which forms a bottom part. Although the bottom plate 51 is formed in a thin plate shape that is thin vertically and long to the left and right, as shown in FIG. 5B, a portion protruding upward is formed near the center thereof, and interference with the tray detection unit 43 is formed. To avoid.

Further, the bottom plate 51 is cut out so as to be rolled forward in a range of about 1/3 of the center on the rear side. As a result, the bottom plate 51 can avoid interference with the feed roller 35 (FIGS. 4, 5A and 5B) when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T.

A front plate 52 is suspended from the front end of the bottom plate 51 in an upward direction. The front plate 52 is formed in a plate shape that is thin in the front-rear direction and long in the left-right direction, and a plurality of rectangular cutouts are discretely formed at the upper end.

A rear plate 53 is suspended from the rear end of the bottom plate 51 toward the upper side. Although the rear plate 53 is formed in a plate shape that is thin in the front-rear direction and long in the left-right direction, it is bent back and forth so as to match the notch of the bottom plate 51. A plurality of rectangular cutouts are discretely formed at the upper end of the rear plate 53 in the same manner as the front plate 52.

A left face plate 54 is suspended from the left end of the bottom face plate 51 upward. Although the left surface plate 54 is formed in a substantially square plate shape that is thin in the left-right direction, the left surface plate 54 is largely cut away, leaving a peripheral side portion and a rear lower side about 1/4 portion. That is, a large rectangular through hole 54H that penetrates in the left-right direction is formed in the rear upper side of the left face plate 54. In addition, a large rectangular hole penetrating in the left-right direction is formed in the front half of the left face plate 54, and a fixing portion 61 (details will be described later) is provided so as to block the hole. It has been.

A right face plate 55 is suspended from the right end of the bottom face plate 51 upward. The right surface plate 55 is formed symmetrically with the left surface plate 54, and a large rectangular through hole 55H penetrating in the left-right direction is formed in the rear upper side, and the fixed portion 62 (in the range of about half of the front side. Details will be described later).

Furthermore, in the foreign matter collection tray 50, four supports 56 are provided so as to divide the internal space (hereinafter referred to as foreign matter collection space 50S) in the left-right direction. Although the support body 56 is formed in a substantially square plate shape that is thin in the left-right direction, like the left face plate 54 and the right face plate 55, the hole portions such as the through holes 54H and 55H are not perforated. The collection space 50S is divided into approximately five equal parts. That is, when viewed from above, the upper surface of the support 56 has a rectangular shape whose longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction, which is the direction in which bills are moved by the bill press 33 (FIG. 4).

That is, the upper surface of the foreign material collection tray 50 has large rectangular holes extending vertically so as to leave the upper sides of the front plate 52, the rear plate 53, the left plate 54, the right plate 55 and the support 56 in the horizontal direction. It is in a state of being drilled at five places so as to line up.

Further, the upper sides of the front plate 52, the rear plate 53, the left plate 54, the right plate 55, and the support 56 in the foreign matter collection tray 50 all have the same height except for some cutout portions. Yes. For this reason, when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T (FIG. 5B), the bottom plate 51 is brought into contact with the support member 30J, so that the upper side of the support 56 and the like is attached to the mounting space 30T in the bottom surface 30B. More than the front and rear portions (hereinafter referred to as the front bottom surface 30BF and the rear bottom surface 30BR, respectively).

At this time, the foreign matter collection tray 50 has its upper surface portion, that is, the upper side of the front plate 52, the rear plate 53, the left plate 54, the right plate 55, and the support 56 as a part of the bottom surface 30B of the accommodation space 30S. it can. That is, the foreign material collection tray 50 can support the lower side of the bills inserted into the accommodation space 30S by the upper surface portion.

With the configuration described above, the foreign matter collection tray 50 allows the banknote to be inserted into the storage space 30S without dropping the banknote even if a foreign matter such as an effect or a clip is erroneously inserted together with the banknote. The foreign matter collecting space 50S is passed through a large rectangular hole formed on the upper surface, that is, between the supports 56 or between the support 56 and the left face plate 54 or the right face plate 55. Can be dropped into.

Here, as shown in FIG. 7, among the banknotes used in the country or region where the banknote handling apparatus 1 is installed, the banknote having the smallest length in the longitudinal direction is defined as the shortest banknote BLS, and the longitudinal direction in the shortest banknote BLS is set. A quarter of the length is defined as a length L2. When the distance between the supports 56 in the foreign matter collection tray 50 and the distance between the support 56 and the left face plate 54 or the right face plate 55 are set as the length L1, the length L1 is set shorter than the length L2.

For this reason, the foreign material collection tray 50 is put into the accommodation space 30S in a state where the shortest bill BLS is folded so as to be equally divided into four in the long side direction and the apparent length becomes about the length L2. Even so, the shortest banknote BLS can be positioned in the accommodation space 30S without being dropped into the foreign matter collection space 50S.

Further, when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is attached to the attachment space 30T and is removed by the operator M (FIG. 1) or the like, the foreign matter collection tray 50 can be easily lifted by holding the support 56 with a fingertip.

By the way, on the front plate 52, six delivery protrusions 57 are erected forward from six locations separated from each other in the vicinity of the upper end. The standing positions of the delivery protrusions 57 in the left-right direction on the front plate 52 coincide with the positions of the left surface plate 54, the right surface plate 55, and the four support bodies 56, respectively.

Here, in addition to FIG. 5B, which is a 5A-5A cross section in FIG. 4, a part of the 8-8 cross section and the 9-9 cross section are shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, respectively. It is located in the same plane as the top surfaces of the face plate 52, the left face plate 54, the support 56, and the like. Therefore, like the front plate 52, the left surface plate 54, the support 56, and the like, the delivery projection 57 can have its top surface as a part of the bottom surface 30B when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T. .

Further, the delivery protrusion 57 is formed with an inclined surface 57S inclined near the front end on the upper surface so as to lower the front side with respect to the upper surface. The inclined surface 57S has an inclination angle with respect to the upper surface of, for example, about 30 degrees. On the other hand, a recess having a shape corresponding to the delivery protrusion 57 is formed on the front bottom surface 30BF of the housing 30, and when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is attached in the attachment space 30T, the delivery protrusion is placed in the recess. 57 is positioned.

For this reason, when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T, the delivery protrusion 57 is spanned over the boundary portion between the front bottom surface 30BF and the front plate 52 of the housing 30, and the top surface is accommodated in the accommodation space 30S. To the same height as the bottom surface 30B. Thereby, the delivery protrusion 57 can prevent a banknote from falling to the boundary part of front side bottom face 30BF and the front plate 52. FIG.

Further, when the bill is moved rearward by the bill press 33, the delivery projection 57 has almost the same height when delivering the lower side of the bill from the front bottom surface 30BF to the upper surface of the front plate 52, the support 56 and the like. Since it can be made to proceed smoothly without being changed, the lower side of the banknote can be prevented from being caught on the upper side of the front plate 52 or the like.

On the other hand, delivery protrusions 58 are erected from the left and right locations near the upper end of the rear plate 53 toward the rear. The standing positions of the delivery protrusions 58 in the left-right direction on the rear plate 53 coincide with the positions of the two outer sides of the four supports 56 arranged in the left-right direction. The delivery protrusion 58 is formed symmetrically with the delivery protrusion 57 in the front-rear direction, and an inclined surface 58S is formed in the vicinity of the rear end.

In addition, the rear bottom surface 30BR of the housing 30 is formed with a recess corresponding to the delivery protrusion 58 similarly to the front bottom surface 30BF. When the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T, The delivery protrusion 58 is positioned in the recess.

For this reason, when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T, the delivery protrusion 58 is spanned over the boundary portion between the rear bottom surface 30BR of the housing 30 and the rear plate 53, and the upper surface is accommodated in the accommodation space. Match the height to the bottom surface 30B of 30S. Thereby, the delivery protrusion 58 can prevent that a banknote falls to the boundary part of the rear surface board 53 and the back side bottom face 30BR similarly to the case of the delivery protrusion 57, and can move a banknote smoothly.

Further, on the rear plate 53, four roller delivery protrusions 59 are provided in the vicinity of the center of the left and right in the vicinity of the upper end from the four positions separated from each other toward the rear. As shown in FIG. 4, the standing position of the roller delivery protrusion 59 in the left-right direction on the rear surface plate 53 corresponds to the position of the feed roller 35.

As shown in the cross section of FIG. 5B, the roller delivery protrusion 59 has a generally similar shape as compared with the delivery protrusion 58, but the length in the front-rear direction is set longer. An inclined surface 59S similar to the inclined surface 58S is formed in the vicinity of the tip of the roller delivery protrusion 59.

For this reason, when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T, the roller delivery protrusion 59 has its upper surface adjusted to the same height as the bottom surface 30B of the accommodation space 30S and covers the front upper side of the feed roller 35. be able to. Thereby, the roller delivery protrusion 59 can prevent the banknote in the accommodation space 30 </ b> S from being caught in the feed roller 35.

Incidentally, the housing 30 forms a foreign material guide space 30U on the left side of the mounting space 30T below the accommodation space 30S, as shown in FIG. The foreign matter guide space 30U is in communication with the upper accommodation space 30S without any shielding. In addition, an inclined portion 45 is formed in the foreign matter guide space 30U so as to be lowered on the left and right center sides, that is, on the attachment space 30T side.

On the other hand, when the mounting position of the movable side plate 31 with respect to the housing 30 is changed, the movement range of the right side surface 31A is between the innermost position P1 and the outermost position P2. In contrast, the left end of the foreign matter guide space 30U and the inclined portion 45 is located on the left side (ie, outside) of the outermost position P2, and the right end thereof is located on the right side (ie, inside) of the innermost position P1. is doing. That is, the right side surface 31 </ b> A of the movable side plate 31 is always located above the foreign matter guide space 30 </ b> U and the inclined portion 45 regardless of the mounting position of the movable side plate 31.

When the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T, the foreign matter guide space 30U is also communicated with the foreign matter collection space 50S through the through hole 54H formed in the left surface plate 54 of the foreign matter collection tray 50. In this state, when the foreign matter falls from the accommodation space 30S into the foreign matter guide space 30U, the foreign matter is guided to the lower right along the upper surface of the inclined portion 45, and the foreign matter is collected through the through hole 54H. It reaches in the space 50S.

In this way, when the foreign matter falls from the accommodation space 30S to the foreign matter guide space 30U, the inclined portion 45 can guide the foreign matter from the through hole 54H into the foreign matter collection space 50S using the slope.

Further, a foreign matter guide space 30V that is symmetrical to the foreign matter guide space 30U is formed on the right side of the mounting space 30T below the accommodation space 30S. In the foreign matter guide space 30V, an inclined portion 46 that is symmetrical to the inclined portion 45 is formed. For this reason, the inclined portion 46, like the inclined portion 45, guides the foreign matter from the through hole 55H into the foreign matter collection space 50S using the slope when the foreign matter falls from the accommodation space 30S to the foreign matter guide space 30V. be able to.

The movable side plate 32 that is symmetrical to the movable side plate 31 has a movement range of the left side surface 32A between the innermost position P3 and the outermost position P4. On the other hand, the right end of the foreign matter guide space 30V and the inclined portion 46 is located on the right side (ie, outside) of the outermost position P4, and the left end thereof is located on the left side (ie, inside) of the innermost position P3. is doing. That is, the left side surface 32 </ b> A of the movable side plate 32 is always located above the foreign matter guide space 30 </ b> V and the inclined portion 46 regardless of the mounting position of the movable side plate 32.

By the way, the fixing portion 61 provided on the front side of the left surface plate 54 in the foreign material collection tray 50 is suspended below the front portion of the upper portion of the left surface plate 54 as shown by a broken line in FIG. Is attached.

As shown in FIG. 11A in which a part of FIG. 10 is enlarged, the fixing portion 61 includes a connection portion 61A that extends short from the upper portion of the left face plate 54 toward the inside (that is, the right side), and downward from the connection portion 61A. The arm portion 61B extends to a height slightly away from the bottom plate 51, and the end portion 61C extends leftward from the lower end of the arm portion 61B to the same position as the left surface of the left surface plate 54.

A rectangular parallelepiped intermediate support portion 61D is formed on the upper surface of the end portion 61C so as to protrude upward. The intermediate support portion 61D is a small rectangular parallelepiped whose length in the left-right direction is the same as that of the end portion 61C. A protruding portion 61E that protrudes to the left of the left surface of the left surface plate 54 is joined to the left side surface of the intermediate support portion 61D.

The projecting portion 61E is formed in a triangular prism shape with the central axis directed in the front-rear direction, and by joining one surface thereof to the left side surface of the intermediate support portion 61D, the remaining two side surfaces are inclined upward and left upward 61F. And it is set as the downward inclined surface 61G diagonally downward to the left. A top portion 61H is formed at a joint portion between the upper inclined surface 61F and the lower inclined surface 61G.

Here, the fixing portion 61 is made of, for example, a resin material and is elastically deformed according to an applied external force. More specifically, when an external force in the right direction acts on the protrusion 61E, the fixing portion 61 mainly bends the arm portion 61B and displaces or rotates the lower side of the arm portion 61B in the right direction. Further, when the external force is released, the fixing portion 61 displaces or rotates the lower side of the arm portion 61B in the left direction by the action of the elastic force, and returns to the original shape (FIG. 11A).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11B, the tip of the inclined portion 45 is bent downward near the boundary between the foreign material guide space 30U and the mounting space 30T in the housing 30, that is, at the right end of the inclined portion 45. An engaged portion 47 is formed.

The engaged portion 47 has an upper inclined surface 47A that is inclined so that the right side (that is, the inner side) is continuously lowered from the upper surface of the inclined portion 45 on the upper surface, and a vertical surface 47B that is substantially perpendicular to the right surface is formed. A lower inclined surface 47C that is inclined so that the right side (that is, the inner side) is higher is formed on the lower surface thereof. The vertical surface 47B and the lower inclined surface 47C are joined at the top 47D.

The fixing part 62 provided on the front side of the right surface plate 55 in the foreign matter collection tray 50 is formed symmetrically with the fixing part 61, and has a protruding part 61E symmetrical with the protruding part 61E. An engaged portion 48 that is symmetrical to the engaged portion 47 is formed near the boundary with the foreign matter guide space 30V in the right portion of the mounting space 30T in the housing 30, that is, at the left end of the inclined portion 46.

With the above configuration, when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is attached to the attachment space 30T of the housing 30, the foreign matter collection tray 50 is generally aligned above the attachment space 30T by the operator M (FIG. 1) or the like. It is moved downward.

In this process, the fixing portion 61 of the foreign material collection tray 50 first brings the lower inclined surface 61G of the protruding portion 61E into contact with the upper inclined surface 47A of the engaged portion 47, as shown in FIG. 12A. Here, when a downward force is applied to the foreign matter collection tray 50, the protruding portion 61E protrudes to the left of the left surface plate 54, and therefore the lower inclined surface with respect to the upper inclined surface 47A of the engaged portion 47. While sliding 61G thru | or the top part 61H diagonally rightward, it is going to apply the force which goes to the left direction with respect to the said to-be-engaged part 47. FIG.

At this time, since the engaged portion 47 is not displaced, the fixed portion 61 receives a force in the right direction from the engaged portion 47 via the protruding portion 61E, thereby bending the arm portion 61B. The lower part of the fixed part 61 including the part 61E is moved or rotated rightward. That is, the protrusion 61E gradually moves to the right side of the left surface of the left surface plate 54.

When the foreign matter collection tray 50 is continuously pushed downward, the projecting portion 61E slides the top portion 61H to the right end of the upper inclined surface 47A of the engaged portion 47, and then vertically moves the top portion 61H as shown in FIG. 12B. It is slid downward while contacting the surface 47B. At this time, the fixing portion 61 keeps the arm portion 61B curved, and continues to apply an elastic force from the top portion 61H of the protruding portion 61E to the vertical surface 47B of the engaged portion 47.

When the foreign matter collection tray 50 is further pushed downward, the projecting portion 61E causes the top portion 61H to reach the lower end of the vertical surface 47B, and then causes the upper inclined surface 61F to move to the engaged portion 47 by the elastic force of the arm portion 61B. While sliding on the top 47D, it gradually moves or rotates to the left.

Thereafter, when the bottom plate 51 comes into contact with the support member 30J, the foreign matter collecting tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T. At this time, as shown in FIG. 12C, the projecting portion 61E returns the arm portion 61B to its original shape, returns to the state of projecting leftward from the left surface plate 54, and causes the upper inclined surface 61F to engage with the engaged portion 47. The lower inclined surface 47C is brought into contact.

In this state, in order to lift the foreign matter collection tray 50 upward, a certain amount of force is applied upward to slide the upper inclined surface 61F of the protrusion 61E to the top 47D of the engaged portion 47, It is necessary to curve or move the arm portion 61 </ b> B so that the protruding portion 61 </ b> E does not interfere with the engaged portion 47.

Thus, the fixing portion 61 engages the protruding portion 61E with the engaged portion 47 in a state where the foreign matter collecting tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T (FIG. 12C). For this reason, the fixing portion 61 maintains the foreign matter collection tray 50 in a state where it is mounted in the mounting space 30T, that is, is fixed to the mounted position, unless a large amount of upward force is applied to the foreign matter collection tray 50. can do.

The fixed portion 62 moves symmetrically with the fixed portion 61 while the foreign matter collecting tray 50 is pushed down in the mounting space 30T, thereby sliding the protruding portion 62E to the engaged portion 48, and then The foreign matter collection tray 50 can be fixed to the mounting space 30T by engaging the protrusion 62E with the engaged portion 48.

On the other hand, in a state where the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the attachment space 30T (FIG. 12C), when an upward force is applied to the foreign matter collection tray 50, the fixed portion 61 is an upper inclined surface of the protruding portion 61E. 61F is moved or rotated rightward while sliding on the top 47D of the engaged portion 47, and the arm portion 61B is bent.

Thereafter, when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is lifted upward, the fixing portion 61 slides upward while bringing the top portion 61H of the protruding portion 61E into contact with the vertical surface 47B as shown in FIG. 12B. As shown, the curvature of the arm portion 61B is returned to position the protruding portion 61E above the engaged portion 47.

As described above, the fixing portion 61 abuts and slides the protruding portion 61E against the engaged portion 47 while appropriately bending the arm portion 61B when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is moved in the vertical direction with respect to the mounting space 30T. Move.

[4. Deposit processing procedure]
When performing the deposit process, the control unit 11 of the banknote processing apparatus 1 performs the banknote separation process after confirming the mounting state of the foreign matter collection tray 50. Specifically, when receiving the deposit processing instruction from the terminal device 3 (FIG. 1), the control unit 11 starts the deposit processing procedure RT1 shown in FIG. 13, and proceeds to step SP1.

In step SP1, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T based on the detection signal from the tray detection unit 43. If a negative result is obtained here, this means that even if a bill is inserted into the accommodation space 30S, the bill may drop into the attachment space 30T and cannot be normally separated. At this time, the controller 11 proceeds to the next step SP2.

In step SP2, the control unit 11 displays a message such as “the foreign matter collection tray is not installed” on the display operation unit 15 (FIG. 2), notifies the operator M (FIG. 1) of this, and collects the foreign matter. After prompting the mounting of the tray 50, the process waits until the foreign matter collecting tray 50 is mounted by repeating step SP2 again.

On the other hand, if an affirmative result is obtained in step SP1, this means that even if a bill is inserted into the accommodation space 30S, there is no risk of dropping into the mounting space 30T, and the separation process can be performed normally. At this time, the controller 11 proceeds to the next step SP3.

In step SP3, the control unit 11 performs separation processing by moving the bill press 33 backward and rotating each roller with respect to the deposit port 13, and then proceeds to the next step SP4 to perform the deposit processing procedure RT1. finish.

[5. Effect]
In the above configuration, the deposit port 13 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 is provided with the attachment space 30T below the accommodation space 30S, and the foreign matter collection tray 50 whose upper surface is opened is attached to the attachment space 30T.

For this reason, the deposit port 13 can drop the foreign matter into the foreign matter collection space 50S of the foreign matter collection tray 50 when the foreign matter is accidentally put into the accommodation space 30S. In this case, the deposit port 13 can easily collect the foreign matter by removing the foreign matter collection tray 50 from the mounting space 30T by the operator M (FIG. 1) or the like.

Thereby, since the banknote processing apparatus 1 does not need to arrange | position a deposit opening in the front side of a housing | casing unlike the conventional banknote processing apparatus 101 (FIG. 14A and FIG. 14B), it arrange | positions a withdrawal port in this side. Thus, it is possible to realize an arrangement with improved usability.

In particular, the foreign matter collection tray 50 has a plurality of support bodies 56 arranged discretely along the front-rear direction connecting the front plate 52 and the rear plate 53, and the upper surface of the support body 56 such as the front plate 52 and the rear plate 53. The height was equivalent to the top surface (FIG. 6).

For this reason, when the foreign material collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T, the upper surface of the support 56 can be made part of the bottom surface 30B by matching the height of the bottom surface 30B of the accommodation space 30S ( FIG. 8). Thereby, the foreign material collection | recovery tray 50 can support the lower side of the banknote thrown in in the accommodation space 30S with the upper surface of the support body 56, and stops the said banknote in the accommodation space 30S, without dropping in the foreign material collection space 50S. Can do.

That is, when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the attachment space 30T, the upper surface thereof can function as a part of the bottom surface 30B in the accommodation space 30S. It is not necessary to separately provide other parts that cover the surface and are part of the bottom 30B.

For this reason, at the deposit port 13, it is possible to make it possible to insert banknotes into the accommodation space 30 </ b> S simply by mounting the foreign matter collection tray 50 in the mounting space 30 </ b> T, and the foreign matter collection tray 50 below the accommodation space 30 </ b> S can be directly placed. The foreign matter accommodated in the foreign matter collection space 50S can be collected simply by lifting.

Further, in the foreign matter collection tray 50, a plurality of delivery protrusions 57 and 58 are provided in the vicinity of the upper ends of the front plate 52 and the rear plate 53 so that the top plate has the same height as the left plate 54, the right plate 55, the support 56, and the like. (FIG. 6). For this reason, when the foreign material collection | recovery tray 50 moves the banknote thrown in in the accommodation space 30S back by the bill press 33, the lower side of the said banknote is smoothly sent from the front side bottom face 30BF of the housing | casing 30 to the support body 56 grade | etc.,. It can be delivered smoothly and smoothly from the support 56 to the rear bottom surface 30BR.

Particularly, the delivery protrusion 57 is arranged so that the position in the left-right direction coincides with the positions of the left face plate 54, the right face plate 55, and the support 56 (FIGS. 4 and 6). For this reason, since the delivery protrusion 57 can maintain the position supported in the said banknote, when the banknote which moves backward by the bill press 33 is delivered to the support body 56, it can deliver stably.

By the way, when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is not completely attached to the attachment space 30T or a design error occurs, when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is attached to the attachment space 30T, the upper surface of the delivery protrusion 57 is higher than the bottom surface 30B on the housing 30 side. There is a possibility that it will rise slightly. In this case, the foreign matter collection tray 50 hooks the bill on the front end of the delivery projection 57 when the bill inserted in the accommodation space 30S moves backward so that the bill press 33 slides on the bottom surface 30B. There is a possibility that it will end.

In this regard, the delivery protrusion 57 formed an inclined surface 57S in the vicinity of the front end on the upper surface (FIG. 8). For this reason, when the banknote thrown in in the accommodation space 30S moves back, the delivery protrusion 57 makes the said banknote run gradually along the inclined surface 57S first, and then slides along the upper surface. Therefore, it can be smoothly advanced without being hooked to the front end.

Further, the foreign matter collection tray 50 has roller delivery protrusions 59 erected at positions corresponding to the feed rollers 35 on the rear plate 53 (FIG. 5B). For this reason, the foreign material collection | recovery tray 50 can prevent entrainment of the banknote at the time of the feed roller 35 rotating.

In addition, the deposit port 13 was inclined such that the bottom surface 30B of the accommodation space 30S was lowered on the front side, and the foreign matter collection tray 50 was disposed relatively forward (FIG. 5A). For this reason, in the deposit port 13, even if the foreign matter falls on the rear side bottom surface 30 BR at a position relatively rearward of the bottom surface 30 B of the accommodation space 30 S, the foreign matter is moved forward along the inclined rear side bottom surface 30 BR. It can be slid and dropped into the foreign matter collection space 50S of the foreign matter collection tray 50.

In the deposit port 13, if a foreign object falls on the front bottom surface 30 BF, when the bill press 33 is moved backward after the deposit process is started, the foreign object is slid rearward together with the banknote, When reaching above 50, it can be dropped into the foreign matter collection space 50S.

By the way, in the deposit port 13, as described above, the mounting positions of the movable side plates 31 and 32 with respect to the housing 30 are adjusted in the left-right direction in accordance with the size of the inserted bill. The movable side plates 31 and 32 are fixed to the casing 30 with mounting screws or the like after the mounting position with respect to the casing 30 is adjusted, and the positions thereof are not easily changed.

Therefore, in the deposit port 13, the movable side plates 31 and 32 are located on the innermost side, the right side surface 31A is at the innermost position P1, and the left side surface 32A is at the innermost position P3. It is necessary to remove the foreign material collection tray 50 from the mounting space 30T without interfering with the mounting space 30T.

Therefore, the foreign matter collection tray 50 is relatively short in the left-right direction, and the left side plate 54 and the right side plate 55 are positioned inside the innermost positions P1 and P3, respectively. Regardless of this, interference with the movable side plates 31 and 32 can be prevented.

On the other hand, in the deposit port 13, when the movable side plates 31 and 32 are located on the outermost side, the right side surface 31A is at the outermost position P2, and the left side surface 32A is at the outermost position P4, the foreign matter collection tray 50 Also, it is desirable to collect the foreign matter that has fallen to the left and right outsides in the foreign matter collection space 50S.

Therefore, in the casing 30, foreign matter guide spaces 30U and 30V communicating with the accommodation space 30S are formed on the left and right of the mounting space 30T, and inclined portions 45 and 46 are formed below the foreign matter guide spaces 30U and 30V. In response to this, the foreign matter collection tray 50 passes through the through holes 54H and 55H through the left side plate 54 and the right side plate 55, respectively, and when installed in the mounting space 30T, the foreign matter guide spaces 30U and 30V and the foreign matter collection space 50S. Was made to communicate.

For this reason, even if the foreign matter has fallen into the foreign matter guide spaces 30U and 30V that are on the left and right sides of the foreign matter collection tray 50 at the deposit port 13, they are slid down along the inclined surfaces of the inclined portions 45 and 46 to collect the foreign matter. Since it can guide to the tray 50 side, it can be finally accommodated in the foreign material collection | recovery space 50S.

In other words, the deposit port 13 is provided with the foreign matter guide spaces 30U and 30V and the inclined portions 45 and 46 on the housing 30 side, and the through holes 54H and 55H are provided in the left side plate 54 and the right side plate 55 of the foreign matter collection tray 50. The attachment / detachment function of the foreign material recovery tray 50 and the recovery of foreign materials from a wide range on the left and right sides can be made compatible while the mounting positions of the movable side plates 31 and 32 can be changed to the left and right.

Further, the foreign matter collection tray 50 has a fixed portion 61 provided at the left end so that the arm portion 61B can be bent so that the protruding portion 61E can be moved or rotated inward. The portion 61E is brought into contact with or slid against the engaged portion 47 on the housing 30 side. In addition, the foreign matter collection tray 50 is configured to be bilaterally symmetrical to the fixing portion 61 with respect to the fixing portion 62 provided at the right end.

As a result, the foreign matter collecting tray 50 can be engaged by positioning the protruding portions 61E and 62E below the engaged portions 47 and 48 simply by being pushed downward from above the mounting space 30T. There is no easy detachment from the applied state.

On the other hand, the foreign matter collection tray 50 can be easily disengaged from the protruding portions 61E and 62E and the engaged portions 47 and 48 only by being lifted upward by a certain amount of force from the state in which it is mounted in the mounting space 30T. Therefore, it is not necessary for the operator M (FIG. 1) to perform a troublesome work for releasing the engaged state.

Further, in the depositing process (FIG. 13), the control unit 11 starts the separation process only when it can be confirmed that the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T based on the detection signal from the tray detection unit 43. I did it. That is, even if the operator M forgets to attach the foreign material collection tray 50 due to error or carelessness, the banknote handling apparatus 1 is attached with the foreign material collection tray 50 even if the terminal device 3 instructs the deposit process. The separation process is not started until it is done.

As a result, the banknote handling apparatus 1 may cause a failure such as dropping the banknote into the mounting space 30T after the start of the separation process and interrupting the separation process without being correctly pressed against the rear picker roller 40 or the like. Can be prevented.

According to the above configuration, the deposit port 13 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 is provided with the attachment space 30T below the accommodation space 30S, and the foreign matter collection tray 50 whose upper surface is opened is attached to the attachment space 30T. Further, the foreign matter collection tray 50 has a plurality of support bodies 56 arranged discretely along the front-rear direction connecting the front plate 52 and the rear plate 53, and the upper surface of the support member 56 such as the front plate 52, the rear plate 53, and the like. The height was the same as the top surface. As a result, the deposit port 13 can drop the foreign matter into the foreign matter collection space 50S of the foreign matter collection tray 50 when the foreign matter is accidentally put into the accommodation space 30S, and the foreign matter collection tray 50 from the mounting space 30T. The foreign matter can be easily collected by lifting the sword upward and removing it.

[6. Other Embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the support 56 of the foreign matter collection tray 50 is formed in a thin plate shape in the left-right direction has been described (FIG. 6). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the support 56, various shapes of support plates may be provided, such as a bar-like member that is omitted except near the upper surface. In this case, by making the upper surface a flat surface having a height equivalent to that of the front plate 52 or the like, the bill can be slid as a part of the bottom surface 30B in the accommodation space 30S when attached to the attachment space 30T. it can. Alternatively, a plate-like upper surface plate may be attached to the upper surface of the foreign material collection tray 50, a plurality of relatively large drop holes may be formed in the upper surface plate, and the remaining portion may be used as a support.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the thin plate-like support 56 is formed in an elongated rectangular shape with the plate surface in the left-right direction and the upper surface in the longitudinal direction is described (FIGS. 4 and 6). . However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the upper surface of the support 56 may be inclined or curved with respect to the front-rear direction. In this case, when the banknote is slid in the front-rear direction along the upper surface, it is desirable that the banknote has a shape that is not easily caught.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the interval between the supports 56 is shorter than 1/4 in the longitudinal direction of the shortest banknote BLS has been described (FIG. 7). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in a country or region where it is customary to fold the banknote into three equal parts in the longitudinal direction, the distance between the supports 56 is set to 1/3 in the longitudinal direction of the shortest banknote BLS. The distance between the supports 56 may be shorter than 1 / n in the longitudinal direction of the shortest banknote BLS (where n is a natural number of 2 or more). In this case, the number of the supports 56 provided on the foreign matter collection tray 50 is not limited to four, but may be three or less or five or more, and the intervals may be unequal intervals.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the standing position of the delivery projection 57 in the foreign material collection tray 50 in the left-right direction is aligned with the positions of the left surface plate 54, the right surface plate 55, and the support 56 has been described (FIGS. 4 and 4). 6). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the delivery protrusion 57 may be erected at an arbitrary position. Further, the number is not limited to 6, and may be 5 or less or 7 or more. Furthermore, the delivery protrusion 57 may be omitted. The same applies to the delivery protrusion 58.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the upper surface of the delivery protrusion 57 is formed into a planar shape having the same height as the upper surface of the support 56 and the like and the inclined surface 57S is formed in the vicinity of the front end thereof (FIG. 8). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the entire upper surface of the delivery protrusion 57 may be curved such that the inclination angle gradually increases from the horizontal as it advances from the attachment portion to the front plate 52 to the front side. That is, it is only necessary that the lower side of the bill can be slid without being caught on the front end or the upper surface. The same applies to the delivery protrusion 58.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the left surface plate 54 and the right surface plate 55 of the foreign matter collection tray 50 in the state of being attached to the attachment space 30T are positioned inside the innermost positions P1 and P3 (FIG. 10), and these In the above description, the through holes 54H and 55H are provided in the outer space, and the foreign material guide spaces 30U and 30V and the inclined portions 45 and 46 are provided on the left and right outer sides of the mounting space 30T.

However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the left surface plate 54 and the right surface plate 55 of the foreign matter collection tray 50 in the state of being attached to the attachment space 30T reach the outside of the outermost positions P2 and P4, and the through holes 54H and 55H. May be omitted, and the foreign matter guide spaces 30U and 30V and the inclined portions 45 and 46 may be omitted. In this case, the movable side plates 31 and 32 (FIG. 10) may be removed in advance from the housing 30 when the foreign matter collection tray 50 is attached or detached.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the foreign matter collection tray 50 is provided with the fixing portions 61 and 62, and these are engaged with the engaged portions 47 and 48 formed at the inner ends of the inclined portions 45 and 46, respectively. The case where the position of the foreign matter collection tray 50 mounted in the mounting space 30T is maintained has been described (FIGS. 10, 11A, 11B, 12A, 12B, and 12C).

However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, various known engagement mechanisms may be used instead of the fixing portions 61 and 62, or the fixing portions 61 and 62 are omitted, and the weight of the foreign matter collection tray 50 and the support member are omitted. You may make it maintain the position in the attachment space 30T with the shape of 30J.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a tray detection that is a mechanical switch is provided at substantially the center on the left and right sides of the upper surface of the support member 30J (FIGS. 5A and 10) that supports the foreign matter collection tray 50 mounted in the mounting space 30T. The case where the portion 43 is arranged has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the tray detection unit 43 may be disposed in any other position in or near the attachment space 30T. In addition to the mechanical switch, for example, an optical sensor or a sensor using magnetism may be used as the tray detection unit 43. In this case, the foreign matter collection tray 50 only needs to have a portion detected by these sensors.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the deposit processing procedure RT1 (FIG. 13) based on the control of the control unit 11, the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T based on the detection result of the tray detection unit 43. The case where the separation process is not started if there is not is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the tray detection unit 43 may be omitted, and the separation process may be started regardless of whether or not the foreign matter collection tray 50 is mounted in the mounting space 30T.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the deposit port 13 of the banknote handling apparatus 1 that handles banknotes as a medium has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applied to an intake port for taking in the medium in various apparatuses that handle paper-like media such as various securities, cash vouchers, admission tickets, or media of various shapes. Anyway.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the scope of the present invention extends to embodiments in which some or all of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments described above are arbitrarily combined, and embodiments in which some are extracted. It is.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the medium is taken in by the housing 30 as the housing, the mounting space 30T as the mounting space, the foreign material collection tray 50 as the foreign material container, and the support body 56 as the support body. The case where the deposit port 13 as an apparatus is configured has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the medium take-in device may be configured by a housing having various configurations, a mounting space, a foreign matter container, and a support.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the housing 30 as the housing, the mounting space 30T as the mounting space, the foreign material collection tray 50 as the foreign material container, the support 56 as the support, and the take-in portion The case where the bill processing apparatus 1 as the medium processing apparatus is configured by the bill press 33, the feed roller 35, the gate roller 37, the picker roller 40, and the control unit 11 as the control unit has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the medium processing apparatus may be configured by a housing having various configurations, a mounting space, a foreign matter container, a support, a take-in unit, and a control unit. good.

The entire disclosure of Japanese application 2013-175938 is incorporated herein by reference.

All documents, patent applications, and technical standards mentioned in this specification are to the same extent as if each individual document, patent application, and technical standard were specifically and individually described to be incorporated by reference, Incorporated herein by reference.

The present invention can also be used in various apparatuses having an intake for taking in a medium.

Claims (9)

1. A housing in which an upper part is opened and an accommodation space for accommodating a medium to be taken in is formed inside;
   A mounting space provided below the housing space in the housing;
   A foreign matter container that is formed detachably with respect to the mounting space and has a foreign matter containing space for containing foreign matter;
   A support that is provided to form a drop hole for dropping the foreign matter on the upper surface of the foreign matter container, and supports the medium in the accommodation space when the foreign matter container is attached to the attachment space; ,
   A medium capturing device comprising:
2. A moving body that moves the medium along the bottom surface of the accommodation space in the accommodation space;
   Further comprising
   In the foreign matter container, the upper surface portion of the support is formed along the moving direction of the moving body,
   The medium take-in device according to claim 1.
3. The foreign matter container further includes a protrusion protruding from the upper end or the vicinity of the upper end of the side surface to the housing side,
   The medium take-in device according to claim 2.
4. The foreign matter container has the protrusion formed on an extension line of the support,
   The medium take-in device according to claim 3.
5. The support has a length in the orthogonal direction in the shortest medium in which the diameter of the drop hole in the orthogonal direction orthogonal to the moving direction is the shortest in the orthogonal direction among the media accommodated in the accommodation space. It is arranged to be shorter than 1 / n of
   n is a natural number of 2 or more,
   The medium take-in device according to claim 2.
6. A movable range defining portion that defines a range of the accommodation space with respect to a direction orthogonal to a movement direction that is moved along the bottom surface in the accommodation space when the medium is taken in, and a mounting position of the housing is movable; ,
   A space adjacent to the mounting space in the orthogonal direction and below the movable range of the movable range defining portion, and guiding the foreign matter;
   An inclined portion provided below the guide space and having a low mounting space side;
   Further comprising
   The foreign object container has a through-hole formed in a side surface adjacent to the guide space to communicate the space above the inclined portion and the foreign object storage space.
   The medium take-in device according to claim 1.
7. The foreign matter container is
   An engaging body that fixes a position relative to the casing by engaging with an engaged portion provided in the casing;
   The medium take-in device according to claim 1, further comprising: an engagement displacement unit that moves or rotates the engagement body in a direction that intersects with the attachment / detachment direction with respect to the housing.
8. A housing in which an upper part is opened and an accommodation space for accommodating a medium to be taken in is formed inside;
   A mounting space provided below the housing space in the housing;
   A foreign matter container that is formed detachably with respect to the mounting space and has a foreign matter containing space for containing foreign matter;
   A support that is provided to form a drop hole for dropping the foreign matter on the upper surface of the foreign matter container, and supports the medium in the accommodation space when the foreign matter container is attached to the attachment space; ,
   A take-in unit for taking in the medium housed in the housing space;
   A control unit for controlling the capture unit;
   A medium processing apparatus comprising:
9. A detection unit for detecting whether or not the foreign object container is mounted in the mounting space;
   Further comprising
   When the detection unit detects that the foreign matter container is not attached, the control unit controls to wait for the medium taking operation by the take-in unit until the foreign matter container is attached. ,
   The medium processing apparatus according to claim 8.

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