WO2016103927A1

WO2016103927A1 - Paper currency processing device

Info

Publication number: WO2016103927A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/081321
Authority: WO
Inventors: 伊藤　幸男; 伊藤　浩
Original assignee: 株式会社日本コンラックス
Priority date: 2014-12-22
Filing date: 2015-11-06
Publication date: 2016-06-30
Also published as: CN107111911A; JP6522332B2; KR102312026B1; JP2016118961A; CN107111911B; KR20170095227A

Abstract

Provided is a paper currency processing device having a freely opening and closing paper currency conveyance path whereupon paper currency identification sensors are positioned and a freely installable and removable paper currency storage unit, which is small and configured so as to prevent forgetting to close the paper currency conveyance path. The paper currency processing device comprises: a paper currency identification unit (3); a paper currency storage unit (6) which is mounted to be freely installable and removable with respect to a device main body; and a paper currency conveyance path (2) which guides paper currency to the paper currency storage unit (6) and has paper currency identification sensors positioned in interior wall faces (31, 41) of the paper currency identification unit (3). The paper currency processing device is configured such that, with the paper currency storage unit (6) removed, the opening-closing part (4) of the paper currency identification unit (3) can be spread open in the direction in which the paper currency storage unit (6) is positioned such that the interior wall faces (31, 41) of the paper currency conveyance path (2) in the paper currency identification unit (3) are exposed.

Description

Banknote handling equipment

The present invention is mounted on devices such as vending machines, money changers, unmanned parking lots, etc., and determines the authenticity of inserted bills, and is a small banknote processing device for loading and storing genuine bills in a bill storage unit. In particular, the present invention relates to a technique for facilitating the maintenance and inspection work of the bill recognition unit.

In general, inside the main body of equipment such as vending machines, currency exchange machines, and unmanned parking lots that handle banknotes, it is determined whether the inserted banknotes are genuine or not, and banknotes that are determined to be genuine The banknote processing apparatus which accommodated only was mounted.

This banknote processing apparatus includes a banknote transport path including banknote transport means for transporting banknotes inserted from a deposit port to the inside of the apparatus main body, and a banknote recognition section including banknote identification means for identifying the authenticity of the transported banknotes. And a banknote storage unit including banknote storage means for stacking and storing banknotes determined to be genuine.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various banknote handling apparatuses are known, and for banknote recognition units, a plurality of identification sensors including magnetic sensors and optical sensors are arranged at predetermined positions in a banknote conveyance path, and predetermined positions of banknotes are arranged. Is generally used to detect the physical characteristics of banknotes and to comprehensively determine the authenticity of banknotes based on the detection output of each sensor, and to facilitate maintenance and inspection work of the banknote recognition unit There is a technique for making it possible to open and close a bill conveyance passage in which a sensor is arranged so as to be able to do so.

In addition, for the banknote storage unit, banknote storage technology for stacking and storing banknotes one by one in the banknote storage from the banknote transport passage, technology for storing banknotes for each denomination with a plurality of banknote storages, and There is a technique for making a banknote storage section detachable from a banknote processing apparatus main body so that banknote collection and replenishment can be performed easily.

In such a banknote processing apparatus, the mounting space of the banknote processing apparatus on the mounted machine side such as a vending machine, a money change machine, a toll machine in an unmanned parking lot is limited, and without reducing the number of banknotes that can be stored. In addition, there is a demand for a technique for reducing the size of the banknote processing apparatus itself without degrading each function. In particular, banknote processing for handling banknotes of a plurality of denominations and storing them in separate storages for each denomination. In the apparatus, since the apparatus tends to be enlarged, a space saving technique is desired.

At the same time, in the banknote recognition unit, when a banknote to which dust or dirt adheres is inserted, to prevent a decrease in the identification level due to the adhesion of dust or dirt to the sensor of the banknote identification means, a banknote identification error, etc. In addition, it is necessary to periodically perform maintenance and inspection work such as cleaning or replacement.

For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-312759), a unit box in which banknote identifying means is integrally provided is opened and closed with a pivot point as a fulcrum, and the banknote identifying means is further detached. In addition, a bill processing apparatus is disclosed that includes a lock member that enables cleaning of the surface of the sensor and that causes the bill recognition means to remain in the recognition position when the unit box is closed, thereby preventing a decline in the bill recognition level. ing.

However, in the banknote processing apparatus of Patent Document 1, when the unit box remains locked halfway after completion of the cleaning operation, the banknote conveyance path at the pivotal support portion is narrowed, and the banknotes are jammed during the banknote conveyance. There is a possibility that the optical path is shifted, the identification level is lowered, and the identification recognition rate is lowered.

On the other hand, in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-22463), the light transmission state is continued using the signal state of the sensor in order to detect a slight open state of the banknote recognition unit. In this case, a bill identifying device is disclosed that determines that the bill identifying means is open from the standby position.

However, since the banknote identification apparatus of patent document 2 detects the standby position of a banknote identification means using the state of the signal of a sensor, when the banknote identification means is open, for example, the troublesomeness to lock again occurs. To do. In addition, there is a problem that the time required for the cleaning inspection work becomes long and the operating time of the vending machine or the like is shortened.

By the way, as shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a conventional banknote processing apparatus including an openable and closable banknote identification section and a detachable banknote storage section has a deposit port on the front side for inserting banknotes. The bank opening is attached to the inside of the door so that the deposit port is exposed from the door on the front of the device such as a vending machine, and the banknote recognition unit is opened and closed and the banknote storage unit is attached / detached with the banknote processing device attached to the door. The bill recognition unit and the bill storage unit are arranged at the rear end of the apparatus.

Therefore, it is necessary to adopt a configuration in which the banknote recognition unit and each storage are arranged side by side in the vertical direction, and there is a difficulty that the apparatus is enlarged only in the vertical direction. In particular, it is remarkable in the case of the banknote processing apparatus provided with a some storage.

JP 2001-31759 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-22463

Therefore, in view of the circumstances described above, the present invention is a banknote processing apparatus in which a banknote conveyance path in which a banknote identification sensor is disposed is freely openable and detachable, and a banknote storage section is detachable. An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote handling apparatus that can prevent forgetting to close the banknote transport passage.

In order to solve the above-described problems, in the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, a banknote depositing port disposed on the front side of the apparatus, a banknote storage unit that is detachably attached to the apparatus body and that stacks and stores banknotes, A banknote conveyance path in which banknotes inserted from the banknote slot are guided to the banknote storage section and a banknote identification sensor for determining the authenticity and type of banknotes is arranged upstream of the banknote storage section; The banknote storage part is arranged behind the banknote recognition part, and further includes an opening / closing part that can freely open and close the banknote transport passage in which the banknote identification sensor is arranged. The bill conveyance passage is opened rearward.

Furthermore, the banknote conveyance path in which the banknote identification sensor is arranged and the banknote conveyance path provided in the banknote storage part are arranged in parallel so that the banknote conveyance direction is substantially vertical, and the banknote storage part is A stack guide for aligning and storing banknotes, a stack guide separating a longitudinal side edge of the banknotes stored in the banknote storage and a longitudinal side edge of the banknotes passing through the banknote transport passage, and the stack guide A reciprocating means for reciprocally moving the banknote in the front-rear direction, a holding plate that abuts against the front face of the banknote in the stack guide and restricts forward movement of the banknote in the stack guide, and the stack guide provided on the stack guide You may make it provide the urging | biasing part which urges | biases the said opening / closing part ahead by contact | abutting to the said opening / closing part at the time of reciprocation of a guide.

Thus, the banknote processing apparatus of the present invention enables the downsizing of the apparatus by arranging the banknote storage part behind the banknote recognition part, and the banknote recognition part is provided in a state where the banknote storage part is removed. Since the opening / closing part that opens and closes the banknote transport passage opens rearward, the banknote storage part cannot be installed unless the opening / closing part is closed after the maintenance of the banknote identification part is completed. It is possible to prevent forgetting to close the opening / closing part at the time.

Further, when the stack guide provided in the banknote storage part reciprocates, by providing the stack guide with an urging part that contacts the opening / closing part of the banknote recognition part, the opening / closing part is not completely closed However, since the urging portion can urge the opening / closing portion in the initial operation to completely close the opening / closing portion, the operator does not need to close the opening / closing portion again, and the time required for the work can be shortened.

The center longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows schematic structure of the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure in a banknote acceptable state (standby state), Comprising: (a) is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view of a banknote processing apparatus, (b) is a schematic right view of the opening / closing part of a banknote identification part. It is a figure which shows schematic structure immediately after mounting | wearing of a banknote accommodating part in the state which the opening / closing part is not obstruct | occluded, Comprising: (a) is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view of a banknote processing apparatus, (b) is the opening and closing of a banknote identification part. The schematic right view of a part. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration when an urging portion comes into contact with an opening / closing portion during an initial operation in a state where the opening / closing portion is not completely closed, (a) is a central longitudinal sectional view of the banknote handling apparatus; (B) is a schematic right view of the opening / closing part of a banknote identification part. It is a figure which shows schematic structure when an energizing part presses an opening-and-closing part during initial operation in the state where an opening-and-closing part is not obstruct | occluded, Comprising: (a) is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view of a banknote processing apparatus, ( b) is a schematic right side view of the opening / closing part of the banknote recognition part. It is a figure which shows schematic structure when a stack guide arrives at the maximum movement position in the state which the opening-and-closing part is not obstruct | occluded, Comprising: (a) is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view of a banknote processing apparatus, (b) is a banknote. The schematic right view of the opening / closing part of an identification part.

Hereinafter, a banknote handling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings shown in FIGS. In the following description, the configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1 will be described first, and then the initial operation in the banknote storage unit 6 will be described.

The present invention can also be applied to a banknote processing apparatus having a plurality of banknote storage units for each denomination, a banknote processing apparatus having a circulating banknote return mechanism for returning banknotes stored in the banknote storage section one by one. However, the banknote processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment includes only one banknote storage unit 6 and does not include a circulating banknote return mechanism. Moreover, in each drawing, the side by which the deposit port 21 which inserts a banknote is arrange | positioned shall be defined as a front.

FIG. 1 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the banknote handling apparatus 1, and shows the attachment / detachment of the banknote storage section 6 and the opening / closing section 4 of the banknote identification section 3, and FIG. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view of the banknote processing apparatus 1 in a possible state (standby state), and FIG.2 (b) is a right view of the opening-closing part 4 in a banknote acceptable state (standby state).

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the banknote handling apparatus 1, the banknote transport path 2 through which banknotes are transported faces rearward (rightward in the figure) with a deposit port 21 disposed on the front side of the apparatus body as an upstream end. , Immediately bent downward and extended vertically downward, passed through the banknote recognition unit 3 for identifying the authenticity and denomination of the banknote, then bent back again, and further approximately in the center in the depth direction Is folded upward in the vertical direction and extended vertically upward, and the storage standby position in the banknote storage unit 6 for stacking and storing banknotes in a vertical posture (region surrounded by a concave groove 65 of a pair of stack guides 64 described later) ) Is terminated at the downstream end.

An inlet sensor (not shown) for detecting a bill inserted from the deposit port 21 is disposed in the vicinity of the deposit port 21 at the upstream end of the bill conveyance path 2, and is inserted based on the detection output of the inlet sensor. The banknote conveyance means which conveys a banknote downstream of the banknote conveyance path 2 is driven.

In each part of the banknote transport passage 2, banknote transport means (not shown) for transporting banknotes downstream is provided, and this banknote transport means is driven by a transport motor between a drive pulley and several driven pulleys. The banknotes in the banknote transport path 2 are transported by sandwiching the banknotes between the transport belt suspended on the transport belt and a plurality of driven rollers pressed against the transport belt. In addition, although an example which conveys a banknote with a conveyance belt is demonstrated in a present Example, a banknote may be conveyed with a conveyance roller.

In the present embodiment, when the banknote is returned, it is assumed that the banknote transport means is reversed to reversely feed the banknote transport path 2 and returned from the deposit port 21. The banknote conveyance path 2 may be extended above the portion 6 and a return port may be provided at the downstream end of the bank 6 so that the banknotes are conveyed only in a single direction.

A plurality of identification sensors each including a magnetic sensor and an optical sensor (not shown) are arranged on both the front wall surface 31 and the rear wall surface 41 of the banknote transport passage 2 in the banknote recognition section 3, and each sensor is connected to the banknote transport passage. The physical characteristics of the banknote are detected by scanning a predetermined position of the banknote passing through 2, and the authenticity and denomination of the banknote are comprehensively determined based on the detection output. In this embodiment, an example in which identification sensors are arranged on both the front wall surface 31 and the rear wall surface 41 will be described. However, either one of the front wall surface 31 and the rear wall surface 41 is used by using a reflective optical sensor or the like. It is good also as a structure which arrange | positions an identification sensor only on a wall surface.

The rear wall surface 41 is formed on the front surface of the opening / closing part 4 that covers the banknote conveyance path 2 in the banknote recognition part 3 so as to be freely opened and closed from the rear side, and the opening / closing part 4 is connected to the banknote processing device via the opening / closing shaft 42 formed in the lower part. It is rotatably supported with respect to one main body. The rear of the opening / closing part 4 communicates with the banknote storage part 6, and in a state where the banknote storage part 6 is removed, the rear wall surface 31 and the rear wall surface 41 can be exposed.

The banknote storage section 6 cannot be mounted unless the opening / closing section 4 is closed, and the forgetting to close the opening / closing section 4 when the banknote storage section 6 is mounted is prevented. In addition, if an external force is constantly applied to the banknote recognition unit 3, there is a possibility that the recognition level is lowered. Therefore, a slight gap is provided behind the opening / closing unit 4 so as not to directly contact the banknote storage unit 6. It is preferable to do this.

The closed opening / closing part 4 is fixed to the main body of the banknote handling apparatus 1 by a lock mechanism comprising a lock member 5 provided on the upper part of the opening / closing part 4 and a lock receiving part 32 provided on the main body of the banknote processing apparatus 1. . The lock member 5 includes a lock lever 51, a rotation shaft 52, a lock convex portion 53, and an elastic arm portion 54, and is integrally formed of resin. It can be operated from the rear of the opening / closing part 4 by means of a lock lever 51 arranged at the upper center.

The lock lever 51 is normally in a horizontal posture, and is arranged so as to swing around a rotation shaft 52 disposed near the front of the upper part of the opening / closing part 4 by urging the rear end downward. Further, on both sides near the upper rear of the opening / closing portion 4, a cylindrical lock convex portion 53 is provided so as to protrude outward in the left and right directions. The lock convex portion is interlocked with the swing of the lock lever 51. 53 swings around the rotation shaft 52.

Further, on both sides of the opening / closing part 4, below the rotating shaft 52, a rod-like elastic arm part 54 extending vertically downward and having elasticity is formed. The lower end of the elastic arm portion 54 is fixed to the fixing portions 43 provided on both side surfaces of the opening / closing portion 4, and when the lock lever 51 is urged downward, the elastic arm portion 54 is bent forward, and this elasticity The lock lever 51 is returned upward by the return force.

On the other hand, in a state where the opening / closing part 4 is closed, a lock receiving part 32 having a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section is formed at a position facing the right and left of the lock convex part 53 in the main body of the banknote handling apparatus 1. In a state where the opening / closing part 4 is closed and the lock lever 51 is not biased, the lock convex part 53 is engaged with the lock receiving part 32 to be in a locked state. When the lock lever 51 is urged downward, the lock convex portion 53 is detached from the lock receiving portion 32 to enter the unlocked state, and the opening / closing portion 4 can be tilted rearward. At this time, the lock convex portion 53 passes under the rear wall of the lock receiving portion 32.

In addition, a slope 33 is formed on the rear surface of the lock receiving portion 32, and when the opening / closing portion 4 is closed without urging the lock lever 51 downward, the lock convex portion 53 contacting the slope 33 is guided downward. Thus, the lock convex portion 53 can penetrate under the rear wall of the lock receiving portion 32 (see FIGS. 5B and 6B). At this time, the lock lever 51 swings downward in conjunction with the lock convex portion 53, the elastic arm portion 54 curves forward, and the lock convex portion 53 is attached upward by the elastic return force of the elastic arm portion 54. Thus, after passing through the rear wall of the lock receiving portion 32, the lock receiving portion 32 is engaged and the opening / closing portion 4 is locked to the apparatus main body.

The slope 33 of the lock receiving portion 32 is preferably provided so as to have an inclination angle of 45 degrees or more with respect to the vertical plane so that the lock convex portion 53 can easily enter. Moreover, in each figure, the lock | rock convex part 53, the elastic arm part 54, the adhering part 43, and the lock | rock receiving part 32 shall be provided symmetrically also to the left which is not shown in figure.

The banknote storage part 6 is arrange | positioned in the position downstream from the banknote identification part 3, and the banknote conveyance path | route 2 is provided vertically, The state which has arrange | positioned the banknote processing apparatus 1 in the apparatus which is not shown in figure, It is attached to the apparatus main body so that it can be inserted and removed in the horizontal direction from the rear. Note that the upper part of the main body of the banknote storage unit 6 is opened so that the stored banknotes can be collected.

The inside of the circulation banknote storage part 6 is roughly divided into a banknote storage 61 disposed behind the banknote transport passage 2 and a banknote storage mechanism disposed in front. The banknotes in the opposing position (storage standby position) are configured to be stored one by one in the banknote storage 61 by the banknote storage mechanism.

The banknote storage 61 is a substantially rectangular plate arranged in parallel to the banknotes passing through the banknote transport path 2 and has a stack plate 62 on which the circulating banknotes M are aligned and stacked on the front surface, and the circulating banknote storage section 6. The main body and the stack plate 62 are connected to each other, and

compression springs

63a and 63b that constantly bias the stack plate 62 forward are provided.

The banknote storage mechanism includes a pair of stack guides 64 each having a pair of concave grooves (slits) 65 that guide the longitudinal edges of the banknotes (assumed to be provided symmetrically on the right side, not shown), and banknotes. A holding plate 67 for restricting the forward movement of the left and right center part, a pair of reciprocating means (not shown) for connecting the stack guide 64 and the bill storage part 6 main body and moving the stack guide 71 back and forth, and this reciprocating means Drive means (not shown) for driving is provided.

The stack guide 64 is supported so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body of the circulating banknote storage 6 while maintaining its posture, and the initial operation when the power of the banknote processing apparatus 1 is turned on and banknote storage. Sometimes, the reciprocating means (not shown) is moved back and forth in a straight line.

In the standby state, the groove 65 of the stack guide 64 forms the front and rear surfaces and both side edges of both sides of the banknote transport passage 2. And the conveyance position (accommodation standby position) of the received banknote and the stored banknote M have a fixed gap by the stack guide 64 so that the storage banknote M does not hinder the conveyance of the banknote.

That is, the stack guide 64 prevents the stored banknotes M stored in the banknote storage 61 from returning to the banknote transport path 2 and prevents the banknotes in the banknote transport path 2 from entering the banknote storage 61. It is comprised so that a function and the function as a wall which regulates the channel | path width | variety of the longitudinal direction side edge of the banknote in the banknote conveyance path | route 2 are obtained. Further, the stack guide 64 is configured to be movable only in the front-rear direction while being restricted from moving in the left-right direction and the up-down direction.

Further, an urging portion 66 that contacts the rear surface of the opening / closing portion 4 when the stack guide 64 moves most forward is formed on the front side of the stack guide 64 so that the opening / closing portion 4 is completely attached when the bill storage portion 6 is mounted. Even when the stack guide 64 is not closed (see FIG. 3), when the stack guide 64 reciprocates once in the initial operation, the urging portion 66 urges the opening / closing portion 4 forward so that it completely closes. ing.

In addition, as long as it has said each function, what kind of shape of the stack guide 64 may be sufficient, for example, the wall which separates the banknote conveyance path 2 and the banknote storage 61, and the longitudinal direction of a banknote The wall for regulating the passage width of the side edge can be provided integrally or separately.

The holding plate 67 has a rear wall on substantially the same plane as the front side wall of the groove 65 in the standby state, and is fixed to the main body of the banknote storage unit 6 so as to be interposed between the left and right stack guides 64. . When the stack guide 64 moves forward during the bill storage operation, the holding plate 67 abuts against the front surface of the bill in the concave groove 65 to restrict the forward movement of the bill. Then, both side edges of the banknote are removed from the concave groove 65, the banknote enters behind the stack guide 64, and the banknote is stored on the stack plate 62 in the banknote storage 61.

Thus, instead of pushing the banknote in the concave groove 65 in the direction of the banknote storage 61, the stack guide 64 is reversed from the banknote storage 61 in a state where the holding plate 67 restricts the forward movement of the banknote. The effective capacity in the bill storage 61 is not reduced by moving the direction so that both side edges of the bill are removed from the concave groove 65.

In addition, since the prior art can be applied to the entrance sensor, magnetic sensor, optical sensor, each banknote transport means, reciprocation means and drive means in the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, it is not a part according to the present invention. Detailed description will be omitted.

In the banknote processing apparatus 1 configured as described above, when the banknote storage unit 6 is mounted on the main body of the banknote processing apparatus 1 without completely closing the opening / closing part 4 of the banknote recognition unit 3, or when the power is turned on. The initial operation will be described. In addition, since this invention is applicable also to the banknote processing apparatus provided with the circulation banknote return mechanism as mentioned above, it uses the example of what the banknote M for bills is accommodated in the banknote storage 61. I will explain.

The banknote handling apparatus 1 moves the stack guide 64 back and forth once as an initial operation when the banknote handling unit 6 is mounted on the main body of the banknote handling apparatus 1 and the mounting of the banknote storage unit 6 is detected by a sensor (not shown). The banknote handling apparatus 1 also performs this initial operation when the power is turned on.

3 to 6 show the maximum movement of the stack guide 64 immediately after the banknote storage unit 6 is mounted, when the urging unit 66 is in contact with the opening / closing unit 4 and when the urging unit 66 is pressed against the opening / closing unit 4, respectively. When reaching the position, in each figure, (a) is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the banknote handling apparatus 1, and (b) is a right side view of the opening / closing part 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the banknote storage unit 6 is attached to the main body of the banknote processing apparatus 1 or the power of the banknote processing apparatus 1 is turned on, a command is issued from a control unit (not shown) to perform an initial operation. Then, the reciprocating means (not shown) is driven through the driving means (not shown) of the bill storage mechanism, and the stack guide 64 starts to move forward.

As shown in FIG. 4, before the stack guide 64 reaches the movable front end, the front end of the urging portion 66 contacts the rear surface of the opening / closing portion 4. At this time, the stack guide 64 moves forward, and the stored banknote M in the banknote storage 61 moves forward by the urging force of the compression springs 63a and 63b while being held between the rear surface of the stack guide 64 and the stack plate 62. . When the front surface of the stored banknote M reaches the holding plate 67, the forward movement of the stored banknote M is regulated by the holding plate 67, and only the stack guide 64 continues to move forward.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the stack guide 64 continues to move forward, and the tip of the urging portion 66 urges the upper portion of the opening / closing portion 4 forward, the opening / closing portion 4 rotates in a closing direction. Then, when the lock convex portion 53 comes into contact with the slope 33 of the lock receiving portion 32 and the stack guide 64 is further pressed forward, the lock convex portion 53 is guided by the slope 33 and moves downward. At this time, the lock convex portion 53 swings downward about the rotation shaft 52, and the elastic arm portion 54 curves forward to generate an elastic return force.

As shown in FIG. 6, by the time the stack guide 64 reaches the maximum movement position, the lock convex portion 53 penetrates under the rear wall of the lock receiving portion 32 and the opening / closing portion 4 is completely closed. Further, the lock projection 53 returns upward due to the elastic return force of the elastic arm portion 54 and engages in the lock receiving portion 33 to be locked.

Thereafter, the stack guide 64 moves rearward, returns to the storage standby position, and enters the bill acceptable state (standby state) shown in FIG.

Here, since the opening / closing part 4 is always urged by a driven roller (not shown), when the urging part 66 is separated from the opening / closing part 4, the lock convex part 53 is pushed back in the expanding direction of the opening / closing part 4. The lock receiving portion 32 is always in contact with the surface opposite to the surface on which the inclined surface 33 is provided, so that the posture of the opening / closing portion 4 is constant.

In the banknote handling apparatus 1, even when the opening / closing part 4 is completely closed, when the stack guide 64 reciprocates, the urging part 66 abuts against the opening / closing part 4 to open and close the opening / closing part. Energize 4 in the closing direction. Even when the stack guide 64 reciprocates in the bill storage operation, the opening / closing portion 4 is biased by the biasing portion 66 and the bill recognition portion 3 receives an external force, but when the bill passes through the bill recognition portion 3. Since the bill storage operation is not performed, the identification level is not affected.

As described above, even when the opening / closing part 4 is not completely closed, the biasing part 66 of the stack guide 64 is brought into contact with the opening / closing part 4 of the banknote identification part 3 in the initial operation when the biasing part 66 moves to the maximum movement position. By doing so, the urging portion 66 of the stack guide 64 can urge the opening / closing portion 4 to be completely closed. Therefore, when the opening / closing part 4 is not completely closed, it is not necessary for the operator to remove the banknote storage part 6 again to close the opening / closing part 4, and the time required for the work can be shortened.

In addition, the said Example is only what showed the preferred embodiment of this invention, and the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the said Example itself at all.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote processing apparatus 2 Banknote conveyance path 21 Deposit port 3 Banknote identification part 31 Front wall surface 32 Lock receiving part 33 Slope 4 Opening-and-closing part 41 Rear wall surface 42 Opening-and-closing axis 43 Adhering part 5 Lock member 51 Lock lever 52 Rotating shaft 53 Lock convex part 54 elastic arm part 6 bill storage part 61 banknote storage 62 stack plate 63 compression spring 64 stack guide 65 concave groove 66 urging part 67 holding plate

Claims

A banknote deposit slot disposed in front of the apparatus;
A banknote storage unit that is detachably attached to the apparatus body and that stacks and stores banknotes;
A banknote having a banknote conveyance path in which a banknote inserted into the banknote deposit port is guided to the banknote storage section, and a banknote identification sensor for determining the authenticity and type of the banknote is arranged upstream of the banknote storage section. In the processing device,
While arranging the banknote storage part behind the banknote identification part,
An openable / closable portion that can freely open and close the banknote transport passage in which the banknote identification sensor is disposed;
The banknote processing apparatus, wherein the opening / closing section is capable of opening / closing the banknote transport passage rearward in a state where the banknote storage section is removed.
The banknote conveyance path in which the banknote identification sensor is arranged and the banknote conveyance path provided in the banknote storage unit are arranged so that the banknote conveyance direction is substantially vertical in parallel in the front and rear,
The bill storage part
A banknote storage for aligning and storing banknotes;
A stack guide that separates a longitudinal side edge of the banknote stored in the banknote storage and a longitudinal side edge of the banknote passing through the banknote transport path;
Reciprocating means for reciprocating the stack guide in the front-rear direction;
A holding plate that abuts against the front face of the banknote in the stack guide and restricts the forward movement of the banknote in the stack guide;
The banknote according to claim 1, further comprising a biasing portion provided on the stack guide and biasing the opening / closing portion forward by contacting the opening / closing portion when the stack guide reciprocates. Processing equipment.