WO2016132609A1

WO2016132609A1 - Medium dispensing device and medium accumulation and delivery mechanism

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Publication number: WO2016132609A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/081635
Authority: WO
Inventors: 山本　剛; 健志門田
Original assignee: 沖電気工業株式会社
Priority date: 2015-02-20
Filing date: 2015-11-10
Publication date: 2016-08-25
Also published as: JP2016153330A

Abstract

Provided is a medium accumulation and delivery mechanism comprising: an accumulation storage in which an accumulation space for accumulating sheet-like mediums is formed and which is switched between a tilted position and a horizontal position; a releasing unit for releasing the transferred mediums to the accumulation space; a stopper that contacts a front end of the mediums released from the releasing unit; a stage that forms a bottom surface of the accumulation storage, is switched between a tilted position and a horizontal position, and accumulates the mediums released from the releasing unit; a drive source that generates drive force; and a drive mechanism that is driven by the drive source when the mediums are accumulated on the stage in the tilted position, switches the stage and the accumulation storage from the tilted position to the horizontal position, and then moves the stage so as to deliver a bundle of mediums accumulated on the stage.

Description

Medium delivery device and medium accumulation delivery mechanism

Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-031613, filed Feb. 20, 2015, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a medium delivery device and a medium accumulation and delivery mechanism, and is applicable to, for example, a bill dispenser for dispensing bills as a medium.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, among banknote dispensing machines used in financial institutions and the like, those that dispense cash such as banknotes and coins in response to a request from a user are widely used.

As a bill dispensing machine, for example, a bill storage for storing bills, a transport unit for transporting the bills, a discrimination unit for discriminating the bills, a storage for accumulating bills that can be dispensed should be dispensed. It has been proposed to have a reject storage for storing no rejected banknotes, a bundle transport unit for transporting a bundle of accumulated banknotes, and a dispensing port for delivering the banknotes to the user (e.g. 48234)).

By the way, in an apparatus for handling bills, by providing the bottom of the storage box for stacking bills to be inclined from the horizontal, one end face of the bills is brought into contact with the wall surface orthogonal to the bottom to align the end faces of the bill bundle. There is. In such a case, the pressure may become uneven between the vertically adjacent banknotes in the surface direction, and the shape of the banknote bundle may be broken when being fed from the storage, so the paper money is placed along the paper surface It is desirable to pull out from the accumulation box after making the surface direction horizontal.

However, in this case, the bank-note bundle is inclined and shifted from a stacked state to a horizontal state, and is transported in the direction of feeding out the bank-note bundle which is in the horizontal state. In that case, since it is necessary to move the bill bundle in different directions when rotating the bill bundle and conveying it in the direction of unwinding, it is in a horizontal state with a driving source for rotating the bill bundle. A drive source for conveying the bank note bundle has become necessary separately, which complicates the construction.

The present disclosure has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present disclosure is to propose a media delivery device and a media integrated delivery mechanism that can simplify the configuration.

A first aspect of the present invention is a medium delivery apparatus, comprising: a medium storage for storing a sheet-like medium; an accumulation unit for accumulating the medium delivered and conveyed from the medium storage; The stacker transports the media bundle and delivers it to the user, and the stacker forms a storage space for stacking the media inside, and switches from the media storage to the storage that switches to the inclined posture and the horizontal posture. The discharge unit that discharges the collected medium into the accumulation space, the stopper that contacts the tip of the medium discharged from the discharge unit, and the bottom of the storage box, and switches to the inclined posture and the horizontal posture, and is discharged from the discharge unit When the medium is accumulated on the stage for accumulating the medium to generate the medium bundle, the driving source for generating the driving force, and the medium on the stage in the inclined attitude, the medium is driven by the driving source to move the stage and the storage box from the inclined attitude Cut into After changing, it was provided and a driving mechanism for moving the stage to pass the medium flux integrated into the stage to the bundle conveyance unit.

A second aspect of the present invention is a medium accumulation and delivery mechanism, wherein an accumulation space for accumulating sheet-like mediums is formed inside, and an accumulation box for switching to an inclined attitude and a horizontal attitude and an conveyed medium are accumulated. A discharge unit that discharges into space, a stopper that contacts the tip of the medium discharged from the discharge unit, and a bottom surface of the accumulation container, and switches to an inclined posture and a horizontal posture, and accumulates the media discharged from the discharge unit When the medium is accumulated on the stage in the inclined attitude, the stage that generates the medium bundle, the driving source that generates the driving force, and the driving attitude by the driving source switch the stage and the storage box from the inclined attitude to the horizontal attitude. A drive mechanism is provided to move the stage so as to deliver a bundle of media collected on the stage.

In the above aspect, the drive source is driven by the drive source without separately providing the drive source that generates the drive force for rotating the medium bundle and the drive source that generates the drive force for transporting the medium bundle in the direction Only by doing this, it is possible to move the medium bundle from the inclined posture to the horizontal posture and to convey the medium bundle in the direction in which the medium bundle is drawn out.

According to the above aspect, it is possible to realize the medium delivery device and the medium accumulation delivery mechanism that can simplify the configuration.

It is a left view which shows the structure of a banknote dispenser. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote dispenser with the bundle | flux conveyance unit remove | deviated from the storage unit. It is a left view which shows the structure (1) of the stacking part by 1st implementation. It is a top view which shows the structure (2) of the stacking part by 1st implementation. It is a perspective view which shows the structure (3) of the stacking part by 1st implementation. It is a left view which shows the structure (4) of the stacking part by 1st implementation. It is a left view which shows the structure (5) of the stacking part by 1st implementation. It is an approximate line figure showing the payment operation by a 1st embodiment. It is an approximate line figure showing the payment operation by a 1st embodiment. It is an approximate line figure showing the payment operation by a 1st embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the taking-in operation | movement by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the taking-in operation | movement by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the taking-in operation | movement by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the taking-in operation | movement by 1st Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure (1) of the stacking part by 2nd implementation. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a banknote bundle upper surface holding mechanism. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a banknote bundle upper surface holding mechanism. It is a left view which shows the structure (2) of the stacking part by 2nd implementation. It is a left view which shows the structure (3) of the stacking part by 2nd implementation. It is a left view which shows the structure (4) of the stacking part by 2nd implementation. It is a left view which shows the structure (1) of the stacking part by 3rd implementation. It is a left view which shows the structure (2) of the stacking part by 3rd implementation. It is a left view which shows the structure (1) of the stacking part by 4th implementation. It is a left view which shows the structure (2) of the stacking part by 4th implementation. It is a left view which shows the structure (1) of the stacking part by 5th implementation. It is a basic diagram which shows the payment | withdrawal operation | movement by 5th Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the payment | withdrawal operation | movement by 5th Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the payment | withdrawal operation | movement by 5th Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the taking-in operation | movement by 5th Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the taking-in operation | movement by 5th Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the taking-in operation | movement by 5th Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the taking-in operation | movement by 5th Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure (1) of the stacking part by other implementation. It is a left view which shows the structure (2) of the stacking part by other implementation.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described using the drawings.

[1. First embodiment]
[1-1. Configuration of Banknote Dispenser]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote dispenser 1 according to the first embodiment is installed, for example, in a financial institution etc., and dispenses banknotes according to the operation of the user (ie the customer of the financial institution). Do. The bill dispenser 1 is roughly divided into a lower storage unit 2 and an upper bundle conveyance unit 3, and a control unit 4 for controlling the whole is incorporated. The bill dispenser 1 is assembled by attaching the upper bundle conveyance unit 3 to the lower storage unit 2 at the time of manufacture. FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the bill dispenser 1 in a state in which the bundle conveyance unit 3 is detached from the storage unit 2 for convenience of explanation. The bill dispenser 1 functions as a rear face machine in which the bill storage case 11 is attached to and removed from the storage case 10 from the front side opposite to the withdrawal port 26 with respect to the dispensing port 26 provided on the rear side. .

The control unit 4 is configured mainly of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and reads out and executes a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a flash memory (not shown). Do the processing. The control unit 4 further includes a storage unit such as a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, etc., and stores various information in the storage unit.

In the following, the side of the bill dispenser 1 facing the customer is the back side, the opposite is the front side, the left and right are the right side and the left side from the customer facing the front side, and the upper and lower sides are further Define and explain.

[1-2. Configuration of storage unit]
The storage unit 2 incorporates a plurality of portions for performing various processing on bills in a rectangular parallelepiped storage housing 10, stores the bills, accumulates the bills to be delivered to the user, and stores the bill bundle. Generate In the storage case 10, four bill storages 11 (11A, 11B, 11C and 11D), a transport unit 13, a discrimination unit 14, a switching unit 15, an accumulation unit 16 and a reject storage 17 are provided. There is.

The banknote storages 11 (11A, 11B, 11C, and 11D) as medium storages are attached so as to be stacked on each other from the center in the vertical direction on the front side of the storage housing 10 to the lower side. Each bill storage case 11 is formed in a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape that is short in the vertical direction and long in the front-rear direction, and stores the bills therein in a state where the paper faces in the front-rear direction along the front-rear direction . Further, at the lower portion on the rear side of the bill storage 11, a feeding unit 12 is provided which separates the bills stored one by one and feeds them.

Each bill storage case 11 is removed from the storage case 10 by being pulled forward with respect to the storage case 10, and is aligned with the storage case 10 and pushed in the rear direction, thereby the storage case It is attached to ten. That is, each banknote storage 11 is configured to be removable from the front surface of the storage case 10. In each bill storage case 11, the denomination of the bill stored in each is determined in advance.

The conveyance part 13 comprises the conveyance path which is a path | route which conveys a banknote with the roller, a belt which is not shown in figure, or a motor etc. which drives these. The transport path is connected to the feeding portion 12 of each bill storage 11 as indicated by a solid line in the figure, extends along the back side of each bill storage 11 along the vertical direction, and is located at the uppermost position It is arrange | positioned so that it may reach to the center vicinity of the front-back direction in the upper side of 11 A of storage containers. The transport unit 13 transports the banknotes delivered from the delivery unit 12 of each banknote storage 11 generally upward along the direction along the short side.

The discrimination unit 14 is provided along the transport path of the transport unit 13 at the rear portion of the banknote storage 11A in the transport unit 13. The discrimination unit 14 incorporates a plurality of types of sensors, and discriminates the denomination, running condition, etc. of the conveyed banknote based on the information obtained from each sensor, and the control unit Supply to 4. Control part 4 determines the conveyance place of each bill based on the obtained distinction result. Specifically, the control unit 4 causes the stacking unit 16 to convey the transport destination of normal banknotes to be dispensed, and the transport destination of the banknotes not to be dispensed (hereinafter referred to as reject banknotes) to be rejected storage 17 Each will decide.

The switching unit 15 is disposed substantially at the center in the front-rear direction on the upper side of the banknote storage 11A, and is a blade (shown by a triangle in the drawing) that changes the traveling direction by contacting the banknote based on the control of the control unit 4 The bill traveling direction is switched by changing the inclination angle. The switching unit 15 is connected by the transport unit 13 to the lower discrimination unit 14, the rear side stacking unit 16, and the front reject storage case 17. The switching unit 15 switches the traveling direction of each bill transported from the lower side according to the transport destination determined in the control unit 4 and advances it to the rear stacking unit 16 or the front reject storage case 17.

The stacking unit 16 is located on the uppermost rear side in the storage case 10, and forms a stacking space 16S which is a space for stacking bills therein. The stacking unit 16 has a stage 16T for stacking bills on the upper surface in the stacking space 16S. The stage 16T is formed in a thin plate shape in the vertical direction, and the lengths in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction are respectively longer than the lengths of the short side and the long side of the bill.

Moreover, the discharge part 16J which discharge | releases the banknote conveyed from the switching part 15 in the accumulation space 16S is provided in the front upper side in the accumulation part 16. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the stacking unit 16 stacks, on the stage 16T, the banknotes transported from the switching unit 15 and discharged into the stacking space 16S by the discharge unit 16J. At this time, the bills accumulated on the stage 16T are stacked in a bundle. Hereinafter, such stacked banknotes are also referred to as a banknote bundle.

Furthermore, the stage 16T is vertically moved by a drive motor and an accumulation unit drive transmission mechanism described later. Further, an accumulation hole 16H penetrating in the vertical direction is bored in the upper surface of the accumulation portion 16. The longitudinal length of the accumulation hole 16H is slightly longer than the longitudinal length of the stage 16T. The accumulation hole 16H also penetrates the upper surface of the storage case 10, and communicates the accumulation space 16S with the space above the storage case 10. Therefore, the stacking unit 16 lifts the stage 16T and the bill bundle to the upper side of the upper surface of the storage case 10 by moving the stage 16T upward with the bill bundle placed on the stage 16T.

The reject storage case 17 is located on the uppermost front side in the storage case 10, and forms a storage space 17S for storing bills therein. The storage space 17S is partitioned by the partition plate 17P into a left behind bill storage space 17SL located on the front upper side, and a rejected bill storage space 17SR located on the rear lower side. Further, at the rear upper side of the reject storage case 17, a discharge unit 17J is provided for releasing the bills transported from the switching unit 15 into the reject bill storage space 17SR. For this reason, the reject storage case 17 stores the banknote (that is, the rejected banknote) conveyed from the switching unit 15 and discharged into the rejected banknote storage space 17SR by the discharge unit 17J.

Further, on the upper surface of the reject storage case 17, an intake hole 17H penetrating in the vertical direction is bored. The length in the front-rear direction of the intake hole 17H is substantially equal to the length in the front-rear direction of the accumulation hole 16H of the accumulation portion 16. Further, the intake hole 17H also penetrates the upper surface of the storage case 10, and communicates the left-out banknote storage space 17SL with a space above the storage case 10. For this reason, the reject storage box 17 stores the forgotten banknote bundle in the forgotten banknote storage space 17SL when the forgot banknote bundle falls from above.

Furthermore, the reject storage case 17 is removed from the storage case 10 by being pulled forward with respect to the storage case 10 in the same manner as the bill storage case 11, and is aligned with the storage case 10 and pushed in the rear direction. As a result, the storage case 10 is mounted.

A holding / conveying guide 22 is provided within the range of the large hole portion 20H of the lower portion of the storage case 10 below the upper belt 21 in the bundle conveyance case 20 described later. The holding and conveying guide 22 is formed in a flat rectangular shape that is thin in the vertical direction, and the upper surface thereof is opposed to the lower surface of the upper belt 21.

Further, the sandwiching conveyance guide 22 moves in the front-rear direction within the range of the large hole 20H by a drive motor and a guide drive transmission mechanism described later. For example, when the pinching and conveying guide 22 moves to the rear side, the vicinity of the center and the rear side of the large hole portion 20H is closed, and the front side range is opened. Hereinafter, the portion opened to the front side at this time is referred to as a front passage hole 20HF. In addition, when the pinching and conveying guide 22 moves to the front side, the vicinity of the center and the front side of the large hole portion 20H is closed, and the range on the rear side is opened. Hereinafter, the portion opened to the rear side at this time is referred to as a rear passage hole 20HB.

[1-3. Configuration of bundle conveyance unit]
The bundle conveyance unit 3 is formed in a flat rectangular shape which is short in the vertical direction and long in the front-rear direction as a whole, and the length in the front-rear direction is longer than the storage unit 2. The bundle conveyance unit 3 is provided with various mechanisms for conveying a bill bundle in the rectangular bundle conveyance case 20.

An upper belt 21 is provided on the upper portion of the bundle conveyance housing 20. The upper belt 21 is an endless belt wound around rollers respectively disposed near the rear end and near the front end, and when the roller rotates, the lower surface is extended along the longitudinal direction along the horizontal direction. Run it. For convenience of description, in the following, the traveling direction of the lower surface portion of the upper belt 21 is regarded as the traveling direction of the upper belt 21.

A large hole 20H (FIG. 2) having a large hole is formed in a wide range extending from near the center in the front-rear direction to the front side of the lower surface of the bundle conveyance housing 20. A lower conveyance guide 24 is provided on the lower side of the upper belt 21 in the bundle conveyance housing 20 and on the rear side of the large hole 20H. The lower conveyance guide 24 is formed in a flat rectangular shape which is thin in the vertical direction, and the upper surface thereof is opposed to the lower surface of the upper belt 21.

Further, in the state (FIG. 1 and FIG. 2) in which the nipping and conveying guide 22 is moved forward, the large hole portion 20H is opened without being closed and then the passing hole 20HB causes the stage 16T of the stacking portion 16 to move upward If it is, it is closed by stage 16T. At this time, in the bundle conveyance unit 3, a bundle conveyance path 3Y which is sandwiched from the upper and lower direction by the upper belt 21, the stage 16T, the holding conveyance guide 22 and the lower conveyance guide 24 is formed along the horizontal direction.

Further, in the bundle conveyance unit 3, an extrusion unit 25 is provided. A part of the extrusion unit 25 protrudes below the lower surface of the upper belt 21 and moves along the front-rear direction, that is, along the bundle conveyance path 3Y by a movement mechanism (not shown). That is, the push-out unit 25 moves in the dispensing direction (rearward), while pushing the front end of the banknote bundle while moving in the dispensing direction (rearward) while preventing a bundle displacement of the banknote bundle, residual banknotes, etc. The rear end of the bill bundle is pushed while preventing the bundle deviation of the bill bundle, the bill remaining and the like. The pushing portion 25 is displaced in the vertical direction by a displacement mechanism (not shown). That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the pushing portion 25 lowers a portion thereof below the lower surface of the upper belt 21 and also displaces above the lower surface of the upper belt 21 as described later.

The push-out portion 25 protrudes downward below the lower surface of the upper belt 21 only at several discrete locations in the left-right direction. Further, in the holding / conveying guide 22 and the lower conveying guide 24 and the stage 16 T of the stacking unit 16 in the storage unit 2, a gap or a groove (not shown) along the longitudinal direction is formed according to the extrusion unit 25. And does not interfere with the extrusion unit 25. For this reason, if there is a bill bundle in the bundle conveyance path 3Y, the push-out unit 25 pushes the bill bundle in the front-rear direction to advance it.

At the rear end of the bundle conveyance case 20, a dispensing port 26 is formed to deliver the bill bundle conveyed backward in the bundle conveyance path 3Y to the user. In the vicinity of the dispensing port 26, a dispensing port sensor 27 for detecting a bill bundle is provided. The dispensing port sensor 27 is an optical sensor composed of a combination of a light emitting element for emitting a predetermined detection light and a light receiving element for receiving the detection light, and intersects the optical path of the detection light with the bundle conveyance path 3Y. . The dispensing port sensor 27 notifies the control unit 4 of the light reception result of the detection light. Based on the light reception result, the control unit 4 determines whether a bill bundle is present at the dispensing port 26.

[1-4. Configuration of accumulation unit]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the stacking unit 16 mainly includes a stage 16T, a stacking unit 30, a discharging unit 16J, a stacking unit frame 42, a moving arm 58, and a drive motor 32.

The storage case 30 is formed of a member having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and includes a storage case front side wall 30F, a storage case bottom plate 30D, a storage case right side wall 30R, a storage case left side wall 30L and a storage case rear side wall An accumulation space 16S, which is a space for accumulating bills, is formed by 30B. The stacker 30 is configured to be rotatable clockwise and counterclockwise in the figure with the stacker frame fulcrum 42S as a fulcrum by the drive motor 32, the stacking unit drive transmission mechanism 34, and the moving arm 58. The storage front wall 30F is formed in a comb shape along the left-right direction as shown in FIG.

A flat plate-like stage 16T for accumulating banknotes is moved up and down (up and down) and down (up and down) along the stage moving direction, which is the up and down direction, by the moving arm 58 inside the accumulation box 30 It is possible. It is fixed to the storage case 10 (FIG. 1) on the rear side of the accumulation storage front side wall 30F in the accumulation storage accumulation state which is a state of the accumulation storage 30 at the time of accumulating the bills on the stage 16T and guides the front end of the bills An accumulation guide 40 is provided. The accumulation guide 40 is formed in a comb shape along the left-right direction as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the comb teeth of the accumulation storage front side wall 30F and the comb teeth of the accumulation guide 40 are arranged to mesh with each other in the accumulation storage accumulation state. Thus, the accumulation guide 40 passes the accumulation front wall 30F from the front side to the rear side of the accumulation guide 40. Note that FIG. 4 shows an accumulation storage delivery state described later, and the accumulation storage front side wall 30F is located on the rear side of the accumulation guide 40.

When bills are stacked in the stacker 30, as shown in FIG. 3, the stacker 30 rotates clockwise with the stacker frame 42, and the stage 16T is inclined so that the front end is lower than the rear end. It becomes a state. Further, when transporting a bill bundle accumulated in the accumulation box 30 to the bundle conveyance unit 3 or receiving a bill bundle from the bundle conveyance unit 3, the accumulation box 30 in the accumulation box accumulation state is, as shown in FIG. The container frame 42 is rotated counterclockwise, and the stage 16T is in the horizontal delivery state.

The discharge part 16J is provided on the front upper side of the accumulation space 16S in the accumulation case accumulation state. The collecting roller 46 provided at a position facing the upper part of the collecting space 16S in the discharging part 16J is rotated counterclockwise and clockwise in the drawing by a driving part (not shown), whereby the conveying part 13 (FIG. 1) And transports the bill conveyed to the accumulation space 16S. A tongue 46 </ b> Z formed of an elastic member such as rubber is provided on the rotation shaft of the lower accumulation roller 46. When the tongue 46Z rotates counterclockwise with the lower accumulation roller 46, the front end portion of the bill delivered to the accumulation space 16S is knocked down toward the lower side.

On the inner side of the accumulation rear wall 30B, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped building stopper 48 extending along the accumulation rear wall 30B is attached. Two bill stoppers 48 are provided in the left-right direction at intervals slightly shorter than the length of the long side direction of the bill. The bill stopper 48 is configured to be pivotable with its lower end as a fulcrum, and is biased toward the discharge portion 16J (front side) by a spring mechanism (not shown) formed of an elastic member and attached by a locking member (not shown) The force is regulated at a predetermined position. When the tip end of the bill taken in from the discharge part 16J collides, the bill stopper 48 pivots to the accumulation container rear side wall 30B (rear side) about the pivot axis. Thereby, the bill stopper 48 absorbs the impact when the bill taken in from the discharge portion 16J collides with the bill stopper 48, thereby causing the bill (skew bill) to be skewed and discharged from the discharge portion 16J. The row status is corrected and aligned to the normal position on the stage 16T.

In front of the storage case 30, a drive motor 32 for generating a driving force for driving the storage case 30 and the holding conveyance guide 22 is provided. The storage case 30 rotates by transmitting the driving force generated by the drive motor 32 from the accumulation unit drive transmission mechanism 34 connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 32 via the moving arm 58. The nipping and conveying guide 22 is driven by transmitting the drive force generated by the drive motor 32 from a guide drive transmission mechanism 36 connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 32.

The conveyance guide gear 22G is provided in the vicinity of the front end of the holding conveyance guide 22, and the holding conveyance guide 22 converts the driving force transmitted from the guide drive transmission mechanism 36 into driving force in the front-rear direction by the conveyance guide gear 22G. , Reciprocate along the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, a plate-like shaft support plate 50L and a shaft support plate 50R are provided on the lower side of the accumulation storage left side wall 30L and the accumulation storage right side wall 30R of the accumulation storage 30, respectively. As shown in FIG. 4,

pin shafts

52L and 52R extend from the shaft support plate 50L and the shaft support plate 50R toward the outside in the left-right direction, respectively. A cylindrical pin 54U is fixed to the pin shaft 52L at a position where it is inserted into the storage case frame groove 42G of the storage case frame 42L. Similarly, a cylindrical pin 54U is fixed to the pin shaft 52R at a position where it is inserted into the storage case frame groove 42G of the storage case frame 42R. 5 shows only the stage 16T, the shaft support plate 50L, the shaft support plate 50R, the shaft support plate 50R, the pin shaft 52, the pin 54U, the pin 54D and the pin 55, and the other mechanisms are not shown. .

A cylindrical pin 54D is fixed to the lower side of the pin 54U of the shaft support plate 50L and the shaft support plate 50R (that is, the holding direction side of the stage 16T). A cylindrical pin 55 is fixed at a position where it is inserted into the stage guide groove 60 of the movable arm 58 outside the pin 54U in the pin shaft 52L and the pin shaft 52R in the left-right direction. A cylindrical pin 56 is fixed to the front ends of the stacker frame 42L and the stacker frame 42R.

On the left and right outer sides of the storage case 30, a plate-shaped storage case frame 42L and a storage case frame 42R (hereinafter collectively referred to as a storage case frame 42) are provided. The stacker frame 42 is configured to be rotatable clockwise and counterclockwise in the figure with the stacker frame fulcrum 42S as a fulcrum by the drive motor 32, the stacking unit drive transmission mechanism 34, and the moving arm 58. Since the stacker frame 42R is configured in substantially the same manner as the stacker frame 42L and arranged symmetrically with the stacker frame 42L, the stacker frame 42L will be mainly described below.

In the storage case frame 42L, a storage case frame groove 42G is formed in a straight line along the stage movement direction along the vertical direction which is the movement direction of the stage 16T. A pin 54U and a pin 54D are slidably inserted in the storage frame groove 42G with respect to the storage frame groove 42G. Thus, the stage 16T is configured to be linearly reciprocally movable upward and downward in FIG. 6, which is the stage movement direction. In the following, the stage 16T in the stage accumulation state, which is in the state of the stage 16T in which bills are accumulated, goes along the stage movement direction to the stage delivery state, which is the state in the stage 16T when delivering the bill bundle to the bundle conveyance unit 3 The upward direction is also referred to as lifting direction, and the stage 16T in the stage delivery state is also referred to as lifting direction toward the stage accumulation state along the stage movement direction. In the stage accumulation state shown in FIG. 6, the pin 54D is located at the lower end of the accumulation case frame groove 42G.

A moving arm 58L and a moving arm 58R (hereinafter collectively referred to as a moving arm 58) are provided on the left and right outer sides of the stacker frame 42. The moving arm 58 is configured to be rotatable clockwise and counterclockwise in FIGS. 3 and 6 with the moving arm fulcrum 38 as a fulcrum by the drive motor 32 and the stacking unit drive transmission mechanism 34. In the following, clockwise rotation of the stacker frame 42 from the stacker storage state to the stacker delivery state is performed in the upward / downward shifting rotation direction Rtl (counterclockwise) and the stage 16T is moved in the lifting direction. The pivoting direction of the movable arm 58 is also referred to as the elevation transition driving direction Rdl. 3 and 6 when moving the stage 16T in the holding direction and rotating the storage case frame 42 from the storage case delivery state to the storage case stacking state in the stacking movement rotation direction Rts (clockwise). The turning direction of the counterclockwise moving arm 58 is also referred to as an accumulation transfer driving direction Rds. The moving arm 58R is configured substantially the same as the moving arm 58L, and is disposed symmetrically with the moving arm 58L, so the following mainly describes the moving arm 58L.

An accumulation storage frame guide groove 59 as an accumulation storage guide groove and a stage guide groove 60 as a stage guide groove are formed on the moving arm 58L. The storage case frame guide groove 59 is substantially L-shaped in a side view, and a pin 56 is inserted so as to slide in contact with the storage case frame guide groove 59. In the storage case frame guide groove 59, an angle holding portion 59A and a rotation drive portion 59B are formed. The angle holding portion 59A has an arc shape centering on the movable arm fulcrum 38, and is extended from the end on the accumulation transfer drive direction Rds side of the move arm 58L toward the elevating transfer drive direction Rd1. When the stage 16T ascends, the angle holding portion 59A slides the pin 56 so as to hold the angle of the storage case 30 in the storage case delivery state (that is, keep the upper surface of the stage 16T horizontal). The rotation drive portion 59B has a substantially linear shape, and is directed from the end on the raising / lowering transition drive direction Rdl side of the angle holding portion 59A toward the moving arm fulcrum 38 than the arc shape centered on the moving arm fulcrum 38 Thus, the movable arm 58L is extended to the end on the side of the up and down shift driving direction Rdl of the moving arm 58L. The pivot drive unit 59B slides the pin 56 when rotating the stacker 30 between the stacker stacking state and the stacker delivery state.

The stage guide groove 60 is disposed rearward of the storage case frame guide groove 59 and is substantially L-shaped as when the storage case frame guide groove 59 is rotated 90 degrees in a side view. Is inserted. In the stage guide groove 60, a rotation holding portion 60A, an elevation driving portion 60B and a pin holding portion 60C are formed. The rotation holding portion 60A has a curved shape, and is extended in the accumulation transfer drive direction Rds from the vicinity of the end portion of the movable arm 58L on the elevation transfer drive direction Rdl side. The rotation holding unit 60A slides the pin 56 when rotating the storage case 30 between the storage case and the storage case delivery state. The elevation driving unit 60B has a substantially linear shape, and extends from the end on the accumulation transfer driving direction Rds side of the rotation holding unit 60A to the vicinity of the rear end of the moving arm 58L in the radial direction from the moving arm fulcrum 38 It is set up. The elevation driving unit 60B slides the pin 55 when linearly moving the stage 16T between the stage accumulation state and the stage delivery state. The pin holding portion 60C is extended in the accumulation transfer drive direction Rds from an end portion on the radial direction side separated from the moving arm fulcrum 38 in the elevation driving portion 60B. The pin holding portion 60C holds the position of the pin 56 by fitting the pin 56 when the stage 16T is in the stage delivery state.

In the vicinity of the front end of the bundle conveyance housing 20 (FIG. 1), a holding conveyance guide detection sensor 62F shown in FIG. 3 for detecting the holding conveyance guide 22 is provided. Further, on the rear side of the pinching and conveying guide detection sensor 62F, a pinching and conveying guide detection sensor 62B configured similarly to the pinching and conveying guide detection sensor 62F is provided. The nipping and conveying guide detection sensor 62F and the nipping and conveying guide detection sensor 62B are optical sensors configured by a combination of a light emitting element that emits predetermined detection light and a light receiving element that receives the detection light, and sandwich the optical path of the detection light It crosses the conveyance guide 22. Further, in the sandwiching and transporting guide 22, a sandwiching and transporting guide hole 22H for inserting the upper surface and the lower surface is formed. The holding and conveying guide detection sensor 62F and the holding and conveying guide detection sensor 62B notify the control unit 4 of the light reception result of the detection light via the detection unit 5. Based on the light reception result, the control unit 4 determines whether the nipping and conveying guide 22 is in the nipping and conveying guide front side state or the nipping and conveying guide rear side state.

That is, the pinching and conveying guide detection sensor 62F opens the accumulation hole 16H (FIG. 2) when displacing the bill bundle between the accumulating unit 16 and the bundle conveying unit 3, and retracts from the moving path of the stage 16T. The front side state of the pinching and conveying guide which is the state of is detected. In addition, the holding conveyance guide detection sensor 62B takes out the take-in hole 17H when discharging a bill from the discharge unit 16J to the accumulation storage 30 and accumulating it on the stage 16T or when delivering a bill bundle from the bundle conveyance unit 3 to the reject storage The state of the pinching and conveying guide rear side which is the state of the pinching and conveying guide 22 which opens FIG.

Below the storage case 30, a storage case detection sensor 64F for detecting the storage case 30 is provided. Further, on the rear side of the stack storage sensor 64F, a stack storage sensor 64B configured similarly to the stack storage sensor 64F is provided. The accumulation storage detection sensor 64F and the accumulation storage detection sensor 64B are optical sensors configured in the same manner as the nipping and conveyance guide detection sensor 62F and the nipping conveyance guide detection sensor 62B, and the light path of detection light is the movement path of the accumulation detection plate 30P. And cross it. The storage container detection plate 30P is fixed to the storage container 30, and moves along with the rotation of the storage container 30, thereby blocking detection light of the storage

container detection sensor

64F or 64B. The accumulation storage detection sensor 64F and the accumulation storage detection sensor 64B notify the control unit 4 of the light reception result of the detection light via the detection unit 5. Based on the light reception result, the control unit 4 determines whether the stacker 30 is in the stacker storage state or the stacker delivery state.

That is, the accumulation storage detection sensor 64F is a state of the accumulation storage 30 in the state of the accumulation storage 30 at the time of delivering the bill bundle between the accumulation portion 16 and the bundle conveyance unit 3 by blocking detection light by the accumulation storage detection plate 30P. Detect delivery status. In addition, the accumulation storage detection sensor 64B is a state of the accumulation storage 30 at the time of releasing the bills from the release unit 16J to the accumulation storage 30 and causing the accumulation to be accumulated on the stage 16T by blocking detection light by the accumulation storage detection plate 30P. Detect accumulation status.

In the vicinity of the lower end portion of the storage case frame 42, a stage detection sensor 66D for detecting the stage 16T is provided. In the vicinity of the upper end portion of the stacker frame 42, a stage detection sensor 66U configured similarly to the stage detection sensor 66D is provided. The stage detection sensor 66U and the stage detection sensor 66D are optical sensors configured in the same manner as the nipping and conveyance guide detection sensor 62F and nipping and conveyance guide detection sensor 62B, and intersect the optical path of detection light with the movement path of the stage 16T. . The stage detection sensor 66U and the stage detection sensor 66D notify the control unit 4 of the light reception result of the detection light via the detection unit 5. The control unit 4 determines whether the stage 16T is in the stage accumulation state or the stage delivery state based on the light reception result.

That is, stage detection sensor 66U detects the stage delivery state which is the state of stage 16T when stacking unit 16 receives the bill bundle from stacking unit 16 to bundle conveyance unit 3 and also receives the bill bundle from bundle conveyance unit 3. Further, the stage detection sensor 66D detects a stage accumulation state which is a state of the stage 16T when the bank notes are discharged from the discharge unit 16J to the accumulation box 30 and accumulated on the stage 16T.

[1-5. Operation of accumulation unit]
In this configuration, when the stacking unit 16 performs the stacking operation of stacking the bills in the stacker 30, as shown in FIG. 3, based on the control of the control unit 4, the stacker 30 is put into the stacker stacking state, the stage 16T. In the stage accumulation state, the nipping and conveying guide 22 is in the nipping and conveying guide rear side.

In this state, the control unit 4 is notified of the light reception result indicating that the accumulation storage detection sensor 64B does not receive the detection light, and the light reception result indicating that the accumulation storage detection sensor 64F receives the detection light. Do. Based on the light reception result, the control unit 4 determines that the stacker 30 is in the stacker stacking state. The stage detection sensor 66U notifies the control unit 4 of the light reception result indicating that the detection light is received, and the stage detection sensor 66D indicates the light reception result indicating that the detection light is not received. The control unit 4 determines that the stage 16T is in the stage accumulation state based on the light reception result. Further, the pinching and conveying guide detection sensor 62B and the pinching and conveying guide detection sensor 62F notify the control unit 4 of a light reception result indicating that the detection light is received. The control unit 4 determines that the nipping and conveying guide 22 is in the nipping and conveying guide rear side state based on the light reception result.

Subsequently, the stacking unit 16 rotates the stacking roller 46 to discharge the banknotes transported from the transport unit 13 into the stacking space 16S. Subsequently, the accumulation unit 16 accumulates the bills on the stage 16T before the subsequent bills are sent out to the accumulation space 16S by collapsing the front end portion of the bills colliding with the bill stopper 48 against the accumulation bottom plate 30D with the tongue 46Z. Do.

At this time, since the stage 16T is inclined downward to the front with the storage case frame 42, the front ends of the plurality of banknotes abut on the collection guide 40 so that the front edges are aligned, and the banknotes are stacked vertically.

When the stacking operation is completed by stacking the bill bundle on the stage 16T, the stacking unit 16 moves the moving arm 58 up and down as shown in FIG. 6 about the moving arm fulcrum 38 as an axis by rotating the drive motor 32. It is rotated in the driving direction Rdl.

At this time, the movable arm 58 rotates the storage case frame 42 in the raising / lowering rotation direction Rtl by rotating while sliding the pin 56 along the rotation drive portion 59B of the storage case frame guide groove 59. The storage container delivery state shown in FIG. In the stack storage delivery state, the pin 56 is positioned between the rotation drive unit 59B and the angle holding unit 59A. At this time, the movable arm 58 is rotated while sliding the pin 55 along the rotational holding portion 60A of the stage guide groove 60, so that the pin 55 is interposed between the rotational holding portion 60A and the elevation driving portion 60B. Is located. At this time, the front end of the plurality of banknotes abuts against the inner wall surface as the abutting inner wall surface of the storage front wall 30F as the storage front wall 30F passes the collection guide 40 from the front to the rear, and the front end It will be in line with the vertical.

In this state, the stacker 30 is in the stacker delivery state, the stage 16T is in the stage stack state, and the nipping and conveying guide 22 is moved to the front side of the nipping and conveying guide rear side. In this state, the control unit 4 is notified of the light reception result indicating that the accumulation storage detection sensor 64B receives the detection light, and the light reception result indicating that the accumulation storage detection sensor 64F does not receive the detection light. Do. Based on the light reception result, control unit 4 determines that storage case 30 is in the storage case delivery state. The stage detection sensor 66U notifies the control unit 4 of the light reception result indicating that the detection light is received, and the stage detection sensor 66D indicates the light reception result indicating that the detection light is not received. The control unit 4 determines that the stage 16T is in the stage accumulation state based on the light reception result.

As described above, the stacking unit 16 tilts the stage 16T downward to stack banknotes, and rotates the storage front wall 30F so as to overtake the stacking guide 40 from the front toward the rear. For this reason, the stacking unit 16 can stack the bill bundle in a state in which the inside of the stacker 30 is moved forward. In this state, the distance between the bill stopper 48 and the rear wall surface of the stack storage side wall 30F at which the front ends of the bundle of bills are aligned becomes wider than the length of the bill in the front-rear direction. Further, the bill bundle is accumulated so that the position in the front-rear direction of the front end is out of the range of the rotation trajectory of the tongue 46Z. As a result, the bill bundle contacts the bill stopper 48 when raising the bill bundle without moving the bill stopper 48 itself so as to retract the bill bundle from the moving path of the bill bundle rising, and the bill stopper 48 Can be prevented from becoming a load. Further, the stacking unit 16 lifts the bill bundle without moving the discharging unit 16J and the stacking guide 40 itself so as to retract from the moving path of the rising bill bundle, and the discharging unit 16J (especially the tongue 46Z) or the stacking guide It is possible to prevent the bill bundle from contacting 40 and causing the discharge portion 16J or the stacking guide 40 to be a load.

Subsequently, the stacking unit 16 further rotates the moving arm 58 in the raising and lowering transition driving direction Rdl around the moving arm fulcrum 38 by rotating the driving motor 32.

At this time, the movable arm 58 rotates while sliding the pin 55 along the elevation drive unit 60B of the stage guide groove 60, thereby sliding and holding the

pins

54U and 54D along the accumulation storage frame groove 42G. The stage 16T is moved upward to bring it into the stage delivery state shown in FIG. At this time, the moving arm 58 holds the angle of the storage case frame 42 (that is, the storage case 30) by rotating while sliding the pin 56 along the angle holding portion 59A of the storage case frame guide groove 59. The pin 56 is positioned at the end on the side of the accumulation transfer drive direction Rds of the angle holding portion 59A.

Further, when raising the stage 16T from the stage accumulation state to the stage delivery state, the accumulation unit 16 transmits the driving force to the conveyance guide gear 22G via the guide drive transmission mechanism 36, thereby the back passage hole 20HB (FIG. 2) To move the nipping and conveying guide 22 forward.

In the stage delivery state, since the upper surface of the stage 16T, the upper surface of the lower conveyance guide 24, and the upper surface of the nipping conveyance guide 22 are aligned at the same height, the stacking unit 16 forms the bill bundle accumulated on the stage 16T. Can be delivered to the bundle transport unit 3 without breaking down.

In this state, the stacker 30 is in the stacker delivery state, the stage 16T is in the stage delivery state, and the sandwiching and transporting guide 22 is in the sandwiching and transporting guide front side. In this state, the control unit 4 is notified of the light reception result indicating that the accumulation storage detection sensor 64B receives the detection light, and the light reception result indicating that the accumulation storage detection sensor 64F does not receive the detection light. Do. Based on the light reception result, control unit 4 determines that storage case 30 is in the storage case delivery state. The stage detection sensor 66U notifies the control unit 4 of the light reception result indicating that the detection light is not received, and the stage detection sensor 66D indicates the light reception result indicating that the detection light is received. The control unit 4 determines that the stage 16T is in the stage delivery state based on the light reception result. Furthermore, the nipping and conveying guide detection sensor 62B notifies the control unit 4 of the light reception result indicating that the detection light is not received and the nipping and conveyance guide detection sensor 62F indicates the light reception result indicating that the detection light is received. . The control unit 4 determines that the nipping and conveying guide 22 is in the nipping and conveying guide front side state based on the light reception result.

In the stage delivery state, the pin holding portion 60C abuts on the lower side of the pin 55 and restricts the downward movement of the pin 55 by fitting the pin 55 into the pin holding portion 60C. Therefore, when a load is applied to the stage 16T in the stage delivery state from the top to the bottom, the stacking unit 16 lowers the stage 16T, and the positional relationship between the bill bundle and the pushing portion 25 (FIG. 1) deviates It is possible to prevent the occurrence of bundle deviation at the time of conveyance. In addition, when the stage 16T descends from the stage delivery state to the stage accumulation state, the movable arm 58 is pivoted in the accumulation shift drive direction Rds, and the pin 55 is detached from the pin holding portion 60C and moved to the elevation driving portion 60B. The stage 16T can be lowered without being affected by the pin holding portion 60C.

Subsequently, the bill dispenser 1 (FIG. 1) transfers the bill bundle from the stacking unit 16 to the bundle conveyance unit 3 to run the upper belt 21 and withdraws the money from the bundle conveyance path 3Y in the upper part of the rear passage hole 20HB. The bill bundle is transported from the stage 16T in the dispensing direction by moving the pushing portion 25 in the dispensing direction which is the backward direction toward the H.26 along the horizontal direction.

[1-6. Operation of the bill dispenser
Next, the operation regarding payment in the bill dispenser 1 will be described. When the banknote dispensing machine 1 receives a withdrawal instruction and withdrawal amount from the user via the operation unit (not shown), it reads out and executes a control program etc. based on the control of the control unit 4 to meet the configuration. Start processing

As shown in FIG. 8A, the control unit 4 first moves the stage 16T downward and moves the nipping and conveying guide 22 rearward to close the stacking hole 16H and the rear passage hole 20HB of the stacking unit 16. Further, the control unit 4 moves the pushing unit 25 to the front side.

In this state, the control unit 4 causes the feeding unit 12 to sequentially feed the banknotes of the denomination and the number corresponding to the withdrawal amount from the banknote storage 11, conveys upward by the conveyance unit 13, and makes the discrimination unit 14 discriminate. At this time, based on the discrimination result obtained from the discrimination unit 14, the control unit 4 determines the transport destination as the accumulation unit 16 or the reject storage 17 depending on whether or not the banknotes can be dispensed. Subsequently, the control unit 4 causes the conveyance unit 13 to forward and upward the banknotes identified by the identification unit 14 to reach the switching unit 15. The switching unit 15 switches the traveling direction according to the transport destination determined for each of the banknotes under the control of the control unit 4 and advances the traveling direction to the stacking unit 16 or the reject storage case 17.

The accumulation unit 16 discharges the conveyed banknotes into the accumulation space 16S by the discharge unit 16J, and accumulates the sheet surface on the stage 16T in an inclined posture inclined downward. At this time, since the upper side of the accumulation hole 16H is closed by the holding conveyance guide 22, the accumulation unit 16 prevents the bill discharged from the discharge unit 16J from rising upward, and stably accumulates it on the stage 16T. . Further, the reject storage case 17 discharges the transported banknotes by the discharge unit 17J into the rejected banknote storage space 17SR and stores them.

The control unit 4 sequentially counts the denominations and the number of banknotes whose conveyance destination is the accumulation unit 16, that is, the banknotes accumulated in the accumulation unit 16, and the banknote storage is performed when the aggregated amount reaches the withdrawal amount. Stop the delivery of banknotes from 11. As a result, on the stage 16T of the stacking unit 16, a bill bundle W in which bills of the withdrawal amount are stacked in a bundle is placed.

Next, the control unit 4 rotates the stacker 30 and the stage 16T to a horizontal posture, and as shown in FIG. 8B, moves the nipping and conveying guide 22 forward to collect the stacking holes 16H and the rear passage holes of the stacking unit 16. By opening 20HB and moving the stage 16T of the stacking unit 16 upward, the bill bundle W is lifted to a position where the bill bundle W is delivered to the bundle conveying unit 3 side. At this time, the control unit 4 aligns the upper surface of the stage 16T to the same height as the upper surfaces of the sandwiching conveyance guide 22 and the lower conveyance guide 24, and configures a part of the bundle conveyance path 3Y by the stage 16T. The upper bill bundle W is positioned in the bundle conveyance path 3Y.

Furthermore, the control unit 4 advances the bill bundle W backward along the bundle conveyance path 3Y by causing the upper belt 21 to travel backward and moving the pushing unit 25 backward. When the control unit 4 detects that the bill bundle W has reached the outlet 26 based on the notification from the outlet sensor 27, the control unit 4 stops the traveling of the upper belt 21 as shown in FIG. 8C. At this time, the control unit 4 moves the stage 16T downward, and ends the dispensing operation.

As a result, the bill dispenser 1 exposes a part of the bill bundle W from the dispensing port 26 and holds the vicinity of the front end of the bill bundle W by the upper belt 21 and the lower conveyance guide 24 to the user. This bill bundle W can be taken out.

Here, the control unit 4 monitors whether the bill bundle W has been taken out from the outlet 26 based on the notification from the outlet sensor 27, and a predetermined standby time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed. If it is not taken out, the take-in operation to take in the bill bundle W is started.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9A, the control unit 4 causes the bill bundle W to be taken into the bundle conveyance path 3Y by causing the upper belt 21 to travel forward after displacing the pushing unit 25 upward. , Forward along the bundle conveyance path 3Y. At this time, when the control unit 4 detects that the bill bundle W has reached the front of the push-out unit 25 by a sensor (not shown), the control unit 4 displaces the push-out unit 25 downward and moves it forward to move the bill bundle W forward. Assist in transport to

Eventually, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the bill bundle W reaches the front passage hole 20HF and the take-in hole 17H, the control unit 4 causes the bill bundle W to fall from the bundle conveyance path 3Y and forgets to remove the reject storage box 17. It is stored in the bill storage space 17SL and the loading operation is finished. Thus, the bill dispenser 1 takes in the forgotten bill bundle which the user forgot from the dispensing port 26 and stores it in the reject storage 17.

On the other hand, when the bill bundle W is temporarily stored in the stacking unit 16, the control unit 4 first moves the nipping and conveying guide 22 forward as shown in FIG. 9C from the state shown in FIG. 9A. The passage holes 20HB and the accumulation holes 16H are opened, and the stage 16T is lifted. Subsequently, the control unit 4 causes the bill bundle W to be transported to the stage 16T by causing the upper belt 21 to travel forward and moving the pushing unit 25 forward.

Eventually, when the bill bundle W reaches the stage 16T, as shown in FIG. 9D, the control unit 4 lowers the bill bundle W by moving the stage 16T of the accumulation unit 16 downward, and brings the bill bundle W into the accumulation space 16S. The storage operation is completed and the loading operation is finished. Thus, the bill dispenser 1 takes in the bill bundle W forgotten by the user from the dispensing port 26 and stores the bill bundle W in the accumulation unit 16.

[1-7. effect]
In the above configuration, the bill dispenser 1 transmits the driving force of the drive motor 32 to turn the moving arm 58 in the raising / lowering transition drive direction Rdl, thereby pinning the rotation drive portion 59B of the storage case frame guide groove 59. While sliding 56, the stack storage 30 is rotated from the stack storage state to the stack storage delivery state. Subsequently, the bill dispenser 1 rotates the moving arm 58 in the raising / lowering transfer driving direction Rdl, whereby the raising / lowering drive portion 60B of the stage guide groove 60 is provided with the pins 55 and the accumulation storage frame groove 42G with the pins 54U and the pins. The stage 16T is raised from the stage accumulation state to the stage delivery state while sliding the 54D.

Thus, the bill dispenser 1 generates a driving force for rotating the storage box 30 from the accumulation box accumulation state to the accumulation box delivery state, and a driving force for raising the stage 16T from the stage accumulation mode to the stage delivery state. The accumulation box 30 and the stage 16T can be driven simply by rotating the movable arm 58 by the drive source of the drive motor 32 without separately providing a drive source for generating the

As a result, the bill dispenser 1 can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. Further, the bill dispenser 1 accommodates a space for mounting two drive sources of a drive source generating a drive force for rotating the accumulation box 30 and a drive source generating a drive force for raising and lowering the stage 16T. The bill dispensing machine 1 can be miniaturized because it is not necessary to provide the inside of the body 10.

Also, conventionally, by providing the bottom surface of the accumulation box for stacking banknotes to be inclined from the horizontal, one end surface of the banknotes is made to abut on the wall surface orthogonal to the bottom surface, and the end surfaces of the banknote bundle are aligned. However, if bills are stacked after being inclined, the pressure may become uneven across the surface direction between the bills adjacent to each other in the upper and lower directions, and the shape of the bill bundle may be broken when being fed from the storage box. It is desirable to pull out from the accumulation box after making the surface direction horizontal.

However, in this case, the bank-note bundle is inclined and shifted from a stacked state to a horizontal state, and is transported in the direction of feeding out the bank-note bundle in the horizontal state. In that case, since it is necessary to move the bill bundle in different directions when rotating the bill bundle and conveying it in the direction of unwinding, it is in a horizontal state with a driving source for rotating the bill bundle. A drive source for conveying the bank note bundle has become necessary separately, which complicates the construction.

On the other hand, the bill dispenser 1 is configured to drive the stacker 30 and the stage 16T simply by rotating the moving arm 58 with the drive source of only the drive motor 32. Further, the bill dispenser 1 inclines the stage 16T downward and accumulates the bills so that the front side close to the discharge part 16J in the stage 16T is positioned lower than the rear side separated from the discharge part 16J, The storage front wall 30F is turned so as to overtake the accumulation guide 40 from the front to the rear. Thus, the bill dispenser 1 can collect the bundle of bills on the stage 16T in a shape in which the end faces of the bills are aligned and accumulated in the accumulation space 16S. In addition, the bill dispenser 1 retracts the discharge unit 16J and the accumulation guide 40 located on the side close to the discharge unit 16J and the bill stopper 48 located on the side separated from the discharge unit 16J from the bill bundle transport path. Because the bill bundle can be raised, the bill bundle can be raised toward the bundle conveyance unit 3 and delivered to the bundle conveyance unit 3 without breaking the shape of the bill bundle.

In addition, the bill dispenser 1 only rotates the moving arm 58 in one direction along the raising and lowering transition driving direction Rdl around the moving arm fulcrum 38 as a driving mechanism fulcrum by the driving force of the drive motor 32 alone. Since the storage case 30 can be rotated and the stage 16T can be moved up and down, the configuration can be simplified.

According to the above configuration, the bill dispenser 1 includes the bill storage 11 for storing bills, the stacking unit 16 for stacking the bills drawn out from the bill storage 11 and transported, and the bills stacked in the stacking unit 16. A stack transport unit 3 is provided which transports a stack and delivers the stack to the user, and the stack unit 16 has a stack storage space 16S for stacking banknotes formed therein, and switches to an inclined posture and a horizontal posture; 11. A discharge portion 16J for discharging the banknote transported from 11 into the accumulation space 16S, a bill stopper 48 in contact with the tip of the banknote discharged from the ejection portion 16J, and a bottom surface of the accumulation storage 30 , And the bill is accumulated on the stage 16T in the inclined posture, the stage 16T for stacking and accumulating the bills discharged from the discharge unit 16J, the drive motor 32 for generating the driving force, and Then, the stage 16T is moved by the drive motor 32 to switch the stage 16T and the stacker 30 from the inclined attitude to the horizontal attitude, and then transfer the bill bundle accumulated on the stage 16T to the bundle conveying unit 3 I tried to lift the arm 58.

[2. Second embodiment]
[2-1. Configuration of Banknote Dispenser]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote dispensing machine 101 according to the second embodiment differs from the banknote dispensing machine 1 according to the first embodiment in that the stacking unit 116 is different from the stacking unit 16. Other than that, they are configured similarly.

[2-2. Configuration of accumulation unit]
As shown in FIG. 10 corresponding to FIG. 3, the stacking unit 116 according to the second embodiment has a bill bundle upper surface holding mechanism 68 as an upper surface holding mechanism compared to the stacking unit 16 according to the first embodiment. It is configured in the same manner except that it is added, and an abutting portion 67 is added to the lower end of the accumulation storage rear wall 30B of the accumulation storage 30.

As shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the bill bundle upper surface holding mechanism 68 is configured by a link mechanism 69, a bill pressing mechanism 70, and an elevating groove 71.

One elevating groove 71 is formed in each of the left and right end portions of the bill pressing mechanism 70 in the storage case 10 (FIG. 1). The raising and lowering groove 71 extends in the stage moving direction from the upper side of the rear passage hole 20HB to the upper side of the stage 16T in the accumulation storage elevation state and the stage accumulation state from the rear of the building stopper 48 in the accumulation storage elevation state. The lower portion is bent downward after being separated from the stage 16T.

The bill pressing mechanism 70 includes a bill pressing 76 as a medium press, a bill pressing shaft 77, a bill pressing shaft pin 78, a bill pressing spring 79, and a lock mechanism 80.

The bill presser shaft 77 is a cylindrical shaft extended along the left-right direction, and a cylindrical bill presser shaft pin 78 projecting toward the elevating groove 71 is formed at the left and right end portions. . The bill presser shaft pin 78 is slidably inserted into the elevating groove 71. Thus, the bill holder 76 is configured to be reciprocally movable in the stage movement direction. Further, the bill pressing shaft 77 is rotatably supported by the bill pressing support portion 72H of the link 72.

Two bill holders 76 are rotatably attached to a central portion in the left-right direction of the bill holder shaft 77. The bill holder 76 is substantially L-shaped in a side view, and can be pivoted about the bill holder shaft 77 as a fulcrum in the clockwise direction in FIG. 10 and in the withdrawal direction in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. It is configured. Here, FIG. 10 shows a bill presser retracted state in which the presser 76H of the bill presser 76 retracts from the movement path of the stage 16T when the stacker 30 is in the stacker stacked state. 11A, 11B and 12 show the bill presser abutting state in which the presser 76H of the bill presser 76 abuts on the top surface of the bill bundle when the stacker 30 is in the storage elevating state. In the bill presser 76, a presser 76H linearly extended forward along the horizontal direction from the bill presser shaft 77 in the case of a bill presser abutting state, and a presserer downward from the bill presser shaft 77 A pin holding portion 76A linearly extending shorter than the portion 76H and a cylindrical lock pin 76P extending outward in the left-right direction from the pin holding portion 76A are formed.

A bill holding spring 79, which is a torsion bar spring, is attached between the bill holding members 76 aligned in the left and right of the bill holding shaft 77. By attaching the front end of the bill pressing spring 79 to the pressing portion 76H of the bill pressing 76, the bill pressing 76 is biased in the retraction direction.

A lock mechanism 80 is provided on the outer side in the left-right direction of the bill holder 76. The lock mechanism 80 includes a lock mechanism fulcrum 81, a lock spring 82 and a lock plate 83.

The lock mechanism fulcrum 81 is inserted into and fixed to the bill presser shaft 77, and a lock fulcrum shaft 81S is formed toward the bill presser 76. The lock plate 83 is inserted into the lock fulcrum shaft 81S and is rotatably supported. Thus, the lock plate 83 is configured to be rotatable about the lock spring 82 in the locking direction, which is clockwise in FIG. 10, and in the unlocking direction, which is counterclockwise in FIG.

A lock spring 82, which is a torsion bar spring, is fixed between the lock mechanism fulcrum 81 and the lock plate 83. The lock plate 83 is biased in the locking direction by attaching one end of the lock spring 82. Thereby, the lock mechanism 80 locks the front side of the lock plate 83 to the lock pin 76P of the bill holder 76 when the stacker 30 is in the stacker elevating state and the stage 16T is positioned lower than the stage delivery state. By doing this, the rotation of the bill holder 76 in the retraction direction is restricted, and the bill holder contact state is maintained.

As shown in FIG. 12, the bill holder 76 ascends to the vicinity of the rear passage hole 20HB above the rear side of the lock fulcrum shaft 81S in the lock plate 83 when the bill holder 76 is in the bill holder contact state. A lock release plate 84 is provided which contacts the lock plate 83 and rotates in the lock release direction when the stage delivery state is reached.

The link mechanism 69 is constituted by the link 72, the link shaft 73 and the link spring 74. The link shaft 73 is a cylindrical shaft extended along the left-right direction, and the left and right ends thereof are rotatably attached to the housing case 10 (FIG. 1). Two links 72 are fixed to the link shaft 73.

The link 72 is substantially L-shaped in a side view, and rotates clockwise and counterclockwise in FIG. 10 with the link shaft 73 as a fulcrum. A bill pressing support portion which is U-shaped in a side view of the link 72 and linearly extends upward from the link shaft 73 when in a bill pressing contact state and supports the bill pressing shaft 77 rotatably. 72H is formed. Further, the link 72 is formed with a rotational contact portion 72T extended from the link shaft 73 so that the tip end thereof is located on the rotational path of the contact portion 67. The front end of a link spring 74, which is a tension spring whose rear end is attached to the storage housing 10, is attached to the bill pressing support 72H of the link 72, so that the link 72 moves in the retraction direction with the link shaft 73 as a fulcrum. A biasing force is applied. In addition, a limiter (not shown) fixed to the storage case 10 is provided on the withdrawal direction side of the bill pressing support 72H. The limiter abuts on the withdrawal direction side of the bill pressing support portion 72H when the stack storage 30 is in the stack storage state. For this reason, the link 72 is urged in the retraction direction by the biasing force of the link spring 74 in the bill holding / retracting state, and is further prevented from pivoting in the retraction direction by abutting on the limiter, and predetermined pivoting Positioned in position.

In this configuration, when the stacking operation is completed by stacking the bill bundle on the stage 16T, the stacking unit 116 rotates the drive motor 32 to move the moving arm 58 up and down as shown in FIG. By rotating the stacker 30 in the driving direction Rdl, the stacker 30 is pivoted in the raising / lowering transfer rotation direction Rtl to the storage bin delivery state. At this time, the contact portion 67 of the stacker 30 abuts on the rotation contact portion 72T of the link 72, whereby the link 72 rotates clockwise in FIG. As a result, the bill presser 76 shifts from the bill presser retracted state to the bill presser abutting state shown in FIG. 12, and the flat lower surface of the presser 76H abuts on the upper surface of the bill bundle.

Subsequently, the accumulation unit 116 further rotates the drive motor 32 and rotates the movable arm 58 in the raising and lowering transition drive direction Rdl around the movable arm fulcrum 38, thereby raising the stage 16T to the stage delivery state. At this time, the bill holder 76 ascends with the bill bundle while the pressing portion 76H abuts on the upper surface of the bill bundle. Thus, the stacking unit 116 can move the bill bundle while preventing the bill bundle from being dislocated or dislocated, for example, when raising the stage 16T.

When the stage 16T is in the stage delivery state, as shown in FIG. 13, the lock plate 83 has a lock release plate 84 on the rear side opposite to the lock fulcrum shaft 81S from the front side engaged with the lock pin 76P. The contact causes the lock plate 83 to pivot in the lock release direction. Thereby, the lock of the lock plate 83 is released, and the bill holder 76 is pivoted in the retraction direction.

At this time, since the lower surface of the holding portion 76H is not supported by the bundle of bills, the bill holding portion 76 is rotated by gravity while rotating the holding portion 76H substantially along the stage moving direction as shown in FIG. It descends along the elevating groove 71, and the bill pressing shaft 77 is fitted into the bill pressing support portion 72H. As a result, the stacking unit 116 can retract the bill holder 76 from the movement path of the bill bundle when the bill bundle delivered to the bundle conveyance unit 3 is moved in the dispensing direction.

In addition, the stacking portion 116 causes the pressing portion 76H to be substantially along the stage moving direction when the bill presser 76 rotates in the retraction direction, and the pin holding portion 76A is configured shorter than the pressing portion 76H. When the bill holder 76 is rotated in the retraction direction and the pin holding portion 76A protrudes forward from the bill holder shaft 77 toward the stage 16T, the bill holder 76 should not interfere with the movement path of the stage 16T. Can. Thus, the bill holder 76 can be lowered without contacting the stage 16T.

Thereafter, when the stacker 30 pivots in the stacking shift rotation direction Rts and shifts to the stacker storage state, the contact portion 67 is disengaged from the pivoting contact portion 72T of the link 72, so that the link 72 is counterclockwise in FIG. The bill presser shaft 77 is positioned at the lower end of the elevating groove 71 as shown in FIG. 10, and the bill presser retracts.

As described above, the stacking unit 116 holds the upper surface of the bill bundle by raising the stage 16T while bringing the pressing portion 76H of the bill holder 76 into contact with the upper surface of the bill bundle. As a result, the stacking unit 116 can move the bill bundle while preventing the shape from being broken when the stage 16T is lifted.

Further, the stacking unit 116 shifts the bill presser 76 from the bill presser retracted state to the bill presser abutting state as the stacker 30 rotates, and the bill presser 76 uses the bill bundle abutting on the lower surface of the bill presser 76. I was able to lift it. Thus, the stacking unit 116 uses the rotation of the stacker 30 and the vertical movement of the stage 16T without providing a dedicated drive source for driving the bill pressing mechanism 70 separately from the drive motor 32. Can be moved.

In addition, the stacking unit 116 according to the second embodiment has the same function and effect as the stacking unit 16 according to the first embodiment.

[3. Third embodiment]
3-1. Configuration of Banknote Dispenser and Stacking Unit]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote dispensing machine 201 according to the third embodiment differs from the banknote dispensing machine 1 according to the first embodiment in that the stacking unit 216 is different from the stacking unit 16. Other than that, they are configured similarly.

[3-2. Configuration of accumulation unit]
As shown in FIG. 15 corresponding to FIG. 3, the stacking unit 216 according to the third embodiment is different from the stacking unit 16 according to the first embodiment in the storage case frame 242 (the storage case frames 242 L and 242 R, Although only the 242L is different from the storage case frame 42 and the stopper side end face holding mechanism 86 is added, the other structure is the same.

The stopper side end surface holding mechanism 86 is configured of a movable guide 87, an accumulation space separation groove 89, and an upper and lower groove 90. Two stacking space separation grooves 89 are formed in the range extending from the front to the rear of the building stopper 48 in the storage case frame 242 along the direction in which the storage space 16S separates from the storage space 16S.

The movable guide 87 is a plate-like member having a movable guide surface 87S which is a flat surface facing the accumulation space 16S and perpendicular to the stage 16T, and is disposed on the left and right sides of the bill stopper 48. The movable guide 87 is formed with a cylindrical fulcrum projecting toward the accumulation storage frame 242 at both ends in the stage movement direction, and the fulcrum is slidably inserted into the accumulation space separation groove 89. ing. As a result, the movable guide 87 rotates with the storage case frame 242 and maintains the posture perpendicular to the stage 16T, while approaching the accumulation space 16S, which is a direction approaching the accumulation space 16S, and a direction away from the accumulation space 16S. It is configured to be linearly reciprocally movable in the accumulation space separation direction.

The upper and lower grooves 90 are disposed in the vicinity of the bill stopper 48 in a side view, and the upper end and the lower end of the substantially linear shape which is inclined forward as it goes upward are bent along the vertical direction. 87 pins 88P are inserted. Further, the upper and lower grooves 90 have a circular shape centered on the movable arm fulcrum 38, and have a shape directed in the radial direction away from the movable arm fulcrum 38 from the circular arc shape toward the front. The upper and lower grooves 90 slide the pin 88P when moving the movable guide 87 linearly between a retracted position described later and the bill guide position.

In this configuration, when the stacking unit 216 performs the stacking operation, the stacking unit 30 is in the stacking unit stacking state, the stage 16T is in the stage stacking state, and the nipping and conveying guide 22 is in the nipping and conveying guide rear side. At this time, the movable guide 87 is located at the upper end of the upper and lower grooves 90 and at the end of the accumulation space separation groove 89 at the accumulation space separation direction side (hereinafter also referred to as the accumulation space most separation state) )become. As a result, the stacking unit 216 can position the movable guide 87 at the retracted position, which is the storage space separation direction side of the building stopper 48, and retract the movable guide 87 from the stacking space 16S. The movable guide 87 does not interfere with the bill.

Movable guide 87 is a position where the largest bill which is the bill with the longest short side direction of the bill among the bills handled by bill dispensing machine 201 falls in accumulation space 16S, that is, the end of movable guide 87 in the accumulation space approaching direction Set in a position where the length from the rear wall surface of storage front wall 30F to movable guide surface 87S is slightly longer than the length in the short side direction of the largest bill in the stacked space closest state where It is done.

When the bill bundle is accumulated on the stage 16T and the accumulation operation is completed, the accumulation unit 216 rotates the drive motor 32 to move the movable arm 58 up and down, as shown in FIG. By rotating the storage container frame 242 to the storage container delivery state, the storage container frame 242 is rotated in the raising / lowering transfer rotation direction Rtl. At this time, the movable guide 87 moves from the upper end to the lower end along the upper and lower grooves 90 and moves in the accumulation space separation direction along the accumulation space separation groove 89. For this reason, the movable guide 87 is located at the lower end portion of the upper and lower grooves 90, and is in the closest state to the accumulation space. Thus, the stacking unit 216 can position the movable guide 87 at the bill guide position closer to the stacking space than the bill stopper 48, and can hold the rear end of the bill.

As described above, the stacking unit 216 positions the movable guide 87 closer to the stacking space side with respect to the bill stopper 48 in the stacking and stacking state and the stage stacking state, so that the rear end of the bill bundle The front end of the bill bundle can be held by the movable guide 87 by the accumulation storage side wall 30F. Thus, the stacking unit 216 can move the bill bundle while preventing the bill bundle from being dislocated or dislocated, for example, when raising the stage 16T.

In addition, the stacking unit 216 moves the movable guide 87 along the stacking space separation groove 89 and the upper and lower grooves 90 along with the rotation of the stacking storage frame 242 to move the movable guide 87 to the retracted position and the bill guide position. It was made to move between and. As a result, the stacking unit 216 can move the movable guide 87 by using the rotation of the storage case frame 242 without providing a dedicated drive source for driving the movable guide 87 separately from the drive motor 32.

In addition, the stacking unit 216 according to the third embodiment has the same function and effect as the stacking unit 16 according to the first embodiment.

[4. Fourth Embodiment]
[4-1. Configuration of Banknote Dispenser and Stacking Unit]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote dispensing machine 301 according to the fourth embodiment differs from the banknote dispensing machine 1 according to the first embodiment in that the stacking unit 316 is different from the stacking unit 16. Other than that, they are configured similarly.

[4-2. Configuration of accumulation unit]
As shown in FIG. 17 corresponding to FIG. 3, the stacking unit 316 according to the fourth embodiment moves in place of the movable arm 58 and the storage case frame 42 as compared to the stacking unit 16 according to the first embodiment. The arm 358 (only moving

arms

358L and 358R, 358L are shown) and the storage box frame 342 (only the storage box frames 342L and 342R, 342L are shown) are provided, and an accumulation unit drive transmission mechanism 334 is added, The rest is configured in the same manner.

The accumulation unit drive transmission mechanism 334 is configured by the gear 91 and the gear 92. A gear 91 to which drive power is transmitted from the drive motor 32 is rotatably mounted on the housing case 10 (not shown) so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis in a side view. A torque limiter is incorporated in the gear 91. When it is intended to transmit a torque of a predetermined amount or more to the gear 92 from the gear 91, the driving force is transmitted from the gear 91 to the gear 92 by idling the gear 91. Do not.

At the rear of the gear 91, a gear 92 is attached to the storage case 10 (not shown) so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis in a side view so as to mesh with the gear 91. The gear 92 is fixed to the stacker frame fulcrum 42S. The gear 92 meshes with the gear 91 to transmit the rotational drive force from the drive motor 32.

In the transfer arm 358, the storage case frame guide groove 59 in the transfer arm 58 is not formed. Moreover, the pin 56 in the storage box frame 42 is not formed in the storage box frame 342.

In this configuration, when the stacking unit 316 performs the lifting operation to raise the stage 16T after completion of the stacking operation, the driving motor 32 is rotated to transmit the driving force to the storage container frame fulcrum 42S via the gear 91 and the gear 92. Let As a result, as shown in FIG. 18, the stacker 316 rotates the stacker frame 342 in the raising / lowering shift rotation direction Rtl to bring the stacker delivery state. At this time, the stacking unit 316 transmits the driving force to the moving arm 358 via the stacking unit drive transmission mechanism 34, thereby pivoting the moving arm 358 in the raising and lowering transition driving direction Rdl around the moving arm fulcrum 38. At this time, the movable arm 358 rotates while sliding the pin 55 along the rotational holding portion 60A of the stage guide groove 60, so that the pin 55 is inserted between the rotational holding portion 60A and the elevation driving portion 60B. It will be in the state of being located.

Subsequently, the stacking unit 16 further rotates the moving arm 358 in the raising and lowering transition driving direction Rdl around the moving arm fulcrum 38 by rotating the driving motor 32. At this time, the movable arm 358 rotates while sliding the pin 55 along the elevation drive unit 60B of the stage guide groove 60, thereby sliding and holding the

pins

54U and 54D along the accumulation storage frame groove 42G. The stage 16T is moved upward to be in the stage delivery state.

When the stage 16T ascends, the gear 91 tries to rotate the accumulation storage frame 342 in the raising and lowering transition rotation direction Rtl via the gear 92. A force is applied toward the lower end portion of the gear 91. However, the transmission of the driving force from the drive motor 32 to the gear 92 is interrupted by the gear 91 being idled by the torque limiter incorporated in the gear 91. As a result, the accumulation unit 316 can prevent the breakage of the moving arm 358 and the accumulation case frame 342 due to the accumulation case frame 342 continuously applying a force to the movement arm 358.

On the other hand, when performing the lifting operation to lower the stage 16T, the accumulation unit 316 rotates the drive motor 32 in the opposite direction to the lifting operation.

As described above, the accumulation unit 316 causes the accumulation storage unit 30 to rotate from the accumulation storage accumulation state to the accumulation storage delivery state by transmitting the driving force of the drive motor 32 to the accumulation storage 30 by the accumulation section drive transmission mechanism 334. Thereafter, the stage 16T is moved from the stage accumulation state to the stage delivery state by rotation of the movable arm 358. As a result, the stacking unit 316 rotates the stage 16T from the inclined posture to the horizontal posture by the common power source while omitting the storage housing frame guide groove 59 from the moving arm 358 and the pin 56 from the storage housing frame 342. , Can be raised from the horizontal position.

In addition, the stacking unit 316 according to the fourth embodiment has the same function and effect as the stacking unit 16 according to the first embodiment.

[5. Fifth Embodiment]
[5-1. Configuration of Banknote Dispenser and Stacking Unit]
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the banknote dispensing machine 401 according to the fifth embodiment is different from the banknote dispenser 1 according to the first embodiment in that the bundle conveying unit 403 includes the bundle conveying unit 3 and Although different, the rest are configured in the same manner. The bill dispenser 401 functions as a front machine in which the bill storage case 11 is attached to and removed from the storage case 10 from the front side which is the same side as the dispensing port 26 with respect to the dispensing port 26 provided on the front side.

5-2. Configuration of Bundle Transport Unit and Stacking Unit]
As shown in FIG. 19 corresponding to FIG. 6, the bundle conveyance unit 403 according to the fifth embodiment is formed at the rear end of the bundle conveyance case 20 as compared to the bundle conveyance unit 3 according to the first embodiment. Although the dispensing port 26 formed at the front end of the bundle conveyance housing 20 is provided in place of the dispensing port 26 to be formed, the other configuration is the same.

5-3. Operation of the bill dispenser
Next, the operation related to the dispensing in the banknote dispensing machine 401 will be described. As shown in FIG. 20A, the control unit 4 first moves the stage 16T downward, and moves the nipping and conveying guide 22 rearward to close the stacking hole 16H and the rear passage hole 20HB of the stacking unit 16. Further, the control unit 4 moves the extrusion unit 25 to the rearmost side.

The stacking unit 16 discharges the banknotes transported from the banknote storage 11 into the stacking space 16S by the discharging unit 16J, and stacks the sheet surface on the stage 16T in an inclined posture inclined downward. Further, the reject storage case 17 discharges the transported rejected banknotes into the rejected banknote storage space 17SR by the discharge unit 17J and stores the rejected banknotes. When the amount of money reaches the withdrawal amount, the control unit 4 stops the delivery of the banknotes from the banknote storage 11.

Next, the control unit 4 rotates the stacker 30 and the stage 16T to a horizontal posture, and as shown in FIG. 20B, moves the nipping and conveying guide 22 forward to collect the stacking holes 16H and the rear passage holes of the stacking unit 16. The bill bundle W is lifted by moving the stage 16T of the accumulation unit 16 upward while releasing 20HB. At this time, the control unit 4 aligns the upper surface of the stage 16T to the same height as the upper surfaces of the sandwiching conveyance guide 22 and the lower conveyance guide 24, and configures a part of the bundle conveyance path 3Y by the stage 16T. The upper bill bundle W is positioned in the bundle conveyance path 3Y.

Further, the control unit 4 causes the bill bundle W to advance forward along the bundle conveyance path 3Y by causing the upper belt 21 to travel forward and moving the pushing portion 25 forward. When the control unit 4 detects that the bill bundle W has reached the outlet 26 based on the notification from the outlet sensor 27, the control unit 4 stops the traveling of the upper belt 21 as shown in FIG. Finish the gold movement.

As a result, the bill dispenser 401 exposes a part of the bill bundle W from the dispensing port 26 and holds the vicinity of the rear end of the bill bundle W by the upper belt 21 and the sandwich conveyance guide 22 to the user. This bill bundle W can be taken out.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 21A, the control unit 4 causes the bill bundle W to be taken into the bundle conveyance path 3Y by displacing the extrusion unit 25 and causing the upper belt 21 to travel backward. , And travel backward along the bundle conveyance path 3Y. At this time, when the control unit 4 detects that the bill bundle W has reached the rear of the push-out unit 25 with a sensor (not shown), the control unit 4 displaces the push-out unit 25 downward and moves it to the rear. Assist in transport to

When the control unit 4 detects that the bill bundle W has reached the rear end of the bundle conveyance path 3Y based on a notification from a sensor (not shown), the control unit 4 travels the upper belt 21 and the pushing portion 25 as shown in FIG. To stop the position of the bill bundle W. Subsequently, the control unit 4 moves the bill bundle W forward along the bundle conveyance path 3Y by causing the upper belt 21 to travel forward after displacing the push-out unit 25 upward. At this time, when the control unit 4 detects that the bill bundle W has reached the front of the push-out unit 25 by a sensor (not shown), the control unit 4 displaces the push-out unit 25 downward and moves it forward to move the bill bundle W forward. Assist in transport to

Eventually, when the bill bundle W passes over the stage 16T and moves to the front side of the stage 16T, the control unit 4 moves the stage 16T of the stacking unit 16 downward and moves the nipping conveyance guide 22 backward, thereby causing the front passage. The hole 20HF and the intake hole 17H are opened, and the pushing portion 25 is moved forward, and the upper belt 21 is moved forward to further convey the bill bundle W further forward.

Eventually, as shown in FIG. 21C, when the bill bundle W reaches the front passage hole 20HF and the take-in hole 17H, the control unit 4 causes the bill bundle W to fall from the bundle conveyance path 3Y and forgets to remove the reject storage box 17. It is stored in the bill storage space 17SL and the loading operation is finished. Thus, the bill dispenser 401 takes in the forgotten bill bundle which the user forgot from the dispensing port 26 and stores it in the reject storage 17.

On the other hand, when the bill bundle W is temporarily stored in the stacking unit 16, the control unit 4 causes the upper belt 21 to move forward and the pushing unit 25 to move forward from the state shown in FIG. 21B. The bill bundle W is transported to the stage 16T.

Eventually, when the bill bundle W reaches the stage 16T, as shown in FIG. 21D, the control unit 4 moves the stage 16T of the stacking unit 16 downward to bring down the bill bundle W and bring it into the accumulation space 16S. The storage operation is completed and the loading operation is finished. Thus, the bill dispenser 401 takes in the bill bundle W forgotten by the user from the dispensing port 26 and stores the bill bundle W in the stacking unit 16.

As described above, in the stage delivery state, the bill dispenser 401 aligns the upper surface of the stage 16T to the same height as the upper surfaces of the sandwiching conveyance guide 22 and the lower conveyance guide 24. The bill bundle W can be conveyed via the stage 16T so as to deliver the bill bundle W between the sandwiching and conveying guides 22 and the lower conveyance guide 24 while guiding the lower surface.

As a result, the bill dispenser 401 merely makes the transport direction of the bill bundle W in the bundle transport path 3Y reverse to that of the bill dispenser 1, so that the mechanisms of the stacking unit 16, the sandwich transport guide 22, the moving arm 58, etc. It is possible to function as a front face machine without changing the arrangement with respect to the bill dispenser 1.

The banknote dispensing machine 401 according to the fifth embodiment has the same effects as the banknote dispensing machine 1 according to the first embodiment.

[6. Other embodiments]
In the fourth embodiment described above, the case has been described where the driving force of the drive motor 32 is transmitted by the accumulation unit drive transmission mechanism 334 to rotate the accumulation case 30. The embodiment is not limited to this, and an accumulation unit drive transmission mechanism 534 as shown in FIG. 22 may be provided. The accumulation unit drive transmission mechanism 534 is configured of a belt pulley 93, a drive belt 94 and a belt pulley 95. The driving force is transmitted from the driving motor 32 to the belt pulley 93 to rotate. The belt pulley 95 is fixed on the inner peripheral side to the stacker frame fulcrum 42S. A drive belt 94, which is an endless belt, is wound around the belt pulley 93 and the belt pulley 95. In this configuration, when the drive motor 32 rotates, the driving force is sequentially transmitted to the belt pulley 93, the drive belt 94, and the belt pulley 95, and the stacker 30 rotates around the moving arm fulcrum 38 as a fulcrum. The belt pulley 95 incorporates a torque limiter, and when it is attempted to transmit a torque of a predetermined amount or more from the belt pulley 93 to the belt pulley 95, the belt pulley 95 is made to idle to rotate from the belt pulley 93 to the belt pulley. Do not transmit the driving force to 95.

In the first embodiment described above, the case where the nipping and conveying guide 22 is moved by the guide drive transmission mechanism 36 has been described. The embodiment is not limited to this, and a guide drive transmission mechanism 636 as shown in FIG. 23 may be provided. The same applies to the second to fourth embodiments. The guide drive transmission mechanism 636 is composed of a belt pulley 96, a drive belt 97 and a belt pulley 98. The driving force is transmitted from the driving motor 32 to the belt pulley 96 to rotate. The belt pulley 98 transmits the driving force to the conveyance guide gear 22G. A drive belt 97, which is an endless belt, is wound around the belt pulley 96 and the belt pulley 98. In this configuration, when the drive motor 32 rotates, the driving force is sequentially transmitted to the belt pulley 96, the drive belt 97, and the belt pulley 98, and the conveyance guide gear 22G rotates, thereby moving the sandwiching conveyance guide 22.

In the stacking unit 216 (FIG. 15) of the third embodiment described above, a biasing member such as a spring may be provided to bias the movable guide 87 in the direction close to the stacking space. In that case, it is possible to hold the banknotes more stably while holding the banknotes whose short side direction is shorter than the maximum banknotes while moving them toward the accumulation storage front side wall 30F.

In the embodiment described above, the case has been described where the flat lower rectangular conveyance guide 24 which is thin in the vertical direction is provided to face the lower surface of the upper belt 21. The embodiment is not limited to this, and the lower belt, which is an endless belt in which the upper belt 21 is cut in the front-rear direction, is provided to face the lower surface of the upper belt 21 instead of the lower conveyance guide 24. The bill bundle may be conveyed by rotationally moving the lower belt.

In the embodiment described above, the case has been described in which the holding conveyance guide detection sensor 62B, the holding conveyance guide detection sensor 62F, the accumulation storage detection sensor 64B, the accumulation storage detection sensor 64F, the stage detection sensor 66U, and the stage detection sensor 66D are provided. The embodiment is not limited thereto, and the holding and conveying guide detection sensor 62F, the accumulation storage detection sensor 64F and the stage detection sensor 66D are omitted, and only the holding and conveyance guide detection sensor 62B, the accumulation storage detection sensor 64B and the stage detection sensor 66U are provided. You may do so. Further, information on the amount of rotation of the drive motor 32 is obtained by omitting all of the pinching conveyance guide detection sensor 62B, the pinching conveyance guide detection sensor 62F, the accumulation storage detection sensor 64B, the accumulation storage detection sensor 64F, the stage detection sensor 66U and the stage detection sensor 66D. The positions of the movable arm 58 and the pinching conveyance guide 22 may be controlled based only on the above.

In the embodiment described above, the case where the moving arm 58L and the moving arm 58R are provided in the bill dispenser 1 has been described. The embodiment is not limited to this, and only one of the moving arm 58L and the moving arm 58R may be provided in the banknote dispenser 1. Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the storage case frame guide groove 59 and the stage guide groove 60 are formed in both the moving arm 58R or the moving arm 58L has been described. The embodiment is not limited to this, and the accumulation storage frame guide groove 59 and the stage guidance groove 60 may be formed in at least one of the movement arm 58R or the movement arm 58L, and for example, the accumulation storage in the movement arm 58R. Only the frame guide groove 59 may be formed, and only the stage guide groove 60 may be formed in the moving arm 58L. The same applies to the second, third and fifth embodiments.

In the first embodiment described above, the case has been described where the present disclosure is applied to the bill dispenser 1 which is a rear face machine. The embodiment is not limited to this, and the bundle delivery unit 3 is reverse to the bill dispensing machine 1, and the accumulation hole 16H and the intake hole 17H are aligned with the front passage hole 20HF and the rear passage hole 20Hb, respectively. The present disclosure may be applied to a bill dispenser that is a front face machine attached to the transport unit 3. The same applies to the second to fourth embodiments. Furthermore, the dispensing ports 26 are provided in advance on both the front side and the rear side of the bundle conveyance unit 3, and either the front side or the rear side dispensing port 26 is closed depending on the installation location of the banknote dispenser 1. The present disclosure may be applied to a bill dispenser that enables only the other outlet 26 to be used.

In the embodiment described above, the case has been described where the nipping and conveying guide 22 is moved by the drive motor 32 in synchronization with the elevation operation of the stage 16T. The embodiment is not limited to this, and a drive source for moving the nipping and conveying guide 22 may be provided separately from the drive motor 32, and the nipping and conveying guide 22 may be moved without being synchronized with the elevating operation of the stage 16T.

In the embodiment described above, the movable arm 58 is rotated in the up-and-down transition driving direction Rdl by the driving force of the drive motor 32, and the stacker 30 is rotated from the stacker storage state to the stacker delivery state to move the stage 16T. While raising the stage accumulation state to the stage delivery state, the movable arm 58 is rotated in the accumulation transfer drive direction Rds, the stage 16T is lowered from the stage delivery state to the stage accumulation state, and the accumulation container 30 is accumulated from the accumulation container delivery state The case of rotating to the storage position has been described. The embodiment is not limited to this, but at least the driving force of the drive motor 32 rotates the moving arm 58 in the elevation transition driving direction Rdl, and rotates the accumulation case 30 from the accumulation case accumulation state to the accumulation case delivery state The stage 16T may be raised from the stage accumulation state to the stage delivery state.

In the embodiment described above, the case has been described in which the front end portion of the bill is brought into contact with the stacking guide 40 at the time of stacking operation to align the front end of the bill bundle. The embodiment is not limited to this, and the stacking guide 40 is not provided and omitted. Even when the stacking operation is performed, the front end portion of the bill is brought into contact with the rear wall surface of the storage storage front wall 30F in the storage storage 30 to align the front ends of the bill bundle. good.

In the embodiment described above, the case is described where the stage 16T is moved in the stage movement direction along the vertical direction. The embodiment is not limited to this, and the stage 16T may be moved along a direction inclined with respect to the vertical direction.

In the first embodiment described above, the case has been described where the present disclosure is applied to the bill dispenser 1 for dispensing bills. However, the embodiment is not limited to this, and may be applied to various devices which store paper-like media such as various cash vouchers and securities, various tickets, etc. and hand it over to the user. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

The bill bundle top surface holding mechanism 68 of the second embodiment and the stopper side end surface holding mechanism 86 of the third embodiment may be combined.

The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the present disclosure can be applied to an embodiment in which any or all of the above-described embodiments and any of the other embodiments described above are arbitrarily combined or an embodiment in which a part is extracted. It is.

In the first embodiment described above, the stacker 30 as the stacker, the discharge part 16J as the discharge part, the bill stopper 48 as the stopper, the stage 16T as the stage, and the drive motor as the drive source The case where the stacking unit 16 as the medium stacking and delivering mechanism is configured by the H. 32 and the moving arm 58 as the driving mechanism has been described. However, the embodiment is not limited to this, and the medium accumulation and delivery mechanism may be configured by an accumulation store having various other configurations, a discharge unit, a stopper, a stage, a drive source, and a drive mechanism.

In the first embodiment described above, the bill storage case 11 as the medium storage case, the accumulation case 30 as the accumulation case, the discharge portion 16J as the discharge portion, the bill stopper 48 as the stopper, and the stage As a medium delivery device, an accumulation unit 16 as an accumulation unit having a stage 16T of the above, a drive motor 32 as a drive source, and a moving arm 58 as a drive mechanism, and a bundle conveyance unit 3 as a bundle conveyance unit. The case where the bill dispenser 1 is configured has been described. However, the embodiment is not limited to this, and a bundle storage unit having a media storage configured with various other configurations, a stack storage, a discharge unit, a stopper, a stage, a drive source, and a drive mechanism, and bundle transport The media delivery device may be configured by a unit.

The present disclosure can also be used, for example, in a bill dispensing machine that stores bills in a removable bill storage and dispenses the bills according to the user's operation.

Claims

A media storage for storing paper-like media;
An accumulation unit that accumulates the medium fed and conveyed from the medium storage;
A bundle conveying unit for conveying the medium bundle accumulated in the accumulation unit and handing it over to the user;
The accumulation unit is
An accumulation space, in which an accumulation space for accumulating the medium is formed, is switched to an inclined attitude and a horizontal attitude,
A discharge unit which discharges the medium transported from the medium storage into the accumulation space;
A stopper in contact with the tip of the medium discharged from the discharge part;
A stage that constitutes the bottom of the storage, switches to an inclined attitude and a horizontal attitude, and accumulates the medium discharged from the discharge unit;
A driving source that generates a driving force,
When the medium is accumulated on the stage in the inclined attitude, the medium bundle is driven by the driving source to switch the stage and the storage box from the inclined attitude to the horizontal attitude, and then the medium bundle accumulated on the stage And a drive mechanism for moving the stage to deliver the bundle to the bundle transport unit.
The medium transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism moves the stage and the storage while rotating in a lifting and lowering drive direction about a drive mechanism fulcrum by a drive force of only the drive source.
The drive mechanism is
A storage case guiding groove for sliding the storage case and switching the stage and the storage case from the inclined posture to the horizontal posture;
A stage guide groove for raising the stage from the stage accumulation state in which the stage is slid and the medium is accumulated on the stage to the stage delivery state in which the medium bundle accumulated in the stage is delivered to the bundle conveyance unit; The medium delivery device according to claim 2.
The storage container guiding groove is
An angle holding unit which is formed in an arc shape centered on the driving mechanism fulcrum in the lifting and lowering movement driving direction, and holds the horizontal posture of the storage box when the stage is raised;
From the end of the angle holding portion on the elevating movement driving direction side, it has a linear shape directed toward the drive mechanism fulcrum than an arc shape centering on the drive mechanism fulcrum, and the stage and the storage box The medium transfer device according to claim 3, further comprising: a rotation drive unit configured to rotate to the horizontal attitude.
The stage guide groove is
It is formed to be curved toward the accumulation transfer drive direction opposite to the elevation transfer drive direction, and holds the rotation when the stage and the storage container rotate from the inclined attitude to the horizontal attitude A rotation holding portion,
The lifting and lowering drive unit which is formed in a linear shape in the radial direction centering on the driving mechanism fulcrum from the end portion on the accumulation transfer driving direction side in the rotation holding unit, and has a lifting drive unit for lifting the stage. The medium delivery device according to 3.
The elevation drive unit is extended toward the accumulation transfer drive direction at an end in a direction away from the drive mechanism fulcrum, and holds the lower side of the pin formed in the accumulation container in the stage delivery state The medium delivery device according to claim 5, comprising a pin holding unit.
The accumulation unit is a range of a movement path of the medium bundle when the medium bundle accumulated on the stage moves toward the bundle conveyance unit in a state where the stage shifts from the inclined posture to the horizontal posture. The medium delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the discharge unit and the stopper are disposed outside.
The medium delivery device according to claim 3, further comprising an upper surface holding mechanism that abuts on an upper surface of the medium bundle when the medium bundle is lifted.
The upper surface holding mechanism rotates from a state of being retracted from the stage to a state of being in contact with the upper surface of the medium bundle by being brought into contact with the stack when the stack is switched from the inclined posture to the horizontal posture. The medium delivery device according to claim 8, further comprising a movable medium holder.
The movable space includes a movable guide disposed at a position facing the discharge portion with respect to the accumulation space and in which a guide surface facing the accumulation space is formed, and the stage is in the inclined posture from the accumulation space The guide surface is positioned at the collection space separation position, which is the separation side, and the guide surface is positioned at the collection space proximity position, which is closer to the collection space than the stopper when the stage is in the horizontal posture. The medium delivery device according to claim 3, further comprising an end face holding mechanism.
The end face holding mechanism is
An accumulation space separation groove provided along a direction in which the movable guide is separated from the accumulation space;
And an upper and lower groove inclined forwardly toward the upper side,
The movable guide moves from the accumulation space separation position to the accumulation space proximity position while sliding on the accumulation space separation groove and the upper and lower grooves by the driving force transmitted from the drive mechanism. Medium delivery device as described.
The medium delivery according to claim 1, wherein the storage case aligns one end of the medium facing the abutting inner wall surface by bringing an end portion of the medium into contact with the abutting inner wall surface facing the accumulation space. apparatus.
It further has an accumulation guide positioned closer to the accumulation space than the abutting inner wall surface in the inclined posture,
The medium delivery device according to claim 12, wherein the accumulation guide aligns one end of the medium facing the accumulation guide by bringing an end portion of the medium into contact with the accumulation guide.
The storage container causes the medium to abut on the abutting inner wall surface by moving the abutting inner wall surface to the accumulation space side with respect to the accumulation guide when shifting from the inclined posture to the horizontal posture. The medium delivery device according to claim 13, wherein the medium is accumulated on the stage in a state where the one ends are aligned.
The medium delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism moves the stage upward to deliver the medium bundle to the bundle conveyance unit.
An accumulation space in which a sheet-like medium is accumulated is formed inside, and an accumulation box which switches to an inclined attitude and a horizontal attitude;
A discharge unit which discharges the transported medium to the accumulation space;
A stopper in contact with the tip of the medium discharged from the discharge part;
A stage that constitutes the bottom of the storage, switches to an inclined attitude and a horizontal attitude, and accumulates the medium discharged from the discharge unit;
A driving source that generates a driving force,
When the medium is accumulated on the stage in the inclined attitude, it is driven by the driving source to switch the stage and the storage box from the inclined attitude to the horizontal attitude, and then the medium bundle accumulated on the stage is And a drive mechanism for moving the stage to deliver.