WO2019142411A1 - 紙葉集積用ドラム、紙葉の集積装置、及び紙葉処理装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an improvement of a sheet processing apparatus installed in a sheet handling apparatus such as an automatic vending machine, an accumulation apparatus of sheets installed in a sheet processing apparatus, and a drum for accumulating sheets.
- Banknote processing installed in banknote handling devices such as vending machines equipped with functions to provide various goods and services by accepting banknotes inserted by customers, gaming media lending machines in gaming arcades, deposit and withdrawal devices, money changers, etc.
- a reflux type capable of continuously taking in, storing and paying out banknotes of a plurality of denominations.
- Such a bill processing apparatus is a payout accumulation device that temporarily collects rejected bills which are refused to be accepted by the identification unit or bills which are to be returned due to cancellation after the bills are inserted and then paid out to the return port. Is equipped.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 06-32514
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent No.
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent No. 4563435
- Patent Document 4 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-508962
- the present invention has been made in view of the above, and when it is determined to transfer (return, eject) a sheet temporarily put on hold after being inserted, the sheet is sequentially delivered to the outer peripheral surface of the delivery drum.
- a drum type paper sheet accumulating apparatus that supplies, winds and accumulates in a stacked state, and then transfers it collectively, it performs exceptional speed control even if the number of sheets accumulated on the outer periphery of the delivery drum increases
- the paper accumulation drum according to the invention of claim 1 is a paper accumulation drum in which paper sheets supplied one by one in a rotating process are accumulated and accumulated on the outer peripheral surface
- the apparatus is configured to be able to retract and retract between the most projecting position provided in a predetermined circumferential direction arrangement at the paper sheet accumulation portion on the outer peripheral surface and protruding in the outer diameter direction and the retracted position retracted inward from the most projecting position.
- a plurality of projecting and retracting members that are elastically urged in the projecting direction and contact with the sheet surface on the outer surface, and the sheet is stacked across the projecting and projecting members.
- a drum-type paper sheet accumulating device for sequentially supplying sheets to the outer peripheral surface of the delivery drum, winding and stacking them in a stacked state, and then collectively discharging the sheets, the sheets are stacked on the outer periphery of the delivery drum.
- a technique is provided which can maintain the alignment state of bills by maintaining the linear velocity of the sheet at the outermost periphery of the delivery drum constant without performing special speed control even if the number of sheets increases.
- (A) And (b) is a front view and AA sectional view of a paper (bill) processing apparatus provided with a paper stacking device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- (A) And (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the money_receiving
- (A) And (b) is explanatory drawing which shows payment operation
- (A), (b) and (c) are an external appearance perspective view of the escrow and accumulation unit, a BB cross-sectional view, and a perspective view showing an external appearance configuration of the payout accumulation unit alone.
- (A) is a perspective view showing an internal structure from which the right side plate of the payout stacking unit is removed
- (b) is a CC sectional perspective view of (a)
- (c) is the same DD sectional perspective view
- (d) Is a side sectional view of the same DD.
- It is a schematic block diagram of the conveyance mechanism centering on a delivery drum. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure (gear mechanism) which removed the left side plate of the delivery stacking part.
- (A), (b) and (c) are a perspective view showing the state where each belt mechanism is arranged to the delivery drum, an external perspective view of the delivery drum alone, and a longitudinal sectional perspective view showing the support mechanism of the projecting and retracting member .
- (A) And (b) is a perspective view which shows the state which arrange
- (A), (b) and (c) are an appearance perspective view of a delivery drum, a longitudinal section perspective view, and a longitudinal section side view.
- (A) (b) and (c) is a perspective view which shows the procedure which a banknote sticks to a delivery drum.
- or (c) is explanatory drawing of the accumulation
- D) and (e) are the continuation explanation of accumulation operation.
- (F)-(h) are the continuation explanation of accumulation operation.
- I) and (j) are explanatory drawings of the continuation of accumulation operation.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B are a front view and a cross-sectional view of a sheet (banknote) processing apparatus provided with a sheet stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a sheet (banknote) processing apparatus provided with a sheet stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B are a front view and a cross-sectional view of a sheet (banknote) processing apparatus provided with a sheet stacking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the paper accumulation drum, the paper accumulation apparatus, and the paper processing apparatus according to the present invention are not only banknotes, but also cash vouchers, tickets, valuables.
- the present invention can also be applied to a general processing apparatus for paper sheets and the like.
- the apparatus which processes a return banknote is demonstrated in this example, it applies not only to a return banknote but the general apparatus which accumulates a banknote on a delivery drum outer periphery, and it conveys it elsewhere.
- the return type banknote processing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a banknote processing apparatus) 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a banknote handling apparatus such as an automatic vending machine, a ticket vending machine, a gaming media lending machine at a game arcade, a deposit / withdrawal device, and a change machine. It is a means which is provided or juxtaposed to receive banknotes and pay out banknotes as change and the like.
- the bill processing apparatus 1 comprises a case 3 constituting an exterior body, a deposit / withdrawal processing unit M for transporting the bill deposited in the casing by a required route inside the machine, and discharging the bill to the outside of the machine, a bill deposit / withdrawal processing unit A bill storage unit N that stores bills transported from M and transfers bills to and from the bill depositing and dispensing processing unit M, a transport mechanism that transports bills through various routes, and various control targets And control means (CPU, MPU, ROM, RAM, etc.) 300 (FIG. 2, FIG. 3).
- the deposit / withdrawal processing unit M collectively accepts a bundle of up to 30 banknotes including banknotes of different denominations, or the deposit / withdrawal port 5 serving as a return port when returning deposited banknotes, and up to 30 banknotes
- the bill bundle set in the deposit port, the return port 7 serving as a deposit reject return port, and the deposit / withdrawal port 5 is separated into banknotes one by one and the apparatus main body along the deposit banknote transport path 9a
- a batch depositing unit 11 introduced into the inside, a centering unit 13 for aligning the position in the width direction of the banknotes disposed and transported downstream of the batch depositing unit 11 to the central portion of the transport path, and disposed on the downstream side of the centering unit
- the identification unit 15 that determines the denomination, authenticity, etc.
- the escrow unit (temporary holding unit) 20 that feeds out to the payout stacking unit (payout stacking device) 22 and the return banknotes and reject banknotes transferred from the escrow unit (hereinafter referred to as return banknotes)
- return banknotes In the case where the return banknotes paid out to the return slot 7 after being accumulated and stacked out from the return stack 7 are not collected by the customer even after a predetermined time period.
- a bill storage unit (bill storage unit) 24 which is reverse-fed by the payout accumulation unit and stored as a forgotten banknote.
- the bill storage unit N is configured to receive the bills, which are fed one by one from the escrow unit 20 and transported on the stored bill conveyance path 9b for each denomination, when the acceptance of the deposited bills is determined. And, it is detachably mounted from the front side in the accommodation space 3a provided below the second reflux type storage sections 30, 32 and the second reflux type storage section 32, and each reflux type storage section at the end of work, etc. And a collection storage (collection bill storage unit) 40 for collecting all denominations from the bill, and collecting large bills not used as change and surplus bills that can not be stored in each reflux type storage unit.
- the transport mechanism includes motors, solenoids, pulleys, belts, gates, and the like for generating and transmitting a driving force for transporting a bill along the transport paths 9a and 9b and the other transport paths.
- the control means 300 controls control objects such as the deposit and withdrawal processing unit M, the bill storage unit N, and the transport mechanism.
- the maximum handling number of bills by the deposit and withdrawal opening 5 and the return opening 7 is only an example.
- Each of the first and second return type storage units 30 and 32 in the present example includes two return drums 30 a and 32 a each having a maximum storage number of 60.
- Each of the reflux drums 30a and 32a is a type suitable for a reflux that accommodates a bill between one long tape spirally wound on the outer peripheral surface of the reflux drum, but this is merely an example.
- FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are explanatory views showing the deposit operation and the decision operation of the bill processing apparatus
- FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are illustrations showing the deposit operation and the collection operation.
- the control means 300 receiving the signal from the sensor that detects the bills activates the transport mechanism.
- a bill is taken in using the batch depositing section 11 and the deposited bill transport path 9a.
- the collective deposit unit 11 takes out one by one from the uppermost banknote in the banknote bundle set in the deposit / withdrawal port 5 and conveys it to the centering unit 13.
- the banknote conveyed to the centering unit is moved to the identification unit 15 after receiving the centering and is identified.
- the banknotes determined to be acceptable by the identification unit 15 are conveyed to the escrow unit 20, wound one by one around the outer periphery of the escro drum 21, temporarily suspended, and wait for confirmation of payment. If the rejected banknotes determined to be unacceptable in the identification unit are banknotes inserted one by one from the deposit / withdrawal port 5, the banknotes are discharged from the return port 7 to the outside of the machine as it is. On the other hand, when a plurality of pieces of banknotes thrown in batch are rejected, they are temporarily accumulated (one or plural sheets) in the payout accumulation unit 22 and then collectively collected from the return port 7 and discharged and returned outside the machine.
- the banknotes temporarily stored in the escrow unit 20 are delivered one by one to the dispensing and stacking unit 22 and the dispensing drum 105 rotates. Are stacked and wound one by one on the outer circumference of the stack.
- the dispensing drum 105 rotates in the dispensing direction to protrude the banknote bundle out from the return port 7 and return it to promote receipt by the customer.
- the payout drum is reversed by returning it in the return direction and the paper is left behind As a result, the bill is stored in the bill storage portion 24.
- the banknotes are sent out one by one from the escrow unit when the deposit of the deposited banknotes temporarily held in the escrow unit 20 is decided, and the banknotes used as change are via the stored banknote conveyance path 9b. Then, the bills stored in any one of the reflux type storage sections 30 and 32 according to the denomination and stored in the collection box 40 are not used as change.
- the bills stored in the reflux type storage sections 30, 32 are taken out and identified by the identification section 15, and if they can be returned, they are paid out Once accumulated (one or a plurality of sheets) in the accumulation unit 22, they are collectively dispensed as a change from the return port 7.
- the banknotes are temporarily stored in the escrow unit 22 and then transferred to the collection container 40 and stored.
- the banknotes stored in the reflux type storage units 30 and 32 at the end of work, etc. are accumulated once by the escrow unit 20 and then stored in the collection storage 40.
- FIG. 4 (a), 4 (b) and 4 (c) are an external perspective view of the escrow / stacking unit, a BB cross-sectional view, and a perspective view showing the external appearance of the payout stacking unit alone
- FIG. 5 (a) is a payout
- the perspective view showing the internal structure which removed the right side plate of the accumulation part (b) is a CC cross section perspective view of (a), (c) is a DD cross section perspective view, (d) is the same DD
- FIG. 6 is a side sectional view, and FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration view of a conveyance mechanism centering on a delivery drum.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration (gear mechanism) from which the left side plate of the payout stacking unit is removed.
- the escrow and accumulation unit 50 shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) is configured to be detachable from the deposit and withdrawal processing unit M of the housing 3, and the escrow unit 20 and the payout accumulation unit 22 are connected. It has a configuration. Here, details of the configuration of the escrow unit 20 are not mentioned because they are not related to the gist of the present invention.
- the appearance configuration of the payout accumulation unit 22 separated from the escrow unit 20 is as shown in FIG.
- the payout stacking unit 22 includes a substantially box-shaped casing 100, and banknotes which are formed in the upper part of the rear surface of the casing 100 and are transported one by one along the longitudinal direction by the transport belt 20a on the escrow unit 20 side (reject banknotes, A receiving port (receiving portion) 102 for receiving the returned banknotes B one by one, and an outer peripheral surface of the banknotes which are axially supported rotatably and reversely in the casing 100 and are introduced one by one from the receiving ports 102 in the forward rotation process.
- the bill bundle is stacked sequentially in a stacked state, and discharged at the time of return after stacking, to pay out the accumulated bill bundle from the outlet 107, and reversely when collecting a forgotten bill by reversing it.
- the discharge drum having the leading end of the bill B introduced from the receiving port 102 by forming the traveling region T1 and traveling in the receiving direction (clockwise direction a in FIG.
- a first flapper for backflow prevention (which is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft) vertically pivotable, and guides the tip end of the bill immediately after being introduced from the receiving port in cooperation with the first belt 111 to the outer peripheral surface of the drum (
- a second contact travel area T2 is formed in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the delivery drum 105 in a predetermined range (from the front surface to the lower surface of the drum outer peripheral surface) below the front portion of the first belt mechanism 110.
- a second belt mechanism (second conveyance guide member) 130 having a second belt (conveyance guide member) 131, and a rear outer peripheral surface of the payout drum at a rear of the second belt mechanism 130 over a predetermined range.
- a third belt mechanism (third conveyance guide member) 140 provided with a third belt (conveyance guide member) 141 forming a third contact travel area T3 and a second belt 131
- a fourth belt mechanism 150 having a fourth belt 151 forming fourth and fifth contact travel areas T4 and T5 contacting over a predetermined range, and a front of the first flapper 120 and an inner side of the outlet 107
- the second flapper (first outlet switching guide member) 160 is axially supported movably up and down the shaft portion 161 at one front end in the counterclockwise direction which is always separated from
- a control unit dedicated to the payout accumulation unit 22 may be provided separately from the control unit 300.
- the delivery drum 105 is a paper accumulation drum that accumulates and deposits the bills B supplied one by one in the process of rotating around the rotation shaft 105 a on the outer peripheral surface, and is rotated
- the outermost projecting position provided in a predetermined circumferential direction arrangement (spaced apart) at the bill accumulation portion on the outer peripheral surface of the drum main body and projecting in the outer diameter direction, and the retracted position retracted in the inner diameter direction from the most projecting position
- a plurality of projecting and retracting members (banknote supporting members) 280 (280A, 280B) which are configured to be able to move in and out, and which are elastically urged in the projecting direction and in contact with the bill surface on the outer surface.
- the banknotes wound around the outer peripheral surface of the drum are accumulated (wound) across the outer surface of the projecting and retracting member.
- the positions in the radial direction of the outer peripheral surface of each of the projection / retraction members at the most projecting position shown in FIGS. 5C, 5D, etc. are uniform, and the elastic biasing force is also uniform.
- a plurality of belt mechanisms (conveying guide members) 110, 130, and 140 are disposed along the circumferential (rotational) movement path of the outer peripheral surface of the payout drum, and the bill surface is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface Means to make them
- each belt mechanism 110, 130, 140 pushes the respective projecting / retracting members an equal distance at a time by the inner circumferential direction through the banknotes stacked on the drum outer peripheral surface by the respective belts 111, 131, 141.
- the outer diameter (radial direction) position of the upper side of the outer peripheral surface of the bill is always kept constant regardless of the number (thickness) of the bill bundle. Therefore, the tension and hardness of each belt are set to such a strength that it can be pushed uniformly to the inner diameter side against the elastic force that causes the retracting member to protrude in the outer diameter direction.
- the first flapper (reception switching guide member) 120 rotates about the shaft portion of the pulley 112a, and the bill tip portion immediately after being introduced from the receiving portion is a first portion between the drum outer peripheral surface and the conveyance guide member. It is a means which can be opened and closed (turned) which leads to the entrance of the contact travel area T1. Furthermore, the first flapper 120 is a means for preventing the received bill from being reversely flowed to the receiving port 102, and is always biased by the spring so that the tip contacts the surface of the discharge drum at the time of non-operation. ing. Further, at the time of reverse rotation of the payout drum described later, the rear end of the bill is prevented from being reversely fed from the receiving port to the escrow unit, and is guided to the forgotten bill storage unit 24.
- the second flapper (first outlet switching guide member) 160 is driven by a solenoid (swing solenoid) (not shown), operates after all bills to be returned have been accumulated on the outer periphery of the payout drum, and opens the path toward the outlet 107 By doing this, it is possible to batch pay out a bundle of bills. That is, the second flapper 160 sets the conveyance direction of the banknotes entering the first contact traveling region T1 of the outer peripheral surface of the delivery drum and the first belt 111 to the direction (downward) along the outer peripheral surface of the delivery drum. This is means for selectively switching to one of the exit directions.
- the second flapper 160 opens the path from the first contact travel area T1 to the delivery drum outer peripheral surface direction when the second flapper 160 is in the open position shown in FIG. 6 by spring biasing (closes the first outlet side path A) It is possible to convey banknotes (bundles) on the outer peripheral surface of the delivery drum counterclockwise along the outer peripheral surface of the delivery drum.
- the second flapper 160 is biased by a solenoid to open the first outlet side path when it is in the closing posture shown in FIG. 16C (the path to the outer peripheral surface of the bill accumulation drum is closed). And guides the banknotes (bundles) on the outer peripheral surface of the payout drum main body from the tip toward the first outlet.
- the control means 300 keeps the second flapper (first outlet switching guide member) 160 open continuously while the solenoid is not operated during the period for receiving the bill introduced from the receiving port 102, and the dispensing drum is rotated forward, and the reception is completed. Then, when discharging the bill bundle on the outer periphery of the drum from the first outlet to the outside of the machine, the solenoid is operated to shift the second flapper 160 to the closed position (after the shift) to rotate the payout drum forward.
- the second outlet 180 is disposed at a position different from that of the first outlet 107 and is in communication with the forgotten bill storage unit (bill storage unit) 24.
- the third flapper 170 Since the third flapper 170 is always biased toward the dispensing drum by a spring (not shown) at all times (when not in operation) and the path to the forbidding banknote storage unit 24 is opened, it is forgot When discharging the banknote BB ′ from the second outlet 180, the discharge is guided by the cooperation with the third belt mechanism 140. That is, the third flapper (switching guide member) 170 is configured to be switchable between an attitude in which the path toward the second outlet 180 is closed and an attitude in which the path is opened to guide the bills on the drum outer peripheral surface to the second outlet. It is done.
- the third flapper is always urged in the counterclockwise direction by the spring toward the dispensing drum, but is pushed outward by the bill on the projecting / retracting member that passes in the process of the dispensing drum rotating in the normal direction Thus, it is rotated clockwise to allow the passage of bills on the peripheral surface of the payout drum (the outer surface of the projection / retraction member).
- the third flapper 170 is a counterclockwise directed to the inside of the payout drum by a spring.
- the path toward the second outlet is opened because it is biased in the circumferential direction.
- the control means 300 reverses the payout drum to return the bill bundle to the inside of the machine when the bill bundle once paid out from the first outlet by the normal rotation of the payout drum is not taken out by the customer even after a predetermined time. 2 Discharge from the outlet 180 into the bill storage unit (bill storage unit) 24.
- the bill bundle can be discharged from the second outlet with the rear end at the top by continuing to reverse the payout drum by a predetermined angle.
- bill detection sensors 102a, 107a, and 180a are disposed at the receiving port 102, the outlet 107, and the discharge port 180, respectively.
- the delivery drums 105 are only pivotally supported in forward and reverse rotation, and are rotationally driven by contact with the belts constituting each belt mechanism, but the delivery drums may be driven directly by a motor .
- the first belt mechanism (conveyance guide member) 110 has a configuration in which the first belt 111 is endlessly stretched by pulleys 112 a to 112 d and rotated forward and reverse, and is driven by a motor 190.
- the first belt mechanism 110 introduces the bill B received from the receiving port 102 from the right end of the first contact travel area T1 at the time of forward rotation, guides the bill tip to the outer peripheral surface of the payout drum (retracting member), and starts winding. And a function of delivering the returned banknotes accumulated (stacked) on the outer peripheral surface of the payout drum to the outlet 107 in cooperation with the second flapper 160.
- the first belt mechanism is configured such that the pulleys 112c and 112d can move up and down around the shaft portion of the pulley 112a, the first belt 111 discharges the pulleys 112c and 112d when discharging the bill from the outlet 107. It can rise as a whole in response to the increase in thickness of the passing banknotes.
- the first belt 111 between the pulleys 112a and 112c constituting the first contact travel area T1 does not move up and down.
- the first belt portion between the pulleys 112a and 112c constituting the first contact travel area T1 has a predetermined tension, thereby applying a pressing force based on the tension to the bill surface to make the inside and outside members of the payout drum the inner diameter It has a role to push the side. That is, although there is no pulley in the portion of the first belt 111 forming the first contact travel area T1, the first belt 111 is out even if the thickness of the bill on the outer peripheral surface of the payout drum facing the area T1 increases.
- the second belt mechanism 130 has a configuration in which the second belt 131 is endlessly tensioned by pulleys 132a to 132c and rotates forward and reverse, and during forward rotation, the second belt mechanism 130 moves from the outlet of the first contact travel area T1.
- the tip is guided to the second contact travel area T2 in cooperation with the second flapper 160.
- There is no pulley in the second belt 131 portion that forms the second contact travel area T2 and even if the thickness of the bill passing through the area T2 increases, the advancing and retracting member is pushed inward through the bill and the bill outer periphery
- the radial position (circumferential velocity) of the surface is always kept constant.
- the third belt mechanism 140 has a configuration in which the third belt 141 is stretched by the pulleys 142a to 142c, and contributes to the stacking and conveyance of bills on the outer peripheral surface of the payout drum at the normal rotation, and the third flapper 170 at the reverse rotation. It plays a role of taking out the forgotten note BB ⁇ and discharging it to the note storage 24 by the collaboration of the above.
- the fourth belt mechanism 150 has a configuration in which the fourth belt 151 is stretched by the pulleys 152a and 152b, and during forward rotation, the bill to the outlet 107 passing through the fourth contact travel area T4 by cooperation with the second flapper 160. Assist in discharge work. At the time of reverse rotation, the forgotten banknotes (bundle) left at the outlet 107 are returned into the first contact travel area T1 and guided to the discharge port 180.
- An output gear 190a of the motor 190 is meshed with a large diameter gear 205 axially supported by the rotation shaft 105a of the payout drum 105 via two driven gears 201 and 202 so as to be relatively rotatable.
- the large diameter gear 205 is freely assembled to the rotating shaft 105 a and can rotate relative to the payout drum, and the large diameter gear does not drive the payout drum.
- the large diameter gear is a follower that relays the drive force from the motor to the drive gears 207, 209, 211, 213 of the respective belt mechanisms 110, 130, 140, 150.
- the drive pulleys 112a, 132a, 142a, and 152a of the belt mechanisms 110, 130, 140, and 150 are integrated in the same axial center with the drive gears 207, 211, 209, and 213, respectively.
- the gear meshes with the large diameter gear 205 the driving force from the motor is simultaneously transmitted to the drive pulleys 112a, 132a, 142a, 152b, and drives the belts 111, 131, 141, 151.
- the payout drum 105 is driven by friction with each of the belts 111, 131, 141, 151 in contact with the outer peripheral surface thereof, and the payout drum and each belt can rotate and travel at the same speed by rotating with each belt. it can.
- the payout drum is rotationally driven by rotating at the same speed by the frictional force of each belt, and since the bill is wound around the outer peripheral surface, the speed difference between the belt traveling speed and the payout drum disappears, and the winding on the payout drum side
- the stacking can be performed without shifting the positions of the pick start portion (bill tip positioning portion) and the tip of each bill being fed.
- the medium-diameter gear 215 at the lowermost portion on the side of the receiving port 102 is a gear for driving the transport mechanism on the side of the bill storage portion 24 and is driven by the motor 190 through the large-diameter gear 205. Ru.
- 8 (a), (b) and (c) are perspective views showing the arrangement of the respective belt mechanisms with respect to the dispensing drum, an external perspective view of the dispensing drum alone, and a longitudinal sectional perspective view showing the support mechanism of the projecting / retracting member.
- 9 (a) and 9 (b) are perspective views showing the respective belt mechanisms and the respective flappers arranged with respect to the payout drum
- FIGS. 10 (a), (b) and (c) are payouts. It is an appearance perspective view of a drum, a longitudinal section perspective view, and a longitudinal section side view
- Drawing 11 (a), (b) and (c) is a perspective view showing a procedure which a bill rolls around a delivery drum.
- Dispensing drums (bill collecting drums) 105 accumulate the bills B supplied one by one from the receiving port 102 to the outer peripheral surface in the process of normal rotation around the rotating shaft 105 a in a state where their leading edges are aligned. Means (FIG.
- a plurality of projecting and retracting members configured so as to be able to retract and retract between the protruding most projecting position and the retracted position retracted to the inner diameter direction from the most projecting position and to be elastically urged in the protruding direction and contact the bill surface on the outer surface
- the banknotes accumulated on the outer peripheral surface of the payout drum are wound across the outer surfaces of the respective projecting and retracting members 280.
- the drum main body 250 guides a base member 252 integrated with the rotary shaft 105a of the drum, and a projecting / retracting member integrally provided on the base member and projecting outward in the circumferential direction at intervals of 90 degrees. And a guide member 255.
- the guide member 255 is in the form of a hollow square column, and the inner wall of the guide member 255 is supported by the elastic members 257 so as to be able to move in and out. In the outer diameter direction (in the protruding direction).
- the base member 252 is formed between seven disk-like partition members 258 arranged at predetermined intervals along the axial direction of the rotation shaft 105a and formed between the respective partition members to constitute the respective flappers 120, 160 and 170, respectively. And four annular grooves 258a each for receiving four claw pieces 120A, 160A, 170A (see FIG. 9).
- the second and third partition members 258 from the both outer sides in the axial direction also serve as the guide members 255, and the projection / retraction member 280 and the elastic member 257 can move back and forth in the axial direction between the guide members 255 and can not drop out. Housed in Further, as shown in FIGS.
- the hooks 255a formed on the opposing surfaces of the respective guide members 255 engage the hooks 282a provided on the projecting and retracting members so that they can not be detached in the outer diameter direction.
- the claw pieces 120A, 160A and 170A of the flappers are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the base member 252 in the inner diameter side beyond the outermost peripheral surfaces of the respective projecting / retracting members by the presence of the respective annular groove portions 258a arranged along the axial direction. The tip portion (contact portion with the bill) can be inserted.
- each projecting / retracting member 280 is a guided member (sliding member) 282 which advances and retracts inward and outward along the inner wall of the guide member 255 and which is urged by the elastic member 257, and a guided member. And a contact member 285 mounted and in contact with the bill for supporting it on the outer surface.
- Each guided member 282 has a recess 282b at the center in the circumferential direction, and from the both sides in the circumferential direction of the recess, the bill guide pieces 282c are laterally symmetrically projected.
- the recess 282 b is not essential.
- a winding start portion (a bill tip positioning portion) comprising a friction pad as the contact member 285 ) 286 is arranged so as to be rotatable (pivotable).
- the winding start portion 286 is pivotally supported in a predetermined small angle range by a shaft portion 286a supported by the projecting and retracting member.
- the shaft portion 286a may be nonremovably supported by the tip of the guided member 282, and the support structure is not limited.
- the winding start portion 286 may be rotated together with the shaft portion 286a, or only the winding start portion may be rotated with respect to the fixed shaft portion 286a.
- a roller (rotary member) 290 for reducing friction is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 290a in the recess 282b of the guided member of the other three pairs of the projecting and retracting members 280B.
- the support structure of the shaft portion 290a may be any support structure as well as the shaft portion 286a.
- the winding start portion 286 is a means for conveying the tip end of the bill while holding the pressure with the belt surface, so it becomes a non-slip portion (rubber or the like) in which the friction coefficient of the outer surface in contact with the bill is set large. There is.
- a member made of a material with low friction resistance may be swingably supported within a predetermined narrow angle range as in the case of the winding start portion 286 instead of the rotating roller.
- the respective projecting and retracting members 280B move in the inner diameter direction by the pressure from the belt according to the increase in the thickness of the banknote Even if it moves, since the local part of the bill is strongly pinched between the non-slip portion and the belt and can not slip, the projecting and retracting member 280B can not be smoothly displaced to the inner diameter side.
- the roller 290 is provided at the contact portion between the three projecting and retracting members 280B and the banknote as in this example and the banknote is made slidable in the circumferential direction, the tension of the banknote comes out due to the clamping pressure by the belt. Since it is possible to prevent the situation in which the displacement of the bill to the inner diameter side is hindered, it is possible to smooth the diameter reducing operation of the outer peripheral surface of the bill by the retraction of the retracting member to the inner diameter. In the present embodiment, four members are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, but this is merely an example.
- a belt mechanism (not shown) is introduced while the bills B1 introduced to the outer peripheral surface of the delivery drum are sequentially wound around the other roller 290 from the winding start portion 286.
- the belts that make up each press the withdrawal members 280A and 280B uniformly in the inner diameter direction by the thickness of the bill via the bill B1.
- each guided member 282 can be retracted in the inner diameter direction while resisting the elastic member 257. Therefore, the radial direction position of the outermost peripheral surface of the banknote wound in a roll shape between the advancing and retracting members is always constant.
- the circumferential speed is also constant.
- the encoder mechanism 210 As shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 8 to FIG. 13, etc., the encoder mechanism 210 has a plurality of slits 213 at a predetermined pitch on the outer periphery, and is configured coaxially with the payout drum 105 (drum main body) to rotate integrally therewith.
- First detection for HP detection of a payout drum comprising a photo interrupter 212 and a photo interrupter in which a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit are disposed opposite to each other with a moving path of a large number of slits 213 formed at a predetermined pitch on the edge of the code wheel And a second detector 222 for detecting the rotational position of the delivery drum (rotational angle detector), and a home position mark 225 printed on the base member 252 of the drum body.
- Each of the detectors 220 and 222 is fixed to the fixing portion of the apparatus main body in a state in which each light emitting portion and each light receiving portion are interposed between the moving path of the slit 213 of the code wheel.
- the control means counts the output per unit time of each detector based on the signal that the detection light from the light emission part passes through the slit 213 and is received by the light reception part, and the number of rotations and the rotation speed of the code wheel 212 are calculated. To detect.
- the slits 213 have the same axial length, but certain slits are longer than the other slits so that it can be detected when the take-up start portion 286 of the delivery drum reaches the home position HP. It is done.
- the short slit for detecting the rotation angle is disposed in the detection range by the second detector 222, and can be detected by the second detector.
- the movement amount (rotation amount, rotation angle position) of the payout drum is detected by the number of pulses obtained from the short slit.
- the long portion (longer than the short slit) of the long slit for HP detection is disposed at an axial position that can be detected only by the first detector 220.
- the circumferential center of the winding start portion 286 reaches the home position.
- the amount of movement of the long slit to the home position is calculated based on the number of pulses of the short slit detected by the second detector 222.
- the home position mark 225 is formed on the side surface of the base member 252 of the drum main body corresponding to the long slit so that the position of the long slit in the code wheel 212 can be visually confirmed (visually checked) at the time of assembly or the like.
- the home position mark 225, the long slit, and the winding start portion 286 are formed and arranged at the same circumferential position, and the home position is made to match the long slit with the winding start portion at the time of assembly. Marks 225 are formed.
- 12 (a) to (c), FIG. 13 (d), (e), FIG. 14 (f) to (h), and FIG. 15 (i) (j) show that the bills are collected on the outer periphery of the delivery drum.
- FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of the operation, and FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an accumulation operation, a batch payout operation, and a forgotten banknote processing operation.
- step S1 Prior to the banknote winding operation, it is checked in step S1 whether or not a command to return the banknotes temporarily held in the escrow unit 20 (return banknotes due to transaction failure and rejected banknotes) is issued from the control means Ru.
- a command to return the banknotes temporarily held in the escrow unit 20 return banknotes due to transaction failure and rejected banknotes
- step S2 transport of the banknotes from the escrow unit to the payout accumulation unit 22 is started by driving the escrow drum 21, the transport belt 20a and the like.
- step S3 it is checked whether the first banknote B1 from the escrow unit has reached the reception opening 102 or not.
- FIG. 12A shows a state in which the bill tip end is detected by the bill detection sensor 102a, and the first for a plurality of bills stored in the outer periphery of the escrow drum 21 in the escrow unit 20 for return
- a state in which the bill B1 is conveyed by the conveyance belt 20a and the leading end thereof reaches the bill detection sensor 102a located in front of the receiving port 102 is shown (Step S3, YES).
- a winding start portion (bill tip positioning portion) 286 (recession member 280A) for aligning the bill tip disposed on the outer periphery of the payout drum is shown in FIG.
- step S4 the timing when the leading end of the bill B1 reaches the loading position (receiving port 102) and the timing when the take-up start portion 286 of the payout drum 105 reaches the loading position from the home position HP are the same. Become.
- the bill B1 at the take-in position Control can be facilitated because control can be performed so that the tip end of the feed drum and the take-in start portion 286 of the delivery drum coincide with each other.
- the winding start portion 286 is provided on one of the four projecting and retracting members 280A, and only the outer surface of the projecting and retracting member as the winding start portion has a large frictional resistance with the bill surface.
- the winding start portion is a means for holding the tip end of the bill immediately after being introduced in cooperation with the first belt 111 without shifting the position.
- the belt mechanisms 110, 130, 140, and 150 start to be driven in the forward direction. Start traveling and moving in the receiving direction indicated by the arrow a. Since the delivery drum 105 rotates with the contact resistance with each belt, it starts to rotate in the forward direction (winding direction) with the start of traveling of each belt. The discharge drum 105 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, which is the winding direction, and the outer surface of the winding start portion is in the proper position. In this example, the circumferential center portion is at the take-in position (reception port 102) shown in FIG.
- the control means 300 drives the motor of the escrow section to cause the transport belt 20a to travel so that the leading end of the bill B1 reaches the take-in position in accordance with the arrival timing (step S4).
- the leading end of the bill B1 that has been in the standby position is caught in the first contact travel area T1 by being pinched by the outer surface of the winding start part and the first belt 111.
- the outer surface of the winding start portion and the first belt surface do not slip with both sides of the tip of the bill because of the large frictional resistance.
- the home position HP is set at a position where the circumferential position deviates 180 degrees from the loading position, but this is merely an example.
- the moving speed until the bill B1 at the position shown in FIG. 12A reaches the take-in position shown in FIG. 12B is such that the winding start unit at the home position HP moves to the take-in position It is the same as the moving speed (circumferential speed) at the time of moving, for example, 800 mmsec.
- each appearing and retreating member is a bill of banknotes via the bills. Since the thickness can equally sink to the inner diameter side, the linear velocity (outer diameter side position) of the accumulated outer peripheral surface of the bill is always constant.
- the first flapper 120 is biased by a spring so that its tip is directed toward the outer surface of the payout drum 105, but at the start of bill introduction in (b)
- the bill tip has been moved to the loading position, and the tip of the bill is pressed against the outer surface of the winding start portion by the first flapper.
- the first flapper 120 is pressed by the bill and pushed up by the thickness of the bill.
- the bill B1 entering from the receiving port 102 is stably guided in the first contact area T1 by passing while contacting the tip end of the first flapper 120.
- FIG. 13 (C) shows a state in which the first bill B1 has not been completely wound around the outer periphery of the payout drum, and after the rear end of the banknote passes the banknote detection sensor 102a, the outer circumference of the payout drum (between the appearing and retreating members) is shown.
- the normal rotation drive of each belt mechanism is continued to continue rotating the payout drum until the winding is completed.
- the payout drum continues to rotate until the winding start portion (bill tip) reaches the home position HP even after the bill rear end has left the first contact travel area T1.
- the rotation is temporarily stopped to wait for the second bill B2 to reach the bill detection sensor 102a.
- the pressure from each of the belts 111, 131 and 141 through the bills has the winding start portion
- the appearing and retreating members 280A and the other appearing and retreating members 280B sink equally to the inner diameter side of the delivery drum by the thickness of one bill, and are fed to the taking-in position It matches the transport speed of the bill when Therefore, it is not necessary to reduce the rotational speed of the payout drum in the process of winding all the banknotes around the outer surface of the payout drum, and complicated control of the rotational speed becomes unnecessary.
- FIGS. 15 (i) and 15 (j) are the continuation of FIGS. 12 and 13, and the second bill B2 is taken out to the outer periphery of the delivery drum by continuing the forward rotation of the delivery drum.
- the procedure for winding is shown, the same procedure as the first sheet is repeated (step S5).
- FIG. 14 (f) shows a state in which the leading end of the second bill B2 reaches the bill detection sensor 102a and stands by, and in (g), on the take-in start portion by the rotation of the belt mechanism and the payout drum.
- FIGS. 14 (h) and 15 (i) (j) correspond to FIGS. 12 (c) and 13 (d) (e), respectively.
- the appearing / retracting member 280A having the winding start portion by the pressure from each of the belts 111, 131, 141 via the two banknotes, and the like Since the appearance member 280B sinks equally to the inner diameter side of the delivery drum by the thickness of two bills, the linear velocity of the outer peripheral surface of the outermost banknote B2 does not change, and is fed to the take-in position It corresponds to the bill transfer speed. Therefore, it is not necessary to reduce the rotational speed of the payout drum in the process of winding all the banknotes around the outer surface of the payout drum, and complicated control of the rotational speed becomes unnecessary.
- step S6 it is determined whether or not the number of banknotes whose winding has been completed by the payout drum has reached N, and when it has reached N, the operation proceeds to the batch payout operation shown in step S7, and the banknote bundle is batched. It discharges from the exit 107 outside the machine.
- FIGS. 16A to 16C show the procedure of the batch payout operation.
- step S7 an operation (collective dispensing operation) of collectively returning the banknote bundle BB for return from the outlet 107 is performed (step S7).
- the leading edge of the bill bundle BB is at the home position HP, so that the payout drum is rotated counterclockwise in order to pay out the bill bundle BB from the outlet 107 Leads to the outlet 107.
- the second flapper 160 is biased outward by the spring (not shown), and the second flapper tip portion located on the right side of the pivot shaft 161 blocks the path to the outlet 107.
- the control means 300 operates a solenoid (not shown) at a timing when the rear end of the bill bundle BB is separated from the lower surface of the second flapper tip to turn the second flapper tip in the inward direction (clockwise direction, outlet opening direction). Move it. By this opening operation, an open path to the outlet 107 is formed on the upper side of the second flapper ((b)).
- the timing at which the rear end of the bill bundle BB separates from the front end of the second flapper can be preset according to the bill length.
- the second flapper 160 opens the path to the outlet 107 at the stage of FIG. 16 (b), the first bundle of belts in the process of reaching the outlet 107 after entering the first contact travel area T1
- the bill bundle tip end portion can be smoothly moved from the outlet 107 to the outside by rotation of the dispensing drum 111 and the dispensing drum in the dispensing direction ((c)).
- the first belt mechanism 110 is configured such that the pulleys 112c and 112 on the outlet side move up and down around the shaft portion of the pulley 112a, the outlet side of the first belt rises when passing the bill bundle BB. Smooth the passage of the bill bundle BB.
- the second flapper is turned off by turning off the solenoid after the time when the bill detection sensor 107a detects that the bill bundle rear end has passed through the outlet 107 by the customer removing the bill bundle discharged from the outlet 107 as shown in FIG.
- the original position shown in (a) is restored (steps S8 and S9).
- the final discharge of the bill bundle BB to the outside of the machine is performed by the cooperation of the first belt mechanism 110 and the fourth belt mechanism 150.
- step S8 It can be determined based on the detection information by the banknote detection sensor 107a that the banknote bundle has been taken out or not taken out.
- the control means 300 is controlled by the motor 190 as shown in FIG. 17 (b) when the state in which the bill bundle is not collected by the customer continues as shown in FIG. 17 (a) (step S10, YES).
- the forgotten bill bundle BB ' is directed to the inside of the machine to start the reverse movement (step S11).
- the delivery drum rotates in reverse as the respective belt mechanisms reversely rotate.
- the 3rd flapper 170 is retreating to the inside diameter side by the action of a spring, so the discharge port 180 to the bill storage part 24 is forgotten. Open.
- the forgotten bill bundle BB ' is on the rear end side. From the first contact travel area T1, the third contact travel area T3, through the discharge port 180, it is discharged and stored into the forgotten bill storage unit 24 (step S11). It can be detected by the bill detection sensor 180a that the forgot-to-be-removed bill bundle BB 'has passed through the discharge port 180. In this way, by collecting in the machine when the forgotten banknotes paid out at the outlet 107 are not taken out even after a predetermined time has passed, it is possible to use the next customer without delay and prevent a drop in the operation rate. Can.
- the banknotes stored in the forgotten banknote storage unit 24 can not be taken out unless the clerk pulls out the payout stacking unit (the payout stacking device) 22 and opens the inside to take it out.
- the payout drum is returned to the home position shown in FIG. 12A, and the outlet 107 is closed by the second flapper 160 to wait for the next banknote to be inserted. .
- the paper stacking drum according to the first aspect of the present invention is a paper stacking drum 105 for stacking and stacking paper sheets supplied one by one in the process of rotation on the outer peripheral surface,
- a configuration is provided in a predetermined circumferential direction arrangement (spaced) at the accumulation site, and is configured to be able to retract between the retracting position retracted in the inner diameter direction and elastically biased in the projecting direction, and the sheet surface on the outer surface
- a plurality of projecting and retracting members (sheet supporting members) 280 in contact with the sheet, and the sheet is characterized by being accumulated (rolled) across the projecting and retracting members.
- the return paper sheet is sequentially supplied to the outer peripheral surface of the delivery drum, wound in a stacked state, accumulated, and then collectively In the drum-type return sheet accumulation device for return processing, even if the number of sheets accumulated on the outer circumference of the delivery drum increases, the linear speed of the sheet at the outermost circumference of the delivery drum is constant without performing special speed control.
- the present invention can be applied not only to return paper sheets but also to general apparatuses that stack and collect paper sheets on the drum circumferential surface with good alignment.
- a circumferential surface connecting the outer circumferential surfaces of the respective projecting and retracting members forms the outer circumferential surface of the paper stacking drum.
- the outer diameter of the drum increases as the number of sheets to be stacked increases, so that the circumferential speed of the sheet at the outermost periphery increases. It is necessary to reduce the rotational speed of the drum in order to match the speed of the sheet fed to the outer peripheral surface of the drum at a uniform speed and the peripheral speed of the drum.
- high-precision deceleration control is required. As a result, the leading end of the subsequent sheet is wound in advance. It was extremely difficult to align with the leading edge of the existing sheet.
- the supplied sheets are received by the retracting member and supported in a roll shape between the retracting members, and the pressing force applied from the belt or the like increases the thickness of the sheet by the inner diameter. It was made to evacuate to the side. Therefore, even if the number of sheets on the drum outer peripheral surface increases, the position (outer diameter) of the outer peripheral surface of the outermost sheet can be made constant, and as a result, the peripheral speed can always be made constant.
- the paper stacking drum can be applied not only to a stacker for return paper but also to a general mechanism that stacks paper in an aligned state one by one on the outer peripheral surface of the drum.
- a sheet stacking device comprises a receiving portion 102 for receiving a conveyed sheet, and a sheet received from the receiving portion in the process of normal rotation one by one on an outer circumferential surface
- a plurality of the paper stacking drums 105 that can be stacked and stacked to form a bundle of paper sheets and that can rotate in a forward and reverse direction, and a plurality of circumferential (rotational) movement paths of the outer peripheral surface (projecting member 280) of the paper stacking drum.
- the conveyance guide members 110, 130, and 140 arranged to contact (closely contact) the sheet surface with the sheet collecting drum outer peripheral surface (the outer surface of each projecting member) and the outer peripheral surface of the sheet collecting drum (each projecting member outer surface)
- the conveyance direction of the paper sheet which has entered into the contact travel area T1 between the first outlet 107 for discharging the accumulated paper sheets to the outside, the outer surface of the paper accumulation drum (the outer surface of each appearance member) and one conveyance guide member
- the first outlet switching guide member (second flapper) 160 selectively switching to any one, the drive source 190 for the paper stacking drum, the drive source (solenoid) for the first outlet switching guide member 160, and each drive Control means 300 for controlling the source, and the first outlet switching guide member 160 opens the path from the contact travel area T1 to the outer peripheral surface of the paper accumulation drum when in the open position, and when in the closed position.
- each conveyance guide member pushes the respective projecting / retracting members inward through the paper sheets accumulated on the outer peripheral surface (the outer surface of each projecting / retracting member) of the paper accumulation drum.
- the position of the outer diameter (radial direction) of the outer peripheral surface of the paper on the outer peripheral surface (the outer surface of each projecting member) of the leaf accumulation drum is always kept constant regardless of the number of paper, and the control means is introduced from the receiving portion Received paper While the first outlet switching guide member is kept open during this period, the paper accumulation drum is rotated forward, and the reception is completed, and the paper sheets (bundles) on the outer periphery of the paper accumulation drum (the outer surface of each projecting member) are When discharging from the outlet 1 to the outside of the machine, the first outlet switching guide member is shifted to the closed position, and the paper stacking drum is rotated forward.
- a sheet stacking drum 105 displaceable to the inner diameter side according to the thickness of a sheet to be wound, the position of the outer peripheral surface (the outer surface of the projecting / retracting member), and the transport guide members 110, 130, 140 for pressing the projecting / retracting member
- the peripheral speed can always be made constant regardless of the increase in the number of sheets on the outer peripheral surface of the accumulation drum, so if the paper accumulation drum is always rotated at a constant speed, the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet It is possible to easily align the position of the tip of the leaf.
- the second outlet 180 disposed at a position different from the first outlet 107 and in communication with the paper storage unit 24, and the paper on the outer peripheral surface of the paper stacking drum And a switchable guide member (third flapper) 170 for guiding leaves to the second outlet, wherein the switch guide member is always in a posture to open the path to the second outlet, and
- the control means 300 closes the path to the second outlet, and the control means 300 causes the sheet on the outer peripheral surface of the sheet stacking drum (the outer peripheral surface of the projecting and retracting member) to be from the second outlet.
- the sheet collecting drum is reversed to discharge the sheet from the rear end to the outside of the machine.
- the outer surface (contact member 285) of one of the light emitting and retracting members 280 is configured such that the frictional resistance of the contact surface with the paper is increased.
- the outer surface (contact member 285) of the remaining projecting and retracting member 280B is characterized in that the frictional resistance (conveying resistance) with the paper sheet is reduced.
- the contact member 285 of each of the remaining member members 280B other than the member member 280A has a low frictional resistance (a rotating body) or a material having a low frictional resistance. Since the leading end of the paper sheet is held by the winding start portion 286 so as not to be misaligned, the other surface of the paper sheet is slipperably supported in the circumferential direction by the remaining appearing and retreating members 280B. It can be rolled around and unfolded. In addition, since the paper sheet is not adsorbed to the contact member 285 even when the respective retracting members 280B are sunk to the inner diameter side by the pressure from the conveyance guide member, it is possible to sink smoothly.
- the conveyance guide members 110, 130, and 140 are characterized by a belt mechanism in which an endless belt is stretched by pulleys.
- the transport guide member any structure may be used as long as it can press each projecting member uniformly and displace it to the inner diameter side by an equal distance, but a belt mechanism is most convenient.
- the paper stacking drum is rotationally driven by the transport guide member. According to this, it becomes easy to completely synchronize the peripheral speed of the accumulation drum and the speed of the conveyance guide member while using one drive source.
- a sheet processing apparatus including the above-described any sheet stacking apparatus.
- the paper processing apparatus can obtain the operation and effects according to each embodiment by mounting the paper stacking apparatus according to each embodiment.
- This sheet processing apparatus can be applied to any sheet processing apparatus such as a vending machine such as a ticket vending machine, a money changer, a deposit / withdrawal, an ATM, and the like.
- SYMBOLS 1 banknote (paper sheet) processing apparatus, 3 ... housing
- Forgetting banknote (Sheets) storage unit 30 ... reflux type storage unit, 30a ... reflux drum, 40 ... recovery storage, 50 ...
- escro-stacking unit T1 to T5 ... contact traveling area, B ... banknote, BB ... banknote for return, 100 ... Casing, 102 ... Receiving port (receiving part), 102a ... Banknote detection sensor, 105 ... Drum for collecting paper (paper) (delivery drum) 105a ... Rotating shaft, 107 ... Exit (first exit), 107a ... Banknote detection sensor, 11 130, 140, 150 ... Belt mechanism (conveyance guide member) 111, 131, 141, 151 ... Belt, 112a to 112c, 132a to 132c, 142a to 142c, 152a, 152b ... Pulley, 120 ...
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このような紙幣処理装置は、識別部によって受入れを拒否されたリジェクト紙幣や、紙幣投入後にキャンセルが発生することにより返却することとなった紙幣を一旦集積してから返却口に払出す払出し集積装置を備えている。
この払出し集積装置としては、特許文献1(特開平06-32514号)、特許文献2(特許第2814249号)、特許文献3(特許第4563435号)、特許文献4(特表平10-508962号)に夫々開示されているように、顧客が投入した紙幣を一旦ドラム外周に巻いて一時保留しておき、キャンセル、取り忘れがあった時に一括して返却するものがある。
この不具合に対しては積層紙幣枚数の増大に応じてドラムの周速度を紙幣の搬送速度に一致するように順次減速させる速度調整の制御を行う必要がある。しかし、紙幣の厚みの違い、折れ癖等の変形度合い等々の要因によって実際の外径、及び周速の増加量は一定とはならないため、ドラムの周速の高精度制御は実際には極めて難しく、制御プログラムが複雑となる。
なお、このような問題は、紙幣処理装置に限らず、紙幣以外の紙葉、例えば、チケット、金券、有価証券等を取り扱う紙葉処理装置においても発生する。
[紙幣処理装置の構成]
図1(a)及び(b)は本発明の一実施形態に係る紙葉の集積装置を備えた紙葉(紙幣)処理装置の正面図、及びA-A断面図である。
なお、本実施形態では紙葉の一例としての紙幣を処理する装置について説明するが、本発明の紙葉集積ドラム、紙葉の集積装置、紙葉処理装置は紙幣以外にも金券、チケット、有価証券等々の紙葉一般の処理装置にも適用することができる。
また、本例では返却紙幣を処理する装置について説明しているが、返却紙幣に限らず、払出しドラム外周に紙幣を集積してから他へ移送する装置一般に適用することができる。
紙幣処理装置1は、外装体を構成する筐体3と、筐体内に入金された紙幣を所要のルートで機内搬送したり、機外に排出する入出金処理部Mと、紙幣入出金処理部Mから搬送されてきた紙幣を収納したり紙幣入出金処理部Mとの間で紙幣の授受を行う紙幣収納部Nと、種々のルートを経て紙幣を搬送する搬送機構と、各種制御対象を制御する制御手段(CPU、MPU、ROM、RAM等)300(図2、図3)と、から概略構成されている。
搬送機構は、各搬送経路9a、9b、その他の搬送経路に沿って紙幣を搬送する駆動力を生成、伝達するためのモータ、ソレノイド、及びプーリ、ベルト、ゲート等を備える。
制御手段300は、入出金処理部M、紙幣収納部N、及び搬送機構等の制御対象を制御する。
なお、入出金口5や返却口7による紙幣の最大取扱枚数は一例に過ぎない。
本例の第1及び第2の還流式収納部30、32は、夫々最大収納枚数60枚の還流ドラム30a、32aを二個ずつ備えている。各還流ドラム30a、32aは、還流ドラムの外周面に螺旋状に重ねて巻き付けられる一本の長尺テープ間に紙幣を収納する還流に適したタイプであるが、勿論これは一例に過ぎない。
次に、本発明の紙幣の払出し集積部(返却紙幣の集積装置)22を備えた図1に示した紙幣処理装置1における入金動作、確定動作、出金動作、及び回収動作の概要について図2、図3により説明する。
即ち、図2(a)及び(b)は紙幣処理装置の入金動作、及び確定動作を示す説明図であり、図3(a)及び(b)は同出金動作、及び回収動作を示す説明図である。
返却口7から返却のために機外に突出された紙幣束が所定時間経過しても顧客によって回収されない場合には、払出しドラムを戻し方向へ逆転させて機内に逆送させることにより取り忘れ紙幣として取り忘れ紙幣収納部24に収納する。
図2(b)の確定動作ではエスクロ部20に一時保留されていた入金紙幣の入金が確定した段階でエスクロ部から一枚ずつ紙幣を送り出し、釣銭として利用する紙幣は収納紙幣搬送経路9bを経由して金種別に何れかの還流式収納部30、32に収納し、釣銭として利用しない紙幣は回収庫40に収納する。
一方、識別部15での識別により返却不可の紙幣であると判定された場合は、エスクロ部22で一時貯留した後で回収庫40に移送して収納する。
図3(b)の回収動作では、終業時等に還流式収納部30、32に収納されていた紙幣をエスクロ部20で一旦集積してから回収庫40に収納する。
以下、払出し集積部(払出し集積装置)22について詳細に説明する。
図4(a)(b)及び(c)はエスクロ・集積ユニットの外観斜視図、B-B断面図、及び払出し集積部単体の外観構成を示す斜視図であり、図5(a)は払出し集積部の右側板を除去した内部構造を示す斜視図、(b)は(a)のC-C断面斜視図、(c)は同D-D断面斜視図、(d)は同D-D側断面図であり、図6は払出しドラムを中心とした搬送機構の概略構成図である。また、図7は払出し集積部の左側板を除去した内部構成(ギヤ機構)を示す斜視図である。
ここではエスクロ部20の構成の詳細は本発明の要旨と関わりがないので言及しない。
エスクロ部20から分離した払出し集積部22の外観構成は図4(c)に示す通りである。
第2出口180は第1出口107とは異なった位置に配置されて取り忘れ紙幣収納部(紙幣保留部)24に連通している。
制御手段300は、払出しドラム等の正転によって一旦第1出口から払い出された紙幣束が所定時間経ても顧客によって取り出されない場合には払出しドラムを逆転させて紙幣束を機内に戻して第2出口180から取り忘れ紙幣収納部(紙幣保留部)24に排出する。この際に、第3フラッパ170は第2出口開放位置にあるため、払出しドラムを所定角度逆転させ続けることにより紙幣束を後端を先頭にして第2出口から排出させることができる。
また、受入れ口102、出口107、及び排出口180には夫々紙幣検知センサ102a、107a、180aが配置されている。
モータ190の出力ギヤ190aは2つの従動ギヤ201、202を介して払出しドラム105の回転軸105aにより軸芯を相対回転可能に軸支された大径ギヤ205と噛合している。大径ギヤ205は回転軸105aに対してフリーに組み付けられているため払出しドラムと相対回転可能であり、大径ギヤにより払出しドラムは駆動されない。大径ギヤはモータからの駆動力を各ベルト機構110、130、140、150の各駆動ギヤ207、209、211、213に中継伝達する従動手段である。即ち、各ベルト機構110、130、140、150の各駆動プーリ112a、132a、142a、152aは、夫々各駆動ギヤ207、211、209、213と同一軸心状に一体化されており、各駆動ギヤが大径ギヤ205と噛合することによりモータからの駆動力が同時に各駆動プーリ112a、132a、142a、152bに伝達され、各ベルト111、131、141、151を駆動する。
仮に、払出しドラムと各ベルトとを接触させつつ、払出しドラムとベルト群とを個別に駆動するとなると、払出しドラムの回転速度をベルト群の送り速度とを同期させる必要が生じてしまい、速度制御やギヤの調整等が難しくなる。
本構成によれば、このような不利不便がない。
なお、受入れ口102側の最下部にある中径のギヤ215は取り忘れ紙幣収納部24側の搬送機構を駆動するギヤであり、このギヤ215は大径ギヤ205を介してモータ190により駆動される。
図8(a)(b)及び(c)は払出しドラムに対して各ベルト機構を配置した状態を示す斜視図、払出しドラム単体の外観斜視図、及び出没部材の支持機構を示す縦断面斜視図であり、図9(a)及び(b)は払出しドラムに対して各ベルト機構、及び各フラッパを配置した状態を示す斜視図であり、図10(a)(b)及び(c)は払出しドラムの外観斜視図、縦断面斜視図、及び縦断面側面図であり、図11(a)(b)及び(c)は払出しドラムに紙幣が巻き付く手順を示す斜視図である。
ドラム本体250は、ドラムの回転軸105aに一体化されたベース部材252と、ベース部材に一体的に設けられて周方向へ90度間隔で外径方向へ突出して配置された出没部材をガイドするガイド部材255と、を備える。本例ではガイド部材255は中空の四角柱状をなしており、その内壁により出没部材280を内外径方向へ出没自在、且つ脱落不能に支持し、各出没部材280は各弾性部材257によって均一な力で外径方向(突出方向へ)弾性付勢される。
各出没部材の重量、及び各弾性部材のバネ力を同等に設定することにより、各出没部材はベルトによる加圧によって等距離ずつ内径側へ変位することが可能となる。
各フラッパの爪片120A、160A、170Aは、ベース部材252の外周面に軸方向に沿って配置された各環状溝部258aが存在することによって各出没部材の最外周面を越えて内径側にその先端部(紙幣との接触部)を入り込ませることができる。一方、紙幣面が各出没部材の外周面に接触している時には紙幣が各環状溝部258aを塞いでいるため、各爪片の先端部は紙幣と接触することにより紙幣を超えて内径側へ入り込むことはできない。
なお、凹所282bは必須ではない。
4対の出没部材280のうちの一対の出没部材280Aの被ガイド部材282には他の3対の出没部材280Bとは異なり、接触部材285として摩擦パッドから成る巻取り開始部(紙幣先端位置決め部)286が回動(揺動)自在に配置されている。巻取り開始部286は出没部材により支持された軸部286aにより所定の小さい角度範囲で回動自在に軸支されている。
他の3対の出没部材280Bの被ガイド部材の凹所282b内には摩擦低減用のローラ(回転体)290が軸部290aによって回転自在に軸支されている。この軸部290aの支持構造も軸部286aと同様にどのような支持構造であってもよい。
なお、出没部材は本例では周方向に等間隔で4個配置されているがこれは一例に過ぎない。また、各出没部材280を構成する各被ガイド部材282に両端部が内径側に向けて傾斜した紙幣ガイド片282cを設けることにより紙幣との接触面積を広く確保して巻取り時の支持安定性、密着性を高めている。
図6、図8乃至図13等に示すように、エンコーダ機構210は、外周に複数のスリット213を所定のピッチで備え払出しドラム105(ドラム本体)と同軸状に構成されて一体回転するコードホイール212と、コードホイールの端縁に所定ピッチで多数形成されたスリット213の移動経路を間に挟んで発光部と受光部を対向配置させたフォトインタラプタから成る払出しドラムのHP検知用の第1検出器220、及び払出しドラムの回転位置検知用(回転角検出器)の第2検出器222と、ドラム本体のベース部材252上に印刷形成されたホーム位置マーク225と、を概略備えている。
各検出器220、222は、各発光部と各受光部をコードホイールのスリット213の移動経路を間に挟んだ状態で装置本体の固定部に固定されている。発光部からの検出光がスリット213を透過して受光部により受光された信号に基づいて制御手段は各検出器の単位時間当りの出力を計数してコードホイール212の回転数、及び回転速度を検出する。
HP検知用の長尺のスリットの長尺部分(短尺スリットよりも長い部分)は第1検出器220のみによって検出が可能な軸方向位置に配置されている。第1検出器220が長尺のスリットを検出してから所定角度回動した時に巻取り開始部286の周方向中央部がホームポジションに達することとなる。ホームポジションまでの長尺スリットの移動量は第2検出器222により短尺スリットを検出したパルス数に基づいて算出することとなる。
ホーム位置マーク225は、コードホイール212における長尺スリットの位置を組立時等に目視により確認(目視)できるように当該長尺スリットに対応するドラム本体のベース部材252の側面に形成されている。つまり、ホーム位置マーク225と、長尺スリットと、巻取り開始部286は、同じ周方向位置に形成、配置されており、組立時に長尺スリットと巻取り開始部とを一致させるためにホーム位置マーク225が形成されている。
次に、図12乃至図15、及び図18のフローチャートに基づいて紙幣を払出しドラム外周に巻き取る集積動作の一例を説明する。
図12(a)乃至(c)、図13(d)、(e)、図14(f)乃至(h)、及び図15(i)(j)は、紙幣を払出しドラム外周に巻き取る集積動作の説明図であり、図18は集積動作、一括払出し動作、及び取り忘れ紙幣処理動作を示すフローチャートである。
紙幣巻き取り動作に先立ち、ステップS1においてエスクロ部20に一時保留されている紙幣(取引不成立による返却紙幣、及びリジェクト紙幣)を返却すべき旨の指令が制御手段から発せられたか否かがチェックされる。当該指令が出力された場合にはエスクロドラム21、搬送ベルト20a等を駆動することによりエスクロ部から払出し集積部22への紙幣一枚ずつの移送が開始される(ステップS2)。
次いでステップS3においてエスクロ部からの一枚目の紙幣B1が受入れ口102に達したか否かがチェックされる。
巻取り開始部286は、4つの出没部材のうちの一つ280Aに設けられており、この巻取り開始部としての出没部材の外面のみは紙幣面との摩擦抵抗が大きく設定されている。巻取り開始部は導入された直後の紙幣先端を位置ずれさせることなく第1ベルト111との協働により保持する手段である。
巻取り開始部の外面、及び第1ベルト面は、摩擦抵抗が大きいため紙幣先端の両面との間で滑りが生じない。
なお、図12(a)に示した位置にあった紙幣B1が(b)に示した取込位置に達するまでの移動速度は、ホームポジションHPにあった巻取り開始部が取込位置に移動する際の移動速度(周速)と同じであり、例えば800mmsecである。本発明では、払出しドラムの特徴的な構成と、ベルトによる押圧力との協働により、出没部材間に保持されている紙幣の枚数が増大しても、紙幣を介して各出没部材が紙幣の厚み分だけ内径側に均等に没することができるため、集積された紙幣外周面の線速(外径側位置)は常に一定となる。
更に図13(d)に示すように紙幣後端が第1接触走行領域T1を抜け出した後も払出しドラムは巻取り開始部(紙幣先端部)がホームポジションHPに達するまで回転を続け、図13(e)のように巻取り開始部がホームポジションに達した時点で一旦回転を停止して二枚目の紙幣B2が紙幣検知センサ102aに達するのを待機する。
(d)では紙幣B1が第3フラッパ170を通過するため、第3フラッパはその内面に沿って通過する紙幣に押圧されて軸171を中心として外側へ回動して紙幣の通過を許容し、(e)のように紙幣後端が通過するとバネにより原位置に復帰する。
図14(f)は、二枚目の紙幣B2の先端が紙幣検知センサ102aに達して待機した状態を示しており、(g)ではベルト機構、及び払出しドラムの回転によって取込開始部上にある一枚目紙幣B1の先端部が取込位置に達するタイミングに合わせて二枚目の紙幣B2を給紙することにより、両紙幣B1、B2の先端縁を一致させた状態で両紙幣を第1接触走行領域T1に巻き込むことができる。図14(h)、図15(i)(j)は図12(c)、図13(d)(e)に夫々対応している。
三枚目以降の紙幣についても二枚目と同様の巻き込み動作が繰り返される。
ステップS6では払出しドラムにより巻取りを完了した紙幣の枚数がN枚に達したか否かが判定され、N枚に達した時にはステップS7に示した一括払出し動作へ移行し、紙幣束を一括して出口107から機外に排出する。
以上の手順により払出しドラム外周に整列状態で巻き付いていた全ての紙幣が払出しドラム外周に移行すると図16(a)に示した状態となる。
即ち、図16(a)乃至(c)は一括払出し動作の手順を示している。
図16(a)の状態では紙幣束BBの先端縁はホームポジションHPにあるため、紙幣束BBを出口107から払出すためには払出しドラムを反時計回り方向へ回転させると共に、第2フラッパ160の作用により出口107へ導くことになる。
図16(a)では図示しないバネにより第2フラッパ160は外径方向へ付勢されているため回動軸161よりも右側にある第2フラッパ先端部位が出口107への経路を塞いでいるが、制御手段300は紙幣束BBの後端部が第2フラッパ先端部下面から離脱したタイミングで図示しないソレノイドを作動させて第2フラッパ先端部を内径方向(時計回り方向、出口開放方向)へ回動させる。この開放動作により第2フラッパの上側に出口107への開放経路が形成される((b))。なお、紙幣束BBの後端部が第2フラッパ先端部から離脱するタイミングは紙幣長さに応じて予め設定することができる。
出口107から排出された紙幣束が顧客により取り去られることにより紙幣束後端が出口107を通過したことが紙幣検知センサ107aにより検知された時期以降にソレノイドをOFFすることにより第2フラッパは図16(a)に示した原位置に復帰する(ステップS8、S9)。
なお、紙幣束BBの機外への最終的な排出は第1ベルト機構110と第4ベルト機構150との協働により行われる。
次に、取り忘れ紙幣処理動作を示す図17、及び図18のフローチャート(ステップS10、S11)に基づいて取り忘れ紙幣を取り忘れ紙幣収納部24へ排出する手順について説明する。
図16(c)の返却状態では、返却用の紙幣束BBが出口107(返却口7)から先端側の部位だけを外部に突出させており、紙幣束の後部は第1ベルト111と第4ベルト151とからなる第4接触走行領域T4により保持されている。このため、顧客が紙幣束先端を把持して引き抜かない限り紙幣束を取り出すことはできない。紙幣束が取り出されたこと、或いは取り出されていないことは、紙幣検知センサ107aによる検知情報に基づいて判定できる。排出された紙幣が顧客により取り去られた場合には第2フラッパ160を原位置に復帰させて次の紙幣巻取りを待機する(ステップS8、YES、ステップS9)。
更に、図17(b)の紙幣束引込み途中の段階以降も各ベルト機構、及び払出しドラムを逆転継続することにより、同図(c)に示すように取り忘れ紙幣束BB`はその後端部側から第1接触走行領域T1、第3接触走行領域T3、排出口180を経て取り忘れ紙幣収納部24へ排出されて収納される(ステップS11)。取り忘れ紙幣束BB`が排出口180を通過したことは紙幣検知センサ180aにより検知することができる。
このように出口107に払い出された取り忘れ紙幣が一定時間経過しても取り出されない場合に機内に回収することにより、遅滞なく次の顧客の利用を可能として稼働率の低下を防止することができる。
取り忘れ紙幣収納部24内に収納された紙幣は、係員が払出し集積部(払出し集積装置)22を引き出して内部を開放して取り出さない限り、取り出すことはできない。
取り忘れ紙幣収納部24への排出が完了すると、払出しドラムを図12(a)に示したホームポジションに復帰させると共に、第2フラッパ160により出口107を閉じることにより次の紙幣の投入を待機する。
第1の本発明に係る紙葉集積用ドラムは、回転する過程で一枚ずつ供給される紙葉を外周面上に重ねて集積する紙葉集積用ドラム105であって、外周面の紙葉集積部位に所定の周方向配置で(間隔を隔てて)設けられて内径方向へ退避した退避位置との間を出没自在に構成されると共に突出方向へ弾性付勢され、且つ外面で紙葉面と接触する複数の出没部材(紙葉支持部材)280と、を備え、紙葉は、出没部材間に跨がって集積される(巻き付く)ことを特徴とする。
例えば、投入された後で一時保留されていた紙葉について返却することが確定した場合等に、当該返却紙葉を払出しドラム外周面に順次供給して積層状態で巻き付けて集積してから一括して返却処理するドラム方式の返却紙葉の集積装置において、払出しドラム外周に集積される紙葉枚数が増大しても格別の速度制御を行うことなく払出しドラム最外周の紙葉の線速を一定に保って紙幣の整列状態を維持することができる。
返却紙葉に限らず、ドラム周面に紙葉を整列性良く重ねて集積する装置一般に適用することができる。
各出没部材の外周面間を結ぶ円周面が紙葉集積用ドラムの外周面を形成する。
この紙葉集積用ドラムは、返却紙葉の集積装置のみならず、ドラム外周面に一枚づつ整列状態で紙葉を集積する機構一般に適用することができる。
外周面(出没部材の外面)の位置が巻き取られる紙葉の厚みに応じて内径側に変位可能な紙葉集積用ドラム105と、出没部材を押圧する搬送ガイド部材110、130、140との協働により、集積用ドラム外周面の紙葉の枚数の増大に関わらず周速を常に一定にすることができるので、紙葉集積用ドラムを常に一定速度で回転すれば先行紙葉と後続紙葉の先端部の位置を容易に整合させることが可能となる。
一旦、第1出口に排出された紙葉(束)が顧客によって取り出されないことが明らかとなった場合には、取り忘れ紙葉と見なして集積用ドラムを逆転させることにより当該紙葉を機内に回収する。回収した紙葉は紙葉保留部24に後端部から逆送される。集積用ドラムを逆転させるだけで取り忘れ紙葉を紙葉保留部に回収することができる。
この逆転移動中も紙葉(束)は各出没部材と各搬送ガイド部材との協働により内外両面を挟圧されながら搬送されるので、紙葉束がばらけることがない。
集積用ドラム外周面に最初に供給されてくる紙葉の先端部がドラム外周面、即ち出没部材の外周面と滑りを起こすことを防止するために接触部材285の摩擦抵抗を大きくした特定の出没部材280Aだけを巻取り開始部286として使用する。この出没部材280A以外の残りの各出没部材280Bの接触部材285としては摩擦抵抗が低い構成(回転体)、或いは摩擦抵抗が低い材質を用いる。
紙葉先端を巻取り開始部286により位置ずれしないように保持する一方で、残りの出没部材280Bにより紙葉の他の面を周方向へ滑りやすく支持するようにしたので、スムーズに各出没部材間に巻き付いて展開することができる。また、搬送ガイド部材からの圧力によって各出没部材280Bが内径側に没する際にも紙葉が接触部材285に吸着しないのでスムーズに没することができる。
搬送ガイド部材としては、各出没部材を均等に加圧して均等な距離だけ内径側へ変位させることができる構成であればどのようなものでも良いが、ベルト機構が最も便利である。
これによれば、一つの駆動源を用いながら集積用ドラムの周速と搬送ガイド部材の速度を完全に同期させることが容易となる。
この紙葉処理装置は、前記各形態例に係る紙葉の集積装置を装備することにより、各形態例に係る作用、効果を得ることができる。
この紙葉処理装置は、券売機等の自動販売機、両替機、入出金、ATM等々のあらゆる紙葉取扱装置に適用することができる。
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- 回転する過程で一枚ずつ供給される紙葉を外周面上に重ねて集積する紙葉集積用ドラムであって、外周面の紙葉集積部位に所定の周方向配置で設けられて外径方向へ突出した最突出位置と、該最突出位置よりも内径方向へ退避した退避位置との間を出没自在に構成されると共に突出方向へ弾性付勢され、且つ外面で紙葉面と接触する複数の出没部材と、を備え、前記紙葉は、前記出没部材間に跨がって集積されることを特徴とする紙葉集積用ドラム。
- 搬送されてきた紙葉を受け入れる受入れ部と、正転する過程で該受入れ部から受け入れられた紙葉を外周面上に一枚ずつ順次重ねて集積して紙葉束を形成する正逆転自在な請求項1に記載の紙葉集積用ドラムと、該紙葉集積用ドラムの外周面の周回移動経路に沿って複数個配置されて紙葉面を紙葉集積用ドラム外周面に接触させる搬送ガイド部材と、
前記紙葉集積用ドラム外周面に集積された紙葉を外部に排出する第1出口と、前記紙葉集積用ドラム外周面と一つの前記搬送ガイド部材との接触走行領域内に進入した紙葉の搬送方向を前記紙葉集積用ドラム外周面方向と前記第1出口方向との何れか一方に選択的に切り替える第1出口切替えガイド部材と、前記紙葉集積用ドラムの駆動源と、前記第1出口切替えガイド部材の駆動源と、前記各駆動源を制御する制御手段と、を備え、
前記第1出口切替えガイド部材は、開放姿勢にある時に前記接触走行領域から前記紙葉集積用ドラム外周面へ向かう経路を開放し、閉止姿勢にある時に前記第1出口に向かう経路を開放し、
前記各搬送ガイド部材は、前記紙葉集積用ドラム外周面に集積された紙葉を介して前記各出没部材を内径方向へ押し込むことにより、前記紙葉集積用ドラムの外周面上の紙幣外周面の外径位置を紙葉の枚数に関わらず常に一定に保持し、
前記制御手段は、前記受入れ部から導入される紙葉を受け入れる期間中は前記第1出口切替えガイド部材を開放し続けながら前記紙葉集積用ドラムを正転させ、受入れが終了して前記紙葉集積用ドラム外周の紙葉を前記第1出口から機外に排出する際には前記第1出口切替えガイド部材を閉止姿勢に移行させ、且つ前記紙葉集積用ドラムを正転させることを特徴とする紙葉の集積装置。 - 前記第1出口とは異なった位置に配置されて紙葉保留部に連通した第2出口と、前記紙葉集積用ドラム外周面の紙葉を前記第2出口に導く回動自在な切替えガイド部材と、を備え、
前記切替ガイド部材は常時においては前記第2出口への経路を開放する姿勢にあり、前記出没部材外周面の紙葉が正転方向へ通過する際には前記第2出口への経路を閉止する姿勢となり、
前記制御手段は、前記紙葉集積用ドラム外周面の紙葉を前記第2出口から前記紙葉保留部に排出する際には、前記紙葉集積用ドラムを逆転させることにより紙葉を後端から機外に排出させることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の紙葉の集積装置。 - 前記各出没部材のうちの一つは、紙葉との接触面の摩擦抵抗が大きくなるように構成されており、残りの前記出没部材は紙葉との摩擦抵抗が小さくなるように構成されていることを特徴とする請求項2、又は3に記載の紙葉の集積装置。
- 前記搬送ガイド部材は、エンドレスベルトをプーリにより張設したベルト機構により構成されていることを特徴とする請求項2乃至4の何れか一項に記載の紙葉の集積装置。
- 前記紙葉集積用ドラムは、前記搬送ガイド部材により回転駆動されることを特徴とする請求項2乃至5の何れか一項に記載の紙葉の集積装置。
- 請求項2乃至6の何れか一項に記載の紙葉の集積装置を備えたことを特徴とする紙葉処理装置。
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