JP2545375B2 - Paper handling device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a paper sheet handling apparatus that conveys paper sheets (banknotes, etc.) and delivers the paper sheets to necessary portions, and particularly delivers the paper sheets collectively. In this case, the present invention relates to a paper sheet handling device.

[Conventional technology]

JP-A-59-59 discloses a paper sheet handling device for collectively delivering paper sheets.
There is one described in −33590. In this example, the banknotes 10 in the storage section 4 are collectively grasped by the arm section 5 and received and transferred to the transport section 6, whereby the banknotes are collectively transferred from the storage section to the transport section.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

The prior art described above does not consider the alignment of the bills when the arm unit 5 receives the bills from the bill storage unit 4 and when delivering the bills to the transport unit, and there is a risk that the bills may be misaligned. If this misalignment occurs, a trouble such as a jam may occur in the subsequent transportation of the banknotes by the belt, and if the misaligned banknotes are grabbed by the arm portion, the balance may be lost during transportation and the banknotes may drop out.

An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet handling apparatus capable of preventing the occurrence of paper sheet disturbance (buckling / unevenness) at the time of delivery by the hand when handling the paper sheet by the hand.

[Means for solving problems]

According to the present invention, while delivering paper sheets to a user, a take-in / out unit that receives the paper sheets from the user, a storage unit that stores the paper sheets in a piled state, and a delivered paper sheet are distinguished. Also, it is movably installed between the counting unit that counts, the delivery port of the loading / unloading unit, the delivery port of the storage unit, and the delivery port of the counting unit, and holds and releases the sheets collectively. A pair of hands and a drive unit that drives the hands, and a transport mechanism unit that transfers the paper between the delivery ports of the take-in / take-out unit, the storage unit, and the counting unit by moving the hands. Loading / unloading section, storage section,
In a paper sheet handling apparatus including a counting unit and a control unit that respectively controls a transport mechanism unit, the pair of hands have projecting plates facing each other and projecting intermittently along a width direction at a tip end thereof. It consists of upper and lower fingers that can be opened and closed.
The take-out section, the storage section, and the counting section are attached to respective delivery ports so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and a first passage opening through which a hand can pass while sandwiching a paper sheet, and a lower portion of the first passage opening. A shutter plate in which comb teeth are continuously provided along the width direction of the first passage opening, and second passage openings are formed so as to allow only the hand to pass through; The shutter mechanism includes a drive unit that selectively switches and moves the first passage opening and the second passage opening of the shutter plate according to the delivery contents.

Then, when the hand delivers the collectively pinched sheets to one of the take-in / take-out section, the storage section, and the counting section, the drive section first passes the shutter plate through the delivery port of the one hand. When the mouth moves downward, the hand enters the delivery port from the first passage port while holding the paper sheet, and when the paper sheet is released from the delivery port, only the hand exits from the second passage port. In order to do so, the second passage port of the shutter plate is moved upward to the delivery port,
When the hand receives a sheet from any one of the take-in / take-out section, the storage section, and the counting section, one of the above-mentioned delivery ports is provided so that the hand only can enter from the second passage port. The second passage port of the shutter plate is moved, and when the hand enters the delivery port from the second passage port and pinches the paper sheet in the delivery port, the first passage port with the hand pinching the paper sheet. It is characterized in that the delivery port is provided with means for moving the first passage port of the shutter plate downward so as to exit from the door.

[Action]

According to the present invention, as described above, when the hand delivers the collectively pinched paper sheets to any one of the loading / unloading unit, the storage unit and the counting unit, the shutter plate is provided to one delivery port by the drive unit. When the hand moves into the delivery port from the first passage port with the paper sheet being nipped and the paper sheet is unpinched in the delivery port, the first delivery port of the Since the second passage opening of the shutter plate is configured to move upward, only the hand can exit from the second passage opening. At that time, when the hand leaves the second passage opening after releasing the pinching of the paper sheet, even if the paper sheet adheres to the hand due to static electricity or the like, the paper sheet is counted in the take-in / take-out section and the storage section. It can be reliably delivered to one of the departments.

Therefore, the paper will not fall out of the hand,
Problems such as uneven paper sheets and buckling of paper sheets that pop out can be prevented.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the automatic teller machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a take-in / take-out unit for paying out bills, which are handling paper sheets, to a user of the apparatus and accepting bills deposited by the user. 2 is a banknote storage unit for storing banknotes in a piled state, 3 is a transport mechanism unit for collectively transporting banknotes, 4 is a counting unit for discriminating and counting banknotes, and 6 is a reject or a recycle that should not be paid. A collection box for collecting bills that should not be collected, a control unit 7 for controlling the operation of each unit, and a power supply unit 8 for supplying electric power to each unit.

The transport mechanism 3 is shown in FIG. 2 by arrows a (up and down), b (front and back), and c.
It is composed of a hand 31 for performing (rotation) and d (opening / closing) operations and a moving motor (not shown) for the hand 31. hand
As shown in FIG. 3, reference numeral 31 designates an upper finger 31a and a lower finger 31b each provided with a projecting plate 32 which intermittently projects along the width direction at the tip end thereof, and links 31c and 31d for opening and closing these upper and lower fingers and their corresponding parts. It is composed of a drive motor (not shown) that is opened and closed via a link, and has a function of collectively grasping and receiving a predetermined number of banknotes with fingers 31a and 31b, and carrying them to a designated place and delivering them.
In this case, the banknote holders as the place where the hand 31 receives the banknotes and the place where the banknotes are handed over are the counting unit 4, the banknote storage unit 2, the collection box 6, and the take-in / takeout unit 1 in FIG.

However, in the embodiment, only the delivery of bills between the counting unit 4 and the transport mechanism unit 3 will be described.

The counting unit 4 will be described in more detail. In FIG.
Reference numeral 41 denotes a separating unit that receives the banknotes carried by the hand 31, and the banknotes are separated and taken in one by one by the separation and intake rollers 41b and 41c in a state of being pressed from above by the pushers 41a. Reference numeral 42 is a discrimination / counter for discriminating and counting the taken-in banknotes, which incorporates a discriminator (not shown). The banknotes that have passed the discrimination / counting unit 42 move along the transport path 43 while being sandwiched between the belts 43a and 43b, and the stacking unit 44 to
It is distributed to a predetermined portion of 46 and conveyed. The sorting is performed by sorting signals 47a, 47b arranged at the branch point of the transport path 43 by a signal from the control unit according to the discrimination result.
Made by driving.

The stacking unit 44 is a unit that stacks banknotes that are determined not to be used for payment or reject banknotes that cannot be accepted as correct banknotes by discrimination, and the reject banknotes are sequentially stacked on the receiving plate 44b by the rollers 44a. Stacking unit 4
5, 46 are configured such that the receiving plates 45b, 46b are in contact with the rollers 45a, 46a by springs (not shown), and the accumulated banknotes are stacked in a form sandwiched between the rollers and the receiving plates.

The exchange of bills between each of the above parts and the hand 31 is performed through a delivery port 50 provided facing each part. The delivery port 50 is an opening which is entirely opened from the separating portion 41 to the accumulating portion 46 in FIG. A shutter plate 48 is provided at the delivery port 50 so as to be movable up and down (arrows e and f directions) so as to close the port. The shutter plate 48 is vertically driven by a cam 49 controlled by a drive motor (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 4, the shutter plate 48 has an opening on the plate member.
48a to 48d (first passage port) and notches 48j to 48m (second passage port) formed by comb tooth portions 48e to 48h are provided. The openings 48a to 48d are set to a size that allows bills to enter and leave together with the hand 31. The above comb teeth 48e to 48h are the hands
Only 31 can go in and out, ie 4 above and below the hand
Four notches are formed so that fingers 31a and 31b of each book can enter and leave. The openings 48a to 48d and the comb teeth 48e to 48h are formed to communicate with each other.
48b, 48f in the stacking unit 44, 48c, 48g in the stacking unit 45, 48d,
48h corresponds to the stacking unit 46, respectively. Shutter plate 48
The home position (normal position) is a position where the comb teeth 48e to 48h face the separating portion 41 and the accumulating portions 44 to 46, that is, a position where the shutter plate 48 is raised in the e direction.

 Next, the operation in the case of normal transaction will be described.

In the case of currency deposit in FIG.
The bill is inserted into the take-out section 1, and the bills are transferred to the hand of the transport mechanism section 3.
It is carried to the separating unit 41 of the counting unit 4 by 31. 10 is a banknote carried.

In the carrying operation, when the hand 31 approaches the shutter plate 48 in order to enter the separating unit 41, the shutter plate 48 is driven by the cam 49 from the home position by the control signal from the control unit 7, and the arrow f direction in FIG. Move to.
In this state, since the hand 31 faces the opening 48a of the shutter plate 48, the banknote passes through the opening 48a together with the hand 31 and is placed on the separating unit 41 when the hand 31 is opened. At the same time, the shutter plate 48 returns to the home position via the cam 49 by a control signal from the control unit 7.

In this state, the separation section 41 and the comb tooth section 48e face each other, and the hand 3
Only 1 retreats. At this time, among the banknotes 10, the hand 31
Those that are in contact with either of the upper and lower fingers 31a and 31b tend to be mechanically caught or attached to the finger due to static electricity or the like to move backward, but are blocked by the comb tooth portion 48e.
Therefore, the front ends of the banknotes 10 are aligned by the comb teeth 48e, and the reliability of the separating operation thereafter is improved.

The separated banknotes are sent to the discrimination / counter 42, and the authenticity, denomination, etc. of the banknotes are discriminated. The rejected banknotes that cannot be discriminated by the discrimination counting unit 42 are accumulated in the accumulating unit 44 by switching the gate 47a via the transport path 43. What is to be accumulated in the accumulating unit 45 in the discrimination counting unit 42, and what should be returned as true banknotes (10,000-yen bill) is accumulated in the accumulating unit 45 via the transport path 43 by the switching operation of the gates 47a and 47b, Further, those which are discriminated to be accumulated in the accumulating unit 46 and which are true banknotes that are not returned (thousand yen bills) are accumulated in the accumulating unit 46 via the transport path 43 by the switching operation of only the gate 47a.

Here, the comb teeth of the shutter plate 48 of the stacking units 44 to 46 are the transport paths.
The rollers 44a, 45a, 46a and the belt constituting the 43 are arranged to face the belt. Therefore, when the shutter plate 48 is at the home position, the comb teeth portion prevents the hand from colliding with the roller and protects the roller and the belt. At the home position of the shutter plate 48, the comb teeth serve as stoppers for the accumulated banknotes to prevent the banknotes from popping out.

The banknotes accumulated by the above operation are shown in a state as shown in FIG. 6, and are conveyed to a predetermined place by the conveyance mechanism section.

That is, the reject banknotes in the stacking unit 44 are transferred to the transport mechanism unit 3
The bills of the accumulating units 45 and 46 are handed to the storing unit 2 and the collecting box 6 by the hand 31, while being returned to the customer by the hand 31 and handed to the customer.

When handing over from the stacking unit 44 to 46 to the hand 31, the hand 31
Is the comb teeth 48f, 48 of the shutter plate 48 in the home position
The bills are clamped by entering the stacking units from the notches 48k, 48l, and 48m of g and 48h, respectively. At this time, since the bills are held by the shutter plate, the receiving plate, and the rollers,
At the time of the above approach, it does not collide with the fingers 31a and 31b of the hand 31 and buckle. After that, the shutter plate driven by the cam 49
When the 48 moves down in the direction of the arrow f shown in FIG. 1, the openings 48b, 48c, 48d face the stacking sections 44, 45, 46, respectively, and then the hand 31 holds the banknotes. Retreat through the openings 48b, 48c, 48d. Therefore, the banknotes are securely sandwiched and taken out from the counting section 4.

Further, at the time of payment, as shown in FIG.
The hand 31 of the banknote storage unit 2 to the separating unit 41 of the counting unit 4
The banknote 10 is transported to. In this case, the shutter plate 48 at the home position is driven by the cam 49 as in the case of depositing,
Since the hand 31 descends in the direction of the arrow f shown in FIG.
The banknote 1 enters from the opening 48a of the shutter plate 48 and is separated by the separating unit 41.
Release the pinch of 0. Then, as the cam 49 rotates, the shutter plate 48 rises in the direction of arrow e shown in FIG.
The hand 31 passes through the comb-teeth portion 48e of the shutter plate 48 and retracts. After that, the banknotes 10 are separated one by one by the separating unit 41 by the counting unit 4 and sent to the discrimination counting unit 42, and the banknotes discriminated by the discrimination counting unit 42 as being not a predetermined denomination are collected in the accumulating unit 44.
Further, the banknotes that have been discriminated to be of a predetermined denomination are accumulated in the accumulating unit 45.

Here, the bills accumulated in the accumulating units 44 and 45 are delivered by the hand 31 as shown in FIG. That is, the accumulation unit
The bills of 45 are delivered to the take-in / take-out unit 1, and the reject bills of the stacking unit 44 are delivered to the collection box 6. Also, the separation unit
The remaining 41 bills are delivered to the bill storage unit 2. At this time,
When the hand 31 enters the accumulating sections 44, 45 and the separating section 41, it enters from the comb tooth sections 48e, 48f, 48g as in the case of depositing, and after the banknotes are clamped, the shutter plate 48 is moved by the cam 49 as shown in FIG. It moves down in the direction of the arrow f shown in (4) and moves backward while holding the banknotes through the openings 48a, 48b, 48c.

As described above, according to the embodiment, when the hand 31 enters the separating unit 41 of the counting unit 4, the hand 31 enters through the opening of the shutter mechanism and recedes from the comb-tooth portion, so that the bill is handed by static electricity or the like. Can be reliably delivered to the separating section even when it is attached to the stacking section, and when the banknotes are taken out from the stacking section, they enter from the comb-teeth section of the shutter mechanism, and hold the banknotes from the opening section to take them out. The bill does not collide with the hand and the sandwiched bill does not collide with the shutter mechanism during the backward movement, so that the bill does not drop from the hand, the separating unit, or the stacking unit.

In the above embodiment, only the shutter mechanism at the time of delivering the bills between the hand and the counting unit has been described, but the similar shutter mechanism has the bill storing unit 2, the collecting box 6, and the delivery port of the loading / unloading unit 1. It is also provided in. Further, the notches 48j to 48m of the comb teeth portion of the shutter plate 48 shown in FIG. 4 are formed by the fingers 31a and 31b of the hand.
It is provided so as to correspond to, and if the shape, size, and number of fingers of the hand are different, it is formed so as to correspond to this.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, when the hand delivers the collectively sandwiched paper sheets to any one of the loading / unloading unit, the storage unit, and the counting unit, the shutter plate is provided at the delivery port. When the hand moves into the delivery port from the first passage port with the paper sheet being nipped and the paper sheet is unpinched in the delivery port, the first delivery port of the Since the second passage opening of the shutter plate is configured to be moved upward, even if the hand leaves the second passage opening after the paper sheet is unpinched, even if the paper sheet adheres to the hand due to static electricity or the like. , The paper sheets can be reliably delivered to each of the take-in / take-out section, the storage section, and the counting section. Therefore, as a result that the paper sheets do not fall out of the hand, uneven paper sheets or jumping paper sheets This has the effect of preventing problems such as buckling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a carrying mechanism hand, and FIG. 4 is a shutter plate. Perspective view of FIG.
FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram at the time of deposit transaction, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are operation explanatory diagrams at the time of payment transaction. 1 …… Intake / takeout section, 2 …… Bill storage section, 3 …… Transport mechanism section, 4 …… Counting section, 10 …… Handling banknote, 41 …… Separating section,
44, 45, 46 ... Integrated unit, 48 ... Shutter plate, 48a, 48b, 48c,
48d …… Opening, 48e, 48f, 48g, 48h …… Comb teeth.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. Discharging paper sheets to a user, while distinguishing the delivered paper sheets from a take-in / out section that receives the paper sheets from the user, a storage section that stores the paper sheets in a piled state. The counting unit for counting and counting, and the transfer port of the loading / unloading unit, the transfer port of the storage unit, and the transfer port of the counting unit are movably installed to clamp the paper sheets together and A transport mechanism section having a pair of hands to be released and a drive section for driving the hand, and transferring the sheet between the delivery ports of the take-in / out section, the storage section and the counting section by the movement of the hand; In a paper sheet handling apparatus including a control unit that controls each of a take-in / take-out unit, a storage unit, a counting unit, and a carrying mechanism unit, the pair of hands face each other and a tip portion extends in the width direction. It consists of upper and lower fingers that can be opened and closed with a protruding plate that protrudes intermittently.
The take-out section, the storage section, and the counting section are attached to respective delivery ports so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and a first passage opening through which a hand can pass while sandwiching a paper sheet, and a lower portion of the first passage opening. A shutter plate in which comb teeth are continuously provided along the width direction of the first passage opening, and second passage openings are formed so as to allow only the hand to pass through; The shutter mechanism includes a drive unit that selectively switches and moves the first passage port and the second passage port of the shutter plate according to the delivery content, and the drive unit is a sheet that the hands collectively hold. When delivering the paper to any one of the take-in / take-out section, the storage section, and the counting section, the first passage opening of the shutter plate is moved downward to the delivery opening of the one hand, and the hand holds the paper sheet. First
At the time of entering the delivery port from the passage port and releasing the pinching of the paper sheet in the delivery port, the second passage port of the shutter plate is moved upward to the delivery port so that only the hand exits from the second passage port, When the hand receives a sheet from any one of the take-in / take-out section, the storage section, and the counting section, one of the above-mentioned delivery ports is provided so that the hand only can enter from the second passage port. The second pass port of the shutter plate is moved so that the hand moves to the second
When the hand enters the delivery port from the passage port and nips the paper sheet in the delivery port, the first passage port of the shutter plate is attached to the delivery port so that the hand exits from the first passage port while nipping the paper sheet. A paper sheet handling apparatus comprising means for moving the paper sheet downward.