JP2805699B2 - Banknote deposit / withdrawal device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanism for holding and storing bills in a bill storage unit by denomination in a bill receiving / dispensing apparatus used in a financial institution such as a bank.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 10 is an external perspective view showing a conventional automatic cash transaction apparatus. In the figure, 1 is a cash automatic transaction device, 2 is a bill depositing / dispensing device for depositing / dispensing bills in accordance with deposit / payment transactions, 3 is identification of a card inserted by a customer, printing of contents of the deposit / payment transaction, and the like. A card reader / writer unit 4 for processing, a passbook bookkeeping unit 4 for identification of a passbook inserted by a customer, printing of payment / payment transaction contents, and the like, and illustrations and characters for payment / payment amounts and operation guidance. Customer operation unit composed of a display unit for displaying
Displays the operation keys for inputting items and data corresponding to each transaction, the input data from the operation keys, the processing results, and the like, in order for the clerk to perform processing such as loading, replenishment, and recovery, thereby guiding the clerk operation An internal operation unit 7 composed of a display unit is a control unit for controlling the operation of each of the above-described devices and performing various arithmetic processes.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a connection form of each device in the conventional automatic cash transaction apparatus 1 described above.
The control unit 7 is connected to a customer operation unit 5, an internal operation unit 6, a banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, a card reader / writer unit 3, and a passbook entry unit 4. FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a conventional banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus mounted on the above-described automatic teller machine.

[0004] In the drawing, reference numeral 8 denotes a customer service opening provided at the upper front of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 for a customer to insert and remove banknotes. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration and operation of the service port 8. As shown in FIG. The service opening 8 has a rotating body structure composed of a bill guide 9 and a separating mechanism 10 for separating bills one by one. The service opening shutter 11 is opened, and a deposit position in which the customer waits for a bill to be inserted. (B) After the bills are inserted, the customer service opening shutter 11 is closed, and the bills inserted at once are separated one by one and taken into the apparatus (b). 4) a receiving position (c) for receiving banknotes from a customer and a dispensing position (2) for collectively receiving banknotes from the front and back sorting mechanism, opening the customer service opening shutter 11, and dispensing banknotes collectively by the customer. Stop at one position.

[0005] The movement to each position is performed by receiving the driving force of a motor (not shown), and an optical sensor is provided corresponding to each position to detect the position of each position. Returning to FIG. 12, reference numeral 12 denotes a discriminating unit for discriminating and detecting the authenticity, correctness, front and back, denomination, running state, and the like of the fed bill.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a front and back sorting mechanism that switches the transport path of the bills by operating the blade 13a and sorts the front and back of the bills to be stacked. Reference numeral 15 denotes a batch cassette disposed on the back side of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, and reference numeral 16 denotes a reject cassette disposed below the batch cassette 15. FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing the configuration and operation of this batch cassette 15. Reference numeral 17 denotes a replenishment and collection banknote storage unit provided on the upper portion of the batch cassette 15 for storing replenishment bills or collected banknotes. A stage for stacking and storing banknotes, 19 is a partition plate for stacking and storing collected banknotes at the time of banknote collection, and the stage 18 is shown in FIG.
An optical sensor is disposed at five positions E, F, G, H, and I shown in FIG. 2B under the driving force of a motor (not shown) to detect a stage at each position. .

Reference numeral 20 denotes a clamp lever for clamping the collected bills. The clamp lever 20 can be rotated up and down by driving a motor (not shown) at four positions A, B, C and D shown in FIG. An optical sensor is provided for detecting the stage at each position.
Reference numeral 21 denotes a collected bill stacking mechanism for sending bills onto the partition plate 19 at the time of bill collection.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a replenishing bill separating and feeding mechanism for removing bills placed on the stage 18 one by one from above when refilling bills. Reference numeral 23 denotes a first-type reject banknote storage unit for storing a reject banknote that is discriminated by the discriminating unit 12 as being overrunning or skewed out of the banknotes fed out by the replenishment banknote separation and feeding mechanism 22 during the replenishment and loading processing. ,
Reference numeral 24 denotes a first type reject banknote stacking mechanism for feeding refill reject banknotes into the first type reject banknote storage unit 23.

Reference numeral 25a denotes an end detector of the replenishment / collection bill storage unit 17, 25b denotes a near-end detector, 25c denotes a full detector, and 26 denotes a full detector of the first type reject banknote storage unit 23. Of light receiving and emitting elements. Returning to FIG. 12, the reject cassette 16 has determined that the second-type reject banknote storage unit 27 that stores the banknotes that the customer has left behind and that the discriminating unit 12 can deposit money at the time of deposit processing but cannot be reused for withdrawal. The reject banknote storage unit 28 stores the rejected banknotes that have been determined to be dispensable by the discriminating unit 12 during the dispensing process.

Reference numeral 29 denotes the second type reject bill storage unit 2.
The second type reject banknote stacking mechanism 30 for sending a banknote that has been forgotten to 7 is a third type that sends a circulation reject banknote and a dispensing reject banknote to the third type reject banknote storage unit 28.
It is a seed reject bill accumulation mechanism. 31 is a full detector of the second type reject banknote storage unit 27, 32 is a full detector of the third type reject banknote storage unit 28, and these detectors are constituted by a pair of light receiving and emitting elements. It is a means to manage the storage amount.

Reference numerals 33, 34, and 35 denote a plurality of denomination banknote storage units for storing banknotes to be dispensed by denomination. It is stored. Reference numerals 36, 37, and 38 denote stages in the denomination-type banknote storage units 33, 34, and 35, which are moved up and down by moving means (not shown) to form uppermost banknotes stacked and stored on the stages 33, 34, and 35. Control the position.

Reference numerals 39, 40 and 41 denote bill storage units 3 by denomination.
Denomination banknote stacking mechanism that feeds banknotes to 3, 34, and 35, 42, 43, and 44 are denomination banknote temporary holding plates that temporarily store banknotes before storing the banknotes in each storage unit. The bill temporary holding plates 42, 43, and 44 can be retracted in the direction of arrow j by driving means (not shown).
Reference numerals 45, 46, and 47 denote bill-specific bill separating and feeding mechanisms that separate and feed bills on the stages 36, 37, and 38 or on the bill-specific bill holding plates 42, 43, and 44 one by one from the top.

Reference numerals 48a, 49a, and 50a denote end detectors of the bill storage units 33, 34, and 35, respectively.
50b is a near-end detector, 48c, 49c, and 50c are full detectors. These detectors are composed of a pair of light receiving and emitting elements, and as means for managing the amount of bills by detecting the position of the stage in each storage unit. I have. Reference numeral 51 denotes a traveling path for conveying bills, and 14b to 14j denote blades for switching a conveying direction of bills.

A door 52 is provided on the back of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 having the above configuration.
Without pulling out the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 from the automatic teller machine 1, the batch cassette 15 in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 can be removed. Further, the reject cassette 16 can be removed by the bill receiving / dispensing device 2 without pulling out the bill receiving / dispensing device 2 from the automatic teller machine and without opening the door 52.

Reference numeral 53 denotes a deposit and withdrawal unit. The deposit and withdrawal unit 53 is a denomination-specific banknote stacking mechanism 39, 40, or 4.
1, denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plates 42, 43, 44, denomination-specific banknote separation and feeding mechanism 45, 46, 47, and traveling path 51
And the switching blades 14i to 14j, and the above components can be collectively attached to and detached from the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2.

The batch cassette 15 and the reject cassette 16 are provided with a common lock. By using the inspection key, the cassette door can be opened, and the bill can be loaded and unloaded. Further, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 is provided with independent motors (not shown) as power sources for separating, accumulating, and transporting banknotes, and a power transmission mechanism is arranged in accordance therewith.

The batch cassette 15 includes the above-described various detectors and a motor for driving the replenishment bill separation / delivery mechanism 22 and the like. Electrical connection is required. FIGS. 15 to 18 are explanatory views showing the flow of banknotes at the time of each processing in the above-mentioned conventional banknote pay-in / pay-out device, and the conventional operation will be described below. FIG. 15 shows a deposit transaction, FIG. 16 shows a withdrawal transaction, FIG. 17 shows a replenishment and loading operation, and FIG.
Indicates a recovery operation. <Payment Transaction> First, the payment transaction will be described. When a customer presses a payment transaction key and inserts a card into a card slot or a passbook passbook, the automatic teller machine 1
When communication is performed between the server and a center (not shown), and it is confirmed that there is no problem, the control unit 7 sends a command for starting a depositing process to the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 2.

When the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 receives the command for starting the payment processing, it switches the internal state to the payment mode,
Wait for the customer to set the bill. When it is detected that the customer has set a bill, the customer service mouth shutter 11 is closed, and information indicating that a bill opening bill is present is added to the state sense command transmitted periodically from the control unit 7 to respond to the response message (hereinafter, referred to as a "response message"). , Called a response).

Next, the control unit 7 transmits a deposit counting command, and instructs counting of bills set in the deposit and withdrawal port. Hereinafter, a payment processing procedure in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. After the bills are set in the customer entrance 8 as shown in FIG. 13, the customer entrance shutter 11 is closed, and the customer entrance 8 is set to the separation position shown in FIG. Then, the set bills are separated one by one by the separating mechanism 19 and taken into the apparatus, and are sent to the discriminating unit 12 through the traveling path.

The discriminating section 12 successively discriminates the conveyed banknotes from the authenticity, discriminates whether or not the banknotes are correct, detects the traveling state, and sends the bills backward. The discrimination unit 12 determines that the ticket is a counterfeit ticket or a transport abnormal ticket, and transports it to the front and back sorting mechanism 13 to accumulate one by one. Then, after all the bills set in the service port 8 are paid out, the service port 8 is set to the receiving position shown in FIG. 13D, and the banknotes accumulated in the front and back sorting mechanism 13 are sent. The bills sent to the customer service opening 8 are so-called deposit reject bills.

The banknote judged to be genuine by the discriminating section 12 is sent to the deposit / withdrawal unit 53 by operating the switching blade 14c. Here, the genuine one thousand yen note is sent to the denomination banknote stacking mechanism 39 by operating the switching blade 14h, and is stacked on the denomination banknote temporary holding plate 42, and the genuine ten thousand note is converted into the switching blade 14i. To send it to the denomination-specific banknote stacking mechanism 40, and the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 43
Stack on top.

Since the banknote determined to be an unfit banknote or a 5,000-yen banknote not deemed to be circulated cannot be reused for withdrawal, the switching blade 14j is operated as a rejected banknote and sent to the denomination banknote stacking mechanism 41. Are stacked on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 44. When the payment counting process of the banknote set by the customer in the customer service opening 8 is completed by the above operation, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 returns a response of the payment counting end to the control unit 7, and as data thereof, data corresponding to each denomination is provided. The counted number is separately added to the recycle banknotes and the non-recycle target banknotes.

The control unit 7 receives the data, calculates the amount of the denomination and the total amount, displays the amount on a display for customer operation (not shown), counts this data as a deposit count, and stores it. . When the customer confirms the amount displayed on the display (not shown) and presses a confirmation button (not shown), the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 receives the command, and first moves the money type banknote temporary holding plates 42 and 43 in the direction of arrow j. Deposited banknotes that have been evacuated and accumulated in the banknotes are stored in the banknote storage units 33 and 34, respectively.

Next, the denomination-specific banknote separating and feeding mechanism 47 is driven to separate the circulation reject banknotes accumulated on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 44 one by one and send them to the discrimination section 12, where the switching blades 14c and 14g are switched. To operate the third type reject banknote stacking mechanism 3 of the reject cassette 16
0 and is accumulated in the third type reject bill storage unit 28.

With the above, the processing of the deposit transaction is completed. <Withdrawal Transaction> Next, the withdrawal transaction will be described. The customer presses the withdrawal transaction key, inserts the card into the card slot, and enters a password.

The control unit 7 transmits a command for starting a dispensing process to the bill receiving / dispensing device 2. When receiving the command to start dispensing, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 switches the internal state to the dispensing mode and waits for instructions on the denomination and the number of bills to be discharged. When the customer inputs, for example, a money amount of 50,000 thousand, first, the end detector 49 of the denomination-type banknote storage units 34 and 35.
c, 50c and the end detector 48 of the bill storage unit 33 by denomination
It is determined whether or not c has detected the end. If either one of them detects the end of the bill, it sends back a response with data indicating that withdrawal is not allowed.

If the end of the bill is not detected, and if the instruction of the number of dispensed sheets is m, the number of thousands of yen and the number of the thousand yen are n, the denomination-specific bill separation / delivery mechanism 46 or the denomination-specific bill separation / delivery mechanism 47 is operated. Then, m coins are paid out from the bill storage unit 34 or 35 by denomination. The fed bill is shown in FIG.
, And travels to the discriminating unit 12 through the traveling path 51.

The discriminating section 12 discriminates the front and back sides and whether or not the bill is as specified, and if it is as specified, activates the switching blade 14c and sends it to the front and back sorting mechanism 13.
At this time, the switching blade 14a is operated according to the front / back determination result of the discriminating unit 12, and the front / back is sorted one by one and accumulated in the front / back sorting mechanism 13. The bill discriminated by the discriminating unit 12 from the abnormal conveyance ticket is sent to the third type reject banknote stacking mechanism 30 of the reject cassette 16 by operating the switching blades 14c and 14g as a withdrawal reject banknote, and is stored in the third type reject banknote storage. It is integrated in the unit 28.

Until the required number of sheets are accumulated in the front and back sorting mechanism 13, the dispensing, discrimination and accumulation of the ten thousand yen ticket are repeated. When the dispensing of the ten thousand yen note is completed, next, the dispensing of n thousand yen notes from the denomination-specific bill storage unit 33 is performed in the same manner. In this way, when the designated contents and the number of bills are accumulated in the front and back sorting mechanism 13, the customer service opening 8 is set to the receiving position shown in FIG. Send in.

Next, the customer service opening 8 is set to the dispensing position shown in FIG. 13D, the customer service opening shutter 11 is opened, the banknotes are delivered to the customer, and the customer service opening shutter 11 is closed. When the dispensing of the designated number of sheets from the control unit 7 is completed, a response of completion is returned, and the released denomination and its number are added as the data. The control unit 7 receives this and counts it as the number of withdrawals, whereby the withdrawal transaction processing ends.

If the customer forgets to take the banknote in the customer service opening 8, the separating mechanism 10 re-separates this banknote and sends it to the traveling path 51 one by one, and operates the switching blades 14c, 14d and 14g. Then, it is fed to the second type reject banknote stacking mechanism 29 of the reject cassette 16 and is stacked in the second type reject banknote storage unit 27. <Replenishment Processing> Next, the replenishment operation will be described.

When the banker presses the replenishment key using the operation key of the internal operation unit 6, the control unit 7 receives this input and transmits a command for instructing the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 to start a replenishment operation. When receiving the command to start the replenishment operation, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 switches the internal state to the replenishment mode,
It is confirmed that the end detector 25a of the replenishment / collection bill storage unit 17 has not detected the bill end, that is, confirms that the bill to be replenished is set in advance.

When the bill end is detected, a response is returned with data indicating that the operation is not possible, and the process is stopped. When it is confirmed that the bill end is not detected, the replenishment operation is started. Hereinafter, the operation of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 during the replenishment operation will be described with reference to FIG. By operating the replenishment bill separating and feeding mechanism 22, the bills set on the stage 18 are fed out one by one in order from the upper side, and travel along the path indicated by the arrow in FIG. The discriminating unit 12 sequentially detects the authenticity of the fed banknotes, determines whether the banknotes are correct or not, and detects the traveling state, and sends the processed banknotes backward.

When it is determined that the bill sent to the discriminating section 12 is a genuine one-yen bill that can be loaded for withdrawal, the switching blade 14h is operated to deposit the bill into the denomination-specific bill stacking mechanism 39. To the banknote storage unit 33 by denomination
Is directly integrated on the stage 36. When it is determined that the bill sent to the discriminating unit 12 is a genuine bill of ten thousand yen and can be loaded for withdrawal, the switching blade 14i or 14j is operated to deposit the bill into the denominated bill stacking mechanism 40 or 41, the bill storage unit 34 or 35 by denomination
Directly on the stage 37 or 38.

This operation is repeated until the bills set on the stage 18 are exhausted and the end detector 25a detects the bills. In the middle of the operation, any one of the stages 36, 37, and 38 reaches the hold allowable value ( For example, 100
), The replenishment bill separating and feeding mechanism 22
Then, the operation is interrupted, and the stage of the storage unit that has reached the hold allowance is lowered by a motor (not shown) by an amount corresponding to the hold allowance. When the stage goes down, the replenishment bill separating and feeding mechanism 22
And the replenishment operation is repeated.

When the bills on the stage 18 are exhausted and the end detector 25a detects the end, the replenishment bill separating and feeding mechanism 22 is stopped, and when the last bill arrives at the stage of the predetermined bill denomination bill storage unit, the travel path is changed. The operation of transporting the bills also stops. Finally, denomination bill storage units 33, 34,
The 35 stages 36, 37, 38 are lowered simultaneously, and the banknotes accumulated on the stages 36, 37, 38 are stored in the denomination-type banknote storage units 33, 34, 35, and the replenishment operation ends.

The bills discriminated by the discriminating section 12 from the withdrawable tickets are operated by the switching blades 14e and 14f, sent to the first kind reject bill accumulating mechanism 24, and accumulated in the first kind reject bill storing section 23. I do. When the full detectors 49c and 50c of the denomination-type banknote storage units 34 and 35 or the full detector 48c of the denomination-type banknote storage unit 33 detect full during the replenishment operation, the switching blade 14e is operated to collect the collected banknotes. It is sent to the mechanism 21 and accumulated on the partition plate 19.

When the end detector 25a detects the end, the replenishment bill separating and feeding mechanism 22 is stopped, and the transport operation by the traveling path 51 is also stopped. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 returns a replenishment completion response to the control unit 7 and adds the counted number of sheets loaded for each denomination as data thereof, thereby ending the replenishment operation process.

Here, the operation of the batch cassette 15 when the banknote storage units 33, 34 or 35 by denomination are full as described above will be described with reference to FIG. Full detectors 48c, 4 of denomination bill storage units 33, 34, 35
When 9c and 50c detect the full state, the switching blade 14e is operated to feed the banknotes fed by the replenishment banknote separation and feeding mechanism 22 to the collected banknote stacking mechanism 21 and to stack them on the partition plate 19.

At this time, the discriminating unit 12 counts the number of sheets stacked on the partition plate 19 and sets an allowable stacking value (for example, 100 sheets).
, The replenishment bill separating and feeding mechanism 22 is stopped once. Next, the clamp lever 20 is rotated by a motor (not shown) from the position A to the position B to clamp the bills accumulated on the partition plate 19.

Next, the clamp lever 20 is moved from the position B to the position C to lift the bill from the partition plate 19. As a result, the bills can be sent back onto the partition plate 19. Then, the stopped replenishment bill separating and feeding mechanism 22 is driven again, and the accumulation on the partition plate 19 is continued again to the accumulation allowable value.

When the accumulation allowable value is reached, the replenishment bill separating and feeding mechanism 22 is stopped, and the clamp lever 20 at the C position is rotated to the D position, so that the bill previously clamped and lifted can be moved to the next position. Then, it is dropped on the bills accumulated on the partition plate 19. Subsequently, the clamp lever 20 at the position D is returned to the position A, and the rotation is further performed from the position A to the position B to clamp the bills accumulated on the partition plate 19.

Next, the clamp lever 20 is moved from the position B to the position C again to lift the bill from above the partition plate 19. Then, the stopped replenishment bill separating and feeding mechanism 22 is driven again. The above operation is repeated until the end detector 25a of the replenishment / collection bill storage unit 17 detects the end.

When the end detector 25a detects the end, the replenishment bill separating and feeding mechanism 22 is stopped, the clamp lever 20 clamps and lifts the bill to the position C, and the stage 18 is moved from the position E to the position F by a motor (not shown). It rotates to the position and then descends from the F position to the G position. Next, the stage 18 rotates from the G position to the H position. Here, the clamp lever 20 rotates from the position C to the position D, and the banknote clamped and lifted by the clamp lever 20 is placed on the stage 18.

Then, the stage 18 is raised from the H position to the I position, and the bill is lifted.
By the above operation, the banknotes in the replenishment and collection banknote storage unit 17 can pass through the discrimination unit 12 and be stored in the replenishment and collection banknote storage unit 17 again. <Loading Process> Next, the loading operation will be described.

When the banker collectively stores the banknotes set from the original side on the stage 18 of the replenishment / collection banknote storage unit 17 before starting the business and presses the loading key with the operation key of the internal operation unit 6, the control unit 7 receives this input and sends a command to the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 to start the loading operation. When receiving the command to start the loading operation, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 switches the internal state in the same manner as in the replenishment mode, and thereafter performs the loading operation in the same procedure as the replenishment operation described above. <Recovery Processing> Next, the recovery operation will be described.

When the employee presses the collection key with the operation key of the internal operation section 6, the control section 7 receives this input and sends a command for instructing the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 to start the collection operation. When the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 receives the command to start the collection operation, the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 2 switches the internal state to the collection mode,
It is confirmed that all of the denomination-specific banknote storage units 33, 34, 35 do not detect the end of the banknote, that is, that the banknote to be collected exists in any of the denomination-specific banknote storage units 33, 34, 35.

Here, the banknote storage units 33, 34, 3 by denomination
If all 5 have detected the bill end, a response is returned with the inoperable data added, and this processing is stopped. Then, when it is confirmed that the bill end is not detected in any one of the denomination bill storage units, the collecting operation is started.

Hereinafter, the operation of the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus during the collecting operation will be described with reference to FIG. First, the denomination-specific banknote separation / delivery mechanism 47 is operated, and the banknotes stored in the denomination-specific banknote storage unit 35 are sequentially fed out one by one from the upper side.
The vehicle travels along the route indicated by the arrow in FIG. The discriminating section 12 sequentially sends the bills sent after detecting the authenticity of the bills and detecting the running state, and then sends the bills backward.

As a result of the discrimination by the discriminating section 12, the banknote in which a running abnormality such as a heavy running or a skew is detected is sent to the reject cassette 16 by operating the switching blade 14e. The banknotes that are normal as a result of the discrimination are sent to the collected banknote stacking mechanism 21 and are sequentially stacked on the partition plate 19.

This operation is repeated until there are no more banknotes stored in the denomination-type banknote storage section 35. However, when the number of stacked sheets on the partition plate 19 reaches the allowable stacking value, the denomination-type banknote separation and feeding is performed. The operation of the mechanism 47 is interrupted,
By the operation described with reference to FIG. 14 at the time of the above-described replenishment operation, the banknotes on the partition plate 19 are transferred to the stage 18 so that the banknotes can be stacked on the partition plate 19.

The end detector 50 of the bill storage unit 35 by denomination
When a detects the end, next, the stored banknotes are fed out from the denomination banknote storage unit 34 in the same manner as described above, and as a result of the discrimination in the discrimination unit 12, the banknote in which a running abnormality such as a heavy running or a skew is detected is switched. The blades 14e are operated and sent to the reject cassette 16, and the bills that are normal as a result of the discrimination are sent to the collected bill stacking mechanism 21 and are sequentially stacked on the partition plate 19.

When the denomination-specific banknote storage section 34 detects the end, next, the stored banknotes are fed from the denomination-specific banknote storage section 33 in the same manner as described above. In this manner, the denomination banknote storage unit 33,
34, 35 banknotes in the order of 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen
Collect while counting on top. During the above-described collection operation, the discriminating unit 13 always counts the bills fed to the replenishment and collection banknote storage unit 17, suspends the collection operation when the storage allowable amount is reached, and returns the information to the control unit 7. The control unit 7 displays this on a display unit (not shown), and instructs to collect the banknotes stored in the batch cassette 15.

Here, the allowable storage amount of the collected bills in the replenished and collected bill storage unit 17 varies depending on the amount of the stacked bills on the stage 18. Therefore, prior to the banknote collection process, the amount of the stacked banknotes on the stage 18 is obtained by a detecting unit (not shown), and the amount is subtracted from the storage amount of the replenishment / collection banknote storage unit 17 to obtain the allowable storage amount of the recovered banknotes. . When the replenishment / collection banknote storage unit 17 becomes full, the staff opens the door 52 on the back of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 2, pulls out the batch cassette 15, opens the door of the batch cassette using the inspection key, and opens the replenishment / collection banknote storage unit. Take out all the bills in 17.

Then, the empty batch cassette 15 is set in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, and the collecting operation is performed again.
As described above, the bill storage units 33, 34, 35 by denomination are provided.
Are carried out until all of the bills detect the bill end, and when the last bill reaches the replenished and collected bill storage unit 17, the transport operation by the traveling path 51 also stops.

The banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2 having completed the above processing
Returns a response indicating the end of collection, and adds the counted number of sheets collected for each denomination as its data. In response to this, the control unit 7 counts and stores this as the number of collected sheets, and ends the collecting operation processing. Each process described above is performed in the following procedure in actual operation.

Prior to the start of the work, the bills set from the original side in the replenishment / collection bill storage unit 17 of the batch cassette 15 are loaded in the lump-type bill storage units by performing loading processing. After entering the business, a depositing transaction, a dispensing transaction, and the like are performed as needed, and when the bill storage unit by money type is near-end or end, the collective cassette 15 is removed from the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 and the insufficient bills are collectively collected. Cassette 15
And the batch cassette 15 is set in the banknote depositing / dispensing device 2 to enable the continuation of the dispensing transaction by the replenishment process.

Even if the batch cassette 15 is removed from the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 2, payment and withdrawal transactions are possible, and there is no need to stop operation. Also, reject cassette 1
6 when the full detectors 31 and 32 of the second type reject banknote storage unit 27 and the third type reject banknote storage unit 28 detect that the reject cassette 16 is full.
, And can be replaced with an empty reject cassette 16.

If the exchange of the reject cassette 16 is performed between the deposit and withdrawal transactions, there is no need to stop the operation of the automatic teller machine 1. Here, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage units 33, 34, 35 of each denomination have a strong folding habit or a banknote in the banknote depositing / dispensing device 2 in order for the customer to deposit the banknotes put out of the wallet, pocket, or the like. Since the paper passes through a complicated transport path, it may have a curl habit.

FIG. 19 is a side view showing a state where bills are stored in the bill storage unit by denomination. It should be noted that the denomination bill storage unit 3
Since the structures 3, 34 and 35 are completely the same, only the denomination banknote storage section 33 will be described below, and the description of the denomination banknote storage sections 34 and 35 will be omitted. In the figure, reference numeral 33 denotes a bill storage unit by denomination, 36 denotes a stage, 121
19A shows banknotes to be stored, and the upper banknote 121 is bent and stored in a U-shape so as to open downward as shown in FIG. 19A, or the upper banknote 121 is turned upward as shown in FIG. In some cases, it is bent and stored in a U-shape so that the storage state is unstable.

When the bills are stored in this manner, when the bills are separated and fed by the denomination-specific bill separating / feeding mechanisms 45, 46, and 47, a conveyance failure such as folding or skew of the bills may be caused. However, since the stored banknotes 121 are bent, the bulk is increased, and there is a problem that the storage capacity of the denominated banknote storage unit 33 is substantially reduced.

Therefore, a method has been invented in the past in which bills in the bill storage unit by denomination are pressed down and stored. FIG.
Reference numeral 0 denotes a side view showing a conventional bill holding mechanism.
Is a deposit position sensor for detecting the upper surface of the stored banknote 121 in the denominated banknote storage unit 33, and 123 is vertically movable within the denominated banknote storage unit 33,
This is a roller-shaped bill holder having a length for sufficiently pressing the bill 1 in the longitudinal direction.

Reference numeral 124 denotes a U-shaped bill holding arm which is rotatably supported on one end by holding the bill holder 123 from both ends and rotatably supported by the other end about a shaft 124a. A downward rotating force is applied by a spring (not shown). 12
5 is a component of the denomination-specific banknote separating and feeding mechanism 45 shown in FIG.
A separation roller 126 is provided to face the feed roller 125 and rotates in the same direction as the feed roller 125 to separate the stored banknotes 121 one by one.

Reference numeral 127 denotes stored bills 121 on the stage 36.
The stored bill 121 is fed out by rotating in contact with the upper surface of the feed roller 125 and the separation roller 1 described above.
The pickup roller 128 to be sent to the pickup roller 128 has one end on both ends of the shaft of the pickup roller 127 (the front side of the drawing is not shown) and rotatably supports the pickup roller 127, and has the other end on the shaft of the feed roller 125. On the other hand, the pickup roller bracket is rotatably supported, and the pickup roller 127 can move up and down around the axis of the feed roller 125 as a fulcrum.

Reference numeral 129 denotes a picker link which rotates around a shaft 129a upon receiving a driving force of a driving means which will be described later. A picker link engaging portion 129b provided on the picker link 129 engages with the pickup roller bracket 128. In addition, the position of the pickup roller bracket 128 is regulated. Reference numeral 130 denotes a motor lever which is fixed to a shaft of a motor (not shown) for driving the picker link 129 and performs a rotary motion. Reference numeral 131 denotes one end side rotatably fixed to the motor lever 130, and the other end side rotatably fixed to the picker link 129. This is a motor link that converts the rotational motion of the motor lever 130 into a reciprocating motion and rotates the picker link 129 about the shaft 129a as a fulcrum.

Reference numerals 132 are provided at both ends of the separation roller 126, respectively, and are banknote stoppers which rotate about a shaft 132a as a fulcrum. The stacked banknotes are prevented from entering the feed roller 125 side. 133 is a bill stopper lever that rotates in conjunction with the bill stopper 132 around the shaft 132a as in the case of the bill stopper 132, and 133b is the bill stopper lever 13
3 and is engaged with the bill holding arm 124, the bill stopper lever 133 is rotated about the shaft 132a, thereby rotating the bill holding arm 124 about the shaft 124a.

Reference numeral 134 denotes a picker link 12 at one end.
9 and rotatably fixed to the bill stopper lever 133 at the other end.
This is a joint link that transmits a rotational motion about the shaft 129a of the 29 to the bill stopper lever 133 and rotates the bill stopper lever 133 about the shaft 132a.

The operation of the above-described conventional bill holding mechanism will be described below. Here, FIG. 20 described above shows a normal state where transactions are not performed in the banknote deposit and withdrawal device,
With the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 in an open state, the banknote holding arm 124 is rotated by a spring (not shown) to rotate the shaft 124a.
Is rotated downward with the fulcrum as the fulcrum, and the bill holder 123 is rotated.
Presses the stored bills 121 on the stage 36 downward.

In this state, the upper end of the stored banknote 121 is pressed by the banknote holder 123 and is held at a position slightly lower than the detection position of the deposit position sensor 122 by controlling the position of the stage 36. The position of the bill holder 123 at this time is a reference position when the stored bill 121 is pressed. FIG. 21 is a side view showing a preparation state of the deposit transaction.
The motor lever 130 is driven by a drive motor (not shown) as shown in FIG.
Rotate 180 ° from 0 position. The rotation angle of the motor lever 130 is managed by a position sensor (not shown).

The rotation operation of the motor lever 130 is performed by the shaft 129 a of the picker link 129 via the motor link 131.
And the picker link locking portion 129b provided on the picker link 129 pushes up the tip of the pickup roller bracket 128, so that the pickup roller bracket 128
25, and the pickup roller 1 is rotated.
27 is supported upward.

The rotation of the picker link 129 is performed by the bill stopper lever 133 via the joint link 134.
Is rotated so that the bill stopper 132 fixed coaxially with the shaft 132a as a fulcrum is in an upright state.

When the bill stopper lever 133 is rotated to the above-described position, the bill holding locking portion 133b rotates the bill holding arm 124 upward about the shaft 124a as a fulcrum against the force of a spring (not shown), and the bill holder 1 is rotated.
23 is retracted upward and held. By closing the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 in this state, the banknotes can be stacked on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42.

FIG. 22 is a side view showing a state in which the bills are accumulated on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate. Partitions are made between the stored banknotes 121, and the banknotes discriminated from the genuine bills by the deposited banknotes are accumulated on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 as described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 23 is a side view showing a preparation stage for stacking the banknotes accumulated on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 in the denomination-specific banknote storage section 33.
When the banknotes have been accumulated on the motor lever 130, the motor lever 130
From the position shown in FIG. Motor lever 1
The rotation operation of 30 is converted into rotation of the picker link 129 via the motor link 131, and the picker link engaging portion 129b provided on the picker link 129 moves downward. By this movement, the restraint by the picker link locking portion 129b on the pickup roller bracket 128 is released, the feed roller 125 rotates downward about the axis of the feed roller 125 as a fulcrum, and the pickup roller 127 descends.

The rotation of the picker link 129 is transmitted to the bill stopper lever 133 via the joint link 134, and the bill stopper 132 fixed coaxially with the bill stopper lever 133 about the shaft 132a is retracted. Rotate until As a result, the bill holding portion 133b provided on the bill stopper lever 133 moves downward, and the restraint on the bill holding arm 124 is released. Then, the banknote holding arm 124 rotates downward around the shaft 124a under the force of a spring (not shown), and the banknote holder 123 moves downward to accumulate on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42. Press the bill 121b.

Next, the stored banknote 1 in the banknote storage unit 33 by denomination
The stage 36 is raised so that the upper surface of 21 is located near the bill-for-money temporary holding plate 42. FIG. 24 is a side view showing a state in which the stacked banknotes 121b on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 are stored in the denomination-specific banknote storage unit 33. When the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 is opened, the stacked banknotes 121b become banknotes. While being pressed down by the presser 123, it falls onto the stored banknote 121 in the banknote storage unit 33 by denomination.

FIG. 25 is a side view showing a state in which storage of banknotes is completed.
The stage 36 is lowered so that the upper surface of the banknote is slightly lower than the detection position of the deposit / withdrawal position sensor 122, and the banknote storing operation is completed. Here, FIG.
Is a perspective view showing details of the denomination banknote temporary holding plate 42;
Reference numeral 12a denotes a plurality of grooves which are recessed from the surface of the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 on which the banknotes are accumulated and extend in the moving direction of the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42.

Reference numeral 135 denotes a component of the deposit / withdrawal unit 53, which is a guide member for preventing unnecessary movement of the stored banknotes 121 when separating and feeding out the stored banknotes 121 in the denominated banknote storage section 33, A dispensing guide 135 that constitutes a guide member for storing bills on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 when the banknotes are accumulated on the banknote temporary-holding plate 42, protrudes from the lower end side of the dispensing guide 135, and temporarily holds the denomination-specific banknote. A convex portion that enters the groove 42a of the holding plate 42. A gap is provided between the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 and the lower end side of the dispensing guide 135 so that the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 can move smoothly. ing.

Reference numeral 136 denotes a storage guide, which forms a pair with the dispensing guide 135 with the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 interposed therebetween, and prevents unnecessary movement of stored banknotes and bills when the banknotes are accumulated, similarly to the dispensing guide 135. I am a guide. Reference numeral 137 denotes a component of the denomination-type banknote storage unit 33, and an open guide which forms a guide between the denomination-type banknote storage unit 33 and the deposit / withdrawal unit 53 when storing banknotes, etc. The storage side guides are formed on both sides (one side is not shown) so as to sandwich the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 in the direction in which the payment guide 135 and the storage guide 136 are formed.

As described above, the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 4
2, the banknotes accumulated on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 are stored in the denomination-type banknote storage unit 33 by opening the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42. The movement of the bill-for-money banknote holding plate 42 in the direction of the dispensing guide 135 is attempted in conjunction with the movement of the
a is inserted into the groove 42a of the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42, so that the dispensing guide 135 and the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 4
The bill does not come out of the denomination banknote storage unit 33 from the gap 2 and can be stably stored in the denomination banknote storage unit 33.

[0081]

However, according to the above-mentioned prior art, when the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate is closed, the banknote retainer is retracted upward and stored in the denomination-type banknote storage section. The bills are stored without being pressed down. For this reason, in the state where the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate is closed, the banknotes having a kinking tendency stored in the denomination-specific banknote storage unit become unstable, and the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate is opened. When the stacked banknotes are stored in the denomination-type banknote temporary holding unit and pressed by the banknote holder, there is a problem that storage failure may occur.

FIG. 27 is a side view showing a conventional problem. The bill presser 123 of the bill presser arm 124 is
1 has an effect of securely pressing and fixing the fold in the longitudinal direction, but has little effect on the fold in the short direction. In the case where the bill is raised, as shown in FIG. 27, even if the bill is held down by the bill holder 123, the end thereof remains raised, causing a storage failure at the time of storing the next bill or causing a jam at the time of separating and feeding. There's a problem.

The present invention solves the problem that a storage defect occurs after storage in the denomination-type banknote storage unit and a problem that a jam occurs when the banknotes are separated and fed because of such a banknote having a kinking tendency. In order to always hold down the banknotes stored in the denomination banknote storage unit and store the banknotes in a stable state, at this time, the kinks of the banknotes viewed from the short side direction are considered. The purpose is to make sure that it can be fixed.

[0084]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention has a stage which can be moved up and down by mounting bills in a stacked state, and the bills are fed from above the opening to be placed on the stage. A banknote storage unit for stacking and feeding out the banknotes on the stage, and a partition between the banknote storage unit that is provided to be openable and closable above the banknote storage unit and that is closed, forms a banknote storage unit. Temporarily accumulates the banknotes stored in the section, and temporarily stores the banknotes that are temporarily accumulated by dropping the banknotes into the banknote storage section and stores the banknotes, and a closed state is provided above the temporary storage plate. A banknote stacking mechanism for accumulating banknotes on the temporary storage plate and feeding out the banknotes on the temporary storage plate or on the stage of the banknote storage unit, and a banknote on the stage of the banknote storage unit or a closed temporary storage And a pressing member for pressing the upper banknote, wherein the pressing member extends in the short direction of the banknote and is capable of pressing an end portion of the short direction of the banknote, and the longitudinal direction of the banknote. A bill holding portion capable of pressing at least both ends of the bill, and the bill holding portion reciprocates between the upper portion of the feed-out stacking mechanism and the inside of the bill storage portion so that the stacking direction of the bills on the stage is changed. So as to be able to move up and down along with the bills on the stage or the bill on the temporary holding plate so that the bill presser can press the bills on the stage or the bills on the closed temporary holding plate. From the proper position, so that the pressing member can be moved up and down by retracting the closed temporary holding plate, and can be opened and closed to a position perpendicular to the temporary holding plate,
An auxiliary presser for pressing an area that cannot be pressed by the bill presser of the pressing member is provided below the temporary holding plate so as to be openable and closable.

The tip of the bill holding portion of the pressing member has a comb shape in which teeth and grooves are formed alternately, and the bill holding portion is lowered to lower the bill holding portion into the bill holding portion. The groove formed on one side may be formed in a comb-teeth shape in which a groove into which the tooth of the bill holder and a tooth into the groove of the bill holder are formed. Also, the present invention has a stage which can be moved up and down by mounting the bills in an accumulated state, and the bills are fed from the opened upper side and accumulated on the stage, and the bills on the stage are fed out. The storage unit is provided to be openable and closable above the banknote storage unit, serves as a partition between the banknote storage unit in a closed state, and temporarily accumulates and opens the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit. A temporary holding plate for dropping and temporarily storing the banknotes temporarily accumulated in the banknote storage unit, and the banknotes are provided above the temporary holding plate and stacked on the temporary holding plate in a closed state. A bill input / output mechanism that includes a payout stacking mechanism that feeds bills on a holding plate or a stage of a bill storage unit, and a pressing member that presses bills on the stage of the bill storage unit or bills on a closed temporary holding plate. In the device, the pressing member is a first pressing member, and the first pressing member extends in the short direction of the bill and is capable of pressing an end portion in the short direction of the bill, and in the longitudinal direction of the bill. A bill holding portion capable of pressing at least both ends is provided, and the first pressing member is used to hold a bill on a stage so that the bill holding portion reciprocates between the upper portion of the feeding and stacking mechanism and the inside of the bill storage portion. A second press that can be moved up and down along the stacking direction and that can be opened and closed below the temporary holding plate between the bill storage unit and the feeding stacking mechanism without interfering with the first pressing member. Provide members,
The second pressing member is in a horizontal position with respect to the banknotes on the stage in the closed state, and presses the banknotes on the stage. In the open state, the second pressing member is in a vertical direction parallel to the stacking direction of the banknotes on the stage. Position, and constitutes a guide between the bill storage unit and the payout stacking mechanism.

[0086]

In the present invention having the above-described structure, when storing bills in the bill storage section, the auxiliary presser is opened, and the temporary holding plate is closed, and the bills are stacked on the temporary holding plate. At this time, in a state where the pressing member presses the banknotes on the stage, when the accumulation of the banknotes on the temporary holding plate is completed, the banknote holding portion of the pressing member is opened to a vertical position, and the closed temporary holding plate is closed. Avoid interference. Then, the pressing member is raised so that the bill holding portion is located above the temporary holding plate, the bill holding portion is closed to a horizontal position, and the pressing member is lowered to press the bill on the temporary holding plate. . Here, since the bill holding portion extends along the lateral direction of the bill, even if the bill has a curl habit or a lay habit, it can be reliably pressed.

After the bill holder presses the bill on the temporary holding plate, the temporary holding plate is opened and the bill is dropped. At this time, the pressing member descends following the fall of the bills, and the bills on the temporary holding plate fall onto the stacked bills on the stage while being pressed by the bill presser. By closing the auxiliary holder, the banknotes accumulated on the stage are pressed by the banknote holding portion of the pressing member and the auxiliary holder.

When the bill is fed from the bill storage unit, the auxiliary holding unit is opened and the pressing member is raised to retract the bill holding unit to a position where the bill holding unit does not hinder the feeding by the stacking mechanism. Then, the stage is raised, and the banknotes on the stage are fed one by one from the top so that the banknotes can be fed by the feeding stacking mechanism.

In the present invention having the above-described structure, when storing bills in the bill storage section, the bills are stacked on the temporary holding plate with the temporary holding plate closed. At this time, the first pressing member is retracted above the feeding and accumulating mechanism, is at a position where the stacking operation of the banknotes by the feeding and accumulating mechanism is not hindered, and the second pressing member presses the banknote on the stage. is there.

When the accumulation of bills on the temporary holding plate is completed, the first pressing member is lowered to press the bills on the temporary holding plate. Here, since the bill pressing portion of the first pressing member extends along the short side direction of the bill, even if the bill has a curl habit or a folding habit, it can be reliably pressed. Then, after opening the second pressing member to open the upper side of the bill on the stage, the temporary holding plate is opened and the bill is dropped.

At this time, the first pressing member descends following the fall of the bill, and the bill on the temporary holding plate is held on the stage while being pressed by the bill pressing portion against the first pushing member. Falls on the banknotes that have accumulated. Next, the second pressing member is closed to press the bill on the stage, and thereafter, the first pressing member is fed out and raised to above the stacking mechanism.

Here, the second pressing member can be opened and closed without interfering with the bill pressing portion of the first pressing member.
The bill on the stage is pressed by the second pressing member while being pressed by the bill pressing portion of the first pressing member, and is always kept pressed. Further, when feeding the bill from the bill storage unit, the first pressing member is lowered to press the bill on the stage, and then the second pressing member is opened to raise the stage.

At this time, the first pressing member rises with the rise of the stage, and the state in which the bill is being pressed is maintained. Then, after the banknotes can be fed by the feeding / accumulating mechanism, the first pressing member is retracted above the separation / accumulating mechanism, and the banknotes on the stage are fed one by one from above.

[0094]

An embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a bill holding mechanism according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. Here, the same components as those of the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. Further, the bill holding mechanism of the present embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG.
2. The banknote storage unit 3 for each denomination of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 2 described in 2.
3, 34, and 35 are provided with the same configuration. Here, the banknote storage unit 33 by denomination will be described as an example.

Reference numeral 201 denotes a bill holding claw for pressing the bills 121 accumulated on the stage 36 from above. The bill holding claws 201 extend in the horizontal direction along the short direction of the bills 121, and The claw portion 202 presses the holding portion 121 and the storage guide 136 located at the rear end side of the denomination-type banknote storage portion 33 and extends vertically in the vertical direction. The claw portion 202 is rotatable around the shaft 203 at the upper end thereof. And has a reverse L-shape when viewed from the side,
The main body 204 is pulled downward by a spring (not shown).

A plurality of claw portions 202 are provided in one denomination-type bill storage portion so as to be arranged in the longitudinal direction of the bill 121. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The portions 202 are provided side by side in the longitudinal direction of the bill 121. Reference numeral 205 denotes a torsion spring. The torsion spring 205 is a claw 202 of the bill holding claw 201.
Is applied to the claw portion 202 about the shaft 203 in the direction of arrow K. Thereby, the claw 202
Can rotate around the shaft 203 in the direction of arrow K, and can be retracted outside the storage guide 136, that is, outside the denomination-type bill storage unit 33.

Reference numeral 206 denotes a pawl opening / closing member.
06 is provided with an elongated hole 207 extending in the vertical direction on the back surface thereof.
A shoulder rivet 208 provided on the back surface of the sheet 04 is inserted therein, and the claw opening / closing member 206 and the bill holding claw 201 can slide with each other. Reference numeral 209 denotes a claw holding portion formed at the upper end of the claw opening / closing member 206. The claw holding portion 209 and the claw portion 202 of the bill holding claw 201 when the claw opening / closing member 206 moves up and down with respect to the bill holding claw 201. The claw 202 is opened and closed by contact with or apart from the pressure receiving portion 210 formed on the rear end side of the claw 202.

That is, when the claw opening / closing member 206 moves upward with respect to the bill holding claw 201, the claw holding portion 2
09 contacts and presses against the pressure receiving portion 210,
The claw portion 202 rotates about the shaft 202 in the direction of the arrow L against the torsion spring 205 to be in a horizontal state as shown in FIG. When the claw opening / closing member 206 moves downward with respect to the bill holding claw 201, the claw holding portion 209 does not come into contact with the press receiving portion 210, whereby the claw portion 202 rotates around the shaft 202. Due to the spring force of 205, it rotates in the direction of arrow K to be in a vertical state, and retracts outside the storage guide 136.

The tip of the claw pressing portion 209 is bent outward so that the contact and pressing can be performed smoothly when the pressing portion 209 contacts and presses the pressing receiving portion 210. 211a and 211b are studs protruding from both side surfaces of the pawl opening and closing member 206.
11a and 211b are provided so as to be arranged vertically,
A rotatable bush 212 is attached to each of the studs 211a and 211b.

Reference numeral 213 denotes an intermediate frame disposed on both sides of the pawl opening / closing member 206. The intermediate frame 213 has an elongated hole (not shown) extending vertically, and the studs 211a and 211b are used to hold the bush 212 in the elongated hole. The pawl opening / closing member 206 is inserted through the intermediate frame 2.
12 is supported in a vertically slidable manner.

Reference numeral 214 denotes a roller rotatably attached to the tip of the upper stud 211a. Reference numeral 215 denotes a link, and one end of the link 215 has a slot 21.
6 is opened, and the stud 211a is inserted into the elongated hole 216.
The roller 214 at the tip of is inserted.

Reference numeral 217 denotes a gear, and 218 denotes a side frame for supporting the gear 217.
The gear 217 is rotatably supported by a stud 219 formed so as to protrude therefrom. Further, the other end of the link 215 is rotatably supported by the stud 219, and the link 215 rotates around the stud 219,
The pawl opening / closing member 206 attached to the distal end side of the link 215 via the stud 211a moves up and down.

Reference numeral 220 denotes a stud protruding from the gear 217. The gear 217 rotates around the stud 219 by receiving a driving force from a motor (not shown). In contact therewith, the link 215 is rotated about the stud 219. That is, when the gear 217 is rotated in the direction of arrow M, the stud 220 contacts the link 215 from below,
The link 215 rotates in the direction of arrow M, whereby the claw opening / closing member 206 attached to the distal end side of the link 215 via the stud 211a moves upward.

When the gear 217 is rotated in the direction of the arrow N, the stud 220 comes into contact with the link 215 from above, and the link 215 rotates in the direction of the arrow N, whereby the claw opening / closing member 206 moves downward. . Reference numeral 221 denotes an auxiliary press which is located on the tip end side of the denomination banknote storage section 33 and presses a portion of the banknote 121 which is not pressed by the bank press claws 201. The auxiliary press 221 is a shaft 222.
It is supported rotatably around. This auxiliary retainer 221
Is driven by an actuator (not shown) to drive the shaft 2
1 by rotating in a direction indicated by an arrow O in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the banknote 121 is held down, and the banknote 121 is rotated in the direction of arrow P to be in a vertical state and retracted to the outside of the denomination-type banknote storage unit 33.

FIGS. 3 to 6 are explanatory views showing the operation of the first embodiment. The operation of the bill pressing mechanism according to the first embodiment will be described below. Since the operation other than the operation of the bill holding mechanism is the same as that described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 25 of the related art, the description thereof is omitted here. FIG. 3A shows a normal state in which transactions are not performed in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device, and the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 is stored and opened, and is accumulated on the stage 36. Banknote 12
The position of the stage 36 is adjusted so that 1 is a position slightly lower than the detection position of the deposit / withdrawal position sensor 122.

At this time, the bill holding claw 201 has its main body 204 pulled downward by a spring (not shown), and the claw opening / closing member 206 moves upward with respect to the bill holding claw 201. The claw holding portion 209 of the claw opening / closing member 206 is the pressing receiving portion 21 of the bill holding claw 201.
The bills 121 on the stage 36 are pressed by the spring force of a spring that pulls the main body 204 of the bill holding claw 201 downward. Pressed by.

Further, the auxiliary holder 221 is also at the horizontal position, and regulates the folding tendency of the bill 121. The position of the bill holding claw 201 described with reference to FIG. 3A is referred to as a home position. Next, the operation of the bill holding mechanism in the above-described first embodiment when a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction is performed in the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus will be described.

First, at the time of a deposit transaction, the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 is moved in the direction of arrow Q so that the deposited banknotes can be accumulated on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42. At this time, the bill 121 on the stage 36 is still in the claw portion 20 of the bill holding claw 201 as described with reference to FIG.
2 and the auxiliary holder 221 are pressed and regulated.

As shown in FIG. 3 (b), when the accumulation of the deposited banknotes 121a on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 is completed,
The auxiliary retainer 221 is driven by an actuator (not shown) to rotate 90 ° in the direction of arrow P and rise vertically. Next, the stage 36 is lowered. When the stage 36 is lowered, the bill holding claw 201 descends following the lowering of the stage 36 because the main body 204 thereof is pulled downward by a spring (not shown).

The main body 20 of the bill holding claw 201
4 is in contact with a stopper (not shown),
The stage 36 is lowered until the lowering stops. In addition,
The position of the bill holding claw 201 shown in FIG. 3B is called a bottom position. When the stage 36 is lowered, the bill holding claw 201 is lowered. When the bill holding claw 201 is lowered, the shoulder rivet 208 provided on the back surface of the bill holding claw 201 is moved by the claw opening / closing member 206.
Pushes the lower end of the long hole 207, thereby the claw opening / closing member 2
06 also descends, and when the claw opening / closing member 206 descends, the stud 211 a
The link 215 connected to the rotation in the arrow B direction. At this time, the stud 220 on the gear 217 is in a position where the rotation of the link 215 is not hindered.

When the sensor (not shown) detects that the bill holding claw 201 has reached the bottom position, the lowering of the stage 36 is stopped, and a motor (not shown) is rotated to rotate the gear 217 in the direction of arrow N. Gear 217
Is rotated in the direction of arrow N, the stud 220 on the gear 217 contacts the link 215 from above, whereby the link 215 also rotates in the direction of arrow N.

When the link 215 rotates in the direction of arrow N,
When the roller 214 of the stud 211a enters the elongated hole 216 at one end of the link 215, the connected pawl opening / closing member 206 descends. At this time, the bill holding claw 201 contacts the stopper (not shown) and cannot descend,
The bill holding claw 201 and the claw opening / closing member 206 are provided on the shoulder rivet 20 provided on the back of the bill holding claw 201.
8 enter and are connected to the elongated hole 207 of the claw opening / closing member 206 and can be moved separately within the range of the elongated hole 207. Therefore, only the claw opening / closing member 206 is
Descends to 01.

[0113] When the claw opening / closing member 206 moves downward with respect to the bill holding claw 201, the claw holding section 209 does not come into contact with the press receiving section 210 as shown in FIG. , The claw 202 is the shaft 20
2 and the torsion spring 205 rotates in the direction of arrow K by the spring force of the torsion spring 205 to be in a vertical state. By rotating a motor (not shown), the gear 217 is rotated in the direction of arrow M.

When the gear 217 is rotated in the direction of arrow M,
The stud 220 on the gear 217 contacts the link 215 from below, whereby the link 215 also rotates in the direction of arrow M. When the link 215 rotates in the direction of arrow M, the claw opening / closing member 206 connected to one end of the link 215 rises. At this time, the spring force of the torsion spring 205 is
9 is the press receiving portion 21 of the claw portion 202 of the bill holding claw 201
Since it is set stronger than the force pushing up 0, FIG.
As shown in (b), the claw opening / closing member 206 pushes up the bill holding claw 201 without closing the claw portion 202.

When the bill holding claw 201 is raised by a predetermined amount so that the claw portion 202 of the bill holding claw 201 comes out of the stacked bill 121a on the denomination-specific bill temporary holding plate 42, the bill holding claw 201 is moved to a stopper (not shown). And the rise is stopped. When the gear 217 is further rotated in the direction of the arrow M from this state, since the bill holding claw 201 is stopped from rising, only the claw opening / closing member 206 is raised.

When the claw opening / closing member 206 moves upward with respect to the bill holding claw 201, the claw holding section 209 comes into contact with and presses the pressing receiving section 210, whereby the claw section 202 is pressed.
Is the torsion spring 205 around the shaft 202
5A, and becomes a horizontal state as shown in FIG. Here, the position where the claw part 202 closes is
Above the denomination-specific bill separating and feeding mechanism 45 shown in FIG.
It is at a height at which bills do not pass or accumulate. Therefore, the closing operation of the claw portion 202 is pressed from above the stacked banknotes 121a on the denomination banknote temporary holding plate 42 without being disturbed by the banknotes.

Next, the gear 217 is rotated in the direction of arrow N. When the gear 217 rotates in the direction of arrow N, the gear 21
The stud 220 on 7 is separated from the link 215, and the link 215 is freely rotatable. Here, the bill holding claw 201 is always subjected to a force pulled downward by a spring (not shown), and a shoulder rivet 208 provided on the back surface of the bill holding claw 201 is provided at the lower end of the elongated hole 207 of the claw opening / closing member 206. When the link 215 is in contact with the stud 220, the link 215 cannot rotate, and the pawl opening / closing member 206 cannot move down, so that the bill holding claw 201 does not move down.

When the gear 217 rotates in the direction of the arrow N as described above, the stud 220
5, when the link 215 is rotatable, the shoulder rivet 2 provided on the back surface of the bill holding claw 201 is moved by the force of the spring pulling the bill holding claw 201 downward.
08 pushes the lower end of the long hole 207 of the claw opening / closing member 206,
The claw opening / closing member 206 can be lowered, and the bill holding claw 201 and the claw opening / closing member 206 move down together. As a result, as shown in FIG. Presses the stacked bills 121a on the denomination-specific bill temporary holding plate 42.

Here, the claw portion 202 of the bill holding claw 201
Is extended along the lateral direction of the bill,
Even when banknotes having a kinking or curling tendency in the short direction as shown by a dashed line in FIG.
By pressing from above with 02, the bending habit and curling habit can be suppressed as shown in FIG. Also,
Since a plurality of the claw portions 202 are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the bill, it is possible to suppress the bending habit and the curl in the longitudinal direction of the bill.

Then, the claw portion 202 of the bill holding claw 201
After pressing the bill 121a on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42, the banknote on the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 is moved by moving the denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate 42 in the direction of arrow j to open. 121a is a bill 121 on the stage 36
Fall on. At this time, since the bill holding claw 201 is pulled downward by a spring (not shown), it is lowered together with the bill 121a while pressing the bill 121a with the claw portion 202.

Next, the stage 3 is moved so that the bill holding claw 201 is lowered to the bottom position described with reference to FIG.
6 is lowered, the auxiliary holder 221 is rotated 90 ° in the direction of arrow O by an actuator (not shown) to a horizontal position, and the banknote 121 on the stage 36 is slightly lowered from the detection position of the deposit / withdrawal position sensor 122. The position of the stage 36 is adjusted so that the bill holding claw 201 comes to the home position described with reference to FIG.

As described above, a series of operations of the bill holding mechanism at the time of the deposit transaction are completed. Next, the operation of the bill holding mechanism during the dispensing transaction will be described. From the state where the bill holding claw 201 is located at the home position described with reference to FIG. 3A, first, as shown in FIG. 6A, the auxiliary holder 221 is rotated 90 ° in the direction of arrow P by an actuator (not shown). The vertical position is set so as not to hinder the elevation of the stage 36.

Then, the stage 36 is raised to a position where the bill 121 on the stage 36 can be fed out by contact with the pickup roller 127. Next, the gear 217 is rotated in the direction of arrow M, and the stud 22 on the gear 217 is rotated.
With 0, the link 215 is pushed up in the direction of arrow M, and the pawl opening / closing member 206 is raised. At this time, the claw opening / closing member 20
The shoulder rivet 208 of the bill holding claw 201 is pushed up at the lower end of the 6 long hole 207, whereby the bill holding claw 201 also rises with the rise of the claw opening / closing member 206.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the bill holding claw 201 is raised to a position where the bill holding claw 201 comes into contact with a stopper (not shown) and the lifting thereof is stopped. Here, the position where the bill holding claw 201 is stopped from rising by the stopper (not shown) is the claw portion 202.
Is a position where the bills 121 on the stage 36 are not pressed, and by rotating the pickup roller 27 in this state, the bills 121 are fed out one by one from the stage 36. At this time, since the claw 202 is raised to a position where the bill 121 is not pressed, the claw 202 does not hinder the feeding of the bill.

When the feeding of the predetermined number of bills is completed,
By rotating the gear 217 in the direction of arrow N, the stud 220 on the gear 217 is separated from the link 215,
5 is freely rotatable. Thereby, the shoulder rivet 208 of the bill holding claw 201 is moved by the force of the spring that pulls the bill holding claw 201 downward.
06 by pressing the lower end of the long hole 207,
Can be lowered, the bill holding claw 201 and the claw opening / closing member 206 descend together, and the bill holding claw 20
The first claw 202 presses the stacked banknotes 121 on the stage 36.

By lowering the stage 36 from this state, the bill holding claw 201 also descends while pressing the bill 131 on the stage 36 with the claw 202 by the force of a spring (not shown). Then, the stage 36 is lowered until the bill holding claw 201 is at the bottom position described with reference to FIG. 3B, and the auxiliary holder 221 is rotated by 90 ° in the direction of arrow O by an actuator (not shown) to a horizontal position. The position of the stage 36 is adjusted so that the bill 121 on the stage 36 is slightly lower than the detection position of the deposit / withdrawal position sensor 122, and the bill holding claw 201 is moved to the home position described with reference to FIG. So that it comes to

Thus, a series of operations of the bill holding mechanism at the time of withdrawal transaction is completed. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the bill holding claw described above. Reference numeral 223 denotes a claw portion of the bill holding claw 201, and the claw portion 223 has a tooth portion 223 at its tip.
a and the groove portion 223b are formed in a comb-teeth shape alternately formed. Further, since the claw portion 223 of the bill holding claw 201 descends into the denomination-type bill storage portion 33, a groove portion into which the claw portion 223 enters is provided in the storage guide 136 forming one side surface of the denomination-type bill storage portion 33. However, by making the claws 223 comb-shaped as described above, the storage guide 13
6 is formed with a tooth portion 223a of the claw portion 223.
136a into which the groove 136a enters, and the groove 223b of the claw 223
The teeth 136b are formed in a comb-teeth shape.

By adopting such a configuration, FIG.
As shown in (b), the claw portion 202 of the bill holding claw 201
Is claw-shaped, the claw 20
Since it is necessary to provide a groove having a width enough to allow the paper money 2 to enter, a bill may enter the groove.
As shown in (c), the claw portion 223 of the bill holding claw 201
Is formed in a comb-like shape, the groove 136a provided in the storage guide 136 only needs to have a width enough to allow the tooth 223a of the claw 223 to enter, and the width is narrow.
It is possible to prevent a bill from entering such that it interferes with the vertical movement of the bill holding claw 201.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a bill holding mechanism according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0130] Reference numeral 301 denotes a bill receiving / dispensing device (not shown) in the bill receiving / paying device, which stores bills to be paid out to the customer and bills deposited by the customer. The stage 302 is capable of moving up and down, and receives a driving force from a motor (not shown). Reference numeral 303 denotes a delivery accumulating mechanism that separates and feeds the bills stored in the bill storage unit 301 one by one and feeds bills from another processing unit, and includes a pickup roller, a feed roller, a separation roller, and the like. ing.

Reference numeral 304 is provided between the bill storage unit 301 and the feed-out stacking mechanism 303 so as to be openable and closable.
By closing the upper part 01, a partition between the banknote storage unit 301 and the feeding stacking mechanism 303 is provided, and the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 301 by the feeding stacking mechanism 303 are temporarily stored and opened. A temporary storage plate for storing the temporarily stored banknotes in the banknote storage unit 301.

Each of the above-described mechanisms is usually provided in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device described in the related art. Reference numeral 305 denotes a bill pressing surface 305a that can move up and down along the stacking direction of the bills 306 stacked on the stage 302, and has a surface capable of sufficiently pressing both the short and long directions of the bills 306. A pressing plate 307, which is a first pressing member, is a guide shaft that regulates the pressing plate 305 only in the vertical direction and guides the pressing plate up and down.

A pressing arm 308 is rotatably supported at one end by holding the pressing plate 305 from both ends, and rotatably supported at the other end by a shaft 309 as a fulcrum. Is rotated about a shaft 309 by a motor (not shown).
05 moves up and down. 310 is a pair of open guides provided at the upper end of the bill storage unit 301 so as to be located on both sides in the short direction of the bill 306. The open guide 310 is rotatably supported on a shaft 311 as a fulcrum, In the open position, the bill storage unit 3
01 and the feeding and accumulating mechanism 303 constitute a bill guide.
A second pressing member that presses the bill 306 by sandwiching the bill 306 in 01 with the stage 302 is configured.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing the structure and operation of the above-described open guide 310. Reference numeral 312 denotes a first link fixed to the open guide 310, and the first link 312 is a shaft together with the open guide 310. It is rotatable around 311. 313 is the first link 31
A second link 314 rotatably attached to the distal end of each of the second links 314 is a third link to which the second link 313 is rotatably attached, and the third link 314 is not shown. It is rotatable about a shaft 315 by receiving a driving force from a motor, and second links 313 are attached to both sides of the shaft 315.

The open guide 3 having such a configuration
As shown in FIG. 9 (a), when the third link 314 rotates in the direction of arrow R by receiving a driving force from a motor (not shown), the second link 313 is respectively driven by the rotating force. When the link 312 is pushed, the open guide 310 is rotated about the shaft 311 in the direction of arrow S to a horizontal position, and the bill storage unit 301 is closed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the third link 314 rotates in the direction of arrow T by receiving a driving force from a motor (not shown), the second link 313 is respectively driven by this rotating force. The first link 312 is pulled, whereby the open guide 310 is rotated about the shaft 311 in the direction of arrow U to a vertical position, and the bill storage unit 301 is opened.

Next, the operation of the bill holding mechanism of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8A shows a home position state when the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus does not perform a depositing / dispensing transaction, or a replenishment / collection process. At this time, the open guide 310 is in a horizontal position in a closed state, and the banknote 306 on the stage 302 is lifted by moving the stage 302 up.
Is pressed.

Further, the pressing plate 305 is moved upward and is located on the side of the feeding / accumulating mechanism 303,
3 is retracted to a position where it does not interfere with the operation of separating and feeding the bills from the bill storage unit 301 or the feeding operation for stacking. When a banknote is stored in the banknote storage unit 301 such as a depositing transaction or a banknote replenishment or a loading process, the banknote is moved from the home position shown in FIG.
The temporary holding plate 304 is closed to partition between the bill storage unit 301 and the payout stacking mechanism 303. In this state, the bills are fed by the feeding / accumulating mechanism 303, so that FIG.
As shown in (b), bills are accumulated on the temporary holding plate 304.

At this time, the pressing plate 305 is in the home position, and does not hinder the feeding operation of the bill by the feeding / accumulating mechanism 303. Temporary holding plate 304
When the stacking of the banknotes on the upper side is completed, as shown in FIG.
The pressing plate 305 is lowered by rotating in the direction of arrow V around 9.

As a result, the pressing plate 305 becomes the temporary holding plate 3
The bills 306a accumulated on the sheet 04 are pressed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8B, even if the banknotes accumulated on the temporary holding plate 304 are curled in the short direction,
The bill holding surface 305a of the pressing plate 305 has a shape capable of pressing a wide range of bills, for example, extends along the short direction of the bill, and can press both ends of the bill in the short direction, Since at least both ends of the bill can be pressed in the longitudinal direction, and a rib protruding downward is provided at a position corresponding to one end in the short direction of the bill, FIG. As shown in (c), the curled banknote can be extended flat.

Next, the open guide 310 is opened to a vertical position, and the stage 302 is raised so that the upper surface of the bill on the stage 302 is located near the temporary holding plate 304, and then the temporary holding plate 304 is opened. I do. When the temporary holding plate 304 is opened, the banknotes accumulated on the temporary holding plate 304 fall onto the banknotes accumulated on the stage 302. At this time, the pressing plate 305 descends following the falling of the bill, and the bill on the temporary holding plate 304 falls while being pressed by the pressing plate 305.

Next, the stage 302 is lowered, and
As shown in (d), the bill 306 on the stage 302
Is slightly lower than the position where the open guide 310 is closed. Also at this time, the pressing plate 305 descends following the lowering of the stage 302, and the bills on the stage 302 descend while being pressed by the pressing plate 305.

After the open guide 310 is closed to a horizontal position, the stage 302 is raised, and the bill 306 on the stage 302 is pressed against the open guide 310. Since the open guide 310 and the pressing plate 305 are arranged at positions where they do not interfere with each other, the open guide 310 is closed while the pressing plate 305 is pressing the bill 306 on the stage 302, and The bill can be pressed by the open guide 310. Thus, even if the fed bill has a curl habit, the bill can always be pressed by the pressing plate 305 or the open guide 310 to suppress the curl.

Next, the pressing arm 308 is rotated in the direction of arrow W about the shaft 309 by a motor (not shown) to raise the pressing plate 305, and the feeding / accumulating mechanism 303 separates and feeds the bills from the bill storage unit 301. It is retracted to a position where it does not interfere with the feeding operation for stacking, and the state of the home position described with reference to FIG. As described above, since the open guide 310 and the pressing plate 305 are arranged at positions that do not interfere with each other, the open guide 310 presses the bill 306 on the stage 302 without opening the open guide 310. The pressing plate 305 can be raised and retracted in the state of being pressed. Thus, even when the pressing plate 305 is separated from the bill, the bill is pressed by the open guide 310. Even if the fed bill has a curl habit, the bill is always pressed by the open guide 310 to suppress the curl. Can be.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8 (c) or (d), when the bill is being pressed by the pressing plate 305, the operation of the pressing plate 305 is restricted only in the vertical direction by the guide shaft 307. Therefore, bills do not shift in the horizontal direction. When paying out bills from the bill storage unit 301, such as withdrawal transactions or bill collection processing, FIG.
From the state of the home position shown in (a), the open guide 310 is opened to the vertical position, the stage 302 is raised, and the upper surface of the bill 306 on the stage 302 is
It is pressed against the pickup roller of the feeding and stacking mechanism 303.

[0146] By rotating the pickup roller, bills are fed one by one from above. At this time, since the pressing plate 305 is retracted to a position that does not hinder the operation of separating and feeding out the banknotes from the banknote storage unit 301 by the feeding and stacking mechanism 303, the pressing plate 305 does not hinder the separation and feeding operation. When the operation of separating and feeding bills is completed, the stage 302 is lowered, and
It is assumed that the upper surface of the upper bill 306 is slightly lower than the position where the open guide 310 is closed.

Then, after the open guide 310 is closed to a horizontal position, the stage 302 is raised, and the bill 306 on the stage 302 is pressed against the open guide 310. In addition, when paying out a bill from the bill storage unit 301, it is also possible to perform the following operation procedure in addition to the above-described operation.

That is, when the bill is fed from the bill storage unit 301, the press plate 306 is lowered from the state of the home position shown in FIG. 8A, and the bill 306 on the stage 302 is pressed. At this time, the open guide 31
0 is a closed state, but since the open guide 310 and the pressing plate 305 do not interfere with each other, the open guide 31
The banknote 306 on the stage 302 can be pressed by the pressing plate 305 without opening 0.

Next, the open guide 310 is opened to a vertical position, the stage 302 is raised, and
02 and the top surface of the bill 306 on
To the pickup roller. At this time, the pressing plate 3
05 is the stage 30 following the rise of the stage 302.
The bill on the stage 302 is pushed up by the bill on the stage 5 and rises while being pressed by the pressing plate 305.

Then, after the pressing plate 305 is retracted to a position where it does not hinder the operation of separating and feeding out the bills from the bill storage unit 301 by the payout stacking mechanism 303, the pickup roller is rotated so that one bill from the top is removed. Pay out one by one. When the operation of separating and feeding the bills is completed, the pressing plate 305 is lowered to press the bills on the stage 302. Next, the stage 302 is lowered, and the upper surface of the bill 306 on the stage 302 is
Is a position slightly lower than the closed position. At this time, the pressing plate 305 descends following the lowering of the stage 302, and the bill on the stage 302 descends while being pressed by the pressing plate 305.

Then, after the open guide 310 is closed to a horizontal position, the stage 302 is raised, and the bill 306 on the stage 302 is pressed against the open guide 310. Here, since the open guide 310 and the pressing plate 305 are arranged at positions where they do not interfere with each other, the open guide 310 is closed while the pressing plate 305 is pressing the bill 306 on the stage 302, and The bill can be pressed by the open guide 310.

Next, the pressing arm 308 is rotated in the direction of arrow P about the shaft 309 by a motor (not shown) to raise the pressing plate 305, and the feeding / accumulating mechanism 303 separates and feeds the bills from the bill storage unit 301. It is retracted to a position where it does not interfere with the feeding operation for stacking, and the state of the home position described with reference to FIG.

Note that, as described above, the open guide 3
10 and the pressing plate 305 are arranged at positions where they do not interfere with each other, so that the opening guide 310 is not opened and the pressing plate 305 is pressed while the bills 306 on the stage 302 are being pressed by the open guide 310. Can be raised and evacuated. In this way, even when the bills are separated and fed, the bills on the stage 302 are moved up and down by the pressing plate 305 or the open guide during the vertical movement of the stage 302 except when the feeding operation by the feeding stacking mechanism 303 is performed. 310, it is possible to suppress the curl and kinks of the banknote.

[0154]

As described above, in the present invention,
The pressing member for holding the bill has a bill holding portion extending in the transverse direction of the bill, and also has an auxiliary retainer that presses an area that cannot be pressed by the bill holding portion. This has the effect that the habit and the curl can be reliably suppressed.

When the pressing member presses the bills fed from the feeding stacking mechanism and accumulated on the temporary holding plate, the bills move to a position above the feeding stacking mechanism where the bills are not accumulated, and then descend. Since the bills are pressed, the bills can always be pressed from above the bills accumulated on the temporary holding plate, and the bills can be surely pressed to suppress the kinks and curls.

Further, while the banknotes are being accumulated on the temporary holding plate, the pressing member presses the banknotes on the stage.
Since the bills on the stage are pressed until immediately before the bills on the temporary holding plate are stacked on the bills on the stage, there is no storage failure due to the folding or curling of the bills on the stage. Accordingly, a stable state of storing banknotes can be realized, and there is an effect that a highly reliable device can be provided. Further, there is an effect that a single pressing member can press a bill on the stage and a bill on the temporary holding plate.

Further, in order for the bill holding portion to descend into the bill storage portion, a groove into which the bill holding portion is inserted is required on one side surface of the bill holding portion. The tip of the bill holding portion has a comb-like shape. Thus, the width of the groove provided on the side surface of the bill storage portion can be narrow, and the bill can be prevented from entering the groove, which hinders the vertical movement of the pressing member.

Further, in the present invention, since the first pressing member is provided with the bill pressing portion extending in the short direction of the bill, it is possible to reliably suppress the bending tendency and the curl tendency of the bill in the short direction. It has the effect of being able to, while stacking the banknotes on the temporary holding plate, the second pressing member is closed and the banknote on the stage is pressed by the second pressing member, Since the bills on the stage are pressed until immediately before the bills on the temporary holding plate are stacked on the bills, there is an effect that the storage failure does not occur due to the folding or curling of the bills on the stage, Further, since the second pressing member can be opened and closed without interfering with the first pressing member, the second pressing member can be opened and closed while the banknote is being pressed by the first pressing member, and the stage is always opened. You can press the bill above , Ensure to press the bill has the effect that it is possible to suppress the break habit or curling habit.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a bill holding mechanism according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the bill holding claw of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side view illustrating a configuration and an operation of a bill holding mechanism according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part configuration and operation of an open guide according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an external perspective view showing the automatic teller machine.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the automatic teller machine.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a conventional banknote pay-in / pay-out device.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a service port and its operation.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration and an operation of a batch cassette.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of banknotes during a conventional deposit transaction.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of banknotes during a conventional dispensing transaction.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of banknotes during a conventional replenishment and loading operation.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory view showing a flow of banknotes during a conventional collecting operation.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a storage state of banknotes in a banknote storage unit by denomination.

FIG. 20 is a side view showing a conventional bill holding mechanism.

FIG. 21 is a side view showing the operation of a conventional bill holding mechanism.

FIG. 22 is a side view showing the operation of a conventional bill holding mechanism.

FIG. 23 is a side view showing the operation of the conventional bill holding mechanism.

FIG. 24 is a side view showing the operation of a conventional bill holding mechanism.

FIG. 25 is a side view showing the operation of a conventional bill holding mechanism.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view illustrating details of a denomination-specific banknote temporary holding plate.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory view showing a conventional problem.

[Explanation of symbols]

 201 bill holding claw 202 claw portion 206 claw opening / closing member 209 claw holding portion 210 pressing receiving portion 215 link 217 gear 221 auxiliary holding 305 pressing plate 305a bill holding surface 308 pressing arm 310 open guide

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bill storage device that has a stage that can be moved up and down by loading bills in an accumulated state, and that bills are fed from above an opening and accumulated on the stage, and bills on the stage are fed out. Part, provided openably and closably above the banknote storage unit, serves as a partition between the banknote storage unit in a closed state, and temporarily accumulates and opens the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit. A temporary holding plate for dropping and temporarily storing the banknotes accumulated in the banknote storage unit, and a banknote provided above the temporary holding plate for stacking the banknotes on the closed temporary holding plate, Banknote pay-in / pay-out mechanism including a payout stacking mechanism for feeding banknotes on a board or a stage of a banknote storage unit, and a pressing member for pressing a banknote on the stage of the banknote storage unit or a banknote on a closed temporary holding plate. In the apparatus, the pressing member includes a bill pressing portion that extends in the short direction of the bill, is capable of pressing an end portion in the short direction of the bill, and is capable of pressing at least both ends in the longitudinal direction of the bill. The pressing unit is configured to be able to move up and down along the stacking direction of banknotes on the stage so that the pressing unit reciprocates between the upper side of the feeding and stacking mechanism and the inside of the banknote storage unit. Evacuate the closed temporary storage plate from the horizontal position with respect to the stage or the banknote on the temporary storage plate so that the upper banknote or the banknote on the closed temporary storage plate can be pressed. In order to allow the pressing member to move up and down, the auxiliary member can be opened and closed to a position perpendicular to the temporary holding plate, and an auxiliary pressing member that presses an area that cannot be pressed by the bill pressing portion of the pressing member can be used. A bill receiving / dispensing device, which is provided to be openable and closable below a time holding plate. 2. The bill receiving / dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the tip of the bill holding portion of the pressing member has a comb-like shape in which teeth and grooves are alternately formed, and the bill holding portion includes a bill holding portion. The groove formed on one side of the bill storage unit for lowering to the inside is a comb-like shape in which a groove into which a tooth of the bill holding unit enters and a tooth which enters into the groove of the bill holding unit are formed. A bill receiving / dispensing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. A bill storage device in which a bill is loaded in an accumulated state and has a stage which can be moved up and down, and bills are fed from above the opening and accumulated on the stage, and bills are fed out on the stage. Part, provided openably and closably above the banknote storage unit, serves as a partition between the banknote storage unit in a closed state, and temporarily accumulates and opens the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit. A temporary holding plate for dropping and temporarily storing the banknotes accumulated in the banknote storage unit, and a banknote provided above the temporary holding plate for stacking the banknotes on the closed temporary holding plate, Banknote pay-in / pay-out mechanism including a payout stacking mechanism for feeding banknotes on a board or a stage of a banknote storage unit, and a pressing member for pressing a banknote on the stage of the banknote storage unit or a banknote on a closed temporary holding plate. In the device, the pressing member is a first pressing member, the first pressing member extends in the short direction of the bill, and is capable of pressing an end portion in the short direction of the bill, and in the longitudinal direction of the bill. A bill holding portion capable of pressing at least both ends is provided. The bill holding portion reciprocates between the upper portion of the delivery accumulating mechanism and the inside of the bill storage portion, and the first pressing member is used to hold the bill on the stage. In addition to being movable up and down along the stacking direction, the first bank is located at both ends in the short direction of the banknote below the temporary holding plate between the banknote storage unit and the feeding stacking mechanism.
A second pressing member that can be opened and closed without interfering with the pressing member of the second stage. The second pressing member is in a horizontal position with respect to the bills on the stage in the closed state, A bill receiving / dispensing apparatus, wherein a bill is pressed and opened in a vertical position parallel to the direction in which bills are stacked on the stage, and constitutes a guide between the bill storage unit and the payout stacking mechanism.