JP4356408B2 - Bill validator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote discriminator mounted on a vending machine, an automatic ticket vending machine, a money changer, or the like, and in particular, relates to a banknote discriminator having a flapper at its banknote insertion slot.

  For example, in recent vending machines, in order to deal with expensive products or bulk purchases, it is possible to purchase products with banknotes, and a configuration in which a banknote identification machine is mounted on a vending machine is known.

  As described above, the vending machine on which the bill discriminator is mounted is often installed outdoors, and the bill discriminator mounted on the vending machine has a bill insertion port of the bill discriminator for waterproofing or dustproofing. The part is provided with a flapper.

For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, the flapper rotates the flapper by a user's hand, inserts a bill, and automatically closes the bill insertion slot by a return spring after the insertion. (See Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-149122 A

  However, in the banknote insertion slot of the banknote identification machine, the user must operate the flapper by hand, and there is a problem that it is difficult to insert the banknote when inserting the banknote. There was a possibility that the banknote could hit the flapper and could not be discharged successfully.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above, Comprising: It aims at providing the banknote identification machine which can insert a banknote easily and can return a banknote reliably.

In order to solve the above-described problem, in a bill discriminator provided with a bill insertion slot and provided with a flapper provided so as to cover the bill insertion slot, a flapper opening / closing switch for opening and closing the flapper, a bill detection sensor for detecting a bill, and flapper driving unit Ru is opened and closed by rotating the lower end of the flapper in the vertical direction, the the flapper closing switch is operated, the flapper by operating the flapper driving means the lower end is rotated upward to move the Hirakikata direction, the bill detecting sensor and Ichi且on, when it is detected that the off閉方toward the lower end of the flapper is rotated downward characterized in that e Bei and control means for moving the.

As described above, according to the present invention, in the bill discriminator provided with the bill insertion slot and provided with the flapper provided so as to cover the bill insertion slot, the flapper opening / closing switch for opening and closing the flapper, and the vicinity of the bill insertion slot a bill detection sensor for detecting a bill, and flapper driving unit Ru is opened and closed by rotating the lower end of the flapper in the vertical direction, when the flapper closing switch is operated, by operating the flapper driving means flapper to lower moved to Hirakikata direction is rotated in the upward direction of said bill detecting sensor is Ichi且on, when it is detected that the off, the lower end of the flapper is rotated downward閉方by painting Bei and control means for moving the direction to open automatically flapper by switch operation, automatically because the flapper is closed by closing operation also detects insertion of the bill, flat , The troublesomeness of inserting the banknote with the flapper held in hand is eliminated, the insertion of the banknote into the banknote insertion slot with the flapper becomes very easy, and the operation of closing the flapper becomes unnecessary, The effect is that the ease of use for the user is significantly improved.

  Below, the bill identification machine concerning the present invention is explained in detail based on a drawing.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic side view of a banknote discriminator. 1 is a main body case of the banknote discriminator, and the main body case 1 includes a banknote insertion slot 2, a banknote transport path 3, and a banknote A for taking in and discharging. In order to open the flapper 6, which is provided so as to cover the transport roller 4, the temporary holding unit 5 that temporarily holds when the bill A is taken in, and the bill insertion slot 2. A flapper switch 7 that can be operated from the front side, a solenoid 8 that opens and closes the flapper 6, and a substantially L-shaped flapper opening and closing tool that actually rotates (opens and closes) the flapper 8 in conjunction with the operation of the solenoid 8. 9. Controls banknote detection sensor 10, flapper switch (SW) 7, solenoid 8 and banknote detection sensor 10 provided in the vicinity of the banknote insertion slot for detecting the passage of banknote A, and memory not shown And a control unit 11 having a timer and a timer.

  Here, the flapper 6 is provided so as to cover the banknote insertion slot 2 at the time of standby for waterproofing or dustproofing. When the banknote is inserted or returned, the flapper 6 is rotated upward around the fulcrum 6a to insert the banknote. Alternatively, it can be returned.

  The schematic side view of the bill validator shown in FIG. 1 shows a state in which the flapper 6 is rotated (opened).

  In such a configuration, the processing of the control unit 11 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  The flowchart of FIG. 2 shows the process at the time of banknote insertion.

  In FIG. 2, when inserting the bill A into the bill validator, when the flapper switch 7 is turned on (S1), the timer is cleared (S2), and the process proceeds to the next step S3.

  Next, in step S3, the flapper switch 7 is operated to drive the solenoid 8, the flapper opening / closing tool 9 protrudes forward (left side in FIG. 1), the flapper opening / closing tool 9 hits the flapper 6, and the bill is inserted. The flapper 6 is pushed up and rotated about the fulcrum 6a to the position where the bill A can be inserted into the mouth 2, and the process proceeds to the next step S4.

  Next, in step S4, it is determined whether or not the banknote detection sensor 10 that detects insertion of a banknote is on. If not (S4, No), whether or not 10 seconds have passed in step S5. Judgment is made (S5). Here, if 10 seconds have passed without the bill detection sensor 10 being turned on (S5, Yes), the bill A is not inserted into the bill insertion slot 2 even after 10 seconds have passed, and the solenoid 8 is turned off ( S6) When the solenoid 8 is turned off, the flapper opening / closing tool 9 returns to the rear (right side in FIG. 1), and the flapper 6 closes so as to cover the bill insertion slot 2 with its own weight around the fulcrum 6a.

  On the other hand, in step S4, when the banknote A is inserted and the insertion of the banknote A is detected by the banknote detection sensor 10 (S4, Yes), the timer is cleared (S7), and the identification processing operation of the banknote A is started ( S8), the process proceeds to the next step S9.

  In this step S9, it is determined whether or not the banknote detection sensor 10 is off. If not (S9, No), it is determined whether or not 10 seconds have passed in step S10. Here, when 10 seconds have passed without the banknote detection sensor 10 being turned off (S10, Yes), the banknote A is inserted, but the banknote A cannot be taken in by the transport roller 3, and the solenoid 8 is turned off ( S11), banknote jam processing is performed (S12).

  On the other hand, when the banknote detection sensor 10 is turned off in step S9 (S9, Yes), the banknote A is taken into the main body case 1 of the banknote discriminator, and the solenoid 8 is turned off (S13). Is turned off, the flapper opening / closing tool 9 returns to the rear (right side in FIG. 1), the flapper 6 closes so as to cover the bill insertion slot 2 with its own weight around the fulcrum 6a, and proceeds to the next step S14.

  Next, in step S14, it is determined whether or not the identification processing operation for the bill A has been completed. If it has not been completed (No in S14), it is determined in step S15 whether 10 seconds have elapsed. Here, when 10 seconds elapse before the banknote recognition processing operation is completed (S15, Yes), the banknote A is inserted, but the banknote A cannot be taken in by the transport roller 3, and the banknote clogging process is performed ( S12).

  On the other hand, if the identification processing operation of the banknote A is completed in step S14 (S14, Yes), it is determined whether or not the banknote A is normally identified by the identification (S16), and the banknote A is normally identified. If not (S16, No), the banknote return process according to the flowchart of FIG. 3 to be described later is performed (S17), but if the banknote A is identified as normal (S16, Yes), the banknote is temporarily held ( S18), the series ends.

  In this state, additional bills are inserted or processing of a device on which the bill discriminator is mounted is awaited.

  Next, the banknote return process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In FIG. 3, first, as a bill return operation, the transport roller 3 is reversed to transport the bill A to the bill insertion slot 2 side (S31), the timer is cleared (S32), and the process proceeds to the next step S33. In step S33, the solenoid 8 is driven, the flapper opening / closing tool 9 protrudes forward (left side in FIG. 1), the flapper opening / closing tool 9 hits the flapper 6, and the fulcrum 6a is moved to the position where the banknote A can be inserted into the banknote insertion slot 2. The flapper 6 is pushed upward and rotated about the center, and the process proceeds to the next step S34.

  Next, in step S34, it is determined whether or not the banknote detection sensor 10 is on. If not (S34, No), it is determined in step S35 whether 10 seconds have elapsed. Here, if 10 seconds elapse without the banknote detection sensor 10 being turned on (S35, Yes), the banknote A cannot be returned, the solenoid 8 is turned off (S36), and the solenoid 8 is turned off. The opening / closing tool 9 returns to the rear (right side in FIG. 1), the flapper 6 is closed so as to cover the bill insertion slot 2 with its own weight with the fulcrum 6a as the center, and bill jamming processing is performed (S37).

  On the other hand, if insertion of banknote A is detected by banknote detection sensor 10 in step S34 (S34, Yes), the timer is cleared (S38), and the process proceeds to next step S39.

  Next, in step S39, it is determined whether or not the banknote detection sensor 10 is off. If not (S39, No), it is determined in step S40 whether 10 seconds have elapsed. Here, when 10 seconds have passed without the banknote detection sensor 10 being turned off (S40, Yes), the banknote A cannot be returned, the solenoid 8 is turned off (S36), and the banknote clogging process is performed (S37).

  On the other hand, when the banknote detection sensor 10 is turned off in step S39 (S39, Yes), the banknote A is pulled out from the banknote insertion slot 2, the solenoid 8 is turned off (S41), and the solenoid 8 is turned off. By doing so, the trumpet opening / closing tool 9 returns to the rear (right side in FIG. 1), the flapper 6 closes so as to cover the bill insertion slot 2 with its own weight centering on the fulcrum 6a, and the return process is completed.

  In addition, regarding the banknote jam processing due to the banknote detection sensor 10 not being turned off, if the banknote is in a position where the banknote can be pulled out by hand, before the solenoid 8 is turned off, it is separately detected that the banknote has been pulled out, and then the solenoid 8 is turned off. The flapper 6 may be turned off to close the flapper 6, and when the solenoid 8 is turned off first to close the flapper 6, the flapper may be turned by hand to remove the bill.

It is a schematic side view of a bill validator showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 2 Banknote insertion slot 6 Flapper 7 Flapper switch 8 Solenoid 9 Flapper opening / closing tool 10 Banknote detection sensor 11 Control part

Claims (1)

In a bill discriminator having a bill insertion slot and provided with a flapper provided so as to cover the bill insertion slot, a flapper opening / closing switch for opening and closing the flapper, and a bill detection sensor for detecting a bill in the vicinity of the bill insertion slot When the flapper driving unit Ru is opened and closed by rotating the lower end of the flapper in the vertical direction, the the flapper closing switch is operated, and by operating the flapper drive means is rotated upward the lower end of the flapper Hirakikata moved countercurrently, the bill detecting sensor and Ichi且on, when it is detected that the off and example Bei and control means for moving the lower end of the flapper to閉方direction is rotated downward A bill validator characterized by that.