JP5482283B2 - Banknote storage and banknote depositing and dispensing machine equipped with the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote storage for stacking and stacking a plurality of banknotes in a thickness direction on a stage and a banknote depositing and dispensing machine including the same.

  Conventional banknote depositing / dispensing machines have a deposit / withdrawal port that accepts banknotes inserted by customers, a discrimination unit that discriminates the authenticity, correctness, denomination, etc. of the conveyed banknotes, and banknotes used for withdrawals by denomination. Connects between the above-mentioned parts, the money type cassette to be stored, the money type temporary holding plate provided on the upper part of each money type cassette for temporarily holding the banknotes thrown by the customer, and the reject cassette for storing rejected banknotes Banknotes that have been transported to the banknotes, and that are identified as being unsuitable for depositing by the discrimination section during the deposit transaction, are transported to the deposit / withdrawal port, returned to the customer, and identified as reusable banknotes Are collected on the temporary holding plate for each denomination, and the banknotes identified as non-reusable are transported and stored in the reject cassette. , Banknotes that have been identified as impossible to withdraw in Houses and transported directly to the reject cassette from another unit (for example, see Patent Document 1.).

  Some banknote depositing / dispensing machines include an independent temporary holding unit. As shown in FIG. 7, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 receives banknotes inserted by customers one by one. Separating mechanism 2a for separating and feeding out, stacking mechanism 2b for stacking banknotes to be delivered to customers, deposit / withdrawal port 2 having a shutter 3, and discrimination for discriminating authenticity, correctness, denomination, etc. of conveyed banknotes Part 4, temporary separation unit 5 provided with separation and accumulation mechanism 5a for temporarily holding banknotes inserted by customers, and separation and accumulation mechanisms 7a to 7d for storing banknotes for withdrawal according to the set denominations. A plurality of denomination cassettes 6a to 6d provided, a reject banknote storage 8 provided with a stacking mechanism 8a for storing reject banknotes, and a plurality of transport paths 9a for transporting banknotes by connecting the above-mentioned parts. ~ 9f, temporary holding unit 5 and reject banknote storage 8 are arranged side by side in the height direction above the denomination cassette 6 on the back side of the deposit / withdrawal port 2, and when the inserted banknote is taken in the deposit transaction, it is transferred from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 to the discrimination unit 4 by the transport path 9a. Banknotes that have been transported and have been identified as unsuitable for depositing by the discriminating unit 4 are transported from the discriminating unit 4 to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 through the transport paths 9b and 9c, returned to the customer, When the banknotes are stored after being transferred to the temporary holding unit 5 through the transfer path 9b and stored, the temporary holding unit 5 transfers the banknotes to the discrimination unit 4 through the transfer path 9b. The banknotes discriminated from the reject banknotes are transported and stored in the reject banknote storage 8 via the transport paths 9a, 9d, and 9f, and the banknotes for withdrawal are fed out from the denomination cassette 6 during the withdrawal transaction. 9d and 9a are transported to the discrimination unit 4 and the discrimination unit The banknotes discriminated from the reject banknotes at the time of withdrawal are directly transported from the discrimination section 4 to the reject banknote storage 8 via the transport paths 9d and 9e, and stored. , 9c to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 for delivery to the customer.

JP 2001-229430 (paragraphs 0012-0024, FIG. 1)

  However, in the conventional banknote depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. 7 described above, the transport path of the reject banknote stored in the reject banknote storage 8 is the path by the transport paths 9a, 9d, and 9e when depositing and storing, and the withdrawal Since there are two routes of the route by the transport routes 9d and 9f at the time, and there is one stacking mechanism 8a for stacking the bills transported by these routes in the reject banknote storage 8, particularly when depositing and storing The conveyance path from the discrimination section 4 to the reject banknote storage 8 via the conveyance paths 9a, 9d, and 9f becomes long and complicated, causing a jam in the conveyance path, and entering and exiting the banknote. There is a problem that the outer shape of the metal machine 1 is enlarged.

  In this case, the conveyance path 9f connected to the end of the conveyance path 9d on the denomination cassette 6 on the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the banknotes is U-turned at the connection part, and the lower part of the reject banknote storage 8 is passed. This is because the bent portion of the transport path is increased after being led to the accumulation mechanism 8a of the reject banknote storage 8, and two transport paths are formed in the space between the denomination cassette 6 and the reject banknote storage 8. This is because it is necessary to make space. This is a factor that increases the height of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1 in particular.

  In addition, generally, the stacking mechanism of the storage is one. When two stacking mechanisms are provided facing each other, as shown in FIG. 8, the leading edge of the preceding banknote released from one stacking mechanism is the other stacking mechanism. When the subsequent banknote is released in that state, the leading edge of the subsequent banknote collides with the preceding banknote and stacking failure occurs, and when the banknote is carried in from the opposite stacking mechanism, This is because the leading edge of the banknotes to be brought into collision causes a jam.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide means for smoothly collecting banknotes in a banknote storage having two stacking mechanisms arranged opposite to each other.

  Moreover, it aims at making the height of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine low by the banknote storage.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a banknote storage for stacking and stacking banknotes in a thickness direction on a stage disposed between a front plate and a back plate facing the front plate. Provided above the stage of the face plate and the back plate are carry-in entrances for carrying banknotes to be stacked, respectively, and sandwiching the banknotes carried from the carry-in port to the respective carry-in ports and discharging them onto the stage. A stacking mechanism having a feed roller, a pressure roller that presses the pressure roller, and a tongue wheel provided with a tongue piece that knocks down the bill; a guide portion inclined in a direction that leads in the direction of the stage, integrated by impinging carried bill from the opposite side of said integrated mechanism provided at an end portion of the carry-direction downstream side of the guide portion An integrated lever and a stopper portion for preventing the entry of banknotes into the holding portions of the structure, the provided, carrying direction of the distal end of the bill that is carried by one of said integrated mechanism collides with the stopper portion of the other of said integrated lever The trailing edge of the bill is struck down with the tongue of the tongue wheel of the one stacking mechanism .

Moreover, the housing | casing which has a front plate and the backplate which opposes this, the banknote storage which each has a carrying-in opening in the said front plate side and the backplate side, the deposit or withdrawal port of a banknote, and various kinds with respect to the conveyed banknote a classification section that performs discrimination, and escrow unit for temporarily holding the banknotes, a plurality of denomination cassette, and conveying path for conveying bills to connect between the respective parts, a bill receiving and dispensing machine having The banknote storage, the deposit / withdrawal port, the discrimination unit and the temporary storage unit are arranged at the upper part of the casing and the plurality of denomination cassettes are arranged at the lower part of the casing, The conveyance path on the denomination cassette is connected to a carry-in port on the back plate side of the bill storage case .

  As a result, the present invention allows the leading edge of the banknote carried in from both directions by the two stacking mechanisms arranged opposite to each other to be guided toward the stage by the guide part, or to the holding part of the feed roller and the pressure roller by the stopper part. The effect that the banknotes P carried in can be smoothly accumulated on the stage while preventing entry is obtained.

Further, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of jamming in the transport path to reduce the bend of the conveying path leading to the conveying path or al paper bill storage box on the denomination-specific cassette, and denomination cassette and the banknote storing box The height of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine can be reduced by using the space between the two as a space forming one transport path.

Explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of the reject banknote storage of an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the stacking | stacking operation | movement of the banknote of the normal state of the reject banknote storage of an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the stacking | stacking operation | movement of the banknote of the normal state of the reject banknote storage of an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the stacking | stacking operation | movement of the banknote of the state with the crease of the reject banknote storage of an Example Explanatory drawing which shows the stacking | stacking operation | movement of the banknote in the state with a crease of the reject banknote storage of an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine provided with one independent temporary storage part. Explanatory drawing which shows the subject of the bill storage provided with two accumulation mechanisms.

  Below, with reference to drawings, the example of the bill depositing and dispensing machine by the present invention is described.

  Below, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine of a present Example is demonstrated using FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. In addition, the same part as FIG. 7 mentioned above is attached | subjected and shown with the same code | symbol.

  In FIG. 1, 1 is a banknote depositing / dispensing machine, which includes a front plate 1a and a back plate 1b arranged opposite to the front plate 1a, two side plates 1c arranged on both sides of the front plate 1a and the back plate 1b, The following components are mounted in a casing formed of a top plate 1d and a bottom plate 1e, and are mounted on an automatic transaction device such as an automatic teller machine (not shown) as a host device. Is received, discriminated and counted, stored, and bills P to be paid to the customer are counted and delivered to the customer.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a deposit / withdrawal port of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 1, which is disposed at a corner on the front plate 1a side of the upper part of the housing, and in the upper opening thereof, when the bill P is inserted in a deposit / withdrawal transaction with a customer. And a slide-type shutter 3 that opens and closes at the time of delivery, and separates and feeds out banknotes P inserted by the customer one by one, and withdrawal and return banknotes to be delivered to the customer. An accumulation mechanism 2b and the like are provided.

  The separation mechanism 2a includes a feed roller and a pickup roller, a reverse roller disposed opposite to the feed roller, and the stacking mechanism 2b discharges from the feed roller, a pressure roller that presses the feed roller, and between the feed roller and the pressure roller. It is comprised with the tongue wheel etc. which have the some tongue piece which knocks down the rear end of the discharge | release direction of the banknote P which was made.

The discrimination unit 4 is arranged below the deposit / withdrawal port 2 in the central portion of the housing of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 and performs various discriminations on the banknotes P that are conveyed, that is, authenticity / incorrectness of the banknotes P. It has a function of identifying denominations, a function of detecting conveyance abnormalities such as double feeding and chaining, and the like.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a temporary holding unit, which is disposed on the back plate 1b side of the housing opposite to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 in the upper part of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 1 and is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 2 in the deposit transaction. The banknote P is a stacking section that stacks and temporarily holds the banknotes P, which are identified as genuine bills by the discrimination section 4 and are identified as being able to be taken in. The banknotes P are separated and fed out one by one. The separation and accumulation mechanism 5a for accumulating the banknotes P is provided.

  Reference numeral 6 denotes a denomination cassette, which is a storage for storing banknotes P used for withdrawal according to the set denomination. In this embodiment, the bottom plate 1e on the lower part of the housing of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1 is used. In addition, four denomination cassettes 6a to 6d are arranged in a line in the front-rear direction (referred to as the left-right direction in FIG. 1), and each denomination cassette 6 contains banknotes P one by one. Separating and accumulating mechanisms 7a to 7d for accumulating the bills P that are separated and fed out and are conveyed are provided.

  The separating and accumulating mechanism 5a of the temporary storage unit 5 and the separating and accumulating mechanism 7 of each denomination cassette 6 include a feed roller and a pickup roller, a reverse roller disposed opposite to the feed roller, and between the feed roller and the reverse roller. It is comprised with the tongue wheel etc. which have the some tongue piece which knocks down the rear end of the discharge | release direction of the discharged | emitted banknote P.

  Reference numeral 11 denotes a reject banknote storage as a banknote storage, which is a storage that collects and stores reject banknotes at the time of deposit storage and withdrawal, and is a back plate 1b of a housing opposite to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 On the side, two stacking mechanisms 12a and 12b are arranged below the temporary storage unit 5 and arranged in the height direction so as to face each other.

  Reference numerals 9a to 9e and 10 denote transport paths, which are transport paths that sandwich and transport the banknotes P with a pair of belts or rollers, and have a function of transporting the banknotes P by connecting the above parts. Yes.

  In addition, a switching mechanism that switches the conveyance direction of the bills P by a switching blade (not shown) is provided at each branch portion of the conveyance path 9 and the conveyance path 10.

  The conveyance path 9 a is provided so as to connect between the separation mechanism 2 a of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and the discrimination unit 4.

  The conveyance path 9 b is provided so as to connect between the discrimination unit 4 and the separation and accumulation mechanism 5 a of the temporary storage unit 5.

  The conveyance path 9 c is provided so as to connect between a branch portion provided in the middle of the conveyance path 9 b and the accumulation mechanism 2 b of the deposit / withdrawal port 2.

  The conveyance path 9 d is provided so as to connect between a branch portion provided in the middle of the conveyance path 9 a and the separation and accumulation mechanism 7 of each denomination cassette 6.

  The conveyance path 9e connects between the branch part provided between the branch part to the deposit / withdrawal port 2 provided in the conveyance path 9b and the discrimination part 4 and the stacking mechanism 12a of the reject banknote storage 11. It is provided as follows.

  The transport path 10 is a transport path provided in place of the transport path 9f shown in FIG. 7, and is the end of the transport path 9d on the money type cassette 6 on the downstream side in the transport direction of the banknotes, that is, the casing. From the end on the back plate 1b side, the space between the reject banknote storage 11 disposed immediately above and the back plate 1b of the housing is extended upward to reach the stacking mechanism 12b of the reject banknote storage 11. Is provided.

  The denomination cassette 6 of this embodiment is set so that banknotes P used for withdrawal are stored in denomination. For example, the denomination cassettes 6a and 6b store 10,000 yen banknotes (referred to as ten thousand tickets). The denomination cassettes 6c and 6d are set so as to store a thousand yen bill (referred to as a thousand bill).

  In the reject banknote storage 11, banknotes (for example, 5,000-yen banknotes (referred to as 5,000-notes)) identified by the discrimination unit 4 as not being stored in the denomination cassette 6 when the banknotes are stored in the deposit transaction. And 2,000 yen bills (referred to as 2,000 bills), banknotes that are subject to storage, but have been differentiated from banknotes that cannot be used for withdrawal due to dirt, damage, etc. Rejected banknotes when depositing and storing banknotes etc. that could not be identified due to abnormal transport, and banknotes and deposits that could not be identified due to transport abnormalities such as double feeding when dispensing banknotes in withdrawal transactions Once stored in the denomination cassette 6, it is set so that reject banknotes at the time of withdrawal such as banknotes discriminated from non-performing bills at the time of withdrawal are mixed and stored.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the reject banknote storage 11 according to the present embodiment includes a front plate 11a disposed on the deposit / withdrawal port 2 side, a back plate 11b disposed opposite thereto, and both sides of the front plate 11a and the back plate 11b. The following parts are arranged in a storage box formed by two side plates 11c, a top plate 11d, and a bottom plate 11e that are arranged on the side.

  Reference numeral 13 denotes a stage of the reject banknote storage 11, which is a plate-like member that stacks and accumulates banknotes P in the thickness direction, and is arranged in the central portion of the storage box between the front plate 11a and the back plate 11b. The lower surface is biased in the direction of the top plate 11d, that is, upward by a spring member 13a such as a compression coil spring provided between the bottom plate 11e, and is lowered by the weight of the bills P accumulated on the upper surface. It is configured to

  Reference numeral 14a denotes a carry-in entrance, which is an opening into which a reject banknote at the time of withdrawal that is transported by the transport path 9e to be stored in the reject banknote storage 11, is provided above the stage 13 of the front plate 11a. The stacking mechanism 12a is disposed downstream of the loading direction.

  The stacking mechanism 12a includes a feed roller 15a, a pressure roller 16a that presses the feed roller 15a, and a feed roller 15a for holding the banknote P delivered from the transport path 9e through the carry-in port 14a and carrying it into the reject banknote storage 11. And a tongue provided coaxially with the feed roller 15a, having a plurality of tongue pieces for knocking down the rear end of the banknote P released on the stage 13 from between the pressure roller 16a and the pressure roller 16a (the same direction as the carry-in direction). It consists of a single wheel 17a and the like.

Reference numeral 14b denotes a carry-in port provided opposite to the carry-in port 14a, and a reject banknote at the time of depositing and storing that is transported by the transport path 10 to be accumulated and stored in the reject banknote storage 11 is carried in. an opening, which is provided et al is in the upper stage 13 of the back plate 11b, on the downstream side of the carrying direction is arranged integrated mechanism 12b is.

  The stacking mechanism 12b includes a feed roller 15b, a pressure roller 16b, a tongue wheel 17b, and the like that are configured in the same manner as the stacking mechanism 12a, and these are arranged in a different manner from the stacking mechanism 12a.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes a stacking lever, and a guide portion 20a inclined in a direction in which the leading end in the loading direction of the banknote P sandwiched between the feed roller 15a and the pressure roller 16a of the stacking mechanism 12a is guided in the direction of the stage 13, and a guide portion. 20a has a stopper portion 20b provided at the downstream end of the loading direction and extending in a direction away from the stage 13 in the vertical direction of the stage 13, and the stopper portion 20b is an outer peripheral surface of the feed roller 15a. It is arrange | positioned in the carrying-in direction downstream, ie, inner side.

  Further, the accumulation lever 20 is supported so as to be rotatable around a rotation fulcrum 20c provided at an end portion of the guide portion 20a opposite to the stopper portion 20b, that is, an end portion on the carry-in port 14a side. The urging force of a weak spring such as a torsion spring is urged in a direction to close the holding portion of the feed roller 15a and the pressure roller 16a, and the leading end of the bill P carried in by the guide portion 20a is turned in the direction toward the stage 13 side. At the same time, the stopper 20b has a function of causing the leading end of the bill P released from the stacking mechanism 12b on the opposite side to collide and preventing the leading end from entering the clamping portion of the feed roller 15a and the pressure roller 16a. .

  Reference numeral 21 denotes an accumulation lever provided in the accumulation mechanism 12b. The accumulation lever 21 includes a guide portion 21a and a stopper portion 21b configured in the same manner as the accumulation lever 20, and is supported so as to be rotatable around a rotation fulcrum 21c. It has the same function as the lever 20 and is arranged in a different manner from the integrated lever 20.

  Reference numeral 23 denotes an upper guide plate, which is arranged on the top plate 11d side so as to face the stage 13, and the leading ends of the bills P carried in from the carry-in port 14a or the carry-in port 14b are respectively connected to the feed roller 15 and the pressure roller 16 respectively. It has the function of leading to the clamping part.

  Reference numeral 25 denotes a front guide plate provided in the stacking mechanism 12a. The lower guide portion 25a is disposed to face the upper guide plate 23, the feed roller 15a and the pressure roller 16b, and the front plate 11a side of the stage 13. The leading end of the bill P carried in from the carry-in port 14a is guided to the sandwiching portion between the feed roller 15a and the pressure roller 16b and the end of the bill P accumulated on the stage 13 It has the function of aligning and aligning the parts.

  Reference numeral 26 denotes a back guide plate provided in the stacking mechanism 12b. The back guide plate 26 has a lower guide portion 26a and a positioning portion 26b configured in the same manner as the front guide plate 25, and has the same function as the front guide plate 25. It is arranged differently from the front guide plate 25.

  Reference numeral 28 denotes a bill stopper, which is disposed on both sides of the stage 13 above the positioning portions 25b and 26b of the front guide plate 25 and the rear guide plate 26, and is supported to be rotatable about a rotation fulcrum 28a. It is biased in the direction of the stage 13 by the biasing force of a weak spring such as a spring, and when the leading edge of the banknote P discharged from the stacking mechanism 20 or 21 arranged opposite to each other collides, It has the function of moving and absorbing the impact force caused by the collision.

  Further, on the stage 13 side of the bill stopper 28, there are provided a plurality of protrusions 28b formed in parallel with the leading edge of the banknote P to be discharged, and prevents slipping when the leading edge of the banknote P collides. It can be done.

  The protrusion 28b of the present embodiment has a sawtooth shape in cross section, but the cross section shape is not limited to the above, and may be a triangular mountain shape, a wave shape, a sinusoidal shape, or the like.

  The operation of the above configuration will be described.

  When a deposit transaction is performed by the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 that has received a deposit command from an attached upper apparatus (in this embodiment, an automatic teller machine) opens the shutter 3 of the depositing / dispensing port 2. When the bill P is opened and the bill P is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 2, the shutter 3 of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 is closed, and the taking-in operation for taking in the inserted bill P into the temporary storage unit 5 is started.

  That is, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 feeds the banknote P inserted into the depositing / dispensing port 2 by the separation mechanism 2a and transports it to the discrimination unit 4 by the transport path 9a. The identified banknotes P are transported and collected by the transport path 9b to the separation and stacking mechanism 5a of the temporary storage unit 5, and the number of denominations of the stacked banknotes P is counted.

  At this time, the banknote P identified as not suitable for depositing by the discriminating unit 4 due to foreign currency bills, fake bills, denominations due to double feeding, etc. is transferred to the stacking mechanism 2b of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 through the transport paths 9b, 9c. Transport and accumulate and return to customer.

  And the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 calculates the deposit amount based on the counted number of money types and notifies it to the host device after finishing the taking-in operation of all the bills P in the deposit / withdrawal port 2. When the deposit amount is confirmed, the storing operation at the time of depositing to store the confirmed banknote P is started.

  That is, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 feeds the confirmed banknote P accumulated in the temporary storage unit 5 by the separation / stacking mechanism 5a, conveys it to the discrimination unit 4 through the conveyance path 9b, and determines whether the banknotes to be stored in the discrimination unit 4 The banknote P discriminated as a ticket (in the present embodiment, 10,000 tickets, thousand tickets) specifies the denomination cassette 6 in which the denomination is set based on the denomination, and is specified by the transport paths 9a and 9d. The banknotes are conveyed to the denomination cassette 6 and stored in the denomination cassette 6 by the separation and accumulation mechanism 7, and the number of stored banknotes P is counted for each denomination cassette 6.

  At this time, the banknote P discriminated from the reject banknote at the time of depositing and storing by the discrimination unit 4 is transported to the stacking mechanism 12b of the reject banknote storage 11 by the transport paths 9a, 9d, and 10 and accumulated.

  Thus, the deposit transaction by the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 of a present Example is performed.

  In the case of a withdrawal transaction, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 that has received a withdrawal instruction attached with a withdrawal amount from the host device starts a withdrawal operation for delivering the banknote P stored in the denomination cassette 6 to the customer. .

  That is, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 calculates the number of withdrawals of the banknote P corresponding to the withdrawal amount, and pays out the banknotes P with the number of withdrawals from the corresponding money-type cassette 6 by each separating and accumulating mechanism 7. Then, the banknotes P conveyed to the discrimination unit 4 by the conveyance paths 9d and 9a and identified as being correct and can be withdrawn by the discrimination unit 4 are transferred to the stacking mechanism 2b of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 by the conveyance paths 9b and 9c. It conveys and accumulates, and the number of money types of the accumulated banknotes P is counted.

  At this time, the banknote P discriminated from the reject banknote at the time of withdrawal by the discrimination unit 4 is transported to the stacking mechanism 12a of the reject banknote storage 11 through the transport paths 9b and 9e.

  And the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 opens the shutter 3 of the deposit / withdrawal port 2 after delivering the banknotes P corresponding to the withdrawal amount to the customer, and delivers the banknote P to the customer. Confirm the payment and finish the withdrawal transaction.

  In this way, a withdrawal transaction is performed by the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1 of the present embodiment.

  The accumulation operation | movement of the banknote P to the reject banknote storage 11 in case the deposit transaction or withdrawal transaction is performed as mentioned above is demonstrated using FIG. 3 thru | or FIG.

  When the reject banknote at the time of withdrawal in the normal state is conveyed to the carry-in entrance 14a by the conveyance path 9e, the banknote P is delivered to the feed roller 15a and the pressure roller 16a of the stacking mechanism 12a as shown in FIG. Then, it is sandwiched between them, and is conveyed in the loading direction while pushing up the guide portion 20a of the stacking lever 20 at its tip.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the stacking lever 20 rotates around the rotation fulcrum 20c in the direction of the top plate 11d, but the stacking lever 20 of the present embodiment is connected to the feed roller 15a. Since it is urged in the direction to close the clamping portion of the pressure roller 16 a, the bill P is carried along the guide portion 20 a of the stacking lever 20, and the tip is discharged obliquely toward the stage 13.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the released banknote P collides with the bill stopper 28 on the stacking mechanism 12b side to reduce the impact and prevent the protrusion 28b from slipping. It is knocked down on the tongue of the single wheel 17a and accumulated on the stage 13 (see the two-dot chain line shown in FIG. 4).

  Further, when the banknote rejected when the banknote is rejected is conveyed to the carry-in port 14a by the conveyance path 9e, the banknote P is fed to the feed roller 15a and the pressure of the stacking mechanism 12a as shown in FIG. It is delivered to the roller 16a and sandwiched between them, and is conveyed in the loading direction while pushing up the guide portion 20a of the accumulation lever 20 at its tip, and the accumulation lever 20 is provided with a stopper portion 20b around the rotation fulcrum 20c. Although it rotates in the direction of the top plate 11d, the tip of the banknote P may be released in parallel with the stage 13 due to the folding hook.

  In this case, the stacking lever 21 of the present embodiment is provided with a stopper portion 21b on the inner side of the feed roller 15b and closes the sandwiching portion between the feed roller 15b and the pressure roller 16b. It collides with 21b, and the approach of the front-end | tip to a clamping part is prevented.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the released banknote P collides with the stopper portion 21b of the stack lever 21 on the opposite side, and its rear end is struck down by the tongue piece of the tongue wheel 17a. Accumulated on top (see the two-dot chain line shown in FIG. 6).

  The same applies to a case in which a reject banknote at the time of depositing and storing in a normal or folded state is conveyed to the carry-in port 14b by the conveyance path 10.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the entrances for carrying in the banknotes P to be stacked are provided above the stages of the front and back plates of the reject banknote storage, and the banknotes P carried into the respective entrances. A stacking mechanism having a feed roller and a pressure roller that presses the feed roller, and a guide that guides the leading end of the banknote P that is sandwiched between the feed roller and the pressure roller toward the stage. And a stacking lever having a stopper provided at the end of the guide portion on the downstream side in the carry-in direction, the leading end of the banknote P carried in from both directions by the two stacking mechanisms arranged opposite to each other is provided. Carrying in while guiding in the direction of the stage with the guide part or preventing the feed roller and the pressure roller from entering the clamping part with the stopper part. The bill P can be smoothly integrated on the stage.

  In addition, a denomination cassette from a discrimination part to a plurality of denomination cassettes on the transport path of a banknote depositing / dispensing machine equipped with a reject banknote storage that can carry banknotes P from both directions by two stacking mechanisms arranged oppositely. From the end on the back plate side of the casing of the upper transport path, a transport path extending upward between the reject banknote storage disposed above and the back plate of the casing to reach the reject banknote storage By providing, it is possible to reduce the bend of the conveyance path from the conveyance path on the denomination cassette to the reject banknote storage, thereby suppressing the occurrence of jam in the conveyance path, and the denomination cassette and the reject banknote storage The space between the two can be used as a space that forms one transport path, and the height thereof can be made lower than that of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG.

  In the above embodiment, the storage denominations set for each denomination cassette have been described as being 10,000 and 1,000, but the denomination is not limited to the above, and the denomination of each denomination cassette is Each can be stored as a combination of various denominations as appropriate, even if it is a 10,000, 5,000, 2,000, or 1,000 ticket. You may set so that it may house. In this case, the reject banknote is stored in the reject banknote storage at least when the deposit banknote is identified as being transported abnormally by the discrimination section.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 2 Deposit / withdrawal port 2a Separation mechanism 2b, 8a, 12a, 12b Accumulation mechanism 3 Shutter 4 Discrimination part 5 Temporary reservation part 5a, 7, 7a-7d Separation accumulation mechanism 6, 6a-6d Money-type cassette 8, 11 reject banknote storage 9, 9a to 9f, 10 transport path 13 stage 13a spring member 14, 14a, 14b carry-in port 15, 15a, 15b feed roller 16, 16a, 16b pressure roller 17a, 17b tongue piece wheel 20, 21 Lever 20a, 21a Guide portion 20b, 21b Stopper portion 20c, 21c, 28a Rotating fulcrum 23 Upper guide plate 25 Front guide plate 25a, 26a Lower guide portion 26b, 26b Positioning portion 26 Rear guide plate 28 Bill stopper 28b Projection

Claims (4)

On the banknote storage for stacking and stacking banknotes in the thickness direction on the stage placed between the front plate and the back plate facing this,
While providing a carry-in entrance for carrying banknotes to be accumulated respectively above the stage of the front plate and the back plate,
At each of the carry-in ports,
A stacking mechanism having a feed roller, a pressure roller for pressing the banknote, and a tongue wheel provided with a tongue piece for knocking down the banknote ;
A guide portion that is inclined in a direction leading the tip of the banknote sandwiched between the feed roller and the pressure roller in the direction of the stage and a downstream end of the guide portion on the opposite side. A stacking lever having a stopper part that prevents the banknotes from entering the holding part of the stacking mechanism by colliding the banknotes carried from the stacking mechanism ;
When the leading edge of the banknotes carried in by one of the stacking mechanisms collides with the stopper portion of the other stacking lever, the trailing edge of the banknote is hit with the tongue of the tongue wheel of the one stacking mechanism. Banknote storage characterized by dropping . A housing having a front plate and a back plate facing the front plate, a bill storage having a carry-in port on each of the front plate side and the back plate side, a deposit / withdrawal port for bills, and various discriminations for conveyed bills A banknote depositing and dispensing machine comprising: a discrimination unit to perform, a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing banknotes, a plurality of denomination cassettes, and a conveyance path that connects between each unit and transports banknotes,
The banknote storage, the deposit / withdrawal port, the discrimination unit and the temporary storage unit are arranged at the upper part of the casing and the plurality of denomination cassettes are arranged at the lower part of the casing,
A banknote depositing / dispensing machine characterized in that transport paths on the plurality of denomination cassettes are connected to a carry-in port on the back plate side of the banknote storage. A banknote storage having two carry-in ports arranged opposite to each other, a deposit / withdrawal port for banknotes, a discrimination unit for performing various discriminations on the conveyed banknotes, a temporary storage unit for temporarily holding banknotes, and a denomination cassette A bill depositing and dispensing machine comprising
The bills conveyed from one side to the discrimination unit and subjected to discrimination are stored in the bill storage case from one of the carry-in ports,
A bill depositing / dispensing machine that stores bills conveyed to the discrimination unit from the other side and discriminated from the other entrance into the bill storage. In the banknote banknote depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 3,
At the time of deposit transaction, it is stored in the banknote storage from the one entrance.
A bill depositing / dispensing machine, wherein the bill is stored in the bill storage case from the other carry-in port during a withdrawal transaction.

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